"The Ignorami invade the 'DIS', or....

[Pakey]

Hi all.

PiO, I have an intense phobia of lobsters, started in early childhood because my grandfather thought it would be fun to tease me with live crawfish. Didn't work out so well for me to live on Cape Cod for a few years because they are everywhere. Tried therapy but people seem to think that a lobster phobia is funny and I just can't trust people anymore. I've been known to faint when having a rubber lobster tossed at me.

GP, I used to be terrified as a child that a lobster would come out from under my bed. It was so bad that my parents finally took my box springs/mattress off the frame and set it on the floor.

PK, how is the physical training going? I've lost 16 pounds now, 9 to reach my ultimate goal. I've been dragging Andy out walking every morning (he no longer enjoys it but I keep thinking that he will get over his fear and be back to loving it). I've started using the gym at work too but most of the weight loss is due to change in diet.

I saw Wicked in San Francisco and really enjoyed it. It was very different from the book. I enjoyed the play a lot more. I envy y'all living close enough to enjoy Broadway.

Alpha, how is R feeling today? Do you do any mini celebrations on days when all 6 are feeling great?

Wick, what's up???

 

[snapppyd]

Hi all.

PiO, I have an intense phobia of lobsters, started in early childhood because my grandfather thought it would be fun to tease me with live crawfish. Didn't work out so well for me to live on Cape Cod for a few years because they are everywhere. Tried therapy but people seem to think that a lobster phobia is funny and I just can't trust people anymore. I've been known to faint when having a rubber lobster tossed at me.

GP, I used to be terrified as a child that a lobster would come out from under my bed. It was so bad that my parents finally took my box springs/mattress off the frame and set it on the floor.

PK, how is the physical training going? I've lost 16 pounds now, 9 to reach my ultimate goal. I've been dragging Andy out walking every morning (he no longer enjoys it but I keep thinking that he will get over his fear and be back to loving it). I've started using the gym at work too but most of the weight loss is due to change in diet.

I saw Wicked in San Francisco and really enjoyed it. It was very different from the book. I enjoyed the play a lot more. I envy y'all living close enough to enjoy Broadway.

Alpha, how is R feeling today? Do you do any mini celebrations on days when all 6 are feeling great?

Wick, what's up???

(where is my shout out? )

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Pakey, congrats on your weight loss!! That's fantastic! I've been seeing Javier faithfully 2x a week but that's about it. Been eating poorly too. Still down about 8 pounds (out of the original 10 pounds lost) but I know I'm heading in the wrong direction. Unfortunately, I won't be resigning with Javier at the end of the month. Too much money and I need to stay away from the credit cards. Hopefully I will be able to continue on with going to the gym at least 2x a week after I finish my personal training.

My friend who I went on vacation with "S", saw Wicked a few weeks ago and LOVED it! Unfortunately her daughter was away at a summe program at the time and didn't get to see it, so we might take the girls next week while I'm on vacation. She said she would definitely see it again and wouldn't mind spending the money to get good tickets. Hopefully this won't become an obsession like American Idiot did.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

Pakey, I believe I remember when you went and saw Wicked. Didn't you see an extra "show" at a park either on the way there or back?

 

[PrincessInOz]

Pakey - Phobias are not fun and completely off-limits for teasing! Sorry you have one and particularly when it was started by your grandfather.

Snapppyd - Shout out all you want. That 6 days went by fast.

PK - A recent thread on the games board got locked at page 249. I figured it was a rogue moderator! Even the Laster's thread got locked at page 290 or so....I tell you those mods are getting real Nazi at locking up monsters! The last LASTers thread got lock after page 450!

Alpha - hope your kid(s) are feeling better

Kimmar? - Who's she? Isn't she the one ignoring us?? I should ask my contact to ask her contact to see if they will contact Kimmar again....wait....does that constitute stalking?


GP - No rum pictures (yet...) but here's the smallest bottle of scotch whiskey for now.

And you're all Wicked! I'm way too far away from Broadway so thanks for reminding me!

Thankfully, Melbourne is no slouch when it comes to staging musicals and I saw Wicked here about 2 years ago. Recently saw Dr Zhivago. We might be sooo far away from everything but we seem to be used as an off-off-off Broadway test ground. Dr Zhivago is a new musical that they are testing out here first before seeing if it is successful enough to take to the West End and Broadway.

 

[scotlass]

scotch whiskey

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Hi all.

PiO, I have an intense phobia of lobsters, started in early childhood because my grandfather thought it would be fun to tease me with live crawfish. Didn't work out so well for me to live on Cape Cod for a few years because they are everywhere. Tried therapy but people seem to think that a lobster phobia is funny and I just can't trust people anymore. I've been known to faint when having a rubber lobster tossed at me.

GP, I used to be terrified as a child that a lobster would come out from under my bed. It was so bad that my parents finally took my box springs/mattress off the frame and set it on the floor.

PK, how is the physical training going? I've lost 16 pounds now, 9 to reach my ultimate goal. I've been dragging Andy out walking every morning (he no longer enjoys it but I keep thinking that he will get over his fear and be back to loving it). I've started using the gym at work too but most of the weight loss is due to change in diet.

I saw Wicked in San Francisco and really enjoyed it. It was very different from the book. I enjoyed the play a lot more. I envy y'all living close enough to enjoy Broadway.

Alpha, how is R feeling today? Do you do any mini celebrations on days when all 6 are feeling great?

Wick, what's up???

Hmm, very strange!

did you watch a lot of sci-fi as a kid?

I did then and I do now, in fact I collect 50's, 60's, and 70's sci-fi.

this is one in my collection:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050147/

 

[Pakey]

(where is my shout out? )

I will give you a shout out when you stay home for more than 5 minutes.

If the dis had a jealous smiley, I would insert it here.

 

[Pakey]

Hmm, very strange!

did you watch a lot of sci-fi as a kid?

I did then and I do now, in fact I collect 50's, 60's, and 70's sci-fi.

this is one in my collection:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050147/

I'm too afraid to open that link. I'm like one of those old time kings with taste testers to make sure things are not poisoned. I will have to wait for one of my fellow Ignorami to tell me it's safe to look.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

PiO, please have your friend stalk Kimmar. I checked her profile and she hasn't been on since June 14. Now I understand if she's just enjoying her summer and needs a break, but just let her know we're thinking of her and concerned. Is it possible, dare I say, that Kimmar got banned?

 

[PrincessInOz]

I know....but I don't have any rum...

Hmm, very strange!

did you watch a lot of sci-fi as a kid?

I did then and I do now, in fact I collect 50's, 60's, and 70's sci-fi.

this is one in my collection:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050147/

I love the old B grade sci-fi movies. But I don't I've seen that one!

I'm too afraid to open that link. I'm like one of those old time kings with taste testers to make sure things are not poisoned. I will have to wait for one of my fellow Ignorami to tell me it's safe to look.

Do you like crabs? If so, it's safe to look.

(And please - no jokes about catching crabs in dodgy toilets with skanky girls/guys...I think I've heard most of them)

PiO, please have your friend stalk Kimmar. I checked her profile and she hasn't been on since June 14. Now I understand if she's just enjoying her summer and needs a break, but just let her know we're thinking of her and concerned. Is it possible, dare I say, that Kimmar got banned?

I'll ask around. Someone on another thread did call her and it seems she was fine....just busy with life. Nothing was said about banishments....but if it is:

• 2 months, then we're looking at August 14
• 3 months, then we're looking at September 14

Is it possible to be banned for that amount of time???

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I know....but I don't have any rum...


I love the old B grade sci-fi movies. But I don't I've seen that one!

I grew up watching them. I remember some of them scared the poo out of me when I was little, but now I see them and laugh at the cheesy special effects.

a number of them have been given the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment.

and of course, we started watching Doctor who, so I HAD to see the original doctors. thanks to netflix, we "sampled" a few episodes of each doctor, up to the new series. you have to give BBC credit, they did "make do" on special effects in the early years!

 

[SCHBR'smom]

Hi all.

Alpha, how is R feeling today? Do you do any mini celebrations on days when all 6 are feeling great?

R is much better. My kids rarely get sick. 3 days before R got sick, we had been to Walmart. I hate that place, but there are very few options locally. Anyways, I think it was a shopping cart. The last 2 times I've taken the kids to walmart, R has gotten sick. She's the one who sits in the shopping cart. I told DH that I'm not taking the kids back to that germ infested place again. If I have to go there, I'll go by myself at night and leave the kids with him.

 

[wickey's friend]

Hi all.

PK, how is the physical training going? I've lost 16 pounds now, 9 to reach my ultimate goal. I've been dragging Andy out walking every morning (he no longer enjoys it but I keep thinking that he will get over his fear and be back to loving it). I've started using the gym at work too but most of the weight loss is due to change in diet.

Wick, what's up???

Pakey -- Great job on the weight loss. I'm down 19 so far (started Jan1) -- I'd lost 13 before the wedding, and I'm determined to keep going. Bad thing is my clothes are all too big and I don't want to buy anything in case I lose more.

What up with you today?

(where is my shout out? )

Snapppppppp!!!! (That's my shout out to you, even though you're probably not here to notice.)

R is much better. My kids rarely get sick. 3 days before R got sick, we had been to Walmart. I hate that place, but there are very few options locally. Anyways, I think it was a shopping cart. The last 2 times I've taken the kids to walmart, R has gotten sick. She's the one who sits in the shopping cart. I told DH that I'm not taking the kids back to that germ infested place again. If I have to go there, I'll go by myself at night and leave the kids with him.

I hate the grocery stores, Walmart and Target shopping carts. I always use the disinfectant wipes, but I don't think they do any good.


I miss kimmar too.

Ignoring everyone else.

 

[Pakey]

Wick, I'm sending out a Woo-Hoo for your weight loss. It feels so good, doesn't it? I'm worried that I will not have any summer type of clothes that will fit when we head to WDW in October. I will have jeans and I can always get tops, but capris and shorts may be tough. I'm right on the edge now, clothes are baggy but I don't want to buy anything. Maybe suspenders???

Alpha, I must confess that I have only been in a Walmart one time. My HR Manager and I went to pick up some things for our Christmas raffle here. I can understand why you feel that it's germy.

I can't imagine that Kimmar would have gotten banned. Granted, she was all over the boards with her 999,999 posts, but compared to many, she wasn't very snarky.

Andy ate his entire breakfast yesterday morning for the first time since the attack. He's lost a lot of weight so it was a huge milestone that he ate.

Scotlass, you surviving over there with the riots?

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Congrats Wickey! So proud of you and Pakey both! I know the struggle and you are both so inspiring. Broke the news to Javier last night that I won't be re-signing for personal training. He assured me he wouldn't let me fall by the wayside and will work with me for setting up a workout schedule to keep me on track. Also mentioned he's working out of another gym and will be having weekend bootcamp classes that I might like. As a personal milestone, I was able to do 5 sets of 10 pushups last night (interspersed with pullups, dips, planks and stepping up and down on a platform). Real pushups, not on my knees. They were not full on pushups (all the way down), maybe only down 3 inches or so, but when we first started I couldn't do any. Not one. And face planted after doing I believe 15 or so knee pushups. This is a HUGE accomplishment! I'm amazed at how much I can see my strength has improved. Last week I was doing lunges with 15 pound weights in each hand. I need to remain focused on training, even though my eating habits have returned to horrible levels.

On a more serious note, if you are so inclined religiously or personally, please say a prayer for my mom's friend/neighbor. She lost her grandson who was fighting in Iraq. I have still been unable to think of our military or face a service person without breaking into tears and it looks like I might be attending a funeral in the near future. I'm so afraid I'll make a complete *** out of myself by bawling my eyes out when I didn't even know him. It's just a think I have for military personnel since 9/11. I can't even look at them when they're in the PATH station at the WTC without welling up. My mom is devastated for her friend. I believe he was only in his very early 20's. And PK used to play with his sister and swim in their pool. So close to home and such a shame.

 

[wickey's friend]

Wick, I'm sending out a Woo-Hoo for your weight loss. It feels so good, doesn't it? I'm worried that I will not have any summer type of clothes that will fit when we head to WDW in October. I will have jeans and I can always get tops, but capris and shorts may be tough. I'm right on the edge now, clothes are baggy but I don't want to buy anything. Maybe suspenders???

Alpha, I must confess that I have only been in a Walmart one time. My HR Manager and I went to pick up some things for our Christmas raffle here. I can understand why you feel that it's germy.

I can't imagine that Kimmar would have gotten banned. Granted, she was all over the boards with her 999,999 posts, but compared to many, she wasn't very snarky.

Andy ate his entire breakfast yesterday morning for the first time since the attack. He's lost a lot of weight so it was a huge milestone that he ate.

Scotlass, you surviving over there with the riots?

I think suspenders are a great idea!

I'm glad Andy is eating better -- hopefully he'll be back to his old self soon!

Congrats Wickey! So proud of you and Pakey both! I know the struggle and you are both so inspiring. Broke the news to Javier last night that I won't be re-signing for personal training. He assured me he wouldn't let me fall by the wayside and will work with me for setting up a workout schedule to keep me on track. Also mentioned he's working out of another gym and will be having weekend bootcamp classes that I might like. As a personal milestone, I was able to do 5 sets of 10 pushups last night (interspersed with pullups, dips, planks and stepping up and down on a platform). Real pushups, not on my knees. They were not full on pushups (all the way down), maybe only down 3 inches or so, but when we first started I couldn't do any. Not one. And face planted after doing I believe 15 or so knee pushups. This is a HUGE accomplishment! I'm amazed at how much I can see my strength has improved. Last week I was doing lunges with 15 pound weights in each hand. I need to remain focused on training, even though my eating habits have returned to horrible levels.

On a more serious note, if you are so inclined religiously or personally, please say a prayer for my mom's friend/neighbor. She lost her grandson who was fighting in Iraq. I have still been unable to think of our military or face a service person without breaking into tears and it looks like I might be attending a funeral in the near future. I'm so afraid I'll make a complete *** out of myself by bawling my eyes out when I didn't even know him. It's just a think I have for military personnel since 9/11. I can't even look at them when they're in the PATH station at the WTC without welling up. My mom is devastated for her friend. I believe he was only in his very early 20's. And PK used to play with his sister and swim in their pool. So close to home and such a shame.

Wow, PK's mom! I'm so impressed -- I have been slacking on the working out.

And, of course, prayers said for your mom's friend. This week has been tough with the special ops losses and others.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

Pakey, I'm honestly not surprised to learn you've only been in a Walmart once. In fact, I didn't think you had ever been in one. You really aren't missing anything.

Yay for weightloss, Pakey and Wick! This morning, the scale was the lowest it's been since before I had Vickie! I was pretty excited.

Growing up on a military base as a military brat, I've always had a special place in my heart for those in service. It just breaks my heart to hear of these tragedies.

 

[Pakey]

PK, I can only do 20 knee pushups. My upper body strength has always been the weakest area. Good for you. Muscle tone is so important as we get older. I have osteoporosis already and I wish I had been more diligent about strength training when I was in my 30's and then 40's. It takes so little time to do weights at home; it was just laziness on my part. With the side effects of Boniva, I'm paying the price for it now.

Alpha, the Wal Marts here are pretty slummy, not in the best areas either. I'm sure I'd be fine going to a Wal Mart elsewhere, just not here. I'm not much of a shopper in general and if I do shop, I prefer online ordering. I do go into Target which I think is similar to a Wal Mart, right?

PK, so sorry to hear about the death of another soldier. I was in the military during Viet Nam, in fact, the GI Bill is what I used to get my education after I served. Our military has made great sacrifices since 9/11 and it's always heart wrenching to hear about the deaths of these brave young men and women.

 

[wickey's friend]

Pakey, I'm honestly not surprised to learn you've only been in a Walmart once. In fact, I didn't think you had ever been in one. You really aren't missing anything.

Yay for weightloss, Pakey and Wick! This morning, the scale was the lowest it's been since before I had Vickie! I was pretty excited.

Growing up on a military base as a military brat, I've always had a special place in my heart for those in service. It just breaks my heart to hear of these tragedies.

That is awesome!!! I'm finally the same weight I was before I got pregnant with my "baby" . . . . who just turned 12.