July - New Beginnings

*stumbles in, looks at sugary concotion, blanches and pours own cup of awesome black nectar*

Mmm... straight coffee. 8-)

Work done with for my week. Yea for 3 day weekends!

I got 4.5 hours to go........hopefully I'll make it without spontaneously combusting at my desk. :P

I need to find a new vocation. I just don't know what. :?

How goes it with you, VL?

My weekend is already here, I've had 2 cups of coffee and am working on my third. I finished one of the books I was reading last night and another this morning. I'm doin' all right!

How goes the 4.5 hour wait?

So far, so good. Checking out Yelp to see what's happening here for the 4th. Yelp's my only creative writing outlet right now, though sometimes I get the feeling they don't appreciate me like you guys do. :P I only have one "fan". :cry:

is her name Texaschickeee? If so that's who I got over at my board because of you :lol:

I don't know who that is. But if she reads my reviews and likes them, I'd appreciate the comments/UFC's. :P There are no usernames at Yelp, we all use our real first name. I had another fan, but she disappeared. Like, literally shut down her Yelp, MySpace, and Facebook and disappeared. :shock: It worries me. Not like I'm worried about you though, missy! Does your mom know what happened?

Oof... it's not supposed to be this busy in July :shock:

Hiya VL! Long time no talk!

Hiya Hippie!

Fiatsy my love - I've prepared a caramel macchiato just for you ;)

Hellooooooooo, Otts, where's my macchiato? :P

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Had a puppy pile with friend to make her feel better, now I'm off to the bank and then bed.

Have a good day and a happy 4th tomorrow for everybody celebratin'!

caramel macchiato sounds good... of course, so does wine. :P

And why in the name of all that is good are weddings so expensive??? Not talking gowns here - I'm talking photographers, finding a place to party, shite like that!

Ah yes Fiat! That is why we are having our wedding on the beach! It's cheaper!!!!

But yes - they are a rip off for the most part! :?

Mah Nora? :( :cry:

Fiat - soon as you mention the 'w' word it's a gazillion percent price increase :shock:.

Hippie what is Yelp? :? You have me all curious.

To all the US of A-ians HAPPY 4TH of JULY enjoy your day.

I'm always amused that down here we use January 26 (landing of the Brits on soil etc) BECAUSE the real day of 'independence' (ie day the forefathers got around to signing paper) is January 1 ..... obviously can't celebrate then due to the massive national hangover from New Year's..........so they moved it down so there would be some sober level of observance..... :lol: :twisted: :lol: 8-)

I'm ok Thine *hugs*

Happy 4th!!!! (I'm stuck at work.)

TV - LOL I tell ya, this is the only time in my life where I have found that WANTING to go to "my" church is going to cost me money. If we weren't starting from that point, we'd have a ton of other options open to us. Of course, I do keep mentioning that the church has a nice, fairly new hall that could be well decorated. (Not only is Otts iffy on that, my own parents consider it a "backup" plan.) :lol:

Glori - that's too blasted funny!

Fiatsy - as I told you, every time I think of that church hall I'm reminded of Father sitting in there in shorts and a baseball cap calling bingo for that fundraiser two years ago... :P

Besides, spending lots of money for a wedding is a patriotically North American (American, Canadian, take your pick) thing to do - consume and enrich the industry and all that. ;)

Happy Fourth, my American friends!

:roll: But with enough white lights, candles, and tulle, you can change ANYTHING... even that image. :lol:

Okay, you know it's a holiday week when all the admin staff are standing around talking for HALF an hour and the only manager around walks by, blinks, and more or less let's it go.

FIATLUX WROTE::roll: But with enough white lights, candles, and tulle, you can change ANYTHING... even that image. :lol:

And a mosh pit! We have to have a mosh pit! 8-)

Takes a running leap at otts and knocks hims, tackle-hug-style, to the ground.

Didn't give you a proper greeting last time.

Fiat - thanks for letting me and Val tackle hug Otts without weird jealousy issues. Has happened before (over at the UPN Bronze). Anyway, about weddings, if you have friends with cameras or who are photographers, you could ask them to bring theirs in lieu of a wedding present. We did hire a photographer and I can't say I miss the formal photos. It saved time and money. And we still got some really awesome shots. All very candid and somehow the better for it. You could also go the disposable camera route, but then you wind up with 50 photos of people take pictures of each other taking pictures (seems to be a guy thing).

And yes, they bend you over and rape you once you mention the "W" word. Blood suckers, all of them.

Otts - anymore of those caramelly goodness coffee thingies?

Suuuuupes!!! :D *HUGS*

I forgive you even if you're crushing my ribs ;)

What I find annoying about the whole wedding planning adventure is that up to now we've managed to find *three* books for the groom... two of them dedicate 3/4 of the pointers to buying the ring, and the third one is "The Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom" :roll:

Guess I'll have to write the book myself. :mrgreen:

Hmm. Books for the groom. My husband didn't even bother. Of course, I never bought a Bride's book and the one magazine I got was given to me. Then again, once we found the location (Children's Fairyland in Oakland, Calif.) it all fell into place. And David was very involved in the whole process. We planned it together all the way. Except for my dress, which was his one surprise.

All I can say, to both of you, is enjoy the ride because 9 years from now you'll look back on the planning phase and think it funny and part of the overall adventure. Yes, even the stressy parts. And the most important thing to remember is: It's All About YOU! Your day, your love, your life. Screw everyone else.

I obviously meant that figuratively. :D

Thank goodness you meant it figuratively ;)

How've you been? :)

*hands Superspy a caramel macchiato*

Otts, you can always email Barry if you need any "groomly" advice. :D

Actually, I'll probably interview Barry for my book ;)

Go for it. He basically planned our entire wedding. I could never be on the phone during that time and he had nothing but time to make phone calls and he's a control freak anyway so it worked out for both of us. :lol:

HAPPY 4th!!!

Hope everyone has a great and wonderful holiday!!!!

OTTS WROTE:Thank goodness you meant it figuratively ;)

How've you been? :)

*hands Superspy a caramel macchiato*

Doing well, doing well. Moved to the East Coast (Virginia, specifically), now have two little rugrats (girsl 5 & 3), and working perhaps just a little to hard managing a pub.

Thanks for asking.

Hope everyone in the US had a good 4th! We almost got rained out but it let up just long enough to get the fireworks in. YAY! We watched from the door of the pub (which is in a hotel so there were, like, 50 to 60 of us). Wish I had a picture.

Mornin' everybody!

*makes coffee and pancakes and sits down with a book waiting for morning crowd*

*USS Faith flies in and beams up a cup of coffee and a few pancakes*

SUPERSPY WROTE: Then again, once we found the location (Children's Fairyland in Oakland, Calif.) it all fell into place.

*eyes go VERY wide*

OMG!!!! I was looking there!!!!!!! *dreamy sigh* I have such fond memories of that place from being a kid, and it looks like they can do up a reception right.

Morning.

*waves*

Hungry. Is it lunchtime yet?

10 minutes to go before lunch :mrgreen:

Fiatsy - still bored at work?

LMAO... only Bush...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080707/canada/canada_g8_bush_canada_col

Yup, bored. And now dreaming of Fairyland!

As for Bush... :roll:

The Pharcyde is awesome :D

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmjambalaya.... 8-)

Summertiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
Your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :D

FIATLUX WROTE:

SUPERSPY WROTE: Then again, once we found the location (Children's Fairyland in Oakland, Calif.) it all fell into place.

*eyes go VERY wide*

OMG!!!! I was looking there!!!!!!! *dreamy sigh* I have such fond memories of that place from being a kid, and it looks like they can do up a reception right.

The nice thing about it was that it was already decorated. They have lights in the trees and everything. Plus, we were the first to rent the entire park for a wedding so we got for something like $100 an hour. Suckers! It was awesome. I'll try post some memory lane pix for ya. Ooo! We even kept the little electric train open.

OTTS WROTE:LMAO... only Bush...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080707/canada/canada_g8_bush_canada_col

On behalf of all my fellow Americans, I apologize. Only a few more months. Only a few more months.

Again begins her frantic search for the Tabula Rasa spell.

OTTS WROTE:LMAO... only Bush...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080707/canada/canada_g8_bush_canada_col

Oh that is priceless. Though you can now see our TinTin Prime Minister.........*shakes head*.

Super that is going to be one damn superstrength spell you'll have going :shock:. I'm amused how the G8 are just yapping....and waiting for next year's summit to actually commit to anything :? .

We actually had a cool - bordering cold winter's day finally. :o I was scared....even had to find a jumper and everything!

SUPERSPY WROTE:On behalf of all my fellow Americans, I apologize. Only a few more months. Only a few more months.

Don't worry... your President may have no manners, but our Prime Minister is a wuss.

Bush: I'm glad to have my pal Steve here...
Harper: Excuse me, but my mother calls me Stephen.

hehehehehe... yeah, we're pretty sad in the N. American leadership, personality-wise.

SUPERSPY WROTE:

FIATLUX WROTE:

SUPERSPY WROTE: Then again, once we found the location (Children's Fairyland in Oakland, Calif.) it all fell into place.

*eyes go VERY wide*

OMG!!!! I was looking there!!!!!!! *dreamy sigh* I have such fond memories of that place from being a kid, and it looks like they can do up a reception right.

The nice thing about it was that it was already decorated. They have lights in the trees and everything. Plus, we were the first to rent the entire park for a wedding so we got for something like $100 an hour. Suckers! It was awesome. I'll try post some memory lane pix for ya. Ooo! We even kept the little electric train open.

I WANT A TRAIN!!! LOL Now I'm wondering if I should email them and see how high the rates have gone. ;)

And conversation grinds to a screeching halt. :lol:

*sleepwalks in and falls into hammock*

FIATLUX WROTE:And conversation grinds to a screeching halt. :lol:

Sorry, I was taking a train ride ;)

Hiya VL!

popping in before heading to my doom. :(

At my doom, leaving early to go to the doctor. Should I be cheering that I may be anemic (since that means leaving work early)? :P

hippie we could join the anemic club.

Got my hgb up to 10. I think it is on its way back down though.

I am exhausted.

Hippie stop eating leaves and eat a steak for petes sake 8-)

Ramones, come here and I will take care of you :D