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#76 2009-01-02 12:24:18

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

I did, actually :D
But my big toe is the only one I have the necessary control over, and it is too big for the keys.

*shrugs*
My keyboard is disgusting enough as it is.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#77 2009-01-02 12:35:55

sisterdew
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From: Vienna, Austria
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*yawns* at last, only 25 minutes to go:)

happy evening everybody*huggles*


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#78 2009-01-02 12:45:00

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*waves bye*

It was nice to "meet" you again.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#79 2009-01-02 12:47:51

cyan
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From: Oakland
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Bye Sisterdew, enjoy the rest of your evening!


"Reality is for those people who can't handle fantasy!" - Genisis X

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#80 2009-01-02 12:56:23

Em
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Posts: 42257

Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Back from errands and lunch.


Someday will find you.

 

#81 2009-01-02 13:08:04

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Now Mama is at home, and I want to knit, but I don't want her to see it yet... I know, it's stupid.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#82 2009-01-02 13:15:40

Em
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Magpie wrote:

Now Mama is at home, and I want to knit, but I don't want her to see it yet... I know, it's stupid.

Surprises are never stupid.


Someday will find you.

 

#83 2009-01-02 13:17:04

Em
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Wait! Some surprises are stupid. But not your knitting surprise.


Someday will find you.

 

#84 2009-01-02 13:25:22

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

It's not actually supposed to be a surprise, it's just... I don't want anyone to look at it until I know I've done it right.
In fact, I might have told Mama, but the topic of knitting came up while I was talking to her and my granny, and I pretended I hadn't started anything new, because I didn't want granny to look at it - I like her, but she's exhausing sometimes, and I didn't want her to comment on my knitting.
And now I don't want to tell Mama I lied.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#85 2009-01-02 13:30:59

cyan
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Posts: 22768

Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

What are you knitting, Magpie?  More socks?


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#86 2009-01-02 13:34:13

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

I wouldn't be hiding socks. No, this is supposed to turn into a sweater eventually... I hope.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#87 2009-01-02 13:53:27

Em
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Posts: 42257

Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Magpie wrote:

... And now I don't want to tell Mama I lied.

It wasn't a lie, per se, it was an omission of fact. :oP


Someday will find you.

 

#88 2009-01-02 13:57:59

Em
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Gah! I was just about to leave, when co-counsel chimed in. Their copy machine is broken and needs my help on a mailing.

*pounds head against monitor*


Someday will find you.

 

#89 2009-01-02 13:59:44

cyan
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Magpie wrote:

I wouldn't be hiding socks. No, this is supposed to turn into a sweater eventually... I hope.

Aha!  What kind of neckline are you going to do?


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#90 2009-01-02 14:02:25

Em
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Whew! Mailing's too large for me to handle to get it out in the mail. And co-counsel is in Central time zone. So, I get to go home. Yeah!!!


Someday will find you.

 

#91 2009-01-02 14:10:57

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

cyan wrote:

Magpie wrote:

I wouldn't be hiding socks. No, this is supposed to turn into a sweater eventually... I hope.

Aha!  What kind of neckline are you going to do?

A simple round one.
Somebody on a gardening forum linked to relatively simple instruction for making raglan sweaters, and when I got bored, I just started with some bits of yarn I had left from various other projects, so if it works, I'll have a blue-and-purple striped sweater.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#92 2009-01-02 14:22:47

Em
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

Done for the day. Going home now.

*verdants, waving everyone goodbye*


Someday will find you.

 

#93 2009-01-02 14:54:09

cyan
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

The only thing about doing a round neckline is make sure it not so tight that you can't get it over your head.  I'm rather partial to raglan sleeves because it's can be much easier to sew together than other sleeve types.

*waves at the verdanting Em*


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#94 2009-01-02 14:56:46

Magpie
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

cyan wrote:

The only thing about doing a round neckline is make sure it not so tight that you can't get it over your head.

Yeah, I thought that myself.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#95 2009-01-02 15:07:45

Libra-in-a-roundabout-way
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From: the lowlands
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*drops in with a bang*

Really ate too much over the holidays....

*huggles the shiny new mint*


"If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend you life completely wasting your time. You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don't like doing... which is stupid."
~ Alan Watts

 

#96 2009-01-02 15:12:11

Magpie
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From: the town of thistly flowerbeds
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Posts: 19906
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*Librapounce*

My mind keeps turning "The Shiny New Room" and "New Posts" into "Shiny New Posts".


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#97 2009-01-02 15:19:44

Libra-in-a-roundabout-way
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From: the lowlands
Registered: 2006-03-29
Posts: 10990

Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*giggles*

Funny how minds work sometimes....

Mine did not work at all today... I kept thinking it was Monday....on top of that I had nothing at all to do and kept going back to my manager to ask for work (please!!!) and he would ask me to... you know.. send an email.... so five minutes later I'd be back asking for more work... cannot believe I lasted all the way to five o'clock... And of course the day started out all wrong because I felt I should not have to work the day after new year's day when it's weekend the next day....


"If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend you life completely wasting your time. You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don't like doing... which is stupid."
~ Alan Watts

 

#98 2009-01-02 15:23:33

Magpie
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From: the town of thistly flowerbeds
Registered: 2006-03-27
Posts: 19906
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

I'm glad I took today off - I did it mostly because we always visit people for New Year, and don't get home until late, or sometimes not until the 2nd.


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

#99 2009-01-02 15:24:42

cyan
Mantis
From: Oakland
Registered: 2005-02-16
Posts: 22768

Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

*pouncyticklestheLibra*


"Reality is for those people who can't handle fantasy!" - Genisis X

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#100 2009-01-02 15:28:33

Magpie
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From: the town of thistly flowerbeds
Registered: 2006-03-27
Posts: 19906
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Re: QM - The Shiny New Room!

And now I read "Shiny New Year".

*shakes head*


I think we've just proven that our greatest power is silliness!
- cyan

babbling about books and plants
my crazy customers

 

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