~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[StillThePrettiest 4]

there are always loads more bugs in a tropical climate... Sydney was bad for them, then I got all spoiled living in London where there were hardly any, and now I have to get used to them all over again

great news on the money

and the car

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah - it just freaks me out unless I know what they are - in Bristol it was fine - we got woodlice, spiders, flies, wasps, bees, beetles, ants... but I knew they were the ones I used to play with as a kid And they weren't poisonous... Now I know the two poisonous spiders here and I know what they look like so I am fine with that - at least I know enough to get the heck away if I see one... It's the other ones that creep me out the most - I think kids are braver than adults and as I haven't grown up with these bugs it'll just take me a while to get used to them...

Of course, the fact that I found five identical bugs at the same time in the same place (and I swept only a few days ago) and they are little means now I am worried that something gross has laid eggs somewhere...

As for the money/car - I am sooo excited! We wanted to save all the money for a deposit on a house but because Jeremy's van is just costing us so much in gas I said we were more likely to be able to save if we aren't spending $100 a week on it A budget of $1000 was too small and $3000 is too much (esp as we are prolly going to have to use savings for AOS )

That reminds me - I need to look up places that will do this stupid HPV vaccine Anyone got any tips?

*trots off to Google like a good girl*

[StillThePrettiest 4]

growing up in Australia you get pretty used to dangerous creatures

if it's not spiders and snakes, it's sharks and jellyfish and who knows what else...

if you haven't got an ING account you should open one

I have one in the UK and one in Aus, and Dave has one here (on my recommendation ) - I recommend them to everyone

[bakofoil 27]

Hello everyone! It's been a long old time since I last posted and I see that StP got married and Aly finally got to LA. Congrats to both!!!! Congrats to anyone else who has big news that I missed too!

Not forgetting a hello to Julez!

I'm still enjoying things here though the incessant heat is getting a bit of a drag - though I think I would rather that than miserable wet grey days up North (England that is). Those cold mornings travelling to work were really quite depressing at times! I do miss the rain though.

Jesse and I just got back from a camping trip in the Sequoia's. I loved it!!! loved it! A real campfire, camp food and umpteen mosquito bites on my bum. It was really good fun.

Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

babbles!!!!

*flurry of hugs*

so glad to see you, and hear that you're doing well! :D

[rae_and_scott 1]

Somebody needs to update the AOS section of the spreadsheet. I won't say who.

How did the car shopping go yesterday Aly?

Hello babblesgirl! Good to see you are having a fun time here.

[Jeraly 4]

Hello everyone! It's been a long old time since I last posted and I see that StP got married and Aly finally got to LA. Congrats to both!!!! Congrats to anyone else who has big news that I missed too!

Not forgetting a hello to Julez!

I'm still enjoying things here though the incessant heat is getting a bit of a drag - though I think I would rather that than miserable wet grey days up North (England that is). Those cold mornings travelling to work were really quite depressing at times! I do miss the rain though.

Jesse and I just got back from a camping trip in the Sequoia's. I loved it!!! loved it! A real campfire, camp food and umpteen mosquito bites on my bum. It was really good fun.

Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well.

Wooohoooo!!! I wondered what on earth had happened to you!!! Glad to hear you're doing ok!!!

Rae - I have been really lame with it all - Maybe I'll become incensed after next weekend when I get to (hopefully) add my own stuff on there...

And after all that yesterday, I never did get around to googling for places that give the HPV vaccine

[*julez* 124]

Hello babbles and *big hugs* You have been missed! Glad you're doing well, in spite of the heat and insect bugs! Pop in and see us a bit more, please! *makes puppy dog eyes*

[bakofoil 27]

Thanks everyone! It's good to see you all. *hugs* I'll definitely spend a bit more time around here - especially now I have my own computer Still amazed at how much cheaper everything is here, though I'm having to be careful with money now until the EAD comes through.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

well, that's all well and good, but now you have to pay a forfeit for staying away so long *strict face*

...your forfeit is: you have to visit us at least once a day

(things ARE cheap, aren't they? especially gas )

[bakofoil 27]

well, that's all well and good, but now you have to pay a forfeit for staying away so long *strict face*

...your forfeit is: you have to visit us at least once a day

(things ARE cheap, aren't they? especially gas )

I know! It's so funny how enraged people get about the gas prices here - though they did rise dramatically.

Woo scary strict face! I will try and visit once a day...excepting weekends *adds own conditions to forfeit*

[rae_and_scott 1]

(things ARE cheap, aren't they? especially gas )

It's so funny to hear someone say that. I know our prices are lower than Europe's and Canada's and who knows who else's, but all you hear about here are people complaining about how expensive gas is!

Edited August 1, 2008 by rae_and_scott

[bakofoil 27]

What's even funnier is that even *I* can be caught out complaining about the gas prices!

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Hey guys stop mocking British weather I lived there for over a year and visited many times and the weather was always great Only in April, that was funny. That´s when I found out what the saying "april weather" is really about. Crazy showers But they were all filled with sunshine and it was nice. And then the sun was shining on the drops on the grass and it was sooo pretty

[StillThePrettiest 4]

(things ARE cheap, aren't they? especially gas )

It's so funny to hear someone say that. I know our prices are lower than Europe's and Canada's and who knows who else's, but all you hear about here are people complaining about how expensive gas is!

I know; that's why I said it

to be fair, the distances driven here ARE generally quite a bit further than the distances driven in Europe, so the cost starts to come back up there... but THAT raises whole new questions about why the whole friggen country is set up to be completely dependent upon a non-renewable resource, and that raises my blood pressure, so I might leave that one there for now

Dave found an article the other day that said in the month of May this year, Americans drove 9.8 BILLION fewer miles than they had in the same month last year

the only significant changed factor to cause that is the price of gas...

it's what I've been saying all along: we'll have only so long to change because we know it's RIGHT; eventually we're going to be forced to change (by higher prices, new laws, whatever), and then everyone will complain to high heaven, but they'll have had their chance before, when the impact would have been less, and refused... it's depressing