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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06cN...Best program EVER! Anything could happen in the next half-hour :D
Andy wrote: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06cN...Best program EVER! Anything could happen in the next half-hour :D"
Woah...those marionettes are profoundly disturbing. I did burst out laughing at the "oil rig" explosion.
Nate wrote: "Andy wrote: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iULy...What a babe!"
What the hell did I just watch three times?"
Marina has had too much Botox.
Until this week I had never heard of Stingray before. But then I have never watched an Ep of Thunderbirds either.
Derek wrote: "Take me to the Super Bowl maybe? ;) lol . I like you, Vanessa. You speak from your heart. :)"Why thank ya darlin. I am sure I will come up with something. I tell ya, you think getting your first house is a great thing until it happens. I think once we get settled in we will be back to normal. We just need some alone time I think. I just miss my man.
Marina wrote: "No I hadn't!!!"haha!! When I wrote that I did hope our very own Marina didn't feel her ears burning. :D
Andy wrote: "Derek wrote: "Take me to the Super Bowl maybe? ;) lol . I like you, Vanessa. You speak from your heart. :)"Glad you fielded this one first Derek :)
Timing & mood can be a factor. You say reconn..."
We met at the park and we went for a walk. Maybe we should go for a walk again.
We are incredibly close but during this move we haven't had time to just hang out because of this crazy move. Its been stressful for us because it has been non stop moving, etc. for 3 weeks. I just wanted to do something sweet for him to help us chill and get back to us, now that we are done moving.
Terri wrote: "Marina wrote: "No I hadn't!!!"haha!! When I wrote that I did hope our very own Marina didn't feel her ears burning. :D"
lols
Nate wrote: "Andy wrote: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06cN...Best program EVER! Anything could happen in the next half-hour :D"
Woah...those marionettes are profoundly disturbing. I did bu..."
you should see The Amphibians & King Titan! not to mention the Evil Hood but that's another show.....
Muuuuulhahahahhahaha
Terri wrote: "Nate wrote: "Andy wrote: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iULy...What a babe!"
What the hell did I just watch three times?"
Marina has had too much Botox."
That reminded me of that time I tried acid in college. I totally had a flash back lol.
Vanessa Eden wrote: "Andy wrote: "Derek wrote: "Take me to the Super Bowl maybe? ;) lol . I like you, Vanessa. You speak from your heart. :)"Glad you fielded this one first Derek :)
Timing & mood can be a factor. Y..."
Park is screaming PICNIC to me, can always add a bottle or two, a grand way to relax & wind down for sure!
Andy wrote: "Vanessa Eden wrote: "Andy wrote: "Derek wrote: "Take me to the Super Bowl maybe? ;) lol . I like you, Vanessa. You speak from your heart. :)"Glad you fielded this one first Derek :)
Timing & m..."
Oh, and spice it up with some 'public fun'! What a great day that would be if we don't get arrested lol.
I'm with Derek, a good laugh sometimes really puts the other "stuff" in perspective! Have fun! :)
I'm doing such menial work today that I could listen to an e-book while typing away. However, my card expired. This made me think about why precisely my card expired. So for librarians out there who do work in places where library cards expire I have a suggestion:On the annual 'expiry' date, the card should not actually expire if:
a) the customer has used the library services in the past (select a length of time, but let us use 60 days for now), and
b) there are no fines attached to said card number
I think that would make for happier book borrowers who aren't inclined to actually enter the library for their audio/e-books.
Just a thought.... :)
Vanessa Eden wrote: "This has nothing at all to do with books, but I need advice;My husband and I just moved in to our first house. It has been so stressful. We haven't had any time to ourselves for almost 3 weeks. I ..."
I may not be dating a man but I'm dating a gamer (and am a bit of a gamer myself) so we made up this game we call "strip gaming". Pick any game where you go one on one in quick fighting rounds (for example Tekken, Mortal Combat, or even Mario Kart). It helps if you can sometimes win against him (otherwise it could get one sided). The amount of clothes you start off with should depend on how long you want to prolong the torture. The rules are simple. Every lost "battle"/round the loser takes off a piece of clothing. The first one naked does whatever the "war" winner orders. :P
Alicja wrote: "Vanessa Eden wrote: "This has nothing at all to do with books, but I need advice;My husband and I just moved in to our first house. It has been so stressful. We haven't had any time to ourselves ..."
it will definitely be mortal combat, girl me and that game go way back lol. Great idea! Thank ya!
Total random thought, I fancy going back to my childhood so I'm going to make sausage mash and baked beans with lashings of buttered bread non nom, haha.
Darcy wrote: "I'm doing such menial work today that I could listen to an e-book while typing away. However, my card expired. This made me think about why precisely my card expired. So for librarians out there wh..."Library cards that expire seems like such a foreign concept. Here library cards don't expire. You get locked out if you rack up too many fines and you have to pay to get a replacement card.
Gretchen wrote: "Darcy wrote: "I'm doing such menial work today that I could listen to an e-book while typing away. However, my card expired. This made me think about why precisely my card expired. So for librarian..."See, that seems more efficient. In defence of my library system, they did just do 6 months of interviews with library users, group discussions, surveys etc, on how to make improvements. I haven't read the report yet, so this may be something that will change; doesn't help me today though ;)
Gretchen wrote: "Library cards that expire seems like such a foreign concept. Here library cards don't expire. You get locked out if you rack up too many fines and you have to pay to get a replacement card...."That happens to me, and then I have to go pay my fines so I can order more books!
I have a feeling a lot of you guys will do better on this quiz than I did. I did better than I thought I would. I certainly did better than I would have prior to joining this group. However, I have to confess, I would not be admitted to Rome. http://www.historyextra.com/quiz/anci...
Alan wrote: "Total random thought, I fancy going back to my childhood so I'm going to make sausage mash and baked beans with lashings of buttered bread non nom, haha."Hungry again.lols
I think I would have gotten a D if it was a school quiz...You scored 12 out of 20.
Your score: 60 %
Means I gotta read more about ancient Rome. I'm sure I would have rocked an ancient Greece quiz though.
There is an ancient Egypt one too: http://www.historyextra.com/quiz/citi...
I surprised myself with Egypt, figured I'd fail miserably but I just barely failed instead. :P
You scored 11 out of 20.
Your score: 55 %
About 6 of my answers were right by a complete fluke, especially 'What happened to Emperor Valerian?', I just picked that answer because it was crazy!But I got 100%, thanks to Steven Saylor and Robert Harris! :)
I certainly wouldn't get citizenship with my paltry 8/20 haha
It must be a sign that I truly am part Viking. I failed the Egyptian and Roman quizzes.
I got 100% but four of them were lucky guesses. :)
Gretchen wrote: "I have a feeling a lot of you guys will do better on this quiz than I did. I did better than I thought I would. I certainly did better than I would have prior to joining this group. However, I have..."I don't know what the cut-off is but I think I barely squeaked in with only 15 right out of 20. I'm ashamed with all that Roman stuff I read. :( Nothing was tricky.
Alicja wrote: "I think I would have gotten a D if it was a school quiz...You scored 12 out of 20.
Your score: 60 %
Means I gotta read more about ancient Rome. I'm sure I would have rocked an ancient Greece qui..."
ancient Egypt was terrible: 10/20 : oh well [sigh]
Roman history is not my forte.I only got 8 of 20. It said my application was denied. Please leave Rome immediately LOL!
Allie wrote: "Roman history is not my forte.I only got 8 of 20. It said my application was denied. Please leave Rome immediately LOL!"
Hey, you can always appeal to the emperor--or is the empress the power behind the throne? :)
Serious lack of knowledge about Egypt. Only 50% and that is with some dumb luck! :)
Dawn wrote: "Serious lack of knowledge about Egypt. Only 50% and that is with some dumb luck! :)"Same here and with a little bit o' luck!
I blame it on the fact that there is not enough really good Egyptian fiction out there!
Dawn wrote: "I blame it on the fact that there is not enough really good Egyptian fiction out there!"I can give you a list of really good Egyptian fiction if you want. :)
Yeah? I'd like to find one worthy of my recommended list. I've decided I have a year to read enough Ancient books to attempt a list not so full of mythology (it seems a good goal), to which end I've ordered a ridiculous amount of library books, and if you wanna lay on some ideas...I'll take them. Lets move to the Egyptian thread though, so I don't lose the list in this gong show.... https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Wow. I never realised I knew so much about Rome. lol. I got 14 out of 20 on that Rome quiz. And some wrong answers I knew and kicked myself for getting wrong.
I think i just learned something about myself. :D
Terri wrote: "I think i just learned something about myself. :D"That kicking yourself in never a good idea? :P
I don't know. Sometimes eye rolling at myself is not enough. Kicks are required. :]
Alan wrote: "Total random thought, I fancy going back to my childhood so I'm going to make sausage mash and baked beans with lashings of buttered bread non nom, haha."I'd skip the baked beans. i never took a liking to baked beans. My weakness is bangers and mash with LOTS of onion gravy. *drools*
Terri wrote: "Alan wrote: "Total random thought, I fancy going back to my childhood so I'm going to make sausage mash and baked beans with lashings of buttered bread non nom, haha."I'd skip the baked beans. i ..."
My childhood comfort food is bubble 'n squeak. Food of the Gods.
I had to eat extra helpings tonight because of all this food talk. Ugh. On the bright side, extra food means I get to wash it down with extra wine....right?
Works for me, Gretchen. :)
Terri wrote: "Wow. I never realised I knew so much about Rome. lol. I got 14 out of 20 on that Rome quiz. And some wrong answers I knew and kicked myself for getting wrong.
I think i just learned something abo..."
I missed some dumb ones. Those questions were all straightforward; I didn't see anything tricky in the lot.
Jane wrote: "Allie wrote: "Roman history is not my forte.I only got 8 of 20. It said my application was denied. Please leave Rome immediately LOL!"
Hey, you can always appeal to the emperor--or is the empres..."
Aren't you the empress of Roman historical fiction? I, your humble supplicant, would at least like to stay in this group if I can't hack it in Rome :)
Margaret wrote: "Terri wrote: "Alan wrote: "Total random thought, I fancy going back to my childhood so I'm going to make sausage mash and baked beans with lashings of buttered bread non nom, haha."I'd skip the b..."
Am I the only one here that doesn't know what the heck bubble 'n squeak is?? :P
Allie wrote: "Aren't you the empress of Roman historical fiction? I, your humble supplicant, would at least like to stay in this group if I can't hack it in Rome :)"I'm a mod and got the same result as you, so I'm thinking your safe :D
*crosses fingers*
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What a babe!"
What the hell did I just watch three times?