(I cleared with one of the moderators of this 'General Discussion' section that it would be appropriate to start this thread.)
So... what did you do today?
This thread can be a gathering place for personal day-to-day news, check-ins, musings and such. Rather like Twitter or a Facebook update, this can be a spot to quickly touch base with the community and stay connected. Share the details of a good or bad day at work, how you are feeling, how the family is doing, sniffles and sneezes, aches and pains, slings and arrows, something you saw on t.v. or a bit of news that caught your attention... the big stuff and the little stuff, exciting or boring--
What is going on in your corner of the world today?
Dear Elizabeth--Today I went to a local nursery and found some plants I coveted--and so I bought 'em for the bed along the front walk: Maltese Cross, Blue Flax, Cranesbill, Oswego Tea, and Campanula poscharskyana (well, they can't ALL have old-timey names!). Then went and had Korean lunch with friend Jill, and from there visited elderly pals Karen & Wib for iced tea and conversation. Then home, to plant the aforementioned plants--and collapse. Still recovering from the Wonderfest exhaustion/letdown!
Elder Robert
Hi, today I worked with my uncle driving his oil truck to make a delivery to a water treatment plant here in NJ. I have been hurt and had shoulder surgery, so this was my 1st day in awhile being back in the workforce. It was beautiful weather, a short trip and we had fun chatting in the truck. After that, I went to my sisters salon, she cut my hair and I flirted with her co-workers :)
I was pleasantly suprised that a part of my Amazon order was in the mailbox, and I took advantage by watching my new copy of the original The Day The Earth Stood Still. I watched the end of the Yankee game and jotted down some lyric ideas for my next band rehearsal.
Its pretty lights out now, so I'll pop in a Honeymooners dvd, hit the lights and doze off.....after about another 30 min on here!
Ah went to work, had lunch with an old friend, saw my Dad off back home to Florida (sad face);fed my tarantula, made little wire tops for the pumpkin squirrel protectors, then watered them, the sunflowers and a little running girl, ate spaghetti, did the dishes and flopped in front of the Twins game with my laptop then switched to King of the Hill a really nice day. A check for four shows I did last weekend finally came yaay! and now - - - - GOODNIGHT m.o.o.n. that spells MOON
M-O-O-N (that spells moon!)--Tom Cullen, bless him--I loved that character. And KING OF THE HILL. And a haircut and DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and HONEYMOONERS... Ya know, Elizabeth--this thread is kind of like sittin' on the front porch at the end of the day and shootin' the breeze a little while. I like the glimpses into UMA friends' days. Good call!
Talked to Elizabeth, got a shot in my knee from the doc to help the Wonderfest recovery process, talked to Elizabeth some more, paid some bills, did some paperwork, went to the bank and deposted some money so the bill payments would clear, ate a cherry snowcone, went to my office to pick up the mail, paid more bills, argued with the insurance guy processing my wife's accident claim, went over to my mother's house and helped her out with a few things, made a vet appoinment for the cat, and a bunch of other stuff, most of which consisted of costing money and none of which consisted of making money. Tomorrow... we move to (hopefully) making money.
Oswego Tea as in Monarda, Robert? Gosh, I love those. The flowers always look like firecrackers, they are loaded with butterflies, hummingbirds and the like... and you can't beat a flower that smells like Earl Grey tea. :)
Black Lagoon... glad to hear you are on the mend there! I hope the injury was not too serious, and is not giving you too much discomfort as you heal.
Packy, if you are sorry to see him go, that must mean it was a good visit. And it's so nifty you have a pet tarantula! (Keep the radioactive stuff away from it, though... ;-D)
Bobby, I had a "Salon Pas" pain patch on each leg today, so... my sympathies! I sure hope that shot helps quickly! (Funny how you never mentioned getting shots today... remind me to throw hairy fishy eyes at you sometime.)
It feels like I had to hit the ground running since we got back from WonderFest on Monday... yesterday I went with mom-in-law to her cardiologist, today it was flower shopping with my mom and helping her move a jungle worth of plants up to her condo unit (she has multiple balconies with all sorts of planters) and then tomorrow it's my doctor appt. in the Windy City and a swing by the lair of Mr. Goolie (Svengoolie) to drop off his Rondo.
I'm looking forward to Friday, and catching my breath! My suitcase still has clothes in it.
And I am glad you like the thread, Robert. I really liked the visual you gave to it! I bet our rockers would all creak, this being a sort of haunted house... :)
What came to my mind very quickly and very clearly was the Andy Griffith "Man in a Hurry" episode--with Barney sitting on the porch saying to Andy that he thought he'd "take and nap--and then over to Thelma Lou's for some t.v.--yep, that's the plan..." That's what we all need--just a simple plan that involves naps and tv and maybe some food--and STOP being in a gol-darn hurry once in a while. This is a nice porch you made here, Elizabeth--and you're right, the rockers DO creak. And there's an owl just hooted over in those dark trees there. But we can go inside--into the mellow lamplight--and watch some t.v.--if it gets too scary out here!
woke up around noonish, went and checked the mail, brought trashcart back down to the house.
Ate lunch( Pasta salad), logged on the computer, checked email.
Had a message from a site that accepted me as a member, and here I am.
Stayed on awhile, eventually logged off to watch final episode of American Idol.
Now back on here and there(D&D site)
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head...
Seriously, got up, got my vitamins and some juice. Toast. Fiber One cereal (I LOVE being 40).
Got out in the yard and did some long-needed cleaning we'd delayed due to on/off rain for weeks... finally a chance to cut, trim, tend and nurture. AND put an end to the neighborhood rumor that the Bumpuses had moved in.
Then, a trip to the store.
Wrote for a few hours. Edited previous story, sent it to the Copyright online office.
Fielded calls from medical and insurance guys (I'm feeling your pain Toy Ranch) and scored a small victory there.
Caught a few massive fishing/grass spiders which seem to have invaded our home this Spring... harmless but ungodly ugly. Got them outside down the hill, hopefully they'll stay away from the house now.
Hung out with the cutest, greatest granddaughter in history. Don't argue.
Homemade pizza.
Wife and I had great talk, as usual, about everything we'd done all day. Laughed at granddaughter's exploits.
Glass of wine, and now on the UMA board.
I like this idea, Elizabeth; it's like a more in-depth Twitter, but from people I like.
And funny... when you write it out, even cursory, you realize you had a much better day than you thought.
Mike C.
Elizabeth, thanks for starting this wonderfully creative post. I, too, think this is a great way to end the day.
I got up early to put togehter a new pool for the kids - had to get one that didn't seem too small (19 yr old is 6'8", 15 yr old is 6'6", 10 yr old is beginning to sprout, 5 yr old looks 9, I'm 6'4", so you get the point). Next, I attempted to comfort a good friend who's job was phased out this week, prepped the grill for a major cookout this weekend, cleaned the yard, helped with homework, bought dinner and watched the game. Will start again in 4 hours. Goodnight!
Woke up late, took the glider apart on the front porch, sanded the wood down, applied the first coat of stain, mowed the lawn, mowed the neighbors lawn, went to lowe's for supplies. sat on the porch and enjoyed a nice cigar, watched the Cavs -Magic game, then watched a movie "Flight of the living dead". busy day tomorrow, need to finish the glider and paint the bottom of the boat. Nice thread Elizabeth.
Lee
Got up and had breakfast.Went to Doctor to talk about getting hearing aids for both ears.Will have the molds made next month.Came home walked and fed my best friend Bowzer.Watched the noon news and then sat on my porch and watched the neighborhood kids play basketball.I came in had Supper with my Wife watched the News and then Monster Quest on the TV.About 10:00 PM walked Bowzer again and then went to my den to work on a model.11:30 PM took my night medicine and headed off to bed.
Still deep in pre-producing (Lord, I hate producing...) several Abe projects, in honor of Lincoln's bicentennial.
-Craig
Today I successfully avoided being killed by ninja assassins and invisible Greek dinosaurs (the worst kind!). I call that a good day indeed ;)
George
Planted a Japanese Maple in the front yard, and am currently rereading Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos vol.1.
Went to Home Depot and bought some decorative fencing for beds in the yard, then went to a local greenhouse and got a few more plants. I go plant-crazy this time of year. Vegetables and flowers both--stuff to look good, stuff to eat. Made some chili today out of home-canned tomato juice (good eatin'!), and talked to a friend from Maryland this evening. Sore throat is bugging me, but not too bad--just draggin' my rear a bit. A good sleep tonight might help out.
Ran a bunch of errands then went to a very cool toy store in the middle of nowere in southern NJ. Looked at a lot of neat stuff. I got some Disney stuff for my wife (our anniversary is Monday), but no monster stuff. They had some, but I didn't get any this time out. I did get 2 Mego-like figures of Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Sam (made by Fun World?). In the mail, I got my autographed photo from Burt Ward. I had gotten it signed by Adam West about 15-20 years ago when autographs at shows were free, but time ran out at the show and I never had gotten a chance to get Robin to sign it too, until now.
Lets see...I started by going to the gym for cardio (still cant lift weight with this bum shoulder!)...went to physical therapy where I was put on the Iron Maiden and laughed at. From there I came home, made lunch, walked my dog, paid some bills...watched 1 episode of the Twilight Zone, and now Im watching the end of the Yankee game.
For anyone who has to deal with the unemployment office, via internet, phone or mail..due to temporary disability....hahaha..oh boy, it is NOT awesome.
Worked. Went shopping for Pops. Did some arranging in The Batcave. Kissed the wife. Ate a pizza. Shot that damn squirrel that got into the cottage (finally). Took a shower. Had a beer. Kissed the wife. Went on computer, then off to bed.........
Getting things ready for Field Day next Tuesday and Wednesday. Picked up my wife from work, went to a place across the street for a bottle of wine and $3.00 half pound burgers for happy hour. Went home, chilled out, watched DIY Network, read some of Alan Clark's "Barbarosa The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945", online now, off to bed soon. Did get a couple of my eBay orders in: Iron Maiden The Early Years DVD and "Curse of the Devil" with Paul Naschy (thanks Wolf Man for the tip, I'll watch it this weekend).
Off to work...to an antique shop on lunch break and purchased a MEGO Mummy, home to slam some crock pot beef stew (thanks Sweety), band practice (I'm in two bands, this one is strictly 60s), home nice chat with wifey-poo, found a spot for Mummy and now hoping for some interesting UMA reading. Elizabeth thanks for starting this so civil and warm thread. And to everyone who is participating. It is like an evening front porch without the mosquitos.
Quote from: mike c on May 21, 2009, 12:49:41 AM
And funny... when you write it out, even cursory, you realize you had a much better day than you thought.
Mike C.
This really made me smile.
It's odd how if we go looking for the negative, we find it... but if we focus instead on the things we have to be grateful for, the light and color is so much brighter and more interesting!
Kinda like a Gogos painting... ;)
Quote from: sixshooter on May 21, 2009, 01:22:01 AM
then watched a movie "Flight of the living dead". busy day tomorrow, need to finish the glider and paint the bottom of the boat. Nice thread Elizabeth.
Lee
Glad you enjoy it, Lee!
Hope you liked "Flight" -- I thought it was some good, campy zombie fun!
Quote from: toysoldierman2001 on May 21, 2009, 10:02:48 AM
Went to Doctor to talk about getting hearing aids for both ears.Will have the molds made next month.
I sure hope you like yours when you get them! My mother-in-law got hers a few years ago, and it's made such a difference for her when we are out in social situations.
Quote from: Wich2 on May 21, 2009, 10:37:58 AM
Still deep in pre-producing (Lord, I hate producing...) several Abe projects, in honor of Lincoln's bicentennial.
-Craig
Are you a Land of Lincoln-er too, Craig? I would love to see your projects when they are done!
Quote from: ramsey37 on May 21, 2009, 11:46:02 AM
Today I successfully avoided being killed by ninja assassins and invisible Greek dinosaurs (the worst kind!). I call that a good day indeed ;)
George
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: BlackLagoon on May 21, 2009, 08:48:23 PM
For anyone who has to deal with the unemployment office, via internet, phone or mail..due to temporary disability....hahaha..oh boy, it is NOT awesome.
I have a friend who is wrangling with the unemployment office, and he has told me how horribly frustrating it is-- hang in there, and try to not let them boil your blood too much!
Quote from: packy120353 on May 21, 2009, 09:41:32 PM
And to everyone who is participating. It is like an evening front porch without the mosquitos.
Glad you like it! I'm really enjoying it too... and you are right, it's even better without the bugs! ;)
Once again, woke up after noonish, ate lunch"Tuna Casserole", griped at computer for not letting me log on.
Went to town put expensive gas in car( $2.53), went to Braums and bought two cartons of ice cream"Strawberry" & "Birthday cake".
Stopped at garage sale and bought two vhs movies, "Son of Dracula" and "Jesse James meets Frankenstein's daughter" for $1.00.
Came home, jumped lawn mower battery off, and did some mowing.
Watched "Alien vs. Predator" on tv, and then logged on.
Just drinking coffee and surveying the wreckage ;)
Yesterday was a good day. :D
A couple years back I was diagnosed with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) in the carotid arteries of my head (as in, under the bone). Happily, it was found through tests (not because of trouble) and even, more happily, there is a wonderful doctor here in Chicago who is really good with this stuff.
[Side Note: Have you all ever observed that in the world of horror fandom, the "six degrees of separation" between folks ends up being a lot less than six? I have a special doctor I see who (I believe) is with the same hospital one of our Chicago-area UMA'ers. Wonder if they know each other?]
Once a year, I get a bunch of tests done at my local hospital, and then take those results and go into the city to see my "Brain That Wouldn't Die" doctor, who evaluates the images. We discuss whether to just continue as we are, or if anything else needs doing. This year, the doctor was really, really happy with what he saw. Whether it's a fluke, or the medications, or diet and exercise... or the salubrious effects of a trip to WonderFest... whatever, it's looking better up there, and he was pretty happy about that. Me too!!!
After the doctor visit, while I was in Chicago, I swung by WCIU to give Rich Koz/Svengoolie his Rondo-- and it was so fun to see him open the box and pick up the statue for the first time. Anytime I see Rich, whether on the t.v. or in person, he puts a smile on my face, so that visit made a good day great. Plus, I got a peek at the new Sven set. ;)
At one point yesterday it struck me from the time I went to pick up Gen. Terry at the airport last Thursday, to the time when I got home from the city yesterday, I had pretty much been on the go for a week straight. (Which is a little too much for me.) It's really nice to have a chunk of time stretching before me without any commitments or appointments. Hopefully I can unpack from WonderFest, do some laundry and narrow my focus to hearth, home and garden here! (And catch up on some more Dr. Who episodes!)
I'm looking forward to life being boring for a couple days!
Woke up at 430am (didn't have to, just awake), had coffee, glanced at Monsters of the Movies Annual, fretting/pondering whether to accept a recent job offer. Presently at work & looking forward to viewing Godzilla vs Megalon on a local community college public access channel at 8pm.
You don't want to know. Involves drinking tequila and digging certain sized holes in my yard. :o
Well, after 5 days with a sore throat (must have rubbed elbows with someone at Wonderfest who had sore throat germs on said elbows!), I gave up and went to the dr's. Got some miracle drugs and expect to be CURED by morning. Or within the next 6 days or so. The stuff from the Acker-auction arrived today and cuz Sara and I opened them (arrived in two cartons) this afternoon, like kids at Christmas. It's just odds and ends, but it's Forry's odds and ends, and I treasure 'em. Will show pics at MEM. MEM. in a day or two. Cuz and I had supper at Kim's Korean--bulgogi soup--which was hot and hearty and made my throat feel better. Tonight I'm tuckered out, but in a good mood.
Stood on a road (Jennings Station, for those familiar with St. Louis) and stopped traffic when a scrapper had to cross, this was my 5th day of this extremely boring process. At least I remembered my mp3 player (6hrs of Danzig, Misfits, Samhain, Black Sabbath and White/Rob Zombie to pass the time). I really can't complain since it's the first work I've done since March!! If the weather holds out I'll be doing my usual job come Tuesday (playing in the dirt, setting string, lugging forms, etc.) instead of being loaned out for traffic duty.
Quote from: typhooforme on May 22, 2009, 10:39:27 PM
The stuff from the Acker-auction arrived today and cuz Sara and I opened them (arrived in two cartons) this afternoon, like kids at Christmas. It's just odds and ends, but it's Forry's odds and ends, and I treasure 'em. Will show pics at MEM. MEM. in a day or two.
Can't wait to see your new treasures! Hope those meds kick in quickly, and you are back to 100%!
Quote from: Wicked Lester on May 22, 2009, 07:55:08 PM
You don't want to know. Involves drinking tequila and digging certain sized holes in my yard. :o
(I wish we had a laughing, rolling emoticon... ) ;D
Had a really good day today-- got a leg back up on stuff around the house here, plowed through some old email, caught up on reading friends' posts on Facebook, did laundry, listened to Joe Moe's music CD (which is wonderful), petted the kitties, went through papers and filed/recycled/tossed a bunch of stuff-- and did not drive anywhere or go anywhere!
As I was dead tired last night, I'm typing yesterday's report this morning.
Filled the car with gas and likewise the gas can for the lawn mower, then stopped to fill 2 tanks with propane for the grill. I kept thinking that it was definitely not the time to have anyone crash into the car. Then I watered the plants and vacuumed out the car (long overdue). Finally we went to an auction and I actually got some cool stuff for me that I'll be posting in the Weekly Finds thread soon.
Rob
Hey same as Mr Tullo! (too tired)... Yesterday I - after work - mowed the front yard, ate pizza, assembled a grill stand, stretched out on my bed with my laptop and the Twins game and utterly passed out! Been up since 4:30 and feel great - long weekend, I'm off til next Wednesday woo and hoo. And I've been sitting outside with my coffee and my mac (under an eave) in the rain. Very groovy.
Today we began the process of remembering all those who have served and are now serving this great country of ours. We remember those you have given the ultimate sacrifice to defend this nation of ours. We set out to sell "poppies" for those who remember. We placed the flags so that others will not forget.
SEMPER FI
David
Dug more holes of certain sizes. More tequila and some pale ale. Trimmed a maple tree and saved $150 if pros had done it. Attempted to build a Wal-Mart grill I paid $30 for. Wasted an hour because it was a total piece of pop can crappola and smashed same grill with a 35# wt plate. >:( >:( Also ranted like a sailor about way inferior Chinese made products while smashing it and made the neighbors run inside. They'll get over it. Now I have to go to Sears Hdwe and spend $100 on a Weber pre built model. >:(
Today I started recording the vocal portion of my band's new CD. I tell ya I'm the only person who can go into the studio fine, and come out limping...I have flat feet and was an athelete so this sort of thing just happens. Now I am watching House Of Dracula with my foot in a bucket of ice.
I am also resting my voice in preparation for finishing the vocal duties tomorrow. I was happy that when I opened my mail box a brand new copy of The Lost World 1925 & 1960 had finally arrived from Amazon AND a book called Monsters Of The Movies arrived from ebay.
I'm really happy to be recording my part of the cd on Memorial Day weekend, as lyrically my band has been very "vocal" (pun intended!) about supporting our troops..past, present and future.
Hope everyone is enjoying a nice long weekend and bbq!!
Meds the doc prescribed for me yesterday finally stopped my sore throat pain, so woke up in a good mood this morning. Got a truckload of mulch delivered, so now I'm all set for some (gradual) mulching of the sidewalk beds and backyard tomatoes. Watched THE HOSTAGE, a flick with (Harry) Dean Stanton and John Carradine from '67, and it was much better than I expected it to be!
Happy to hear your feeling a lot better Robert, an irritated throat can be very annoying. Today I conquered the dreaded Honey-Do list. Painted the front door, put out solar lights for the walkway, and cleaned out the gutters. Karen is happy, and if the Master is happy I'm happy. ;D
Seems I pinched a nerve in my shoulder , yesterday had a acupuncture session followed with a heating pad most of the day. today was massage therapy followed by the heating pad. tomorrow I try the home remedy, tequila and beer.
have a good weekend.
Lee
Anyone else thinkin' it's dangerous at Lester's? Lots of holes (ummm... what size? he's been vague about that... are they... *gulp*... body sized?) and 35 pound weights flying around... yinkies! ;-D Good thing Rob was not anywhere near there, with his fuel-loaded car, yesterday!
Robert, glad you are on the road to improvement there!
Hope your foot gets to feeling better, Black Lagoon! And hope your shoulder/nerve improves, Lee!
Another good day here... ran to the post office (to mail out the signed Jack Pierce petitions I had) and then spent the day at home working on odds and ends around the house. Went for a 3 mile walk... first time since back from WonderFest, and so far so good on that! Enjoyed the 1977 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau on Svengoolie. (I remain eternally gratefully they moved him to 9pm, from his old slot at 11pm, a couple years back. I used to fall asleep about an hour into the movie, no matter how much I enjoyed it.)
Thank you!...Im starting to see more similarities with UMA members other then Monsters!...Sore throats, pinched nerves, foot problems...we could all use a trip to Dr Frankenstein! :)
Here's hoping we all feel better soon!
Cool thread, Elizabeth! Interesting to see what people (and other... things) are up to. Had a nice Saturday with my wife. Outdoor Art Fair in Downtown Lafayette and then a short cruise around town. Grubbed on baked BBQ chicken, fries, grilled veggies, slaw and peanuts which I washed down with 52 ounces of ice cold Killian Red draft (at Logan's Roadhouse). Helped wife put together a photo display for our daughter's graduation party, but I mostly just got in the way. Watched a couple of cheesy Sci-Fi channel movies and just now got online. Sitting here typing and looking at my little Imperial Kong as he guards over the keyboard. He just glanced at me. Guess I better hit the sack, soon.
Yesterday, finished the T-Moldings for these damn floors! There are finally done!
Transplanted some bushes, dug some other holes, while my wife planted her flowers and worked in her garden. Later grilled some chicken for gamenight. A couple of gaming buddies came over (both retired military) and we played some senarios from Panzer Leader until past 2am.
Forgot to add: another eBay order came in: 2 Box Set Limited Edition 12" EPs with gatefold covers: Iron Maiden Aces High/2 Minutes to Midnight. Thanks BlackLagoon for the tip!
Quote from: BlackLagoon on May 23, 2009, 11:26:25 PM
Thank you!...Im starting to see more similarities with UMA members other then Monsters!...Sore throats, pinched nerves, foot problems...we could all use a trip to Dr Frankenstein! :)
Here's hoping we all feel better soon!
Ain't middle age great? We went to a friend's son's graduation party last night, rented A Prarie Home Companion movie. It was very good, if you're a fan of the radio program, & I am. Today, we visitited some friends at a long-term care facility, brought my girl friend's dog along, he was a hit as usual. Tomorrow I'll attend a grave decorating ceremony at the Rock Island, IL Arsenal w/my father. I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
Decorated my mom and dad's graves this morning--cemetery looked great, with fresh flags on veterans' graves and lots of flowers, too. Went grocery shopping and bought not-quite-everything I wanted, but enough. Decided I needed some Hebrew Nat'l hotdogs, and I enjoyed the heck out of a couple of those for supper. Not the best for me, but "the taste of summer vacation". Watched several episodes of the old tv series DRAGNET. I'm a Jack Webb fan!
Ah ,Robert,the good old days !
Just give us the facts,ma'am.
Got my mom a new HD TV for her birthday [she turns 86 on the 31st and lives here w/us] last week. Gave it to her early and soon came to realize a big reason her old TV had such a crappy picture was due to a problem w/her cable. SO... today i spent the afternoon getting up close and personal with the brown recluse spiders in the crawlspace under my house and ran a new line for her...Hope she realizes what a devoted son she has!
I relaxed for most of the day. At 6 pm I got to the studio and started the vocals (again) for my band's cd at 7 pm I actually started singing (screaming actually) and finished at 11, I am exhausted and hoarse but very happy with how it came out. We finished up and 3 of us and the engineer had some Chinese food while listining to the recording. I came home, switched into sleep wear, cleaned up..hopped online and promptly got myself a Imperial Kong (my 1st!) via eBay. Now Im messing around here for a bit and looking foward to relaxing day tomorrow that hopefully includes a visit from friends and family and maybe a beer or two!
Quote from: Gasport on May 24, 2009, 10:25:40 PM
Got my mom a new HD TV for her birthday [she turns 86 on the 31st and lives here w/us] last week. Gave it to her early and soon came to realize a big reason her old TV had such a crappy picture was due to a problem w/her cable. SO... today i spent the afternoon getting up close and personal with the brown recluse spiders in the crawlspace under my house and ran a new line for her...Hope she realizes what a devoted son she has!
That is great, Gasport! I bet she is going to love all you did. My mom-in-law just got a new HD TV from my brother-in-law, and I helped her program it. She dropped her cable, she was so angry with the company, but there are so many wonderful stations on local broadcast now that she says she has plenty to watch with all the digital channels.
Robert, I think you can feel a wee bit less guilty-- the Hebrew Nation dogs are, I think, of the hot dogs one of the ones that are a little meatier, less fat. (Besides, I bet you don't do that often!)
Had another good day yesterday-- puttered around the house while husband helped a neighbor with some tree trimming, went for my walking exercise and it was cool enough that it was very pleasant, watched a BBC program on DVD while I worked in the kitchen, and had a lovely evening chat with sister-UMA'er Jane by phone in the evening. (I was missing her, and thought about emailing, and then thought to heck with that I'd just use those free cell minutes and call!)
Today husband and I are both home, which is a nice change-- feels like one or the other of us is always running.
And hot dogs are on the menu here today too... meat for husband, a veggie dog for me.
May 25th. Yippee. I turned 49 today. :o. Had a crummy nite sleep as usual. Slept from 10pm to 2:15 am. Woke up and was not able to get back to sleep til around 5 or so. At least I had the day off and got another 3 hrs worth. Got some cool stuff. The Dick Briefer 50s Frankenstein comic reprint book. Showcase Presents House of Mystery volumes 2 & 3. Jonah Hex Volume 1.The Zombie Factory reprint book. This is a collection of those sleazy gore filled comics of the 70s. Dan Curtis Frankenstein. Night Stalker/Night Strangler. Pretty good haul. Lifted some weights after breakfast then had a marathon thru the day of all my new movies. Drank 2 goblets of Belgian Ale and started on Icehouse. Had a burger and by then was feeling NO pain at all. Ended up going to bed way early. 8:30 ???.
May 26th.
Had the day off. Wasted most of the morning looking at stupid stuff on the net. Read 80 pages of Jonah Hex and an another 2 hrs of a horror novel. Built new grill. A REAL one this time (Weber) did a little BBQ'n. Started to rain a few minutes before food was done. Am enjoying my 5th IPA. Back to work tomorrow. YAY. :(
Sun and hot, so I ran the hose/sprinkler on the new bed by the sidewalk--but then the REAL rains came, which made me rejoice to the extent that I had a couple more Hebrew Nat'l hotdogs for supper. Not as good as Nathan's, but as Elizabeth says, a sort of healthy choice for a hotdog, anyhow. Watched more DRAGNET episodes, worked on putting my Forry memorabilia back on the shelves. Also watched, on History Channel, some reruns of that "Life After People" series--which fascinates me.
This morning I went to the gym and today marks the 1st day since about..oh..last September that I did a full work out since my shoulder surgery. So a bit apprehensive, and incredibly light weight...compared to the weight that landed me in the hospital, along with physical therapy and I'll be back in no time. Came home, made my shake and lunch did a bunch of paper work and got that out of the way. Fast foward to to the last hr or so, and I get a call from mom..who lives right next to me, that the dog swallowed something and both her and sis are freaking out. The once again Satan possessed Yorkshire Terrier ended up getting the plastic tag off of some new clothes my sister had laid out on her bed. The plastic was down her throat and wrapped around her tooth. With lots of coaxing, one person to hold her, one to hold the flashlight and me to grab the plastic and get bit about 50 times...its ok, and she is safe and at the foot of moms bed. Being an animal lover..though I never cared for small dogs, yes Idid grow to love that gremlin but as I told them both upon leaving "if you guys had adopted an annoyed King Cobra, you wouldve picked a better mannered pet!"......As I type this, I also just won a B-9 Robot from Trendmasters on eBay......I can start using this thread to see how much I spend a week on stuff!!...
Oh, and Happy Bday Wicked!
Happy Birthday Wicked...enjoy the grill. I had a pretty large run of the first Hex series.
BlackLagoon I feel you on $$$ spent, as soon as I win something, I'm watching 10 other items! Now if I could only afford all of them,lol.
Otherwise, Field Day was postponed due to the rain. The PK and Kindergarten kids were disappointed (since it was their day that was postponed) the 1st and 2nd graders were worried having theirs tomorrow. If not, rain dates Thursday and Friday.
Online now, getting ready for bed.
Happy day late birthday, Lester!
Robert, so glad you had rain for your lovely garden!
Black Lagoon, way to go on getting back to the gym-- and take it slow and easy there!
Husband and I had a good Memorial Day-- cleaned up the brush from the tree he is in the process of removing for the neighbor (a wonderful gentleman with some physical challenges/health issues). I figured dragging tree limbs was going to count for my work out that day. As it rained, we ended up doing our hot dog cook-out indoors, and roasted them on a stick in the fireplace. In the evening, we watched a couple Dr. Who episodes, and then went outside to listen to a pair of Great Horned owls hooting back and forth in a spruce tree out front. Nifty! :) Moments like that make the insanity of owning this chunk of property worthwhile.
Today was another quiet day at home, with work around the house. This evening I headed out to hear a d.j. friend who does horror theme music shows spinning tunes at a bar in a near-west suburb (near-west meaning near Chicago, far from me). After the music, they ran a 16mm film of "The Invisible Man's Revenge." On the way there it absolutely freaking poured rain, to the point that the wipers had trouble keeping up, and poured on and off while I was in the bar. Fortunately, it held off the whole way home, right until I pulled into the driveway. (The bar is Cigars and Stripes in Berwyn, and the next one of these will be the end of June, screening King Kong, if anyone in the Chicago area is interested!)
Memorial Day was my wife Diane and my 13th anniversary, but half of the day was involved with driving up to northern NJ to Newark International Airport to pick up her brother and his family. They had spent about a week and a half in Italy. Our romantic dinner was at McDonalds in the airport. lol Luckily we had done the BBQ thing on Sunday and had plenty of leftovers that we were able to share when we got home.
Tuesday we also finally got rain for our plants. We still have a row of little bushes/shrubs lined up waiting to be planted (maybe today?). I did a little cleaning in the basement trying to clear out some clutter to replace it with new clutter. I got a bunch of phone calls including one from a drunken severed head named Max.
Cooked some Nathans hot dogs for dinner. I sliced up a jalapeno pepper and threw it in a pan and fried it. It made for a nice addition to the hot dogs. I like experimenting with what can go with a hot dog.
Rob
I did homework - wrote a piece on psychotropic medications in children. Next up - mood stabilizers in Alzheimer's patients.
Bizarro Jeff
Korean lunch at Kim's Restaurant (soft tofu soup for me) today with friend Jill (she had bulgogi beef and rice), and Chun Mae, who is the cook and , with husband Larry, the owner, gave me several Korean Sesame plants for my garden. As it turned out, I already had this plant==for 40 years!--but didn't know it was edible--thought it was just decorative! So went ahead and planted the sesame when I got home, and then former student and his 16 yr old son came and worked on loading a brush pile at the back of my property onto their pickup, to make it disappear. They'll finish it tomorrow. Great to see the heap going away!
I went to the gym early and this is day number 2 so it felt GREAT to be sore from this. Afterwards I came home and studied for my personal trainers exam which will be during the summer. Went up to phys therapy and got home in time to make a turkey sandwhich and watch the soccer game between Manchester U and Barcelona. (not a big soccer fan, but I understood the mangnitude of the game so I had to watch.) After that I shot over to Target and picked up some stuff for around the house. Also noticed they had Season 1 of Land Of The Lost on DVD which I may have to pick up. Stopped at Shop-Rite for some grapefruit and a case of water and came home. Had lentil soup and a protien shake for dinner. Right now I'm watching the Yankees and finishing burning some cds for a fellow UMA'er :)
I DIDNT buy ANYTHING on eBay today...and my trip back from the mailbox was a sad one, being that there wasnt a book or a monster toy in it today lol.
Tanx for the B-day wishes. I haven't really "celebrated" that day since I hit 40. This getting old is getting old quick. Especially since I've been into lifting wts over half my life. Can't do near what I used to even just a few years ago and have several permanent injuries unless I want to go with surgery which ain't gonna happen anytime soon.
Rob,congrats on the anniversary
BL,what kind of lifting are you into? Bodybuilding,powerlifting or just generally a mix of everything?
I got off jury duty, thank God. What a bore. Now back to boxing up and shipping all the kits I've been remiss about sending LOL
Had yet another crap night sleep. Usually I go to sleep quick for 4 or so hrs then AWAKE for 2-3. Usually fall back asleep 1/2 to 1 hr before alram goes of at 6am. Last night and several nights previously I slept for maybe 10 mins and woke up so hyper it was like mainlining a pot of expresso :o :o. That was last nite. Finally got 5 hrs sleep and woke up at 8 am with a semi migraine from a bad disk in my neck. After breakfast I did a double shot of Southern Comfort with my coffee and a pain pill. Watched 4 episodes of Lee Marvin in MSquad ,Read for awhile. BBQ'd a couple thick steaks. The wife actually got a raise so we splurged. After that just chilled with a couple bombers (22 oz bottles) of 10% IIPA
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That's a good-lookin' yard, Lester! I pretty much avoided the yardwork today for a change. Cleaned up some messes in the house--put stuff away, moved things around so it looks like I did something! Turkey breast cutlets cooked ahead so I'll have a couple days out of those, and am gonna watch PAN'S LABYRINTH, which several members liked last year. I'm slow but steady, I guess.
Well I watched the Wizard of Oz with my two and a half year old Grand nephew, it was his first time and to see him moving in time and singing |Ding dong the wicked witch is dead made my life complete. This really is a magical film to be enjoyed for ever and we followed it up with Disney's Three little pigs series. After that he got a Superman action figure to beat up a small figure of a bulldog he calls the wolf. I am such a bad influence.
Quote from: tv horror on May 30, 2009, 08:23:33 PM
Well I watched the Wizard of Oz with my two and a half year old Grand nephew, it was his first time and to see him moving in time and singing |Ding dong the wicked witch is dead made my life complete. This really is a magical film to be enjoyed for ever and we followed it up with Disney's Three little pigs series. After that he got a Superman action figure to beat up a small figure of a bulldog he calls the wolf. I am such a bad influence.
Hey Man
I take it that is the brand new 3 little pigs DVD? That is a long time collectible of mine. Original 50s golden book. Mid 80s Schmidt 3 LPs music box and a couple other minor things. How is the quality of the print? Saw these at Walfart for $13. Worth it?
Quote from: typhooforme on May 30, 2009, 08:10:33 PM
That's a good-lookin' yard, Lester! I pretty much avoided the yardwork today for a change. Cleaned up some messes in the house--put stuff away, moved things around so it looks like I did something! Turkey breast cutlets cooked ahead so I'll have a couple days out of those, and am gonna watch PAN'S LABYRINTH, which several members liked last year. I'm slow but steady, I guess.
Thanks Bro
When we moved in here in July 2000 it was nothing but the grass the trees and the shed. I did EVERYTHING else myself. The wife planted flowers.I am so tired of digging, moving /laying brick dirt mulch etc I can't tell ya how much. Two more years and I SWEAR I am done. Yep,thats exactly what I thought 4 years ago. Bring on the Belgian ale , 80s power metal on the boom box and another truckload of base and brick. :P Thus quotith the Charles Brown " Good F'N Grief! :o
The three little pigs were on U tube Lester, all the best.
I gave a couple of guitar lessons in the afternoon, cleaned last years gunk out of the gas grill and got it ready for summer. During this, i enjoyed one of my fave little sadistic pleasures...My 15 year old son had his buddy sleep over the other night and while they were waiting to go to a birthday party my son asked if he and his pal could watch ''House On Haunted Hill'' because he'd never seen the original. I said ''sure'' and popped in the DVD for them. I had stuff to do, but hung out a while 'cuz i ALWAYS have to be in the same room when someone gets their first glimpse of the scene where the blind housekeeper ''hag'' comes floating by. I noticed my son doing the same as me [he's seen it before] and as the scene neared, was looking at his friend instead of the TV! The kid looked like he was half asleep up until this point and suddenly LEAPED off the couch and whacked his foot on the bottom of the coffee table! My son chimed in...''you see that? Now THAT'S classic horror!" I almost felt a tear well up in my eye...A proud moment in any old school monsterkid's life. I really felt like i was passing the torch on to him, in a sense.
Quote from: Wicked Lester on May 28, 2009, 06:29:59 AM
BL,what kind of lifting are you into? Bodybuilding,powerlifting or just generally a mix of everything?
Hey...I genrally just do a mix of everything, I lean much more towards overall strength training though. I used to be big in Mixed Martial Arts, Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Escrima...so it made sense to hit up the iron...then I kinda got "addicted", and I think a mix of weight..that $**&(*at*) incline bench press on an already messed up shoulder due to arm bars just did me in. The surgery stunk but I really dont think the recovery is what they say it is...I started lifting light already. I'm starting to think the physical therapists are scaring me into being there 3 times a week (I buy my own insurance mind you)...and its getting ridiculous. Aside from the stretches I do....I just feel Im doing stuff that no longer challenges me or the injury. $$$$$$
I woke up, took my Jeep to the mechanic and left with a 862.00 bill. Awesome. Rear drums, shoes, oil change and a charge on the air conditioning unit which literally comes out as cold as it did BEFORE I brought it in, so its going right back. If I was back at my old Apt I seriously wouldve done the brakes myself there...but here in this little complex its a no-no so there ya go.
While my car was being worked on I was pleased that my Imperial Kong had come in the mail today and I watched The Man Who Laughs to pass the time. After that I had a date this evening with a girl I met. It was pretty cool..we played mini golf, then went for dinner then drinks...she was pretty cool and we had a good time. I came home a little while ago, devoured a package of Oreo's (I feel sick!) and now I'm checking out the Monsterpolooza pics which look GREAT!
black, i thought you were dating that one girl?
saturday i got up at 8:30, played a little 'star wars: battlefront,' took a bath and helped the guys building us a privacy fence while the woman i'm married to ran the store and helium-ed up some balloons for her nephews graduation party. the fence got 2/3 of the way done, looks awesome. used a power nailer. whee. closed at 8:30, had a busy day, watched some simpsons on DVR after picking up some arby's. fell asleep watching 'treasure island' on TMC.
so far today i've nursed scratches, sore muscles and bruises. nail gun broke, home depot is the only place what rents tools on sunday ~ they don't carry real nail guns, just finishing guns. helped fix the one we had. store closed on sunday, will do chores the rest of the day and count the hours until day is over, one more wasted day, another day closer to death.
whee.
Wife was out of town Fri,Sat and coming back today,so Sat I did a major bedroom clean.We have 2 dogs and I vacumed enough hair to make 2 more.No wonder my allergies are acting up,washed a butload of clothes,cloudy out so I had to use the dryer.Love to hang um outside to dry.Folded and put away said butload of clothes.Went to store for things.Got back and started mowing the yard.Didnt finish so got to finish in a bit.Showered,fixed pizza, watched some Outer Limits eps.,fell alseep in recliner,woke up and went to bed.Ahhhh nice clean sheets and clean room.Today gotta fix toliet before she gets here and finish mowing.Don't like to do it on Sunday,but needs it finished.Now to get up outta here and do it.
Quote from: preyer on May 31, 2009, 09:34:56 AM
black, i thought you were dating that one girl?
Preyer, that was about...10 different "one girls" ago. lol...Unfortunately it didnt work out, we keep in contact but it works much better as just friends. Believe me I am so trying to get off of this merry go round. Thanks for remembering though!!
Nice yard Lester, we're in the middle of fixing our front yard ourselves as well and I feel you man, landscaping is a pain in the a**!
Give me a hammer and nails before dirt, mulch, brick etc...
Today will be low key (recovering from last night: mixing wine and Remy', not the best combo), yesterday got some new Horror Host DVDs in the mail from a trade, so I'll probably pull a double feature today. One thing's for sure, no yard work today!
My wife's making some hot Indian style chicken, and we'll chill out the rest of the day.
I woke up late and had a pretty lazy sunday. My cousin asked me to dog sit today so I had a 9 mo old Dachshund to look after today which was a heck of an experiance! I guess she had a little seperation anxiety and she literally barked from 11 AM till she came and got her at 9 pm. It was beautiful outside today so I kept her out with me and gave her alot of attention, but she was still a handfull!
I brought my laptop outside and decided to take someones advice and download a drum machine program, between the dog and everything else I ended up downloading the drum program and about every virus and addon known to man...it took me about 3 hrs to get rid of everything. Yet another lesson in "free downloads" learned.
My cousin came to pick up the dog (thankfully) and I ended up watching baseball highlights and the Stanley Cup. I also started messing with this weekends finds..a 3 3/4 Remco Phantom and an Imperial Kong, both got their traditional and ritualistic kitchen sink baths before being dried off and put on display. The Phantom was in great shape, the Kong arrived really..dusty and just in need of a cleaning. They both look great!
Now, Im watching Family Guy (one joke just had me gagging I was laughing so hard) checking out the UMA and headed for bed.
Spread mulch today and was happy to see some seeds sprouted, some bulbs coming up, that I planted a couple weeks ago. REALLY nice day today--cool breeze and solid sunshine, a great combo. Not too hot (tomorrow near 90, and same predicted for Tues.). Thinking of Forry, I fixed iced coffee today, which I seldom have but enjoy the heck out of when I do make it. Gassed up the Blazer, got groceries, and enjoyed the day. Took choc. chip cookies over to the folks across the road--Mr. Lowe is 95 and does really well. And loves cookies or the occasional piece of pie, so I make sure to take him and his daughter a treat now and then. Talked to friend Monsterphile on the phone a little in the afternoon. It was a good day.
Went to Staples and xeroxed some labels for the last batch of Forry books I acquired, and then spent a quiet day keeping out of the heat. Ran the sprinkler on plants a while, but otherwise stayed in and quiet. Watched A&C in IT AIN'T HAY this evening. Little Janet Ann Gallow (Cloestine in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN) has a small part in it--she gets to kiss Lou Costello in one scene, and give him a whack in another!
Glad today is over! I went to inspection, after spending 862.00 to get it to pass...the line was so long that I left. I went to the gym, did my workout then got back to inspection at 11 AM. By 2:00 PM I had made it through inspection. After all that time plus the 862 I get a big red "rejected" sticker. I was rejected because my satellite radio was mounted to the winshield and deemed "unsafe". I promptly removed the radio with a swiss army knife and had to sit in "reinspection" for another hr. Finally I passed.
Visited my mom and she is worried the dog has lyme disease, she has been very fatigued and has a "bite mark" on her. So I assume I will be at the vet in less then 24 hrs.
In between all this drama I shot a few messages over to the good BaronLatos which was a nice diversion. After all the inspection/dog drama was over I got a phone call to meet for a few beers and watch the Yankee game. Threw on my jersey and went out for a few Amstel Lights and some chicken qusedillas....a jam band played and the singer, aside from having a great voice had me walking into walls...multiple times. Nice ending to a day with a stinky start!
My daughter Catherine had a field trip for Chorus to go to the Wildwood Convention Center at the Jersey shore. My wife Diane, my niece Aileen, and I went down to see the performances by them and 6 other schools. It ended at noon and then our school's group went to Sunset Beach at Cape May (the southern-most tip of NJ). It isn't a beach for swimming really, just hanging out and looking for Cape May diamonds (Google it). About 4:00 just our family went over to the ocean side of Cape May to a regular sandy beach to hang out some more. We got home about 10:00 this evening and everyone except for me is passed out sleeping. I'll be doing the same soon.
Rob
Well I finally got some relief from the pinched nerve in my shoulder. It too over a week of rest, three sessions of acupuncture, massage therapy, and some tequila, not 100% yet but getting there. So yesterday I finished the front porch glider, seems like I started it a month ago, then took the wife to see "Star Trek". Today I was able to paint the bottom of the boat, so after two years in dry dock the boat will be in the water tomorrow and I'll be cruising the Jersey shore.
Lee
You shoulda' thought about the tequila BEFORE the massage therapy and acupuncture and saved yourself some time!
Quote from: typhooforme on June 01, 2009, 10:19:15 PM
Watched A&C in IT AIN'T HAY this evening. Little Janet Ann Gallow (Cloestine in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN) has a small part in it--she gets to kiss Lou Costello in one scene, and give him a whack in another!
Getting ready for Monster Bash? ;)
Quote from: Gasport on June 02, 2009, 12:14:47 AM
You shoulda' thought about the tequila BEFORE the massage therapy and acupuncture and saved yourself some time!
Lol, I was thinking the same thing
Field Day 2009 is completed! Happy for the kids/families, happy for me. lol.
Seriously, I love doing it and it very cool watching the kids in what I call " A culminating day of Physical Education" or their greatest hits of the year!
Otherwise, yesterday talked with my friend BlackLagoon, got some music in a trade, and after this going to watch "Creature From Black Lake" on Remo D's Manor of Mayhem (never seen this movie).
Today I updated the computer, trying to make it a little faster, which is very hard, when you are on dial up.
I posted some more Vincent Price pics, one of which I really like, it's Lee, Price, ?, and Cushing.
If someone could look at it, and tell me who the guy is with them, thanks.
Re applied for SSI, but the way things are, I doubt if I will be able to get it.
Havent really done too much today, just staying in the house, where its cool.
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 02, 2009, 07:08:59 PM
I posted some more Vincent Price pics, one of which I really like, it's Lee, Price, ?, and Cushing.
If someone could look at it, and tell me who the guy is with them, thanks.
I'm not sure who he is, but he removed John Carridine and stuck his own picture in there.
Rob
Had physical therapy today. Booorrriiing. It was an evaluation and progress status so it took forever long, but they say I'm healing nicely and I'm ahead of schedule which is good! From there picked up some groceries and stopped at the vet to get my mom's dog some medicine. She was acting funny the last few days and tested positive for Lyme disease. The vet is hopefull we caught it early on so it should be ok.
Messed around here some and followed the links everyone posted in the Shock Monster thread. Thanks to everyone for that info!! Did a bit of grocery shopping, watched the Yankee game and posted an add on craigslist looking for adult rec football players. No luck yet, but I'm hopefull, plus the games dont start till Nov. Now Im checking the scores and nodding out as we speak.
Quote from: monsterphile on June 02, 2009, 09:01:09 PM
I'm not sure who he is, but he removed John Carridine and stuck his own picture in there.
Rob
Ahh, okay, thanks Rob, I hate when people mess up pictures like that.
Posting this morning because last night was a "Night on Bald Mountain" storm with major lightning and thunder and mighty winds blowing rain everywhichway and a little hail for good measure! Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky got a little of everything off and on. I'm just now going out to see what-all has blown into the yard next door! Last night before the storms got badly under way, I watched THE MASK OF DIIJON (two i's, unlike the mustard), with Erich von Stroheim and Edw. Van Sloan. Enjoyed it! Starting the day with iced coffee and oatmeal.
Robert, was the air 'full of monsters' last night? ;) And I love the idea of toasting Uncle Forry with iced coffee.
Whenever we get in a gray, rainy patch, I get the hankering to pull out either THE OLD DARK HOUSE or LAURA and hunker down with a cozy blanket and a pot of tea. (Or gin. I like gin.) It's been kind of gray here of late, so I may have to do that tonight.
My life has actually been rather boring of late, in that there have been no special activities. It's just been the sort of inconsequential busy-ness of working around the house, taking care of paperwork, laundry, dishes, running errands and the like that seems to fill a day... and before you know it, it's time to hit the hay, and do it all over again the next day!
Last night husband and I sat and watched the last two episodes of the new second season Dr. Who, with David Tennant. We don't have cable, and got hooked on the new Dr. Who when it was on local PBS, but they were not going fast enough so now we have the DVDs. (Not to do any spoilers but... ) it was the two episodes with the Cybermen and Daleks, and the parallel worlds merging. I was worn out when we were done! What an emotional roller coaster!
Today I had a Dr appt to see what he says about my shoulder recovery and in a word? AWESOME!!! I have 6 more weeks before I can work full time but he said I only need to go to therapy when I feel I need it and that I can resume lifting weights and sports at a light but daily pace. I cant tell you how happy its going to make me to go and lift weights and hit the bag 1st thing in the morning!
I popped on here once and chatted with BaronLatos, Lundyaftermidnite and had a very nice message and gift from Monsterphile (thank you for the rat for my Wolf Man kit Rob!!!)
I posted an ad yesterday looking for some adult football players to start a rec league and play in a tournament in the fall. I got 2 hits from guys near by that are ready to play. I also found out that my moms dog has very curable Lyme disease..so the scare is over. Went to the bookstore, picked up some NFL draft magazines and the new Muscle & Fitness...cleaned up a few old G.I. Joes as I watched the Yankees lose and now I'm watching Family Guy and about to hit the hay.
Hooray, BlackLagoon! That is wonderful news about your shoulder and the pup dog! What a relief that must be.
I had a long and frustrating day. It is now abt. 3:12 a.m. and I'm just getting to bed.
Earlier this morning I found out that the computer co. (Acer) doesn't wish to sell parts for my new laptop! It's an Acer aspire 8730-6951 and it seems the only way to fix it is not to get the parts and fix it myself (even an authorized repair service can't get the parts) but I have to send it in to get it fixed and it will cost $500.00 just for them to look at it! So I spent the whole day frustrated because even an internet search couldn't find the parts that I need, and now, at 3:22am, I'll go to bed knowing that at 6:00 the alarm will go off. BAD DAY!
Uncula
Unc, I'm sure sorry about your bad day. It's bee a frustrating week here, in fact! Bad news, sad news, then some good news from friends--but the good news needed to be a little more plentiful!
Blacklagoon, Glad to hear you got the go-ahead to use your shoulder more--and, animal fan that I am, awfully glad to hear the dog can be cured. Now THAT's a piece of good news!
Quote from: typhooforme on June 04, 2009, 07:29:51 PM
Blacklagoon, Glad to hear you got the go-ahead to use your shoulder more--and, animal fan that I am, awfully glad to hear the dog can be cured. Now THAT's a piece of good news!
Elizabeth and Robert thanks a ton for your kind and caring words!!
Today I went to the gym and like the dr instructed I did a full work out on my own, no physical therapy, just me and my music and I loved every second of it. I came home and studied a bit for my personal trainers course and did some very minor business advertising and job hunting..6 weeks till I can rejoin the work force full time so I'd rather be ready! I got yet another hit in my search for locals looking to play football in a rec league this summer. He seems like a nice guy and we're close in age, I look foward to chatting and throwing a ball around with him.
I conversed a bit with my friends here early and had a great package with some cds BaronLatos burned and sent me..enjoying the cd trading with my friend..GREAT music!! Thanks!
I ran across the street around 5 pm and helped mom make chicken cutlets..then went to the driving range for a bit and hit golf balls for the 1st time since before surgery...I got to the pin at 175 and I got to be honest 90% of them were straight and tight..I was really happy with how my shoulder felt and the level of confidence I had with sports to come as I left the golf course.
Came home..ate said chicken cutlets, watched the Lakers up until the 3rd..when I realized the Magic had no chance I switched off and came back here....also googled some info on the great Vincent Price...but thats for another thread :)
While I still had the problems with my computer, I finally was able to speak with an old friend of mine. I haven't seen him face to face for almost 30 years or spoken to him since my father passed away in 2001. But just hearing his voice today brought my thoughts back to better (or least younger) times. Mathew Kaplowitz from the New York area. Musician, led the orchestra at the Kennedy Center, writer and producer of a ballet, entrepreneur and owner of an ad agency (Avon, you've never looked so good)! Just to name a few of his accomplishments. One of my great joys is to be able to call him my friend.
Uncula
Ran some errands today, lowe's for some seed and plant containers, then to shoprite for the wife.walking in the parking lot I found what I thought was a cell phone case on the ground, when I opened it I was shocked to find 20 to 25 credit cards. Now my first thought was that I was on some sort of hidden camera show, I then looked at the cards,all the same name and I found an address on the back of one, the street was on my way home so I put the case in my pocket and proceeded to do my shopping, all the while thinking a camera crew was going to pop up in the produce aisle. Just couldn't believe someone carries that many cards. Well, stopped at the address and knocked on the door, a man answered, I asked his name, showed him the case, he asked where I found it, said thanks and shook my hand. No camera crew, no 15 minutes of fame, but maybe some good karma coming my way.
Lee
Yesterday, talked with my friend BlackLagoon about some music (great underground cds in a trade with him) and then checked out the UMA for awhile.
Got Iron Maiden "Maiden Japan" in the mail couldn't wait to play it! I have been wanting this on vinyl for years. Anyway, after playing some more Maiden, put on "The Early Years" documentary DVD I got a couple weeks ago. Great information for Maiden fans on their EARLY history, things I had no idea went on. Watched half of it, drank some Remy' while my wife had her wine and we packed for the weekend getaway.
Picked up a print (Charley Harper, Cincinnati artist) at my framer's and sat there and talked for a while and played with the frame-shop dogs, then home to plant irises and pull weeds. Still need to stake up the tomatoes, but tomorrow will have to do. One of my former students came and visited for a few hours--his wife and family have gone to Florida for the weekend, so he had time to loaf around a little. Good conversation and we caught up on who, what, when and where. Worked a little on the Forry collection. A good day.
Did my A.M. workout and chatted with the gym owners about maybe working there part time after I pass my trainers test. Chauffered my mom around a bit furniture shopping then had lunch with her. It was unseasonably chilly and wet today and I gotta say...sometimes that just hits the spot and today it really did. I chatted here for a bit with my usual friends in the usual topics, checked ESPN to see Randy Johnson get his 300th win and my sis cut my hair.
The highlight? I dont know if anyone read the post about how I bought a B9 action figure and when it came the speech didnt work...just before I messed with it a bit and nothing...I put him down and switched him on one last time and bam "My sensors indicate an intruder! Danger Will Robinson Danger!!"....A week of being bummed that I won a bid on a broken B9 and all the sudden he came to!....I like to think he just needed to be loved and hang around more of his plastic monster and robot friends! :)
A good day indeed.
B-9. be healed! Great how a little event can put a happy twist to a day!
Went to work this morning, drove to the church office and picked up some brochures for the Vacation Bible School my church is holding for the kids, then folded the brochures, stuck them all in plastic hanger for doorknobs, and went about putting them on houses in the neighborhood.
Jordan stayed at grandma's house, and I want him to get the habit of volunteering, so I'm folding and stuffing again so we can go out together early tomorrow morning and pass out some more. Then it's off to McDonald's for his favorite breakfast.
School is out and my sons and I have all day together till I get called back to work. I went to Physical Therapy for my back(long story). Then we went down to the ball park for baseball, baseball, baseball. :)
Had lunch with cuz Sara at Kim's Korean today--great food! Cuz delivered to me one more piece of the Jolson sheet music from that lot I won from the Forry auctions--which was delivered to her house. After I got home, I climbled around in the myrtle bed in front of the house, trying to pull out weeds and chop out seedling trees that had sprouted. I imagine the neighbors thought I was practising yoga out there or something, as I kept getting caught in the vines and stopping to pull one leg high out of 'em and then the other leg out of 'em. lol
I have been laid up for two days now, right now I'm trying to type via from my laz-boy chair.
My left leg swelled up two days ago,and began to ooze water out of the pores.
Tuesday, I go to the Doctors, and see what can be done.
It's due to my overweight problem, and not getting enuff movement/ exercise.
I have been spending like 10 - 13 hours a day on the net, sitting in one position,and the blood wasnt flowing properly.
So, thats why I havent been on in a couple of days, well that about sums it up.
I probally wont be back on anymore til after I visit the doctor, its kinda hard typing when your leg is propped up.
Get well soon ,my friend.
Very sorry to hear that, Herr Geist--take care and follow a dr's order or two (easy for me to say, who has a hard time doing just that!) and get back on here as soon as you can!
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 06, 2009, 10:05:26 PM
I have been laid up for two days now, right now I'm trying to type via from my laz-boy chair.
My left leg swelled up two days ago,and began to ooze water out of the pores.
Tuesday, I go to the Doctors, and see what can be done.
It's due to my overweight problem, and not getting enuff movement/ exercise.
I have been spending like 10 - 13 hours a day on the net, sitting in one position,and the blood wasnt flowing properly.
So, thats why I havent been on in a couple of days, well that about sums it up.
I probally wont be back on anymore til after I visit the doctor, its kinda hard typing when your leg is propped up.
I hope you're feeling better soon my friend.
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 06, 2009, 10:05:26 PM
Tuesday, I go to the Doctors, and see what can be done.
Dr. G, this really distressing-- PLEASE let us know how things go with the doctors this week, if you are able. I hope the situation improves very, very soon!
Grand Central Station at my place today. "Dan, Dan the Mowing Man" came to mow my lawn (he's a close neighbor) and the Mrs. came with him to talk plants with me. Then neighbor Mr. Lowe, 95, came over and brought me the Sunday paper as he does every week when they finish reading it--and he stayed and talked for a while (a motorcycle went by, and he said, "Gosh, I'd love to have one of those again!" He used to have an Indian--what, maybe 60 years ago!). Then a gal I knew in high school was in town visiting her mom, so she came by for a couple hours--brought her sister along, too--and we had some great talks about small town life (she lives near D.C.now, but I have always lived near our small hometown--where EVERYbody knows your name (and is probably related to you, either by blood or by marriage--sometimes both!). Then cuz Sara stopped by for a visit and brought me a garden ornament--a pedestal for potted plants (or birdbath/feeder, maybe) made to look like a tree trunk with two thick 'cut off branches' for holding the pots. It weighs just about as much as a real tree, too. So it was a busy Sunday. Didn't have time to get into trouble today!
Quote from: typhooforme on June 07, 2009, 08:22:33 PMDidn't have time to get into trouble today!
The day's not over yet!
"I have been laid up for two days now, right now I'm trying to type via from my laz-boy chair.
My left leg swelled up two days ago,and began to ooze water out of the pores.
Tuesday, I go to the Doctors, and see what can be done.
It's due to my overweight problem, and not getting enough movement/ exercise.
I have been spending like 10 - 13 hours a day on the net, sitting in one position,and the blood wasn't flowing properly."
DR. Geist : I have had problems with lymphodema. As you probably know, when we are not able to move our legs well - i.e. walking ,exercise,etc.,the fluid from the lymph nodes are not able to be expelled from our body.. Leg muscle contraction is what pumps out the waste from our lower bodies. There is no other way for the wast to be pumped back up (unlike our blood which uses our leg muscles and is assisted by the heart's pumping. What is oozing from your leg is not water but lymph waste!. Don't touch it unless you are gently washing it off because it carries bacteria. The Doctor can give you some antibacterial cream and you must get a pair of compression hose. The hose will help get rid of the waste and it will not stretch out (or "relax"). A physical therapist can give some exercises also that will help reduce the swelling. You must follow the therapists exercises and wear the hose or your legs will not stop the swelling and the waste can continue to build up until it reaches your heart. To say the least,,YOU DON"T WANT THAT!
Good luck and God Bless you!
Feel better soon Doc.
Got back around 9 tonight. Great weekend getaway with my wife (a work related event for her). Political in nature, so I won't go into details here, but it was at a golf and tennis resort in VA. A beautiful place and a good time, feel very fortunate to be able to go. I didn't play (just enjoyed my first time being somewhere like this), my wife played golf this morning with her colleague and 2 other clients for one of the featured events, ate well, drank more (lol) and met some great people.
Watched the Lakers go up 2-0, went online, ready for bed.
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 06, 2009, 10:05:26 PM
I have been laid up for two days now, right now I'm trying to type via from my laz-boy chair.
My left leg swelled up two days ago,and began to ooze water out of the pores.
Tuesday, I go to the Doctors, and see what can be done.
It's due to my overweight problem, and not getting enuff movement/ exercise.
I have been spending like 10 - 13 hours a day on the net, sitting in one position,and the blood wasnt flowing properly.
So, thats why I havent been on in a couple of days, well that about sums it up.
I probally wont be back on anymore til after I visit the doctor, its kinda hard typing when your leg is propped up.
I'm having health issues myself. So I feel your pain. I Hope you'll find some relief soon. :)
Saturday night, we had a reunion of musician and party friends, most of whom I haven't seen in 20-30 years. The wild times of those days left many dead, and today of those who are still alive, many are dying. I heard the term "survivors" a lot, but not survivors in the traditional sense, surviving something done to us... rather we survived things we did to ourselves. I'm one of the lucky ones, not walking around with Hep C or something worse. But it was not a night to dwell on those things, several bands which haven't played in years got back together for this party and played a few songs. The singer from my band is dead. Our drummer lives in NY now and wasn't interested in thinking about the old days, but our guitar player came in from Florida and without practice, with a fill-in drummer (who is a good friend from those days), and with 5 or 6 people trying to sing, I climbed back up on a stage and played a few songs. It was a lot of fun seeing everyone, and blowing the dust off my equipment. I finally found my bag of cords and picks, strap, etc.
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When I say dust, I mean... ;D
Yesterday was mostly recovering.
Today, back to work.
Bobby, I suspect you were in 7th Heaven--or approaching nirvana--or whatever analogy works for old rockers getting together and rocking out after a long time away. Congrats on knowing how to have a GREAT time.
Today I took my old friends Kary & Wib, a couple 83 and 88, to a local nursery and we spent an hour or so walking and looking--and we got a few plants. Then back here for a song fest at the piano--my dad used to say I played piano like I was killing snakes--so, many snakes whomped today, and Kary & Wib sang old favorites. Then took 'em to the newly re-opened Greek restaurant in town here and we had gyros and grape leaves and so on--REALLY good--and finally back home to crash. It was a long and full day, but a lot of fun.
Coughcool, hope your health improves soon!
Glad you had a nice get away there, Baron!
And hopefully Dr. G. will let us know how he is doing, after he sees the doctors today.
Robert, glad you had such a lovely outing! It sounds like a wonderful day! Music and Greek food-- ahhh!
Bobby, your reunion sounds like it was really great... I am SO glad you had the opportunity to do that, and meet up with old friends! It's so very important to make things like that happen.
My life is pretty quiet here... a lot of the same old same old. Saturday night I went to the monthly prop making/model building group meeting I go to. (I don't really do anything... I go to hang out and watch movies.) It's been gray and rainy on and off the last couple days... I keep hoping it will make me feel like tearing into sorting and purging papers or something constructive.
Today I got my internet connection fixed. Woo hoo!
Quote from: Minion on June 09, 2009, 10:37:57 AM
Today I got my internet connection fixed. Woo hoo!
Some times THAT can be a MAJOR deal. Sometimes we just take for granted being "Online" Almost half the people I work with that have PCs are not "connected".
Today Cuz Sara and I went to the Greek restaurant and I introduced her to the joys of gyros and spanikopita. She was addicted INSTANTLY and just emailed me that she needs a gyro fix. Well, didn't take long to make THAT convert! Pulled weeds today and took an afternoon nap. The mail brought another shipment of Forry's books--about 20 more today. He surely enjoyed a wide range of books--everything here from Harris' MANHUNTER to DIE JAGER VON GOR, from an A. Merritt story called CREEP, SHADOW! to the biog of Shirley Jackson, PRIVATE DEMONS. Good stuff!
Hello all, it's great to be back on.
I went to see my Doctor today, and everything is okay, I just need to move around more and not sit in one spot too long.
So every hour, I get up and walk around for 5 min. to get the blood pumping thru my legs.
I waited til sundown, and took a little walk up the driveway and around the yard.
I dint dare walk on or near the road during the summer, too many kids rippin and roarin down the road to the lake.
Sat down this evening, and watched "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", now I've seen 3 musicals in my lifetime.
Thank you all for caring
Glad you're doing better my friend. Today my wife left for New York and her high school reunion. So, it's MEN'S WEEK at Castle Scatter.
Jordan and I planning on eating all the ice cream and watching all the movies we WANT (then lying about it over the phone), and taking in some outside activities as well, including a local fair and a traipse through an honest to badness haunted house.
Here's the haunted house we're going to..........The Riddle House (oooooooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo)
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Ghost Adventures
Riddle House
Death has been in and around the Riddle House since it was built in the early 1900s. First used as a funeral parlor, and later as a private residence, the home has seen its share of tragedy.
But what makes this haunt even more perplexing? In the 1980s, the house was moved across town and it would seem from many modern-day reports that the angry ghosts who dwelled here have followed attached to the building¿ possibly forever.
In 1905, a Victorian "Painted Lady" house was constructed at 327 Acacia Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Originally called the Gatekeeper's Cottage, the building served as a home to the overseers of the Woodlawn Cemetery across the street.
A century ago, it wasn't uncommon for families to bury their loved ones with the expensive jewelry they owned in life. Grave robbing was an ongoing problem, and those who lived in the Gatekeeper's Cottage were expected to keep an eye out for would-be criminals.
Dark History and Ghostly Lore
The first ghostly legend attached to this seemingly-normal house is that of a big man named "Buck" who once worked for the cemetery. The local legend states that Buck was killed in town after an argument spun out of control. Buck's ghost has been seen walking the grounds around the house and on the porch of the Cottage where cemetery workers would often take their meals.
In the 1920s, Karl Riddle became the first City Manager and Superintendent of Public Works. The city of West Palm Beach offered the former Gatekeeper's Cottage as a residence for Riddle. In addition to his duties as City Manager, Riddle also had to oversee the cemetery.
During his tenure at the house, one of Riddle's employees encountered financial difficulties. He became despondent and withdrawn from his family. Seeing no other way out, Riddle's employee hung himself from the rafters of the attic. After the tragedy, the beam used to hold the rope was permanently removed from the top story of the house.
The suicide was a catalyst for the darker haunting that followed. Karl Riddle's personal diary recounts how the family had trouble keeping help in the home. The staff reported hearing chains rattling on the stairs and murmuring voices. Many quit, never to return.
Riddle House in Recent Years
After Riddle and his family moved out, several businesses came and went before the building was finally used by Palm Beach Atlantic College as a girl's dormitory. By 1980, the building was abandoned, fell into disrepair, and was scheduled to be demolished by the city.
But fate had other plans for the house. The city donated the building to John Riddle, the nephew of Karl, and John Riddle donated the building for preservation. The house at 327 Acacia Street was dismantled and brought over to Yesteryear Village to go on permanent display in a location designed to send visitors on a time warp to a century ago. Perhaps the setting plays a role in guests tuning in to the haunts.
Paranormal Activity Reported
During the reassembling of the Riddle House, the dark haunting inside reared its head again. When returning to work in the mornings, carpenters would find their tools thrown from the attic and sitting on the ground below. Third-floor windows would also be found mysteriously broken. At one point, reconstruction had to stop for six months because the workers were so shaken up by what they had experienced inside.
During the private unveiling of the Riddle House in Yesteryear Village, two unexpected guests showed up to the reception. Dressed in early twentieth century garb, many commented on how dashing the pair looked. Those in attendance assumed the couple to be actors. When an old photo showing the original Riddle House was unveiled, attendees were shocked to see the couple everyone had commented on was actually in the photo. The out-of-place pair was now nowhere to be seen.
The Riddle House is one of the most active haunts in southern Florida. One visitor who had arranged for a private tour was struck in the head by a piece of wood in the staircase. The wood seemed to appear from nowhere. A maintenance worker felt she was attacked while cleaning the building and refuses to enter the house again. Other witnesses have spotted a hanging torso in the attic window. Some believe it to be some kind of macabre prop, but learn no such mannequin exists in the attic. Security personnel have seen lights going on and off in the building, and many avoid the house altogether.
Places can hold memories long after the inhabitants have moved on. Even when relocated entirely, some entities are bound to the structures around them. The reasons why may forever remain a riddle.
Scatter, you lucky devil, that is awesome.
Wish we had some Haunted areas around here close by, we has a supposedly haunted cemetery, but we found nothing but candle wax melted on gravestones and a swarm of mosquitoes.
Are you gonna take some pictures and post them?
Thanks very much for the haunted history, Scatter! Riddle House (great name, too!) has some fascinating stories connected to it-- It looks kind of innocent and idyllic there in the Florida sunshine, but---I'm thinking it might not be quite so "welcoming" in the twilight--when you're alone--and the silence weighs heavy on your ears, and--wait--what was that noise? Ohhhhhh, creepers!
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 10, 2009, 02:41:53 PM
Scatter, you lucky devil, that is awesome.
Wish we had some Haunted areas around here close by, we has a supposedly haunted cemetery, but we found nothing but candle wax melted on gravestones and a swarm of mosquitoes.
Are you gonna take some pictures and post them?
You know it man.
Quote from: typhooforme on June 10, 2009, 02:48:38 PM
Thanks very much for the haunted history, Scatter! Riddle House (great name, too!) has some fascinating stories connected to it-- It looks kind of innocent and idyllic there in the Florida sunshine, but---I'm thinking it might not be quite so "welcoming" in the twilight--when you're alone--and the silence weighs heavy on your ears, and--wait--what was that noise? Ohhhhhh, creepers!
I actually drive right past the old cemetery where the house used to sit a couple of times a week. Now they've moved the Riddle House into a section of the South Florida Fairgrounds called 'Yesteryear Village" (which is right next to my home) where a bunch of other vintage homes and a blacksmith shop and old grocery store and a Southern Bell Telephone museum sit together on dirt streets to replicate the Florida of the late 1800s.
I've been there at night, and it's a bit spooky for sure. I'm going on the tour because Jordan saw the Ghost Hunters episode with the Riddle House, and I made the mistake of telling him we live right down the road from the place LOL!! Now he can't wait to go 'But NOT AT
NIGHT DADDY!! Promise??"
Wow, well the last few days were so busy I havent been able to get even post here! (which is odd for me). Well 1st things first..I had a small business that was actually pretty embryonic and before it could grow I let a few bad seeds in and it failed, and I was crushed...financially and really..emotionally for that matter. I recovered in both ways and a year has passed. My shoulder is healing well and my workouts, even today, are getting heavier and more intense, which is good. I started thinking..I'm still the legal and sole owner of this business and letting it just die is killing me. I have so many ideas, and in a way being single right now, no children, healthy etc...there is no reason (well except for the economy) to not give this hell one more time. I have to atleast try!!!...So the last 3 days I made some calls, looked at old paperwork and saw the mistakes I made..then pushed some more.
As of right now, next week I have 3 estimates! I know they are just estimates but it was a really good feeling to be booking time to look at work again!
Oh..my line of work..I do Cleanouts which literally started by me cleaning out peoples junk from their attics, basements, garages etc. Then it grew to dealing with realators and getting houses ready and now Im able to handle any kind of rubbish removal, interior cleanings, commericial or residential, and now powerwashing. If the powerwashing works out I'll extend that to gutter cleanings and if that works out, I'd like to try my hand at commercial Christmas decorations (ALOT of local landscapers around here do that, no reason I couldnt...plus I love being outside doing work like that).
Other then that, I have been enjoying the weather, keeping in contact here with my monster friend BaronLatos....and watching the Yankee game as we speak...1 run away from tying Boston!!...C'mon Yanks!!
A long day. Finished filming the Spring Concerts for the PK and Kindergarten students tonight. (tomorrow night is First and Second Grade). I always film the concerts for our Music teacher, he sets up the sound system for Field Day and we all help the Art teacher with the Art Show. Add in the Technology and Media Specialist and you have our Team at work.
Otherwise, talked with my friend BlackLagoon from music, politics and everything in between.
Hung out with another friend of mine and caught up.
Yesterday watched the Magic win 1 over the Lakers, but I think LA takes it.
Got an eBay package in: a complete set of Weird Wheels from Topps (1980). I loved these cards as a kid, had most of them and only 1 survived: Mob Mobile. Looking at these cards again, I saw old favorites: Vampire Van, Old, Old, Olds, Screaming Demon, Hearse of Horror, Zom Bee Zee etc. There is no way these things would be sold to kids nowadays. There was one that had mom and pop"sicles" complete with frozen bodies in a hearse! A cool "monster" toy from my youth that I hadn't seen in years. Not into cards, but this was the definition of nostalgic for me.
Today was my wife's and my 31st anniversary. For some reason, just like every year, we didn't have any extra money. So I decided to write her an anniversary poem about her life and how it has affected me. People always say that it's the thought that counts so I guess I can do calculus now - lol. At least she seemed to appreciate it and as I always say, at least there is next year to get her some thing substantial. So,...today I gave her the poem, she went to work,I kicked around most of the day. My wife came home for supper, went to church choir practice, came home and went to bed. Meanwhile,I came into the living room and got on the computer.
Quote from: Uncula on June 10, 2009, 10:13:41 PM
Today was my wife's and my 31st anniversary. For some reason, just like every year, we didn't have any extra money. So I decided to write her an anniversary poem about her life and how it has affected me. People always say that it's the thought that counts so I guess I can do calculus now - lol. At least she seemed to appreciate it and as I always say, at least there is next year to get her some thing substantial. So,...today I gave her the poem, she went to work,I kicked around most of the day. My wife came home for supper, went to church choir practice, came home and went to bed. Meanwhile,I came into the living room and got on the computer.
That';s a beautiful gesture Uncula. Personally, I'd rather get something like that than anything from a store.
What didnt I do today, I got Banned in my D&D thread, for standing up to bullies.
It's okay for them to belittle you and make you feel lower than dirt, but when you satnd up to them,
they Ban you from their site.
Well no skin off my teeth, I was getting bored of their so-called "friendly" site.
I like it much better here, even if I cant find fellow D&D players to chat with.
I still have my UMA buddies.
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 13, 2009, 10:58:01 PM
What didnt I do today, I got Banned in my D&D thread, for standing up to bullies.
It's okay for them to belittle you and make you feel lower than dirt, but when you satnd up to them,
they Ban you from their site.
Well no skin off my teeth, I was getting bored of their so-called "friendly" site.
I like it much better here, even if I cant find fellow D&D players to chat with.
I still have my UMA buddies.
Atta boy Doc!! You hang here with us where you belong.
I about jumped out of my chair just now, a loud crash of thunder and lightning just hit.
Sounded like an explosion, scared the crap out of me.
I think I better log off, so my computer dont get fried.
See ya guys tomarrow, hopefully.
Storms here today, too. Got some good rain out of 'em, and I can see things growing--esp. the weeds. Worked on shelving most of my Forry books--still a few hiding from me, but so far I have 97 of them--which is a heck of a lot more than I realized I had. Ended up having to move a lot of stuff on the Forry shelves to fit the books in, but I think I have it licked now. Watched SGT. YORK earlier today. One of the great movies--Coop was amazing.
Just got back from the Chicago Blues Fest . . . perfect night, great friends, free live music!
So Scatter, how was the Riddle House? Anything follow you home?
Today was my first session of Bulldog Bootcamp fitness training . . . let's just say I didn't puke my guts out and leave it at that.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on June 15, 2009, 01:53:14 PM
So Scatter, how was the Riddle House? Anything follow you home?
Yes, fill us in scatter, what did ya see?
Quote from: Gillman-Fan on June 14, 2009, 10:08:25 PM
Just got back from the Chicago Blues Fest . . . perfect night, great friends, free live music!
Color me green buddy.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on June 15, 2009, 01:53:14 PM
So Scatter, how was the Riddle House? Anything follow you home?
We have to wait until they get together enough people for a tour. Stupid me, I figured since I PAID FOR the relocation, preservation, and land upon which Yesteryear Village stands, I would have some sort of public access that didn't depend upon waiting for other folks to decide to come out. Especially since the REST of the freaking Fairgrounds are open DAILY and MAKING MONEY.
Idiots. So, we have to wait until we can tag onto another tour. We're looking at the first week of July.
You could always sneak in, but I would never suggest that, cause that would be" wrong".
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 15, 2009, 03:47:37 PM
You could always sneak in, but I would never suggest that, cause that would be" wrong".
LOL!! Don't think I didn't look for a way in. Too much security. I'm too pretty for prison.
Old high school/college buddy dropped in & we had a good visit. He and his wife are going to Europe next week and he hopes to visit as many mummies as possible in various museums there--France, of course, has tons of Egyptian stuff, and that's on his list. He and I are going to try to catch lunch tomorrow--maybe Chinese, which would be a change for me since I usually have Korean (and lately, Greek). Planning to watch the Karloff ARSENIC AND OLD LACE and BENNY AND JOON in the next day or two. Too many dvds and tapes, and not enough time, eh?
Plans changed, and instead I went and met Cuz Sara at Kim's Korean for lunch--bulgogi soup, which is some of the best beef goodness in this world! Stopped at a favorite local nursery and found a plant I've wanted for the past 3 yrs--growing in the gravel of one of their gardens. They said dig up all you want, it's yours! So I came home happy as a clam at high tide with a dozen Nicotiana sylvestris--just shows that we all have different things that make us happy. Whatever blows your hair back! Watching BENNY & JOON this evening.
I went to the gym to do shoulders early in the AM and man, I felt like garbage allllll day. Even when I was there I just felt fatigued and achey, now at 11 pm I'm starting to feel better. Other then that I did a ton of paperwork, and I mean a ton. Did an estimate for a possible job comming up, chatted with my uncle over the phone and ran to Sports Authority- once again I lost my neck pad for doing squats and had to buy another.
Tomorrow I promise to post something a bit more colorfull :)
Yesterday was the last day of school for the kids (the first and last days are always the best). There was a cook out, games, family members and an overall great community atmosphere.
After the staff party, I went home, poured a double shot of 1738 Remy' on the rocks (left over from my birthday) and pulled a double feature:
- Scars of Dracula
- The Ghost of Frankenstein
Picked up my wife later, had some more drinks, ate dinner and enjoyed the evening together. A great day.
Start my summer job on Monday.
Went with my 18 year old daughter today to open her own checking account. Then we went to FYE, where I picked up BLACKULA & ONE MILLION YEARS BC (with Raquel) for a total of $17.00. Then she drove us (I'm restricted from driving for a couple of weeks for medical reasons) to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. I was told I had oil in my radiator, so they couldn't do the change! Suspecting a gasket problem (please, please, not the head), took the batmobile to Tuffy's to get an estimate. $ 953.00! Water pump was shot, too! At least, the head gasket was ok, but the low-end one was not. The money tree in our backyard was cut down a couple of weeks ago, so... for the time being, I'm gonna drink a few ice cold ones and watch a neat double feature tonight!
Had my elderly friends (83 and 88) Kary & Wib over this afternoon for a visit--and to show them a movie I knew they'd get a kick out of, SONG O' MY HEART with John McCormack (1930). Then took them to Kim's Korean for supper, and sent them home with extra fried rice and a few groceries I picked up as a treat. Finances are especially rough for them this month. We all enjoyed the day a lot. And I have some left over fried rice for myself, too!
I had a nice lunch today with Creepy Jeff... and the weather even cooperated enough that we could sit outdoors, which made it that much more enjoyable.
The Linda 'Meek' Miller art exhibit is in the back of my truck, and will be coming to WonderFest. It's great that more people are going to be have the opportunity to see her wonderful work!
Drove with my Mom to take her car to the auto repair shop to have some things checked out, and then went to dinner to celebrate her birthday (which was the 16th).
And still got my hour exercise walk in today. :)
A good day, when some stuff got done. Went to the bank, robbed Peter to pay Paul--paid Paul (in the form of the state property taxes)--and then went to have lunch at the Greek restaurant with Cuz Sara. Gyro, spanikopita, and deep fried cauliflower. Great lunch. Then home to play in the mulch again, and in the evening the guy who does framing and picture-hanging came and we finished the wall above the piano, which means a lot to me as it incorporates some of my Forry stuff. Good to have this much done as I've been waiting to get this wall finished for a couple months now. Bust of warrior on the left end of the piano was Forry's, and the Jolson picture above that, and the Chinese mask above that. And maybe of interest to UMA folks, the painting to the right, above the feathers, was from Vincent Price's estate.
(http://www.geocities.com/marcusfayne/forrypiano.jpg)
Yesterday the heat index was 100+, so I laid low--today, after a heavy overnight rain storm, less humid and not as hot. Got out and pulled weeds, tied up plants. Tomatoes need more weeding and tying, but that's for another day. Mowing guy came and did the lawn and HE complained about the heat--which is unusual for him--so it must have been hotter than I thought. Last night watched THE ORPHANAGE, which was good, and tonight watched several of the 3rd season of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS episodes. Some great casts--Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Mildred Dunnock, Jessica Tandy--great stuff! UMA buddy Dustin coming for a visit tomorrow, so I've been putting the monster memorabilia in order today. Something accomplished today for a change!
Bookkeeping, Graduation Party, the rest of the Bookkeeping.
Hotter than a piss ant in a pepper can here,was gonna cut the grass and then change the thermostat in my truck,but the air conditioner won out.Gotta save my get up and go for Monster Bash.And besides there's always tommorow.
Had a great weekend! Friday was quiet, did the gym in the A.M and P.M....I visited my friend, had a few beers and relaxed. Saturday, I did some shopping then visited my good (and very rough around the edges friend) Al from Train Town....Al served in the Korean War, is old enough to be my grandfather but kicks like a mule, is sharp as a razor and very funny. He can talk railroads all day....incredibly knowledgable about old movies and will sometimes very "colorfully" share stories about the war. So I paid Al a visit and he took some 1:24 scale NASCAR collectables off my hands (neither of us really wanted) and I ended up getting a new Lionel tanker car in the trade. Said car is sleeping in the closet with his new buddies and will make its appearance this fall when the set is put together for the holliday season. Last night I hit a bar with some friends and heard a few stories rehashed that literally had Amstel Light comming out of my nostrils....great great night and look foward to hanging with those guys again soon! Now its Sunday night, I went and hit golf balls at the driving range even though the rain was comming down in SHEETS!! Thank God they put those canopy things up! ...Did very well hitting straight at about 200 YDS.....gonna watch some TV, make my quick list for what I have to do for work tomorrow and hit the sack.
Spent the better part of the day just relaxing with family. Had a nice big Italian feast at Buca di Peppo restaurant. Ate so much that I thought I was gonna ... well, you know what I mean. Spent the rest of the day and evening getting caught up here at UMA and trying to digest my food. Hot and humid here in Mpls. Hate humidity with a passion. 90s are in the forecast for the beginning of the week. Already dreaming a nice cool fall day.
Tired yesterday by evening time, so just vegged. But yesterday was great. UMA buddy DrMonster was doing a d.j.'ing job for a wedding reception on Sat. not far from here, so he came over Sunday and spent the day. As his wife & kids were visiting her folks, I treated him to his Father's Day lunch, I guess! lol We spent the day going through boxes and heaps and shelves of my collection, looking at photos and autographs and scripts and contracts and programs and props and models and memorabilia that hadn't seen the light of day in a while. As Dr Monster is a fan of monster books, he got a kick out of going through my shelf of Forry's books and other genre-related books. He brought a satchel full of HIS books, too, for me to look at, so it was a good monster-show & tell day.
I'm melting... :P
I went swimming!!
I've been battling a major allergy/sinus infection for the last week, tomarrow I'm gonna call the Doctor, and see if he can prescribe me some antibiotics to get rid of this.
Today I went around the house spraying Home defense, we had a scorpion in Mom's bedroom floor last night.
Boy, is it hot outside, went to get the mail and could hardly breathe.
Got back inside quickly where its nice and cool, and watched "The Devil Commands" with Boris Karloff, never seen it before, and I loved it.
A great movie to see, so if no one has seen it, I highly recommend that you do.
Tonight we watch some more of the series "Band of Brothers", another great show, and I highly recommend it also.
UnGodly hot and humid in South Florida today, and I had to work out in it. Can't wait to, God willing, get the flock OUT of Florida and back up into the Great White North of New England.
I can see us now, in a small town, in a 100 year old Victorian house, colored leaves dropping around while the smell of the fireplace wafts through the woods.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...............
QuoteCan't wait to, God willing, get the flock OUT of Florida and back up into the Great White North of New England.
Snow is more awful than it looks. Get 10 feet or so and you'll be back in FL
Quote from: ChattyLMS on June 22, 2009, 09:38:00 PM
Snow is more awful than it looks. Get 10 feet or so and you'll be back in FL
Ah, you forget my dear that I am a native New Englander. I am no stranger to snow. I love the cold, I love the fall, I love SEASONS, I even love snow.
I've NEVER been fond of this flat, unchanging blast furnace of a State.
I hate the Hotter than Hades summer and I hate the chilly freeze of winter.
Most of all, I hate fireplaces, simply because it makes my allergies flare up.
My buddy Greg, who I worked with in the jr high/high school field for many years, came for a visit--we went out for Korean food, and then came back and watched the George Stevens documentary on TCM and had some good conversation, talking about everything from DEADWOOD to TRUE BLOOD, from William Henry Harrison to post-WWI Austria (two history buffs, movie buffs). Then watched some video of one of his athletes, a tremendously talented girl--state champ this year in shot put/discus (Greg is a history teacher and track/field coach). Very good evening. Tomorrow have to start packing for the upcoming Bash!
Robert, that sounds like another lovely day! Between your visitors this week, and Monster Bash this weekend, you may suffer a withdrawal next week from all the fun!
Chatty, wish I could have gone swimming!
Dr. T, another possibility-- the pesticide chemicals you used to spray may have irritated the situation. Perhaps mention those to the doctor as well.
Unbearably hot here in Chicagoland today. Bleck! :P However, in spite of the heat I tried to keep busy and get some extra stuff done around the house here, before I am due to leave for Monster Bash. Slowly starting the packing process, but will need to ramp that up tomorrow. Hand washed something special I am packing in honor of Forry, and dug around and found my funny (and somewhat naughty) Frankenstein monster t-shirt, which has not seen the light of day since our dear Raymond chuckled at it back at the Bash in 2007.
Tomorrow I need to start cooking the food dishes I am leaving for the hubby... not looking forward to firing up the oven on another hot day! I may get up early to do that.
Scatter, when it gets hot and humid, I recommend popping in The Thing (either original or Carpenter), a little Deadly Mantis, or something else with a frosty touch to it. Another movie from more recent decades that you might enjoy (set in snowy New England) is Ghost Story. Lotsa white stuff in that one.
I am not eager to have winter back, but I do love cooler weather and using our fireplace. Perfect would be a temperate day and a chilly night-- makes for better sleeping, and we can enjoy the fireplace with a movie. My dad was an arborist (tree care professional), as is my husband... so ample firewood and using the fireplace has always been part of what makes a house home to me.
However, today I would not even consider lighting the candle I keep on the kitchen table. ;)
I had Bulldog Bootcamp at the crack of dawn this morning . . . grabbed some breakfast . . . and am currently watching CRY OF THE BANSHEE on cable.
Zoikes, Gillmanfan... is that bootcamp thing indoor or outdoor? This weather is brutal for trying to exercise. I got an earlier start for my 3 mile walk this morning, hoping to avoid some of the heat, but came home all sweaty anyway. :P
Outdoors at 6:00am . . . rain or shine.
Being a horror film fan sorta helps one prepare for such things, perhaps? A nice round of Roger Corman/Poe films would go well with this program.
It's basically torture, so, yeah.
A better comparison would be being forced to watch "HeartBeeps" 10x in Clockwork Orange-style restraints.
6.30 i got up went to work on a roof job...ripping a roof apart...nice day today...........ate lunch tuna fish..protein......got home . ....work out...now im going to work at a down town bar throwing out drunks in the street.....priceless.........big j.........
It was a hot day to be up on a building ripping a roof off, Icemannn... although maybe cooler down in the city. It was nasty in the 'burbs.
We had a heat index warning out by me today-- so I got up at 5am to run appliances that make heat, and hopefully do my part to conserve the energy grid. I cooked a bunch of entre dishes to leave with my husband while I am at Monster Bash. He works outdoors, and can work up an appetite, so I wanted to leave him with plenty... roast chicken, pork roast and a pot roast today. (Chicken tonight, for those who are curious.) Cooked up a mess of potatoes for a potato salad. Ran the washer and dryer, and then went for my 3 mile walk... before 9:30am. That part of the day was productive! The rest of it has been spent trying to keep cool, drinking lots of water, checking on our two moms (who are older and alone) and taking some whacks at packing for Monster Bash, PA this weekend.
I wish this humidity would let up! :P
The Ohio Valley is like Sumatra some summer days. "Confound this fog! Hey, Charlie, I wish you'd make your soup as thick as this." When I was a kid (when dinosaurs ruled the earth), we didn't have "heat index" temps reported, and I'm pretty sure hearing that the "heat index makes it feel like 105" has a psychological effect that actually heats us up just to hear it. Anyhow, I got a few weeds pulled and then ran errands and had lunch with Cuz at the Korean place, and came home to start packing for the Bash con. Got checks/m.o.'s cashed so I can get autographs for a couple of the guys here who can't go but who both need Gary Conway to sign some stuff. Conway is a highly respected artist, I've read. Wonder if I can eventually have one of his paintings hanging on my wall? I suspect his work costs major bucks. Well, it's a conversation starter when I see him, at least.
Speaking of being HOT, today the AC quit working, the workers are supposed to be here in the morning to fix it.
I hope they arrive on time, so I dont have to wait long, I have an appointment with the Doctor at 3:30, I hope he can give me some meds to kick this cough of mine.
I'm sitting here dripping with sweat, have the fans on, but they arent much help.
Today was just another day, nothing special happened, looking forward to have the AC back on.
Saw James Intveld and Chuck Mead (of BR549) rock the house at Lee's Liquor Lounge. Cherokee Boogie!!!!
Robert, I think you are right about heat indices! When I read that or hear it, I just FEEL hotter. I am glad to report that I too made inroads on Bash packing yesterday! :) I've pulled my copy of Scarlet Street #17 from Winter of '95, with a Gary Conway interview in it (and Teenage Frankenstein on the cover) to have signed at the Bash.
Dr. G, I hope your physician is able to help you soon, and hope your AC gets repaired soon as well. We don't have our bedroom window unit installed yet, and are doing without here, so I feel your pain.
ScaryTerry, glad to know SOMEONE is having fun out there! Sounds like a great night! ;-)
I rushed through everything I had to do today so I could go swimming. Dang it! It started to rain. He he he I was afraid I'd get wet, so I didn't go swimming! It was thundering here, too. We had a high heat index, too.
Elizabeth, you are so nice to your hubby, making things for him to eat while you're gone. I never do. I figure that my hubby is a grown man and if he can't get himself something to eat while I'm gone, he should starve! I'm a real meanie!
Woke up at about 7 after about 2 hrs of sleep due to paperwork and such. Hit the gym with my eyes on slits and pumped out a bi/tri routine and some crunches...went to the realtor to do some business, then a few other places. Was on the phone with the health dept for my county to get these damn dumping permits for my truck and called it quits at about 5. Drove up to my partners garage and swaped trucks because I have a small cleanout tomorrow morning...just a few couches going to the dumps. Now, just checking the UMA, enjoying the fact that UPS came and delivered the Wave 5 set of G.I. Joe vehicles...about to take an Ambien and nod off!
Been up since 3 am seeing my wife off to the airport to LA on business (she'll be back on Sunday). Past tired.
This was after seeing Beyonce last night till about 12. Not a big fan of her music, my wife is of course (she had 2 free suite box tickets), but I am a big fan of HER! LOL! (my wife is very cool and it's all in good fun). Went to work from 8-6 outside at my summer job (90+ degrees), did some errands/chores afterwards, checking out the UMA and heading to bed soon.
Getting ready for a triple feature sometime this weekend with no interruptions! Wolf Man, I need your channel on! It's Man-Cave heaven!
Seriously, all playing aside, I do miss her.
Yesterday was a long hot day, AC repairmen never showed up, we got so hot, I decided to turn the AC back on.
It was a miracle, it started working again, dont know why or how, dont really care as long as it continues to work.
Went to the Doctor, he said it was just a bad case of my Allergies and gave me some meds to take for it.
Got home and had some family members come over and we made homemade icecream, we had Chocolate and Vanilla with butterfingers.
Today we went to Wal-mart and did a little shopping, and then on to clean the church.
Came home and are now resting, tonight we will watch "The Devil Commands" with Boris Karloff.
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on June 26, 2009, 02:11:31 PM
Yesterday was a long hot day, AC repairmen never showed up, we got so hot, I decided to turn the AC back on.
It was a miracle, it started working again, dont know why or how, dont really care as long as it continues to work.
Went to the Doctor, he said it was just a bad case of my Allergies and gave me some meds to take for it.
Got home and had some family members come over and we made homemade icecream, we had Chocolate and Vanilla with butterfingers.
Today we went to Wal-mart and did a little shopping, and then on to clean the church.
Came home and are now resting, tonight we will watch "The Devil Commands" with Boris Karloff.
Save a scoop of that ice cream for me next time Doc!!
Quote from: Scatter on June 26, 2009, 11:52:11 PM
Save a scoop of that ice cream for me next time Doc!!
will do, send it to ya ups, eh?
Got a call from my brother yesterday, he woke to the sound of running water, pipe broke, water all over, had to run out to PA. to do some plumbing work for him. didn't get back home till after midnight. He showed me some new painting's he's doing. took a few shots with the camera phone. here's one of them.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3664615084_8c27c32683_o.jpg)
Quote from: sixshooter on June 27, 2009, 03:15:09 PM
Got a call from my brother yesterday, he woke to the sound of running water, pipe broke, water all over, had to run out to PA. to do some plumbing work for him. didn't get back home till after midnight. He showed me some new painting's he's doing. took a few shots with the camera phone. here's one of them.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3664615084_d181aa2080_o.jpg)
I value and love the English language, and am often moved emotionally by those who skillfully utilize it to weave a literary tapestry of truth and beauty.However, after surveying the vast array of descriptive and evocative words at my disposal, all I can say in response to that painting is........
HOLY FREAKING CRAP!! That's AWESOME!!
My Wife and I set up a table at a flea market.Didn't make much money but we each got a good sun burn.
Quote from: toysoldierman2001 on June 27, 2009, 06:54:30 PM
My Wife and I set up a table at a flea market.Didn't make much money but we each got a good sun burn.
Cost of a table at a flea market $30. Cost of sitting in the sun all day. $6 for a jar of Noxema. Cost of spending a day with your closest one. Priceless. 8)
Beautiful picture and a very talented artist!
I did grocery shopping today. I know to many people that sounds extremely exciting. I, however, was underwhelmed.
Trimmed ALOT of huge trees. Very sore and tired. :P
zzzzzzzzz........VERY nice Ygor, BTW!
Regular day at work, but came home yesterday to my eBay package:
An original 1971 "Dracula Contra Frankenstein" Mexican lobby card. Great artwork from one of my favorite euro horrors.
Got the frame today and it will be placed under my Real Art Dracula scene (print) with the cool skeleton heads. Maybe will watch a movie from a recent trade with my buddy The Creeper, then pick up my wife, relax the rest of the night.
Got home from lunch and glanced at the mailbox and at my watch, thinking, "Would mail be here yet?" Decided it was too early, and came into the house. About 10 min. later, walked by front door and glanced out--and my mailbox was GONE. I stopped and looked--and saw pieces of my mailbox all over the across-the-street neighbor's yard, and a truck had pulled into their driveway. Guy was up on their porch, pointing out to the pieces of mail box. lol My 95 yr old neighbor stuck his head out and pointed out toward me--and the guy walked out. I was picking up the pieces, and he apologized all over the place--had taken his eyes off the road for a second and his extrended sideview mirror had clipped off my mailbox. He offered to pay me, to buy a new one--but I said, Noooo, I think this might snap back together ok. He offered again, but I refused--I'm sure that surprised him! Took the pieces back over here--sat in the driveway and pounded on it a little while and got it back together, no problem--it's that heavy "rubbermaid" type plastic--and went out and stuck it back on the post. In time for the mail, which was a goldarn bill, but...well, anyhow, all's well with the mailbox!
Robert,
Glad nothing good was in the mailbox when it got smashed and even happier that you didn't have your hand in it when it happened. I doubt that would have snapped back on as easily.
(http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/gallery/d/52899-3/4.jpg)
Sixshooter, that is a fantastic Ygor your brother did. I hope you'll share more with us. What's his name?
Rob
Rob, my brother's name is Richard Bober. I started a thread in memorable memorabilia some time ago titled "for all the art lovers" showing some of his work. He has a few prelims, like ygor started. my computer has been messed up the past couple of days, once I get my mail back i'll post the pics of the monster and his bride.
lee
What I did today so far was take the off. Me and Sweetypie are taking Clara (7) to the zoo. Hopefully have a pic or two later and maybe a surprise.
Yesterday I went to work, changed my strings and crashed early.
Okay, here's the pics of another prelim.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3664615148_3623c38cc7.jpg)(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3663813371_13f3d181d9.jpg)
Lee
Today is all about resting and relaxing from last night.
Yesterday went over to friend's cookout, played volleyball, rode 4 wheelers, ate, and watched fireworks.
A great and fun time yesterday, today is resting and relaxing and recovering, tonight will be going back over to buddies house and watch
the movie "The Sacketts".
Got home from work 1130pm, watch Killer Shrews & The Giant Gila Monster. This moring had belated birthday cake & ice cream w/the girlfriend (her b-day 7/3), went out shopping for bird baths, then back to work for me.
Pulled weeds, cooked cauliflower for lunch, and watched THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA, Penny Dreadful's hosting of Bava's BLACK SABBATH with Karloff, Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING, and am finishing the evening with some Hitchcock Presents episodes and watching distant fireworks from my front porch. Very laid-back day.
not much at all, didnt go over to friend's house tonight due to heavy downpour that came in.
Stayed home, and goofed off on computer.
Spent the day at Karen's mothers house. Her sister brought 'ALF' dvd's and we watched those. Scary day. lol. ;D
Took my wife for a boat ride and a little fishing on the bay, back home for some BBQ and watching more of "The Twilight Zone" marathon on Sci-Fi.
Got up, Drank Hot Java, Surf the net. Went and got Chicken to marinade also Beef Sausage. Also bought Plenty of Cervasa, It was on sale. ;D Got home Marinated the Chicken. Went to my shop early. Met a Good customer there. Let him look first at a big Silverage Marvel Collection, I just got in.Sold him a few books and a Fantastic Four #1. Had a few more sales at the shop today. Went home at 4 BBQD and Baked some Taters. MMM MMMMM. The whole family went for a Dip. Played with Silly String. Iceing down some cold ones, getting ready to get on the Roof to watch the Fireworks. Then I will slip in the Monster Room to watch some old Outerlimit Episode. All and All a very nice day.
Saw Elvis Costello and the Imposters live on stage at the "Taste of Minnesota."
Quote from: CreepysFan on July 04, 2009, 10:36:04 PM
Spent the day at Karen's mothers house. Her sister brought 'ALF' dvd's and we watched those. Scary day. lol. ;D
Given the option of going to the in-laws to watch ALF, or having my rectum stuffed with lit bottle rockets........OK, I'd watch Alf.
My wife & daughter are visiting relatives, so I've been bachelor-ing it since Friday night. My ribs hurt and I'm having bouts of vertigo as I type this. However, last night I fooled around with customizing a few monster figures, interspersed with Twilight Zone episodes. Watched "Angel Unchained", a great 70's biker/hippie/redneck film. Today, I sat outside for a couple of hours WITH MY SHIRT OFF, scared some neighbors, drank a few cold ones (beers, not neighbors) and played with my yorkie (ugh!), Josie, The She-Hulk. She's a big one at 11 lbs. My daughter's 18 year old, bi-sexual, genius friend, Dexter, stopped by to talk. We sat outside, me, 350 lbs., basking in the sun, no shirt on, Pink Floyd lounge pants & sunglasses. Dexter, 130 lbs. long haired, pale goth kid. The neighbors look even more nervous. That was two hours ago. Now, I'm eating some orange sherbet and doing this.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on July 05, 2009, 06:20:23 PM
My daughter's 18 year old, bi-sexual, genius friend, Dexter, stopped by to talk. We sat outside, me, 350 lbs., basking in the sun, no shirt on, Pink Floyd lounge pants & sunglasses. Dexter, 130 lbs. long haired, pale goth kid.
Did you take pictures?? ;D
And have evidence? No way!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on July 05, 2009, 06:20:23 PM
My wife & daughter are visiting relatives, so I've been bachelor-ing it since Friday night. My ribs hurt and I'm having bouts of vertigo as I type this. However, last night I fooled around with customizing a few monster figures, interspersed with Twilight Zone episodes. Watched "Angel Unchained", a great 70's biker/hippie/redneck film. Today, I sat outside for a couple of hours WITH MY SHIRT OFF, scared some neighbors, drank a few cold ones (beers, not neighbors) and played with my yorkie (ugh!), Josie, The She-Hulk. She's a big one at 11 lbs. My daughter's 18 year old, bi-sexual, genius friend, Dexter, stopped by to talk. We sat outside, me, 350 lbs., basking in the sun, no shirt on, Pink Floyd lounge pants & sunglasses. Dexter, 130 lbs. long haired, pale goth kid. The neighbors look even more nervous. That was two hours ago. Now, I'm eating some orange sherbet and doing this.
Latest breaking news from Channel 18..........
Dateline: Lafeyette..........(http://oldtvguides.com/TV_DX_Photos/medium_18-wlfi.jpg)
"Partially consumed remains of skinny bisexual genius mixed with orange sherbert discovered in belly button of 350 pound ape-like creature. Film at 11."
* UPDATE *
Sherbet & remains pass through nose, causing even more vertigo.
Word of advice, Primate . . .
I've found out that if I don't want the neighbors to get nervous when I'm having a barbecue, its best to stay off their front porch.
It works for me.
Give it a try . . .
Well, it was just a thought. . . . .
And I will take that into consideration. Thanks Fester!
1st of all...I am never drinking again. Having said that I am recovering from a 4th of July bash at my friend/business partners house. Drank WAY too much beer, ate very little during the day, breaking away from beer just to play volleyball...which got aggressive enough to have the women go back onto the deck and let the guys finish...and with that my right hand is swollen and my thumb is sprained. After the 10 other friends left, me and 2 other of my close buddies found ourselves in a stooper eating everything that was left over around the chiminea at about 2 AM.
Today I went back over his house to get my cd's and stuff (I passed out and left at 5:30 in the mornng) and noticed his foot was all burned looking....apparently at some point he held a roman candle the wrong way while wearing flip flops........this was indeed a "party".
Now more then 20 hrs later I still feel I got run down by an elephant stampede as Im watching baseball highlights and playing around here on the UMA......looking foward to going to bed early and hopefully not getting any picture messages of me doing ridiculous things yesterday!
Made a big ol' bowl of tabouli--a week's worth--and used my fresh Italian parsley from the garden. Tastes great! Went to the bank, then home to do some pruning. I need a new set of hand pruners. Gotta get to the hardware store sometime this week--maybe I'll have time on Thurs. A couple nice emails from Sara Karloff--sent her some copper ore samples and other stuff. She said she never thought she'd be so pleased to get a box of rocks! Got all the autographs delivered (that I got for folks who weren't able to go to the Bash) and have now heard back from everyone. Glad you liked 'em, guys!
Got up Drank a pot of Hot Java, while surfing the net as always. Priced some comics, Went and got some Comic Bags and Boards at the local Distributor. Clean the shop up a bit. Ate Slub Way with a bud. Sold a few funny books. Went and got some comics from a local shop, Because my Comic Dist. Screwed up. Got Gas. Went home. Watched Justice League and Played Superheros with My Grandson. Heated up some left over brisket and Homeade Pintos. Read Scary Monster Mag. Watched TV with My wife. Took My Kid Swimming. Getting ready to sip on a cold one and watch a ( I don't know yet) Monster Movie.
Today, nothing yet.
Yesterday really a humdrum day. Went shopping, did laundry. But it was warm enough to swim so I took a dip in the lake.
Hey BlackLagoon, speaking of injuries, how's your shoulder holding up?
Quote from: Unknown Primate on July 07, 2009, 01:38:40 PM
Hey BlackLagoon, speaking of injuries, how's your shoulder holding up?
Hey Primate, thanks for asking. It's not 100%..I mean I still get pain here and there but its a heck of a lot better then it was. I'm going to the gym and lifting moderate weight, and my work is 90% manual labor...so far so good. I can do a close grip bench for tri's at a light to medium weight...but a regular bench using regular width....forget it. It isnt worth how it will feel the next day. I'm doing alot of flys with dumbells and cables and stuff...sometimes I'll use that hammerstrength seated thing. I recently talked to a few other lifters that had it done and they said just be patient, go light...before a year is up you'll be back on the bench....and those guys DWARF me so if its good enough for them...I'll just take their advice!
Hey BlackLagoon, HammerStrength machines are pretty good. They feel different at first, but you can feel the muscle working., recommended.
Quote from: BaronLatos35 on July 07, 2009, 06:46:39 PM
Hey BlackLagoon, HammerStrength machines are pretty good. They feel different at first, but you can feel the muscle working., recommended.
Yeah, I never really dug em too much because of the restricted motion, I really just stuck to free weights.....but then again if I had restricted motion in the first place my shoulder probably wouldnt have come apart lol.
If it were up to me, power rack #1..I love to squat, and I use it for straight bar curls...incline, decline and flat bench...a few cables, dumbells and a few leg machines......actually now, I take my wrist wraps and wrap it thru the top slot on the 45 lb plate...1 in each hand then I walk the perimeter of the gym and sprint up the steps to the cardio deck then back down. Feel it in my traps, my legs, good cardio etc.
This is turning into the golds gym thread lol.
I played Monopoly with my hubby and our son. It's the first time since my childhood that we went by the actual rules. It was fun.
When my sister, brother, and I played it when we were little, my sister and I would cheat. Poor Scott was always on the losing end. Shame on me - :-[
I got up at 8am and mowed the yards, and then we went to the meat market and when we came back out to the car, it was dead.
Had to call my sister, to come get us, and on the way home, called the tow truck service and had them haul it to the local mechanic.
Hopefully it will be easy to fix, and wont cost much to do so.
What a wonderful day :'(
I've been a little low on energy here of late, and my system acting odd, making it hard to string words together well, or type very accurately, or just stay awake. Hopefully that has settled down.
For the 4th I popped over to visit my sci-fi buddies for a while for the monthly meet & geek, and then the hubby and I went over to my Mom's condo (which is on the 15th floor) to watch fireworks. Sunday we were at a neighbor's picnic.
My mom had an auto accident at the end of June, she is healing and car is being repaired, so I am still driving her places when she needs to go somewhere-- doctor appointments (one last week, one tomorrow) and took her on a road trip to Bloomington/Normal to visit her old college town and see a group of friends for a mini-reunion luncheon.
Husband and I are still working our way through new Dr. Who DVDs, when we have a chance, which is fun-- we are both really enjoying David Tennant as the Doctor.
The weather has been downright odd-- very rainy and cool at times. In the last week seven days we've lit the fireplace twice, to take the damp and chill out of the air. (The kitties love that.)
Did double shifts 2 days in a row, 4.5 hours of sleep a night. I'm currently fighting off the sandman as I check in on my beloved monster family. Jordan and I finished mowing the lawn after I got home, we went to 7-11 for a couple of cold sodas, jumped in the pool and played for an hour or so. I was human fodder for the Wolfman and the Terminator, being thrashed within an inch of my worthless life in the water.
After typing this I'm going to take a nap, then I'm going to go to the library and stock up on books and hopefully some horror videos, Charlie Chaplin vids, and some CDS.
Then with any luck, I'll have a chance to flop on the sofa with my sweetie and watch a flick before crashing.
So the mechanic called today and said the Starter needs replacing, oh boy.
It will only cost around $500, and then theres also the towing charge, which who knows how much that will be.
Right now sitting at home carless, the back-up car is also broke down, has been for 3 months.
I went to work then stopped for a cool swim on the way home. I swim and bike for exercise. Now enjoying a cup of coffee and chatting with wifey-poo and daughter Anna. It's Friday HURRAY!!!! Going to try and watch a movie tonight. Everyone have a great weekend
Went down to the Korean restaurant and helped the owners' daughter with some research materials she needed to work on her summer reading 'A.P. English' work. Her dad, seriously diabetic, is having vision problems, getting laser work done Monday. His health problems are defiinitely one of those "bad things happening to good people" things. Had lunch there (fried mandu) and talked to him for a while. Went to hardware store--when I was a kid, it was the 5 and Dime, now for me it's the hardware store!--got a new hand pruner, ratchet-type, and then home to spray weed killer. Watching Karloff ARSENIC AND OLD LACE later tonight.
Worked at home today and napped a little, getting ready to visit a monster buddy's house.
Cuz (vpdogjoe) has been on a little trip with her husband, and gets back today. I'll be glad to see her back, and hope they had a good time. I called her dad a couple times yesterday to make sure he was doing ok (he's 88), and was sure happy that he was. We talked for quite a while and he seemed to enjoy that. Last night I watched more ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS--one episode was LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER, which is a fave (wife kills husband with frozen leg of lamb...).
Quotewife kills husband with frozen leg of lamb...).
That's the episode with Barbara Bel Geddes. I love her snickering at the end!
Do you have that series on DVD? Or do you watch it on RTN?
Yeah, Robert, Lamb To Slaughter is my mom's all time fave Hitchcock episode. I remember it well, myself. What series of DVD's is that one on??
Quote from: Gasport on July 12, 2009, 10:29:44 AM
Yeah, Robert, Lamb To Slaughter is my mom's all time fave Hitchcock episode. I remember it well, myself. What series of DVD's is that one on??
Season 3 episode 28. It IS a classic IMO.
Doing yard work when it is 115 degrees, is not fun. >:( Getting ready to jump in the pool then go to Carlsbad Tavern for a nice Sunday Meal. :)
QuoteDoing yard work when it is 115 degrees, is not fun.
AARGH! I looked at your profile and I see you are from Tempe. Jeez you must be brave to do that. Just reading that makes me sweat!
Now don't think I'm being cheeky because it's really an honest question. I'm from Michigan. With a bit of luck and a green thumb and some rain we have nice green lawns. I drove through AZ once and I only remember the desert. What kind of lawns and landscaping do you have? I know those big cactuses (cactai?) are a big no and you have to have permits to own them.Maybe you can send a pic of your house and yard? I would love to see it. Thank you ahead of time.
Yesterday, I cleaned our bedroom carpeting. It hadn't been done for awhile. Looks a lot better. For some odd reason, that's a task that I never mind to do.
Today Jordan,Nancy and I took our tour of the haunted Riddle House that was featured on Ghost Adventures on The Travel Channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YiOw786o_o&feature=related
Pics to follow.
Jordan LOVED it!! He was creeping around, and naturally I had to goose him a few times to see him jump LOL!! No ghosts sighted, but a good time had by all.
I went swimming. That really makes it feel like summer! ;D
Well, I also did things that I hate to do too, like laundry and grocery shopping. >:(
Quote from: ChattyLMS on July 12, 2009, 04:05:27 PM
AARGH! I looked at your profile and I see you are from Tempe. Jeez you must be brave to do that. Just reading that makes me sweat!
Now don't think I'm being cheeky because it's really an honest question. I'm from Michigan. With a bit of luck and a green thumb and some rain we have nice green lawns. I drove through AZ once and I only remember the desert. What kind of lawns and landscaping do you have? I know those big cactuses (cactai?) are a big no and you have to have permits to own them.Maybe you can send a pic of your house and yard? I would love to see it. Thank you ahead of time.
We have ,Large Shade trees, Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit Trees and even green Grass. ;D
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HHwolfman,
What a beautiful picture! I pictured it more like a house on the desert. Is the outside of you house stucco? I lived in CA for 2 years. The palms always bring back pleasant memeories.
Not fun today. I went to the dentist and got a tooth filled. I also had impression done for a bite splint. I grind my teeth at nigh. Beware, don't come to my house on the night of a full moon.
Crime hits close to home, I learned today that our next door neighbor's house was broken into this afternoon.
Which is kinda bothersome, since we're gone on Wed. for church, however if the thugs hit us any otherday, would be okay.
I have a shotgun and I wouldn't hesitate to use it, I may not kill them, but I would definitely maim them. ;D
Oh no, Dr. G!
That's awful. While you're gone, turn your TV on really loud and have the lights on. Anything to make you're house look like somebody's there. Good luck and be careful with that shotgun.
Today I began a wetland delineation on a 7 acre parcel of forest belonging to a client. Good exercise totin' around a soil probe and a handful of wetland flags!
Got my hair cut. Ate a piece of cake. Not exactly an earthshaking morning.
Set the biggest bonfire I have ever seen in my life out in the field. A six hour burnout. Always a soul-cleansing experience.
Friday was a very strange day. Went to bed thursday night about 10. Slept about an hour and woke up feeling like I just got a shot of straight adrenaline and drank a pot of coffee. Very hyper tossin and turnin. Finally got back to sleep about 1:30. Woke back up at 4:30. Couldn't get back to sleep and got up at my usual 6 am even tho I had the day off. Was very tired and out of it. Ate breakfast watched some TV and back to bad at 8am. Fell into those weird dream within a dream within a dream etc. All this bizarre stuff would happen and I'd wake up. Hmm,I was only dreaming .Guess I'll go back to sleep. Then some monster was pushing my door open and I wake up to find I'm snuggin with new cat. I try to move her away but can't then I wake up to find it's my pillow. Adjust said pillow and suddenly I'm beating thecrap outta some person in black. Then I wake up to see 7' tall figures in 1980's alien/space monster masks advancing on me. I must of "woke up" within my dream at least 6 or 7 times.
Finally woke up for real at 11:05. The next 2 hrs I was still tired and almost zombie like. Finally at 1:30 I ran to do some errands. Ate lunch at 3:30. The wife got home at 4. Watched a movie A Haunting in Connecticut which had so many flaws it was crazy.
Started doing shots of So Co and had a few beers. Talked to my neighbor about the house across the yard being haunted,again. Weird stuff going on just a few days ago.
Did some massive weeding in the gardens. 65 degrees in the middle of July.
Forgot about my raffle I had posted on here.
Overall a pretty weird day with occurances and how out of it I was most of the day.
Cuz Sara and I went to the Korean restaurant to check on how the owner is doing---he lost his eyesight last week (retinal bleeding, diabetes). They were to do some laser work, but it's turned out to be worse than thought originally, so a more intrusive surgery is scheduled in a few days. Tomorrow I'll take down some OTR cds for him to borrow to listen to. I'm hoping and praying he can get back to his movies and old tv shows down the road. Got an English stylebook (bargain price!--thank you, abebooks!) for their daughter, who needs it for her Senior English class soon, so will take that down, too. Cuz and I went to the new HARRY POTTER today, and that was good as usual. I like every single member of that cast.
Quote from: typhooforme on July 20, 2009, 09:49:24 PM
Cuz Sara and I went to the Korean restaurant to check on how the owner is doing---he lost his eyesight last week (retinal bleeding, diabetes). They were to do some laser work, but it's turned out to be worse than thought originally, so a more intrusive surgery is scheduled in a few days. Tomorrow I'll take down some OTR cds for him to borrow to listen to. I'm hoping and praying he can get back to his movies and old tv shows down the road. Got an English stylebook (bargain price!--thank you, abebooks!) for their daughter, who needs it for her Senior English class soon, so will take that down, too. Cuz and I went to the new HARRY POTTER today, and that was good as usual. I like every single member of that cast.
That's nice of you to keep tabs on that fellow. He'll be in my prayers.
Well, I have been busy as hell. Finally got the Van Loaded only 12 thousand comics. Everything is ready finally for San Diego Comic Con. This is my 20th year in a row of setting up there. Can't wait to get there, only a high of 80 degrees and the low in the 60's. It was a 110 with humidity today, while I loaded the van. I was one big sweat ball. Any who, Will Talk to you all Next Monday night, and let you know how I did. I might be bringing back a Monster surprise. I have to look at it and See if I can afford it. Later Gators. HHW
Quote from: hhwolfman on July 20, 2009, 10:22:41 PM
Well, I have been busy as hell. Finally got the Van Loaded only 12 thousand comics. Everything is ready finally for San Diego Comic Con. This is my 20th year in a row of setting up there. Can't wait to get there, only a high of 80 degrees and the low in the 60's. It was a 110 with humidity today, while I loaded the van. I was one big sweat ball. Any who, Will Talk to you all Next Monday night, and let you know how I did. I might be bringing back a Monster surprise. I have to look at it and See if I can afford it. Later Gators. HHW
Have a good time! I hope you get the monster surprise, whatever it is.
Didnt do mutch yesterday, was just too hot 101* in the shade, we were supposed to get some rain today, so hopefully
we will and cool this weather down some, my luck it will just make it muggy.
So stayed in where its nice and cool, and watched some of the Moon movies on TCM, and also watched Laurel & Hardy in "Great Guns".
Went back to Kim's Korean to check in with owner's wife to see how he is doing. Slight, very slight improvement in eyes, but still amounts to--blind. He's getting injections in his eyes and surgery this coming Mon. Took her some tomatoes, then stopped at a local nursery and picked up a few Euphorbia plants for the front bed. I like Euphorbia. It's my only vice. lol They're interesting and poisonous at the same time, like quicksilver is in the palm of your hand. Today going to see if I can arrange for a private room in a local restaurant for an upcoming reunion for some old (and I DO mean OLD) classmates and me (equally old).
Went to Half-price Books today with cuz Sara, and even with books less than half priced, I managed to make 30 bucks disappear pretty fast. Got a cool book of stories by F. Marion Crawford. THE SCREAMING SKULL is in this, and THE UPPER BERTH, both of which I know already--but there are seven more I don't know. Book is called THE WITCH OF PRAGUE & OTHER STORIES. Also, among others, picked up a good horticulture encyc. about heirloom plants (1640-1940). Right up my alley. When I lived in the old farmhouse, at one time I had gardens with over 340 species of vintage plants. I'm not gonna try THAT again--too creaky and cranky to pull weeds from dawn to dusk any more. But I'll enjoy reading about doing it, anyhow. Tonight, figured out how to work my Digital Voice Recorder so I can do some dialogue for Ted V. Mikels next ASTRO-ZOMBIES flick. Yes, I'm participating again. Tomorrow, taking a heap of sweet corn over to elderly friends on the other side of town.
Made a trade today. Dropped my 18 year old daughter off with my daughter-in-law, at a pre-designated gas station 45 miles away... traded her for my six & a half year old granddaughter. Drove said granddaughter 45 miles back to my wife's place of employment & helped her work, LOL! We then went to McDonald's for food & fun, then back home, where the wife & kid walked our dog to the park. Then we all spent the evening watching old videos of my kids when they were actually kids! Tomorrow, I promised her we would go to the pool. I told her I was going to stick a palm tree in my belly button while floating and everybody would think I was an island. She cracked up!
I can tell you're a great grandfather (well, not a "great-grandfather", but...a GREAT grampa), U.P. The palm tree line made ME laugh, too.
Autumn is very special. I was her main babysitter the first few years of her life!
Oh, and thanks for the compliment!
Today's agenda with grandaughter:
9:30 am - 11:00 am... Drew monster pictures for her & let her use water-color pencils to fill them in.
11:10 am - 11:30 am... Pop tarts & an apple with iced tea.
11:31 am - 12:15 pm... Grandma came home for lunch & visited with us.
12:16 pm - 12:45 pm... We took grandma back to work, then came back home. Exciting so far, eh?
1 pm - 4:30 pm... We went swimming at the complex pool. I ogled some women & they ogled me back
( well, rolled their eyes, anyway).
4:40 pm - 6 pm... Cleaned up, watched Hannah Montana (yikes!) & painted some more pictures.
Then we went & picked up grandma, went to Monkey Joe's & played. Then next door to CiCi's Pizza, followed by a 20 minute cruise in the wife's Mazda 5. Last stop at 8:55 pm was Culver's Frozen Custard.
It is now 11:43 pm. Grandma & Autumn are crashed upstairs. I'm still going stro - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Well, today I'm slowly recovering from yesterday when I had severe food poisoning from the local sushi place I ate at (no wonder it was so reasonably priced).
I woke up, couldn't focus on my summer assignments for school so I logged on UMA. Then I drove to the supermarket to buy all of the essentials for the family BBQ that we had today.
And now I'm here again!
Good Lord! Been so busy lately havent had a chance to check in!! Which I guess is good..it means business is good! Having said that..I woke up today, went to the shop to transfer vehicles, from there I drove about 45 min to the dump. I did a cleanout of a garage for people that were moving on Sat and had to get rid of the bulk waste. I got up there, dumped, did some of the states "solid waste transfer" paperwork which is a rackett in itself. From there I did an estimate for a gutter cleaning then drove to yet another transfer station to pick up the application so I can dump there.
5 pm came and I went to the high school to run the track and sprint the bleachers. From there went to my partners house to photo copy the day's reciepts...and now, Family Guy then PASSING OUT!
QuoteI did a cleanout of a garage for people
You'd be rich if you came to my house. That's is, assuming that solid waste is actually lots of old junk, not sewage.
Went to the Dollar Tree today and found some Universal Monster finger Puppets, they had Dracula,The Mummy,Frankenstein's Monster,
Wolfman, and King Kong.
Started a conversation with the clerk there, and she filled me in, that the store would have some great Universal Monster posters and other items in around Halloween.
That's a nice find, Dr G!
As for me, what did I do today? I got out of bed!
We did regular stuff today. Lawn work, picked up around the house, ran into Uncle Frank at the mall....
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Went to a demolition derby!
I went to an old car show.
Packy, I know there is a little girl in the pic, but I can't tell which one's Uncle Frank!
QuotePacky, I know there is a little girl in the pic, but I can't tell which one's Uncle Frank!/quote]
Hah! (Uncle Frank's the one that looks like he has money because he has no little girl) The girl is Clara age 7.
How are folks doing with the nasty heat and humidity that is going through some spots?
Yesterday I had the overwhelming urge to sit in front of the freezer with the door open, and watch THE THING.
Quote from: Elizabeth on August 10, 2009, 11:06:06 AM
How are folks doing with the nasty heat and humidity that is going through some spots?
Yesterday I had the overwhelming urge to sit in front of the freezer with the door open, and watch THE THING.
It's horrendous in South Florida..........I really wanna move. Anyone have a job for me above the Mason Dixon Line??
Yeh, it's been real hot here lately, but it's always like that in August.
The AC hardly ever shuts off, was outside today for just a few minutes, and sweated up a storm.
Had to spray the weeds, and spray around the house with Home defense to keep away the creepy crawlers, mainly spiders and scorpions.All this heat, has 'em coming inside seeking the coolness.
So, finished up outside and now back in where its nice and cool.
;D
Yeah, we've had heat advisories here for the past couple of days. The humidity is so thick, it feels like your trying to breathe underwater! I love my central air!
Elder Robert is a very bad influence. >:(
All summer long he has been talking about trips to the Half Price Bookstore. Waving those words around in his devil-may-care way... "I went to the Half Price Bookstore today." This afternoon, while out on errands with my mother, I looked across the parking lot of a shopping center and spotted a Half Price Bookstore. I reasoned to myself, "Elder Robert goes there all the time... how dangerous a place could it be?"
Well, it's pretty darn dangerous in there. A literary King Kong spider pit. I lost a chunk of time and money, and came out laden down with seven new (to me) books, and a new journal.
My stash includes... Gloria Stuart's autobiography (I Just Kept Hoping), a book on Elia Kazan, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy (sister to Kevin McCarthy-- the book includes pictures of a young Kevin and covers part of his childhood as well), Kenneth Anger's, Hollywood Babylon (for the sake of curiosity) and several books by Fr. Thomas Merton.
Quote from: Elizabeth on August 10, 2009, 09:59:43 PM
Elder Robert is a very bad influence. >:(
Yes, he certainly is. He carries an extreme form of the virus that induces collecting frenzy.
signed, Infected in NJ
Yesterday worked on the Peter Cushing collection, the vintage sheet music collection, the dvd collection, the "very special people" book collection, the plant collection, the Johnstown Flood collection, and paid a lot of bills. Too hot and humid out to do much in the great outdoors. Ohio Valley in August is more like the Great Dismal Swamp than not, seems to me.
Keep on collecting!
Elder Robert, the other Collyer Brother
Went to Wal-mart, and did a little shopping, and when we came out, it was pouring down.
After being drenched, decided to walk on down to the Dollar Tree to look for Horror movies and items.
Found nothing, so sure as shootin, when I walked out it was pouring down even harder.
One more stop, and then we headed home, by the time we got home the rain had quit, and it became hot and muggy again.
As we were pulling into the driveway a package caught my eye, lying on the window sill, my heart stopped and then began again.
I was so excited, for I knew what it was, it was a box of movies sent to me from a wonderful friend, Daniel Roebuck.
So Dan, you made my day today, thank you.
I-"ROCK"/David "The ROCK" Nelson, "Monster"/comedy Movie Maker/Actor/Comic/"Monster BASH" Con. "Most 'NOTORIOUS' Guest of Honor", Former MARINE Corporal, Former Chicago "Golden Gloves" Boxer during 3 decades(70s, 80s & 90s ) just found out I am already a member of your guys & ghouls' group, at "Universal Monster Army", I am proud to say! I also got many nice cards & get well wishes from many of you, specifically, Elizabeth, "Toy Soldier Man", HH "Wolfman" & more! "Fang"(Thank) you for the nice mail & all! I forgot one of your group's names, who sent me a letter, I think it was from Kevin, "Death Stalker"? Could Kevin(or something like "Death Stalker"??) let me know if it was you who sent me that letter(as I misplaced it)?
So far, today, I had my breakfast(a bowl of Special K with 1% milk on it) & made a peanut butter & strawberry jam sandwich, to take with me & eat for my lunch(past my lunch time, now, so I'll make this short) & have been typing email updates & sending them to you "Fiends" & "Monster BASH" & "Horrorbles" store people, etc. "Grr"-eat(Great) news! I just got message from Director of my "New", upcoming
"ROCK-U-Mentary" that he has a trailer(preview) up now at Youtube! Here's the link! Enjoy! This segment was taped in the now gone Chicago's "HOUSE of MONSTERS"! Enjoy! -Your "Fiend", ROCK or "ROCK 'MONSTA'(Monster)"! Monster comedy movie maker/Actor/Comic David "The ROCK" Nelson
Here it is:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdVEpvGfuY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdVEpvGfuY#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Welcome Rock,
Good to see you back in fighting form! Hope you enjoyed the Zacherley CD's i sent you as well as the strawberry jam and peanut butter sandwich you had for lunch...stay well,
Mike G
Welcome here, Rock! I'm glad you're doing as fine as frog hair and hope you keep on the healthy track!
Glad to see you healthy and well and posting, Dave! :)
Now, with the powers of Dave the Rock Nelson at the UMA, we are, at last, truly unbeatable! There will be NO stopping us! MonsterBash, WonderFest... Global Domination... it's just a matter of time until we Rule the Universe! Bwahahahaha!
Quote from: typhooforme on August 11, 2009, 09:24:40 AM
Keep on collecting!
Elder Robert, the other Collyer Brother
;D
(This truly did make me LOL.)
Woke up about 8ish, ate some watermelon for breakfast.
Logged on for awhile, will be logging out shortly, have a Doctor's appointment today.
Nothing bad, have to talk with him about SSI and also find if there's sumptin he can prescirbe for my Allergies.
Hey Doc, I had an appointment with mine today also! Blood pressure was 118/70, heart rate 60, but my sugar was up just a little. My bodyweight was 342 lbs. Down from 359 two months ago! Going to my orthopedist on Friday, cardio stress test on Monday & eye doctor on Sept. 3rd.
HERE'S TO EVERYONE'S HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSAL MONSTER ARMY!
My blood pressure was 130/80, and my heart rate 70.
I go to my Eye Doctor in September also, on the 15th.
I have to go every 4 months for my checkup, I have Glaucoma.
Funny thing is, they say Glaucoma is hereditary, but no-one in my family has ever had it.
I'm glad your doing well Mark, hope the rest of your tests will be good to.
I got the results of my sleep study from the doctor yesterday and she said that I had stopped breathing 46 times in a hour! I have to go Monday and see what kind of mask would work for me.After I find one that may work I'll have to go back in one night and have it tried out.
The doctor said if none of this works I'll have to get a tracheostomy because if I don't get enough air to the brain during sleep in could lead to a heart attack,stroke or even death in my sleep.I'm sure hopeing the C pad works!!!
QuoteI got the results of my sleep study from the doctor yesterday and she said that I had stopped breathing 46 times in a hour!
Good thing you had the tests done, toysoldierman! Breathe easy! Good luck with all that comes next.
And welcome David "The Rock" Nelson! Great to see you here at this cool online clubhouse!
QuoteHERE'S TO EVERYONE'S HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSAL MONSTER ARMY!
Hear, hear!
Today I turned in a PRINCESS & THE FROG scene...and they immediately handed me another! One week to go on this project. Haven't had a day off in three and a half months!
I think I'll go swimming and to a movie. I'll do the other mundane things in between.
Woke up around 11:30(way too early), ate, showered, etc. Then, started on my Monster room, still under construction. It's taking forever, when will the madness stop? What else,what else? Oh! band rehearsal today, went well. Later I went to Michael's art supply. First aisle I saw, was the Halloween display. Yes, I did go crazy, spent way too much!!! But, I purchased a lot of cool stuff. Lemax has some nice display items this year, check it out.
Well, it sounds like a lot of our fiends have been in sick bay visiting good old Bones McCoy. Take care of all of yourselves, OK? I'll surely be saying a prayer for all of you.
Yesterday, Aug. 19, I had surgery on my eyelids. Those of you who know me or have seen me in some of the wonderfest pictures may remember how "baggy" my eyelids were. So I had some of the skin removed. My wife always had trouble knowing if I was sleeping or not, now she will know!
Today I am doing great. My eyes are a little swollen and I have some bruising, but I feel great. AND...I can see clearly. In fact, I feel so great that I'm going with my sister to celebrate her one month anniversary of being a "happy ex- smoker". In fact she found a website on the Net that has helped her. She told me "They get it!" So, if you know anyone who would like to quit smoking, have them take a look at www.whyquit.com (http://www.whyquit.com).
I hope every one is having as great a day for themselves as I am.
Uncula
Hi Uncula!
That's great! I've never seen your eyelids but I'm glad it made such a difference. Did your insurance cover it? Send us some before and after pics when you are all healed up!
Congratulations on your successful surgery! Nice when something like this provides immediate positive results, especially with something as important as your vision... I know Zacherley was considering having the same thing done to one of his eyes some time ago, but i have a feeling at almost 91 years old, he's decided to just live with it!
For the last two days, I have been at the Vision Leadership retreat. This is a program that is supposed to train you to be a leader. My newspaper spent $600 to send me to this eight-month program. It meets once a month, and in between we have projects to work on. OK, got to get back to "class" before I'm late. Everyone else is walking to the meeting room and I'm dawdling on the computer.
Raymond, this could be very useful for your plans for intergalactic domination. Are they using The Day the Earth Stood Still type approach, or is this more War of the Worlds style leadership?
I realized with a start today that the Labor Day weekend is creeping up on me, which means summer is starting to wind down... and I found myself looking backwards, wondering where the last couple months went?
Starting right around Monster Bash, life became unpleasantly chaotic this summer. My mother has been in the hospital twice, resulting in a lot of time visiting (while she was hospitalized) and then taking her to doctor appointments, physical & occupational therapy, running errands, duking it out with medical people, on the phone with insurance companies, etc.-- and working all the mom stuff around my own health issues of late.
Just when things have settled a bit more with the mom, last week something occurred in the life of a young friend, and that started a cycle involving lawyers, a weekend out of the house running to appointments, hundreds of miles of driving and Monday down at Daley Center in court. (Happily, all was resolved well.)
Today, as I was taking one of my cats to the vet for a treatment (for a recurring problem that tends to be triggered by stress... hmmm...) I reflected on a line from the recent Dr. Who series... "When disaster comes he's there. He brings a storm in his wake... " Has Dr. Who been tailing me this summer? :o
Today is a wonderfully quiet and peaceful day here, so hopefully the Tardis has departed, and what remains of summer will be less eventful. Put me down for a big order of BORING, please-- I'd like life to be boring for a while!
Meanwhile... checking in here reveals FIVE pages of unread posts! It's going to take a bit to catch up here.
As August winds down-- how are other folks doing? There have been some folks who mentioned health concerns here over the course of the summer... maybe they can check back to let us know how it's going now!
Aww, I'm sorry your summer has turned so stressful Liz. I hope your health issues are quickly resolved as well.
Over here, it's been a flurry of activity with the new baby, court stuff with the new baby, and having to still stay with the 2 jobs a lot longer than I had hoped. I'm seriously behind in getting out some things in the mail because of all this. Ah well.............I wouldn't mind a little boredom myself about now.
This week has been a pre service week for teachers which are chock full of meetings and time to set up your classrooms. So today I had a 3 hour team meeting this morning, individual meetings with other team leaders and then spent the afternoon cleaning and organizing my closets, bulletin boards are up, various administrative tasks completed and crossing off more of my to do list.
Next Monday is the first day of school for the kids.
I love the first day of school.
Elizabeth, you mentioned some of the folks with health concerns and I was one of them. Had my cardiolite stress test administered on Aug. 17. I wasn't feeling very good about it, as I haven't been able to stay consistent with my exercising for several months due to a few setbacks (partially herniated disc in my neck, leg braces malfunctions & fractured ribs). They wouldn't let me use the treadmill (because of my leg braces) so they zapped me with the juice that speeds up your heart, which, incidently, feels really weird. So anyway, things seemed to go fairly smooth and my confidence started making a comeback. Three days later, the nurse called and told me my family doc, my cardiologist & the cardio-doc who gave me the test needed to confer about a WALL MOTION ABNORMALITY (!) they discovered, and would get back to me the following day. Of course, this got me down again. I could feel depression setting in and didn't sleep a wink that night. Truly frustrating. So, I'm sitting outside in the sun the next day about 2 in the afternoon, bemoaning my fate, when my phone rings... It's the nurse, and she proceeds to inform me that the abnormality was from my previous heart attack (1998) and everything was fine and they were sorry if they scared me! Needless to say, I've been thanking a certain something/someone ever since!
To top it off, I met with my cool Hungarian ortho/pain management doctor (she's awesome) and a top notch orthopedist who goes by Cap'n Hook (he has a hook hand). He says he & I are going to be seeing a lot of each other until he can rig up the best hardware & leather my banged up underpins can handle! Plus, I've lost a few more pounds and I've started exercising again! The FranKONGstein Monster will be back! For now, anyway.
Hope everyone else is well!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on August 26, 2009, 04:07:15 PM
Elizabeth, you mentioned some of the folks with health concerns and I was one of them. Had my cardiolite stress test administered on Aug. 17. I wasn't feeling very good about it, as I haven't been able to stay consistent with my exercising for several months due to a few setbacks (partially herniated disc in my neck, leg braces malfunctions & fractured ribs). They wouldn't let me use the treadmill (because of my leg braces) so they zapped me with the juice that speeds up your heart, which, incidently, feels really weird. So anyway, things seemed to go fairly smooth and my confidence started making a comeback. Three days later, the nurse called and told me my family doc, my cardiologist & the cardio-doc who gave me the test needed to confer about a WALL MOTION ABNORMALITY (!) they discovered, and would get back to me the following day. Of course, this got me down again. I could feel depression setting in and didn't sleep a wink that night. Truly frustrating. So, I'm sitting outside in the sun the next day about 2 in the afternoon, bemoaning my fate, when my phone rings... It's the nurse, and she proceeds to inform me that the abnormality was from my previous heart attack (1998) and everything was fine and they were sorry if they scared me! Needless to say, I've been thanking a certain something/someone ever since!
To top it off, I met with my cool Hungarian ortho/pain management doctor (she's awesome) and a top notch orthopedist who goes by Cap'n Hook (he has a hook hand). He says he & I are going to be seeing a lot of each other until he can rig up the best hardware & leather my banged up underpins can handle! Plus, I've lost a few more pounds and I've started exercising again! The FranKONGstein Monster will be back! For now, anyway.
Hope everyone else is well!
THE BEST news I've heard in ages MonkeyBoy!! Prayer and (completely hetero) love from you buddy Scatter!!
Good to hear Mark, glad your doing better. :)
Thanks, you sentimental ghost physician & incorrigible chimpanzee!
Here is hoping Uncula is continuing to heal up from his eyelid surgery, and checks in soon!
Baron, you are not the only one loving the first day of school-- all those parents out there are sending you happy thoughts as well!
Unknown Primate, I am so very, very glad to hear you've got some good health care professionals on your side there! That makes (and I speak from personal experience here) SUCH a difference! It brings real peace of mind, to know you have someone truly giving thought to your case, and it makes you feel like you have someone in your corner rooting for you and keeping an eye on things. I've only ever had the treadmill stress test, but both my mom and mom-in-law have had those nuclear stress tests, and told me they are NOT fun... glad you have that behind you, and the doctors got useful information from the test! And WAY TO GO on losing those pounds there-- it all adds up and every bit makes you healthier and, ultimately, happier!
Let us know what happens with the braces, and how Dr. Hook does with the tweaking. My mom got a new leg brace this year, which they had to recut, and BOY has that made a difference for her. I hope Dr. Hook gets you hooked up with something better fitting soon!
Quote from: Elizabeth on August 28, 2009, 11:30:51 AM
Here is hoping Uncula is continuing to heal up from his eyelid surgery, and checks in soon!
Baron, you are not the only one loving the first day of school-- all those parents out there are sending you happy thoughts as well!
Unknown Primate, I am so very, very glad to hear you've got some good health care professionals on your side there! That makes (and I speak from personal experience here) SUCH a difference! It brings real peace of mind, to know you have someone truly giving thought to your case, and it makes you feel like you have someone in your corner rooting for you and keeping an eye on things. I've only ever had the treadmill stress test, but both my mom and mom-in-law have had those nuclear stress tests, and told me they are NOT fun... glad you have that behind you, and the doctors got useful information from the test! And WAY TO GO on losing those pounds there-- it all adds up and every bit makes you healthier and, ultimately, happier!
Let us know what happens with the braces, and how Dr. Hook does with the tweaking. My mom got a new leg brace this year, which they had to recut, and BOY has that made a difference for her. I hope Dr. Hook gets you hooked up with something better fitting soon!
There's nothing wrong with the Primate. He only goes through all that stuff because he likes the rectal exam.
Primate!
I'm so glad that things are looking up for you! You are really a good guy and deserve the best! Dr Hook better make those braces right or he'll have the whole Army here descend upon him!
Quote from: Scatter on August 28, 2009, 04:09:48 PM
There's nothing wrong with the Primate. He only goes through all that stuff because he likes the rectal exam.
Only when
you're the one doing the examining, my good friend ;)...
Thanks, everybody, for your kind words of encouragement! And back at'cha all.
About to head to the hotel, dinner, dancing and late night... for our 1st Anniversary on the 31st.
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to the Baron and Baroness!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on August 28, 2009, 10:59:29 PM
Only when you're the one doing the examining, my good friend ;)...
Thanks, everybody, for your kind words of encouragement! And back at'cha all.
You'll really enjoy the next one.........I'm doing away with the rubber glove and going with an Edward Scissorhands kiinda thingy.
You're such a cut-up! Ouch! The "ouch" is for both the pain of that kind of exam and my bad pun.
Quote from: Elizabeth on August 29, 2009, 12:49:21 PM
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to the Baron and Baroness!
Thanks Elizabeth.
went to Wal-mart today, was looking for some good Horror movies in the $5.00 rack, didnt find any.
But, I did purchase "Fists of Vengeance" Martial Arts Collection, with over 23 hours of Kungfu mayhem.
Here's a list of the movies on the 4 disc set.
BLOODFIGHT-BOLO YOUNG KUNGFU FEVER-DRAGON LEE
BRUCE LEE FIGHTS BACK FROM THE GRAVE-BRUCE LEA L.A. STREET FIGHTERS-JUN CHONG
CHAMP VS CHAMP-DRAGON LEE THE MASTER-LEE VAN CLEEF
CRIPPLED MASTERS-FRANKIE SHUN RAGE OF THE MASTER-TIGER YANG
DRAGON VERSUS THE 5 BROTHERS-DRAGON LEE THE REAL BRUCE LEE-BRUCE LEE DOCU-DRAMA
FIGHTING FISTS OF SHANGHAI JOE-CHEN LEE SCREAMING TIGER-JIMMY WANG YU
FISTS OF BRUCE LEE-BRUCE LI SNAKE CRANE SECRET-TANG TAO LING
IMAGE OF BRUCE LEE-BRUCE LI
KUNGFU,INVISIBLE FIST-CHEN SING
Great collection, Doc!
Hadn't been out for a "night on the town" in awhile, so my wife, daughter, daughter's friend and myself just got back from O'Bryan's Nine Irish Brothers (pub & restaurant) after 3 hours of Smithwick's, good food & some great entertainment by an Irish/American band called CEANN. And now, I'm on my favorite site!
Had to go to Sears today and buy a new Washer, bought a Whirlpool, it was only about $500
At least that's what it said on the tag, walked out of the store, after paying around $800 for the washer.
Delievery and setup charge, tax, 3 year waranty plan, blah, blah blah ::)
They are supposed to deliever it in the morning, we'll see.
I started working on a new production today. My friend, an author of children's books, novels and documentary film maker, and I have attempted to start pre-production on one of his children's books.
We are now trying to make the decision if we want to do the story in animation or live-action. We have both made films, but not animation.
I will keep the board posted.
Shane (wolfman71)
I, David ROCK Nelson, just finished the "New" preview for upcoming "Alligator Monster" movie, "GATOR Gal"! I Direct & star in it, as mad dr. & the monster, created by mad dr.! I just said: Today, from 2:50 am to 6:27 am, I finished editing new preview for my upcoming monster flick, "GATOR Gal", a.k.a. "Alligator Monster"! It'll be previewed on WGN TV's "WGN Morning News" Fri., OCT. 30th, during my annual 5-minute interview! Between 7-9 am CST, Fri., Oct. 30th! Set your vcr or Tevo. -ROCK! David "The ROCK" Nelson, Monster/comedy movie maker, actor, former MARINE(named Corporal "OO-Rah"!) & former Chicago Golden Gloves boxer during 3 decades(70s, 80s & 90s)! Now an annual guest of honor at "Monster BASH" Classic Movie Conference(www.MonsterBashNews.com (http://www.monsterbashnews.com)).
I'm making last minute preparations before I go under the knife Monday (hernia). I'm not too concerned about the surgery, but those of you w/decent health insurance count your blessings.
Good luck, Lundy & heal up fast!
Thank you!!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on September 25, 2009, 01:13:22 PM
Good luck, Lundy & heal up fast!
Ditto. Just don't push yourself too much on the road to recovery.
Quote from: Wicked Lester on September 26, 2009, 07:57:23 AM
Ditto. Just don't push yourself too much on the road to recovery.
Thanks, I'll try!
My wife and I are in London visiting some of her family. Great sight seeing, pubs and family time. Tomorrow heading to Paris for 2 days via train as since we never had a honeymoon and as an anniversary gift to each other.
Baron, sounds awesome! You & The Baroness, have a great (and safe) time!
I worked today and I was a great day!
Went to work. Forgot to go to Jury Duty. Got a date for Surgery in October.
Hey coughcool, you have to have surgery just because you forgot jury duty?! Honestly, I hope it's not too serious.
Since the beginning of this week, Helicopters have been flying low right over the house every night, between 10:49-10:55pm, and I mean really low, where everything in the house shakes.
I guess they use our neighborhood as practice targets, or their searching for E.T. ;D
Well, today was kinda exciting, but in a bad way, first we were trimming tree limbs, and my Mother nearly poked my eye out with a tree
branch, which was kinda my fault, since I wasn't wearing my glasses.No damage done tho.
Then during lunch we had Hamburgers, which I gulped mine down quickly, not realizing the buns were molded, yay! :o
Then coming back in after checking the mail, a snake decides to be funny and drop down on me from the roof of the porch,Yes I have
a great fear of snakes, and I screamed like a little girl at first, it startled me, I thought it was just spider or scorpion, and when I looked down, there on the porch was a foot long snake, so I yelled for my gun(BBgun), pumped it 10 times shot at it, and guessed what happened?, I missed the BB hit a rock and ricocheted back and hit me in the finger, giving me a nice little red bloody spot.
So, I was really mad now, I pumped it 15 times and shot Mr.poor little snake point blank in the face.
Now, I'm sitting here at the computer, typing and getting bit by Mosquito's, yep great day ;D
It is 7:30 am and a cool Front finally blew into Phoenix. I am sitting outside and it has finally got into the 60's. It will only get to around 95 today. Chilling isn't it. ;D
Mr. Chainsaw and i cut up about a 1/2 cord of fire wood and then i stacked it. I live on the east end of Long Island. The temps have generally been between 50-60 degrees. The leaves are changing color and decaying on the limbs ,spreading their early fall fragrance in the invigorating cool breeze & conjuring up fond memories of Halloween's past. My absolute favorite time of the year.
Dang, Doc! Helicopters, tree branches, moldy buns, snakes, bb's and skeeters?
Tomorrow is another day!
Rehearsed with my band, early. Did some more Hallowe'en shopping, including dvd, blu-ray, and cds. Later picked up trash in my yard, because my f*(*at*)#*d neighbors seem to not care where they dispose their trash. Does anyone else have this problem? Later, vacuuming and dishes. ;D
Quote from: marsattacks666 on October 02, 2009, 12:59:18 PM
Rehearsed with my band, early. Did some more Hallowe'en shopping, including dvd, blu-ray, and cds. Later picked up trash in my yard, because my f*(*at*)#*d neighbors seem to not care where they dispose their trash. Does anyone else have this problem? Later, vacuuming and dishes. ;D
We used to have that problem as well, and even more, however I called my brother, and he called in a favor to the original owners of
the house, and told them what was happening.The son of the Original Owner was told that he and his family had to move out, so they did.This guy threw bottles and cans in our yard, even tried to sabotage my riding lawn mower, by placing a kitchen knife in our yard.
He tore down our fence in the woods, and built a 3Wheeler race track, he stole my American Flag property marker, he threw parties every night and cursed like a group of sailors, his kids were just as bad as him.Yep, it was pure Hell for 6 months.
The Sheriff wouldn't do anything about, cause it was my word against his, and that isn't good enuff evidence.
They have been gone for awhile now, and the house is literaly falling down, so I dont think anybody will be moving back in, thank the Lord :)
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on October 02, 2009, 02:26:12 PM
We used to have that problem as well, and even more, however I called my brother, and he called in a favor to the original owners of
the house, and told them what was happening.The son of the Original Owner was told that he and his family had to move out, so they did.This guy threw bottles and cans in our yard, even tried to sabotage my riding lawn mower, by placing a kitchen knife in our yard.
He tore down our fence in the woods, and built a 3Wheeler race track, he stole my American Flag property marker, he threw parties every night and cursed like a group of sailors, his kids were just as bad as him.Yep, it was pure Hell for 6 months.
The Sheriff wouldn't do anything about, cause it was my word against his, and that isn't good enuff evidence.
They have been gone for awhile now, and the house is literaly falling down, so I dont think anybody will be moving back in, thank the Lord :)
I guess I'm lucky, then. My neighbors are not even close to that. Just the occasional trash in the yard and parking in front of my house. But, it tends to become annoying. I live in a two-story home, so I can see their trashy backyard. At one point they had a dog, who barked all morning, because they ignored the poor animal with neglect. Anyway.....I'm sure my drumming doesn't help? But, I maintain I'm still quiet.
Had my annual eyeball check-up. The doctor upgraded my bi-focals to a higher prescription!
Thanks for the well wishes UP.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on September 29, 2009, 11:44:49 PM
Hey coughcool, you have to have surgery just because you forgot jury duty?! Honestly, I hope it's not too serious.
Yes they have really strict Jury laws here. ;D
I 'm Getting ready for more physical therapy! They are tring to get me stand upright instead of being all bent over.
Uncula
Today I have been home sick in pain! My wisdom tooth is infected and my whole loeer gum is swollen! Ugh. Gotta go to the dentist to check it out. Other than that its a beautiful and hot day so far here in los angeles. Also watching my captain eo dvd before I get ready for my appointment.
Ouch sorry to hear about the wisdom tooth!! It's an awesome day here in Missouri, so was outside at the park with my 2 1/2 year old then came home and played outside some more. Then she started having a melt down so it's nap time....for both of us maybe!?!?
School, which im still at.
I waited around for Fed-Ex and got my ladybug larvae and butterfly larvae. Downloaded some Ben 10 episodes and prepared to do my physical therapy neck exercises for my stupid spine thingy that I got replaced. Had the day off from grandson rotation , so I really should do something adult oriented, like clean!
Having lovely day checking-out new jobs online. Watching youtube videos of
SNL, circa 1980.
Quote from: horrorfreak100 on March 18, 2010, 12:52:24 PM
Today I have been home sick in pain! My wisdom tooth is infected and my whole loeer gum is swollen! Ugh. Gotta go to the dentist to check it out. Other than that its a beautiful and hot day so far here in los angeles. Also watching my captain eo dvd before I get ready for my appointment.
I had three wisdom teeth extracted 2 weeks ago. Two went fine. The third had them torturing me for 45 minutes, calling in another oral surgeon, and finally LOSING my tooth after having pushed it up under my sinus cavity. They finally gave up and left it in there, loading me with antibiotics and painkillers. It was a treat.
I sympathize compadre.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on October 03, 2009, 01:23:06 AM
Had my annual eyeball check-up. The doctor upgraded my bi-focals to a higher prescription!
Tri-focals?? Quad-focals?? Does your vision resemble the insect-eye view from "The Fly"??
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I wish it looked that good!
THREE wisdom teeth? No wonder you were so intelligent!
Just sitting here on the computer being glad that the insurance problems seem to be solved. Maybe the next shoe hasn't dropped yet? I have a leftover from subbing yesterday, "Sit down, shut up, and stop acting like a 2 year old you snotty brat!" Now I've got that off my chest I'm contemplating practicing the piano and the sheer fun of mopping the kithen floor and cleaning the bathroom.
Cleaning, separating, sorting and taking pictures of my action figures from the 80's that I'm listing on Ebay. Let's see He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was an easy one. Advanced D&D, yep remember that one. Crystar, oh yeah but Dragon Riders of the Styx? Power Lords? Rocks & Bugs & Things? M.U.S.C.L.E.? Other World? Sheesh if it weren't for the internet I wouldn't have known any of these toylines let alone the individual figures names.
I also got outside again today to play with my daughter...Hopefully my oldest is having as much fun getting outside an enjoying the weather at grandma's as her little sister is having at home.
Work work work............I'm at the second job now (only 3 days a week). One of the reasons I wasn't posting much for a while is because ON TOP of my internet/computer issues at home, the boss kicked us off his internet at the job where I am now.
So I went and bought this little 4" parabolic dish and accompanying WiFi software that plugs into my computer to pick up random internet signals. Works like a charm!! A silent and secret "thank you" to those individuals who don't encrypt their signal, or who make their password the same as the name of their router. ;)
illustrated Neil Patrick Harris wearing a turkey costume.
Had a so so time in directing class but had a good rest of the day since I got a new job waitressing at a country club. Hey, as long as I make money I'm fine.
Quote from: DollFace on March 19, 2010, 04:58:04 PM
Had a so so time in directing class but had a good rest of the day since I got a new job waitressing at a country club. Hey, as long as I make money I'm fine.
Should be good tips at a country club I would imagine. Rich folks are always at either extreme when it comes to tipping. No middle ground. Either they're great tippers, or they're so cheap you wanna slap 'em.
About to head out to do some snackbar duty for my little brothers baseball team. Then just got some good news that I got hired at my uncles company that cleans hazardous chemical/oil. It pays $125 a day so I guess its better than nothing. Lol
Quote from: Scatter on March 19, 2010, 05:00:31 PM
Should be good tips at a country club I would imagine. Rich folks are always at either extreme when it comes to tipping. No middle ground. Either they're great tippers, or they're so cheap you wanna slap 'em.
Yeah, that's what I thought - though I'm hoping for great tippers over the cheap ones. ;D
Quote from: DollFace on March 19, 2010, 07:12:31 PM
Yeah, that's what I thought - though I'm hoping for great tippers over the cheap ones. ;D
I spent years working over in Palm Beach re-fitting yachts for the super-rich. Some guys would slip you several hundred dollars. Some guys would run you like a maniac to meet their arbitrary deadline and never even look at you.
Best advise.......the folks who go out of their way to LOOK rich, ain't. They need all their spare cash to keep up appearances while they try to weasel their way into the good graces of the truly rich.
Find the table with the guys wearing faded jeans and topsiders who are at the club regularly. That's the REAL money.
Quote from: Scatter on March 19, 2010, 08:46:35 PM
Best advise.......the folks who go out of their way to LOOK rich, ain't. They need all their spare cash to keep up appearances while they try to weasel their way into the good graces of the truly rich.
So yer sayin' that when I don the white captain's hat, double-breasted navy blazer, white slacks, ascot and white patent leather shoes-----------nobody's buying that I'm Brock Diamondsworth of the Palookaville, Long Island's Diamondsworths-------------even if I talk like Mr. Howell?
'The only thing I like more than money.... is MORE money...' ;D
The wife is tutoring today, so I have the girls. My dad is coming over to help me watch them/ repair my roof after the latest storm. At least it will be a gorgeous day in cental NJ.
just got back from buying a vintage hot wheel collection 200 redlines......and a ideal monster lab......john
Past couple days, digging, weeding, putting up fencing around front flower bed, chopping out dead stems, raking--getting ready for Spring. Prepping for fertilizer, mulch, etc. Veg. garden plot out back has some digging that needs done, too. I can almost taste the fresh "termaters"!
Quote from: ICEMANN333 on March 20, 2010, 09:53:41 AM
just got back from buying a vintage hot wheel collection 200 redlines......and a ideal monster lab......john
Unless the person didn't know jack about Hot Wheels that must have been some major coinage.
got a great deal........ice
Quote from: Sean on March 20, 2010, 07:36:47 AM
So yer sayin' that when I don the white captain's hat, double-breasted navy blazer, white slacks, ascot and white patent leather shoes-----------nobody's buying that I'm Brock Diamondsworth of the Palookaville, Long Island's Diamondsworths-------------even if I talk like Mr. Howell?
'The only thing I like more than money.... is MORE money...' ;D
Precisely
So yer sayin' that when I don the white captain's hat, double-breasted navy blazer, white slacks, ascot and white patent leather shoes-----------nobody's buying that I'm Brock Diamondsworth of the Palookaville, Long Island Diamondsworths-------------even if I talk like Mr. Howell?
'The only thing I like more than money.... is MORE money...'
Precisely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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DAMN! Well, at least I LOOK GOOD in that get up..... right, Scatter.... I mean---you DO think I look GOOD in that....right? Scatter.....?
Had a great day! The wife and I have our 7 year old granddaughter for a whole week, so this morning we went downtown to watch and follow the (belated) St. Patrick's Day Parade. T'was only a small gathering (about 150 or so), but we heard some great Celtic music & saw some cool dancing. We then walked with the parade over the Wabash River, on the pedestrian bridge and tossed rose petals into the cold water below. After an hour, we headed back to our car, then made a beeline to Bob Evans for rest & nourishment. Then Walmart & Hobby Lobby before going back home after 3-4 hours of walking! Ordered some pizzas and chowed down. Then, while my wife kicked back on the couch for some tv time, Autumn & I made a purple cat, a yellow dog and a green gorilla out of SOFTEE DOUGH (an inexpensive knock-off of PLAY-DOH). After we set them aside to dry, she dragged out some poster board, on which I drew a "springtime kids playing outside" scene for her to paint! She just finished 30 minutes ago and even insisted on cleaning up after herself! She & Granny just headed up to hit the sack! After shutting down the computer and cleaning up after her "cleaning up", I'm going to drink some ice cold beer, eat some Chips Ahoy and watch an old monster movie.
Does life really get any better than this?
I am one blessed primate!
Thanks for sharing that UP, Sounds like one of those magical days both you and your granddaughter will remember for years to come. Great that she has the little clay creatures and artwork you provided as a keepsake from the event... Enjoy your beer, cookies and monster movie!
Thanks Gasport, kind words indeed! Now if only I can tear myself away from this infernal computer! Take care & good night!
I'm in the same boat, UP! I planned on watching Bride Of Franky tonight, but instead am stuck listening to Cult Radio a Go Go on the net...[ They just played one of my Zacherley requests!] Doesn't much matter, as long as we're having a good time, right?
Quote from: Sean on March 20, 2010, 10:01:34 PM
So yer sayin' that when I don the white captain's hat, double-breasted navy blazer, white slacks, ascot and white patent leather shoes-----------nobody's buying that I'm Brock Diamondsworth of the Palookaville, Long Island Diamondsworths-------------even if I talk like Mr. Howell?
'The only thing I like more than money.... is MORE money...'
Precisely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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DAMN! Well, at least I LOOK GOOD in that get up..... right, Scatter.... I mean---you DO think I look GOOD in that....right? Scatter.....?
Only Ted Baxter could pull off that look. Well, Ted and Thurston Howell III.
Insomnia till 4:30AM - slept until 1:50PM - rehearsal starts at 6PM. Should have been doing homework all day.
Went to hear the Atlanta Symphony play music of John Williams in the afternoon and saw Alice in Wonderland this evening.
Quote from: DollFace on March 21, 2010, 02:11:32 PM
Insomnia till 4:30AM - slept until 1:50PM - rehearsal starts at 6PM. Should have been doing homework all day.
DollFace, meet Scatter's insomnia solution. Works every time and doesn't leave me groggy in the A.M;
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Quote from: charp13 on March 21, 2010, 07:51:15 PM
Went to hear the Atlanta Symphony play music of John Williams in the afternoon and saw Alice in Wonderland this evening.
Sounds like a great day!! I have no doubt as to the quality of the orchestra or composer, but how did you like the movie?? I just can't seem to picture myself going to that one.
Today Jordan and I went to an Elvis convention at the West Palm Beach Hilton. Pretty interesting.........but then Jordan and I love Elvis.
The movie was pretty cool, Scatter. We opted for the 3D version, so it was a real treat. The ASO concert was a pops concert so it was very different than what we're used to hearing, the crowd was more casual and a violinist carried a giant inflatable shark slowly across the stage when they played the Jaws theme. It was pretty funny! Also, we usually sit in the rear balcony, but our daughter gave us the tix and we sat in the niiiiiiiiiice seats! :)
LOL, thanks Scatter
Oh, I have sleeping pills that increase melatonin but I just don't like using them as much. I really should though to ensure that I get some sleep.
Went to rehearsal and thoroughly disappointed that my love interest (in the world of the show and a little in real life) was absent tonight and won't be here all week. Now who am I supposed to kiss?
Quote from: DollFace on March 21, 2010, 09:15:17 PM
LOL, thanks Scatter
Oh, I have sleeping pills that increase melatonin but I just don't like using them as much. I really should though to ensure that I get some sleep.
Went to rehearsal and thoroughly disappointed that my love interest (in the world of the show and a little in real life) was absent tonight and won't be here all week. Now who am I supposed to kiss?
The line to kiss DollFace begins here. I exempt myself since I'm infatuated with Mrs Scatter, and therefore nominate myself as security officer. Please keep the queue orderly.........no cutting, pushing, or shoving. And please provide your own Chapstick.
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Hmmm - I could make some good money if I set up a kissing booth...
I am glad to have you as my security/bouncer, Scatter
Quote from: DollFace on March 21, 2010, 10:43:25 PM
Hmmm - I could make some good money if I set up a kissing booth...
I am glad to have you as my security/bouncer, Scatter
I'll keep 'em in line Drac........
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Woke up and headed to the gym, did chest and cardio and my damn headphones broke on my ipod...nothing worse than trying to "plug in" to your workout and lose the music!
From there, came back home, showered got dressed and headed down to a office building to pick up my resume. (had one done because I need all the help I can get right now!)
Back home, ate..continued my job search and made some follow up phone calls.
Went to Target to get new headphones, chatted with my uncle a little bit and now its time for a PM protien shake, about 20 min of Crimson Ghost serials...and passing out.
Hopefully tomorrow's weather will be better...it's like Tim Burtons Gotham City around here lately!
Just had to post a pic of my granddaughter, Autumn, and me, her Pappy, at the IRISH FEST last week!
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We've put in several miles of trail walking this week, and today, we hit the KFC buffet, then worked it off at Chuck E. Cheese! Took a cruise in the country, and flew some kites before heading home. Grandma goes back to work tomorrow, so I'm gonna have to entertain her by myself, Thursday. It's supposed to rain all day, so we're gonna do some crafts and stuff. Friday should be nice though... so, probably back to the park... for more walking, hiking, etc.
Greased the car...yuck. :P
Opened the Monster Cafe....www.monstercafesaltillo.com (http://www.monstercafesaltillo.com)
But then again I do that everyday...I just wish more people would arrive.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on March 24, 2010, 10:28:44 PM
Just had to post a pic of my granddaughter, Autumn, and me, her Pappy, at the IRISH FEST last week!
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We've put in several miles of trail walking this week, and today, we hit the KFC buffet, then worked it off at Chuck E. Cheese! Took a cruise in the country, and flew some kites before heading home. Grandma goes back to work tomorrow, so I'm gonna have to entertain her by myself, Thursday. It's supposed to rain all day, so we're gonna do some crafts and stuff. Friday should be nice though... so, probably back to the park... for more walking, hiking, etc.
Nice pic Primate!! She looks adorable..........and you may possibly be the coolest grampa ever!!
Quote from: BANE on March 24, 2010, 10:44:21 PM
Opened the Monster Cafe....www.monstercafesaltillo.com (http://www.monstercafesaltillo.com)
But then again I do that everyday...I just wish more people would arrive.
Head north of the border and I'm there!!
Went to work, came home, played with the baby, took a nap, and I'm at work again. I need a vacation.
I worked. I am ready for the weekend though. :D
Did the same thing today I've been doing for a week - 13 hour days of year end inventory. I'm an inventory controller for a medical manufacturer and we have a lot of stuuf. I fill out tags, enter them, run variance reports by dollar, recount, re-enter, rerun the reports...on and on and onnnnn. I'm really tired. External auditors tomorrow so it has to be finito tonight. Whoopee~!
Up till 6AM and finally went to bed (stupid insomnia) and woke up 3 hours later for directing class. First day/night at my new job - waitressing at a country club. And now I am dead tired.
Don't know why I'm still up...
SPRING BREAK!!! YAY!!!!
Oh, and talked to a movie producer today and may have a paying gig in a low budget tv show. Good stuff.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on March 24, 2010, 10:28:44 PM
Just had to post a pic of my granddaughter, Autumn, and me, her Pappy, at the IRISH FEST last week!
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Ehhh... this was the 8th dwarf THEY didn't want you to see in Snow White.... 'Slammy'.
Taking the girls to a kiddie party while the wife tutors.
MAN'S DAY OUT!!!!!!! Jordan and I went bowling and to the skateboard park.Then we went out with Jonah for a while. There's enough testosterone here to grow hair on a concrete sidewalk.
Went to an Easter egg hunt in the am, followed by The Haunt & Attractions show......then drove 4 hours to go pick up my daughter from grandparents house...
Having my folks over for my Dad's birthday (making them dinner)... before that, gonna thatch the backyard lawn and supervise the girls in their electric Ford Mustang convertible.... oh, and right now I have a load of clothes in the dryer and a load of dishes in the washer.
There ain't enough testosterone there to open a pickle jar. :-\
About to set sail for the Caribbean in 4 hours...first stop: San Juan.
Back in a week...
Quote from: BaronLatos35 on March 28, 2010, 11:00:12 AM
About to set sail for the Caribbean in 4 hours...first stop: San Juan.
Back in a week...
Hey, do us all a favor and post some pics when you get back. We could all use a 'living vicariously' vacation until the weather gets better in these parts.
Today my wife and i had the painful experience of having to put down our much loved 14 year old dog, Cosmo. I wanted to post a pic of him, but can't bring myself to look at any at the moment. He has been in failing health for over 6 months now, suffering multiple strokes, blindness, deafness and as of this morning began passing blood. He was also rapidly loosing the use of his hind legs. The worst part was how he perked up when he realized he was at the vets [as all dogs do] and did NOT want to go in. On top of that we had to wait over an hour for the vet. Torture in its purest form. The staff was very caring and gentle and we stayed with him the whole time. Afterward we brought him home to be buried. Sorry for going on...but venting is cathartic. What a awful, awful day.
Gasport, I'm very, very sorry to hear about Cosmo. What kind of dog was he?
Quote from: BaronLatos35 on March 28, 2010, 11:00:12 AM
About to set sail for the Caribbean in 4 hours...first stop: San Juan.
Back in a week...
Dang, dude! Didn't you go to France last year?
Well, I went to Indianapolis today... so
there!
Quote from: Gasport on March 28, 2010, 10:00:49 PM
Today my wife and i had the painful experience of having to put down our much loved 14 year old dog, Cosmo. I wanted to post a pic of him, but can't bring myself to look at any at the moment. He has been in failing health for over 6 months now, suffering multiple strokes, blindness, deafness and as of this morning began passing blood. He was also rapidly loosing the use of his hind legs. The worst part was how he perked up when he realized he was at the vets [as all dogs do] and did NOT want to go in. On top of that we had to wait over an hour for the vet. Torture in its purest form. The staff was very caring and gentle and we stayed with him the whole time. Afterward we brought him home to be buried. Sorry for going on...but venting is cathartic. What a awful, awful day.
Very sorry to hear of your loss. I lost my bulldog over a year and a half ago (can't believe it's been that long) and I have been seeing him in my dreams lately. Cosmo sounds like he lived a long life and it sounds like he had given life all he could. He's not in any pain anymore and I believe you'll be with him again somewhere. My advice would be to keep talking about Cosmo and all the joy he brought you. Best wishes.
Mike - I'm sorry to hear of your loss, and I share your sadness. I held my Catahoula Boris's head as he slipped away last summer. He had also lost use of his rear legs and was only 3. Maybe Boris and Cosmo are talking about chasing monsters and eating leftover pizza crusts up in doggie heaven!
Quote from: Gasport on March 28, 2010, 10:00:49 PM
Today my wife and i had the painful experience of having to put down our much loved 14 year old dog, Cosmo. I wanted to post a pic of him, but can't bring myself to look at any at the moment. He has been in failing health for over 6 months now, suffering multiple strokes, blindness, deafness and as of this morning began passing blood. He was also rapidly loosing the use of his hind legs. The worst part was how he perked up when he realized he was at the vets [as all dogs do] and did NOT want to go in. On top of that we had to wait over an hour for the vet. Torture in its purest form. The staff was very caring and gentle and we stayed with him the whole time. Afterward we brought him home to be buried. Sorry for going on...but venting is cathartic. What a awful, awful day.
Man, I am SO sorry to hear that my friend. I've had many dogs that have pulled on my heart that way (present dog excepted), and it's heartbreaking to lose them.
Replaced ballasts in lighting fixtures in my shop. Fun fun.
Thanks everyone for your condolences and well wishes regarding Cosmo. I guess the vast majority of us has been down this same road at one time or another with the pets that we love and it certainly never gets any easier from experience. There was no other solution for this, the poor guy was simply fading away more every day. Thanks again everyone for caring.
Quote from: Gasport on March 29, 2010, 09:46:17 PM
Thanks everyone for your condolences and well wishes regarding Cosmo. I guess the vast majority of us has been down this same road at one time or another with the pets that we love and it certainly never gets any easier from experience. There was no other solution for this, the poor guy was simply fading away more every day. Thanks again everyone for caring.
Dude I am just about tearing up here. I truly feel your pain and loss. We went thru the same thing back in late August with our 12 Y.O Chow Little Bear. The back legs were very arthritic and at times she could not get up on her let alone make it up the stairs. So she was getting mean and snapping when you tried to help.
Just like you experienced she seemed fine when we took her for that last visit to the vets which left us rethinking it but really it was the inevitable. I paid before hand and set things up so there would not be a wait ,went back home and got her. Without a doubt one of the hardest decisions one can make. Ya gotta be there all the way thru with their last moments hearing their family saying how much they love them. You had alot of good years together and eventually you'll be able to take out pictures and reminisce. It took me a couple months. Our Pup was cremated and part of her will be put under the "squirrel tree" after the spring rains. We also have 2 of our cats buried in our yard with little monuments.
Take care and again very sorry for your loss. :(
WL
Dear Gasport,
I am truly sorry to read about the loss of your best friend/family member. I too have have a wound in my heart that has never fully healed and will never close entirely. My brother and my sister both died last year and the pain and heartache was unbearable. It does lighten though, you begin to think fondly of your loved one instead of crying and mourning. Tears will still happen when you miss them so much but for the most part you will look forward to meeting them again someday. After all, it's not goodbye. Not really. Just a "I'll see you later."
My God, Dollface, HOW HORRIBLE! I'm SO sorry for your loss. Losing a family pet that has lived a long happy life is one thing, but the loss you suffered is in a whole other category. Certainly the kind of deep emotional wound that never heals, but rather you hopefully learn to live with. Again, my most sincere condolences and thank you for your words of support.
Thank you, Gasport.
We decided that the silence in our house was too much to bear (after all, my brother was with us for 18 years so I was about 4 when we got him and was not used to being without a canine sibling). So we waited for a little while but then went to a rescue center and found another sister, a beagle named Georgia who was abandoned in the wild. She was due for euthanasia any day so she was very grateful to come home finally.
That having been said, she's asleep on my bed right now while I'm watching a movie. :D Poor thing, she taxes herself so much.
Plans for today - slept till noon, watching my birthday gifts, rehearsal at 7PM - going out to celebrate my birthday with a good drink. ;)
Quote from: DollFace on March 30, 2010, 03:02:08 PM
Thank you, Gasport.
We decided that the silence in our house was too much to bear (after all, my brother was with us for 18 years so I was about 4 when we got him
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Quote from: Gasport on March 29, 2010, 09:46:17 PM
Thanks everyone for your condolences and well wishes regarding Cosmo. I guess the vast majority of us has been down this same road at one time or another with the pets that we love and it certainly never gets any easier from experience. There was no other solution for this, the poor guy was simply fading away more every day. Thanks again everyone for caring.
You did the humane, selfless thing. We all want 'one more day' with those we love---but you did for him what someone who really loves something does... you let him go. God bless.
Quote from: hhwolfman on March 30, 2010, 09:57:22 PM
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In normal person speak, I lost two dogs last year. One of them a boy (as close to me as a brother) and the other a girl (my sister). The boy dog was with us for 18 years so we got him when I was around 4 years old and wasn't used to not having a dog in the house. After they both went, it was too quiet in the house without a dog and it got to be too hard so we adopted a new dog (new sister).
I value my canine friends so much more than normal people, I suppose. When I lost them both, it was like losing kin.
All I will say about today is that I am never painting again.
Painting sucks and how anyone can do interior painting and not want to put their head under a drill press at some point is beyond me.
Thank goodness for simple things....the UMA and Sangria.
I am never painting again!
Quote from: DollFace on March 30, 2010, 10:25:40 PM
In normal person speak, I lost two dogs last year. One of them a boy (as close to me as a brother) and the other a girl (my sister). The boy dog was with us for 18 years so we got him when I was around 4 years old and wasn't used to not having a dog in the house. After they both went, it was too quiet in the house without a dog and it got to be too hard so we adopted a new dog (new sister).
I value my canine friends so much more than normal people, I suppose. When I lost them both, it was like losing kin.
It is sad to lose beloved Pets. I have lost many and it doesn't get any easier. My heart goes out to both of you and Gasport. HHW
Quote from: BlackLagoon on March 30, 2010, 10:30:07 PM
All I will say about today is that I am never painting again.
Painting sucks and how anyone can do interior painting and not want to put their head under a drill press at some point is beyond me.
Thank goodness for simple things....the UMA and Sangria.
I am never painting again!
Yeeaaahhh, but... you get enough of that sangria in you, painting becomes a
whole new level of fun...
It finally stopped raining and I was able to assess my flooded basement...not to bad.
Quote from: DollFace on March 30, 2010, 10:25:40 PM
In normal person speak, I lost two dogs last year. One of them a boy (as close to me as a brother) and the other a girl (my sister). The boy dog was with us for 18 years so we got him when I was around 4 years old and wasn't used to not having a dog in the house. After they both went, it was too quiet in the house without a dog and it got to be too hard so we adopted a new dog (new sister).
I value my canine friends so much more than normal people, I suppose. When I lost them both, it was like losing kin.
I'm pretty much on the same level DF. Our pup was like having a perpetual 3 Y.O so when she went it was almost like losing a kid. I know people who have never had a Dog or cat don't "get it" but when I came to work the next day and people asked when I was gonna get another one I truly wanted to deck them. u6juu
Some day - when the time is right and I find a mid size one that gets along with cats and won't chew up my horror props it will have a home for life.
Quote from: The Spangler on March 31, 2010, 02:13:40 AM
It finally stopped raining and I was able to assess my flooded basement...not to bad.
Sorry to hear about that. Is it a finished one with a family room type set up? We have been lucky (knock knock). I do need to get a new sump pump before the current one craps out AND get a back up system. $$$
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I have done the enviable job of cleaning the sump pit in the basement, in my old house. The house was built in 1910 before they laid the sewer mains - so they went right through the wall! The pump cleared the plumbing UP into the sewer. It was not a good day when the pump pooped out. But I'd buy that house back in a heartbeat...my Mom's ghost like it.
Spread mulch, pulled weeds--temps in the 70s for the next few days before we get a dip down into cooler temps again (it's not safely warm in southern Ohio until Mother's Day, usually--snowflakes on Easter aren't uncommon). But anyhow, really good to get out and play in the dirt for a while. And had great Korean lunch with Cuz Sara. Kimchi soup, fried mandu (dumplings), and 8 or 9 sidedishes. Good stuff!
Quote from: Wicked Lester on March 31, 2010, 07:39:26 PM
Sorry to hear about that. Is it a finished one with a family room type set up? We have been lucky (knock knock). I do need to get a new sump pump before the current one craps out AND get a back up system. $$$
I had the basement set up with sort of a family/extra bedroom type set up several years ago, but had to dismantle it because of previous flooding issues. Now it just serves as my gym and workshop, primarily. The sump was able to keep up pretty well, I was mainly concerned about my furnace but thats fine.
Tried to pressure wash some of my patio siding, cut my finger on a piece of flashing, went inside to stop the bleeding, and decided to stay inside with the AC on. And then read stuff on UMA that super sweet people post!
I spent 3 and 1/2 hours trying to get the lawn mower started. This time I lost. I have to do this every year.
Since we were out past midnight, this qualifies as "What we did TODAY". I took Jordan to his very first Drive-In movie!! We saw "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" (Very funny!) and had an absolute ball. Went to Walgreens and picked up munchies, went to McDonalds, then drove out for the 10 PM showing at the Lake Worth Drive-In.
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A genuine blast from the past for me...........and Jordan loved it!! Even better, Wednesdays are half price, so 1 adult and 1 child came to a grand total of $4. Not each. $4 for BOTH of us.
Nancy has never been to a Drive-in either, but it started too late and she didn't want her mom up past midnight watching the kids, so we'll do it all together next time.
A fun, affordable, nostalgic way to see movies now that the cineplexes have pretty well priced me out of the market. And I dearly prefer seeing the movies under the stars anyway. With the economy as it is, wouldn't it be wonderful if Drive-Ins made a comeback because so many can't drop $50-$60 bucks to take the family to the theaters any longer?? Let's hope so, because it's a piece of our past that should never have gone away.
A terrific night!!
I love this story, Scatter!! I too, have a date with Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I promised my grandson that I would go with him. His mom and dad have been reading the book to him at night, so he's familiar with the characters, ( I am Not). But going to the Drive-in would be awesome. :)
Thanks Charp!! I've been reading "Wimpy Kid" with Jordan for a while now, and I laugh my posterior off. FUNNY stuff!! I dug the movie too.........but the best thing was sharing the Drive-In experience with Jordan. A night we'll always remember.
Ordered all 4 seasons of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
That's GREAT ,Scatter! A memory both you and Jordan will surely carry with you for the rest of your lives. How well i remember seeing Munster Go Home with my family at the drive-in back in the day. The Mom of one of the kids i teach guitar to said she took her two sons to see the 3D version of the Dragons movie and the matinee price was 15 bucks per kid! I think it's like 19 or 20 for an adult. Absolutely ridiculous! Times are bad enough for families struggling in this economy without movie theaters gouging the viewing audience for all they can get away with.
Quote from: Gasport on April 01, 2010, 08:28:59 PM
That's GREAT ,Scatter! A memory both you and Jordan will surely carry with you for the rest of your lives. How well i remember seeing Munster Go Home with my family at the drive-in back in the day. The Mom of one of the kids i teach guitar to said she took her two sons to see the 3D version of the Dragons movie and the matinee price was 15 bucks per kid! I think it's like 19 or 20 for an adult. Absolutely ridiculous! Times are bad enough for families struggling in this economy without movie theaters gouging the viewing audience for all they can get away with.
LOVE the drive-in. Last one I saw was Friday the 13th Part III... maybe 1983? We have none around by me. A shame for my kids.
When I am older (i am only 16), I am thinking about renting a building and showing older horror films on the weekends. The only thing i am sort of worried about is owning the rights to all the films. I don't know if you have to own the rights to show it or what but i thought it would be a good idea. The people my age wouldn't appreciate as much but maybe the older folks might.
Quote from: Radioactive Rod Whitenack on April 01, 2010, 05:42:32 PM
I spent 3 and 1/2 hours trying to get the lawn mower started. This time I lost. I have to do this every year.
Either your mower is an OLD cantankerous piece o crappy or you are not doing the yearly tune ups. New fuel filter/spark plugs/clean the fuel line/fuel additive/adjust the pull cord length etc. All it takes is one granual of dirt or old sediment-ed fuel to screw things up. BTDT and ALL the neighbors knew it by my loud ranting."children go to your rooms and put in your ear plugs ,the crazy guy is at war with his mower again" >:D
Great rehearsal (nearing opening night now) and a fun time with some cast members and techies afterward at the bar + networking. Thinking about getting White Castles right now.
And the guy who plays my love interest in the show (and maybe in real life :) ) is back so the kisses are back too!
I will be attempting to put together my Bowflex Revolution. Pray for me. :'(
Sean, my husband and I have seen that commercial hundreds of times and wondered how hard it would be to assemble. Maybe you could do a step by step video diary that will end like that one at the beginning of the Congo movie. Or maybe it will end in victory!!! :)
Filed my taxes AND voted for myself in this years Rondo Awards (Category #26).
Quote from: Wicked Lester on April 01, 2010, 09:11:08 PM
Either your mower is an OLD cantankerous piece o crappy or you are not doing the yearly tune ups. New fuel filter/spark plugs/clean the fuel line/fuel additive/adjust the pull cord length etc. All it takes is one granual of dirt or old sediment-ed fuel to screw things up. BTDT and ALL the neighbors knew it by my loud ranting."children go to your rooms and put in your ear plugs ,the crazy guy is at war with his mower again" >:D
All of this is PRECISELY why I chucked out my gas mower about 10 years ago. Change the oil, change the plugs, pull the freaking cord until your rotator cuff tears. Screw
that.
I bought an electric lawnmower and a 100' extension cord 10 years ago......... it's still running like a champ.It cost me $89 and not a single dime since. Never needs lubing, gas, oil, or anything except a sharp blade and an extension cord. I pull the handle and it starts immediately...........every time. I liked it so much I tossed my gas weed eater, blower, and edger and replaced them with electric too. And I've never had to replace any of them in all these years either, because electric tools simply don't break down due to wear and tear and mechanical issues like gas ones.
No more getting up to do the yardwork and discovering I have to run out first to get gas, or plugs, or oil. No more getting them repaired. No more replacing them every few years (if you're lucky).
As for the neighbors, electric lawn tools are so quiet that I often start doing my yard work at first light, and I'm done before the family is up for breakfast (avoiding the heat of the day). No one even knows I'm out there working on the yard.
For the sake of your wallet, neighbors, shoulder, and sanity, chuck the gas engines, save money and hassles, and go electric.
Quote from: Gasport on April 01, 2010, 08:28:59 PM
That's GREAT ,Scatter! A memory both you and Jordan will surely carry with you for the rest of your lives. How well i remember seeing Munster Go Home with my family at the drive-in back in the day. The Mom of one of the kids i teach guitar to said she took her two sons to see the 3D version of the Dragons movie and the matinee price was 15 bucks per kid! I think it's like 19 or 20 for an adult. Absolutely ridiculous! Times are bad enough for families struggling in this economy without movie theaters gouging the viewing audience for all they can get away with.
It's the ONLY way to see movies!! The disadvantage of having to wait until night to see the movie is offset nicely by the atmosphere and price. Thank God we still have a Drive-In here. Let's hope they make a comeback.
Quote from: Scatter on April 02, 2010, 03:13:41 PM
All of this is PRECISELY why I chucked out my gas mower about 10 years ago. Change the oil, change the plugs, pull the freaking cord until your rotator cuff tears. Screw that.
I bought an electric lawnmower and a 100' extension cord 10 years ago......... it's still running like a champ.It cost me $89 and not a single dime since. Never needs lubing, gas, oil, or anything except a sharp blade and an extension cord. I pull the handle and it starts immediately...........every time. I liked it so much I tossed my gas weed eater, blower, and edger and replaced them with electric too. And I've never had to replace any of them in all these years either, because electric tools simply don't break down due to wear and tear and mechanical issues like gas ones.
No more getting up to do the yardwork and discovering I have to run out first to get gas, or plugs, or oil. No more getting them repaired. No more replacing them every few years (if you're lucky).
As for the neighbors, electric lawn tools are so quiet that I often start doing my yard work at first light, and I'm done before the family is up for breakfast (avoiding the heat of the day). No one even knows I'm out there working on the yard.
For the sake of your wallet, neighbors, shoulder, and sanity, chuck the gas engines, save money and hassles, and go electric.
I bought a top O'the line Sears mower 10 years ago and paid $300. One I get the sucker goin she is good for the season. I thought about an electric but A. My yard floods a few times a year and an electrical cord in mushy grass would be a no go. B. I have built in a 40'x6'pathway and have border gardens and 12 other smaller gardens as well as pots statues etc. So I would be spending half my time whipping the cord over things. I already do that with the hose and it is a real pain in the ass.
Quote from: Wicked Lester on April 02, 2010, 05:40:41 PM
I bought a top O'the line Sears mower 10 years ago and paid $300. One I get the sucker goin she is good for the season. I thought about an electric but A. My yard floods a few times a year and an electrical cord in mushy grass would be a no go. B. I have built in a 40'x6'pathway and have border gardens and 12 other smaller gardens as well as pots statues etc. So I would be spending half my time whipping the cord over things. I already do that with the hose and it is a real pain in the ass.
I don't know that I would mow a mushy yard anyway. ;D
I have the backyard trees, playhouse, trampoline, elevated garden, etc too..........like anything else, once you get down the pattern so that the cord isn't a mess it becomes easy. Considering the option of gas-powered hassles, I'll keep my cord LOL!!
Quote from: charp13 on April 02, 2010, 11:47:56 AM
Sean, my husband and I have seen that commercial hundreds of times and wondered how hard it would be to assemble. Maybe you could do a step by step video diary that will end like that one at the beginning of the Congo movie. Or maybe it will end in victory!!! :)
I'm halfway done with this frigging thing. Picture the Green Gargantua getting electrocuted and that is the freaking way I feel right now. >:( >:( >:( ;D (http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/reviews2009/movie_pix_p-z/WOTG10.jpg) (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefSBgLZLjUwAgf.jzbkF/SIG=12oo46sk1/EXP=1270338049/**http%3a//www.eccentric-cinema.com/reviews2009/movie_pix_p-z/WOTG02.jpg)
...Must get back to ship... must warn others... Bowflex Revolution is TOO difficult to assemble... ;D
It's VERY 'tight', as in: the holes for the bolts and the threads on them are VERY tight. You must alternate tightening them with each piece and you must tighten them in a particular order so they all line up------------and the directions tell you NONE of this.
I have all the BIG pieces assembled and am about 1/2 way through the manual. The machine is upright and needs smaller pieces attached----which is easier for 1 person to do.
I was like the father in Christmas Story with the furnace in the basement... fortunately, the wife is coloring Easter Eggs with the girls at my mother-in-law's so they don't have to hear the litany of foul language.... although my repetoire is kind of pitiful (as I consciously tone it down with the kids now).
I think I called the thing a 'rat's (insert body part here)'several times and may have used the word 'stink' quite a bit.
Ugghhhhh.... just taking break with a diet coke..
I joined a new gym and am psyching up to start working out again on Monday.
Took the family to Point Pleasant boardwalk and did the rides/ boardwalk food thingy for 3 hours. VERRRRRY tough getting the 19 month old OFF the pony cart ride and the alligator ride. A great day.
Hey UP LOL... did you see the Horrorhound convention?
Sean, I will when we get home...
All week long I had the WORST stomach pain, to the point where I thought I was gonna head to the ER. I made it to the Doc and got some pills, they think I had minor food poisoning..so far the meds are working and I have been able to be myself again.
I got a new copy of MLB The Show 2010 on PS3..and was glued to that for a few hrs.
Then off to band practice were we ran through the set once and worked on new material.
From there it was off to Dingbatz to see a few bands...they were all "horror punk" and the band I went there to see, I was supposed to be introduced to someone..cancelled! So I saw a pretty cool punk/thrash act called The Zombie Mafia...and wasnt really that impressed until they played a song called "Devil Bat" which ripped!!! Pure old school thrash/hardcore excellence!
Stayed for a Misfits cover band and handed out some CDs and stickers of my own band to a Rockabilly crowd that didnt seem to care lol........came home, ate some Easter candy and now its time for a day of food, family and of course a Ten Commandments/Ben Hur marathon around here!
So what is everybody whinin' about? I have to maintain 10 acres with a 25 year old riding mower, a $200 weedwacker, a shovel and a chainsaw.
I am a viking and I do fine. Ta hun ta hun! ;D
Quote from: Monster Bob on April 04, 2010, 10:05:23 AM
So what is everybody whinin' about? I have to maintain 10 acres with a 25 year old riding mower, a $200 weedwacker, a shovel and a chainsaw.
I am a viking and I do fine. Ta hun ta hun! ;D
That would take one enormous extension cord.
I have a day off, so I'm taking the girls to a farm.
Quote from: Sean on April 05, 2010, 11:28:23 AM
I have a day off, so I'm taking the girls to a farm.
Ant farm??
Quote from: BaronLatos35 on April 04, 2010, 09:34:15 AM
Hey UP LOL... did you see the Horrorhound convention?
Yes I did, Baron, and had a great time while you were suffering on your sad little excursion.
;)
Am looking forward to your pics, and for the record, hope you had a great time!
I am going to my last (hopefully!) physical therapy session today. After this, I'm on my own. It has been about 3 months and it has gone well. Now I just have to have the discipline to keep exercising on my own! They say they are proud and surprised at how well I've done. In the 3 months I've gone I have improved from 34% to 49% of what capacity I should be. The Therapists seem surprised at how well I've done but I have a tendency to push myself as far as possible without hurting myself. Now it's time to eat breakfast, take a shower and get ready for that last session. By 2:00 p.m. I'll be finished with the supervised therapy and will go it alone (with the exception of a little help from my wife)! I hope everyone has a great day!
Uncula
I'm doing more spring cleanups today. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. This is a busy time for my kind of work - lawn & landscaping.
Quote from: Uncula on April 08, 2010, 07:55:54 AM
I am going to my last (hopefully!) physical therapy session today. After this, I'm on my own. It has been about 3 months and it has gone well. Now I just have to have the discipline to keep exercising on my own! They say they are proud and surprised at how well I've done. In the 3 months I've gone I have improved from 34% to 49% of what capacity I should be. The Therapists seem surprised at how well I've done but I have a tendency to push myself as far as possible without hurting myself. Now it's time to eat breakfast, take a shower and get ready for that last session. By 2:00 p.m. I'll be finished with the supervised therapy and will go it alone (with the exception of a little help from my wife)! I hope everyone has a great day!
Uncula
That is great news, glad you are doing so well. Keep it up!
Well, yesterday, I went to a new gym and had my first "amazing comeback" workout. Rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. Equal to four miles, a slow pace for most, but not bad for me! Did a few sets of seated dumbell curls with not much weight, followed by some triceps pushdowns (with a little more weight). Finished up on the ab crunch machine.
Today, doing some spring cleaning and preparing for our big move at the end of the month.
Quote from: fmofmpls on April 08, 2010, 08:05:10 AM
I'm doing more spring cleanups today. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. This is a busy time for my kind of work - lawn & landscaping.
Just keep your lousy clippings out of my pools. ;)
Quote from: Uncula on April 08, 2010, 07:55:54 AM
I am going to my last (hopefully!) physical therapy session today. After this, I'm on my own. It has been about 3 months and it has gone well. Now I just have to have the discipline to keep exercising on my own! They say they are proud and surprised at how well I've done. In the 3 months I've gone I have improved from 34% to 49% of what capacity I should be. The Therapists seem surprised at how well I've done but I have a tendency to push myself as far as possible without hurting myself. Now it's time to eat breakfast, take a shower and get ready for that last session. By 2:00 p.m. I'll be finished with the supervised therapy and will go it alone (with the exception of a little help from my wife)! I hope everyone has a great day!
Uncula
Not to worry my friend..........I'm sending over a nurse for some personal care.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:y35sRE3L2FczpM:http://www.ugo.com/movies/evil-women/images/entries/nurse-rached.jpg)
Went to School, Watched Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and watched It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
I just about finished the chore of preparing our house for Monday when we're having all the carpet taken up and the hardwood floors refinished. It's like moving without moving. I just finished clearing out all the stuff and cleaning all the dust from the time of Moses.
This might be the first time I've bemoaned about how big my movie collection is. Moving thousands of DVDs, hundreds of CDs, along with hundreds of VHS tapes and a couple hundred laserdiscs still sucking up space, was quite a job. I found all this crazy stuff I forgot I ever had, like lobby cards from "Warlords of Atlantis" and "Arabian Adventure" and posters from movies time has forgotten.
I also got my evil lawn mower tuned up, so you'll know what I'm doing tomorrow--
Took the unit to Perkins for lunch and the Jackson Premium Outlets to buy shoes. Buy one get one half off at Sketchers.
Performed the yearly ritual of the spring yard cleaning. The first time always takes the longest, but it sure is good to sit back and take a look when all your hard work is complete.
Doing some weeding, pruning and am really psyched to get started officially with my resistance training portion of my fitness program as the Bowflex Revolution is assembled. Chest and shoulders today!
Ate breakfast and plopped myself down right in front of the computer. I also woke up.
All right, people, it's time. All this week, from Monday April 12 until whenever (at least 5 to 7 days), we're having the carpet of our whole house taken out and the hardwood floors redone, or in the case of a couple of rooms, completely done.
I'm sitting in the garage surrounded by everything I own, and it looks like a hoarders paradise, as I listen to the sounds of the floor being ripped appart. My two dogs are out here with me. We may have to leave the house for a relatives' house or hotel room when the poly(whatever-it's-called) gets put down on the floors.
I'll be passing time by using the computer this week, so I'll be around.
Quote from: Radioactive Rod Whitenack on April 12, 2010, 08:31:58 AM
All right, people, it's time. All this week, from Monday April 12 until whenever (at least 5 to 7 days), we're having the carpet of our whole house taken out and the hardwood floors redone, or in the case of a couple of rooms, completely done.
I'm sitting in the garage surrounded by everything I own, and it looks like a hoarders paradise, as I listen to the sounds of the floor being ripped appart. My two dogs are out here with me. We may have to leave the house for a relatives' house or hotel room when the poly(whatever-it's-called) gets put down on the floors.
I'll be passing time by using the computer this week, so I'll be around.
Stay away from the fumes Rod...........or is it already too late for that?? ;)
::) My wife has insisted in doing our taxes for the second year in a row. So, now, on April 13th ,she will have gotten them finished! I've also been looking for someone to share a ride and room to this years Wonderfest. If you are driving there and will pass N.E. of Indianapolis, maybe you'll give it some thought and not have to pay for the whole trip by yourself. If it is something you would consider, email me at stouthouse(*at*)hotmail.com
Hope to hear from someone,
Don "Uncula" Stout
I've been close to bed ridden all day. For 3 weeks now I have had cramps and bloating that could kill an elephant. Actually last night I came close to going to the ER.
Finally, it seemed to pass--but its been on and off for 3 weeks, really putting a damper on things. So I made an appointment for later this week to see a G.I. specialist.
Hope it stays like this all day, its managable and I have an EMS class tonight.
Still managed to clean up, study a bit and walk my dog.
The Talking Tina Thread gave me ideas, so last night me and Karen watched several TZ episodes including Talking Tina one. Right before bed I placed this Sadie doll on her night stand. Startled her for a second, then we both laughed.
(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/CreepysFan/sadie.jpg)
Nothing, which sucks. Why you ask? Because I'm sick....boo hoo for me. :P
Quote from: BlackLagoon on April 13, 2010, 03:11:34 PM
I've been close to bed ridden all day. For 3 weeks now I have had cramps and bloating that could kill an elephant. Actually last night I came close to going to the ER.
Finally, it seemed to pass--but its been on and off for 3 weeks, really putting a damper on things. So I made an appointment for later this week to see a G.I. specialist.
Hope it stays like this all day, its managable and I have an EMS class tonight.
Still managed to clean up, study a bit and walk my dog.
OOOOooooo...........sorry to hear this is still going on BL. Prayers going your way my friend!
Quote from: CreepysFan on April 13, 2010, 03:47:55 PM
The Talking Tina Thread gave me ideas, so last night me and Karen watched several TZ episodes including Talking Tina one. Right before bed I placed this Sadie doll on her night stand. Startled her for a second, then we both laughed.
(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/CreepysFan/sadie.jpg)
LOL!! Too bad we didn't live closer Creepy.......you're definitely our kinda ghouls! We just watched Talky Tina again too, and now Nancy wants the Bobblehead.
Quote from: marsattacks666 on April 13, 2010, 11:16:04 PM
Nothing, which sucks. Why you ask? Because I'm sick....boo hoo for me. :P
Whassamattah Mars?? Flu?? Scurvy?? Heartbreak of Psoriasis??
Opening Night of the show! I'm excited - couldn't sit still through classes.
Quote from: DollFace on April 16, 2010, 03:15:26 PM
Opening Night of the show! I'm excited - couldn't sit still through classes.
Break a leg Dollface. Hope to hear about it, and you come away with some photos to post!
...at work at the moment...stopped by Dark Delicacies at Lunchtime and found the Mezco Wolf Man Medallion-Yay! Missed out on the Karloff 12" though and the Frankenhooker DVD....Boooo. Tonight taken Christine and Son of OG out for Sushi at our Fav place--Kisho in Valencia.
OG
Replaced/upgraded a bunch of electrical outlets around the house.
Had intended to go to Chiller... but life intervenes. We wound up showing our house (and with little ones, that takes preparation----ie, cleaning up after what looks like an apocalyptic event)----then we went for a drive to look at houses and went to the diner. Got home and cut the grass. Called a buddy on the phone. Will train in the basement gym later.
Going to a job interview at Wendy's. Nervous, but excited. Never had a job before, or a interview. I am more than likely getting it because my uncle work's there and the manger said I'm am already hired. But wish me luck you guys!!!
Conference call with someone at a Company which apparently has cash flow issues, disputing a bill.
Conversation became absurd, when the accountant proclaims "The Customer is always right", although they obviously were grasping at straws when the evidence (email stream) clearly indicated ineptitude on their part.
I'm here to tell you, in the entertainment world...that is very debatable.
Quote from: slayergriffith on June 28, 2010, 11:37:31 AM
Going to a job interview at Wendy's. Nervous, but excited. Never had a job before, or a interview. I am more than likely getting it because my uncle work's there and the manger said I'm am already hired. But wish me luck you guys!!!
Knock 'em dead buddy...........hey, do UMAers get a discount now?? ;)
Quote from: Opera Ghost on June 28, 2010, 02:40:18 PM
Conference call with someone at a Company which apparently has cash flow issues, disputing a bill.
Conversation became absurd, when the accountant proclaims "The Customer is always right", although they obviously were grasping at straws when the evidence (email stream) clearly indicated ineptitude on their part.
I'm here to tell you, in the entertainment world...that is very debatable.
If there's one thing I've learned, it's the fact that the customer is seldom right.
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 03:37:00 PM
Knock 'em dead buddy...........hey, do UMAers get a discount now?? ;)
LOL!!! :D
Driving back from Monster Bash, Butler to Hanover County Va. Stopped at the great diner in Somerset Pa for lunch. Delicious food, their pies alone could generate a "Twin Peaks" revival.
Michael :P
Quote from: Opera Ghost on June 28, 2010, 05:08:54 PM
Ok, seriously, do we get discounts?
I didn't see the humor either.
WHERE'S MY %$^&# FROSTY?!?!?
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 03:38:08 PM
If there's one thing I've learned, it's the fact that the customer is seldom right.
And quite often stupid.
Quote from: Wicked Lester on June 28, 2010, 06:29:39 PM
And quite often stupid.
Well, I was trying to be kind............especially since I'm occasionally a customer myself ;D
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 06:38:47 PM
Well, I was trying to be kind............especially since I'm occasionally a customer myself ;D
In my day to day, we're to conduct Film 101, so it's often a forgone conclusion that clients may not be, and are often not right!
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 06:38:47 PM
Well, I was trying to be kind............especially since I'm occasionally a customer myself ;D
......in that case :D
Worked today 7:30-4
Got changed at work and got to the gym at 4:30.
Have been doing different stuff lately, really trying to get my cardio up.
I ran my 1st mile in 11 min flat.
I ran my 2nd mile in 9 min and 17 seconds and held 7 mph for the most part.
Not bad for a stocky guy with flat feet!
Did a chest and ab/core workout...stretched and oogled a cougar that without a doubt is on to me!
Now, laying in bed after my shower with a laptop on my chest, procrastinating the trip to the grocery store.
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 06:12:23 PM
I didn't see the humor either. WHERE'S MY %$^&# FROSTY?!?!?
I wish i could give all UMAers free food because friends give friends free food. But, i got the job, i am excited. But i am bummed out because it will knock me out of going to king's island with the family because i have to work on that day. I can't request it off because you have to have a doctor's execuse. >:(
I just put my 6 year old to bed. She lost her 1st tooth today. It's under her pillow with a note to the tooth fairy. It was a good day. Yesterday we went to a AA baseball game and she won the musical chairs game in between innings. That was a good day, too.
Quote from: slayergriffith on June 28, 2010, 08:43:54 PM
I wish i could give all UMAers free food because friends give friends free food. But, i got the job, i am excited. But i am bummed out because it will knock me out of going to king's island with the family because i have to work on that day. I can't request it off because you have to have a doctor's execuse. >:(
I believe that Doctor Teufel Geist is a proctologist. At least his posts lend me to believe that. Maybe he could write you a note?
Quote from: Scatter on June 28, 2010, 09:10:54 PM
I believe that Doctor Teufel Geist is a proctologist. At least his posts lend me to believe that. Maybe he could write you a note?
Yea, How about it Doc!!! ;)
I was trapped in the guest room with a stomach virus for the last 2 days because I couldn't make it upstairs. I just enjoyed 3 saltine crackers and some motrin and I feel so happy to be alive!!
Posted a bunch of Halloween's past pix on UMA
Cleaned, cleaned, cleaned!!! Spent some time on UMA. Later
watch movies, because today is my day off. ;D
Quote from: charp13 on June 29, 2010, 08:40:22 AM
I was trapped in the guest room with a stomach virus for the last 2 days because I couldn't make it upstairs. I just enjoyed 3 saltine crackers and some motrin and I feel so happy to be alive!!
Oh my dear that is terrible. Was it really a virus or possibly food poisoning? At any rate keep the fluid intake up and hope you are back to normal soon.
A couple of reports, and posted a long list of movies coming soon, on the UMA
Awwww, thanks Lester! It was confirmed after my grandson went to the doctor yesterday- Stomach Virus 2K10! I usually don't believe in such things, but oh well it's almost over :)
Quote from: charp13 on June 29, 2010, 06:49:39 PM
Awwww, thanks Lester! It was confirmed after my grandson went to the doctor yesterday- Stomach Virus 2K10! I usually don't believe in such things, but oh well it's almost over :)
Oh boy, I feel for you Charp! First me, then my husband had the dreaded gut goblin last month! It was saltine crackers and 7-Up for me for two days! Hope you are feeling better now. ;D
Thanks Moonshadow, sorry to hear about your saltine and 7-up gig. It's really sad that no one willingly buys 7-up unless they're sick. haha
Quote from: charp13 on June 30, 2010, 06:10:26 AM
Thanks Moonshadow, sorry to hear about your saltine and 7-up gig. It's really sad that no one willingly buys 7-up unless they're sick. haha
Saltines are good. I'll go with some pretzels, too. My drink of choice is ginger ale, though.
My Cuz Sara and I decided to "do Cincinnati" recently during the heat and humidity--finding some cool places to spend time. Last week spent one afternoon at Half-Price Books (of course, bought a couple books!), and another day, went to the Natural History Museum and walked around Tyrannosaurus skulls and Mammoth skeletons, looked at the sad, stuffed remains of one of the last of the Passenger Pigeons, and walked through The Cave and the Ice Age Forest (look out for those saber toothed tigers!). Then we went to the Cincinnati Historical Museum and walked around IN the 1850s on a paddlewheeler, saw the huge "mini-Cinci" diorama, and had a good time just sightseeing the vast Union Terminal train station that looks like something straight out of a '30s futuristic movie. Yesterday went to the Art Museum (which has free admittance) and walked among the Egyptian statues and mummy cases and visited a few hundred other ancient (and modern) sculpts and paintings and odds and ends like 400 yr old musical instruments and a Tiffany silver-and-bison-horn loving cup awarded to somebody for something. Amazing what you can see for free, or for not-too-much money (Nat. Hist. Museum). Walked my legs off, but had a good time everywhere I went!
Quote from: slayergriffith on June 28, 2010, 08:43:54 PM
I wish i could give all UMAers free food because friends give friends free food. But, i got the job, i am excited. But i am bummed out because it will knock me out of going to king's island with the family because i have to work on that day. I can't request it off because you have to have a doctor's execuse. >:(
Congrats SG
waking up and will eventually make way to outside for yard work, if not sidetracked..
Went to work,(1st day on the job). I don't know why i was so excited to do this!!! ;)
Quote from: slayergriffith on July 01, 2010, 02:36:30 PM
Went to work,(1st day on the job). I don't know why i was so excited to do this!!! ;)
Take it in stride SG, anything worth doing, is worth doing well. Look it has a stepping stone towards greater endeavors.
OG
BTW, I zipped thru Halloweentown and Dark Delicacies-new location on Magnolia, during lunch.
Quote from: slayergriffith on July 01, 2010, 02:36:30 PM
Went to work,(1st day on the job). I don't know why i was so excited to do this!!! ;)
if ya dont mind me asking, what is it you do?
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on July 01, 2010, 04:16:34 PM
if ya dont mind me asking, what is it you do?
I Work at Wendy's.
I went in to work, and they said my application didn't go through. So i had to put in 3 applications and they still all 3 applications didn't so through to them. So they got this hot girl to help me, she said she didn't know why it wasn't going through. So i put in 4 applications for this job. They told me to call them at 2 o clock in the afternoon,and ask them if they fixed it. That will be 5 applications they they wanted me to put in. Well, at least a good thing came out of this, me and the hot girl are friends now. ;)
Quote from: slayergriffith on July 01, 2010, 02:36:30 PM
Went to work,(1st day on the job). I don't know why i was so excited to do this!!! ;)
HOT GIRL. And subsequently money to take out said HOT GIRL
Unfortunately, the Hot Girl more than likely has a Muscle Bound Boyfriend who gets angry,when new guy talk's to Hot Girl... ;D
what did I do today, Mother and I took our Pastor and his family to Golden Corral...
Best Day Ever! I watched my daughter successfully defend her thesis and say her goodbyes to her professors/co-workers and collect her certificate of prosthodontics and we drove back to Ga. together and ate some creepy country food at The Cracker Barrel! Whew! It was touching to see how well thought of she is and it made me super proud :) However, I will probably not eat at the Cracker Barrel ever again.....that food is salty and mushy. But on a positive note, UAB School of Dentistry is awesome!
Quote from: Opera Ghost on July 01, 2010, 04:56:51 PM
HOT GIRL. And subsequently money to take out said HOT GIRL
Sounds like a plan.........and dinner should be free. Just make her eat before her shift ends.
Quote from: charp13 on July 01, 2010, 06:37:27 PM
Best Day Ever! I watched my daughter successfully defend her thesis and say her goodbyes to her professors/co-workers and collect her certificate of prosthodontics and we drove back to Ga. together and ate some creepy country food at The Cracker Barrel! Whew! It was touching to see how well thought of she is and it made me super proud :) However, I will probably not eat at the Cracker Barrel ever again.....that food is salty and mushy. But on a positive note, UAB School of Dentistry is awesome!
Congrats to you and your daughter!! A proud and memorable day indeed!!
Quote from: charp13 on July 01, 2010, 06:37:27 PM
Best Day Ever! I watched my daughter successfully defend her thesis and say her goodbyes to her professors/co-workers and collect her certificate of prosthodontics and we drove back to Ga. together and ate some creepy country food at The Cracker Barrel! Whew! It was touching to see how well thought of she is and it made me super proud :) However, I will probably not eat at the Cracker Barrel ever again.....that food is salty and mushy. But on a positive note, UAB School of Dentistry is awesome!
Congrats Charp.....Love me some Cracker Barrel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was gorgeous out today...almost no humidity!
So with that, I punched out at 4 PM and said "I'm gonna skip the gym today, and go run the track at the high school"...because its just that awesome outside.
Then I got a phone call from the electrician who needs to fix an issue at home...damnit, now I'm gonna have to wait for this guy and waste the day!
So I sat on the couch and watched a great documentary on Joe Louis (for the 2nd time)...waited, waited, waited...and he never showed up.
Totally wasted my time.......off to GNC to pick up some supplements. Yay.
i amputated about 15 years of a 30 plus jasmine vine. My gardener is VERY touchy about pruning anything since he dug up the wrong rosebush. ( it was my dad's fault...not the gardener's). While I will miss the jasmine, I will NOT miss all the crap inside the air-con. Seriously...it sounded like one of Strickfadden's machines. When I looked through the vents, it was filled with twigs, leaves and dead jasmine flowers. Got the manual, popped the lid and used a garden vac to get the junk out...thus saving myself a honking big bill.
(PS. It is now as silent as a dream of heaven, and perfectly fine)
"E" ededed
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
I got up. I went to work. I came home. I showered. I ate. I'm back at work.
Sure, it SOUNDS glamorous......
Low humidity this week in southwestern Ohio, too! And lower temps. The past 4 days I have weeded and pruned deadwood and planted daylilies and trimmed and tied up tomato vines and watered and thoroughly enjoyed it all! It's been too hot and too humid to do much out in the garden(s) for a few weeks, and I really enjoyed catching up on the work without sweating to death!
Good for the soul, eh Elder Robert?
Been busy with my seven & a half year old granddaughter all week. Wal-Mart, Irishfest, drawing, painting, clay modeling, etc. In between, she's making me watch TV shows like, I CARLY & THE SUITE LIFE while listening to some singing kid named JUSTIN BIEBER (?). Wednesday, she helped me clean the garage and crush close to 500 aluminum cans - she worked her butt off, bless her! We cooked out (hot dogs & turkey sausage) Tuesday, and today we cooked out again (hamburgers, turkey burgers & roasted corn on the cob). I let her flip the burgers while her Grannie & I sipped some ice cold brewskis (ONE each-WOW!). She's wore out, but I can still hear her keeping my wife awake as I type! I've been "roughing it" on the living room floor in front of our big a.c. Oh yeah, yesterday, she, my wife & I went on an outdoor excursion and found an out-of-way lake (more like a pond) where I told her it looked like a perfect place for Bigfoot to dwell. She wasn't too sure about that!
It's fun (well, for a while!) to see things through the little ones' eyes. When Sara & I were at the Natural History museum last week, we walked through the place knee deep in pre-schoolers and summer-schoolers and day-carers by the hundreds. Never saw so much fun being had in one place! Or so much noise! They were interacting with everything that was interactive, and with some things that weren't! All the dinosaur skeletons were still standing, though--last time I looked!
Yesterday I went to the hospital to pay my respects to a friend of my son, who was involved in an accident early Thursday morning...he was crossing the road in front of his house, and was struck by a pickup truck. He was taken to the local hospital in critical condition, and never recovered.
He was in a coma, and had no brain activity. His parents allowed some of his organs to be harvested, to help others. Ryan was a good boy (21), and a good friend of my son's. I hated going into his room - it was just a body - the boy we had known for years was just gone....the important part of hm was gone....
Rest well, Ryan... those of us you touched will never forget you. You leave behind grieving family and friends....
It seems so funny - here one minute, and gone the next...yet the world keeps turning......
Today I didn't want to do anything....
Bizarro Jeff
Quote from: typhooforme on July 01, 2010, 09:30:44 PM
Low humidity this week in southwestern Ohio, too! And lower temps. The past 4 days I have weeded and pruned deadwood and planted daylilies and trimmed and tied up tomato vines and watered and thoroughly enjoyed it all! It's been too hot and too humid to do much out in the garden(s) for a few weeks, and I really enjoyed catching up on the work without sweating to death!
Yea,here in northern IL we have had a really crappy spring. Last year we had not much of a summer. It was pretty cool into July.I loved it. This year too hot too fast/raining every other day and very buggie. We have only sat out maybe 3-4 days this season. One of my fave things in life is sitting on my patio with a couple frosty pints of IPA and reading and occasionally watching my 50' willow trees swaying in the breeze. They are beautiful but messy as hell. chain_saw
And the older I get the more I hate even warm/humid days. 83 and humid is a reason to stay in the basement and watch horror/crime movies. I'm a 62 and partly sunny guy.
Robert
I would love to see pics of your yard. I have 14 flower/plant beds of various size as well as a 40' gravel pathway I dug out about 7 years ago. One year we counted individual lilies that had bloomed at one time and got tired of counting at 200. It really is a chore that I swear at but ..and I have to take a breath here to realize I am actually saying this but gardening and landscaping ROCKS!
Quote from: Bizarro Jeff on July 03, 2010, 07:10:08 PM
Today I didn't want to do anything....
Bizarro Jeff
Totally understood.
My second oldest brother went in for a very minor (so he said) out patient heart procedure 3 weeks ago and a week later half the family was there to take him off life support.
Ya just never know WTF is gonna happen day to day so cherish those around you and and yourself even if times are harsh. If the cup is only 1/4 full at least you still have a cup.
Mike
1st day of work, AWFUL!!!! I messed up on almost every order and got very few right. I hope i get better by time. Right Now It SUCKS!!! But, it is a job.My legs are tired, i got hassled over my long hair in the bathroom by 3 guys. CRAPPY DAY!!!
Quote from: slayergriffith on July 03, 2010, 10:13:08 PM
1st day of work, AWFUL!!!! I messed up on almost every order and got very few right. I hope i get better by time. Right Now It SUCKS!!! But, it is a job.My legs are tired, i got hassled over my long hair in the bathroom by 3 guys. CRAPPY DAY!!!
Sorry to hear that buddy. Listen, everything gets easier through repetition. Hang in there. In no time you'll master it all.
You know though........it might just be crappy karma for not comping me some Frostys. ;)
Quote from: Scatter on July 03, 2010, 10:20:14 PM
Sorry to hear that buddy. Listen, everything gets easier through repetition. Hang in there. In no time you'll master it all.
You know though........it might just be crappy karma for not comping me some Frostys. ;)
Thanks, Scatter!!!
nothing at all
Cleaned the kitchen while listening to Rachmaninov, and then worked of my photo collections. 3000 headshots and counting, and actors all!
"E" ededed
Rachmaninov--I can't hear his Second Piano Concerto without cracking up. If you've ever seen The Seven Year Itch, you'll know what I mean.
Today? I just hung around the house whimpering until the New Improved UMA came back on.
Sheesh--I've gotta get a life! ::)
Me too, Dave! Although I did get to kill some time between 6 & 8 pm to buy groceries & drop off some mail at the post office with my wife!
Groceries!!!
Oh, Crud!
I'll be right back!!
;D
Painted 2 more exterior windows today. Temps were only in the upper 40's, but i gotta get this sh*t OUT of my life! After NINE windows..only ONE left to go! Wish me luck....
Worked....boy did that suck. >:D
Uncle Creepy!
I love your doll! She didn't chop Aunt Creepy's head off did she? Did she raid the pantry?
Marsattacks,
I'm sorry you are sick. Feel better!
I can't find who had the stomach cramps. I hope you feel better, too.
Spent weekend taking down and storing Halloween. Still about 3 hours worth of work to do.
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 08, 2010, 12:23:58 PM
Spent weekend taking down and storing Halloween. Still about 3 hours worth of work to do.
If I lived there, you'd only have 1.5 hours to go because I'd have my shoulder to the wheel right beside ya.
Quote from: Scatter on November 08, 2010, 04:43:34 PM
If I lived there, you'd only have 1.5 hours to go because I'd have my shoulder to the wheel right beside ya.
Thanks my Simian Brotha!
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 08, 2010, 04:52:07 PM
Thanks my Simian Brotha!
Forget which thread you were on?? :D
I WORKED TODAY..........and now I'm working AGAIN!! :P
Quote from: Scatter on November 08, 2010, 05:30:03 PM
Forget which thread you were on?? :D
I WORKED TODAY..........and now I'm working AGAIN!! :P
I think you've gotten trapped in a wormhole which caused a tear of the fabric of space/time, originating in the time travel thread
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 08, 2010, 05:31:54 PM
I think you've gotten trapped in a wormhole which caused a tear of the fabric of space/time, originating in the time travel thread
LOL!!
I'm an active Mason. I drove over to Williamsburg Va to visit their Lodge. Had a great time as always there, got to meet Brothers down from Philadelphia, and even had an encounter with their resident ghost, "Peyton", no kidding on the latter.
Car ACCIDENT
Quote from: marsattacks666 on November 10, 2010, 04:53:42 PM
Car ACCIDENT
Sorry to hear MARS. Everyone and everything ok???
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 10, 2010, 05:23:32 PM
Sorry to hear MARS. Everyone and everything ok???
I am, car isn't. My Back in pain......ouch. Thank you for your concern. ;)
Get your back checked out - it can come back to haunt you!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on November 10, 2010, 05:35:51 PM
Get your back checked out - it can come back to haunt you!
Get a recommendation on a Chiropractor too! Hope you've been to your Primary care Doc first.
Mars!! No!! I am so sorry to hear you were in an accident. Like everyone said- make sure your back is in ship shape. I have never been in a car accident (knock on wood) , but like UP- I had some bad stuff go down last year out of the blue. So I understand the level of pain your back can reach. Take your advil and try to rest . I ended up on the UMA site a lot when I was down, so if you can type.....we are here! Sending good vibes out your way :)
Mars..........my buddy.........hope you are well. Cars can be replaced, but we'd never replace you here.
Any updates Mars?
So far, not a lot.
Wow!!!!! Everyone thank you!!! Although I can not discuss my accident, I have gone
through proper channels, and everything should work out in long run. I am trying
to be positive. But, in reality......I am so F#*#*#*G angry!!!! I will update soon.
Thank you, all!!!!
Michael C.
Thanks Mars.
Got groceries at Whole Foods and then lunch at White Castle . . . making my day a "push".
Hobbling around on a chronic ankle-sprain after my idiot bosses had me on my feet all day yesterday.
Back therapy
fixed a part of my sons playset
Came to work
contributed to UMA
Nancy's grandmother's funeral.
Awww, Scatter- Sorry to hear about your family's loss.
Our thoughts and prayers, Pal.....
Doc appointment. Gotta pack up as I just found out that I lost my office >:(
Quote from: charp13 on November 17, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
Awww, Scatter- Sorry to hear about your family's loss.
Thanks Charlotte...........a simply horrible day. Jordan and Nancy were both inconsolable. Nancy read a beautiful passage from St Paul at the funeral. She made it through, but came apart at the cemetery. I've never seen that beautiful face so saddened.
The picture of Jordan crying so hard he could hardly breathe as they lowered the casket into the open grave will stick with me forever. He stuck a flower into the fresh earth and just kept saying "I can't believe she's gone."
I'm so glad it's finally over. I don't want anything like that when I die.I don't want any services. I want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered in the lake in Connecticut where I grew up, just as we did with Dad's ashes. No marker, no grieving gatherings. Raise a glass, smoke a cigar, and have a chuckle at my expense. I enjoyed my life immensely.
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 17, 2010, 01:41:13 PM
Our thoughts and prayers, Pal.....
Doc appointment. Gotta pack up as I just found out that I lost my office >:(
Ummmmmmmmmm...........what the hell?? Why are you moving?? Is it the department change?? What's your new office like?
Scatter, you must be the strong one in the family. I only hope that if and when something like this happens in my family, I can be as strong as you. :) Everyone in my clan is pretty close in age, so I worry. It breaks my heart to think about what kids go through at these things. I don't want anyone having to mourn my loss either. I just want them to remember how fun and super-cool I was when I was alive! Hopefully you can rest, and console your sweet family this evening. Keep your chin up, friend!
Quote from: Scatter on November 17, 2010, 10:51:04 AM
Nancy's grandmother's funeral.
So sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers to your family.
Quote from: charp13 on November 17, 2010, 09:27:37 PM
Scatter, you must be the strong one in the family. I only hope that if and when something like this happens in my family, I can be as strong as you. :) Everyone in my clan is pretty close in age, so I worry. It breaks my heart to think about what kids go through at these things. I don't want anyone having to mourn my loss either. I just want them to remember how fun and super-cool I was when I was alive! Hopefully you can rest, and console your sweet family this evening. Keep your chin up, friend!
Thanks Charlotte. I shed my tears too, but my concern was for Nancy and Jordan. Glad to report that they're doing very well tonight.
So glad to hear this, my friend...the worst is surely over and now the healing can begin. Something none of you will ever forget, but will learn to live with. I see we also share the same philosophy concerning our own departure. Nothing elaborate or potentially uncomfortable for those i leave behind...maybe a memorial service where all who attend are forced to listen to both CD's i did with Zacherley from beginning to end? That'll teach 'em!!
Quote from: Gasport on November 17, 2010, 11:01:29 PM
So glad to hear this, my friend...the worst is surely over and now the healing can begin. Something none of you will ever forget, but will learn to live with. I see we also share the same philosophy concerning our own departure. Nothing elaborate or potentially uncomfortable for those i leave behind...maybe a memorial service where all who attend are forced to listen to both CD's i did with Zacherley from beginning to end? That'll teach 'em!!
In that case, I've already got a head start with one of the cds!!
Finished dissecting a pig in Life Science. :P
I'm sorry Chatty, maybe tomorrow will be a better day. :)
Quote from: charp13 on November 18, 2010, 08:03:42 PM
I'm sorry Chatty, maybe tomorrow will be a better day. :)
It won't be for the pig.
I hope it wasn't Wilbur!!! SOME PIG! TERRIFFIC!
This was the second day of dissecting so I was much more prepared. I have a really good teacher. She is such a cute little darlin'. She has a very sweet Polish accent. When we were dissecting, everybody in our group were saying what a cutie she is, and how we love to hear her talk. Too cute! :)
Quote from: Scatter on November 17, 2010, 09:18:36 PM
Ummmmmmmmmm...........what the hell?? Why are you moving?? Is it the department change?? What's your new office like?
Company needs to basically clear a floor to put in more digital Cinema theatres and in order to do that, they need to clear out an office area. In order to this, another office needs to be cleared and walls torn out, to accomodate that office pool, in order to that, those 5 people need new digs, which are to be constructed as they work in the dark. in order to do that, I needed to vacate my office.
I am now in a cubical >:( as an interim location.
But I say this with a gain of salt, as I do have a job and am being offered the opportunity to grow in the Co. I head up the labs movie trailer dept and given the chaging face of film exhibition (more digital)less films os being made (and ordered) so I'm being position to taken on new tasks and responsibiliites. I just don;t dig how the Co does it, with same day notice.
OG- you have a very interesting job! I only thought of you as LM's proud dad and a great yard haunter. Now I understand how you know so much about movies! No wonder your Halloween display looked so good, it's all making sense now..... But I undersand how you feel, as I get older....and older....and older.. I hate sudden changes in my surroundings and routine. I never thought I'd feel this way, I used to be devil may care!
Quote from: ChattyLMS on November 18, 2010, 07:50:56 PM
Finished dissecting a pig in Life Science. :P
Oh Chatty, does that bring back memories. What class is this for? I didn't mind the pig too much, but the shark was a pain -literally, as the hide was like very rough sand paper! Good luck with your classes.
I had a zoology class in the 10th grade, and dissected a fetal pig, earthworm, fish & frog! In 6th grade, I dissected a cow's eye! I still remember, making it wink at the girls - and yes, they told on me.
Quote from: charp13 on November 19, 2010, 03:09:10 PM
OG- you have a very interesting job! I only thought of you as LM's proud dad and a great yard haunter. Now I understand how you know so much about movies! No wonder your Halloween display looked so good, it's all making sense now..... But I undersand how you feel, as I get older....and older....and older.. I hate sudden changes in my surroundings and routine. I never thought I'd feel this way, I used to be devil may care!
I do, Charp! I've been very lucky to have this career--altho, I started out wanting to make movies. I've two scripts in the works, so who knows!
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 19, 2010, 11:09:37 AM
Company needs to basically clear a floor to put in more digital Cinema theatres and in order to do that, they need to clear out an office area. In order to this, another office needs to be cleared and walls torn out, to accomodate that office pool, in order to that, those 5 people need new digs, which are to be constructed as they work in the dark. in order to do that, I needed to vacate my office.
I am now in a cubical >:( as an interim location.
But I say this with a gain of salt, as I do have a job and am being offered the opportunity to grow in the Co. I head up the labs movie trailer dept and given the chaging face of film exhibition (more digital)less films os being made (and ordered) so I'm being position to taken on new tasks and responsibiliites. I just don;t dig how the Co does it, with same day notice.
Maybe your new office will have a breathtaking view of a nearby In'N'Out Burger?? (MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm)
now, I understand....I totally forgot that you are on a diet, scatter lol
so how goes that?
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on November 19, 2010, 06:52:51 PM
now, I understand....I totally forgot that you are on a diet, scatter lol
so how goes that?
I don't know..........I refuse to weigh myself yet.
Quote from: Scatter on November 19, 2010, 07:03:27 PM
I don't know..........I refuse to weigh myself yet.
ya havent sneaked any junkfood have ya? come on tell the truth..
Quote from: Dr.Teufel Geist on November 19, 2010, 07:04:29 PM
ya havent sneaked any junkfood have ya? come on tell the truth..
Look up "Intermittent Fasting".
Spent the whole day at NYU Med School playing a patient in exercises designed to make students better doctors.
Quote from: Scatter on November 19, 2010, 07:03:27 PM
I don't know..........I refuse to weigh myself yet.
Just cutting out alcohol and reducing my portions, I've lost 9lbs
Quote from: Opera Ghost on November 19, 2010, 07:55:19 PM
Just cutting out alcohol and reducing my portions, I've lost 9lbs
Cool beans!! Who coulda known that your daily fifth of vodka and 12 pack of Heineken wasn't healthy??
Quote from: Scatter on November 19, 2010, 09:59:12 PM
Cool beans!! Who coulda known that your daily fifth of vodka and 12 pack of Heineken wasn't healthy??
resting off a massive seafood dinner
Spent day at Chiropractor......................ouch!!!!!
Watched a bunch of Twilight Zone episodes, in anticipation of Thanksgiving...trying to get a head start on the holiday. Or maybe I just couldn't wait ;)
Went to eat at Red Robin (great food) and saw the new Harry Potter
Drawing storyboards for a "Colon Screening Awareness" project today . . . not exactly the most exciting subject matter but I gotta' feed the bulldog.
If anyone can make "Colon Screening Awareness" exciting, YOU can, G-F!
BAD NEWS - My 2000 Chevy Lumina needed lots of work to get it running properly (4 months ago).
GOOD NEWS - We moved, so I finally had a garage to work on it in.
BAD NEWS - Busted my back 3 and a half months ago - Couldn't do a damn thing to my car.
GOOD NEWS - My son came up last week and today to work on it for me.
BAD NEWS - I love this car and as of today, it's running again - but - I decided to give it away :( ...
GOOD NEWS - My son really needs a running automobile more than I do, at this time,,, and now, he has one! :)
Spent the entire day at my gift shop rearranging displays, etc., getting it ready for the holly jolly days. My back hurts. (And my front ain't feelin' so hot either).
Went to Church, then KFC, then Kroger for chocolate milk and red Rooibos tea, and home.
Moved about a cord of firewood from my friends property about 15 miles away to our house in two separate trips in my wife's pickup truck today. Am definitely feeling the after effects in my neck and shoulders, but enjoying the heat emanating from our wood burning stove as a result. Gonna be a LONG winter!
Right now, I'm designing a bust of the legendary cyclops.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on November 21, 2010, 11:01:53 PM
BAD NEWS - My 2000 Chevy Lumina needed lots of work to get it running properly (4 months ago).
GOOD NEWS - We moved, so I finally had a garage to work on it in.
BAD NEWS - Busted my back 3 and a half months ago - Couldn't do a damn thing to my car.
GOOD NEWS - My son came up last week and today to work on it for me.
BAD NEWS - I love this car and as of today, it's running again - but - I decided to give it away :( ...
GOOD NEWS - My son really needs a running automobile more than I do, at this time,,, and now, he has one! :)
GOOD NEWS..............you're a great dad, and that's worth more than any car ever produced.
UP- I like your outlook on life! :)
Char & Gary - Thanks for the compliments, but believe me - I'm no saint! Sometimes, I'm a grumpy ol' pessimist, who communicates in growls ;). It takes my family & friends to bring the best out in me, and I thank God for that, :)!
I house cleaned this morning, and blogged this afternoon. No TV until the MOGULS and MOVIES show was on TCM. It was so nice to see Carla Laemmle, talking about BIG U, and seeing actual sound footage of "Uncle Carl". A nice man, I think, and certainly miles above the other moguls.
"E" ededed
Therapy :P
mars- I was in rehab this time last year! I know how frustrating it is to try to move stuff you used to be able to move without thinking about it! It gets better! :) I can't believe I'm back to acting like an idiot this year! Muscles and bones and tendons heal, believe me. And you are probably a lot younger and COOLER than me- haha!
Took the Metrolink into work today to avoid a horrible drive home tonight.
Quote from: charp13 on November 23, 2010, 07:00:31 PM
mars- I was in rehab this time last year! I know how frustrating it is to try to move stuff you used to be able to move without thinking about it! It gets better! :) I can't believe I'm back to acting like an idiot this year! Muscles and bones and tendons heal, believe me. And you are probably a lot younger and COOLER than me- haha!
Charp, thank you! Being a drummer, and always using my muscles, it hurts a lot. I actually had to postpone a few gigs. :(
But, hopefully soon things will change. ;D Thank you, again.
p.s. I am in my 40's, and no, I bet you are really cool too! ;)
Drove to Orlando in 7 hours without speeding, sitting in a hotel room, checking on my cat- he's being cared for by my son who is house sitting for us and my cat hates him, and I can't stop giggling because I've had 2 hours of sleep and a reporter on CNN just said "Maul Pc Cartney" and quickly corrected himself! I can't help but think of a Zombie Beatle with that name! Oh man....... I'm so loopy!
Quote from: charp13 on November 24, 2010, 04:38:05 PM
Drove to Orlando in 7 hours without speeding, sitting in a hotel room, checking on my cat- he's being cared for by my son who is house sitting for us and my cat hates him, and I can't stop giggling because I've had 2 hours of sleep and a reporter on CNN just said "Maul Pc Cartney" and quickly corrected himself! I can't help but think of a Zombie Beatle with that name! Oh man....... I'm so loopy!
Be safe!
UMA fun time, therapy again, Thanksgiving dinner w/ friends later.
Will do- OG! You guys have a wonderful Thanksgiving too- just don't eat any inflatable drumsticks! :)
Everyone have a day of Peace and Blessings...
Elisabeth ededed
Elisabeth, That is a beautiful message :) Thank You and I hope your day was a sweet one.
Quote from: Unknown Primate on November 22, 2010, 08:43:09 PM
Char & Gary - Thanks for the compliments, but believe me - I'm no saint! Sometimes, I'm a grumpy ol' pessimist, who communicates in growls ;). It takes my family & friends to bring the best out in me, and I thank God for that, :)!
That's the way it is for all of us testosterone-charged man-apes. It takes the charm of the right woman to soothe the savage beast.
Thursday, we drove 90 or so miles for Thanksgiving at my sister's home. Had a great time seeing my sisters, brother, mom, nieces (and great-nieces), nephews (and great-nephews), and of course, my son, daughter, granddaughter & wife. 37 in all! Spent the night at my in-laws, where my lower back & hip started cramping & throbbing like all get-out! Finally passed out from sheer exhaustion - didn't sleep a wink Wednesday night! Today (Friday), we drove from Muncie to Ft. Wayne (70 miles) to have dinner at my wife's sister's (and her husband). After dinner, drinks & entertaining the gang with monster drawings & caricatures, we played some cards until - yep, you guessed it - my back spasmed out! I guess the traveling & sitting on hard chairs caught up with me. So, after laying down on their bed for an hour, I got up and my gracious sister-in-law, Corina, offered for me to use her computer - so here I am! I did get a nice voice-mail from my favorite Cyber-Space Simian Sibling, Scatter, except I didn't notice till this evening! It's 11:06 pm and my wife is still unsure if we're spending the night here or hitting the road!
Quote from: Unknown Primate on November 26, 2010, 11:07:56 PM
Thursday, we drove 90 or so miles for Thanksgiving at my sister's home. Had a great time seeing my sisters, brother, mom, nieces (and great-nieces), nephews (and great-nephews), and of course, my son, daughter, granddaughter & wife. 37 in all! Spent the night at my in-laws, where my lower back & hip started cramping & throbbing like all get-out! Finally passed out from sheer exhaustion - didn't sleep a wink Wednesday night! Today (Friday), we drove from Muncie to Ft. Wayne (70 miles) to have dinner at my wife's sister's (and her husband). After dinner, drinks & entertaining the gang with monster drawings & caricatures, we played some cards until - yep, you guessed it - my back spasmed out! I guess the traveling & sitting on hard chairs caught up with me. So, after laying down on their bed for an hour, I got up and my gracious sister-in-law, Corina, offered for me to use her computer - so here I am! I did get a nice voice-mail from my favorite Cyber-Space Simian Sibling, Scatter, except I didn't notice till this evening! It's 11:06 pm and my wife is still unsure if we're spending the night here or hitting the road!
Shipped a package.
Oh yeah - I bought a money order, too... ;)
Nothing fun, cleaned house. Boring!
UP- We have very similar lives! We drove 7 hours on Wed. met my long lost cousin that I haven't seen since I was 13, on the Adventureland bridge at the Magic Kingdom. Hugged and giggled like we were young again and realized that we only live 8 hours apart and she works at the Magic Kingdom- which we go to a couple times a year! So we are both giddy!! We stayed at Disney for 13 hours and slept on an uncomfortable hotel bed (I brought my own pillow,thankfully). Drove another hour on Fri. to my sister's house where I once again acted like I was 12, and swam in her pool for 3 hours. Danced around like an idiot and tried to ride a pool noodle until I almost drowned while swimming another couple hours. And finally, ate too much pie and tried to sleep in another uncomfortable bed with a sore neck. I did not have any type of spasms, but I could not sleep and got 9 hours of it in 3 days. It took us 9 hours to drive back home yesterday ( Fla. & Fla. state game traffic) and now I am HOME!! :)
Played 'Don't Spill The Beans' with my kids and am getting ready to go to work a half day.
Grocery shopping, watching Steeler game
Cleaned gutters, raked and mulched leaves....shoot me!
Quote from: Scatter on November 28, 2010, 02:15:31 PM
Grocery shopping, watching Steeler game
You mean 'watching Stealer game'....... what is going to happen NEXT week-----the other team is going to insert NY Giant legend Joe Pisarchik (sp?) to take the final kneel down? :o :D :D
Normal day at school, but I taught kindergarteners how to fold paper and make snowflakes. The thought it was magic! That was fun.
Saw Ozzy live in Baltimore, MD last night. Hearing him kill old Sabbath songs was worth the ticket price alone.
It was my first time seeing him and he put on a great show. I had floor seats about 20 rows back...\m/
Quote from: Sean on November 29, 2010, 12:45:52 AM
You mean 'watching Stealer game'....... what is going to happen NEXT week-----the other team is going to insert NY Giant legend Joe Pisarchik (sp?) to take the final kneel down? :o :D :D
Ya know, all the "W"s look alike come time for Playoff seeding. That's GOOD for the Steelers. BAAAAAD for the Dolphins. ;)
Went and got a blood test. Trying to find the next thing that is going wrong with my body. Just glad it's not my mind that is shot.
Did my 5 mile morning walk at the Mall Of America. Ate a #16 with cheese at Jimmy Johns. Went to Dream Haven Books (best collectable shop in the upper midwest). Went to Target for groceries. Ate dinner at Noodles & Co. About to leave for my son's basketball practice.
Quote from: fmofmpls on December 02, 2010, 07:59:18 PM
Did my 5 mile morning walk at the Mall Of America. Ate a #16 with cheese at Jimmy Johns. Went to Dream Haven Books (best collectable shop in the upper midwest). Went to Target for groceries. Ate dinner at Noodles & Co. About to leave for my son's basketball practice.
I want to go back to the Mall of America! I've only been there once abt. 10 years ago!
A lil Christmas shopping, lunch with mother in law and living nativity with the baby and wife.
LAUNDRY.... :(
"E"
Quote from: Scatter on December 02, 2010, 07:37:13 PM
Ya know, all the "W"s look alike come time for Playoff seeding. That's GOOD for the Steelers. BAAAAAD for the Dolphins. ;)
Playoff seeding in MIAMI is where the Dolphins re-seed the grass at the stadium for next year while other teams play post season football. :'( :'( :'(
They could finish 9-7 or even 10-6 with a big upset in there... and never sniff playoff contention as the only playoff contenders they can finish with a better record than will be division champs in weak divisions... they won't win their own division and they aren't a top 2 Wild Card, either. They COULD win the AFC West or the AFC South----------but they're not in those divisions. Another 19th to 21st pick in the 1st Round comin' up!
Put up the tree, set up my old Santa collection, put up Nativity scene, put lights on shrubs, prepared Advent sermon for tomorrow, worked on sets for school's Christmas play, WHEW! Too busy for a Saturday.
I visited the historic (and haunted) Culbertson Mansion in New Albany, IN. The Mansion had an open house for the holidays for only $1. I roamed the halls and rooms of this three story Victorian Mansion, which was dressed up for the Christmas holidays in period decorations. It was snowing all day, and the views from the third story were remarkable. Historic New Albany looked like a Dickens wonderland.
Quote from: Radioactive Rod Whitenack on December 04, 2010, 09:45:21 PM
I visited the historic (and haunted) Culbertson Mansion in New Albany, IN. The Mansion had an open house for the holidays for only $1. I roamed the halls and rooms of this three story Victorian Mansion, which was dressed up for the Christmas holidays in period decorations. It was snowing all day, and the views from the third story were remarkable. Historic New Albany looked like a Dickens wonderland.
Sounds cool Rod!! No pics??
Took my mother-in-law to her doctors appointment, then to Long John Silvers afterwards.
thrhrt Went to the hospital to have a C/T scan of liver and abdomen. Man, am I getting tired of tests, tests and more tests!
Sorry to hear this Uncula...I hope the news from your test results are good.
Quote from: Gasport on December 10, 2010, 12:33:04 AM
Sorry to hear this Uncula...I hope the news from your test results are good.
AAAMMMEEENNN!!! ;D ;D ;D
Uncula- I am sending positive thoughts your way :) Hang in there!
Sorry to hear Uncula. Keeping positive thoughts for ya! I've got a Lower GI on Monday ???
today, nursing a cold
I'll be praying for you, Uncula and OG!
Quote from: CreepysFan on December 09, 2010, 08:57:54 PM
Took my mother-in-law to her doctors appointment, then to Long John Silvers afterwards.
LLLLOVE those hush puppies!!
Prayers and good thoughts for my pals Uncula and OG. Chin up boys (or rather BOTTOMS UP in your case Rob).
Ran some Christmas-type errands, had lunch at Skyline Chili (mainly only southern Ohio folks will know the delights of Skyline, which is not "chili", really, but a Greek/Armenian "coney sauce", served with chopped onions and shredded cheddar, over spaghetti!), and then visited with elderly friends and we laughed a lot. I got them to watch GYPSY and they loved the "Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick" number with the strippers demonstrating their--um--specialties! My friends are in their upper 80s, but by golly, "snow on the roof, but a fire in the furnace" describes them well! Going to write out and address Christmas cards tonight.
Went to a funeral for a dear friend. :'(
Quote from: ChattyLMS on December 10, 2010, 06:25:51 PM
Went to a funeral for a dear friend. :'(
Oh Laura..........I'm so sorry.
My wife is out of town this weekend, so instead of hitting the bars and strip clubs I spent a relaxing Saturday repainting kits and watching classic monster movies! I finsihed repainting my Tsukuda Franky,Kharis and Creech and watched Policewomen (ok not a monster movie, but a sleazy early 70s drive-in action movie), Frankenstein Conquers the World, Bride of Frankenstein and Voyage Into Space! After that I stayed up late with my two teenage sons and one of their friends and watched the Friday the 13th remake and Rob Zombie's Halloween 2.
The family and I went ice skating indoors at the Depot here in Minneapolis. The Depot is a historic landmark here in Mpls. It used to be the Minneapolis train station which was retrofitted as a hotel with an indoor swimming pool and ice rink. Very cool place. Voted the best indoor skating by USA Today including Kristi Yamaguchi!
...I was out in below zero weather, shoveling my driveway.....
Joy!
Bizarro Jeff
Working and watching football
Quote from: typhooforme on December 10, 2010, 05:34:14 PM
Ran some Christmas-type errands, had lunch at Skyline Chili (mainly only southern Ohio folks will know the delights of Skyline, which is not "chili", really, but a Greek/Armenian "coney sauce", served with chopped onions and shredded cheddar, over spaghetti!), and then visited with elderly friends and we laughed a lot. I got them to watch GYPSY and they loved the "Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick" number with the strippers demonstrating their--um--specialties! My friends are in their upper 80s, but by golly, "snow on the roof, but a fire in the furnace" describes them well! Going to write out and address Christmas cards tonight.
We get Skyline chili canned down here and we can eat there when I'm up in Indiana visiting family.
Watching some uninteresting football, smoked a pork roast, played wth little man, and a little online time
Quote from: Scatter on January 23, 2011, 08:51:28 PM
Working and watching football
Well Scatter, I'm waiting for a tremendous "Thank You!" for the Steelers win!!! ;D 8) thrhrt
Well, it's been a long 3 days of rearranging furniture! Our house is like a big ol' slide puzzle but there's no extra hole to slide the last piece into. grrrrrr!
I posted a new poem that I wrote for MoonShadow. Take a look and tell me what you feel about it. It is in General Discussion,. "For MoonShadow, A Poem by Uncula"
I bought 2 tickets for the Authority Zero concert tonight in Albuquerque NM at the launchpad!!
I owe
I owe
so it's back to work I go!
At home taking care of the kids and the puppies!! I also had a lengthy diatribe with someone on other board about Blu-ray not being all it's cracked up to be. Lastly, I've been downloading a bunch of comics for my e-reader.
Rocked to the fictitious sounds of Violet Sedan Chair!
Been haulin' my battered body to the gym 2 or 3 times a week - painful, but getting stronger and burning some fat! Also, taking care of some business here at home. The past several days, I've been catching up some projects, including stuff for some UMA'ers that has been long overdue! Hopefully, will get a few packages sent out by next week.
Quote from: Opera Ghost on January 25, 2011, 04:10:04 PM
I owe
I owe
so it's back to work I go!
O.P., I wish I could go back to work and long for the day I could retire! :o With the restrictions I have, I don't drive :-[ and that means I'm at home most of the time. I am so bored!! >:( One of my few ways to interact with others is here or at other boards!! I thank God for the U.M.A.! thrhrt
I went to the doctor and came back with not one, but 2 inhalers. Also antibiotics and steroids. Ugggh! I am NEVER sick, but something got me. In 3 days I went from a mild sore throat to a chest x-ray and onset of pneumonia. This is not cool, so I guess I'll be hanging around in between chills and coughing. I'm not complaining- I just can't believe how things sneak up on you this quickly. On a positive note, In the Mouth of Madness is on and it'skeeping me entertained :)
Dang, Charlotte! Take care of yourself & I hope you get to feeling better FAST!
Thanks, UP- you do the same :) I really think I breathed in some kind of spores from a storage container in my garage because I was "unearthing" stuff from Rubbermaid containers to give to my son, and suddenly-BOOM! ..........or it was a boring old virus..... I vote for mysterious spores!
Quote from: Uncula on January 28, 2011, 03:43:42 AM
O.P., I wish I could go back to work and long for the day I could retire! :o With the restrictions I have, I don't drive :-[ and that means I'm at home most of the time. I am so bored!! >:( One of my few ways to interact with others is here or at other boards!! I thank God for the U.M.A.! thrhrt
We love having you around these parts too Don!! BTW, STILL can't find my freaking cell phone. Time to replace it.
Quote from: charp13 on January 28, 2011, 06:49:23 AM
I went to the doctor and came back with not one, but 2 inhalers. Also antibiotics and steroids. Ugggh! I am NEVER sick, but something got me. In 3 days I went from a mild sore throat to a chest x-ray and onset of pneumonia. This is not cool, so I guess I'll be hanging around in between chills and coughing. I'm not complaining- I just can't believe how things sneak up on you this quickly. On a positive note, In the Mouth of Madness is on and it'skeeping me entertained :)
OOOOooo.............sorry to hear that Char. Keep bundled and don't skimp on the chicken soup!
QuoteO.P., I wish I could go back to work and long for the day I could retire! With the restrictions I have, I don't drive and that means I'm at home most of the time. I am so bored!! One of my few ways to interact with others is here or at other boards!! I thank God for the U.M.A.!
Hey, Uncula! Get better soon! Ain't no sport in layin left foot on the backside of a stationary target! Grab some funny books and have a good read or something!
Charlotte, Sorry to hear you are feeling bad too. Love to mess with both you guys......but not when you are down. Don't know if you caught my reply in the photo archive section........but it goes without saying.......no lip-lock while you are under the spore. And what's this new avatar with "I Eat Your Skin". Maybe you aren't as sweet as we all have been thinking.............Love, Buddy
Quote from: bigbud on January 28, 2011, 05:19:44 PM
Hey, Uncula! Get better soon! Ain't no sport in layin left foot on the backside of a stationary target! Grab some funny books and have a good read or something!
Charlotte, Sorry to hear you are feeling bad too. Love to mess with both you guys......but not when you are down. Don't know if you caught my reply in the photo archive section........but it goes without saying.......no lip-lock while you are under the spore. And what's this new avatar with "I Eat Your Skin". Maybe you aren't as sweet as we all have been thinking.............Love, Buddy
Buddy, I'd go grab a funny book :-\ but I'm not allowed to drive! :o ::) thrhrt
Well today was my 52nd birthday and I had a great time with lots of pressies and such. Also dear Charlotte took the time to wish me a birthday greeting even though she was out of sorts herself, a true trooper for the U.M.A. Calling Dr Miles! Mysterious spores spotted at local residence.
Awwwww.... you're still a whippersnapper! 52 is like being 26 according to my charts! :) You will simply have to show us any new monster pressies you received! Hope you ate all sorts of candy and cake as well!
Happy birthday Maurice!! Did you down a good Irish pint to commemorate the day??
Jeeze Uncula! Get with the program! Anyone that doesn't stuff funny books under the bed isn't with it! The smell of musty comic paper in the morning! Awww.......smells like.........Victory! Love, Buddy
Quote from: bigbud on January 28, 2011, 10:34:46 PM
Jeeze Uncula! Get with the program! Anyone that doesn't stuff funny books under the bed isn't with it! The smell of musty comic paper in the morning! Awww.......smells like.........Victory! Love, Buddy
True Buddy. ;) But My wife doesn't like what I have under my bed now!!! :o :o And, Just so you know,
NO it is
not porn!!! LOL :-[ thrhrt
Actually I have an old trombone in it's case under the bed.......was at the curb as I passed and the trashman hadn't arrived yet so.....hey, the neighbor will never know! Anyway, it smelled bad when I shoved it under there......4 years ago.......best check on it soon.....That's a topic for discussion.."What's under the bed?"...
bigbud- please !!! start that topic- what's under the bed? the answers will be entertaining for sure (unless it's a dead body)!