Thanks everyone -- I know I'm soppy but I loved him so much. I'm just glad I got to see him one last time, and that I wasn't out in California.
On another topic, how 'bout this SoCal fire???
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Your story about Hugo tugged at my heartstrings and brought a tear to my eye. Recently I lost my family dog, Molly and the little idiosyncrisies and personalities our pets had reminded me of my old girl.
Molly was a black toy poodle, who never had her tail clipped and was viscious to every human being on earth except to my immediate family. She was typical of a small dog...often very hyper and high strung. I never saw a moment where her tail wasn't wagging so fast like that of a hummingbird's wings. In the rare moments she would sit still she would crawl into my lap and suckle on the crook of my arm...I guess regressing to a puppy like state was comforting to her.
Molly thought of herself as being a viscious beast and would growl and snarl at every neighborhood child who rode by on their bicycle or get near our fence. Taking her to get groomed was a wholely different venture. She had attacked groomers with her small razor sharp teeth, and it got to the point where we would have to take her to the vet, have her put under and have the vet's assistant groom her. We hated doing that, but being a poodle meant she had to be groomed a good 3-4 times a year minimum. Generally, we would laugh at her acting like a wolf when she was merely a pup, but we knew all the same that if anyone tried to hurt anyone in our family she would give her little life to protect us. She was just a rare animal that was 100% loyal and devoted to those she loved.
She was also a talented acrobat. Molly could raise up on her hind legs and walk and twirl around like a circus performer. Of course a potato chip...her favorite treat...would be necessary to get her to perform, but her talent was unmistakeable.
And love...she had it. A heart of gold. After I had long moved out on my own and would come home to visit she would always greet me with a thousand kisses to my face and a puddle of pee at my feet. I like to say that you know someone loves you when they wet themselves every time they see you come home. My shoes were a small price to pay for such love.
When my grandfather passed away we took in his 13 year old schnauzer named Pepper. She was old, frail and losing her hearing and eyesight. Since Molly was so devoted to us we worried about being upset about having a new dog around...but instead of possesiveness Molly became the companion and protector of Pepper. Like Anne Sullivan to Helen Keller, Molly would lead Pepper around the house and yard on their frolics. When a kid would run by our house, she would lead Pepper to the side of the yard so they could together bark and terrorize the neighbor kid. When Pepper was cold due to weight loss, Molly would cuddle up against her to keep her warm. She would take her out to smell the grass, lead her over to be pet by one of the family members, and keep her company as she slowly passed away.
After Pepper passed away Molly was never quite the same. We thought about getting another dog but Molly was starting to get old too, and we thought a puppy would be too much for her to handle. My mother noticed her tail didn't wag as fast as it used to, and she didn't relish barking at the neighbor kids running by the house anymore.
One morning a few months ago when my dad took her out of her kennel in the morning she wouldn't leave. After taking her to the doctor he prescribed an antibiotic for a minor infection...but otherwise she would be ok. So my dad gave her the medication and that night put her to sleep in her kennel. The next morning my dad went downstairs and found she had passed away in her sleep. It was unexpected, but at the same time it didn't surprise us that a broken heart had ultimately been her demise.
Molly's short life taught me much more now than I realized at the time. She helped me understand what unconditional love is. She brought light to what loyalty is. Finally, she showed me what devotion to another person or pet is.
I truly believe the world would be a better place if more people had the same qualities that Molly had shown in her life as a dog. May she rest in peace.
Molly was a black toy poodle, who never had her tail clipped and was viscious to every human being on earth except to my immediate family. She was typical of a small dog...often very hyper and high strung. I never saw a moment where her tail wasn't wagging so fast like that of a hummingbird's wings. In the rare moments she would sit still she would crawl into my lap and suckle on the crook of my arm...I guess regressing to a puppy like state was comforting to her.
Molly thought of herself as being a viscious beast and would growl and snarl at every neighborhood child who rode by on their bicycle or get near our fence. Taking her to get groomed was a wholely different venture. She had attacked groomers with her small razor sharp teeth, and it got to the point where we would have to take her to the vet, have her put under and have the vet's assistant groom her. We hated doing that, but being a poodle meant she had to be groomed a good 3-4 times a year minimum. Generally, we would laugh at her acting like a wolf when she was merely a pup, but we knew all the same that if anyone tried to hurt anyone in our family she would give her little life to protect us. She was just a rare animal that was 100% loyal and devoted to those she loved.
She was also a talented acrobat. Molly could raise up on her hind legs and walk and twirl around like a circus performer. Of course a potato chip...her favorite treat...would be necessary to get her to perform, but her talent was unmistakeable.
And love...she had it. A heart of gold. After I had long moved out on my own and would come home to visit she would always greet me with a thousand kisses to my face and a puddle of pee at my feet. I like to say that you know someone loves you when they wet themselves every time they see you come home. My shoes were a small price to pay for such love.
When my grandfather passed away we took in his 13 year old schnauzer named Pepper. She was old, frail and losing her hearing and eyesight. Since Molly was so devoted to us we worried about being upset about having a new dog around...but instead of possesiveness Molly became the companion and protector of Pepper. Like Anne Sullivan to Helen Keller, Molly would lead Pepper around the house and yard on their frolics. When a kid would run by our house, she would lead Pepper to the side of the yard so they could together bark and terrorize the neighbor kid. When Pepper was cold due to weight loss, Molly would cuddle up against her to keep her warm. She would take her out to smell the grass, lead her over to be pet by one of the family members, and keep her company as she slowly passed away.
After Pepper passed away Molly was never quite the same. We thought about getting another dog but Molly was starting to get old too, and we thought a puppy would be too much for her to handle. My mother noticed her tail didn't wag as fast as it used to, and she didn't relish barking at the neighbor kids running by the house anymore.
One morning a few months ago when my dad took her out of her kennel in the morning she wouldn't leave. After taking her to the doctor he prescribed an antibiotic for a minor infection...but otherwise she would be ok. So my dad gave her the medication and that night put her to sleep in her kennel. The next morning my dad went downstairs and found she had passed away in her sleep. It was unexpected, but at the same time it didn't surprise us that a broken heart had ultimately been her demise.
Molly's short life taught me much more now than I realized at the time. She helped me understand what unconditional love is. She brought light to what loyalty is. Finally, she showed me what devotion to another person or pet is.
I truly believe the world would be a better place if more people had the same qualities that Molly had shown in her life as a dog. May she rest in peace.
for Maven for Ginger
You two write beautifully by the way.
My parents and brother and sister are on the plane right now! Pretty excited to see them. Not excited about them taking over my little apartment.
Truly beautiful stories...my heart goes out to you!
And Poiteen, how big is your apartment?
And Poiteen, how big is your apartment?
It's a one bed... they're going to be around for about 3 weeks, but they're planning to do some out of town trips. We'll see how it goes for a few days, if it's waay too cramped maybe some of them can stay in a hotel for a few of the days they're here.
Well I made my Christmas cake. Got a good receipe from the BBC food site. Now I just have to douse it in brandy every week till Christmas. At that rate one slice will get you drunk.
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 14 2008, 03:05 AM) 
Well I made my Christmas cake. Got a good receipe from the BBC food site. Now I just have to douse it in brandy every week till Christmas. At that rate one slice will get you drunk.
World Market is putting out their X-mas stuff...and they had mini and full sized Walker's X-mas cakes on sale. They are a bit pricey, but Nicky got a mini one and seemed relatively impressed with it.
I personally will stick with pumpkin pie. I find x-mas cakes too rich for my taste.
QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Oct 13 2008, 07:39 AM)
Hey all -- still here in Connecticut. It's been kind of a mixed bag out here. On the one hand, I've had some great meetings and a really exciting roundtable that my center convened in New York last week. I also got a chance to road trip it up to Maine with my mom on Thurs-Sat -- I had a job interview of sorts with a think tank up there and it looks like I will be an adjunct researcher with them soon, so more work coming my way. The foliage was so amazing and the weather was just perfect -- New England in the fall is almost heart-stoppingly beautiful.
However, some bad news. My lovely, wonderful, cranky and adorable cat Hugo died on Friday, when I was in Maine. Yes, he was elderly (17 in August) but up until the day before he died he was still running around and eating like a horse. We knew the end would be coming soon, but it hasn't made it any better for us who are still around to mourn him. He had kidney failure, which hadn't been the case on the last visit to the vet's in June. In fact, they had pronounced him healthy, if a bit fragile. Hugo couldn't walk on Friday morning, so my dad took him to the vet. It turned out his kidneys had failed, and he had developed cancer. He wasn't yet in any pain, but the best thing was for him to be put to sleep.
Hugo was born the day I left for college. He was the only surviving kitten (of two) that my sweet, sweet cat Peeper ever had. He was stubborn and cranky, loved spiral ham and cheese, ate broccoli and bread with gusto, put the fear of god in dogs far larger than him, once befriended a silver fox, considered lounging in and pouncing out of flower beds the height of fun. He was gigantic -- at one point nearly 22 pounds and nearly all muscle. He was one of those black and white tuxedo cats, and he hated all orange marmalade cats on principle. He came running every time I opened the fridge, even on the day before he died, the last day I saw him. I gave him some chicken, and he looked up at me with the sweetest expression afterwards. I said to my mom, "Doesn't he look just like he did when he was a kitten?"
I was a child when he was born. Now I'm a woman with two marriages under her belt and two transatlantic moves. I've loved and lost and been hired and fired. And every time I came home, there was Hugo to greet me. He trusted me more than anyone else, and I tried never to let him down. And even though I'm an atheist, I like to think there's somewhere warm and fun and sweet that good animals go. And I'm sure Hugo's there with his mommy now, eating spiral ham and sunbathing in a choice bed of daisies.
However, some bad news. My lovely, wonderful, cranky and adorable cat Hugo died on Friday, when I was in Maine. Yes, he was elderly (17 in August) but up until the day before he died he was still running around and eating like a horse. We knew the end would be coming soon, but it hasn't made it any better for us who are still around to mourn him. He had kidney failure, which hadn't been the case on the last visit to the vet's in June. In fact, they had pronounced him healthy, if a bit fragile. Hugo couldn't walk on Friday morning, so my dad took him to the vet. It turned out his kidneys had failed, and he had developed cancer. He wasn't yet in any pain, but the best thing was for him to be put to sleep.
Hugo was born the day I left for college. He was the only surviving kitten (of two) that my sweet, sweet cat Peeper ever had. He was stubborn and cranky, loved spiral ham and cheese, ate broccoli and bread with gusto, put the fear of god in dogs far larger than him, once befriended a silver fox, considered lounging in and pouncing out of flower beds the height of fun. He was gigantic -- at one point nearly 22 pounds and nearly all muscle. He was one of those black and white tuxedo cats, and he hated all orange marmalade cats on principle. He came running every time I opened the fridge, even on the day before he died, the last day I saw him. I gave him some chicken, and he looked up at me with the sweetest expression afterwards. I said to my mom, "Doesn't he look just like he did when he was a kitten?"
I was a child when he was born. Now I'm a woman with two marriages under her belt and two transatlantic moves. I've loved and lost and been hired and fired. And every time I came home, there was Hugo to greet me. He trusted me more than anyone else, and I tried never to let him down. And even though I'm an atheist, I like to think there's somewhere warm and fun and sweet that good animals go. And I'm sure Hugo's there with his mommy now, eating spiral ham and sunbathing in a choice bed of daisies.
Oh Maven I am so so sorry - you've got me in tears already
One of the reasons that I wanted a kitten is because I kept freaking out about when Daisy eventually dies - I can't imagine not having another cat there to get us both through the hard times. When my last cat, Jasper, died, he was only 9. I was devastated as it was just after Christmas. He had been breathing funny, not eating and obviously in pain for a couple of days but nowhere was open because of the holiday. My mum's partner took him to the vet the moment he could as I went to collect some books from my friend's house as he was going to China for a year. When I came back, my mum's partner told me that he had "gone". I was so upset that I couldn't eat or do anything but spent about 6 hours alphabetising the 200+ books that I had just collected. I just needed that logical, repetitive process to keep my mind focused on something else. For ages after, I would see Jasper's shadow at the back door. I'd walk past and open it to let him in before realising that it just couldn't be him.In time it got easier, but I wanted another cat. It took a year before I got a new cat (Daisy) and a lot of persuading my mum, but now I can't imagine being without Daisy - we've been through so much together, especially as she has travelled all the way out here with me.
Although in a way it is hard because you had to be there, at least you had a chance to see him one last time. I'm not sure which would be easier.
*hugs hugs for Maven*
QUOTE (ginger1981 @ Oct 14 2008, 08:13 AM)
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 14 2008, 03:05 AM)
Well I made my Christmas cake. Got a good receipe from the BBC food site. Now I just have to douse it in brandy every week till Christmas. At that rate one slice will get you drunk.
World Market is putting out their X-mas stuff...and they had mini and full sized Walker's X-mas cakes on sale. They are a bit pricey, but Nicky got a mini one and seemed relatively impressed with it.
I personally will stick with pumpkin pie. I find x-mas cakes too rich for my taste.
Ok so I quoted this and want to reply but am crying my eyes out!! I just wanted to share that we got our advent calendars from World Market this weekend along with some fold out chairs for our patio table/Thanksgiving/Hallowe'en party.
Any more RSVPs from the Hallowe'eners?!
Oh - and I had to postpone doing my laundry this morning as we have a three inch mantis in the machine!!!
So I have a question for you all!
I'm going to see Sarah at Christmas in London, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for things to do around the holidays...we're already planning on hitting up the Christmas lights, and what not, and I think heading over to Covent Garden to see their faire...but suggestions would be lovely!
I'm going to see Sarah at Christmas in London, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for things to do around the holidays...we're already planning on hitting up the Christmas lights, and what not, and I think heading over to Covent Garden to see their faire...but suggestions would be lovely!
QUOTE (Jason&Sarah @ Oct 14 2008, 08:17 PM)
So I have a question for you all!
I'm going to see Sarah at Christmas in London, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for things to do around the holidays...we're already planning on hitting up the Christmas lights, and what not, and I think heading over to Covent Garden to see their faire...but suggestions would be lovely!
I'm going to see Sarah at Christmas in London, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for things to do around the holidays...we're already planning on hitting up the Christmas lights, and what not, and I think heading over to Covent Garden to see their faire...but suggestions would be lovely!
Well my finace loved the London Eye and if the weather is not to bad then the Big red Bus is great for seeing everything in London, you can hop on and hop off all day and it takes in all the sights and you can add on a trip up the thame on a boat
Covent Garden is great to visit I love going there and will miss it when I go
Thought I'd say hello since our case left for London last Friday! 
I'm visiting Nath mid-December for a month, so I hope he'll have his interview sometime during my trip!
Life has become MUCH more exciting since receiving our NOA2.
I'm visiting Nath mid-December for a month, so I hope he'll have his interview sometime during my trip!
Life has become MUCH more exciting since receiving our NOA2.
Yeah - it all moves really quickly from that point onwards! I was really excited up to the point where I had been approved at interview and once I received my visa. Then like the day after I had my visa the reality actually kicked in and I started panicking!!! Part of me thinks it would have been easier to move right away but I am glad I did things the way I did 
I am having such a productive day here at work today! I think I've accomplished more this moring than I have in the last 3 weeks! 
Right. Back to work! It actually feels good today.
Right. Back to work! It actually feels good today.
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 14 2008, 09:05 AM)
Well I made my Christmas cake. Got a good receipe from the BBC food site. Now I just have to douse it in brandy every week till Christmas. At that rate one slice will get you drunk.
Now that sounds like my type of cake!!
If there's smoke billowing over Cambridgeshire later it's me having an attempt to bake!
It's a really easy cake to make, and cheap too if you get all the stuff from tesco. But leave the fruit soaking overnight in tea, it really plumps them up.
agggghhhh. They're driving me crazy. The won't decide what they want to do, and keep asking me. When is it that you become more like the parents, and the parents are more like the kids. Added to that my brother and sister are cranky and keep sniping at each other. Some of it is jet lag, but a lot of it is people generally not funtioning very well as a unit.
Oh lord. And they want to do a road trip to Vegas and San Fran. I'm not sure we'd all get out alive on the other end. Cripes. I sent them off on a bus tour yesterday, and had 2 hours of quiet bliss.
Oh lord. And they want to do a road trip to Vegas and San Fran. I'm not sure we'd all get out alive on the other end. Cripes. I sent them off on a bus tour yesterday, and had 2 hours of quiet bliss.
Oh yuck!! I know my mum is going to be a bit like that when she comes over as well - she is already asking me which is the best hotel to stay in and where can she get in cheap etc... I'm like - I don't know!!! I just live here - I have an apartment and haven't stayed in a hotel in Palm Springs in my life so how would I know?! All I would do is look online! It's not like I am going to go into every hotel here and ask to look around!! 
We've been looking for tickets to go to the UK with my 2 sons in Feb and I cant find a good price! UGH, its so frustrating! So far, the lowest I can find for 4 tix is around $3,050. In January this year I paid just a hair over $1,000 for me and my daughter. Airfare is just crazy right now. CRAZY!
QUOTE (*julez* @ Oct 15 2008, 03:08 PM)
So far, the lowest I can find for 4 tix is around $3,050.
Ouch! Probably not much use to you, I found $550 return flights from Chicago to Manchester on travelocity. Best I can find right now.
To think I paid 150 quid for a return flight to Denver from London five years ago.
QUOTE (NickyMcMillan @ Oct 15 2008, 04:20 PM)
QUOTE (*julez* @ Oct 15 2008, 03:08 PM)
So far, the lowest I can find for 4 tix is around $3,050.
Ouch! Probably not much use to you, I found $550 return flights from Chicago to Manchester on travelocity. Best I can find right now.
To think I paid 150 quid for a return flight to Denver from London five years ago.
Yeah, I'd still need to get from Buffalo to Chicago....but I'll check out Travelocity anyway.
Just checked travelocity....$801 each. Sigh. Looks like hubs may have to go alone, which makes me very sad. 
QUOTE (*julez* @ Oct 15 2008, 09:30 PM)
Just checked travelocity....$801 each. Sigh. Looks like hubs may have to go alone, which makes me very sad.
have you tried America Airlines directly as I got my Dallas flight for Christmas for £380 and last year paid £666
It might be worthi waiting a little bit as I heard on the news tonight that as oil prices are down both BA and virgin are going to cut their fuel surcharge so prices might be coming down
Good luck and I get a lot of mails for cheap flights so will let you know if I see anything
Also try travelzoo.com they come up with some good deals
Woooooooo! I am back in Burbank and back with my boy. LA may be burning and it may be 92 outside but I am happy to be home. 
Welcome home Maven!!! It's the same temperature here as well!! It's really nice because I haven't had the AC on for about four days now which is lovely! Those Santa Ana winds that are causing havoc with the LA fires are blissful when they reach this far into the Coachella Valley
Any news on if you'll be able to make it over for the hallowe'en party? I've been pretty lame in getting things together although we got the decs and music already (including an MP3 version of that song you so love
) but I really need to plan some decent yummy food I can't wait!!
How was the trip? Hope it wasn't too bad Missed you!!
Any news on if you'll be able to make it over for the hallowe'en party? I've been pretty lame in getting things together although we got the decs and music already (including an MP3 version of that song you so love
) but I really need to plan some decent yummy food I can't wait!!How was the trip? Hope it wasn't too bad
Missed you!!
QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Oct 15 2008, 04:35 PM)
QUOTE (*julez* @ Oct 15 2008, 09:30 PM)
Just checked travelocity....$801 each. Sigh. Looks like hubs may have to go alone, which makes me very sad.
have you tried America Airlines directly as I got my Dallas flight for Christmas for £380 and last year paid £666
It might be worthi waiting a little bit as I heard on the news tonight that as oil prices are down both BA and virgin are going to cut their fuel surcharge so prices might be coming down
Good luck and I get a lot of mails for cheap flights so will let you know if I see anything
Also try travelzoo.com they come up with some good deals
Thanks for the tips. We plan to keep watching the sites and hopefully one day soon we'll get that magical price that will suit us!
QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Oct 15 2008, 04:48 PM)
Woooooooo! I am back in Burbank and back with my boy. LA may be burning and it may be 92 outside but I am happy to be home.
Welcome back maven! Now put those sweaters away! Great to have you back.
Now where the heck is dev????? Why is she avoiding us??
hey dudes,
welcome back Maven. Is that the end of the trip, or are you off somewhere again soon... London??
Might be no good for you Julez, but my family found great deals on cheaptickets.com. And my brothers flight was only booked a few weeks ago, and it was cheaper than my parents!
All my family seem to want to do is shop! I keep asking them and asking them what they want to do. I took them to Griffith Observatory which they didn't seem too enthusiastic about until they got there, then they were like.. this is amazing! I know!!! So stop making me hang around stupid malls all day!!!
welcome back Maven. Is that the end of the trip, or are you off somewhere again soon... London??
Might be no good for you Julez, but my family found great deals on cheaptickets.com. And my brothers flight was only booked a few weeks ago, and it was cheaper than my parents!
All my family seem to want to do is shop! I keep asking them and asking them what they want to do. I took them to Griffith Observatory which they didn't seem too enthusiastic about until they got there, then they were like.. this is amazing! I know!!! So stop making me hang around stupid malls all day!!!
I am back until a week from today -- then I'm back on the East Coast for 5 days for another event, then back to Burbank until mid-November or so. Looks like we're trying to make it back to CT for a long Thanksgiving break -- this time the boy will be with me so I won't be quite so lonely. Then I have to go to sexysexy Wilmington, Delaware in early December for 3 days.
My travels take me to some exotic places, no? You can keep Bora Bora and Kathmandu because I am going to Delaware, baby.
My travels take me to some exotic places, no? You can keep Bora Bora and Kathmandu because I am going to Delaware, baby.
Nightmare!!! Sounds like you have a ton going on at the moment!!
I am looking forward to my things from the UK showing up within the next couple of days hopefully!! I am also working on a list for Jeremy as there are sooo many things that need doing that keep getting put off - he has a ton of things to sell on eBay and I can't list them as I haven't a clue what they even are!! Plus we need to get all the recycling done and empty some bits out of his van. Then he needs to sort out the oil leak in his van and get a new tire or we'll never be able to sell the damn thing (if we even can anyway!!). And with all of that I have to get things organised for Hallowe'en!! I still don't even know who is making it as Babbles hasn't been around for a little while... maybe I'll send out another reminder
Oooh I can't wait
I am looking forward to my things from the UK showing up within the next couple of days hopefully!! I am also working on a list for Jeremy as there are sooo many things that need doing that keep getting put off - he has a ton of things to sell on eBay and I can't list them as I haven't a clue what they even are!! Plus we need to get all the recycling done and empty some bits out of his van. Then he needs to sort out the oil leak in his van and get a new tire or we'll never be able to sell the damn thing (if we even can anyway!!). And with all of that I have to get things organised for Hallowe'en!! I still don't even know who is making it as Babbles hasn't been around for a little while... maybe I'll send out another reminder
Oooh I can't wait
Nicky and I have been wondering what to do with his family (mom, stepdad, uncle and aunt) when they come over next September. We're thinking we might roadtrip with them to Nebraska...my mom said she'd have a BBQ and we can show them the more "rural" side of the US...typical midwestern life.
I wish I could go to your halloween party Aly. I will be there in spirt....hahaha on the bad pun.
I wish I could go to your halloween party Aly. I will be there in spirt....hahaha on the bad pun.
I'll make sure to hang a sheet in a corner, draw some eyes on it and label it "Ginger" in your honour
QUOTE (Jeraly @ Oct 16 2008, 03:46 PM)
I'll make sure to hang a sheet in a corner, draw some eyes on it and label it "Ginger" in your honour
Well the sheet would be roughly of the same coloring as I have...if you add a red wig it should be a spitting image of me LOL!!!
QUOTE (ginger1981 @ Oct 17 2008, 09:36 AM)
QUOTE (Jeraly @ Oct 16 2008, 03:46 PM)
I'll make sure to hang a sheet in a corner, draw some eyes on it and label it "Ginger" in your honour
Well the sheet would be roughly of the same coloring as I have...if you add a red wig it should be a spitting image of me LOL!!!
I'll see what I can do and be sure to take pictures
*adds sheet and red wig to shopping list*
Good news...Nicky has a screening at a Whole Foods store next week. Hopefully working for M&S Simply Foods will help him get the position!
Great news!!! I'm still waiting to be able to even see my info online... maybe I'll just get something in the mail one day
That's great news - I understand Whole Foods is a good company to work for....they just opened a Whole Foods right around the corner from me - it's changed my life!
Thanks guys! Yeah I have heard good things about whole foods. If they are as half as good as M&S were to work for, then I'd be happy. Need to get the job first though.
Just made myself some lovely fritters with lots of crisp on the side. Who needs chip shops?!
Just made myself some lovely fritters with lots of crisp on the side. Who needs chip shops?!
QUOTE (NickyMcMillan @ Oct 17 2008, 02:06 PM)
Thanks guys! Yeah I have heard good things about whole foods. If they are as half as good as M&S were to work for, then I'd be happy. Need to get the job first though.
Just made myself some lovely fritters with lots of crisp on the side. Who needs chip shops?!
Just made myself some lovely fritters with lots of crisp on the side. Who needs chip shops?!
How did you make fritters? I hope you didn't use my good steamer/cooker pot!
QUOTE (ginger1981 @ Oct 17 2008, 04:06 PM)
How did you make fritters? I hope you didn't use my good steamer/cooker pot!
I think your thinking of something else.
Fritters I'm used to are made with potatoes, with good old fashioned batter mix thrown into the frying pan. As you'll see when you get home.
Wow it's dead around here...where did everyone go???
Family in town. Taking up all my time, and all my space.
Well I'm around - Jeremy has two days off but as he seems to be in a mood, vanished for an hour to do "recycling" on a Sunday when nowhere is open and refuses to speak to me I don't really have much to occupy my time right now *sigh* I don't know what the matter is - he has been in a mood for three days and won't tell me what is wrong and I don't know what to do
In other news - I have a red wig and white sheet to make Ginger for the Hallowe'en party
In other news - I have a red wig and white sheet to make Ginger for the Hallowe'en party
Aly -- I'll be there for Hallowe'en! Just need to figure out a costume now...
YAY!! Ohh I am soooo happy that you can make it!! If it is any help I have black wings and orange/black stripy tights but I don't have a clue what else I will be wearing... Maybe nothing else will be scarier than me finding clothes!!!
Have any of you guys ever checked out the pics in the gallery here? Sorry, but some of them are freakin' hilarious. I could spend hours perusing and laughing.
Julez, it is one of my vices. Actually, when tucsonchick, Poiteen and I were over at Aly's in August we spent some time perusing and being highly judgemental. It's always good for a giggle or a "no FECKING way!". 
QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Oct 20 2008, 01:51 PM)
Julez, it is one of my vices. Actually, when tucsonchick, Poiteen and I were over at Aly's in August we spent some time perusing and being highly judgemental. It's always good for a giggle or a "no FECKING way!".
How I wish I'd been there!! Some of them are just TOO much!
Hiya gang.
I've gathered all the docs for filing LOC!
It's nuts that it's been 2 years already but I'm so chilll about this round of immigration stuff. And blessed to be at CSC.
I've gathered all the docs for filing LOC!
It's nuts that it's been 2 years already but I'm so chilll about this round of immigration stuff. And blessed to be at CSC.
dev -- where you been hiding?
Hmmm, methinks it may be time for another girly night soon. Once Pointy's parentals have flown home, and after I'm back from NYC (I have to go again on Thursday), what says you about some food and drink in the near future?
I am sticking my fingers in my ears about LOC, seven months from now...
Lalala, I can't hear you...
Hmmm, methinks it may be time for another girly night soon. Once Pointy's parentals have flown home, and after I'm back from NYC (I have to go again on Thursday), what says you about some food and drink in the near future?
I am sticking my fingers in my ears about LOC, seven months from now...
Lalala, I can't hear you...
QUOTE (illumine @ Oct 20 2008, 10:17 PM)
Hiya gang.
I've gathered all the docs for filing LOC!
It's nuts that it's been 2 years already but I'm so chilll about this round of immigration stuff. And blessed to be at CSC.
I've gathered all the docs for filing LOC!
It's nuts that it's been 2 years already but I'm so chilll about this round of immigration stuff. And blessed to be at CSC.
Congrats!! And of course, good luck! Nice to see you!! You've been missed by your UK peeps. Now stop being a stranger.
QUOTE (*julez* @ Oct 20 2008, 11:31 AM)
QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Oct 20 2008, 01:51 PM)
Julez, it is one of my vices. Actually, when tucsonchick, Poiteen and I were over at Aly's in August we spent some time perusing and being highly judgemental. It's always good for a giggle or a "no FECKING way!".
How I wish I'd been there!! Some of them are just TOO much!
Actually I think we spent most of the time... "discussing" certain people on here... not specifically this forum of course but I had a couple of class PMs from the Maven shortly afterwards that made me
Damn - being a b*tch can be quite fun but only with friends
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