Something About Nothing............ #14

[Metro West]

Carole...I decided to pull out some of my 12" vinyl records and of course these are all dance/club versions.
See if you remember any of these...

Election Day - Arcadia
Sendin' All My Love - The Jets
Jealousy - Adventures of Stevie V.
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Some Kind of Lover - Jody Watley

Just a few I was listening to tonight.

You can look any of these up on YouTube...just make sure you play the remix versions.

 

[Charade67]

MonyK you’re getting a new floor on Monday? I am so jealous. We have been waiting since the end of July for ours.

 

[soniam]

Carole...I decided to pull out some of my 12" vinyl records and of course these are all dance/club versions.
See if you remember any of these...

Election Day - Arcadia
Sendin' All My Love - The Jets
Jealousy - Adventures of Stevie V.
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Some Kind of Lover - Jody Watley

Just a few I was listening to tonight.

You can look any of these up on YouTube...just make sure you play the remix versions.

I'm an old Duran Duran and derivatives fans. I always like Election Day. Love Deee-Lite too. Reminds me of clubbing before I left for college.

 

[schumigirl]

I have one of DHs gifts hidden under the bed in the guest room. He never goes in there.
I'm sure your DH will love the thought you put into this!


No such luck avoiding the snow...
But I hope you were able to get your walk in!!


WOW! Looks too good to eat, lol!
Very talented person who makes those!


PoTC is best enjoyed on your biggest screen, with a dram of rum, lol!!!
Cheers and relaxation!



Very nicely done!








Ack! I encountered almost every weather type but a tornado today! It was sunny, windy, cloudy, snow, sleet, dark, raining, blizzard, etc. We had some very weird bands moving through....and the temperature was just above freezing....makes for some interesting driving conditions!

The half cow is home, safe and sound. I got such a workout by loading and unloading all of it myself. It's now up to DH to "split" it into our 1/4 and his coworkers 1/4.

It now looks as though the weather warmed up a few degrees for our trip, yeah! Now I need to pull a few things out of my suitcase, and add a couple others. Maybe I'll just pull the extra clothes, and buy anything I may need.
That seems simpler at this point, lol!

I've checked in for my flight and pre-checked into the Hard Rock as well.

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That is some weird weather Lori!!! Yes, you`ll be glad to get away into the sushine.......

Have a wonderful trip, I know you will of course, and safe travels today.......

Carole...I decided to pull out some of my 12" vinyl records and of course these are all dance/club versions.
See if you remember any of these...

Election Day - Arcadia
Sendin' All My Love - The Jets
Jealousy - Adventures of Stevie V.
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Some Kind of Lover - Jody Watley

Just a few I was listening to tonight.

You can look any of these up on YouTube...just make sure you play the remix versions.

Didn`t remember The Jets or the Jealousy one, but the others yep!

I loved all the New Romantic stuff, Gary Numan, Human League were a big favourite, loved Phil Oakey`s lop sided hair style, Madonna (of course) and so many more....music was such a big thing in the 80`s.

One song hardly anyone knows, or they don`t realise till they hear it was an anthem in some of the "disco`s" we all went to around 85 was Baltimora, Tarzan Boy......utter nonsense, but so much fun, as were the 1980`s!!! I miss the leg warmers, burgundy baggy ankle boots, frilly shirts and dressing like Madonna....and that was just the boys.....

I still have all my albums, singles and the much sought after limited edition 12" and some coloured versions!! Oh memories.......




Slept a little later this morning, but now have to step out for a couple of hours. The church are having another bake sale and although I handed some stuff in yesterday, they are short of volunteers, so got a txt late last night asking if I`ll help for an hour or so.....said I would as long as I was away from the nosy one......no problems.

That`ll pass an hour or so. Then, another quiet weekend probably.......doing a mini charcuterie and seafood board tonight as it`s just us, not a huge selection but it`ll be nice with a lovely bottle of wine. Will make some jalapeno bread to go with that for tonight.

Bacon in rolls this morning for breakfast......again, only the two of us so we can chill out and enjoy it before I head into the village. Dull but calm day here.

Have a wonderful Saturday ​

 

[Lynne G]

To not only donate, but spend a hour helping too. Very nice of you Schumi. Dull looking out? I guess not the partly cloudy, cool feeling weather we will have most of the day, with rain predicted for a few hours around lunchtime. Will be a most bright sunrise though as it’s clear out now. Hence the temp is 38. And ooh thought I smelled that bacon. Hope you are relaxing soon, if not already.

Ah yes, just cannot sleep late. And so tea has been made, and linens in the washer. Will be nice to have clean sheets and towels. When the towels come out of the dryer, will take my shower. Then I’ll start the wash again, with some clothes. I warned little one we should arrive at that mall before it is open, as after seeing a packed Target parking lot and medium mall one mostly full yesterday. Weekend crowds are surely expected. And we like to park in the one parking garage, as most convenient to the shops we want to go in. That one fills up fast.

So that’s mostly our plans today. Relaxing is also in our plans too. And older one has his longest work time today. So we won’t see much of him.

Monyk, you are busy. And doing renovations just before Thanksgiving. Trooper you are. Or crazy. LoL Will be nice to have new floors, as I’m sure with kids and pets the old floor probably took a beating. Hope all are feeling good.

Ah yes, the songs of the 80’s. Yes, some fond music memories. You can still hear some from that era on the radio and in my phone.

That super sized day of relaxing, make it so homies, this Saturday

 

[keishashadow]

hey all! my LR is fully decorated, let GD have at it. Liking the look, quite cheery.

Bottom dropped out here overnight, enjoyed sunning ourselves on the deck yesterday. Saw first snow flakes of season early this am

A grand picture of a female grocery store huntress who found her turkeys.......LOL.....Great score.

I did get a 23 pounder a couple of weeks ago. Right now the stores here have plenty of Turkeys and Ham.

lol love it. Will say I’ve picked up another, will grab one more this weekend as family is always down for turkey

My hubby kinda of threw up his hands many moons ago on the Halloween and Christmas decoration schedules. I usually have Halloween up by first week of September and Christmas first week November. He is really sweet. After I get decorations up he will go around and look at them and tell me he likes them.

oh, my guy was really dragging those feet this week. surprised to hear him admit how festive everything looked when it was all said & done .

Can’t do the outdoor decorations until tree cutters show up to remove giant one in front yard & most of a large pine tree in side yard. Turns out my neighbor’s even larger tree is diseased to point it’s hollowed out and dangerous. They are scrambling to secure a crane to take it Down. We only will need a bucket truck.

I have a couple more Christmas presents to wrap. Will do that later.

every single year I vow to wrap presents as they buy them. Let’s just say I’m consistent

it does not matter to us the date if any of the sons can come visit
We are open to whatever few days they have available

If December does not work for them, I’m good with this month or January to see them!
Can put the tree up any of those 3 months
Can celebrate the holidays when they can come !

Lovely thot. home is where the heart is

had never heard of The Ghost and Mr Chicken....looked it up. Don Knots was a funny guy!!

absolutely. He was very good as Mr Limpet too

Thank you. It was Tuesday.

i must’ve missed how the fancy dinner went a bit back…did you have fun?

Well, tonight we learned that Winter the dolphin has died. She had some type of gastrointestinal illness. B has already set up a Facebook birthday fundraiser for CMA in memory of Winter.

aw, that’s sad. she’s been there for ages as I recall

I'm still rearranging the suitcase, but am determined to stay just under 45 pounds. Need that souvenir room, lol! I'm keeping my backpack light, in case that needs to be filled for the trip home.

oh heck, the flights home from Orlando on Southwest generally look like the fall of Saigon with all the (supplemental) store park bags carried on along with various stuffed animals. Who would dare to argue with a kid they can’t have their new friend with them lol?

 

[Charade67]

It is a sunny but super windy day today. I am enjoying my football free Saturday, well, at least until dh gets home.

I'm thinking of going to the grocery and picking up as much as I can for Thanksgiving. I have been asked to bring an apple pie. I'll get everything except the apples today. I'm also going to make a small chocolate cake. It's a recipe I have never tried before, so I hope it is good.

Safe travels to those going to Orlando today. This looks like a good week to be there.

 

[soniam]

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i must’ve missed how the fancy dinner went a bit back…did you have fun?

That cake looks really yummy!

Are you referring to my birthday meal or the Ferrari Club dinner? Birthday meal was fine and not really fancy. The Ferrari Club dinner was really nice. Lots of beautiful and some historic Ferraris. People were really nice, and surprisingly, our tablemates were a bit eccentric. Who knew that Ferrari owners are kind of weird Not that weird is bad, says the women with blue hair. They may have just put us, being newbies, at the weird table though

 

[Lynne G]

Did another Taeget run, and decided should pick up a bag of gingerbread cookie mix, as one is enough for as many small gingerbread men we do. Just as I was picking it up out of the box, some lady reached in front of me and grabbed the last two. She remarked she was looking all over for them. Yeah, but at least let me get my hand out of the box that had a bag in it. And so, was glad I guess I bought it. We won’t be baking for another month, but the bag won’t go bad. Plus, one more thing I don’t need to buy later.

Safe travels to all enjoying some holiday fun.

 

[soniam]

Did another Taeget run, and decided should pick up a bag of gingerbread cookie mix, as one is enough for as many small gingerbread men we do. Just as I was picking it up out of the box, some lady reached in front of me and grabbed the last two. She remarked she was looking all over for them. Yeah, but at least let me get my hand out of the box that had a bag in it. And so, was glad I guess I bought it. We won’t be baking for another month, but the bag won’t go bad. Plus, one more thing I don’t need to buy later.

Safe travels to all enjoying some holiday fun.

People are so rough lately. At least you could get one.

 

[Charade67]

Sadly, this time of year seems to bring out the worst in some people.

 

[Metro West]

Didn`t remember The Jets or the Jealousy one, but the others yep!

I loved all the New Romantic stuff, Gary Numan, Human League were a big favourite, loved Phil Oakey`s lop sided hair style, Madonna (of course) and so many more....music was such a big thing in the 80`s.

One song hardly anyone knows, or they don`t realise till they hear it was an anthem in some of the "disco`s" we all went to around 85 was Baltimora, Tarzan Boy......utter nonsense, but so much fun, as were the 1980`s!!! I miss the leg warmers, burgundy baggy ankle boots, frilly shirts and dressing like Madonna....and that was just the boys.....

I still have all my albums, singles and the much sought after limited edition 12" and some coloured versions!! Oh memories.......

I have the 12" of Tarzan Boy believe or not. I have a few colored records and some picture versions as well. We danced to Baltimora for hours back then.

I'm an old Duran Duran and derivatives fans. I always like Election Day. Love Deee-Lite too. Reminds me of clubbing before I left for college.

How about The Power Station? I have the 12" of Some Like it Hot....loved that song.

 

[schumigirl]

I have the 12" of Tarzan Boy believe or not. I have a few colored records and some picture versions as well. We danced to Baltimora for hours back then.

How about The Power Station? I have the 12" of Some Like it Hot....loved that song.

You know Baltimora!!!!! Well, you`ve just risen even higher in my estimation......

Sabrina.....Boys...Boys.....Boys......she was the male favourite for her one hit wonder.....her video always caught every male friend`s eyes......lol, wonder why ......dance floor classic!

Now I have some like it hot in my mind.........

I need to go through the albums and singles in the attic and see what we do still have with limited editions, might surprise me. I do have Michael Jackson Thriller on picture disc from memory and several Queen limited edition albums....it`s been years since I checked, and Tom wanted to throw them all out.......




Bake sale went well, managed to avoid the nosy one.......and enjoyed a really lovely Saturday, culminating in PoTC3 on the big screen we set up again tonight....no way can they ever recreate Capt Jack Sparrow without Mr Depp.

Not long till bedtime tonight. Plan to sleep late and have a cosy morning, no plans to go out anywhere at all. Don`t need any shopping, they are all going swimming in the afternoon, so place to myself for a couple of hours.

Planning a rib roast for dinner, slow and low for cooking and will make red wine and mustard sauce, more of a jus.....but still tasty. And plan to bake some cookies and pastries from scratch for a friend who doesn`t bake at all.......happy to do it for her. I may eat one or two first.....just for quality control of course!

Hope your Saturday evening is a good one too......

 

[Metro West]

You know Baltimora!!!!! Well, you`ve just risen even higher in my estimation......

Sabrina.....Boys...Boys.....Boys......she was the male favorite for her one hit wonder.....her video always caught every male friend`s eyes......lol, wonder why ......dance floor classic!

Now I have some like it hot in my mind.........

I need to go through the albums and singles in the attic and see what we do still have with limited editions, might surprise me. I do have Michael Jackson Thriller on picture disc from memory and several Queen limited edition albums....it`s been years since I checked, and Tom wanted to throw them all out.......

Well thanks...LOL. Oh yes...Sabrina was quite a looker...much like Samantha Fox. I have a couple of her recordings too.

There is a website you might like...it's called https://www.discogs.com...it's a music registry and you can actually enter all the records you have, which version and see what other people have. I entered most of my records on there a while ago. It's very interesting and I think you'd like it.

The Power Station was good and that song really got us up and moving.

I have most of Madonna's dance mixes and quite a few classic LP versions of soundtracks. I have Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Xanadu and of course Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...all on vinyl and in pretty good shape after all these years.

They are going to have to bury them with me...I'm not getting rid of anything.

 

[Charade67]

Had a football free day until 4:00 when Dh came home and turned on the Florida State/Miami game. He has this really annoying thing he does whenever the opposing team scores or makes a good play. He’ll say, “And that’s the ballgame.” As if he has already given up on his team. He will say it even if they are only a few minutes into the game. He probably said it a half dozen times in the game today. I told him that if he dies before I do I’m going to have it inscribed on his tombstone.

Btw, his Seminoles won that game.

 

[schumigirl]

Well thanks...LOL. Oh yes...Sabrina was quite a looker...much like Samantha Fox. I have a couple of her recordings too.

There is a website you might like...it's called https://www.discogs.com...it's a music registry and you can actually enter all the records you have, which version and see what other people have. I entered most of my records on there a while ago. It's very interesting and I think you'd like it.

The Power Station was good and that song really got us up and moving.

I have most of Madonna's dance mixes and quite a few classic LP versions of soundtracks. I have Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Xanadu and of course Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...all on vinyl and in pretty good shape after all these years.

They are going to have to bury them with me...I'm not getting rid of anything.

Aaaaaaaand........you lost me! I detest the Beatles and I know , I know......you`re supposed to love them, I however don`t. My favourite niece who was born in 83 is a massive fan of them, and also led to her being an Oasis fan I believe, but she`s always amazed I can`t abide them....nor The Who......lol....but I did introduce her to Madonna when she was a baba and I take credit for her being a huge Madonna fan too.

But I do love Xanandu and most other similar ilks.

Never heard of that website before, crikey that part of our attic where all our albums and singles are, is like Tales from the Crypt, think I`d need Ghostbusters to clear it to find them all!!





A bit of sea mist is hanging over us this morning, and not even a breath of breeze to move it. Very atmospheric looking out as it`s still so dark this morning. The rest of the day is to be similar, dull and not too cold.

Have a salon appointment to look forward to this week and not much else, very quiet week ahead with no plans at all except to finish of some Christmas shopping, get it all wrapped and organised, still waiting on a few things to arrive.

Bacon will be sizzling soon.....I`m sure mac will smell it from all the way over there in her lovely part of the world......

Have a lovely Sunday




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[Charade67]

But I do love Xanandu and most other similar ilks.

Confession time - I have the Xanadu soundtrack on my phone.

 

[Metro West]

Aaaaaaaand........you lost me! I detest the Beatles and I know , I know......you`re supposed to love them, I however don`t. My favourite niece who was born in 83 is a massive fan of them, and also led to her being an Oasis fan I believe, but she`s always amazed I can`t abide them....nor The Who......lol....but I did introduce her to Madonna when she was a baba and I take credit for her being a huge Madonna fan too.

But I do love Xanandu and most other similar ilks.

Never heard of that website before, crikey that part of our attic where all our albums and singles are, is like Tales from the Crypt, think I`d need Ghostbusters to clear it to find them all!!

Didn't mean to lose you...just stating some of the soundtracks I had as well as my dance collection. I'm not a Beatles fan either but remember...the movie had the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton so it wasn't a Beatles movie.

Make sure when you clean out that attic don't throw away or sell any of those records.

Xanadu is such a bad movie but the soundtrack is good with ELO and Olivia providing the songs.

 

[Lynne G]

Bacon cooking away? I though that smell was drifting across the sea. Yum. Ack, Schumi, another dull day. And yay, for salon appointment this week. Was so nice to enjoy mine last week. This week, we get to see the light show at the large zoo. Opening night we have a reservation for. Will have a hot chocolate bar and cookies to partake as we stroll around. I’m hoping the weather holds, as predicted. The 7 day forecast shows a sunny filled day, with 67 the high. Maybe pants and a light jacket, as even with that high, once the sun goes down in a clear sky, the temp usually drops quite a bit. But I do hope it is a clear night, as then will be very dark, perfect to see the holiday lights.

Well, as a clear sky right now, and it’s 34 degrees out. Yeah, that time of year, we skirt around freezing in the wee hours. But that clear sky may show a golden sunrise about 1/2 hour from now, but then the clouds come, making us too have that cloud filled sky. And a cold front has set up, with the high being 47. Yeah, no shorts for me today. Jacket too.

As a Sunday, yep, routine one. Grocery stop, trash to the curb, alarm set, and ready for week day routine. Oh, and yes, tea drinking has started the day. May make some bacon too, and eggs with toast. Kids won’t be up for many more hours, so will leave bacon for them. I always cook up the whole package. And never have to bag it to save.

Ah yes, the music of our youth. Have to say, was never that Beetles fan either.

So a good morning to Schumi and Metro. Hope your Sundays are serene and relaxing.

Sunday homies. Sigh. Another day to relax, still the weekend. Woot!

 

[Metro West]

Well, as a clear sky right now, and it’s 34 degrees out. Yeah, that time of year, we skirt around freezing in the wee hours. But that clear sky may show a golden sunrise about 1/2 hour from now, but then the clouds come, making us too have that cloud filled sky. And a cold front has set up, with the high being 47. Yeah, no shorts for me today. Jacket too.

Ah yes, the music of our youth. Have to say, was never that Beetles fan either.

So a good morning to Schumi and Metro. Hope your Sundays are serene and relaxing.

Sunday homies. Sigh. Another day to relax, still the weekend. Woot!

Good morning Lynne...Your day sounds like mine yesterday. Today I'm going to watch movies again. I might get the car washed this morning since we aren't expecting any rain this week until Thursday. My neighbor wants me to help her pull out the Christmas bins from her storage shed so I'll do that...she cooks a lot and shares with me so its a fair trade.

I watched a movie I hadn't seen in a while last night..."The Four Seasons" part of which was shot in my hometown. It's a good dramedy with Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston and more. They shot the autumn part in my hometown which was exciting considering the talent in the film. Check it out sometime...I think you'd like it.