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C&Ped from my LJ: One of the things about living in Bangor is that I am one of the few people that knows what Stephen King's Christmas lights look like. Pictures to come...maybe. If I can get batteries for my camera and remember to bring it next time I go past his house. But basically, the columns on his porch are wrapped in colored lights and hanging from his porch is a giant peace sign made of colored lights. He usually has them on his fence, too, but he's currently having his fence repaired/replaced, so he didn't put them up this year (his fence is black wrought iron and used to have bats and gargoyles on it, but people kept stealing them so now he's down to two gargoyles on either side of the gate.)
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Just found out they think my grandma had a stroke earlier. Still trying to find her a room, and I'm just waiting to hear anything.
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Oh no Casey! Do you know how bad it is yet? Please keep us updated!
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Not the slightest clue, really. Not responding well, some left paralysis, but it's unknown if that is permanent.
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Casey, I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. I'll be thinking of her.
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When my boss came home today she was crying. It turns out Tiger has tumors and will have to be put to sleep. She's going back Monday and they'll schedule when it's going to be done, but it'll have to be within the week, as there's no help for him and he's most likely in acute pain. . He just went last week and they didn't know what was wrong with him, which is why they did the x-rays today. Before I worked for S I was friends with her son for years (we had a falling out awhile back but S and I remained friends and coworkers) so I feel like Tiger is kind of my kitty too. After she told me he came in and layed down on my feet like usual and I burst into tears. I wish there was something they could do for him.
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I just went out to the mailbox in the dark to check for mail. I didn't find any envelopes but as I reached to the back I touched something soft and fuzzy.
I don't know what it was, and I'm not going back out with a flashlight to see!
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quote:Originally posted by frogpond: I just went out to the mailbox in the dark to check for mail. I didn't find any envelopes but as I reached to the back I touched something soft and fuzzy.
I don't know what it was, and I'm not going back out with a flashlight to see!
One of my biggest fears in getting the mail is that I'll stick my hand into the mailbox and feel something that isn't mail.
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Thanks for the vibes, folks. It's a wait-and-see game at the moment- how bad it was is everyone's guess.
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Casey, hang in there, and as Algae says, keep us updated.
Candy, I'm sorry about the kitty.
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quote:Originally posted by Casey, making hot chocolate: Just found out they think my grandma had a stroke earlier. Still trying to find her a room, and I'm just waiting to hear anything.
Oh Casey...I am so sorry to hear that. Please keep us updated. You and your family are in my prayers.
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quote:Originally posted by frogpond: I just went out to the mailbox in the dark to check for mail. I didn't find any envelopes but as I reached to the back I touched something soft and fuzzy.
I don't know what it was, and I'm not going back out with a flashlight to see!
What was it already???
I am really curious- OK maybe nosy...but very interested in what it is either way.
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I just had a guy get mad at me in the laundry room because I took his clothes out of the dryer. In my defense, I rarely do that because I know how it pisses me off when someone does it to me*, and his clothes had been done, sitting in the now-cold dryer, for over four hours.
There's only six washers and dryers for the whole building, two per floor, so I really don't think it's fair for people to hog the machines as if they were their own personal machines. I realize you can get busy and not be able to get back to the laundry room right away, but come on.
*I've only taken someone else's clothes out two or three times in the eight months we've lived here. It really gets on my nerves when people leave their clothes in the washers or dryers for hours or even days, but my clothes always seem to get taken out if they're in there more than a half hour.
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This post is in thanks to Em, who created my beautiful avatar.
You rock, Em!
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It's nice to know that my pointless messing around on the computer turned out to be useful this time, but that doesn't mean I have an excuse to keep pointlessly messing around when I should be cleaning the house or weeding the garden.
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quote:that doesn't mean I have an excuse to keep pointlessly messing around when I should be cleaning the house or weeding the garden.
Oh please. I had that secret meeting with Bush today, but do you see me ther? No. I have more important things to do.
But I've already said too much.
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quote:Originally posted by Nick Theodorakis: You get 15 minutes. Then it's for fair for someone to take them out and put them in a reasonable place such as a laundry basket.
Nick
And a wise person will leave her basket by the dryer for just that purpose. Clothes left in a public dryer for extended periods of time will be removed, and rightly so.
Nonny
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quote:Originally posted by frogpond: I just went out to the mailbox in the dark to check for mail. I didn't find any envelopes but as I reached to the back I touched something soft and fuzzy.
I don't know what it was, and I'm not going back out with a flashlight to see!
What was it already???
I am really curious- OK maybe nosy...but very interested in what it is either way.
If it is still there in the morning I'll let you know!
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Casey (((VIBES))) for your grandmother and your family.
Candy I'm sorry to hear about the cat. That sucks eggs.
Frogpond I hope its not something creepy.
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Casey- I'm sorry about your grandma. Vibes for you and your family.
Candy- That sucks about your boss' cat. How sad.
AGNG- As Candy said, it's great to see you again!
I have two final exams tomorrow. They will be my first finals in over eight years, but I have never had one test count for such a large part of my grade. I know the subjects well, but I am nervous! It doesn't help that Starlet is sick and Starling has woken up every night this week at 3 a.m., crying hysterically. I don't know what's up with her, but I'm exhausted. I took her to the doctor and she's healthy, so that's good.
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My downstairs neighbors are having a REALLY loud argument. I keep turning up the music, but I think it's going to start disturbing the upstairs neighbors. Time to get out the headphones.
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quote:Originally posted by Starla: I have two final exams tomorrow. They will be my first finals in over eight years, but I have never had one test count for such a large part of my grade. I know the subjects well, but I am nervous!
You'll be okay. What are they worth?
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quote:Originally posted by Simply Madeline: My downstairs neighbors are having a REALLY loud argument. I keep turning up the music, but I think it's going to start disturbing the upstairs neighbors. Time to get out the headphones.
Sorry, that was my fault, Madeline. I've been goin' from house-to-house, apartment-to-apartment, tryin' to seek you out. But that coot (below you), freaked out on me. And I take no gruff, whatsoever, when I'm on a Madeline Quest. I told her it was like searchin' for the Grail. *sigh* But that just pissed her off, somethin' special.
At any rate, I think she said somethin' about callin' the fuzz. Bail me out, will ya'?
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quote:Originally posted by Casey, making hot chocolate:
quote:Originally posted by Starla: I have two final exams tomorrow. They will be my first finals in over eight years, but I have never had one test count for such a large part of my grade. I know the subjects well, but I am nervous!
You'll be okay. What are they worth?
Thanks. One is worth 25% of my grade and the other is worth 30%.
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: Cinnamon- have you shown your mum the blog post? It's beautifully written, and it's certainly something to be proud of.
AFA your "friend" goes...sod him. Why do you have to be there for him all the time, when he chastises you for choosing to be healthier? My thinking is that if he chooses not to talk to you again, it's his loss, because you are a wonderful woman that deserves so much more recognition for choosing not to drink than he's giving you.
No, I haven't shown it to Mum. She knows I have a blog and I suspect she's found it but from my sitemeter it doesn't look like she reads it on any regular basis. I've never told her the URL and if she is reading it I'd rather I didn't know - otherwise I might have to go back and censor the last year because there are something you just don't want your parents to read!
As for the friend - he hasn't been in touch since Wednesday. He might be having a sulk.
quote:Originally posted by black roses 19: Wait...I'm confused...Wasn't it MapleLeaf who hit 3,000?
Well, that's just... odd. I'm gonna blame the board caching thing, or else my stupid short attention span...*
My apologies MapleLeaf!
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It turns out that it's MapleLeaf whose post count surpasses belief 3000 or more, [not that we're keeping score?!] Crown him with a maple leaf wreath <===== laurels?
* in fact, I think it was the Silas quote in your sigline that distracted me! :blush: grovel grovel
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ETA: to make things easier to look at and to note that now it says that the windchill is 0 degrees!
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