Froggy Bottom Cafe ~ Happy Hour
George Is Your Bartender ~ FM Is Napping
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Your first drink is on us!
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May the 4’s be with you
Newcomers welcome. We’re having a party and people are dancing on the tables.
of the AC register, glorying in the cool air?
I hope not – major shrinkage may occur in cold air.
I just have to step outside to expand again. 😛
Plus I’m not as young as I used to be. I guess some normal shirnkage will occur.
Height I meant. 😉
I am sitting right under an AC vent and loving it.
I’ve got my camera. 🙂
Now what’s this Boo was talking about lampshades?
Now I understand. I never realized Olivia was furry.
looks like I’ll need to fire up the hookah to mellow out the marmot when he gets down from the tabletop
Hookah, we can always use the hookah. 🙂
to Drinking Liberally to go meet some local bloggers, if I’m not doing the lampshade boogaloo myself, I’ll bring the hookah.
I can work with that.
he can do the tabletop lampshade dance and mellow out.
Hey, that looks like my hookah!
Just as long as you share.
I always share my hookah.
Check this old Kos-thread
I checked it out. Uhmmmm Apple infused.
lol, Marmotdude jokes never get old.
You’re right. 🙂
from watching Joe Dirt (i’ve never seen but i do like the name)?
I’m not biting. 😛
I’m watching a very profound TV show.
My Name’s Earl.
Karma and all.
I will be watching that shortly, with my good boob properly covered up.
I keep going back and forth about which one is my good boob.
I think my right is my best one. 🙂
I think it’s good that you’re egalitarian like that. Then they won’t get jealous and fight.
I just had a vision of a couple of puppies fighting in a pillow case.
Major snortage…
or are you just attracted to dirt?
No, smartass, I was posting in Manny’s diary. Every once in a while I do have something politically relevant to say. ;p
hey, I’d do politically relevant stuff too but I’m really occupied with investigating new opportunities for tackiness and marmot hijinks.
As ordained by the Blue Dot, in the Book of Marmotdude.
of preternatural laziness.
Mmm…spacious. I was afraid to enter the last one…
How is everyone?
Hi CG. I’m fine now that it’s cool.
How’re doing?
The AC is fixed? Congratulations!
Do you still have company?
Nope they are gone, but will be back next week for my Nephew’s wedding.
Tomorrow is pure slack day. 🙂
I’m trying to work up enough energy to finish my outline so I don’t have to work tomorrow at all…but I think I’m losing steam. Plus I still have to come up with a colonial costume for CBtY for school tomorrow. Yikes.
Gee I wish I could help you. Colonial costumes I have no idea.
CBtY has to have it tomorrow? Could be a good day for CBtY to have a sore throat.
Actually, the fact that nothing will please him in terms of a costume makes the whole thing easier, in a twisted sort of way. Have I mentioned that I can hardly wait for school to be over? Parenting is so much…work.
On a more positive note, I noticed that they finished the bike trail next to the art center where CBtE takes art class, so next week I can take my skates or bike and check out the trail while I’m waiting for his class to be over. 🙂
I didn’t learn to roller shate until I was 28. We were all friends in my office and we decided to have a Wednesday night skate night.
The first night I didn’t try to go in the circle everybody else was in at the rink. I was down at one end by myself trying to learn to stand up. For 2 hours all I did was fall. I’m surpirsed I wasn’t really hurt.
Anyway, the next day I couldn’t move. I did get to work, but couldn’t get out of my chair.
But I did finally learn. 🙂
Anything interesting going on?
Hi Street Kid. How’s it been going?
I keep saying that I’m hanging in there, you know, trying to handle everything, when in fact my life has suddenly turned into a bunch of major crises.
What’s up Street Kid? I’ve had major crisis, for me, here. But I know they are nothing compared to what you are going through.
Ever have several crises happen all at once? That is about what I am going thru right now. And, the usual bs. Yesterday, in one of the diaries that wrote, chocolate ink, Ductape, IndyLib and I were talking about a few things–most of it medical stuff that we go thru.
And I have just been getting the feeling lately, that it is time for me to make a change in my life. Feeling like I want to, but nervous at the same time, especially after dealing w/some of the stuff that has been going on lately.
Know what I want to do, but am uncertain about how to go about it.
Is this something you would want to share with the folks at BT — if it is, you could do a diary discussing what you want to do and some of your ideas about achieving it and get some reactions.
Thanks Andi, I think I might do that antother day.
I was reading that diary and know what you’re talking about.
Lot of experts here on just about everything. Just like everytime I read your diaries. You are the expert on Medicare D(isaster). You really helped me when I had questions.
Don’t really think of myself as an expert, think of myself more as a writer. But, I am going thru the Medicare D(isaster) bs, so, it is personal too me. Maybe I need a break from it. Come to think of it, that may help me figure out what to do about some of the other stuff that is going on in my life.
I was wondering how you were coping emotionally, delving into it every single day like that. There are some days when I can’t even read about it, because I’m too damned angry and we know how dangerous stress can be for both of our health conditions.
If you need the time off, make sure you take it, Street Kid. It’s important to take care of yourself.
/mother hen mode
I am the same way about alot of Steven D’s stuff–I just can’t read it.
Oh, believe me, there is stuff that I haven’t even written about! I probably should, but I can’t. Hell, I sometimes wonder if I have enough info for a book.
Well in my opinion then you are an expert writer, or a writer that is an expert. Don’t know if that makes sense.
I will say your passion for this subject has always had me reading you material, and your research is mind boggling to me.
Thanks Family Man. Actually, I always have enjoyed writing and the research is interesting. There are so many times that I come across other interesting info about God-knows-what on a given day. Then I read it and forget about it. There are times that I will just read for sheer enjoyment and not bother with anything else.
I really wish I had you ability and talent with writing. I see such great writing and I keep thinking, I really wish I could do that, but alas, I can’t.
So I read and learn.
But I agree with Indy. It’s important to take time for yourself and take care of yourself.
That is one of the things that I learned in school–seriously, a Catholic school eduation, grade school thru high school. And, I don’t know if anyone is familiar w/catholic schools, but, you learn how to write. I swear, every year, they just pounded it in–the importance of writing. And if you already knew all the bs grammar rules, you learned them again, and again, and again.
But, I think the one person who had the most influence on my writing style was my hs teacher–had the same English teacher for jr and sr years. He also drilled it into you. He was big on structure and thesis. And, I have realized that I still follow all that I learned from him to this day!
So, here’s to you Mr. Strunk!
In the 60’s my school was directly opposite from that. You showed up, well that’s good enough.
I don’t know I did it, but I did get into a small college. My first semester I was doing terrible in history. I was paying for all of school and working and I asked him for his help. His advice turned around my wanting to learn. I went from the mindset of I have to learn this to wanting to learn this.
To bad all teachers can’t instill that.
Definitely sounds like a good one. Yeah, things would be a lot different if more teachers were like that.
Since there is no Hefeweissen, I’d like a large Stella, please.
Badly needed, back home and winding down.
How is everyone?
Coming right up. No Hefeweissen huh.
This is the cafe. We got everything.
Well, I just didn’t see any tap in the image up top.
But I should have known that you would have plenty of back up in the bar.
The back of the bar runs through the entire world and a couple of other planets.
I mean we got Klingon Ale.
I keep handy is this.
but it’s a good ‘un.
That one looks good, too. Thank you!
here’s a hefie for you, my friend
Salud!
Brilliant! Is that a Fraziskaner Hefe? Hard to read.
Just read your entry on top of the list. I’m sorry to admit that internal road-blocks were news to me as well.
So yesterday I drove down the coast and was excited about visiting Julia Pfeiffer State Beach for the first time only to discover (after I paid $10 for a day pass) that the beach was closed due to landslides or whatever.
At first I was pissed, but then from the overlook path realized what a blessing it was to be able to photograph said beach without a single footprint on it.
It would be amazing to get down there, the beach and waterfall are spectacular, but I will have to save that for next time!
That is beautiful MM. I can’t wait for the LA pics.
Using the flowers to frame the beach really makes the photo special.
Now I think I’m due for a west coast trip…that is beautiful.
Have you ever been to the beaches in Olympic National Park? Some info, in case you haven’t — there are 60 miles of undeveloped beach which is the longest stretch in the U.S. and they are spectacularly gorgeous. Great tidepools and nice hiking, too.
Now you have me thinking about picking up the phone, calling an old friend in Port Townsend, and taking him up on his offer to come stay on his boat and roam around the waters of the Northwest for a few weeks…
I am ready for a vacation. Even a 2-day one would work. How can I miss these children when they won’t go away? 🙂
You can miss them when you go away.
That could definitely work. Now for where to stash them while I’m gone…
If one isn’t available, I could offer up my m-i-l; she’s
really fond of kids.
I don’t know…I don’t think I could in good conscience pass Mr. Thirteen-and-chock-full-o-hormones-and-attitude off on anyone lately. 🙂
Actually, all kidding aside, my old babysitter comes home from college in a couple of weeks, and I have another college-age art student that I’m thinking about having babysit so I can take a break. I’ve had my kids for almost 14 months straight without a weekend off. I think I’m overdue at this point, and I think away camp in August is just a little too far off.
Even if you don’t know when you can go, if you start planning where you want to go and what you want to do, you’re more likely to go. And I find that just doing the planning helps my attitude (even if I never actually get to take the trip).
Don’t tell anybody this (ha!), but when I started thinking about where I wanted to go while they’re at camp, I started to think “but what if something happens? I can’t go too far away…”
It’s like Stockholm Syndrome or something.
CG – I didn’t spend a single night away from my kids for almost 19 years.
Are you trying to make me cry?
No, it was just bizarre. I became a mother in 1981 and in late 1999 my husband and I split up and he took the kids for one night…and I laid there in bed for the first time in an empty house and I couldn’t sleep. That would prove to be the only night he ever kept them.
Wow, one night. Wasn’t he a trooper? </snark>
As a kid I loved being away from home (I went to camp for almost the entire summer and in the winter I went to visit the friends I made at camp) and I never missed anyone. Everybody, even my mother, survived.
Oh sweetie, you need a break. No matter how great they are — and I know they are — that’s just too much parenthood all in a row for anyone, let alone with a Surly Teenager™. I’m glad you’ve got some options on the horizon.
If we could just schedule the Surly thing for when it’s convenient, it wouldn’t be so bad…instead it just comes out of nowhere.
The flowers are looking down on the beach too.
a nice birthday dinner?
I was taking some pix too. My hoya is flowering again. It took years to flower and now it flowers every 6mos or so, so I wanted to capture it tonight.
Does Jim ever get itchy to take pix or is it strictly a vacation thing?
Glad you had a nice birthday dinner. I probably missed this part, but did you get your present yet?
The camera? Not yet — this w/e … hopefully 🙂
I can hardly wait to see the pictures!
I’m not sure I’ll get anything postable for some time… Thankfully I’ve got Andi and Jim’s email! 🙂
What did you decide to get anyway? the D70?
my current is a Canon — and I really like it for quality etc., so I was wavering between Canon and Nikon. But I’m gonna go w/ the Nikon.
’cause all I’ll say is “Scary!”
But Jim, if you haven’t figured it out, will love talking about the camera with you. (Has he already told you about the new lens he’s planning to get?)
Re: postable. Even I — the terrified one — can take good pictures with the D70 — I just use full auto mode.
b/c I’m crying and need some love, and that’s when you can say “It’s okay olivia — Jim knows exactly how to help you with that.” 🙂
as long as you don’t throw in any questions about exposure or f stops or depth of field.
I don’t think you’ll be crying, though. I think you’ll be having a great time experimenting. Jim has gotten so much more from having the D70 because he gets immediate feedback from what he tried (and he has all the information of what settings he used) instead of having to wait to get the film developed and then trying to remember exactly what did.
but when not on vacation, he does more photos of kids at school than he does around here.
Hi Olivia. Hope you’ve had an excellent night tonight.
While you were away, I’ve been very good.
And I’m sure yours has as well w/ you AC restored. You and George and Cat will sleep well tonight.
I’m glad to hear that you’ve been behaving yourself… 🙂
It’s actually like heaven in the house right now.
I see some serious slackdom coming my way.
Sounds like you’re going to be busy again w/ family next week.
Oh yea the wedding. I feel sorry for my sister becasue everything has to be perfect and it’s her son getting married.
I like it they’re getting married in the family church and having the reception at the farm house. Complete with giant tent and everything.
No doubt some fancy vittles.
Uhmmmm shrimp for sure. They’re having a caterer come in that I’ve never heard of, but they served the food at the engagement party I went to. That was some good possum.
I going to put up a 24/7.
Be back in a minute.
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