in 30 minutes i go start overtime hours yay!

It's so early here, only 10:30 pm. I hate the rain,

I'm up Just bought Hubby an Ipod nano for Christmas on eBay - surprise surprise!

Yeah it's still 10:30 here on Saturday.
And I love hearing the rain while I'm inside the house.
However driving around in it in the dark like I did earlier tonight, in an area I'm not familiar with, sucks.

But, happy Sunday to all those Sundians out there.
and yay for overtime pay!

How is your baby holding up Amera?

Charles, you are always in such a hurry!! Let someone else have the fun for a change. Oh I know you just wanted to stir up some fun so you aren't bored tonight.

Have a good sunday everyone. Tagine turned out great. Now onto my next trial moroccan dish

i'm soooo bored at work. what else can i do but start the daily thread?

Oh...my.... goodness!!!

There is sumo wrestling on ESPN right now. I don't know what I was thinking but my son and I have been sitting here laughing our patooties off at these guys. But honestly it's so disgusting. I don't understand it. Gain weight so you weigh close to half a ton and then wrestle mostly naked with other men.

it's a cultural thing in japan.

Great visual just before I go to sleep!! Thanks a lot MELLY!!

I know but the thing that's on now has competitors from all over the world. Right now there's a guy on from the US but mostly it's been guys from Europe.

how about a female sumo wrestler instead?





i'm scared now

Wow, that's even grosser. Even though I don't think grosser is a word.

actually, the largest ones range between 500-600 pounds, just over a quarter ton. half a ton would be 1000 pounds.

Akebono was one of the tallest sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 cm (6ft 8in) tall, and also one of the heaviest with a fighting weight around 235 kg (517 lb). (wikipedia). another source listed him as once being 598.

AT least the woman had clothes on!!! Oh you two are merciless.

Yum sumo wrestling lol. I'm watching Iron Chef America because I can't sleep at all. The baby is holding up lol uncomfortable for me and hence why I'm awake at almost 2am. I did make a list of meals for the week so that we can go shopping tomorrow to get some things. I also went through the Christmas list to make sure I got everyone covered. I just have a few gifts to finish now and I'm all done! Tomorrow we're going to finish shopping hopefully and then I can be happy it's over with. I have a few gifts that I am making (Moroccan preserved lemons and spiced olives and chocolate truffles) so those I have a little bit of time left to do. Maggie - what are you going to try next? I've gotten Moroccan cooking almost to a science . (I have a husband who thinks Moroccan food is the only kind of food in the world so we eat it a lot....I had to learn or I would gag eating the same thing!) I think I might try to doze off here on the couch for a bit - we'll see how it goes.

Good luck with getting some sleep Amera.


There was just a great match in the quarter finals. I can't believe I'm still watching this.

Good Morning all

Amera, Glad to hear that everything is well with the baby...I admire you big time ...I am so struggling with cooking...Maybe one day I will learn...Stay well and try to get some sleep...

As for us we just got back from the movies... where we saw the "Blood Diamond" - great picture...powerful images and a strong message...Loved it...then we walked to the Rockefeller Center to take a look at the Christmas tree but to our disappointment it wasn't lit....well some other time...

I hope that all will have a great day.

Dorothy

where is everyone?

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aha! i knew there was a bigger sumo wrestler
Manny Yarbrough, He is 6' 8" (2.03 metres) tall and has weighed between 600 and 822 lb

Good morning Sunday!!!!!!!! After those pics, I'm having a lite breakfast Hope you all have a great day.

Jackie

Charles, it isn't right that you start the Sunday thread so early!!! . . . It is too early when most of the ppl are still in Saturday (considering that probably only ppl in the States are reading), so it should have been called "pre-Sunday"

And the reason no one responds is because most of us are asleep . . . .

Anywho. . . . . on to less important business . . . it looks like we won't see the Sun today . . . so not really Sunday . . . how about Gloomday . . . because that is how I feel right now .

And what was the low flying jet that just went across Dallas? It was soooooooooo close that it even scared the cats!! Time to turn on the morning news and make my coffee!!

Later!!

how did you find that picture of me on the net? i specifically told Geo to throw them away.......i am so ashamed now

that's funny Jess!

Sunday morning and I wake up to this???

If you thought that was bad, stay away from the Britney thread. I almost lost my Cheerios.

Jackie

ugg there's a britney thread too... I think we have lost our minds

Oh I don't even want to go there!

I Kettle bakes hickory honey bbq chips.

Try going to sleep to it M4E!!! Nightmares I tell you....

Sorry charles. My days of getting up at 3 am seem to be over. We'll have to find someone on europe time to keep you awake at night.

See M4E, apparently there is something worse than that woman sumo picture!!! What the heck is a britney thread?? On VJ??? oh well probably best not to know.

hubby left this morning at 6am - off to Oregon. i had to update my avatar for my change in hairstyle, his glasses and a more realistic hair-do for hubby. thats about it for today.

Nice avatar change Laura, but you will always be 'the frog' to me.

Jackie

sunday night chat?

Ahhhh I just got off work a little over an hour ago....ate the best maftool in the world (with a turkey) and now im relaxing, and it gets better....IM OFF TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! Sofyan and I have a big day of shopping, I cant wait, I need to get my xmas shopping completed which might be some trouble since i have a lot of gifts to still buy for sofyan and he will be with me....oh well maybe i can get him on my next day off....were having people over tonight, which means alot of serving tea, coffee, and sweets, i swear this whole week i havent had time to sit, since my MIL arrived...shes worth it though, so i couldnt possibly complain....

on another note...ive been secretly dieting for a while now..and im doing sooo well....ive lost 12 lbs, which drops me down to 140, and i would like to lose 20 more...i feel so healthy and driven...its great...i plan to buy a treadmill with the money i get for xmas...i HATE womens workout world, which is the only women only place around here...and i refuse to work out with men around....so, the treadmill and freeweights will suffice for now....

i hope everyone had a great weekend...

p.s. jac and dawn...i hope u both are doing great

it ain't right? i'm bored, what can i say!
and no one responding due to sleep is unacceptable, in the vj tos it states you "must post frequently as you are addicted to vj"

it's a different kind of daily thread
but i didn't mention sumo wrestlers first

Don't look at me. I'm not sure why but it can't be my fault!!

I just finished making my weekly batch of soup and my son and I are about to make some bread. Candied fruit bread or something such.
Did 4 loads of laundry today and dishes as well.
Still I managed mucho time of sitting on patootie.

Weekends are great.

Just wanted to say hi! Hope everyone had a good weekend! Talk you ya'll tomorrow!

I just finished making 20 enchiladas(small ones) for our potluck tomorrow and now starting on my second load of laundry. I am taking a break from packing today I am just too tired to do that.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

What kind of enchiladas? I love them.
I just got my uncle's recipe that I remember from childhood and I can't wait to try making them. Well, with fake meat instead of "real" meat.

just the regular ones with hamburger and cheese and the enchilada sauce I make. As another filler I put peas in them. I don't make the tortillas myself I just go buy them fresh here I use the flour tortillas they just taste better than corn. I wish I could buy fresh pita bread that I have to order and shipped the next day to me. cost an arm and leg for shipping but those are the only ones my husband likes other than that he's not picky. Just about his pita bread he has to eat it with everything. Enchiladas with just cheese and onion taste good also if you don't eat meat.

Wow very quiet even for a Monday night. So I am bumping the Sunday thread to see if anybody (read: Jenn) notices.