Please tell me one good thing that happened to you today.

[crim son]

I'd like to hear happy thoughts only!

On edit: I truly enjoyed looking at all the parent pictures today. Also, I used my new pineapple scented soap for the first time.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. It happened yesterday, BUT:

I kicked fucking ass and am going to Hawaii in April!

BURN, babee!

[crim son]

3. Get OUT!

I am jealous. Why do you get to go???? Spring vacation?
And, young lady, who will chaperone? :P

[WritingIsMyReligion]

7. I'm not at liberty to say, as it would disclose my identity at once to anyone in ME.

Suffice it to say that this April willl kick ass, because I and some of the coolest kids ever are going. :)

[Radio_Lady]

66. We're leaving for Maui and Oahu next weekend! We'll shine up the place for you! Enjoy!

[KG]

2. i went out a bought some little debbie oatmean creme pies! yuuum-yum!

:hi:

[crim son]

4. That sounds delightful!

I like Hostess creme-filled cupcakes myself, even though they are poison. :hi:

[femmocrat]

5. I had a nice phone conversation with my mom.

She was having a good day. Thank you, God.

[crim son]

8. Is she unwell?

Or just being a mom?

[femmocrat]

10. She has a lot of medical problems. Thanks for asking.

[crim son]

13. I'm very sorry.

:hug:

[Left Is Write]

6. I had some good chocolate. The supper I threw together was delicious

(if I do say so myself). My husband served me breakfast in bed.

[crim son]

12. A fine man!

I guess he earned his delicious supper.

[Left Is Write]

29. Yes, he did.

:)

He made French toast, hash browns (cooked perfectly, I might add) and bacon, which he served with orange juice and a terrific cup of coffee.

[crim son]

34. Wow, not just a bowl of cereal?

You are fortunate indeed.

[Left Is Write]

140. I am.

Mr. LIW is one in a million (and it seems like I had to meet a million jerks to find him!).

[TOhioLiberal]

9. I logged onto DU...

...and started chatting with all my friends. Hey, my threshold for 'good things happening' is set at that level...:hi:

[crim son]

15. That bar is not set so terribly low.

It's right where I have it. :hi: Hi, TOhioliberal.

[TOhioLiberal]

17. and guess what?

you're one of the ones I like to chat with the most...:hi:

[crim son]

21. Thanks, sweet one.

I feel the same way. :hug:

[Qanisqineq]

11. I found a "job"

ok, not actually a job but a volunteer position that is in my field. Living where I am living (army base in Korea), it isn't easy to find anything in entomology!

[crim son]

16. Congrats, but I must ask

what is entomology?

[Qanisqineq]

24. the study of insects

that's okay, everyone asks!

[crim son]

35. Ah, I see.

:eyes:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

14. I'm listening to "Songs In the Key of Life" right now.

Pretty optimistic, I think.

[crim son]

20. I googled it. Stevie Wonder?

:hug:

No reason not to be optimistic, my friend.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. You didn't know that SitKoL is Stevie?

Tool.

:P

:hi:

[crim son]

28. How am I supposed to know that?

I can't know everything you precocious brat. :P
edited because one of the things I don't know is how to end the italics

[Starbucks Anarchist]

27. Yep.

:hug:

Hey, did you check out those jazz albums I told you about?

[crim son]

33. I went to Borders and forgot to bring the list, so I came home with

a John Coltrane I knew wasn't on it... "My Favorite Things." I like some of it but not the title track. I have the list but come into a bit of money before I can go and make my next investment. Although... I wonder if I can find some of them at the library? I hadn't thought of that.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

40. My Favorite Things is one of his best.

Though Blue Train is probably his most accessible. On MFT, he plays soprano sax, while he normally plays tenor sax on the rest of his discography.

The library may have at least a few of them, especially since they're all popular classics. Though if you want the original art and everything and can swing it, Amazon has a lot of them for under $10 each.

But if you want to start out slow, I'd go with Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue," John Coltrane's "Blue Train," and Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Time Out."

[crim son]

46. Okay, in that order.

I think you can't grasp how poor I am right now. It won't last forever but it will last until June/July when I hope to be employed.

I'll do the Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" first. I remembered that one on your list had "Blue" in it, but every artist has a "Blue" album and when I got home to check, you had listed two "Blues." I have the memory of a flea; ask anyone.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. Oh, I can definitely empathize.

;)

Definitely start with "Kind of Blue." It's my favorite album and is considered one of, if not the greatest jazz albums ever. It's also a good indicator of jazz appreciation -- if you don't like it (hard for anyone not to), then you probably wouldn't like jazz in general.

It's worth mentioning this Amazon.com review of it ($8 on Amazon, BTW):


"This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny."

[crim son]

64. I'm the kind of person who has to research even music

to understand it so the review is useful. I can probably afford eight bucks if I don't pay for any of my own drinks next weekend. :P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

Actually, that's the great thing about Kind of Blue.

It's one of those rare albums that's both simple and complex at the same time.

You can know absolutely nothing about the mechanics of jazz and still be amazed by the sheer accessibility of the album while not realizing how intricate and textured it is.

[crim son]

77. I qualify for the "know absolutely nothing".

Okay I believe you. But what if I don't like it? You and WIMR will never let me live it down. :scared:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

82. Then we'll never speak again.

:P

[crim son]

85. ...typical.

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

87. What are you implying?

:rofl:

[crim son]

92. Oh, I think you know.

I'll have you know, I cannot be screwn with. Uh, wait.... :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

96. But you promised!

:evilgrin: :hide:

[crim son]

99. I'm still waiting on that check you said

went out last week. I'm beginning to think this is wrong, all wrong!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

109. Uh, I meant NEXT week!

:hide:

[crim son]

111. Uh huh.

:eyes:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

121. Yeah, I gotta go...

:hide:

[crim son]

130. It's been sweet,

lover. :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

132. Indeed, hot stuff.

;) :rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

18. Absolutely nothing =P

Hey crim son, I need to talk to you :P

[crim son]

25. Will that pick you up or thrust you to the bottom of the abyss?

I haven't read from the links you sent me... your post was a reminder. Tomorrow a.m. :hi:

[Danger Mouse]

60. Cool =)

Uhm, what, talking to you? That would be picking me up.
I guess :P

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Here's my story of debauchery and rock and roll from last night.

But it happened after midnight, so it still counts. :P

I went to see a couple bands play last night (http://www.myspace.com/geinusband and http://www.myspace.com/swords666 if anyone is interested). Afterwards it took ages to get a cab home. The wait featured some ridiculously drunk chick flashing every cab that went by in an attempt to get one to stop, and her also ridiculously drunk friend stumbling up to me and slurred, in the saltiest*, drunken Newfoundland English I've ever heard, "You're some hot, because you got a lip ring. I wants one of them, but my work makes me take this (points to her labret stud) and this (points to her eyebrow ring) out. You wanna kiss, and make out?" (Those were more or less her exact words, I shit you not.)

Sketchy? Very. I chuckled nervously and declined her offer.

Meanwhile her friend was still flashing cabs and at one point said "Maybe I needs to show them my pussy," (again, more or less a direct quote) and proceeded to pull down her pants and continue the gratuitous nudity.

I felt like shouting "I need an adult! I need an adult!" haha.

I finally got a cab for myself, and returned home, weirded out yet mildly amused.

(* The adjective salty in this instance refers to the Newfoundland accent being stronger near areas that have salt water.)

Last night I was weirded out. Now it's just hilarious, haha.

[GirlinContempt]

23. You need to go to more shows

[ghostsofgiants]

30. Normally they don't end with such debauchery, sadly.

My life would be way more hilarious if they did.

[GirlinContempt]

38. Oh fuck, no?

Come to more shows with me & the gang/crew/coterie/troupe/syndicate/corps/swarm/contingent/covey, we'll get you in scads of trouble with very little effort on your own part!

[redwitch]

36. Do you know any Newfie jokes?

Are you a Newfie or a transplant?

[ghostsofgiants]

42. Newfie, born and raised.

I know a bunch, or at least used to. Haven't told any in years though, so they're all vague.

[redwitch]

49. The Newfies I have met in my travels have always been delightful.

Full of fun and mischief and curiosity. :-) I ask about the jokes because years ago on a trip through Nova Scotia we ended up at a comedy club. The comedian was from Newfoundland and the jokes had us on the floor. It was the end of a rather rough week on the road and we were at each other's throats (4 of us) After that night, everything was OK. Someday I hope to travel to Newfoundland and meet youse guys on your own turf.

[ghostsofgiants]

55. Do you remember the comedian's name?

[redwitch]

68. God no, it was over 20 years ago. He was brilliant though.

I wish I could remember but it was a "joke off". Half a dozen stand ups, one after the other. A truly great night. One of the 4 of us is gone now and that night is one of the best memories I have of her. RIP Jeanne

[ghostsofgiants]

74. Check out Shaun Majumder's comedy if you can.

Might be some on YouTube.

Tha's sad about your friend. :(

[redwitch]

83. it is. she was a real love. she used to laugh so hard she couldn't stand up

and I always joined her. She died of MS. :-(

[GirlinContempt]

47. Did you hear about the Newfy who was killed while ice fishing?

He was run over by the Zamboni.

[redwitch]

50. LOL

thanks, I needed that!

[GirlinContempt]

53. Did you hear about the Newfie terrorist who tried to blow up a school bus?

He burnt his lips on the exhaust pipe.

Oh they only get worse

[redwitch]

70. keep going!

give us yer worst!

[GirlinContempt]

73. Canada's worst air disaster occurred today

when a small two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Newfoundland. Newfie search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening.

[ghostsofgiants]

76. Haha, the fact that I'm from Central makes it that much better to me.

[GirlinContempt]

122. Keep on pluggin', lil buddy

You'll get dere 'ventally

[redwitch]

86. ooh, that IS bad!

LOL

[GirlinContempt]

94. Well, a stranger walks into a Nova Scotia bar and says to the bartender:

"Hey, you wanna hear a great Newfie joke?"

The bartender snarls, stands up straight exposing his arms he uses for bouncing obstreperous customers and says, "Wait a minute. I'm a Newfie."

"And see that fellow over there by the jukebox with the chains? He works down at the ways and drags the boats up by hand. He's a Newfie."

"And that guy in the leather jacket with him, he repairs boat engines and he's a Newfie too. Now, do you still want to tell a Newfie joke?"

The visitor looks around at the other men and shakes his head, "Naw, I don't want to have to explain it three times."

[crim son]

37. You must be my spiritual brother.

We attract the same bizarre types. Are you sure it wasn't Britney Spears?

[ghostsofgiants]

78. Haha, nah, only the lower half was shaved.

:P

[swag]

26. I had a very nice walk around my neighborhood, up and down past

the shops, then over to a park where some people were playing bicycle polo, others were dressed in sort of medieval garb having sword fights, others were playing with their kids and/or dogs, and others were playing tennis.

[crim son]

39. You live somewhere where outdoor tennis is possible?

You must be in a fine mood.

[graywarrior]

31. I finished writing a critique of a book today without asking my editor every 5 seconds if I was

doing it right.

Awesome!

[crim son]

41. Did you lose her number?

:rofl: KIDDING! Good for you. I can't even imagine doing that.

[graywarrior]

45. Ouch.

Payback.

:rofl:

[mvd]

32. Pretty non-descript day for me

The 76ers won again. I don't buy that "keep losing stuff," because draft picks aren't certain to be great anyway. The attitude you establish is important.

I also used my new LightScribe technology CD labeler. It's easier, but there are also not as many options. It takes longer than I thought, too. Still, you don't have to keep using paper and pressing on the thing to get a label.

[crim son]

48. Okay, those weren't really happy thoughts.

Those were sort of "it ain't shit but it still smells like it" thoughts. I'm sorry your day didn't have any happier moments. :hug:

[mvd]

59. I know - sorry about that

Reading DU is a consistent joy, though. :hug:

[Shine]

43. I had a great 3 hr. bike ride today with a bunch of friends.

35 miles with 3,800+ ft of total elevation gain. :woohoo:

I'm proud of myself, but completely exhausted, though. Whew!

:hi:

[crim son]

52. Once again I say, WOW.

Anybody who gets off their butt and moves around has my admiration. It's a good kind of exhaustion, right?

[Shine]

89. Let me just say this....

my crotch is sore, my leg muscles are shot, it hurts to walk and I'm totally tired. Plus I feel like I need to drop about 10-15 lbs of the winter blub. I felt every bit of it climbing up those damn hills, lemme tell ya. :eyes: Oh well, all in good time...

It was my first serious ride of the season and it was a LOT to bite off....maybe too much.

I think I need some Advil and an early bedtime. The hot tub earlier helped, though. :D

[crim son]

95. You made me laugh out loud.

Baby steps, Shine.

:rofl:

[Shine]

106. ...

:pals:
yup, you're right. :hug: Although, at this point even my baby steps are being taken gingerly. Ouch!

[GirlinContempt]

44. I had hangover brunch

with some rowdies and blasted music till my ears bled.
Was also given a gift of aged Jamaican over-proof rum and cuban cigars.

[crim son]

54. I am very concerned about your bleeding ears.

Please pass the rum.

[GirlinContempt]

62. I sopped the blood up with METAL

[crim son]

65. hehe.

I believe you.

[GirlinContempt]

72. Hey I saw my brother today

My earliest memory of him, he had a long stringy metal ponytail and he'd just signed me up for the kiss army. He was getting me on the phone with him friends to yell out "Phil ***** is KING! METAL RULES!" while he scared me with a light up skull with flashing eyes.
Ahhh my brother.

So apropos of nothing, I saw my brother, ergo there was metal, ergo being absorbent as well as awesome I sopped.

[crim son]

80. One thing is sure:

I can't fault your logic. :)

[GirlinContempt]

I think that's the same argument I used in the last International Debate Competition.

[Rhythm]

51. I got the kitchen cleaned up spotlessly...

and finished season 7 of "The West Wing" today...

i think today was quite productive!

[crim son]

56. As long as you work before playing

then you should feel productive indeed! :)

[Rhythm]

81. life is short... eat dessert first!

West Wing before dishes... i have my priorities, ya know!

[Pierre.Suave]

58. Uhmmm

I went grocery shopping and got some fruit, then, ate it.

That was good. God how I love fresh fruit.

[crim son]

71. Me too, but the fruit over here

is only good for a few months of the year & March isn't one of them.

[Dangerously Amused]

61. 1. My brother got out of ICU today!

:bounce:




AND...



2. The director called and offered me the role I wanted in a show for which I just auditioned.



:woohoo:




AND...




3. My littlest kitty is all a'snugglin in my lap.



:loveya:




AND...




4. I'm happy to see so many other DUers having good things happen in their days as well.



:7






:hi:

[crim son]

75. DA, that's a bunch of good stuff!

Your brother, getting a part you want, kitty cuddles... May tomorrow bring you more of the same! :hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

114. Thanks crimmy.

And thanks for starting this thread. 'Cuz goddammit, we're going to bring some fucking JOY to this godforsaken miserable Lounge if it fucking KILLS us!


:mad:




Heh.

[crim son]

119. Yeah. Wench.

:P

[redwitch]

63. I made it through the Adirondacks in the dark and the snow.

It was light snow, but still...

The service engine soon light came on during my trip ( don't tell Mr. Redwitch) and I could have spent the night in Lake Placid but pressed on. Could have been a really foolish mistake but all's well. Tomorrow I will check it out, get an oil change and trip merrily on. I have one very hardworking guardian angel!

[crim son]

84. Good thing!

You'd better make sure somebody knows where you are at all times or I WILL tell Mr. Redwitch!

[redwitch]

91. I do make sure someone( Mr. Redwitch) knows my route.

Or someday I won't be found until the snow melts!

[crim son]

98. It happens all the time.

Which is why you should NEVER go outside in the winter. :P

[kedrys]

67. Yesterday, but it still counts

Had $32 left in our checking account with zero food in the pantry, when outta nowhere our income tax refund for 2004 shows up - I was dead sure I was going to get audited since it took me so long to file (the first of this year). On top of that, they withheld back taxes I owed from 2003 because of an assholic ex-employer, and *that* made the check small enough to cash at the grocery store, instead of having to wait til the bank opened on Monday. Still over a grand, though. And I don't owe any back taxes.

Needless to say, we had a much nicer weekend than we thought we would. :bounce:

[crim son]

90. That's the kind of miracle I like to hear about.

Good deal! :woohoo:

[kedrys]

101. I'm still floored

I thought to myself "God is listening - and today, she likes me!"

I was going to post about this earlier today but blew it off. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to brighten your day as well. :pals:

[crim son]

104. ...

:pals:

[Fran Kubelik]

69. I made a really good dinner.

With spaghetti squash and a ton of other vegetables. Really tasty.

[redwitch]

79. I adore spaghetti squash

yum!

[Fran Kubelik]

100. me too!

With some red pepper, asparagus, peas, tomatoes, green onions, and a little bit of sherry cream sauce. Yum yum yum!! :9

[crim son]

103. That sounds excellent.

Much better than my dinner.

[Fran Kubelik]

107. I love experimenting in the kitchen

I always make a big mess though.

[crim son]

110. If it isn't messy then it isn't cooking.

You are brave for experimenting. I cook like I do most everything: by the book. I admire your creativity.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

88. My dear crim son!

I got to hear some really wonderful chamber music today!

Every month, my husband and I go to these concerts .......

Today we heard the Calder Quartet!

Four very talented young, good looking young men!

And they can really play.....

It was fabulous!

:bounce: :bounce:

[crim son]

108. I don't know the Calder Quartet

but I love live classical music. Lucky you!

[SPKrazy]

93. I had a wonderful double shot cappucino about mid afternoon

while walking around the park while my son rode his razor scooter and I carried his hot chocolate.

:hug:


on edit: i was getting a headache and realized i'd had no caffeine... so the cappucino helped and it tasted wonderful too

the sun was shining and the world was beautiful for a while as we walked around.

[crim son]

112. That sounds quite wonderful.

"...I carried his hot chocolate." Cute.

[SPKrazy]

115. Well he couldn't carry it and ride his scooter...

so I did

:shrug:

;)

[NNadir]

97. I was not attacked by rapacious, ravenous, rabid rodents.

[crim son]

116. You were not attacked by rapacious,ravenous,rabid rodents

for the first time since last Sunday? :rofl:

[NNadir]

125. We take what we can get.

[MassLiberal]

102. I spent most of the day with an old, dear friend

my college roomie, whom I hadn't seen in nearly two years. We talked our heads off and could've kept going!

[crim son]

118. There's nothing better than rediscovering why you were friends

in the first place, is there?

[MassLiberal]

127. you're right--we talked about that!

She feels like a sister to me, really. We've been friends for almost 30 years (can I be that old?!), and we still finish each other's sentences. It was a cleansing day. :pals:

[zingaro]

105. I spent a good hour just snuggling with my daughter.

Thanks for amending your OP, by the way. I typed out a quick "I didn't cry." then had to actually work to think of an actual good thing but now I'm glad I did.

:)

[SPKrazy]

113. How nice...

snuggling with daughters and sons is precious isn't it?

:hug:

[zingaro]

141. It is. Too soon they'll want to snuggle with someone else.

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

152. this is true

of course too soon

i'll want to snuggle with someone else...

not other than them

i don't know what i mean zingy

:shrug:

[zingaro]

153. I know what you mean.

Exactly.

:rofl:

I thought it but didn't want to try to put it out there.

[SPKrazy]

154. well you know me...

wanna snuggle?

:hug:

[zingaro]

156. Awwww yeah. I do.

I am in dire need of some snugglage.

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

157. Well we could ...

have some major snugglage then

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[zingaro]

159. ...

:loveya:

[SPKrazy]

160. - - -

you too Zingy

:loveya:

:hug:

[zingaro]

161. nighty night spk.

Sweet dreams.

[SPKrazy]

163. Ahhhh

I want to go to bed with you...

:shrug:

[zingaro]

172. There was plenty of room. Always is.

:hi:

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

175. LOL

:hi:

:hug:

how's it going today Zingy?

[zingaro]

177. They're all the same lately.

Nothing worth reporting.

And you?

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

181. Argggghhhhh!

:hug:

just arggghhhh!

:eyes:

not worth reporting either

:hi:

[crim son]

120. I'm usually the one complaining about my life.

If you feel the need, you must always feel free to do the same. But in the meantime, I'm happy you had a snuggle and in fact, you've inspired me to steal my little boy from his room and take him to my bed with me. :hug:

[zingaro]

144. Ah, it's long and complex and fraught with drama.

My life is, apparently, falling apart before me. I can't even complain because I wouldn't know where to start. Simply imagine a pretty china cabinet full of beautiful things and then imagine it being tipped over neatly, in one movement.

And there you have it, in a nutshell.

Thanks for asking, though. Go snuggle. It's infinitely more rewarding. :hug:

[Jamastiene]

117. I decided to listen to some music and found this song

by OTEP called Blood Pigs. It's a great hardcore song. I went through a period of time of mourning after Metallica softened up until I discovered many many underground hardcore punk bands in upstate New York to listen to back in the late 80's/early 90's. They are a great group of people up there near Syracuse and I desperately needed something new and good to listen to. About a year ago, I found this video free on OTEP's web site and downloaded it. I'm on dialup and it took all night to download it, but I really wanted to hear them after a friend told me about how good and hard their music was. Finding this song on my hard drive after being too busy for the past year to stop and enjoy the things I really enjoy in life really felt great. OTEP is one great lyricist and one great poet. I really like her. It refreshed me and reminded me of how great women are to find this song and listen to it again. It proves women can be powerful and say what we have to say.

I realize this may be a bit different than what you may expect as a good thing happening to a person, but it's good for me in my little corner of the world. I just really like hardcore music and miss getting to play in my little punk rock bands more than anyone knows.

Here are the lyrics to the song I was talking about.


OTEP
Blood Pigs
Lyrics

eye'm sorry, eye'm ugly, all that i am, and i can never live up, eye'm failing, eye'm angry, afraid of the ways, they pretend to be us. its fuct up, eye'm different, wurdz remain, my only escape. art saves, all of me, evolving, and now you're walking away!!! eye'm so afraid! and now your walking away!. eye'm so ashamed! and now your walking away!!!


map mange ou sans sel


my mistake, was trusting you, blood pigs, with creating my fate. with poetry and suffering. i cannibalized, every ounce of my pain. eye'm still afraid, everyday. these greedy worms, - they devour my plagues, eye'm not your slave, eye'm conquering. you see me rise, & now you're walking away!!! eye'm not ashamed! and now your walking away! eye'm not afraid! and now your walking away!!!


you can't hurt me anymore, you can't hurt me anymore. fed from the womb from which we were bled, vomiting filth in our soft cave heads, chewing on tissue, tendon and fat, destroying the things they do not understand!


tyrant. betrayer. parasite. traitor!!... and still u feed them... and still you need them, eye'm sorry, eye'm ugly, dangerous, can't describe it enough, eye'm failing, eye'm angry. i use my fear to empower my hate, eye'm fuct up, eye'm different. wurdz remain my only escape, art saves, all of me, evolving, and now your walking away!!! eye'm not ashamed! and now your walking away! eye'm not afraid! and now your walking away! and now your walking away! and now your walking away! and now your walking away


map mange ou sans sel


my mistake! was trusting you! blood pigs - with creating my fate! with poetry and suffering i cannibalized... every ounce of my pain eye'm still afraid everyday. u still suckle my plagues. eye'm not your fucking slave, so why you walking away??? blood pig! why you walking away???

[crim son]

123. Powerful lyrics.

I'm going to check out OTEP.

[The Straight Story]

124. I got a lot of coding done for a huge project I am working on! (nt)

[crim son]

131. Excellent.

You're that much closer to finishing it then. You must have willpower, working on a Sunday.

[The Straight Story]

134. I work everyday, but then I work from home - so no escaping it! (nt)

[crim son]

136. Sure there is!

I'm taking classes from home and I didn't do a darned thing today!

[The Straight Story]

158. Yeah but I got over 2000 users waiting on me to finish :)

And I have to have something to show tomorrow...

[RevCheesehead]

126. I did a baptism, and got a $100 tip.

I tried to refuse, but Grandpa was feeling extremely generous.
He also wrote a $5,000 check to the church. :)

[crim son]

133. Seriously?

That IS generous, and good news for the church, too :)

[RevCheesehead]

138. Totally serious.

He just put something in my hand. I never look immediately (bad form, ya know), so later, when I took it out, I expected something like $20.

And the treasurer is the one who told me about the $5,000 check. In fact, that's when I pulled out the money to look at it.... then nearly fell over. :)

[Cobalt Violet]

128. I played a new DVD I bought for my cats.

They loved it. They couldn't stop watching it. I had so much fun watching them watch TV.

It gave me a bit of spring fever watching all the green grass and birds feeding and chipring all around too.

[crim son]

135. I've heard of that DVD, or one like it.

Who liked it more, you or the cats? :P

[Cobalt Violet]

143. Them.

No wait, me. We all liked it.

[Dastard Stepchild]

129. It was sunny out, even though it was cold...

and I was walking my pooch, listening to some great tunes on my iPod. I couldn't help but smile.

[crim son]

137. In the winter the sun makes all the difference

and tunes/pets don't hurt either. :hi:

[bridgit]

139. we met our friends at Weatherstone's for coffee, and the Sunday paper...

we discussed the downsides to corporate america & predatory lending practices, The Good Shepard, Blood Diamond & Pan's Labyrinth, the skies were blue and spring is coming on here where i am; but then we went to their house for lazing, eats, spring water & DVD's

it was a lovely Sunday morning, and afternoon B-)

[crim son]

142. That is one of my favorite Sunday activities.

Meeting friends for coffee and a chat, often after an interesting night.

[bridgit]

146. awwww, you figured out the rest of the story but yes...

a lovely night out previous too, hence the spring water by & by :) but we did, we had the opinion forum, front page, style/culture, comics, ads, and classified ads to include real estate all up in the air at one point atop the chatter i should say :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

145. Went to the beach and enjoyed lunch at a restaurant!

[XemaSab]

147. I went and got a big coffee

and I came home and straightened the house. I unpacked a box that I'd been malingering over and I found a bunch of stuff I'd forgotten I had and stuff I thought I had lost. It was like Christmas, with one discovery after another.

[gemdem]

148. Made about a 240-mile round trip today

from Dayton to Fostoria with three of my four kids (my 6, 7-1/2, and 16-year old) to see my great aunt who turned 99 on Sunday. We also stopped in and saw my great uncle (my great aunt's brother) and his wife. Nobody was expecting us, so our visits were surprises -- happily, they were welcome surprises. It was great to make their days, and in turn, they made ours. It was a great day for a drive, even though it was cold it was sunny. The kids were great, and was able to get some nice pictures of them with their great-great relatives.

All in all, not a bad day.

:-)

[w8liftinglady]

149. I saved a man's life today and helped two brothers bond.

I worked my fucking ass off with no staff,but accomplished this.I feel good.

[Synnical]

189. Now, that's a day to talk about!

You saved someone's life!? Do tell. Thank you for that!

[trackfan]

150. I had a good dinner.

We also claimed a check that was exactly $500.00, which we take as a good sign. I also stayed alive in the Showvivor contest as they cancelled it today because of techincal difficulties. I thought that the problem may have been specific to me, and that I was SCREWN!!!111!!

[grace0418]

151. I made a delicious, low-cal/high-nutrition dinner *with* a kick-ass dessert tonight.

My husband is diabetic and I'm just trying to be healthy and fit, so we spend a lot of time perusing cook books and experimenting with recipes to give each dish a big nutritional bang for the buck, plus tons of flavor and satisfaction, plus make it good for his blood sugar. For dinner we had homemade soup (turkey meatballs, kale, carrots, collard greens, black beans, onions and broth), mesclun salad, whole sweet potatoes roasted with onion slices, and lamb chops (very small servings, big flavor).


The crowning glory was the apple crisp I made. It was apple slices tossed with lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon (good for diabetics), soy flour to thicken (low carb, high protein), and brown rice syrup to sweeten (doesn't spike blood sugar). The topping was made with whole oats, brown rice syrup, chopped walnuts, flax seed meal instead of butter, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. It was fantastic and full of nutrition. One serving was only 189 calories and 33 carbs, with most of the carbs being complex. What little fat is in it comes from the walnuts and the flax seed, which are both excellent sources of cholesterol-lowering omega-3 fatty acids (good fat). If anyone is interested in the exact recipe I can post it.

[u4ic]

155. I went to a wonderful concert tonight

A local chap who plays the Celtic harp. He plays and sings so beautifully...:)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

162. I finished my run of Cinderella today.

:bounce:

[Nicole]

164. My neighbor brought over a Coconut Cream Pie.

It is delicious. :9

[SPKrazy]

165. Did you save me some?

I would really like some please :9

[Nicole]

166. Sure!

Catch!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

167. No Pie Throwing In The Lounge...

:spank:

I'm naughty, but pies aren't meant to be thrown.


unless you are a clown, and you aren't are you?

:scared:

[Nicole]

168. Ummmmmm

It's my pie & I'll throw it anywhere I want to! :P

:rofl:

I could be a clown, I have many outfits to play dress up in. ;)

[SPKrazy]

174. Teaser Teaser Teaser!

may outfits to play dress up in...

like Mary Ann as I recall :rofl:

:hi:

[liberal renegade]

169. I managed to stay alive for another day....

[wildhorses]

170. one good thing--

this whole day was good ...a very rare thing for me. thanks, for asking:hug:

[NC_Nurse]

171. Got my taxes together.

Been putting it off. I'm looking forward to NOT having it hanging over my head like a big dark cloud! :)

[bigwillq]

173. I woke up.

So far so good. ;) I've only been up for about 20 minutes or so though.

[fudge stripe cookays]

176. Found another cousin.

And called her last night in Indiana. She filled me in on much of her branch. And she thinks she has some pictures of her grandfather, the WWI vet and medal winner, which I have been salivating trying to find.

For anyone who doesn't know, I'm writing a family history from my GGG grandparents forward on my Smith side. I have about 700 pages so far. Every cousin I find who can help me add more data is another feather in the cap, and another few pages to the book.

:D

[terrya]

178. I should be leaving work in a little while

[hellbound-liberal]

179. My wife sent me this e-mail

with a very positive message: http://www.myheartfeltblessings.com/

[bertha katzenengel]

180. Reggie told me the shade of my new shirt is very nice on me.

(light orange, almost peach)

[lizziegrace]

182. I started a new job

:)

[leftofthedial]

183. I got to hang out with my daughter for a few hours this afternoon

that's always the makings of a good day!

[azmouse]

184. I found some money in my purse that I had forgotten about.

[Synnical]

185. A lady w/a huge cart of items let me go in front of her in the check out line

At Target this afternoon. I only had two items. And when I was Big Lots, one of the male employers was signing out loud while he was working - I gave him a big smile, and he smiled back. Little things, nice things.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[stuntcat]

186. I made my squirrels real happy!

I got them expensive food by mistake and they love how extra-nutty it is!
And I hooked a tiny little American flag on my birdhouse!! It's effin' DARLING :patriot:

[Catfight]

187. My big sis sent me a card with all the nieces and nephews in it at

xmas time. She put a nice little note in there about how much she loves me and how much fun we have together. That made my day. It's gems like those that really are priceless. It's hanging on my fridge.

[Deja Q]

188. The WM5 upgrade was successful as was reformatting my CF and SD cards to FAT32?

:9