Canadian Spam: It's good for your soul, eh!

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

PLEASE READ FIRST

Welcome to the Spam thread! This thread has one reason – Spamming. All posts must fall within site guidelines (obviously) and NO POSTS MAY BE MADE AFTER THE FIFTIETH PAGE (2,500 posts).

Whoever posts the 2,500th post (the last on page 50) starts the new spam thread.

Apart from the above, anything goes. You may post as much, and whatever, you like. Many posts are contain ‘Spam!’ and subsidiary terms, such as ‘Spamsanity!’. There is no requirement to read anything posted in the periods between your last visits.

Post counts do not matter. Spam is not intended to be a race against time or for high post counts. Please do not try and one-up each other, and do NOT quote post counts in large amounts.

& Ryuu is not allowed to mention the dietairy habbits of dragons
& Crispy should avoid inventing any more food groups!
& Leave your self-control at the door, you won't be needing it!
& No one's allowed to make more rules about Monkey! Unless she says so. But she won't.
& Plat is never to say Nuh Uh at the end of a Spam thread again >.<
& Zei has to shave her face periodically
& Kath can't keep interrupting C_ris' sprees!
& Kath isn't to SPAM while drunk...
& Kath is to try to stay gutter-free at least every couple of pages.
& the gutter is a reputable place to be!
& Ryuu must kiss a smurf at least once per thread
& Kes now holds the new spree title 131 uninterrupted posts!!!
& you can't Spam this.
& C_ris is the MasterSpammer!
& Bronzie is not allowed more than 25 nicknames
& WeyrWoman Kalina is not allowed to dangle raw fish in front of Ryuu's nose and call it "sushi"
& Bronzie and Kalina can whatever they want
& Dragongirl is allowed to send the F'lar fangirls into a drooling frenzy whenever she pleases
& I can lurk if I want to!
& Salvation Holdout Central
& Politics can't be discussed, unless it's by Milo, Chrispy, Samarra or Ryuu
& Dragongirl and Prouleth must agree to an intervention for their obsessions
& DG MUST obey the rules
& Kalina isn't allowed to be so mushy with Bronzie...or worse...in front of the queasy
& Bronzie can edit in more rules if he feels like it! *cackles*
& Milo must remember when his exams are [and revise for them too]!
& Dragongirl isn't allowed to flog her conscience to the lowest bidder!
& Ketchup may be replaced with whatever condiment word you want
& Bamy can nag Kath about Dragondays or MS's Revenge whenver she feels like it
& Dux can ignore any and all guidelines that she wants - just cuz.
& Kath will introduce the next nagger to SueSlayer
& Cheesegraters are NOT to be bonked with
& Badgers must bathe before entering thread...
& Spamming at work is perfectly acceptable...just don't get caught
& All the alki in Spam belongs to C_ris!
& Kalina worries too much
& Bronzie is too, cute, no matter what he says, and even though he's a brat about it he's still cute, so there
& Zei is not allowed to randomly disappear anymore because that's just not nice
& Samarra can say whatever she wants
& the database may not eat this Spam!
& things are never Zei's fault; she's cute, innocent, and a badger. Whomever suggests such a thing will be flogged
& Jax must spend time under the Willow tree every day.
& You can't expect that everyone will like every post. Everyone has to skip something. (Except Cos who replies to everything )
& free chocolate for all!
& listening to the dryer counts as housework!
& Samarra can shower with Meelo when she wants to
& sick people must use haz-mat suits
& Clothes discussions must include a fashion show
& Chris can't have any more alki
& spoilers warrant immediate execution by firing squad
& the firing squad is Meelo, Bronzie, and Samarra
& no one can hassle Mawfone or Ryuu for misspellings (at least not more than 5 times)
& Crispy needs to be more fluffy
& Kalina demands that more sunshine be available to her!
& DG must try and get on at least once a week...she demands glomps and attention as repayment!
& Fabe,for the life of him can not think of a new rule to add,you would think A guy who plays RPGs would be more creative.
& DG must try to finish the thread if she pops in on the last page

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Spam Titles to Date:

Would you spam just to get to the next post count?
Spam Reborn!
Spamaramadingdong
(7-odd lost titles)
Spam of the Ages
And Thus Begins the Next Age of Spam
Buckets of Flying Spam
Spam for Valentines Day
I want my Spam TV!
All Your Spam Are Belong To Us
S.P.A.M. Silly Puns and Musings
Spamming gives you wiiiiiings!
A Stitch in Spam causes Chaos
Shakespeare Presents: Spamlet!
Spam Around the Clock!
I Pwn Spam!
Green Eggs and Spam
Spam, 2, 3, 4
Will Spam For Food
"ROFL!" Spam.
So Dark the Con of Spam
X - Spam!
The HitchHickers Guide to Spam
Spam: The Elixir of Procrastination
Spamsanity! (or lack thereof)
Make Mine Spam on the Rocks
Kinky Spam!
SPAM IS A PEECEFUL THREAD U SHUTS UP NOW
What is black and white and SPAM all over?
Spam! The 8th Wonder of the World!
Yo Ho Yo Ho A Spammer's Life For Me!
:SPAM: The Newest Food Group
What the SPAM?!
There will always be Spam in the skies of Pern!
Spamaholics Anonymous
Spammers: to dig or to pole-vault?
Lets do the Spam-warp again!
Spamnation Holdout Central
SPAM: Rabble's Dream House - Porn & Velvet Curtains
Dyslexic minions of Spam, UNTIE!
What Will Happen Next? See SPAM For More Details
Green and pink goo and a SPAMming flamingo too!
I came, I saw, I SPAMmed in the gutter!
Is it can be Spam tiem now plees?
You told me for not to spam your spam!
Siiiiimply haaavin a wonderful spam-mas time!
Spamgasm!
Spammage Damage
M.C. Spammer: U Can't Spam This
The Master-Spammers of Pern
Get Thee To Spam!
Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Spam
The Spam to End All Spams (except for more spam)
'Til SPAM Do Us Part
Spam: Faster than a Speedin' Willet!
Bat-Spam Forever!
Spam-ageddon
The Ides of Spam are upon us
SPAM: See you in the Next One!
For This Night, WE SPAM!!!
Not tonight, dear... I'm Spamming!
Monkey See, Monkey Spam
Abandon hope, all ye who Spam here
SPAM WARS: Episode I The Spamming Menace
Spam that funky thread!
Lost in SPAMlation.
The first international church of SPAM.
The SPAM that time forgot...
Make Spam, Not War
Welcome To The End Of The Begining Of The Middle Of The Bit Just Before The Spam
Harry Potter and the Deathly Spammers
Super Massive Black Spam
Boombastic really Spamtastic!
Spammers of the Unknown
Over-spamulation, under-attention
Spamcrastination
Only the crumbliest, flakiest spam stuff!
Tastes like Spam stuff never tasted before!
May the sham of the Spam protect you!
Only SPAMties have the answer!
To Sleep, Perchance to Spam
Walking in a Winter Wonder-Spam!
Spamchronicity II
[Random Zei reference!] Oh, and, uh, this is a SPAM thread.
We're Going to be Up All Night Waiting for this Spam
Spam in the Elevator (EATEN)
Come Rain, Come Spam (EATEN)
The Anti-Database Spam
This Spam Is *Not* Zei's Fault
Spam: Kicking the WLT's ass since 2005.
Retarded Spambots on the Rampage!
Happy Spam Patrick's Day
Back Door Spam
The Best of Spam
Yes we SPAM!
S=PA^M
Spam me, Baby!
Spam: It needs more cookies and sunshine
Spam: Return of the DG (well not really yet)
So,another spam thread,I guess.
What's your spamosity rating?

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

*runs before Ryuu can tackle her for pouncing on the last post in the last spam*

:runaway:

[Ryuu]

The floodgate killed me:cry3:

Good show, K :applause:

btw, This rule needs to be added:

& DG must try to finish the thread if she pops in on the last page :razz:

[Ryuu]

*runs before Ryuu can tackle her for pouncing on the last post in the last spam*

:runaway:Nope, I'm not mad :hugs:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Consider the rule added. ;)


And thank you. Thank you very much. :D

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Nope, I'm not mad :hugs:

:giggle: Good!



Oh man... Bronzie took a really good picture of me outside today, right? So I'm playing around with seeing how it would look for an avatar and I close out of the box before I remember that, for some totally RETARDED reason, this stupid picture viewer program saves ANYTHING you do to the picture once you go on to the next one or close it.

:cry3: So now the only one I have is the tiny version I saved in photobucket that's sized for message boards! :tantrum: Bronzie is gonna kill me... :hide:

[Samarra]

Eep, you can't re-upload it?

[Samarra]

with samarra sitting in the wings?:erm:

Of course, she might be just waiting to pounce at the end:suspic:
Uhhhhhhhhh, no.

[Ryuu]

hey, K--

If you brought your machine, it's easy to set up a network so you both can get on at the same time.

You just need one of the machines to have a network jack in addition to the one you're using to connect to the phone-line. On this machine, you set it up to function as a router.

To connect the machines, you need a "cross-over" cable (as opposed to a "straight-thru"), and for your network to work, you need to set IP addresses on the network jacks being used to connect them.

[Ryuu]

Eep, you can't re-upload it?Yeah, you should still have it in the computer where you originally sent it to Photoshop--unless THAT was the file you were messing with :erm:

[Ryuu]

If so, I suggest you point Bronzie to my last post & the dangling prep :giggle:

he'll forget about what you did:shhh:

[Milo]

FINALLY rented Serenity. Hope my brothers can enjoy it without having watched Firefly.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Eep, you can't re-upload it?

:sigh: It's the original file that got written over. :cry3: I was playing with it on my computer, not on photobucket.

[Rabble]

*stabs palm*

[JENRN]

hi spamosity:ketchup:

[Ryuu]

Hi, Jen:wave:

[JENRN]

hi ryuu

[Milo]

That wasn't too bad.

[JENRN]

hi milo, you are on facebook? i loved your picks in other thread. the one where you are looking back over your shoulder makes me think of the expression in george clooney's eyes in a movie intolerable cruelty or some such with catherine zeta jones i think :clown:

[Ryuu]

That wasn't too bad.I thought Serenity was well done:yes:

I still don't have any of the Firefly shows, but I didn't need the background to get into the film.

[Milo]

hi milo, you are on facebook? i loved your picks in other thread. the one where you are looking back over your shoulder makes me think of the expression in george clooney's eyes in a movie intolerable cruelty or some such with catherine zeta jones i think :clown:

I am indeed.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=66203652

Does that get you there? Feel free to add me.

[JENRN]

trying the link now net is slow

[Ghyle]

DJ Smurfy Smurf is in da house!

[Bamy]

Morning :yawn:

[Kathryn Draconna]

Are you going to tell us the story?

Mayb:whistle:

Honestly I swear it's like pulling teeth around here! :giggle: You guys just go fishing!

:angel:

:blink:



Well, when she might tell us when she gets over the embarassing way she tore up her wing--or she might not--us dragons tend to be like that.....:whistle:

Yeah, what he said.

That doesn't sound good :hugs: Accident at work?

Yup, accident at work. I fought with the plastic film-wrap box... and the cutter won the fight.

[Dragongirl]

:blink:

There is now like, five rules concerning me...

(Controlling fiends :p)

[Socrates]

Well DG, there's all types of :fiend: you know.

[Jax]

:noface:

I was having one of those nights (the wind didn't help), so I was sitting in bed reading - just as I was actually dozing off the dogs went off, and then Nan called me (she's a late owl, so she wouldn't have been sleeping) to tell me just as I was going outside to investigate why the dogs were going off, and apparently someone else had texted her to say they'd seen a chestnut pony that looked like Dazzler etc. (Don't ask me to relay how the message finally got through to me; it's a small rural village with its own messed up message line :giggle:)Oooook, so it wasn't the actual middle of the night? Just late at night?
:hugs: go on facebook, accept the crusade invitation and kill lots of heathens!!Ok, will do! Please accept my mobwars invitation in return? :puppyeyes
Arse-Shite-&%$£-Bollocks-&£^&()*-Pants!

:gaah:

I have gestational diabetes. Yay!Oh no!!!
Yeah, but it might explain why he's so damn big! :faint:

Oh well. What's another jab a day more or less?Um whew, at least!

Oh, and I just got invited to become a Fellow of the Geological Society...which means I can add another 3 letters after my name. I am upgrading from candidate fellow to full fellow :D and the council are my sponsors :biggrin:Excellent!!!!
<----I drew and painted that.It's pretty! I saw the bigger version in the art comp submission thread
What do you plan to do?

When do you go to NZ? It can't be far off now I think. I'm guessing you fly to NZ and then the ferry is between islands. Am I right?
While we're in NZ? Just visit friends and family pretty much. We'll be headed to Nelson via Wellington on the plane first on the 17th and will be there for almost a week and a half, then we'll catch the ferry to the North Island, spend a night in Wellington (though unfortunately my best friend who lives there can't put me up for the night :( we're trying to work something out now, might stay at a motel, might just end up going with Dad instead) and then up to our home town for about a week and will be staying with my best friend's parents, they're friends with my parents, and our mums mums were friends, you know how it is ;) and then drive up to Thames area, can't quite remember the exact town name where my oldest brother lives (am really looking forward to seeing my nieces and newphews!!!) for a few days, then on to Auckland for another couple of days, will hopefully catch Rabbles while I'm up there! Then we'll head back to Aussie on the 6th of September.
Just lovin the photo's of Jaxie that keep popping up on facebook every now and again :giggle:

the "I survived ruths hens night" is a classic :whistle::biggrin:
I've not seen that, but then I don't belong to facebook. Is Jax's area friends only?Sort of yeah, unfortunately...

Gaah!!! :gaah: I NEED more warriors!!! anyone who has friended me on facebook PLEEEEEase join my crusade??? :puppyeyes: even if you don't actually end up playing, it helps me!
I will I will! LOL
Just over 2 but quite small for a dobe

Add me, Ill join, go via Jax or Chris I'm Fiona, I'm in the hockey shirt you can't miss me but give me a mo and I'll show you!Cool! I love dogs!!!

Nice picture Fe!
Wahey - last page of spam!
Yeah that one took us aaaaaaaages!!!
I hate gas stations! I only got $30 worth of gas, and they're holding $97.20!!!!! :irate: That charge had better only go through for $30. :irked: :mad:I don't get it...

[Jax]

By the way - howcome you guys choose the one day I'm busy actually doing something other than jobhunting to postpostpostpostpost!?!?? :tapfoot:

[Jax]

Mayb:whistle:
:angel:

Yup, accident at work. I fought with the plastic film-wrap box... and the cutter won the fight.
:razz:

Ouch! :ouch:

[Jax]

There's only me online at the moment! :hide:

[Dragongirl]

Oooook, so it wasn't the actual middle of the night? Just late at night?


1:45am, to be exact.

[Dragongirl]

By the way - howcome you guys choose the one day I'm busy actually doing something other than jobhunting to postpostpostpostpost!?!?? :tapfoot:

:mwahaha:

[Bamy]

Ok, will do! Please accept my mobwars invitation in return? :puppyeyes

It's pretty! I saw the bigger version in the art comp submission thread

I will I will! LOL

Will do.

:D

:giggle:

[Jax]

1:45am, to be exact.Gotcha!

[Bamy]

:drool: freshly baked brown bread :drool:

[Dragongirl]

Gotcha!

Damn. Don't go all motherly and lecture me, now. :giggle:

[Jax]

:laugh: Fat chance! I used to get yelled at by my parents to go to sleep when I'd be up late (though I was older and probably keeping them awake with my typing. ;) )

[cosmic dancer]

:wave:

[cosmic dancer]

Yes, and if I ever get back there, I plan to visit it.

I haven't been back there since....1977.

I bet it has changed a bit since then!

[cosmic dancer]

Nope. We only have one computer that's connected to the internet.

You work such different hours though I doubt it is too much of a problem.

I hate gas stations! I only got $30 worth of gas, and they're holding $97.20!!!!! :irate: That charge had better only go through for $30. :irked: :mad:

Why would they have done that? :confused:

I think I shall have a nice salad and yummy sandwich for dinner. :yes:

Nice! :D

<-- loves fresh salad!

[cosmic dancer]

Old Spam ketched, now onto this one:

Oh man... Bronzie took a really good picture of me outside today, right? So I'm playing around with seeing how it would look for an avatar and I close out of the box before I remember that, for some totally RETARDED reason, this stupid picture viewer program saves ANYTHING you do to the picture once you go on to the next one or close it.

:cry3: So now the only one I have is the tiny version I saved in photobucket that's sized for message boards! :tantrum: Bronzie is gonna kill me... :hide:

Oh dear :hugs: it isn't still on the camera then? We tend to copy off the camera card, but not delete until some time afterwards.

[cosmic dancer]

FINALLY rented Serenity. Hope my brothers can enjoy it without having watched Firefly.

They should be able to.

That wasn't too bad.

I thought it was good, but not as good as Firefly.

[cosmic dancer]

*stabs palm*

What did you do that for? :confused:

Yup, accident at work. I fought with the plastic film-wrap box... and the cutter won the fight.

Ouch :patpat: Poor you. Can you work with the stitches in?

:blink:

There is now like, five rules concerning me...

(Controlling fiends :p)

:giggle:

[cosmic dancer]

While we're in NZ? Just visit friends and family pretty much. We'll be headed to Nelson via Wellington on the plane first on the 17th and will be there for almost a week and a half, then we'll catch the ferry to the North Island, spend a night in Wellington (though unfortunately my best friend who lives there can't put me up for the night :( we're trying to work something out now, might stay at a motel, might just end up going with Dad instead) and then up to our home town for about a week and will be staying with my best friend's parents, they're friends with my parents, and our mums mums were friends, you know how it is ;) and then drive up to Thames area, can't quite remember the exact town name where my oldest brother lives (am really looking forward to seeing my nieces and nephews!!!) for a few days, then on to Auckland for another couple of days, will hopefully catch Rabbles while I'm up there! Then we'll head back to Aussie on the 6th of September.
:biggrin:

Sort of yeah, unfortunately...

That sounds like it should be an awesome holiday! :D

Oh well :shrug: If you wanted everyone to see it, the photo would be public. I can live without seeing it.

By the way - how come you guys choose the one day I'm busy actually doing something other than job hunting to postpostpostpostpost!?!?? :tapfoot:

Conspiracy against you? :yeah:

[cosmic dancer]

:drool: freshly baked brown bread :drool:

Oh yummy! :drool:

[cosmic dancer]

We took my Dad and his fiancée out on Masis this morning. It was so nice and peaceful, they said they really enjoyed it. When we got back to the mooring we had drinks and cookies. I used the whistling kettle on the hob for the first time. It is cool! :D

[-H-]

Oh well :shrug: If you wanted everyone to see it, the photo would be public. I can live without seeing it.


Its actually been uploaded by someone else (who i don't know) who has only enabled it to be seen by that persons friends & friends of friends!

The person who uploaded it has control over how public they want the picture to be (in this case not very :shrug:)

[Bamy]

:woohoo: I R Have a night shift!!

[Samarra]

:wave:

[Samarra]

:sigh: It's the original file that got written over. :cry3: I was playing with it on my computer, not on photobucket.
Ohh, I was hoping you were lazy like me and hadn't deleted from your camera yet.

[edith]

Edi - I'm sure you've told everyone already - but where are you going next year (for studying)?

Delft- in The Netherlands.

I'm back...

Sorry about the disappearing act... I've been busy... and now I come back with 2 stitches in the webbing between my fourth and fifth fingers of my left hand.

:hugs: What happened?

Arse-Shite-&%$£-Bollocks-&£^&()*-Pants!

:gaah:

I have gestational diabetes. Yay!

:tighthug:

Oh, and I just got invited to become a Fellow of the Geological Society...which means I can add another 3 letters after my name. I am upgrading from candidate fellow to full fellow :D and the council are my sponsors :biggrin:

cool! :)

I have been a candidate Fellow for the entirety of my degree (cost me £40 for the whole 4 years!), apparently the upgrade forms are sent out automatically on graduation and I just have to start paying the regular fellow fees from the next date once I have been elected as a fellow that is. Apparently the council sponsor all of the candidate fellows, the normal process is gettign two sponsors who aer fellows.

:D


IOP works very differently!
Students and Asociate members have a relatively open invitation, but you have to be asked to be a member and do something spectacular to be made Fellow.

[Milo]

:wave:

[Kathryn Draconna]

:razz:

Ouch! :ouch:

Ouch :patpat: Poor you. Can you work with the stitches in?

ouch is right. And yes, I can work with the stitches in.

:hugs: What happened?

Finish your :ketchup:ing and you'll find out.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

:blink:

There is now like, five rules concerning me...

(Controlling fiends :p)

:whistle:


I don't get it...

Okay... let's see... So USUALLY gas stations, for some super retarded reason, will first off hold $1 on your account to make sure the account is active and real and all that. Then it's not until 1-4 days later that they charge the actual amount of gas that you purchased.

SOME gas stations are the polar opposite. :irked: They'll hold OVER the amount you paid to make sure there is enough to at least cover the purchase amount. They're trying to cover their asses, which ends up sometimes screwing the customer over temporarily. :irate: They did end up just charging the $30 though.

You work such different hours though I doubt it is too much of a problem.



Why would they have done that? :confused:



Nice! :D

<-- loves fresh salad!

It isn't really a problem anyway, but yeah, it makes it a little easier.


See my explanation to Jaxie above. ;)


:D

Old Spam ketched, now onto this one:



Oh dear :hugs: it isn't still on the camera then? We tend to copy off the camera card, but not delete until some time afterwards.

I was looking at my pictures off of the camera card, so the original is gone.:cry3:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Ohh, I was hoping you were lazy like me and hadn't deleted from your camera yet.

I wasn't being lazy at all... just spacey that this picture viewing program is super stupid. :irate: :cry3:

[Jax]

That sounds like it should be an awesome holiday! :D

Oh well :shrug: If you wanted everyone to see it, the photo would be public. I can live without seeing it.It's not that, they're photos (some of them) uploaded by other people, not by me.

[Jax]

Okay... let's see... So USUALLY gas stations, for some super retarded reason, will first off hold $1 on your account to make sure the account is active and real and all that. Then it's not until 1-4 days later that they charge the actual amount of gas that you purchased.

SOME gas stations are the polar opposite. :irked: They'll hold OVER the amount you paid to make sure there is enough to at least cover the purchase amount. They're trying to cover their asses, which ends up sometimes screwing the customer over temporarily. :irate: They did end up just charging the $30 though.WTF????

[BZWingZero]

Ok, no :ketchup: for me. Too many pages.

[Rabble]

I has a topical avatar.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

WTF????

That's what I was saying!

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Dude... it's bedtime! I have to be up in like... a little over 7 hours! :wave:

[Rabble]

That's why caffiene was invented!

[Samarra]

WTF????
Yepppp! It sucks, but it's worse when a hotel does it. I got caught up in Hampton Roads last year because they charged the $700 stay to my debit card-- TWICE-- in case of damages, etc. at a hotel. I'm terrified it's going to happen at D*C and I won't be able to buy all the dragon-y goodness I want!

[Samarra]

I wasn't being lazy at all... just spacey..
That's too bad!

[Rabble]

Yepppp! It sucks, but it's worse when a hotel does it. I got caught up in Hampton Roads last year because they charged the $700 stay to my debit card-- TWICE-- in case of damages, etc. at a hotel. I'm terrified it's going to happen at D*C and I won't be able to buy all the dragon-y goodness I want!

:shake:

[Dragongirl]

:laugh: Fat chance! I used to get yelled at by my parents to go to sleep when I'd be up late (though I was older and probably keeping them awake with my typing. ;) )

I sort of just wait until Mum is well and truly asleep. She literally sleeps like the dead - she's slept through cars doing burnouts, city traffic jams, us kids screaming outside, screaming sirens and the nasty wind storms we get...she actually did sleep through a fire once! Not our place thank goodness, but just down the road. :laugh:


Conspiracy against you? :yeah:

:mwahaha:

[Dragongirl]

:whistle:



YOU'LL NEVER CONTROL ME ALIVE! :shriek:

Probably not dead, either...:noface:

[Rabble]

YOU'LL NEVER CONTROL ME ALIVE! :shriek:

Probably not dead, either...:noface:

So, undead is all good for the controling? :angel:

[Dragongirl]

You don't know what lures Undead Sammy... *shifty eyes*

[cosmic dancer]

:wave:

[cosmic dancer]

Its actually been uploaded by someone else (who i don't know) who has only enabled it to be seen by that persons friends & friends of friends!

The person who uploaded it has control over how public they want the picture to be (in this case not very :shrug:)

That sounds very complicated. I just avoid facebook and anything like it. It is far safer for me that way.

[Kath]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke english... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!

[cosmic dancer]

:woohoo: I R Have a night shift!!

Nice! :D Good money I hope!

[cosmic dancer]

ouch is right. And yes, I can work with the stitches in.

That is something I guess, you wouldn't want no wages for too long if it can be avoided :hugs:

[cosmic dancer]

Okay... let's see... So USUALLY gas stations, for some super retarded reason, will first off hold $1 on your account to make sure the account is active and real and all that. Then it's not until 1-4 days later that they charge the actual amount of gas that you purchased.

SOME gas stations are the polar opposite. :irked: They'll hold OVER the amount you paid to make sure there is enough to at least cover the purchase amount. They're trying to cover their asses, which ends up sometimes screwing the customer over temporarily. :irate: They did end up just charging the $30 though.


I was looking at my pictures off of the camera card, so the original is gone.:cry3:

That is crazy! I'm amazed that is allowed :shake: Luckily I don't think it is in England, at least I have never known it happen.

Darn :( :hugs:

[cosmic dancer]

I has a topical avatar.

You do indeed :yes:

[cosmic dancer]

Yepppp! It sucks, but it's worse when a hotel does it. I got caught up in Hampton Roads last year because they charged the $700 stay to my debit card-- TWICE-- in case of damages, etc. at a hotel. I'm terrified it's going to happen at D*C and I won't be able to buy all the dragon-y goodness I want!

That is insane! I doubt everyone would even have twice the hotel cost in their account, thus the second one would send you overdrawn and may give nasty bank charges. That is sooo wrong.

[Kath]

:woohoo:

blood sugar 76 before eating!

:evil: now I just have to see what the MPIA canteen does to it...

[cosmic dancer]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke English... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on Tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!

It's good to hear that you now have an English speaking midwife and that your blood sugar is behaving. Will the midwife be able to be present when you give birth, or is it just to help you on the run up to birth?

Hopefully Jez will learn to take things more easily from now on. High heat is seriously bad when you aren't used to it.

One day eventing always sounds very tough to me, but hopefully Suede and your sis are up to it!

[Kath]

It's good to hear that you now have an English speaking midwife and that your blood sugar is behaving. Will the midwife be able to be present when you give birth, or is it just to help you on the run up to birth?


Ask me again next week - I might have a clue!!!

Hopefully Jez will learn to take things more easily from now on. High heat is seriously bad when you aren't used to it.

Yeah, at the moment he's in that transition zone... On tuesday, we actually had a nice breeze, but he was working very hard in the garden. Bad combination! Too much bright light, perhaps a little too little fluid, and he was practically wiped out yesterday. But, it's an improvement over his first few weeks out here when it's been hot, where it's just been too much full stop.

I also have the odd bad day - it gets to the point where you can function okay in the thirties, provided you don't overdo it and overheat - once your core temp gets ever-so-slightly out of your comfort zone, it takes a lot of effort to get it back down again, much more than just maintaining the status quo. We're slowly getting used to knowing what our limits are.

Weirdly, I'm feeling less need for sunscreen than I would in the UK, simply because I DON'T spend any significant time in the sun, and when I am, it's upright with a hat and sunglasses on. The sun is so high overhead in the middle of the day that a hat is almost all that you need when you're mostly in the shade.

[Dragongirl]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke english... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!

English speaking midwife helps. :giggle: And its good that Jez is recovering. Let's hope everything continues going alright with the baby too! *worried* :hugs:

One day eventing is gruelling on its own, but I think they can do it. Suede is a beautifully conformed horse. :yes:

[Dragongirl]

Ask me again next week - I might have a clue!!!



Yeah, at the moment he's in that transition zone... On tuesday, we actually had a nice breeze, but he was working very hard in the garden. Bad combination! Too much bright light, perhaps a little too little fluid, and he was practically wiped out yesterday. But, it's an improvement over his first few weeks out here when it's been hot, where it's just been too much full stop.



Ew, sunstroke?

[Bamy]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke english... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!
Yay for english speaking midwife!

:hugs: for Jez

One day eventing sounds fun! I was never a good enough rider to do competition.
Nice! :D Good money I hope! I will get about £70 for the shift.

[Bamy]

How goes the writing Kath? or are you too busy/tired/stressed/hot?

I am busily working away at the plot bunny that I sent you, have a much more organised outline, I just have 3 large bits left to do (mainly detailed character profiles and a scene by scene description of what happens before I start on that (or work on my 'handfasting' plot bunny))

[Kath]

Too hot/busy/tired, yeah.

:(

[Bamy]

:hugs:

[cosmic dancer]

Ask me again next week - I might have a clue!!!



Yeah, at the moment he's in that transition zone... On tuesday, we actually had a nice breeze, but he was working very hard in the garden. Bad combination! Too much bright light, perhaps a little too little fluid, and he was practically wiped out yesterday. But, it's an improvement over his first few weeks out here when it's been hot, where it's just been too much full stop.

I also have the odd bad day - it gets to the point where you can function okay in the thirties, provided you don't overdo it and overheat - once your core temp gets ever-so-slightly out of your comfort zone, it takes a lot of effort to get it back down again, much more than just maintaining the status quo. We're slowly getting used to knowing what our limits are.

Weirdly, I'm feeling less need for sunscreen than I would in the UK, simply because I DON'T spend any significant time in the sun, and when I am, it's upright with a hat and sunglasses on. The sun is so high overhead in the middle of the day that a hat is almost all that you need when you're mostly in the shade.

If I remember I will!

It is vital to know your limits. I do find I 'adjust' to high heat if I have to, but my body never really likes it.

I will get about £70 for the shift.

That sounds pretty good! :D

[cosmic dancer]

Really should make myself do at least an hours w*rk :erm: I have lots of resources to review this week, haven't done many yet. Once the Olympics start it will be even harder to get myself motivated, so I really need to be today! I've got RockFM on and now need to try to w*rk till about 3pm.

[cosmic dancer]

I managed it! :D 1 1/2 hours w*rk bopping along to Rock FM :boogie:

[cosmic dancer]

Now I can relax without feeling guilty :D

[murphy]

I managed it! :D 1 1/2 hours w*rk bopping along to Rock FM :boogie:

For some reason I have a hard time imagining you "bopping". :laugh:

[celticdragonsong]

:runaway:

:wave:

:leftrunaway:

[Sharon]

By the way - howcome you guys choose the one day I'm busy actually doing something other than jobhunting to postpostpostpostpost!?!?? :tapfoot:

It was a conspiracy. :yes:

[Sharon]

<snip>
Conspiracy against you? :yeah:

See?

[Sharon]

I has a topical avatar.

Yes, we noticed that over in the Willet! :ok:

[Sharon]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke english... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!

:hugs:

[Milo]

Hey Kath, question. What will be the citizenship status of your child?

[Kath]

British, as far as I can tell.

If we stayed here for longer, I think he'd be entitled to German as well, but I think that doesn't kick in for about six years. From what I remember, he'll get a German birth certificate (several copies) and we pay for copies of an international certificate as well, but he'd be a British citizen by descent and we'll have to go to the consulate in Frankfurt to get him a passport.


I could be wrong though...

[Milo]

Ah. I sometimes forget that most European countries don't have right of birth.

[Apocalypse]

:wave: Edi - congrats! Kath - sounds like it's all going well for you over there. Generally cheerful place today!

[Bamy]

Ugh....night shift catching up on me. Must sleep. :wave: :sleep:

[Milo]

Must go pick green beans. :wave:

[Kath]

Ah. I sometimes forget that most European countries don't have right of birth.

I've just done some more searching, and came across this:

"Children who have at least one parent with German citizenship, regardless whether it is the mother or father, are automatically German citizens from birth onwards. If both parents are foreign nationals, the child only has German citizenship automatically from birth if one or more of the parents has been legally living in Germany for a period of 8 years and has a settlement permit ("Niederlassungserlaubnis") or is an EU citizen entitled to freedom of movement."

Hard to parse that last sentence, but I think the 'or is an EU citizen' bit is in contrast to holding the settlement permit only, and not to the whole preceding part of the sentence (i.e. 8 years + permit).

So yeah, I think it's as I thought. He'd qualify automatically, but only if we'd been living here long enough.

[cosmic dancer]

For some reason I have a hard time imagining you "bopping". :laugh:

Really? I bop along to music a lot! :boogie:

British, as far as I can tell.

If we stayed here for longer, I think he'd be entitled to German as well, but I think that doesn't kick in for about six years. From what I remember, he'll get a German birth certificate (several copies) and we pay for copies of an international certificate as well, but he'd be a British citizen by descent and we'll have to go to the consulate in Frankfurt to get him a passport.

I could be wrong though...

I'm sure you'll check soonish after birth.

[cosmic dancer]

Ugh....night shift catching up on me. Must sleep. :wave: :sleep:

Night Amy :wave:

Must go pick green beans. :wave:

Tasty! :D

I've just done some more searching, and came across this:

"Children who have at least one parent with German citizenship, regardless whether it is the mother or father, are automatically German citizens from birth onwards. If both parents are foreign nationals, the child only has German citizenship automatically from birth if one or more of the parents has been legally living in Germany for a period of 8 years and has a settlement permit ("Niederlassungserlaubnis") or is an EU citizen entitled to freedom of movement."

Hard to parse that last sentence, but I think the 'or is an EU citizen' bit is in contrast to holding the settlement permit only, and not to the whole preceding part of the sentence (i.e. 8 years + permit).

So yeah, I think it's as I thought. He'd qualify automatically, but only if we'd been living here long enough.

That sounds about right. Do you expect to still be in Germany in 8 years?

[Kath]

No, could be anywhere!

[Milo]

Niederlassungserlaubnis
So much for ever wanting to learn German.

[cosmic dancer]

In theory German is easy as they kinda add words together. So black forest gateaux in German is made up of German for those 3 words I think. I did 2 years of German in school and was never very good at it, I preferred French.

[cosmic dancer]

Off to bed now. Goodnight :wave:

:sleep2:

[Milo]

In theory German is easy as they kinda add words together. So black forest gateaux in German is made up of German for those 3 words I think. I did 2 years of German in school and was never very good at it, I preferred French.

If I learn a third language, it'll probably be French.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Yepppp! It sucks, but it's worse when a hotel does it. I got caught up in Hampton Roads last year because they charged the $700 stay to my debit card-- TWICE-- in case of damages, etc. at a hotel. I'm terrified it's going to happen at D*C and I won't be able to buy all the dragon-y goodness I want!

Tell me about it! My situation at a hotel I stayed at for Bronzie's and my 1st anniversary wasn't AS bad, but they still held $50 a night for any possible incidentals, which ended up nearly overdrawing me! :irked:

That's too bad!

Yeah. :sigh:

YOU'LL NEVER CONTROL ME ALIVE! :shriek:

Probably not dead, either...:noface:

:mwahaha:

That is insane! I doubt everyone would even have twice the hotel cost in their account, thus the second one would send you overdrawn and may give nasty bank charges. That is sooo wrong.

:irate:

[Ryuu]

You don't know what lures Undead Sammy... *shifty eyes*No, but I know that salt stops zombies undead in their tracks:evil:

[Dragongirl]

No, but I know that salt stops zombies undead in their tracks:evil:

Sucks for you then, because I like salt. :p

[Ryuu]

Sucks for you then, because I like salt. :pOf course, that's not the only thing I have in my arsenel--

besides, I generally find that a very strong corrosive acid that ignites like napalm when coming out of a dragon's gullet finishes off most anything that can withstand all the other stuff I throw at it first ;)

[Milo]

:wave:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

:yawn:

[Jax]

Yepppp! It sucks, but it's worse when a hotel does it. I got caught up in Hampton Roads last year because they charged the $700 stay to my debit card-- TWICE-- in case of damages, etc. at a hotel. I'm terrified it's going to happen at D*C and I won't be able to buy all the dragon-y goodness I want!Again I say W. T. F!?!?!? How do they get away with doing that???? :faint:

[Jax]

:woohoo:

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find a midwife who spoke english... [I've found a few, but they've not been running birth prep courses any time soon.]

On the downside, our planned weekend excursion to Speyer may get cancelled, but it's not going to vanish off the face of the map any time soon.

Jez is slowly settling in now, and getting used to the heat. He had a rough day yesterday from overdoing things in the sun on tuesday (all the medical mental trauma didn't help), but seems to have bounced back today.

Sister says thanks for all the nice things you've said about her and Suede. She's still grinning, but has realised that she needs to find a new challenge for him now - he can't ever top this as far as showing goes, not as a part-bred, and he doesn't really have the right build to do as well as a hunter-type. So, she's going to concentrate on his schooling and dressage and do some more one-day eventing.

Me, well, my blood sugar is behaving (which hopefully means baby is just big rather than fat), even if my antibodies against my own blood have developed a new twist... I think that's one of the reasons why I'm having this placenta scan today.

*yawn*

So much admin, so many doctors, no time for work! At least my code is still running and hasn't crashed overnight like it had done all this week so far... fingers crossed!:good:

[Jax]

British, as far as I can tell.

If we stayed here for longer, I think he'd be entitled to German as well, but I think that doesn't kick in for about six years. From what I remember, he'll get a German birth certificate (several copies) and we pay for copies of an international certificate as well, but he'd be a British citizen by descent and we'll have to go to the consulate in Frankfurt to get him a passport.


I could be wrong though...Interesting!

[Kath]

So much for ever wanting to learn German.

Wimp! :razz:

[Dragongirl]

I've just done some more searching, and came across this:

"Children who have at least one parent with German citizenship, regardless whether it is the mother or father, are automatically German citizens from birth onwards. If both parents are foreign nationals, the child only has German citizenship automatically from birth if one or more of the parents has been legally living in Germany for a period of 8 years and has a settlement permit ("Niederlassungserlaubnis") or is an EU citizen entitled to freedom of movement."

Hard to parse that last sentence, but I think the 'or is an EU citizen' bit is in contrast to holding the settlement permit only, and not to the whole preceding part of the sentence (i.e. 8 years + permit).

So yeah, I think it's as I thought. He'd qualify automatically, but only if we'd been living here long enough.

*makes note to find out the proper details over Australian citizenship and qualifications, just out of curiousity*

[Ryuu]

*Ryuu pops in with a ridiculously huge mask*

Booga!-Booga!-Booga!

:mwahaha:

[Dragongirl]

Muriel: EUSTACE BAGGS! :baseball:

*bashes with rolling pin*


:darkside:

[cosmic dancer]

:wave:

[cosmic dancer]

If I learn a third language, it'll probably be French.

Good call! :D I haven't studied it since I was 16, but can still understand parts of announcements in French. I discovered that today when watching bits of the opening ceremony at the Olympics. They spoke first in French, then English, then Chinese (Mandarin?), so I was able to see how much I had understood of the French. I was pretty pleased with myself! :D I'd love to know who decided what languages would be used and in what order.

[cosmic dancer]

Tell me about it! My situation at a hotel I stayed at for Bronzie's and my 1st anniversary wasn't AS bad, but they still held $50 a night for any possible incidentals, which ended up nearly overdrawing me! :irked:

Which was exactly my concern. :irked:

[cosmic dancer]

That was a quick ketch!

[Samarra]

Again I say W. T. F!?!?!? How do they get away with doing that???? :faint:
Because some people **** the hotel's shit up, and the rest of us have to pay for it via increased deposits. Most people use a credit card, and I used my debit card. It was refunded the same day I checked out, thankfully.
That was a quick ketch!
:yes:

[Milo]

Hey Samarra!




I can haz a feedback? ;)

[Samarra]

OMG I am so sorry, I forgot about sending that back.

:hide:

[Bamy]

*pokes head in*

[Samarra]

Hey Samarra!




I can haz a feedback? ;)
YOU CAN HAZ!

[Milo]

I HAZ!

:woohoo:

[Jax]

:laugh:

[celticdragonsong]

:wave:

:leftrunaway:

[Jax]

You must be busy, Celtic!!

[Kathryn Draconna]

That is something I guess, you wouldn't want no wages for too long if it can be avoided :hugs:

indeed. I may have a better job soon *prays for it to be so*

[Jax]

Very very bored lately. :sigh:

[edith]

If I learn a third language, it'll probably be French.

It was mine I think.

I speak English naturally, learnt and mostly forgot Welsh in Primary School and learnt French in Secondary School (I got an A at GCSE). I'm now learning Dutch and I speak about 5 words of German without any lessons.

Wimp! :razz:

yep! Its not that bad- at least you can get books! My Dutch accent is atrocious- as shown, when I tried speaking it at work- "met chokolade, met citron, met kaffee met er...." (it was the lemon drizzle that got me!)

Very very bored lately. :sigh:

:hugs:

[cosmic dancer]

:wave:

Today we have a family meal out to celebrate my Gran turning 80! It was her birthday a couple of days ago, but it is always easier to get groups together at the weekend than during the week. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone! :)

[cosmic dancer]

Because some people **** the hotel's shit up, and the rest of us have to pay for it via increased deposits. Most people use a credit card, and I used my debit card. It was refunded the same day I checked out, thankfully.

Still seems really unfair. I don't have a credit card, so they would have to use my debit card. I am very pleased that UK hotels don't do that.

[cosmic dancer]

*pokes head in*

:giggle: Working hard?

[cosmic dancer]

indeed. I may have a better job soon *prays for it to be so*

I do hope so. *Also prays and crosses fingers* :Xfinger:

[cosmic dancer]

Very very bored lately. :sigh:

:hugs: Join a library and get good books to read? Books can keep me occupied and happy for hours.

[cosmic dancer]

I speak English naturally, learnt and mostly forgot Welsh in Primary School and learnt French in Secondary School (I got an A at GCSE). I'm now learning Dutch and I speak about 5 words of German without any lessons.

yep! Its not that bad- at least you can get books! My Dutch accent is atrocious- as shown, when I tried speaking it at work- "met chokolade, met citron, met kaffee met er...." (it was the lemon drizzle that got me!)

Have they now started making people do Welsh at GCSE level? I think I heard that, but could be wrong.

Hopefully you will learn enough Dutch before you go to get by on arrival. You may find you pick it up faster when you are surrounded by people talking it!

[cosmic dancer]

Ketched again :)

[edith]

Have they now started making people do Welsh at GCSE level? I think I heard that, but could be wrong.

Hopefully you will learn enough Dutch before you go to get by on arrival. You may find you pick it up faster when you are surrounded by people talking it!

They did- but I went to an English Secondary School where a second language was compulsory! My Bulgarian friend (3rd language English though he's extremely fluent- he's vice president (or was last term) of his uni's debating society) went to a Welsh school and had to take a Welsh GCSE.

They tend to speak English if they guess that you're not Dutch! I will have to take lessons though.

[cosmic dancer]

They did- but I went to an English Secondary School where a second language was compulsory! My Bulgarian friend (3rd language English though he's extremely fluent- he's vice president (or was last term) of his uni's debating society) went to a Welsh school and had to take a Welsh GCSE.

They tend to speak English if they guess that you're not Dutch! I will have to take lessons though.

Ah, that makes sense! The fact that most people seem to be able to speak English puts a lot of people off even trying to learn a second language. I think that is rather sad.

Figures! :giggle: Have to as you want to learn, or is it compulsory at the university?

[cosmic dancer]

Time to finish getting ready and go out to dinner.

:wave:

[edith]

Ah, that makes sense! The fact that most people seem to be able to speak English puts a lot of people off even trying to learn a second language. I think that is rather sad.

Figures! :giggle: Have to as you want to learn, or is it compulsory at the university?

Both. I have to do lab demonstration in my 2nd and 3rd years

[edith]

It is quiet today!

[edith]

It is quiet and I feel manky again!

[Samarra]

Still seems really unfair. I don't have a credit card, so they would have to use my debit card. I am very pleased that UK hotels don't do that.
It is! I have a credit card that I only use for emergencies, so I always use my debit card. It's a crapshoot on what hotels block off what-- so if you ever visit the US, that sure is a question to ask the hotel! I hope the Mariott Marquis in Atlanta is too classy to do that, but I think I should call and ask before I get myself caught up.
It is quiet today!
Yeah!

[Epiphany]

:bump:

Hullllloooooo!!


It has been far too long...I picked a good time :D only 4 Pages! haha

I dont even wanna know how many threads there've been though:gag:

far too much:ketchup: for me there

i'll start a clean slate...


:typing:

[Bamy]

It is quiet and I feel manky again!
:hugs:
:giggle: Working hard?
Yep! I have paid work ALL next week :D
Have they now started making people do Welsh at GCSE level? I think I heard that, but could be wrong.

Hopefully you will learn enough Dutch before you go to get by on arrival. You may find you pick it up faster when you are surrounded by people talking it!They were doing that in my first secondary school in 1997, had to do a compulsory langage also in my second secondary school. chose Spanish as the more widespread and therefore most useful of two choices. It is a cryign shame I left Bush (AKA Pembroke Comprehensive) cos they did a GCSE in Latin. I wanted to do one.

[Milo]

Apartment: I haz it.

[Jax]

:bump:

Hullllloooooo!!


It has been far too long...I picked a good time :D only 4 Pages! haha

I dont even wanna know how many threads there've been though:gag:

far too much:ketchup: for me there

i'll start a clean slate...


:typing::glomp: Welcome back Epip!

[Jax]

Apartment: I haz it.Sweeeeeet! :note:

[Samarra]

Apartment: I haz it.
With the girl?

[Dragongirl]

:giggle:

[Milo]

With the girl?

That be the one.

[Dragongirl]

Which girl? :erm:

[edith]

Apartment: I haz it.

:cool:

[edith]

Is that all the posting :faint:

Did the board crash or has the population been decimated or what? :evil:

[Bamy]

It has been a bit dead hasn't it? I have not been able to get online more than twice a day recently - too much to do.

[edith]

It has been a bit dead hasn't it? I have not been able to get online more than twice a day recently - too much to do.

:hugs:

I'm normally far too busy but I'm at Nicks and he's at work today, so I have some time to myself. I've just been catching up at the weyr.

[Dragongirl]

Homework. Exams. They be eatin' ma brainz.

[edith]

Homework. Exams. They be eatin' ma brainz.

:hugs:

try emigrating- now that melts brains.

How are you?

[cosmic dancer]

:wave:

[edith]

:wave:

:wave:

[cosmic dancer]

Both. I have to do lab demonstration in my 2nd and 3rd years

Ah, so you will need pretty good Dutch by then :hugs:

[edith]

Ah, so you will need pretty good Dutch by then :hugs:

yep! :)

[cosmic dancer]

It is! I have a credit card that I only use for emergencies, so I always use my debit card. It's a crapshoot on what hotels block off what-- so if you ever visit the US, that sure is a question to ask the hotel! I hope the Mariott Marquis in Atlanta is too classy to do that, but I think I should call and ask before I get myself caught up.

I certainly won't be visiting the US any time soon, but I will try and remember it for if we do at some point. We can't even afford a weeks holiday in the UK this year. Though of course we did buy a boat. ;)

[cosmic dancer]

:bump:

Hullllloooooo!!


It has been far too long...I picked a good time :D only 4 Pages! haha

I dont even wanna know how many threads there've been though:gag:

far too much:ketchup: for me there

i'll start a clean slate...


:typing:

Hey Epi!!! :glomp: It's great to see you again! :D

[cosmic dancer]

Yep! I have paid work ALL next week :D

They were doing that in my first secondary school in 1997, had to do a compulsory language also in my second secondary school. chose Spanish as the more widespread and therefore most useful of two choices. It is a crying shame I left Bush (AKA Pembroke Comprehensive) cos they did a GCSE in Latin. I wanted to do one.

That is great :) I hope it doesn't tire you too much though.

Spanish is certainly a very useful language. They didn't offer either that or Latin at my school. At the time we were there they only offered French and German. My current school does French, Spanish, German and a Latin club. Those who are keen on languages can at least learn some Latin via that.

[cosmic dancer]

Apartment: I haz it.

Great! :D When do you and your female flat mate move in?

[cosmic dancer]

Is that all the posting :faint:

Did the board crash or has the population been decimated or what? :evil:

It does seem that way :shrug: Those of us who are here, also seem to be posting less in the time we are here.

It has been a bit dead hasn't it? I have not been able to get online more than twice a day recently - too much to do.

I am around a fair bit, certainly in the week, but when virtually no one else is it makes posting hard.

[cosmic dancer]

I'm normally far too busy but I'm at Nicks and he's at work today, so I have some time to myself. I've just been catching up at the weyr.

I should be catching up at the weyr, but my brain just isn't working that way at the moment :shrug: I haven't posted in a month or more.

[cosmic dancer]

Homework. Exams. They be eatin' ma brainz.

Poor you :hugs: When are your exams? How many more years at school before you apply to uni?

[cosmic dancer]

try emigrating- now that melts brains.

I bet it does! :tighthug: How long till you move now?

[cosmic dancer]

yep! :)

I'm sure you'll have it by then :yes:

[cosmic dancer]

All ketched :D

[edith]

I bet it does! :tighthug: How long till you move now?

15 days!

[edith]

I should be catching up at the weyr, but my brain just isn't working that way at the moment :shrug: I haven't posted in a month or more.

It's been very slow there recently!

[cosmic dancer]

15 days!

Not long at all! :) How long do you have to settle in before starting your course / research?

It's been very slow there recently!

That makes me feel a little better.

[cosmic dancer]

I am watching some Olympics via the BBC online. The streams are not showing what it says they are! I have just managed to find diving where day 2 news claims it is, but I like diving, so that is fine!

[edith]

Not long at all! :) How long do you have to settle in before starting your course / research?


erm... I start on the 1st- so a week after I move!

[edith]

I am watching some Olympics via the BBC online. The streams are not showing what it says they are! I have just managed to find diving where day 2 news claims it is, but I like diving, so that is fine!

:cool:

Diving looks wonderful. I'm listening to the radio

[cosmic dancer]

The stream that says tennis is showing badminton, I now know why though. The heavy rain is preventing tennis, and of course badminton is indoors.

[cosmic dancer]

erm... I start on the 1st- so a week after I move!

That sounds fine. Enough time to learn your way around Delft and get settled, but not enough time to start getting frustrated at not being able to do research! How will you start, do you have a plan for your lab work yet?

[cosmic dancer]

:cool:

Diving looks wonderful. I'm listening to the radio

It is, it was the womans 3m synchronised diving. China won and they looked awesome! I'm considering getting up early tomorrow to watch the Brits in the mens 10m synchronised diving. It starts at 7.30, so if I get up at 7, I can be showered and dressed before they start :)

[cosmic dancer]

I am now following swimming while sort of working. In 30 mins or so I'm going downstairs to sort me some dinner to eat in front of womans gymnastics qualifying which should be on from 1 till 2.30 :)

[edith]

That sounds fine. Enough time to learn your way around Delft and get settled, but not enough time to start getting frustrated at not being able to do research! How will you start, do you have a plan for your lab work yet?

yeah. It'll mostly be sent running around between offices though. Not a clue how it'll start- probably with background stuff.

[edith]

not long until the bottom of the page

[Jax]

It does seem that way :shrug: Those of us who are here, also seem to be posting less in the time we are here.



I am around a fair bit, certainly in the week, but when virtually no one else is it makes posting hard.Yeah when there's nothing to reply to it's hard. I'm doing nothing of note to comment about lately really.

Today I went to a park down the road and read my book for a while in the sunshine. It was nice until it got too cold! Brrr!

[edith]

By cold do you mean nearer 0 or nearer 10 C?

It's actually sunny here :faint:

[cosmic dancer]

yeah. It'll mostly be sent running around between offices though. Not a clue how it'll start- probably with background stuff.

Background stuff is very important, you need to use that to help you sort your planning I think.

[Dragongirl]

:hugs:

try emigrating- now that melts brains.

How are you?

I'll remember that if I ever want to emigrate. :giggle:

I'm surviving. Really, I'm not entirely sure how I'm doing it...everything just seems so...I don't know, I can't explain it...since Nan's death. I just, I don't know.

I feel so bad for saying just that though...like I'm seeking sympathy for the whole thing, when I'm trying my damn hardest to not look like that. The whole thing is just...hard. Confusing.

(On a funny note though, sleepless nights of homework and study have left me with big black rings around my eyes. As a result, my friend, who is an insane Naruto fan, has started calling me Gaara, after a character on the show who suffers insomnia and is possessed by a demon that gives him black rings around his eyes. Now, Gaara is pretty cool, the only problem is, is that he is, or was, a borderline homicidal psychopath - I don't know whether to take it as a compliment or not :laugh:).

[cosmic dancer]

Yeah when there's nothing to reply to it's hard. I'm doing nothing of note to comment about lately really.

Today I went to a park down the road and read my book for a while in the sunshine. It was nice until it got too cold! Brrr!

Reading in the park sounds nice :D If it is sunny later I could try reading in the garden :)

Are you watching much Olympics? Womans artistic gymnastics qualifying is on today. Australia and G.B. went earlier, I have no idea if NZ have a team. The fourth round of that is up in 25 mins or so and I plan to watch it with some dinner.

[Dragongirl]

Poor you :hugs: When are your exams? How many more years at school before you apply to uni?

Preliminary High School Certificate exams are in five weeks from now. Then I enter Year 12, which is the last year of school (OMG), and the year I take the Final HSC exams. After that, I don't know, because I have no idea what I'll be doing, what I'll be good at, etc. (I want to do something I enjoy, I know that much). I know I'm going to take a gap year to reorient myself - work hard in the local area, maybe travel to W.A to see friends - and hope that I'll have figured out what I want to do then.

(I am looking at the whole "do university in another country thing", though I'm just looking at it, if that interests you. ;))

[cosmic dancer]

Top! We have a new page at last! :bouncy:

[cosmic dancer]

By cold do you mean nearer 0 or nearer 10 C?

It's actually sunny here :faint:

It is trying to be sunny here, there is rather a lot of cloud though. At least it isn't raining today. It rained a lot yesterday.

[edith]

Background stuff is very important, you need to use that to help you sort your planning I think.

yep

I'll remember that if I ever want to emigrate. :giggle:

I'm surviving. Really, I'm not entirely sure how I'm doing it...everything just seems so...I don't know, I can't explain it...since Nan's death. I just, I don't know.

I feel so bad for saying just that though...like I'm seeking sympathy for the whole thing, when I'm trying my damn hardest to not look like that. The whole thing is just...hard. Confusing.

(On a funny note though, sleepless nights of homework and study have left me with big black rings around my eyes. As a result, my friend, who is an insane Naruto fan, has started calling me Gaara, after a character on the show who suffers insomnia and is possessed by a demon that gives him black rings around his eyes. Now, Gaara is pretty cool, the only problem is, is that he is, or was, a borderline homicidal psychopath - I don't know whether to take it as a compliment or not :laugh:).

:giggle:

:tighthug: Don't feel bad. You're perfectly alright to feel so. Really so and don't worry if you need to cry some time.

Top! We have a new page at last! :bouncy:

:woohoo:

[cosmic dancer]

I'll remember that if I ever want to emigrate. :giggle:

I'm surviving. Really, I'm not entirely sure how I'm doing it...everything just seems so...I don't know, I can't explain it...since Nan's death. I just, I don't know.

I feel so bad for saying just that though...like I'm seeking sympathy for the whole thing, when I'm trying my damn hardest to not look like that. The whole thing is just...hard. Confusing.

(On a funny note though, sleepless nights of homework and study have left me with big black rings around my eyes. As a result, my friend, who is an insane Naruto fan, has started calling me Gaara, after a character on the show who suffers insomnia and is possessed by a demon that gives him black rings around his eyes. Now, Gaara is pretty cool, the only problem is, is that he is, or was, a borderline homicidal psychopath - I don't know whether to take it as a compliment or not :laugh:).

It is always difficult when someone dies, it can take months to re-adjust, so don't be hard on yourself :hugs:

As for Gaara ... I think Rabble might take it as a compliment ... does that help you any?! :giggle:

[edith]

It is trying to be sunny here, there is rather a lot of cloud though. At least it isn't raining today. It rained a lot yesterday.

It's going greyer now. I just want to stop being soggy.

[cosmic dancer]

Preliminary High School Certificate exams are in five weeks from now. Then I enter Year 12, which is the last year of school (OMG), and the year I take the Final HSC exams. After that, I don't know, because I have no idea what I'll be doing, what I'll be good at, etc. (I want to do something I enjoy, I know that much). I know I'm going to take a gap year to reorient myself - work hard in the local area, maybe travel to W.A to see friends - and hope that I'll have figured out what I want to do then.

(I am looking at the whole "do university in another country thing", though I'm just looking at it, if that interests you. ;))

How many exams do you have? Remember you can only do your best (as it says in my siggy ;) )

Do you choose different / less subjects next year?

Taking a gap year works for some people. You've had so much going on in your life in the last year or so, having a year to try and give your brain a chance to relax and settle may help you a lot.

Uni over seas sounds interesting :)

[cosmic dancer]

Time to go sort dinner. I will return in an hour or two. :wave:

[Jax]

By cold do you mean nearer 0 or nearer 10 C?

It's actually sunny here :faint:LOL no not like that, it was warm enough for me to lie on the grass in jeans and a short sleeved top, I think maybe 20 or 21 but once the sun starts going down it cools off pretty quickly - for me. :D

[Jax]

Reading in the park sounds nice :D If it is sunny later I could try reading in the garden :)

Are you watching much Olympics? Womans artistic gymnastics qualifying is on today. Australia and G.B. went earlier, I have no idea if NZ have a team. The fourth round of that is up in 25 mins or so and I plan to watch it with some dinner.It was nice, though the grass is kinda prickly...

Not really, every time I turn the tv on to watch it it's something boring like soccer or whatever the heck it was so I turn it off again. I did manage to catch a bit of the swimming and men's gymnastics last night but that's it really.

[edith]

LOL no not like that, it was warm enough for me to lie on the grass in jeans and a short sleeved top, I think maybe 20 or 21 but once the sun starts going down it cools off pretty quickly - for me. :D

might be that here at the moment.

[edith]

or maybe not- it gives 18 as the max today.

[Jax]

It is trying to be sunny here, there is rather a lot of cloud though. At least it isn't raining today. It rained a lot yesterday.That's what Steve said, I was chatting to him on the phone yesterday and today - my boxes will be picked up tomorrow at last!

I had to ring Apo to ask if she could print some stuff off for them though and drop them off to him to attach to the boxes because they wouldn't send them while I was still in the UK.

[Jax]

Not really, every time I turn the tv on to watch it it's something boring like soccer or whatever the heck it was so I turn it off again. I did manage to catch a bit of the swimming and men's gymnastics last night but that's it really.
Oh and swimming. Aussies are all about the swimming... :yawn:

[Jax]

YAY!!! Finally some gymnastics!!

[Jax]

And now it's basketball. Boo!!!

[Apocalypse]

Edi - what exactly are you doing? I can't remember! :blush:

Jax - just printing off your stuff now :D

[edith]

Edi - what exactly are you doing? I can't remember! :blush:


materials physics :)
My new project cannot be put into simplified language like the Raman stuff I've just finished though.

[Jax]

Jax - just printing off your stuff now :DGreat! :woohoo:

[Jax]

Bedtime! :sleep:

[edith]

hmm... now that radio is on i-player does that mean I'll have four years without my favourite radio programs?

[Samarra]

That be the one.
Aweeeesome!
I certainly won't be visiting the US any time soon, but I will try and remember it for if we do at some point. We can't even afford a weeks holiday in the UK this year. Though of course we did buy a boat. ;)
I'd rather have a boat and take lots of "stay-cations" than just one vacation! Masis will be fun for years to come.
I'll remember that if I ever want to emigrate. :giggle:

I'm surviving. Really, I'm not entirely sure how I'm doing it...everything just seems so...I don't know, I can't explain it...since Nan's death. I just, I don't know.

I feel so bad for saying just that though...like I'm seeking sympathy for the whole thing, when I'm trying my damn hardest to not look like that. The whole thing is just...hard. Confusing.
:hugs: It can be hard losing a grandparent. Is your other grandma or grandpa's around?


YAY!!! Finally some gymnastics!!
:woohoo: I loooove the gymnastics.

[cosmic dancer]

LOL no not like that, it was warm enough for me to lie on the grass in jeans and a short sleeved top, I think maybe 20 or 21 but once the sun starts going down it cools off pretty quickly - for me. :D

That is warm not cool!

It was nice, though the grass is kinda prickly...

Not really, every time I turn the tv on to watch it it's something boring like soccer or whatever the heck it was so I turn it off again. I did manage to catch a bit of the swimming and men's gymnastics last night but that's it really.

Grass often is prickly. I have chairs in the garden of course, but it is pretty windy and keeps looking as though it might rain :roll:

Try looking online, you may get more choice there. I currently have a choice of 5 different streams online via the BBC. You'd need to look at Aussie stations though of course ;)

[cosmic dancer]

That's what Steve said, I was chatting to him on the phone yesterday and today - my boxes will be picked up tomorrow at last!

I had to ring Apo to ask if she could print some stuff off for them though and drop them off to him to attach to the boxes because they wouldn't send them while I was still in the UK.

That is a really long delay on those boxes! :faint: Where are you getting them delivered to?

YAY!!! Finally some gymnastics!!

Womans qualifying? I think the Aussie girls might have made the team final, so if you are lucky that will get shown. Our girls just missed out, they were 9th. Still it was their best ever performance, so can't really grumble ;)

[cosmic dancer]

hmm... now that radio is on i-player does that mean I'll have four years without my favourite radio programs?

I do hope not! :hugs:

[cosmic dancer]

I'd rather have a boat and take lots of "stay-cations" than just one vacation! Masis will be fun for years to come.

:woohoo: I loooove the gymnastics.

You are right, so long as we can cope with sleeping on it, we can have lots of short breaks on Masis over many years. :D Not sure when we will try sleeping on her, probably in the next week or so ...

Me too! :bouncy:

[edith]

I do hope not! :hugs:

Its supposed to work. I don't get the tv i-player which I don't mind, I get BBC1 and 2 there anyway and I watch so little anyway but I can listen to the equivalent of my week's tv in a day with radio comedy and dramas.

[celticdragonsong]

:runaway:

:wave:

:leftrunaway:

[edith]

:runaway:

:wave:

:leftrunaway:

:wave:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

:yawn:

[Ryuu]

Muriel: EUSTACE BAGGS! :baseball:

*bashes with rolling pin*


:darkside::ouch: ow!

[Ryuu]

:bump:

Hullllloooooo!!


It has been far too long...I picked a good time :D only 4 Pages! haha

I dont even wanna know how many threads there've been though:gag:

far too much:ketchup: for me there

i'll start a clean slate...


:typing:sorry, i'z already quished u!:whistle:

welcome back :hugs:

[Ryuu]

I'll remember that if I ever want to emigrate. :giggle:

I'm surviving. Really, I'm not entirely sure how I'm doing it...everything just seems so...I don't know, I can't explain it...since Nan's death. I just, I don't know.

I feel so bad for saying just that though...like I'm seeking sympathy for the whole thing, when I'm trying my damn hardest to not look like that. The whole thing is just...hard. Confusing.:hugs:

(On a funny note though, sleepless nights of homework and study have left me with big black rings around my eyes. As a result, my friend, who is an insane Naruto fan, has started calling me Gaara, after a character on the show who suffers insomnia and is possessed by a demon that gives him black rings around his eyes. Now, Gaara is pretty cool, the only problem is, is that he is, or was, a borderline homicidal psychopath - I don't know whether to take it as a compliment or not :laugh:).:giggle:

[Ryuu]

I didn't have so good time over the weekend--for some strange reason, the laptop decided to not see the CDrom/DVD drive anymore:shake:

[Jax]

That is warm not cool!



Grass often is prickly. I have chairs in the garden of course, but it is pretty windy and keeps looking as though it might rain :roll:

Try looking online, you may get more choice there. I currently have a choice of 5 different streams online via the BBC. You'd need to look at Aussie stations though of course ;)
Yeah it is warm during the day if you're outside, inside is cold. I know the temperature doesn't get down as low as it does over there, or other places like NZ, but it is /cold/ at night. I have several blankets on my bed and I feel like I'm not warm enough at night. Especially my face which has to stick out, it's always cold! I wore my long slipper socks that Bamy gave me while I slept last night, just to be sure my feet would stay warm.

Every time I try to look at something online the video doesn't work. :(

[Jax]

That is a really long delay on those boxes! :faint: Where are you getting them delivered to?



Womans qualifying? I think the Aussie girls might have made the team final, so if you are lucky that will get shown. Our girls just missed out, they were 9th. Still it was their best ever performance, so can't really grumble ;)
I set the picking up date for today because they were originally going to be delivered to Perth and as they only deliver to the port and not the address (which is like another 200 quid for that service!) and they charge like $100 a day for storage if you're not there to pick it up, I set a date where by the time I got back from NZ I'd be around to pick the boxes up. It was difficult, after I'd decided not to go there not to move the delivery date up, but I couldn't risk the boxes arriving while I'm away in NZ. It will be nice to have my clothes back I tell you now! I've only got two pairs of jeans, a pair of black pants and the dress I wore to the wedding, and no cash to buy anything new with! (Though I am eyeing up a pair of trackies to wear as jammies because we're off to NZ and it'll be even colder at night over there and my current ones just aren't cutting it).

I did see a bit of that yes, one girl fell off the beam though, well things seemed to be going wrong for everyone, that's what the commentators were saying. It wasn't really on for very long and then they went to boring basketball. :roll:

[Pernita]

Girl, if you cold now, pack double everything for your NZ trip :evil:

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:TKT: hey! some neat smilies when you go looking

[Jax]

:cry3: I haven't got double anything because I could hardly fit anything into my suitcase to come back from the UK. :cold:

[Pernita]

:cry3: I haven't got double anything because I could hardly fit anything into my suitcase to come back from the UK. :cold:

:eek: seriously - check tempertures in NZ for where you are going.
You might have to arrange to borrow some Warm Wooly Sweaters!
And sockses. specially overnight

:cold:

[Jax]

Going from Nelson all the way to Auckland. I'll survive, I always do. Doesn't mean I won't whinge about it though! ;)

[mawofone]

Hi all! I am finel