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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 20:43:01 GMT -5
**happy sigh** I love running water. I think my favorite is the second/middle one. Those fresh green leaves, so clear and still, hanging over the running water.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 20:49:50 GMT -5
PS: The more time goes by, the more I identify with Giles. Teenagers ;D And why won't they get offa my lawn, hey? Sadly, yes.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 20:53:56 GMT -5
Lola posted: Re: The Soulful Spike Society Main Thread Part 110 « Reply #380 on 7/2/10 at 21:34 » ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7/2/10 at 19:40, Michelle wrote: 7/2/10 at 16:13, leftylady wrote: A quick drop by to wish everyone a Happy Fourth. leftylady Happy Independence Day, Lefty! Indeed! Happy Independence Day, Lefty and Michelle and all the other U.S.A.ians celebrating this weekend! " And we'll even send our best greetings to the s'cubies on the other side of the Pond. After 234 years, no hard feelings. Ian, proud British subject by birth, always called the Fourth "Give A Colony Away Day". It was celebrated in his part of England as a day to give thanks that they got rid of us. Ha! ;D And they were well rid of us. We're far more trouble than we're worth.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 21:02:56 GMT -5
Very interesting! And it makes me very very curious about what the various "other" (other than pop, soda, and coke) names are that form the green pockets. Local drink names? Other various generic words? Do they just say "drink"? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Jul 6, 2010 21:11:54 GMT -5
Nice opener, Rachael!! Anne, I like your finished project. Frida Kahlo really inspired you! Did everyone see that Javier Bardem is going to guest star on Glee? I wouldn't have predicted that in a million years. I wonder if he'll go all Vicky Christina Barcelona on them. Brrrowwwrr... Thank you! I'm pretty happy with this one.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 21:20:18 GMT -5
I am suffering from "change overload." Should never have switched out 12 light fixtures at once. The ones in the guest bathroom MUST go back. Which wouldn't be such a big except for paying the electrician ..... again. Unfun! I am so happy that my sister's ex is an electrician. **send you good remodel vibes** I am fairly happy with the new built-ins in my place, except for an oddly placed cut-thru for cords. Why into a drawer? Why not into the open space on the other side? That is where one will place the cable box or other equipment? You know, the stuff that needs the cords run to it? Why? Ahem. But they are very lovely in every other way - so I am very very happy!! **goes back to looking at the pretty**
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jul 6, 2010 21:26:55 GMT -5
Ian, proud British subject by birth, always called the Fourth "Give A Colony Away Day". It was celebrated in his part of England as a day to give thanks that they got rid of us. Ha! ;D And they were well rid of us. We're far more trouble than we're worth. During one of the various scandals that have rocked the past 15 years or so I postulated the possibility of asking the Queen very nicely to please take us back. Then I read this, attributed to but not really written by John Cleese:Dear Citizens of America,
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy), as from Monday next.
Your new prime minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
1. You should look up “revocation” in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up “aluminium,” and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.
2. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in words such as ‘colour’, ‘favour’ and ‘neighbour.’ Likewise, you will learn to spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping half the letters, and the suffix “ize” will be replaced by the suffix “ise.”
3. You will learn that the suffix ‘burgh’ is pronounced ‘burra’; you may elect to spell Pittsburgh as ‘Pittsberg’ if you find you simply can’t cope with correct pronunciation.
4. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels (look up “vocabulary”). Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as “like” and “you know” is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.
5. There is no such thing as “US English.” We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter ‘u’ and the elimination of “-ize.”
6. You will relearn your original national anthem, “God Save The Queen”, but only after fully carrying out Task #1 (see above).
7. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday, but to be celebrated only in England. It will be called “Come-Uppance Day.”
8. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you’re not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you’re not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you’re not grown up enough to handle a gun.
9. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
10. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
11. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric immediately and without the benefit of conversion tables… Both roundabouts and metrification will help you understand the British sense of humour.
12. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling “gasoline”) – roughly $8/US per gallon. Get used to it.
13. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call french fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called “crisps.” Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with malt vinegar.
14. Waiters and waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.
15. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as “beer,” and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as “Lager.” American brands will be referred to as “Near-Frozen Gnat’s Urine,” so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.
16. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors as English characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” was an experience akin to having one’s ear removed with a cheese grater.
17. You will cease playing American “football.” There is only one kind of proper football; you call it “soccer”. Those of you brave enough, in time, will be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American “football”, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of Jessies – English slang for “Big Girls Blouse”).
18. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the “World Series” for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable and forgiven.
19. You must tell us who killed JFK. It’s been driving us mad.
20. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty’s Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due, backdated to 1776.
Thank you for your co-operation.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2010 21:32:15 GMT -5
Thanks for getting the new part going, Rachael! Just wanted to let you guys know that I'll be in Chicago, starting tomorrow, for about a week and a half. Not sure how much I'll be on the board, but wanted to tell you so no one would worry. Hope all is well. My fingers are crossed for Spring's bureaucratic nightmare. Well, I called the BMV with my tale of woe today, and we had this exchange: ME: . . . so anyhow, it was already too late by the time I received this notice.
BMV: OK. Well, all that is going to happen is you will get a "pending suspension" notice on you license, and another 21 days to respond before it is actually suspended.
ME: And that won't give me any problems?
BMV: No.
ME: So if I'm pulled over, there won't be any issues with my license showing as "pending suspension."
BMV: Uh . . . . no? I mean, no. No. There won't be any problems.So, we left it on that note of resounding confidence that all will be well. Yeah, that would definitely make me feel secure. It was certainly something I've never heard about. Of course, I don't own a car, so that could be a big reason, I suppose . . .
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Post by Sue on Jul 7, 2010 5:57:23 GMT -5
David Strathairn will star in Syfy's new pilot Alphas, the network announced Tuesday.
Alphas focuses on a team of ordinary citizens with extraordinary mental abilities who tackle cases that the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have been unable to solve. Strathairn, 61, will play Dr. Leigh Rosen, the eccentric Alphas leader who is willing to bend the rules for his objectives and team.
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Post by SpringSummers on Jul 7, 2010 9:11:57 GMT -5
Quick Good Morning, S'cubies!
Am buried in red-tape stuff dealing with banking issues, the BMV and my car insurance company, and really surprisingly - inheritance issues. Surprising because I didn't think my son had a dime to his name . . . forgetting that he once worked briefly for the state of Ohio, and therefore has a contribution to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. However, they tracked me down, and are asking me to fill out all this paperwork to collect the amount, which is not a lot, of course. But I plan to do it.
Not only do I have to prove I am Mom (official copy of his BC), I have to prove both my son and his father are deceased (official copies of both of their DCs). Then, I have this long form to fill out and get notarized.
Also, the county courthouse sent Vince a bill - to him, in his name, for some court costs he still owes from long ago. I was so irritated (long history here), I just sent that back marked "deceased," to see what happens.
All this in the mail that I had on hold. I go months and months with nothing but junk, and this month, loads of stuff.
Dealing with it all is mostly OK - bouts of "I cannot, cannot, cannot do this" come and go.
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Post by betsyAB on Jul 7, 2010 9:14:29 GMT -5
I am suffering from "change overload." Should never have switched out 12 light fixtures at once. The ones in the guest bathroom MUST go back. Which wouldn't be such a big except for paying the electrician ..... again. Unfun! I am so happy that my sister's ex is an electrician. **send you good remodel vibes** I am fairly happy with the new built-ins in my place, except for an oddly placed cut-thru for cords. Why into a drawer? Why not into the open space on the other side? That is where one will place the cable box or other equipment? You know, the stuff that needs the cords run to it? Why? Ahem. But they are very lovely in every other way - so I am very very happy!! **goes back to looking at the pretty**
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Post by angelique on Jul 7, 2010 9:18:01 GMT -5
Quick Good Morning, S'cubies! Am buried in red-tape stuff dealing with banking issues, the BMV and my car insurance company, and really surprisingly - inheritance issues. Surprising because I didn't think my son had a dime to his name . . . forgetting that he once worked briefly for the state of Ohio, and therefore has a contribution to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. However, they tracked me down, and are asking me to fill out all this paperwork to collect the amount, which is not a lot, of course. But I plan to do it. Not only do I have to prove I am Mom (official copy of his BC), I have to prove both my son and his father are deceased (official copies of both of their DCs). Then, I have this long form to fill out and get notarized. Also, the county courthouse sent Vince a bill - to him, in his name, for some court costs he still owes from long ago. I was so irritated (long history here), I just sent that back marked "deceased," to see what happens. All this in the mail that I had on hold. I go months and months with nothing but junk, and this month, loads of stuff. Dealing with it all is mostly OK - bouts of "I cannot, cannot, cannot do this" come and go.
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Post by betsyAB on Jul 7, 2010 9:18:33 GMT -5
I am suffering from "change overload." Should never have switched out 12 light fixtures at once. The ones in the guest bathroom MUST go back. Which wouldn't be such a big except for paying the electrician ..... again. Unfun! I am so happy that my sister's ex is an electrician. **send you good remodel vibes** I am fairly happy with the new built-ins in my place, except for an oddly placed cut-thru for cords. Why into a drawer? Why not into the open space on the other side? That is where one will place the cable box or other equipment? You know, the stuff that needs the cords run to it? Why? Ahem. But they are very lovely in every other way - so I am very very happy!! **goes back to looking at the pretty** Think I screwed this up! Congrats on your remodel. I love your condo, especially your kitchen! Love to check out your new updates sometime. If I ever get back to Minneapolis.
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Post by betsyAB on Jul 7, 2010 9:24:42 GMT -5
I guess it's working. Been a long time since I posted anything on here. Spring, I am so sorry to read about your family tragedy. Dealing with the aftermath of this trauma is not fun. After my Dad passed there was all sorts of stupid paperwork to do. That's the last thing you want to do a a time like this. My prayers are with you.
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Post by angelique on Jul 7, 2010 9:24:57 GMT -5
Hiya S'cubies RSVPs are slowly trickling in. This week's to do list includes starting my dress by having a taping and pattern drafting session, getting Jason's pattern and doing his muslin, adjusting said pattern and then making his shirt. Next week I get to do my dress, finish the cranes, start the pie crusts for the individual hand pies I'm making for the picnic, and start my snood for my hair, which I think will echo the central pattern of my shawl only in a cobweb red cashmere with white seed beads instead of the white with red beads of my shawl. And doing a complete cleaning because Rich is coming down next weekend to watch us do that whole legal thing If only we weren't slowly roasting... I hate hot weather. Have a great day, and stay cool!
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