How do you feel today?

Post by **Seareach** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:18 pm

owh...my head hurts.

too much wine last night... and why am I awake at 5.20 in the morning? and why is my laptop here...and...oh...did I pass out here?

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:19 pm

Hugs for Dukkha and for Sarge.

A pat on the head for Magickmaker and her sore shoulders. <pat pat>

And a very soft, very quiet pat on the shoulder for Sea. <pat pat>

I've spent the better part of the day online, car shopping. Last fall, driving to Roanoke, the "check engine" light came on. Took me a couple of months to get around to getting it fixed, and it cost me about $800 or so. Last weekend, driving back from Roanoke, the stupid light came on again. Arrgh. I can't afford to drop hundreds of bucks on this car every few months.... The only really sad part about getting rid of this car will be losing the highly collectible "Voldemort-Malfoy '04" bumper sticker....

Post by **Wyldewode** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:14 pm

Ali, you may be able to salvage the bumper sticker. I would cover it with some strong clear packing tape (without strapping in it) and proceed with the directions at the bottom of the page on the link.

www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-17-2006-99529.asp

My shoulder still hurts from talking to thefirst yesterday for all those hours. It might hurt less to drive and see her in person!

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:50 am

my brother-in-law is now in hospice. does not look good.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:48 am

Sorry to hear about this, Sarge. Sending good wishes to all involved. . .

Post by **foulwife** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:46 am

Sorry to hear about all this bad news everybody. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, I guess I should check in more often.

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:40 pm

Wyldewode wrote:Sorry to hear about this, Sarge. Sending good wishes to all involved. . .

i feel bad for his wife. she has spent the last 14 years caring for him 24/7. i am not sure what she will do.

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:55 pm

I hate that, null. It makes my problems seem a lot more miniscule, when I hear stuff like that.

I'm good but running on caffeine, as I've had trouble sleeping for the past two weeks (or maybe three, it's all a blur). Upcoming oral exams make me nervous, and there's also a test next week in Biology--and a lab test, to boot. I'm a quaking mass of lab tests and boots and two weeks of blurry no-sleep and kittens biting me in dreams.

Post by **CovenantJr** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:09 pm

Today I feel both proud and envious. A close friend has sent the first chapter of her novel-in-progress to a small publisher in London and got a favourable response. They want her to send them the manuscript when it's half finished, because they're very interested.

Post by **aliantha** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:57 pm

Wyldewode wrote:Ali, you may be able to salvage the bumper sticker. I would cover it with some strong clear packing tape (without strapping in it) and proceed with the directions at the bottom of the page on the link.

www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-17-2006-99529.asp

Thanks, Lyr! I checked another link from that page, too, and now I've got several techniques to try. I'd thought about trying a blow dryer but I don't have an extension cord long enough to reach from my 3rd floor apartment to the parking lot...

Hot water, tho, I could manage.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:15 pm

Hugs to everyone who needs them.

I feel good. Just got finished mounting and balancing some tires on a Dodge Durango and now I am lounging at my desk with a sleeping chihuahua hogging up my office chair. I'm very excited about all the Seafest plans in the works and that makes me very happy.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:24 pm

As far as my health, good. Which is good.
As for my car's health, not so good. The clutch was barely doing anything and I was grinding some gears to get work at 5am this morning. At first I thought I wasn't pushing the clutch down far enough, but then realized about halfway there it wasn't the case. Thankfully I work 10 minutes from my home, so I made it to work okay with some reason trouble shifts on the last block or two. Scary and bad. I believe there is a leak of the fluid, so by refilling that, I hope I can at least drive to where I can get it fixed.

Ahh, the joy of cars.

Post by **thefirst** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:40 pm

Sorry to hear that Sarge.

Cag, I hope you get your car straightened out. I'm feeling pretty good, not wearing my brace at all today, going to see how it goes.

Post by **magickmaker17** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:55 pm

aliantha wrote:
Wyldewode wrote:Ali, you may be able to salvage the bumper sticker. I would cover it with some strong clear packing tape (without strapping in it) and proceed with the directions at the bottom of the page on the link.

www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-17-2006-99529.asp
Thanks, Lyr! I checked another link from that page, too, and now I've got several techniques to try. I'd thought about trying a blow dryer but I don't have an extension cord long enough to reach from my 3rd floor apartment to the parking lot... Hot water, tho, I could manage.

ummm....mum, we have that car converter that plugs into the car lighter....you could turn the car on, plug in the converter, and plug the extension cord/hair dryer into the converter.....

Post by **Waddley** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:42 pm

I feel like getting a tattoo... a big one, probably on my thigh. Maybe taking up about 40% of it, with the potential of one day maybe wrapping around my leg... something bright and cheerful, like scene with a little girl holding a skunk on her lap. Or walking some skunks on a leash. Or holding a skunk near her face and cuddling with it.

I don't really care about the specifics, it just has to have:
bright colors
semi-cartoonish feel
a little girl
at least one skunk
a purple sky

Screw my car idea, this will be my graduation present to myself in October.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:45 pm

*shrug* Each to their own I guess. Not into bright colours, or cartoony images.

My little cousin has an Alice in Wonderland scene on her thigh.

--A

Post by **thefirst** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:47 pm

I have one with some bamboo on the outer part of my right hip, and I really like it there, mostly because I've not seen a lot of people with a tattoo there. The other one is a bit more personal.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:50 pm

The stylised eye in my avatar is tatooed on my right shoulder.

--A

Post by **Waddley** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:51 pm

Avatar wrote:*shrug* Each to their own I guess. Not into bright colours, or cartoony images.

My little cousin has an Alice in Wonderland scene on her thigh.

--A

My favorite tattoos are black and gray with amazing shading and spectacular line work. Abstract or a replication of Da Vinci's works or something completely new... I love black and white.

But it's not for my body. I want big, colorful, cheerful things. Like little girls and skunks. I can't not smile at that.

(Love Alice in Wonderland. I've seen some really beautiful pieces of that, too.)

(Edited for accuracy)

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:57 pm

Wadds...
Maybe Edge could adapt Elfy's av for you so she is holding a skunk?
hmmm...
...mayhaps the colors aren't bright enough though.

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