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Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies -- 'God damn it, you've got to be kind.'
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#576 2004-08-24 10:07:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

Linda's house, eh?
That should be fun...

 

#577 2004-08-24 10:14:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

If by fun you mean like a root canal, then yeah, I'm sure it'll be great!

*eats another donut*

 

#578 2004-08-24 10:25:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

I was thinking more along the lines of breaking your leg in three places and having pins put in, but root canal works too.

 

#579 2004-08-24 10:47:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

*giggles at Flupi*

I'm so glad there are people here who understand me!!

Getting ready for school to start up again?

 

#580 2004-08-24 11:23:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

Perhaps if you break the leg while at Linda's house you could sue her? ;)

It was really cool here last night, too. I had to put the big comforter on my bed. Huh. I just checked last night's low and it was only 13. I do seem to get really cold after karate, though...

And it's raining right now!!!

*does rain dance*

*then a snow dance*

*frolics*


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#581 2004-08-24 11:28:00

Sahi
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Re: Infinity's

Who's going to break a leg in my house?

Yalahii.


"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#582 2004-08-24 11:58:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

Not you porcupine lady!  the "bad" linda that works for my husband....

I'd much rather go to a BBQ at your house on Friday!  How do you feel about guests? :)

 

#583 2004-08-24 12:14:00

Sahi
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Re: Infinity's

Well I don't think we'll have a BBQ, we'll probably eat something simple as Ivo has to go to the brownies pretty early. But you're welcome to it. :)

Yalahii.


"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#584 2004-08-24 12:25:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

All right!  Pot luck at Sahi's house Friday!
I'll bring pasta salad!


@Calesta - Ugh.  School.  I'm really trying to be happy to go back.  I've had a couple pretty crummy years though and it's hard to not feel like it's going to be the same again.  I'm really trying not to think like that though.  Also I'm getting stressed about money.  I'm still trying to get insurance money from when my dad dies which is supposed to pay for school, but they don't want to pay without a report which I now apparently can't get because the medical centre we were told he went to has no record of him being there.  So if we can't get this report from some unknown place soon enough they're going to close the case and I'll only have enough money for half the year.  But anyways, I'm trying to think positively about that as well.

 

#585 2004-08-24 12:27:00

Sahi
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Re: Infinity's

Hmmm, sounds good. I never knew what a potluck was before. I had heard of it, but only the term. It is being held at my favorite bookstore every year at thanksgiving. I've never been there (for the potluck I mean).

*sends positive vibes flupi's way for the school thing*

Yalahii.


"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#586 2004-08-24 13:17:00

Peter
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Re: Infinity's

When I saw Flupi's post, I was thinking more along the lines of breaking Linda's leg, but that'd be brutal, right? ;)

*hugs Flupi*


Retired posting fiend. Mostly harmless.

 

#587 2004-08-24 13:24:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

Peter wrote:

When I saw Flupi's post, I was thinking more along the lines of breaking Linda's leg, but that'd be brutal, right? ;)

brutal, perhaps, but its not like its never crossed my mind...

especially since I just found out they have tickets to the FINAL game of the world cup of hockey in Toronto next month.  hmmmm.... with a broken leg she might not be able to go up the stairs to her seat....

I'm wicked and evil and I need to be reminded that there are worse things in the world.

Sounds complicated flupes!  Here's to hoping it all sorts itself out for you.  My 3rd year uni was my favorite.  Seemed like the awkwardness of the first 2 years went away (as much as it could have for someone like myself...)

 

#588 2004-08-24 13:45:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

Sounds like a plan that might work, Calesta. :)

And things last year were deffinetly better in terms of feeling less awkward.  I'm tons better than I used to be.  But the rest of the year was crap.  Hopefully 4th year will have even less awkwardnes and also be better in other ways. *crosses fingers*

*hugs Peter*
Thanks :)

 

#589 2004-08-24 14:05:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

*wanders*

*needs tea*

*and chocolate...*


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#590 2004-08-24 14:11:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

Oh. I nearly got hit by a bear.

I had stopped and a stop sign in the middle of town when this big black thing came running at me. It was being chased by a man who was wildly waving his arms and yelling. I thought it was a dog. But as it got closer it was pretty clear it was a bear. It was running straight for me but I could see that if it ran into the interesction it was going to get hit by an oncoming car that I knew couldn't see him. So I pulled out into the middle of the street so the car had to stop and the bear ran past me and off through town. Last I saw him he was heading across the railroad tracks and aiming for the trees.

Poor little bear, he looked so scared.


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#591 2004-08-24 14:20:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

woah!  Quite the wildlife encounter Jen!  Why was he chasing the bear in the first place?

That's life in the mountains for you!

 

#592 2004-08-24 15:01:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

I think he was trying to herd it towards the railroad tracks so it would go into the trees. I was surprised at the amount of people that ran towards an obviously frightened bear. They seemed pretty intent on seeing that it didn't go back to the center of town.


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#593 2004-08-24 15:57:00

AJ
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Re: Infinity's

Jendaiya wrote:

They seemed pretty intent on seeing that it didn't go back to the center of town.

*L* I shouldn't laugh, but I just had this mental picture of a really bad comedy show that was on when i was growing up in the UK. It always involved a chase at the end speeded up....it's a lot funnier in my head, trust me....

But on the wildlife theme I saw a cayote (sp?) yesterday trotting down the road - only ever seen them in winter before.

 

#594 2004-08-24 17:14:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

I heard some coyotes a week or so ago. I usually only hear them in the spring.

I guess the bears must be heading for town now that fall is approaching. I'll have to be vigilant.

By the way, bears are horribly cute in real life. Very cuddly looking.


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#595 2004-08-24 19:43:00

Calesta
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I love/hate the sound of the coyotes - so totally brings me back to my bedroom in California when I was a kid - we lived right up against the hills & I could hear them all summer....  but it is also such a creepy lonesome sound - now we hear them out at my inlaws - see them running across the fields quite often as well.

 

#596 2004-08-24 21:19:00

Jendaiya
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Re: Infinity's

Sometimes a person just has to post something for the sake of posting. G'demmit.

I finsihed crocheting a quilt that I started so many years ago that I can't place it in time with anything else. It's like an artifact without any history.

Now I'm gonna go write. But that'll prolly hurt a lot cuz my fingers hurt from karate and crocheting.

There is something horrible in creating people that you know you are going to kill. In the same manner it is also rather awesome (in the old sense of the word).


Beauty will save the world.

~Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot, by Dostoevsky

 

#597 2004-08-24 23:21:00

wildmagiclady
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Re: Infinity's

Calesta wrote:

My friend thinks HP won't survive the series either....  but didn't jk say that she wouldn't kill him off?

Nope, she didn't; most recently she says he'll survive book 7 but wouldn't promise anymore than that. But I'm with you, I'd like to think happy endings. You see, I'm such a sap, my books prolly won't be that interesting cuz I don't want anyone to die.

*smirk*

Oh well.


"Life may not be the party we hoped for.. but while we're here, we might as well DANCE!" Anon

 

#598 2004-08-24 23:25:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

Wow, Jen!  I'm glad you thought of pulling out so the bear didn't get hit!

 

#599 2004-08-25 08:08:00

Calesta
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Re: Infinity's

*wanders in*

I'm in such an inexplicable bad mood already today.  I think I really have to start thinking about changing my job sitch.  I just hate the thought of it.  I've been doing this for so long - breaking out of my comfort zone might be impossible.

*hides under lounge chair with box of timbits*

 

#600 2004-08-25 09:54:00

FlutePicc
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Re: Infinity's

*munches some timbits too*

I'm not in a bad mood, I'm just hungry.

 

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