What is in your cup? - Page 1321

CRussel · 05-10-2012, 10:41 PM

Ah, yes, some good rides there! I do miss the bike for that. And completely agree about back roads and no Interstates. Though on that one east coast trip we did cheat and hit the Interstate to get back on time. We had a bit over extended trying to add in one more state.

Now, some Talisker 10yr.

Stitchawl · 05-11-2012, 03:09 AM

I too cheated a bit on the Maine-to-Florida ride...but only for about 30 miles. I got stopped by a Georgia Patrol officer, complete with mirror sun glasses, who took exception to my laid-back feet-on-the-highway pegs and my Vermont license plates; "Son, we don' ride motorcikles lak that hea. That is unsafe opp-oration of a motor ve-hickel." He wrote me an official warning and let me go. A mile down the road I saw an entrance to the Interstate, and beat feet out of Georgia into Florida! I had visions of me swinging a scythe on a Georgia chain gang while Strother Martin stood over me telling me that what we have is a failure to communicate!

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 05-11-2012, 03:28 AM

Yoohooo!!!! Oh ProfCrash??? PropCrash?? Are you here? Remember those times you teased me? Hmmmmm.... I have something for youuuuuu...... Here you are!!

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 05-11-2012, 03:53 AM

Half a litre of Lipton ice tea. Life's good.

pdurrant · 05-11-2012, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I have something for youuuuuu...... Here you are!!

Oh, that's not true. It's not forever. But it's true for at least twelve years....

Coke Zero #1 in my cup.

orlok · 05-11-2012, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Oh, that's not true. It's not forever. But it's true for at least twelve years....

And if you have three of them, it turns into about twenty...

Latinandgreek · 05-11-2012, 06:04 AM

Earl Gray tea. Today is housecleaning day! I can't wait to get it over with - I'm a very messy person. I made a cake yesterday (turned out great!) and the kitchen looks like a flour and sugar bomb hit it.

wannabee · 05-11-2012, 06:11 AM

Tweleve years!!!!

We have no kids, but my brothers and sisters have 30 somethings each with no chance of launching them into the world as the kids have kids. Average house price where they live is $1 million. Which is anywhere near the CBD or beach where they work.
I have no suggestions except . . . . Make them pay a bit of board for @&$)(;:/- sake. Or they'll never - ever - ever leave.

Free food, free rent . . . Uuuuurrrrrrgggh!

Oops. Red wine

Stitchawl · 05-11-2012, 07:09 AM

Housing costs in NYC are so high that it's the norm for a person to live with his parents until marriage... if it happens. And kids take over parent's apartments when the parents pass on (or retire to Florida) as the rents are still within almost sane levels. It's not uncommon to find a 45 year old still living with their folks.

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 05-11-2012, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wannabee

Tweleve years!!!!

... until you get to sleep in again. In my experience, there comes a time when they switch from getting up out of bed far too early, to having to be called to get up. And it happens when they become teenagers

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Billi · 05-11-2012, 07:31 AM

Na, isn't it a little bit early to tell our Prof all this? Isn't she still looking forward to all the joys that parenthood will bring?

[Water]

VydorScope · 05-11-2012, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Yoohooo!!!! Oh ProfCrash??? PropCrash?? Are you here? Remember those times you teased me? Hmmmmm.... I have something for youuuuuu...... Here you are!!

Stitchawl

HA!

Too true.

Black coffee... testing in 2 hours

Stitchawl · 05-11-2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi

Na, isn't it a little bit early to tell our Prof all this? Isn't she still looking forward to all the joys that parenthood will bring?

[Water]

I'm trusting that Prof's baby will by like mine was. I can only remember a few nights actually having to stay up with him, other than for feedings. His mother breast-fed, and we froze milk so she could sleep in when ever she wanted. He wasn't a crying baby, and the whole experience (other than changing diapers) was actually pretty easy for us. It didn't get hard until he was about 32...

... and on that note, I'm going to pour a glass of Bombay Sapphire, and watch the next episode of Game of Thrones. We are up to Season 2 Ep 6!

Stitchawl

ProfCrash · 05-11-2012, 09:31 AM

LOL that picture has been posted on my Facebook page with a great deal of regularity. And taped up in my cubicle at work.

I have been reading the books on the first few months trying to get prepared but I know that there is no real preparation that you can do. So I am trying to sleep as much as I can now and practice being patient with my two very energetic dogs who think napping after work is a bad idea and try wrestling on top of me.

Two more months, if things go to plan. Not that Iam counting on things going to plan. The nursery is painted. Hopefully we will have a crib and changing table assembled T the end of the weekend. The chest of drawers and old nightstands, which don'tmatch a thing in the room are going in the closet and I can start to put things away. My cousin sent a couple boxes of her sons baby clothes and other assorted baby gear that will arrive in a week so we will know what we need to get in the way of clothes and the like.

I am enjoying the illusion of feeling prepared.

VydorScope · 05-11-2012, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I'm trusting that Prof's baby will by like mine was. I can only remember a few nights actually having to stay up with him, other than for feedings. His mother breast-fed, and we froze milk so she could sleep in when ever she wanted. He wasn't a crying baby, and the whole experience (other than changing diapers) was actually pretty easy for us. It didn't get hard until he was about 32...

... and on that note, I'm going to pour a glass of Bombay Sapphire, and watch the next episode of Game of Thrones. We are up to Season 2 Ep 6!

Stitchawl

I was up nightly with my son... well till he was probably 5 or 6, now its only occasional.

Of course the many long nights holding him in my arms while he screamed and writhed in pain... that was great bonding time. Yeah that what we call it right? Thankfully that got resolved around 18 months... or was it 20? Right around there anyways....

Oh, and and btw - the emergency room at 2am is not bad of a place to hang out, at least not if your in to outlandish and freaky people watching. I would suggest you bring your own coffee though.

BUT, yeah Prof.. you will be fine. EVERYTHING will be perfect... nothing will go wrong. OK fine that is a blatant bold faced lie, but honestly in the end... you wont trade it for anything. And I really do mean that.

I highly suggest you read 2 books now... while you still have a brain and understand adult conversation. James Dobson's "Bringing up Boys" and "The New Dare to Disciple." Additionally, I would suggest both you, but esply your husband read "Raising a modern day knight" by Robert Lewis. I do not know where you stand regarding Christianity, so I will state that All three of those books are written by strong practice Christians.

Coffee in el mug-o

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05-10-2012, 10:41 PM	#19801
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,327 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ah, yes, some good rides there! I do miss the bike for that. And completely agree about back roads and no Interstates. Though on that one east coast trip we did cheat and hit the Interstate to get back on time. We had a bit over extended trying to add in one more state. Now, some Talisker 10yr.

05-11-2012, 03:09 AM	#19802
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I too cheated a bit on the Maine-to-Florida ride...but only for about 30 miles. I got stopped by a Georgia Patrol officer, complete with mirror sun glasses, who took exception to my laid-back feet-on-the-highway pegs and my Vermont license plates; "Son, we don' ride motorcikles lak that hea. That is unsafe opp-oration of a motor ve-hickel." He wrote me an official warning and let me go. A mile down the road I saw an entrance to the Interstate, and beat feet out of Georgia into Florida! I had visions of me swinging a scythe on a Georgia chain gang while Strother Martin stood over me telling me that what we have is a failure to communicate! Stitchawl

05-11-2012, 03:28 AM	#19803
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Yoohooo!!!! Oh ProfCrash??? PropCrash?? Are you here? Remember those times you teased me? Hmmmmm.... I have something for youuuuuu...... Here you are!! Stitchawl

05-11-2012, 03:53 AM	#19804
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	Half a litre of Lipton ice tea. Life's good.

05-11-2012, 06:04 AM	#19807
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Earl Gray tea. Today is housecleaning day! I can't wait to get it over with - I'm a very messy person. I made a cake yesterday (turned out great!) and the kitchen looks like a flour and sugar bomb hit it.

05-11-2012, 06:11 AM	#19808
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Tweleve years!!!! We have no kids, but my brothers and sisters have 30 somethings each with no chance of launching them into the world as the kids have kids. Average house price where they live is $1 million. Which is anywhere near the CBD or beach where they work. I have no suggestions except . . . . Make them pay a bit of board for @&$)(;:/- sake. Or they'll never - ever - ever leave. Free food, free rent . . . Uuuuurrrrrrgggh! Oops. Red wine

05-11-2012, 07:09 AM	#19809
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Housing costs in NYC are so high that it's the norm for a person to live with his parents until marriage... if it happens. And kids take over parent's apartments when the parents pass on (or retire to Florida) as the rents are still within almost sane levels. It's not uncommon to find a 45 year old still living with their folks. Stitchawl

05-11-2012, 07:31 AM	#19811
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Na, isn't it a little bit early to tell our Prof all this? Isn't she still looking forward to all the joys that parenthood will bring? [Water]

05-11-2012, 09:31 AM	#19814
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	LOL that picture has been posted on my Facebook page with a great deal of regularity. And taped up in my cubicle at work. I have been reading the books on the first few months trying to get prepared but I know that there is no real preparation that you can do. So I am trying to sleep as much as I can now and practice being patient with my two very energetic dogs who think napping after work is a bad idea and try wrestling on top of me. Two more months, if things go to plan. Not that Iam counting on things going to plan. The nursery is painted. Hopefully we will have a crib and changing table assembled T the end of the weekend. The chest of drawers and old nightstands, which don'tmatch a thing in the room are going in the closet and I can start to put things away. My cousin sent a couple boxes of her sons baby clothes and other assorted baby gear that will arrive in a week so we will know what we need to get in the way of clothes and the like. I am enjoying the illusion of feeling prepared.