Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 531

Patricia · 09-14-2009, 05:29 PM

That must be a weight off your mind, Shel.

dreams · 09-14-2009, 05:31 PM

Great to hear that.

nomesque · 09-14-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

how do you pronounce that ? groose or growse ?

Growse

Lentil soup and warm socks this way too please! Hot outside, FREEZING inside.

nekokami · 09-14-2009, 08:09 PM

Eep, I leave you people alone for (well... ok... 12 days, I think) and look what happens! Shel, I'm glad to hear that things have settled down in your neighborhood. This evening when the Muffin Man picked me up, he informed me that his parents' house had been broken into today. The thieves took a large-screen TV and a netbook. They must have been in a hurry, because the house is loaded with portable electronics. (Perhaps they were intimidated by all the tangled wires.) They are feeling quite unsettled, as you all might guess, but evidently one neighbor was able to give the police the time (they had assumed all the pounding was my father-in-law working on the house again), and another neighbor, driving by, got a description of the car and 3 digits of the license plate. So I suspect these particular thieves will be caught. As there has evidently been a rash of such incidents in the region lately, perhaps this will be a lead to more arrests than just the idiots who broke into this house.

On a completely unrelated and rather frivolous note, earlier today I was researching tools to create original avatars, and I posted a thread about it here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56515

So far the thread has had 45 views and no comments, making me wonder what I've done wrong.

Is there less interest in this topic than I had thought? Or is it just that everyone glosses past the stickies? (I know I often do.)

zelda_pinwheel · 09-14-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

Growse

ta. that word is grouse.

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Lentil soup and warm socks this way too please! Hot outside, FREEZING inside.

yep, loading trebuchet... go open the window.

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Eep, I leave you people alone for (well... ok... 12 days, I think) and look what happens! Shel, I'm glad to hear that things have settled down in your neighborhood. This evening when the Muffin Man picked me up, he informed me that his parents' house had been broken into today. The thieves took a large-screen TV and a netbook. They must have been in a hurry, because the house is loaded with portable electronics. (Perhaps they were intimidated by all the tangled wires.) They are feeling quite unsettled, as you all might guess, but evidently one neighbor was able to give the police the time (they had assumed all the pounding was my father-in-law working on the house again), and another neighbor, driving by, got a description of the car and 3 digits of the license plate. So I suspect these particular thieves will be caught. As there has evidently been a rash of such incidents in the region lately, perhaps this will be a lead to more arrests than just the idiots who broke into this house.

that is really scary. there were several break-ins in my building a few years ago, it turned out one of them happened while i was at home (directly under the appartment being broken into) but i didn't realise it wasn't the neighbors.

it's really unsettling to think of that happening so nearby and i always feel really nervous afterwards for a while. i hope the thieves are caught.

shel, i'm so relieved to hear that the police caught the person they were looking for ! i am sure all of us will breathe easier now, especially you.

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On a completely unrelated and rather frivolous note, earlier today I was researching tools to create original avatars, and I posted a thread about it here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56515

So far the thread has had 45 views and no comments, making me wonder what I've done wrong.

Is there less interest in this topic than I had thought? Or is it just that everyone glosses past the stickies? (I know I often do.)

maybe they all read the thread and then were in such a hurry to make avatars they ran off without taking the time to post first.

nekokami · 09-14-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

maybe they all read the thread and then were in such a hurry to make avatars they ran off without taking the time to post first.

Ha. I've added a poll! Resistance is useless!

Verencat · 09-14-2009, 10:19 PM

I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really!
Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

nomesque · 09-14-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really!
Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

The thing that most often causes you to shout and swear...

IMHO

montsnmags · 09-14-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

...
Where do I start?
...

Step 1: Get a big bin, possibly even a skip...

desertgrandma · 09-15-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really!
Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

If you try to organize everything at once, it an exercise in futility and frustration.

Pick one job. Any job, or whichever one is causing your the most stress.

Are you clothes driving you nuts? Organize your closet.

Make piles. Keep. Donate. Trash. Be ruthless. Ironing out of control? Do it. Watch TV, but get it all done. Open your drresser drawers and organize them.

Once the clothes issue is taken care of, give yourself a day or two and move on to the next one. You can do this!

phenomshel · 09-15-2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really!
Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

Hmmm. I need a vacation Cat..can I come crash on your couch and organize your apartment? Plus that, my presence is a sure cure for moody, *itchy, and whiny.

Dylrob · 09-15-2009, 03:39 AM

I'm trying to hack the registry on my WinMo phone so that the nearly useless on-screen keyboard won't automatically pop up anymore.

ravenne · 09-15-2009, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Ok, y'all who were concerned about me can stop worrying now. This was in the paper today: Dixon Police Chief Dan Langloss issued a statement this morning that “the person responsible for this heinous crime is no longer a danger to our community.”

What a relief! I'm very glad to hear that, Shel

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Eep, I leave you people alone for (well... ok... 12 days, I think) and look what happens! Shel, I'm glad to hear that things have settled down in your neighborhood. This evening when the Muffin Man picked me up, he informed me that his parents' house had been broken into today. The thieves took a large-screen TV and a netbook. They must have been in a hurry, because the house is loaded with portable electronics. (Perhaps they were intimidated by all the tangled wires.) They are feeling quite unsettled, as you all might guess, but evidently one neighbor was able to give the police the time (they had assumed all the pounding was my father-in-law working on the house again), and another neighbor, driving by, got a description of the car and 3 digits of the license plate. So I suspect these particular thieves will be caught. As there has evidently been a rash of such incidents in the region lately, perhaps this will be a lead to more arrests than just the idiots who broke into this house.

I hope they'll get caught! Last week some police officers drove by and knocked on every door to tell people that the season for 'dusk-thieves' (thieves who break into houses at dusk) has just begun because of shorter days / earlier dusk. I thought they were kidding me until they told me that there were 4 housebreakings in the neighbourhood last year. I'll have my squint guns ready!

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On a completely unrelated and rather frivolous note, earlier today I was researching tools to create original avatars, and I posted a thread about it here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56515

So far the thread has had 45 views and no comments, making me wonder what I've done wrong.

Is there less interest in this topic than I had thought? Or is it just that everyone glosses past the stickies? (I know I often do.)

Great thread, neko

, thanks for posting. I'm sure people are already busy following the links and create their own avatars. I'll try one myself later today.

Greg Anos · 09-15-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really!
Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

When measuring a circle, start anywhere. - Urusla K. LeGuin

Verencat · 09-15-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

The thing that most often causes you to shout and swear...

IMHO

Office space. Definitely.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Step 1: Get a big bin, possibly even a skip...

I'm physically incapable of throwing things out unless I'm in a really bad mood. It's part of the problem.
Actually, it is the problem.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

If you try to organize everything at once, it an exercise in futility and frustration.

Pick one job. Any job, or whichever one is causing your the most stress.

Once the clothes issue is taken care of, give yourself a day or two and move on to the next one. You can do this!

Thanks, I hope I can! I'm just so clueless when it comes to putting thing in order... Where do I put the sewing machine? And the power tools? How do I place them so they are handy but out of sight? And the enormous printer that takes half of my desk?

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Hmmm. I need a vacation Cat..can I come crash on your couch and organize your apartment? Plus that, my presence is a sure cure for moody, *itchy, and whiny.

When do you want me to pick you up at the airport?

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

When measuring a circle, start anywhere. - Urusla K. LeGuin

Thant sentence makes me nervous. But applies here even more than you can imagine!

09-14-2009, 05:29 PM	#7951
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	That must be a weight off your mind, Shel.

09-14-2009, 05:31 PM	#7952
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Great to hear that.

09-14-2009, 08:09 PM	#7954
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Eep, I leave you people alone for (well... ok... 12 days, I think) and look what happens! Shel, I'm glad to hear that things have settled down in your neighborhood. This evening when the Muffin Man picked me up, he informed me that his parents' house had been broken into today. The thieves took a large-screen TV and a netbook. They must have been in a hurry, because the house is loaded with portable electronics. (Perhaps they were intimidated by all the tangled wires.) They are feeling quite unsettled, as you all might guess, but evidently one neighbor was able to give the police the time (they had assumed all the pounding was my father-in-law working on the house again), and another neighbor, driving by, got a description of the car and 3 digits of the license plate. So I suspect these particular thieves will be caught. As there has evidently been a rash of such incidents in the region lately, perhaps this will be a lead to more arrests than just the idiots who broke into this house. On a completely unrelated and rather frivolous note, earlier today I was researching tools to create original avatars, and I posted a thread about it here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56515 So far the thread has had 45 views and no comments, making me wonder what I've done wrong. Is there less interest in this topic than I had thought? Or is it just that everyone glosses past the stickies? (I know I often do.)

09-14-2009, 10:19 PM	#7957
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	I'm am busy being moody, bitchy and whiny. It's a full time job, really! Issue of the day: I have no sense of organization, and I really really need to get myself organized right now. Where do I start? Office, cupboards, bookshelves, clothes, papers I need to keep stash?

09-15-2009, 03:39 AM	#7962
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	I'm trying to hack the registry on my WinMo phone so that the nearly useless on-screen keyboard won't automatically pop up anymore.