Imponderable Watercooler - Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

POSTED BY: JonnyQuest
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 17:28
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NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, July 23, 2007 6:03 PM

Ya see Jonny, we're not quite "together" in front of her kids. They have alot going on right now so I think it could be understood that showing too much affection in front of them might not be good. We still hold hands a little and have some physical contact in front of them. Just no huggy/kissy stuff in front of them.

So they are staying in my room. My cave. But aside from not having access to my TV/DVD/huge stereo system there really isn't much more I miss than actually sleeping with Mindy. Seems the other night when she snuck out there wasn't a whole lotta sleeping.

There is just something about that not quite on the normal side. Seems we should have our own room. But, as anyone with kids would know, you never really have your own room. I don't have my own kids but there has still been toys and tiny mismatched socks in there for days.

JONNYQUEST

Monday, July 23, 2007 6:14 PM

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Originally posted by nvghostrider:
tiny mismatched socks in there for days.

I love this kind of stuff in your writing.

I getcha, though. All in good time. Enjoy this part while it lasts though. You will always look back on it with an inexplicable fondness. MsQ and I spent an inordinant amount of our young married life living up stairs from her parents. The floors were paper-thin (at least as far as soundwaves were concerned) and we aren't, um, quiet. There was always this consciousness hanging over us whenever the mood struck that we can't let anybody hear us. I'm sure it didn't work.

And PSA was just not allowed in plain view. As was any bared flesh other than arms. Don't even want to get into that nightmare.

But the idea of two grown-ups having to sneak around behind the kids backs...you're a good man Joe. Tha's all.

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. - Walt Whitman

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Monday, July 23, 2007 7:22 PM

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Originally posted by msg:
Plane ticket and I will book it tomorrow ( luckily the price hasn't changed) I am so very very excited....

I am extremely excited too. Let me know when your flight is, and I will see about meeting you at the airport (I am going to have to bring Ami's van, as you'll be the third one I am picking up, plus I should have Magda with me). I can't wait to spend a little bit of time out in Atlanta with you, Rose, and Magda, I'll be the luckiest guy in the world. :)

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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Still needs to get my D*C "membership". Eeek. It is getting late!!

At this point, it is the same price up until the Con, and though I am not sure if they can sell out, sooner would certainly be better.

Yes, Jonny, there was an unwritten but understood "Hello" there.

The tiny mismatched socks thing is certainly cute, though sometimes it expands to cover the whole house. :) I just want to say again, Joe, how happy I am for you. I can't wait to meet you, whenever I get that chance.

~jimi
We must all fear evil men, but there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.

Do you want to see more of Magda? Of course you do. We all do. If you are interested in helping our Dear One to get a laptop with wireless connectivity, please contact PhoenixRose.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, July 23, 2007 7:33 PM

(Marks Jimi as the luckiest gut in the 'verse at the top of the board)

How does one man draw such lucky cards? Really makes me wish I could make it. Thought things made it difficult before but now it is pretty much impossible.

YAAARRRGGGHHHHH!

(Kicks empty rum barrel with enough force to splinter it)

Oh well. At least there will be pictures. I'm saving up for a care package I kept in mind after receiving and thoroughly enjoying your gift Jimi.

JONNYQUEST

Monday, July 23, 2007 7:45 PM

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Originally posted by RiverIsMyGoddess:
I can't wait to spend a little bit of time out in Atlanta with you, Rose, and Magda, I'll be the luckiest guy in the world. :)

Ahem. I'm STILL in the room here...! We'll see who gets the luckiest. Er, wait. Aww,

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Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Really makes me wish I could make it.

Not going to make it...? I still had you on the maybe list. Aww, double-dog-damn! Ya just can't get behind on these threads, 'cuz ya never know what yer going to miss!

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(Kicks empty rum barrel with enough force to splinter it)

Glad it was empty. Jimi & I will have one for you when we get there! And prolly half the Browncoat ladies'll join us.

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. - Walt Whitman

MSG

Monday, July 23, 2007 8:53 PM

NV- just be sure to toughen your feet up for the tiny pointy corners of legos and the sharp wooden blocks, plus assorted tractors, dolls, barbie shoes, and other tiny yet frighteningly painful to step on items make their way all over the house, yard, etc... Also, the fridge full of dino nuggets, mac and cheese, juice boxes, string cheese, jello, cut up fruit, and of course the ever lovely hot dogs...and then there's the pockets/purse with little bits of cheerios and graham cracker dust that for some reason cannot be removed from any corners or lining... I can go on forever...but aren't they just grand. I applaud you and Mindy's decision to wait to let the kids in on it as they've had a lot of upheaval and that might not help..give them time to adjust to one new thing and then give them another...by then they'll be so used to you and so happy and attached they'll be thrilled.
OK that was way longer than I meant it to be...off to the gym:)

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, July 23, 2007 9:15 PM

Long but still well accepted MSG. Not sure how things are gonna go. We have realized that despite being similar, we are very different if not oppsite on alot of things. But there is some strange equalizing that happens when we are together. Almost as if we are able to add that little bit of what's missing in our own hearts to help the other understand.

On the kid front: I think her daughter really likes me. She is the one I know the least but she seems to seek my opinion and attention to many things. I almost wonder if she latched onto the authority and understanding that I have offered. It feels wierd to have corrected her on several occasions and had a posative response to it. Mindys oldest son is eight. I was with him quite a bit as an infant/toddler and her remembers quite a bit about me. But I've spent the least amount of time with him recently and wonder what he thinks. He is very sensative and I would do nothing to hurt him. But the situation and circumstances have effected him in ways unseen and it kills me to see the bit of sadness he carries. If there is anything I can do I will help him be strong and happy. And there is the baby. He seems very far behind the sickeningly advanced BabyV. But the few weeks I've been around him have been great. He is already standing on his own, talking some mad gibberish, and fighting to feed himself.

Seems I've rambled a bit. But I wonder alot about my abilities to do the job. I've already ran into money trouble helping with all the travel. But keeping up with food and such isn't much of a problem. There are still bills unpaid and sidework aplenty that I'm trying to catch up to supplament it all.

So yeah. There is some nervousness abound. But all the good stuff really makes for a grand motivator.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, July 23, 2007 9:21 PM

And yes Jonny, I had mentioned that I might not make it. Seems I kept hope alive thinking I might pull magical sort out of my ass for the trip. But I'm throwing in the towel for sure at this time.

Like I said. Care packages will arrive at some of our southern brothers door steps in time for travel and enjoyment at D*C.

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Monday, July 23, 2007 9:22 PM

NVG - though you really don't have to send anything, I will look forward to seeing what you came up with that you have kept in your mind all this time.

JQ - I got asked (and agreed) to take the ladies shopping at least one day in Atlanta, as I will have a vehicle there. If you care to join us, maybe you and I can find a suitable drink serving establishment while they do so. :)

~jimi
We must all fear evil men, but there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.

Do you want to see more of Magda? Of course you do. We all do. If you are interested in helping our Dear One to get a laptop with wireless connectivity, please contact PhoenixRose.

DANCINGNEKO

Monday, July 23, 2007 9:32 PM

Hi All...T minus 3 days before summer break is over and work starts up again (teachers start a couple of days before students here).

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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:

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Favorite western salad toppings (no order):

That implies there is an EASTERN set of toppings as well. Do tell.

Yep. Here we also make somen salad (somen noodles as the "base" with veggies and assorted toppings on top).
Somen salad toppings I like (most of them jullienned):
* "ham" fish cake (red and white fishcake
* nori (the kind used for sushi and musubis
* scrambled egg
* lettuce
* somen salad dressing (soy sauce, Japanese rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame seed oil/vegtable oil)

As for "Eastern":
* won ton chips/slivers
* salad dressing for Chinese Chicken salad

*gigglesnerk* JQ, you're forgiven, I read/heard about the "dip fork in dressing, stab salad" somewhere as a way to eat salad for dieters. Tried it, found its tasty that way, and have kept at it since. But there are times when lots of sauce works even better so, "drowning" 'em works for me at times too

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MsG: This weekend for me was the last day for a 6-day workshop (all day). (Yes, there are some goodies that I now have from the workshop-- the group sponsoring has a grant and purchased video projectors for the schools that have at least one teacher who took the workshop, statistical calculators for each teacher to use, 2GB flash drive, a box of presentation-size chart paper, and a camera, plus there are funds to use for each teacher's classroom supplies.)
Yesterday, was spent attempting to shop for work clothes/shoes but spent money on school supplies. (I think it's a very telling point when I spent more money on 3-prong binders and composition notebooks for my students in minutes and found nothing I'd like clothing-wise for me in hours.

) Then lunch and the afternoon with a couple of friends.

NVG: Yay! I'd hug, but I don't think I'll share my cold with you so...*gentle "lucky f'ing guy--it's about time, and am happy for you" punch to the shoulder*

*sigh* I am extremely jealous of everyone who can go to D*C at all. Unless the school system here suddenly decides to have a week-long break around labor day, or D*C moves to the end of September, I doubt I'll ever get to go. (Too many miles and too many timezones, darnit.)

Oh well, got to go, lots to do, very little time to do it in! *waves*

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