Good Monday Morning, Crew!

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Welcome to the Monday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had a great weekend filled with R&R! I surely did. :woohoo: And now, a new work week is upon us, it's Monday, and it's my last day of vacation. I don't know where the past eight days went so damned quickly. :shrug: Do YOU have any idea? Me either. Time sucks! :rofl:

As I'm sure you're aware, summer has officially arrived! It's the time of year for cookouts, camping, going fishing and all the other things we can't do during the cold ass winters! I'm so happy! I love the summer!

So, are you ready to start this new week with me? Well, let's get it on! :bounce:

Song Of The Day: "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy
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Did you have a good weekend, Mate?

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Meh. Had a great weekend regardless.

It feels good to not have school on your shoulders for a while, huh?

That's the way I feel about eBay. I've been looking at quite a few items, and every time I think I'm going to win one of them, somebody posts a bid in the last few seconds and takes it away from me. It's called "sniping" and it makes me mad! :grr::mad:

miss out. In other words, it goes "This item will be sold in the next ten minutes" then sometimes sells them in the first nine minutes, and says "this is the last minute" and picks a random number from 1 to 59 and sells it on that second.

I'm not sure what the best solution would be, but there is sniping software I can download that will do the exact same thing for me as all the rest. I've avoided it so far, because I don't feel it's really fair...but DAMN! I wanted a couple of those things! x(

who invented time and made it go so fast should have his copyright revoked so we can all mess around with it.

I wonder what we need to do to get that freaking copyright revoked??? :shrug::rofl:

theo-teleogical army of darkness.

How is the army? Both soldiers are good.

:)

All both of them, huh? :rofl:

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Their job is tough enough without THAT! :rofl: What are you fighting about anyway?

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I hate that shit too. x( At least now I know where Miss Buffy has been all morning. :rofl:

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If you see Miss Buffy in there again, tell her I said "Hello!"

My dessert included two different types of vanilla custard (one thick one pouring) and strawberries.
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I love to make good looking great tasting food.

I hope you have a good day too! It's time for me to get going I guess. I'm starving and it's passed time for breakfast!

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It's good to see you today! Everything going good in your corner of the world?

I made a thread that received 37 replies yesterday. That's new.

I hope it continues to get better for ya! :hug:

I had a very pleasant weekend except for one incident. See description here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5306338&mesg_id=5306338

Other than that my friend and I had a lot of fun and still a relaxed weekend.

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I'm glad you had a good weekend except for THAT idiot. x( I don't know why some guys have to be that way. :shrug: I would have done the same thing as you did if I had been in your place! :hug:

normally I am a soft tempered person. But with this idiot I can't keep my countenance

There is a person or two out in the world that I'm the same way about.

good thing I don't live in the same city as he does. And a very good thing that I got out of that relationship in time.

Luckily, I don't live in the same city as either of mine either. How's Mister Fantastic doing?

when I was on my way to Stuttgart. He called me :D Haven't heard of him for the rest of the weekend but I will try to call him this evening.

I know he's a busy boy now, what with the new job and everything. Heard anything more from the places you applied to?

:(

I will keep trying

(keep trying, that is)
I'm sure you'll get a job at one of them sooner or later! :bounce:

that acts as arranger. I will email them and see what they can offer.

I'll cross my fingers for you, my dear! :hug::loveya: Good luck!

:loveya:

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Is it a nice day there in Germany today?

we had a big thunderstorm last night and it cooled off. But it is getting humid already again the minute the sun comes out. This morning it was more clouds than anything else.

One feels better when it's bright and sunny outside.

and the temps are still in the lower 80s.

Do you have the window open behind you? It seems that would be great!

and I enjoy the cool breeze that comes in.

It must be very relaxing! :hug:

it would be even more relaxing :)

But still...having a window behind you where you can feel the cool breezes and hear the birds must be great! :hug:

I surely can't complain about my office :)

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I'm certainly happy you have it! :loveya:

and nice co-workers and boss as well. She was in France last week and brought us all a glass full with herbes de Provence and a small "lavender pillow"

What a great boss!

she retires end of the year. But we already now who is getting her position and we are happy with theat decision as well.

If you're happy with your boss, that makes the job that much nicer!

I had an asshole as boss at my lst job. He practiced the art of mobbing :puke:

I hate people like that. x( At least you don't have to worry about that now. I wonder where TJwmason is? I didn't see him all weekend and now not today either? :shrug: Have you seen him?

but I am sure he will pop up sooner and later and explain where he has been. Maybe he took the day off and went on a mini vacation :shrug:

I'm trying to remember if he said anything to me about that the last time I saw him...can't remember. It's time to get going I think. I'm starving and it's time for breakfast! I REALLY enjoyed talking with you this morning, Miss Honey! :hug::loveya:

as always. It is less and less time till I come to the States :bounce:

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:hi: :loveya: :hug: I'm glad the rest of the weekend was good.

how was your weekend?

:hi: :loveya:

I was sick on Saturday ... or maybe just worn out. So I took it easy and then slept until 9:00 AM Sunday morning. Harleykid is making it a sort of habit to come over on Sundays since her husband watches sports and she doesn't want to watch with him. So we had a great time. :loveya:

that sounds like a great thing!!

Saturday we slept till noon. But then we only got home around 6am or so :)

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I would have slept til noon, too, if I'd been up all night. Did you get enough sleep?

no worries :)

Do you know when harleydad is coming back?

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He's coming for the week of July 10. Then he was to go back. We're not liking being apart ... and it's actually harder on him, which neither one of us expected. :( It's sort of surreal not having him here.

I hope the time passes by fast. I believe it is less hard on you as you are in a new surrounding and keep yourself busy with the new house and stuff.

Other than your run-in with your ex did you have a good time this weekend? Well, guess you must have if you didn't get home until 6:00 a.m.

My weekend was pretty calm, just doing stuff around the place, but I did accomplish a lot. Been kicking around the idea of moving, but I'm not real sure about that decision yet.

yes beside seeing that idiot I had a wonderful time. My friend and I had a lot of fun.

Thinking of moving, huh? When I think of moving (beside my wish to be closer to M) I rather freak out because of all the stuff that I have in my apt. :scared:

mean about all the stuff. Maybe that's why I'm having such a hard time making the decision. Additionally, my neighborhood if really safe, and I fear that I won't find a place I can afford in another safe neighborhood. But I'd truly like to move closer to work. I commute for about 1/2 hour which isn't bad. But I live out in the middle of nowhere and have to drive anywhere whenever I want to do something. Ah well, I'll keep thinking about it. Who knows . . .

Heading out of here soon, so you have a good rest of the day. Hope you get to talk to your sweetie today.

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How are things with you, my friend?

A report I wrote last week turns out not to meet the customer requirements so I have to basically rewrite it backwards.

And I am starting to get myself organised for my holiday. Plus, it's my birthday next Sunday - I will be 30. :scared:

Something you write or do isn't right and it has to be done over again. Happens to the best of us, Man. So you're coming up on the big three zero, huh? :hug: Well, don't feel bad! You're still a young guy!

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So how does it feel to NOT be working? :rofl:

:D

Well, gotta get to sleep now. I need to wake up early and run errands in a few hours, since I'm leaving on Thursday. :hi:

I'm glad you stopped in to say Hello, Man! Have a good rest! :hi:

:hi::hug: I am visiting a gf of mine...way up high in the mtns. i can't sleep...so I am popping off afew posts before I head down the mtn...have to work tonight.

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I bet you've had a great time up there in the mountains, haven't you?! :bounce: I'm sorry you can't sleep though. I hate that. x(

she sings in a band (just for fun mainly) and they had a benefit this weekend for a very sick baby to help raise money. It has rained all night and has been nice and cool.

I LOVE to hear about people helping each other like that! Tell her I'm SO proud of her! :bounce: I'm glad its been pleasant...you'll grow, in the next few months, to appreciate the cool nights (when they ARE cool)! :rofl:

I sent you a pm

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:donut: :hi: :hug:

I haven't had a cold ass winter since 1994, so I've sort of forgotten about the seasons ... except for the hot ass summers in South FL. But NEXT year I bet spring and summer will be a big deal! :bounce: I love summer, too, and I'm really enjoying it here. I went for a long drive with harleykid yesterday and she showed me around, how to get to where she works, etc. It's incredibly gorgeous here. :loveya:

Yeah, I'm ready to start the week. And I hope you do something wicked fun for your last day of vacation! :bounce:

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It's SO good to see you here with me so early! :bounce: Yes, I know you've been down here and haven't had to deal with the cold. In Missouri during the winter, I'd get up and there would be 13 inches of snow on the ground and the thermometer outside would read: "One". Brrrrr! :scared: So, I'm sure you'll come to see the seasons as I do!

I hope I get to get out and do something fun for my last day too! I was playing with my camera yesterday and tried a close up shot using the macro setting. What do you think:

was watching the car carriers load up the snowbirds' cars in the spring. But then it was so muggy!

13 inches of snow in Missouri? :wow: I sure wouldn't like that. We had plenty of snow in NY and PA! Harleykid says it doesn't snow a lot here, but it might snow more where our property is than where she lives because we're closer to the mountains. :shrug: I remember taking it personally when it was still snowing in the spring. :rofl:

I think that picture is GORGEOUS! :bounce: :loveya: I'm so glad you're enjoying your camera!

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We don't have the snowbirds here in Tallahassee like you did down in Boca. We just have LOTS and LOTS of kids! FSU dont'cha know! :rofl:

Yes, the average total snowfall in Springfield is like 26 inches. It's pretty...but it's a pain in the ass, let me just tell you.

In the fall, we'd see them parked along the side of the road and we'd say, "DAMN! The car carriers are here!" Then, in the spring, we'd see them and say, "WOOHOO! The car carriers are here!" :rofl:

Ah, yes, FSU. We have lots of kids in east Boca ... FAU.

I like snow when it just falls silently, leaves a nice little dusting on the grass and road and then melts off the road by morning. That happened on Christmas Eve one year when we lived in NY. It was beautiful! And I had to walk to a mom and pop gift shop for a special gift from Germany. The street lamps were on, so it was just like a postcard the way they lit up the snow as it was falling. I'll always remember that. But I DON'T like snow that keeps coming or comes with wind and hangs around to get plowed and sanded ... and everything in sight is grey.

I can remember spending at least 30 minutes after work cleaning off my car, struggling to get out of the parking lot (because the plows left the snow in front of all the parked cars), and taking another 30 minutes to drive the 2 miles home, just so I could be greeted with a plowed-in driveway that I couldn't shovel b/c the snow was too wet and heavy to move. But I couldn't leave my car on the street b/c it was illegal to park in front of your own house. I would be in a very bad mood by the time harleydad came home. x( Yep ... summer is a good thing. :D

Oh, yeah, and I lived in Maine when I was a kid, so I know about blizzards, too. Damn near died in one when I was in 3rd grade. :scared:

this is Santa's big scene..." :rofl: Sounds wonderful, my dear! I'd go out while it was snowing sometimes too just to watch it come down. Everything was so silent and pretty! Then...try to drive on it. x( THAT sucks.

:cry: Quick! Where's the time machine? We need to go back and do it right! :rofl:

You're RIGHT! I LOVED snow when I was a kid (if you don't count that blizzard). When we moved to VA, I just wanted to go back to where it snowed. But once I started driving, it was a different story. I HATE driving in it. Harleydad had a 4WD truck when we lived in NY and loved to drive it in the snow. He would call all the neighbors and see if he could run errands for them when it snowed more than a few inches. Of course, he grew up in northern NY, where there's snow on the roads all winter long.

I'm pretty excited about this year, though ... now that we're sort of settled. Christmas is here, with us, at this house! Harleykid and her husband, Airmen, and grandson will all be here. We have NEVER all spent Christmas together before b/c Harleykid wasn't married last time the rest of them were with us in 2001. :bounce:

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It will be great, won't it?! I'm happy you'll have your family there with you this time! I hate the shovelling part. It would snow so much and be so wet, that one could easily break ones back trying to get it off the freaking driveway. x(

Now let's all hope Harleydad can be here, too! I don't THINK his managers are that insensitive ... but they might be. :scared:

Harleydad actually did injure his back shoveling wet snow, way back in his 20s. I watched him go down to his knees and thought he'd had a heart attack. It was all I could do to help him into the house. That's the injury that flared up a few months ago -- it gets a bad muscle spasm, just out of the blue or if he's been doing something to irritate it. Bad snow shoveling! If his bosses ever let him telecommute from here, we just won't have to go anywhere when it snows ... and that means we won't have to shovel it. Just sit in front of the fireplace and watch it being pretty. :loveya: (Dream on, right?)

But, for now, I have to get my day started. I hope you have a wonderful day and can do something fun! Say hello to Greekspeak for me. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

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I can understand about hurting ones self. I always overdid it too. I just wanted to get it done and didn't stop to rest like I should have. I hope Mister Harley's bosses aren't that insensitive too. Damn them. x( If you MUST go, I hope you have a great day, my dear! I'll give Greekspeak a hug for you and tell Mister Harley I said Hello! :hi::hug::loveya:

:cry: But I'll be back tomorrow. I surely will tell Mister Harley you said Hello ... there's an email from him now. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

Have a good day today and I'll see you in the morning, my dear! :hug::loveya::hi:

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:hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: I decided to give you extra hugs this morning. :hug: :hug: :hug:

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:D

:loveya: :hug: And thank YOU! :loveya:

I guess I'm ready for the week. No bouncy guys from me until I get some coffee. Enjoy your last day of vacation.

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Yes, coffee! I have some right now too. I haven't decided what I'm going to do, but it WILL be fun!

:-)

I just need to start carrying my camera with me more. Did you see the picture I showed AirmensMom?

Took this yesterday:

.....all DUers are doing fine this morning. Here's something:donut: to get that other eye open.

Is anyone watching the series on the History Channel (Sunday evenings) called "Revolution"? The entire series is wonderful and shows the great odds our :patriot:Forefathers :patriot: were up against and how often we almost didn't become a new nation. :patriot: George Washington was not the hero from day one that he's made out to be in some history books. He had a lot of learning to do and men's lives were at stake while he slowly did this learning.:patriot:

Well, let's get out there and attack a few more neocons and let them know we won't let them tear apart what our Forefathers gave us.:headbang:

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Yes, I've seen one or two of those shows! You're right...they're great! I love the History Channel. I hope you have a great day! :bounce:

Time does fly when you're having fun or when you're off work at the least. Here's to a good long... final day off for you :toast:

I have a very busy work week but then we get a four day weekend off coming up for the 4th of July weekend. Yippy!:bounce: :woohoo:

I wish you the best day.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

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Yes, time flies by and I wish it would quit it! Especially when I'm on vacation. :rofl: I wish you the best day too, my dear. Hopefully, since you're going to be busy, the days will go by quickly! :hi::loveya:

Nice picture. You did good! Yes, I know what you mean about time flying. I had a three day week-end, and it's hard to believe it's Monday again. Well, I'm taking off of work on Friday again, and we've got Monday and Tuesday off, so I'll have a REALLY long weekend.

I did accomplish a lot of extra domestic chores so, I'm happy about that. You know, stuff one keeps putting off! So I didn't waste all my time away.

Oh, and it's day three without coffee. I do this every so often, but lately, coffee has not been as satisfying for me, so I just thought I'd stop drinking it for a while and see what happens. I don't think I'm crabby, but then I live alone, how would I know?

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Thank you for the compliment, my dear! I was quite happy with how the picture came out too! Consumer Reports newest edition tested and rated digital cameras and mine was rated number one of ALL the small cameras! :woohoo::bounce:

I think I'd go crazy if I didn't have my coffee. I drink it all day long.

I'm glad you're getting all these LONG weekends! It's a good feeling, huh?

Consumer Reports rating b/4 you bought your camera? They give pretty reliable information. But your picture is good only because you took it.

The coffee thing? I only drink a few cups in the morning anyway, so I'm not a huge coffee drinker. So far I'm not missing it. Used to drink a lot of tea, but I'm not to interested in that either right now. Mostly water, but I think my new addiction may be V-8. The spicy one

I've gotta be heading out here pretty soon. Wishing you a good last day of vacation. Be sure to treat yourself extra good today.

So, I was happily surprised! I hope you have a great day, my dear! I'll see you in the morning! :hug::loveya:

Had a peaceful, rainy Sunday afternoon. Got caught up on some reading. Looks like more rain today - wish we could send some to places that are dry as dust. Enjoy your last day of vacation.

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We're supposed to have rain up here in Tallahassee today too. I'm not sure what exactly I'm going to do today yet. I may spend it reading and relaxing. But, I have an item I need to return to Best Buy so I know I'm at least going there.

:scared:

It's just a small $8.99 item and all I'm going to do is return it and leave. I made a nice purchase at CompUSA yesterday!

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Yeah, it sure is...whether we want it to be or not. :rofl: It's good to see you this morning, Buddy! Have some coffee and sit with me a minute!

I'm sorry! I'll sit with ya at some point this week!

Well, I know we have to do that sometimes. Have a great day, Mister Man and I'll see you tomorrow! :bounce::hi:

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I'm starting to get the impression that you do this every morning. Either that or the 4 times in the last year I've been on DU this early you've had a Good Morning thread. Anyway, good morning.

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Man! I haven't seen you in FOREVER! It's good to see you in the Early Morning Crew thread! Yes, the crew and I meet every day except Sunday. It's a great way to start the day! :bounce:

It's good to see you again. :hi: How's everything been going?

I've got to say this place is bad for procrastinators. I actually called out today so I can get some work for work done. It's my fault - did nothing all weekend but read DU (and even at that I'm such a lurker that I probably only made about 10 posts).

Anyway, thanks guys for being some of the few people (Clintmax & Swimboy) on this board who actually recognize me.

Trying to enjoy my last day of vacation. I know what you mean about DU making one procrastinate! Happens to me too sometimes! I'll ALWAYS recognize you, DCD! Come into the crew thread anytime and I'll add you to the roster! :bounce:

...I'm out of here by 5 am every day (and don't usually wake up until I'm standing in the WaWa with a cup of coffee in my hand at around 5:15). My company blocks me from even reading DU let alone posting. So I only get to start the day with such pleasant people every now and then when I take the day off.

BTW - I love the idea of having a Monday as the last day of vacation. I think I'm going to do that for mine. It's just brilliant - the worst day of the week for most and you get to use it as one last day to relax.

I usually start the crew thread between 5:30 and 5:45 am so you're already at work and going strong. It's good to see you today anyway, Man! :bounce:

:hi: The coffee hasn't reached the end of my typing fingers yet. This is hard! :rofl:

I wasn't here everyday last week so I need to ask you to point me to where you posted your new pictures. I'm going through my old pictures and may find some to scan in so there may be some new old ones some day.

Enjoy your last day of vacation--make the most of it. :bounce: ;) :bounce:

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Yes, it IS hard to type correctly if the coffee hasn't reached your hands. :rofl: I've only posted one new one today. The others I posted from my new camera are in my Journal. The one I posted today is this one:

I wanted to see what the macro setting would do for me (I'm still experimenting)!

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I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

It's time for breakfast and I'm HONGRY! :rofl: It was great seeing everyone this morning and I'll see you again tomorrow for another round! :bounce: I hope you have a great Monday! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

Clint

Enjoy the day! :hi:

You have a great one too. :hi:

I have a lot to tell you. Maybe by mildredgram.

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:hi: Are you smiling today? :hug: