Something About Nothing.........#7

[donaldduck352]

i need to go back and ketchup.

It wont take long,its been real quiet lately!!

 

[minniejack]

St L, i'm doing well now.

my imac is back in business.

new hard drive in and i'm ready to fly..........







i noticed a few homies wondered where i went..

last week on tuesday, my computer died.
and with it, i died a little also.....


i need to go back and ketchup.



remember: AI tonight....

I actually thought maybe you didn't like last week's AI results and was in mourning somewhere.

 

[macraven]

Welcome back Mac!! And welcome back Mac's Mac!!

i'm clickling my red slippers saying, there's no place like home....

mac is back with her mac!!!

you betcha.
gotta love the apple warranties....
they even sent me a new keyboard and mouse.....

It wont take long,its been real quiet lately!!

yea, i noticed.
now that big mouth mac is back, i'll start posting jokes if homies are not posting.......

I actually thought maybe you didn't like last week's AI results and was in mourning somewhere.

no, i that adam was in the finals.

you all know where my butt will be tonight and tomorrow night.....


i have watched that show since the beginning, starting with kelly clarkson.
some seasons dragged.......
this present 8th season has been really different and enjoyable for me.

 

[macraven]

Hey homies. Everyone seems to be having a dull day.

Typical Wednesday for me. On the road all day. I was up in Mac's neck of the woods today in Waukegan. Just driving past Six Flags Great America is always so exciting to me, even if it is still closed during the week.

Nite all.

have your people call my people and we will meet up next time for lunch when you are up this way.


btw, six flags has been open every day since early May.....end of first week it started.
when they opened in April, that was for weekends only.

 

[macraven]

Hey all! Kinda have the day off today (only work 4-6), then going to see Star Trek with the guy I've been dating. Have a great day all!

i loved star trek.
i hope this new movie will not disappoint me...

Okay, you guys stressed me out and I called Cedar Point today to whine about not getting my coupons, so they promised to send me some. Then, just to make sure, I went online and ordered them there too. Then of course I got them in the mail today! Must take a bit longer to get out to Wisconsin!

I went ahead and booked my resort reservation there (one night, cheapest you can get onsite, still $180). Anyways, we'll be there August 2nd and 3rd if anyone wants to join us! Midwest mini-coaster-meet?!

are you driving?
what hotels around there are reasonable?

If we ever make it to the theatre! lol Second time now we've had to reschedule.

rats........
tell me about the movie once you see it..

Hi! Gang has been busy making baby Shower presents me and finishing i'm out the school year with the kids. I did grab 30 mins and update my trippie and read a couple pages here. I'll check in again later

i just love showers!!

The new movie is called Angels and Demons....my DH has read the book and he says we have to go watch this one!!!

Okay I caved....I have read Twilight and I am on to New Moon......good books so far!!!

Just read some AMAZING airfare for us, so my DH might actually say sure we will go to Universal We would go at the begining of October so I don't think any of the homies will be there then

Oh ya

hey homie, that is wonderful news!
you get to return to the darkside.....and see homies this time...

i'll be in orlando end of sept and leave after columbus day.
stick around to the 8th so i can meet you.
if not, come on over to the motherland and i can meet you there.
i do split stays when in orlando.

i'm am so totally not into the twilight books or movies.
heard that d and a was a disappointment.
i'm not planning on hitting either one of those flicks but if you go, hope you do enjoy them.
i'm weird.
my tastes in movies makes me stand alone sometimes.

Some of us will be...it's HHN time in October...remember?

Hi all! Checking in and saying hi!

hey !!

i voted in all your polls.......

you need to check in here more often.


and btw, my hold the date card and invite must have got lost in the mail...

Tuesday night, I went to DH's cousin's house for dinner and a Bio-disc presentation. What is this Bio-disc? Some new tupperware or party-lite? I wish. Basically it was a huge scam. Here is the story. This MD from the UK watched Tibettan Monks do healing rituals. They used the water and the doc tested it. Found out that the water had minerals in it, and that the water molecules there spun counter-clockwise (natural/good) instead of clockwise (man-made/bad) like our modern water molecules do. This creates positive energy, curing everything. Well, they say you can't say it "cures" everything, because then the FDA will get involved and make it unaffordable to your average Joe sickie. They will only say "it has been known to cure" cancer, psoriasis, mental illness, herpes, anything you can think of.

Basically, it is a piece of glass with minerals burned into it and a pretty design cut into it. You run water over it and voila, you will be healed. Drink it, and you are super-human (younger, stronger, prettier, healthier, yada yada yada.) Put little bottles of the water under your bed and your stress levels will magically go away with all of your problems. You will sleep in a vortex of positive energy. Even mentally/emotionally handicapped persons, ADHD and autistic people will be normal (like any of us are) You will sleep wonderfully and be full of energy.

They did a little demonstration, all of which could be easily explained away. First, they gave DH a drink of some bad wine before the disc. They then poured the wine over the disc and it tasted better. Of course it tasted better. It had just been aerated by going over the beveled glass. Next, they put some dry leaves in the water and let it sit for awhile. They were all like, look at how green they are! Not. If you hold it up to a light, you can see a little bit of green. Of course they were dry leaves that had just fallen off the cousin's plants. Probably not totally dead, just looks that way because of how dry. Set it in water for awhile and it becomes more supple and translucent showing what little bit of life is in the dying leaf. But it brought the dead leaf back to life, just like it will you if you purchase. Finally, they pull a trick outta their hat that I used at slumber parties in grade school and high school. DH sat on a chair. We were going to lift him using our hands put into a steeple shape. I had one knee, one of the believers that set this up had the other, her DBF had one armpit and the presenter had the other. We lifted. Apparently everyone is a weakling but me. I could lift up DH's knee. No one else could budge him. They then sprayed us in the face with the water. Low and behold, DH was light as a feather. We all were given super-human strength by being spritzed in the face! Yea, you remember that game, right? Lite as a feather, stiff as a board? Levitation? Oldest trick in the book. Mere physics.

The only thing I couldn't explain away with common sense was a little girl that had bad psoriasis that was healed. They showed us a video.

Guess how much this "affordable" little piece of glass the size of a coaster will run ya. $680. You get another one for only $100 more. And this is affordable for your average sick person? PUULLEEEZZEE!!

DCuz fell for it, hook, line and sinker. She bought two. I could barely hold my tongue, but had to as these people are friendly acquaintances and friends of DCuz. I actually like to play golf with them, but this is ridiculous. And to think people will spend this LARGE amount of money on this. They say it is cheap because you can throw away a lifetime of pharmaceuticals. Personally, I like my drugs. I'll keep'em. If I am spending that much dough, they had better give me some good buzz to boot.

Rant over. Goodness, I seem to be ranting alot this week.
__________________

note to self:
if nikki throws a bio-disc party, don't go.......unless she cooks some good food for the attendees...


and she burst my bubble.
levitation wasn't real??

I know it is HHN that is why I get all excited!!!
Will anyone be down??? Sept 29 - Oct 6???

stay 2 more days and you will see me there.
i think i am repeating myself here.....

I'll be in Orlando in 28 hours!

a newbie has surfaced...........

come back and tell us all about the fun you had.


and,
welcome to your new home away from home.


my smilies aren't working or i would have given you the most decorated welcome here..

I always go opening night and this year will be no exception. We'll post a DIS meet thread later once the details have been officially posted.

and i vote for todd to make the dis meet thread.

Good Friday evening!!
Finally got the computer to myself for awhile anyway.
Sure quiet lately on this thread!!

i wonder why......

I might of passed it up.But how is DS ear and how is it going with your teeth??

yes, how is he now, St L?

Evening all!! Shane made dinner again. Tonigh is fajitas!!! Yum!!

i didn't get an invite for dinner.
you should always remember your homies andy....

 

[macraven]

Did I miss something is Mac okay??

Hmmmmm...where did you go Mac?

It is the weekend..time for my DH to get busy on the basement...

It will be AWESOME when it's done!!! Toys outta site..that is my excitement!!

imac died last tuesday.
i was tempted to make an obit in the local paper about it.

my withdrawal from the computer was horrendous.

Thanks! It's not my first choice but I got tired of fooling around with it.

i do like what you have metro.
everything you put up in your siggie is always great.

WOW its way to quiet here tonight.Where is everyone?

Got some well needed rain today and looks like the rest of the week we will get more!!I miss my bon-fires on Saturday nights..

heard you did receive that rain....
i know orlando area needed it.

Hello all

Another busy day here .
I am having a bad day here . DD told DH about the suprise trip to LV . Well now DH wants NOTHING to do with going and wants to do nothing for his big 40 . UGH I am so fustrated and sad and annoyed at the same time . She is 14 and really didn't mean it but we all know how kids are . UGH is all I have to say there .

Going to see Mary Poppins on broadway in the morning so that should be good. I don't know how it is going to go since well there are 12 of us going all family so we will see.

Ok enough of my gloom and doom I just wanted to say HI . Hope Mac gets her computer going again and hope everyone else is ok .

See ya all later

so the kid spilled the beans and the Mr is doing sour grapes.
take a trip to the darkside by yourself and you'll feel so much better then.

Almost 3AM and no card game..
Goodnight or GOOD Morning..
See'Ya in the morning all!!

damn.........
card game in the early morning hours and i missed it.....
suxs big time when the computer wasn't working....

hey, did you play old maid or go fish?

Good evening all.
Another soggy day but we need it so bad..
Looks like Orlando is getting hit now!!

i saw on the news, weather channel last night you are getting LOTS of rain now.

Good Night, Homies!

We went through out suitcases this weekend and found that we have plenty that work, we also had two duds that never made it out of the attic before. Next weekend -- toiletry shopping! I think I'm the only one in the family who is excited by buying mini toothpaste!

Sleep well, enveloped in the utter blackness of the Darkside...

Maria

i'm excited you are buying toothpaste, mini sizes are so cute.

how much longer before your feet hit the darkside?

It's sunny but chilly here in Chicago and frankly I am ready for hot hot hot weather!!!

12 more actual days of school left (not counting weekends lol) 5 days this week 4 day next week and 3 the following.

I think I am more excited about summer than the kids lol

Say... Has anyone been to 6 flags over Georgia? We are going there and any tips would be welcome. I think I will ask over on the CB.

Ok time to switch out laundry

yea, the weather has sucked here the last few weeks.
today finally a gorgeous day!!
i heard the six flags over georgia is a great park for rides.

i'm counting the days also until skool is out.
i have to work there and i'm more excited than the students are....
worked last 2 weeks everyday and took off today for the tech to come to my home to fix the puter.
apple does in home service free...

Me and my sweetie finally made it to the theatre to see Star Trek! It was really good. Then we went ice skating with my best friend Chip and his brother on Sunday.

i'm glad you finally got to see it.

Hey, Homies. I've been MIA. I have a note from the teacher (me) to excuse myself.

Brent has been gone for a week to AK for a memorial service and will be home tomorrow afternoon. HOORAY!!!!!!!!!! I've missed him so very, very, very much.

Meanwhile, with the warm weather, our yard and house have become infested with fleas. Frontline only kills fleas after they bite the dog, so my poor pups are covered with living and dead fleas. I called an exterminator and was told everything had to be off of the carpet, and he'd give me a quote on the yard when he came to do the house.

We haven't even finished unpacking from our move two years ago. So I've spent the last four days unpacking as much as I could and moving lots of heavy things into the kitchen. Ow, I'm stiff now. It's hard to get anything done with the kids awake, so bedtime for me has been around 4-5 AM since Friday (insert zombie smilie here). Poor kids have been dealing with a very cranky mom today. I will never do this again while Brent is out of town.... Heck, I hope I never have to do it again, period.

When the exterminator came he said the yard was too big for him to do. It would take three days and cost $400. And the grass was too tall. I thought the price was really reasonable, considering we have 2.5 acres, but there was still that tall grass problem. I called a guy to mow the yard, and the exterminator is coming again tomorrow to do the area around the house where the fleas are the worst. I hope it's enough.

While the house was being taken care of, I took the dogs to the vet for a killer bath. When we got home again tonight, I sprayed them with some cider vinegar that is steeped with thyme. I've heard it's a good flea repellant, so I hope the itchy monsters will leave my dogs in peace until the yard is sprayed. I love thyme. I almost want to bite my dogs, but I'm not fond of hair in the mouth.

I'll try to ketchup now.

Cheers,

Taminator, Destroyer of FLEAS

the taminator can handle anything.
fleas are a piece of cake to her.



good thing i was without a computer or your name would have been up on the chalkboard for being so tardy missy.....

hey all, primary day here, off to dig up some bodies to vote

ex has an exterminating franchisethey have big guns in their arsenal...MIB lol ps - always get multiple quotes as the rates can vary dramatically (think along lines of possible charge what they think u'll pay sort of price) i hate fleas, mid summer i start 'bombing' the house monthly jik, least it gets rids of all the spiders, etc.

minnie - good deal on the tix, we wait until DHs union picnic in August, think tix cost $10, always so crowded on the weekends

isn't it wednesday yet

you are special....
you do elections...

come to chicago and help them out.
you can vote early and often here...


it's wednesday????

no way.
AI on in a bit.

and my butt will be in front of the tv.........


catch you later homies....

 

[donaldduck352]

Well all goodnight..
Again..

 

[Niki Andiokno]

And I thought Chicago had the patent on dead voters. Looks like Phillie is trying to steal our thunder.

Mac - I'll pm you next time I'm up there. I go to the courthouse almost every Wednesday afternoon, tho not tomorrow. I have an evil jury trial in Markham, Illinois. For those of you who are not familiar with this horrible suburb of Chicago, it is nasty. I was mugged in the courthouse parking lot. That is how bad it is. Hate it, but somebody's gotta do it. I also go to an opthalmologist in Gurnee. I spend way too much time in the northern part of the state. I guess it's better than the south. At least I get to drool over Great America. Oh, and Gurnee Millls outlet mall, too. Memo to self, GO SHOPPING.

Trying to get everything done before my trip to Shreveport, Louisiana. Too much to do, too little time. A buddy of mine leaves for US/IOA tomorrow at 6 a.m. I'm so jealous.

 

[RAPstar]

Welcome back, mac!!! I kept a cake hidden for you (so the other homies wouldn't eat....you know how fast cake goes around here). Hope you enjoy!!

In other news. Finished 2 books recently. "Skin Hound (There Are No Words)" by Canadian author Kenneth J. Harvey. And the new Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) book, "Pygmy". Both were really good. Also finally got the DVDs to the first volume of Freakazoid through Netflix. I love that cartoon!

 

[macraven]

niki, do contact me the next time you are up this way.

same goes for gurnee mills.

have you eaten at ruby tuesdays which is right by parking lot A?


i totally agree.
markham is a horrible place....

did you get hurt when you were mugged there?

that is awful that happened to you and i'm sure it was in the daytime hours it would have happened...
i've only been mugged in evanston.
at the high school parking lot

 

[macraven]

awwwww, i wuv the ghostbusters.


i bet that cake tastes yummy
tanks homie!!


i'm going to bed now.

if i can't sleep, we'll gather here in the early morning hours and play cards.

i think tonight's card game should be Go Fish.

 

[RAPstar]

awwwww, i wuv the ghostbusters.


i bet that cake tastes yummy
tanks homie!!


i'm going to bed now.

if i can't sleep, we'll gather here in the early morning hours and play cards.

i think tonight's card game should be Go Fish.

I finally learned how to play Texas Hold 'Em, so we can play that too. We can use marshmallows and M&M's as chips!

 

[Niki Andiokno]

Yummy looking cake. Glad I'm up late to have some. Should be getting the third piece after mac and Andy. I'm totally up for some Texas Hold'em. Gotta practice for Shreveport this weekend. Just found out its supposed to rain. Without golf, nothing else to do there but gamble.

Mac - just pm me your info and I'll give ya a buzz. Especially if you save me cake I have not eaten at Ruby Tuesdays there. Dining in that area is always a quandry for me. I see alot of hole-in-the-wall Mexican places around there, which are usually right up my alley, but I have heard a couple of horror stories from other attorneys that have gotten food poisoning at such places. Would like any suggestions in that regard as well.

I was not hurt during my mugging. It was at about 11 a.m. Some guy ran into me, basically bending me over the hood of a car. He just ran past me, heading toward the courthouse. As there are only three civil courtrooms there, and the rest are criminal, I figured he was late for court. Little did I realize that he had my purse. Later that day I got a call from a nice hispanic lady who didn't speak English. Luckily someone in my office does. She found my purse in a shopping mall about 15 minutes away from the courthouse. The $ was gone, but my pda and driver's license were still there. Luckily I didn't have anything else, especially credit cards, in there. I count myself lucky that I wasn't hurt, and that a nice lady found my purse and was thoughtful enough to call me.

Whose dealing?

 

[minniejack]

Morning

I just realized that the morning coffee hasn't been supplied by Scotlass for awhile. Where are you and your brogue?

 

[circelli]

It's HUMP DAY homies!!

That means 3 more sleeps until my DS's start soccer....they are soooo excited They are almost 5 and 3 1/2 so they will be on the same team BUT they LOVE soccer!!

My DH is still working on the basement after work and on weekends....gotta love him !!!
I am a little excited that I can have the toys outta sight!!

Gonna be nice here today
I hope everyone has a great day

 

[Metro West]

Morning all and happy Wednesday from water logged Orlando! I'm loving all this rain...of course my yard is going to look like a jungle soon!

 

[macraven]

hello homies.
finally wednesday....woo hoo.......

I finally learned how to play Texas Hold 'Em, so we can play that too. We can use marshmallows and M&M's as chips!

i have been known to eat lots of M & M's.....does that mean i might lose?

Mac - just pm me your info and I'll give ya a buzz. Especially if you save me cake I have not eaten at Ruby Tuesdays there. Dining in that area is always a quandry for me. I see alot of hole-in-the-wall Mexican places around there, which are usually right up my alley, but I have heard a couple of horror stories from other attorneys that have gotten food poisoning at such places. Would like any suggestions in that regard as well.

I was not hurt during my mugging. It was at about 11 a.m. Some guy ran into me, basically bending me over the hood of a car. He just ran past me, heading toward the courthouse. As there are only three civil courtrooms there, and the rest are criminal, I figured he was late for court. Little did I realize that he had my purse. Later that day I got a call from a nice hispanic lady who didn't speak English. Luckily someone in my office does. She found my purse in a shopping mall about 15 minutes away from the courthouse. The $ was gone, but my pda and driver's license were still there. Luckily I didn't have anything else, especially credit cards, in there. I count myself lucky that I wasn't hurt, and that a nice lady found my purse and was thoughtful enough to call me.

Whose dealing?

i have the place for you.
perfect hole in the wall mexican place.
they even have a few people there in the afternoon that will speak english.
you're on.
Casa Bonita it will be....


good thing you won't hurt
even better thing to find out there are some very nice and honest people out there. that is great you got your important items back.
money will come and go.

i can't be the dealer.
i would be eating the chips.

Morning

I just realized that the morning coffee hasn't been supplied by Scotlass for awhile. Where are you and your brogue?

i think she is still in bed when we are up.
scotlass needs to reset her clock to match ours.
then we would always have the coffee when the rooster starts to crow..

she never did tell the story about her ambulance ride to the hospital.
i hope she is doing okay right now..

It's HUMP DAY homies!!

That means 3 more sleeps until my DS's start soccer....they are soooo excited They are almost 5 and 3 1/2 so they will be on the same team BUT they LOVE soccer!!

My DH is still working on the basement after work and on weekends....gotta love him !!!
I am a little excited that I can have the toys outta sight!!

Gonna be nice here today
I hope everyone has a great day

yea, get the toys out of the basement and get it ready for the

Morning all and happy Wednesday from water logged Orlando! I'm loving all this rain...of course my yard is going to look like a jungle soon!

think Tarzan and Jane will make an appearance?

 

[marciemi]

Hm. Supposed to be mid 70's with heavy rain in Orlando. Supposed to be 85 and sunny here! Something in the world is out of whack!

 

[macraven]

today will be a first in a long time.

warm weather and no rain here...



i hope bonny and lee took umbrellas with them to orlando!

 

[Notatourist]

today will be a first in a long time.

warm weather and no rain here...



i hope bonny and lee took umbrellas with them to orlando!

Last i heard they did and were having a good time...

Hi everyone!