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[Teddy]

Originally Posted by KuReshtin

Today has not been a good day.

Overslept this morning, waking up 15 minutes before my shift at work started, and with a half hour drive, that's problematic at best.

Also, I found that my brother had tried calling me this morning, but I'd slept through it.

He did get hold of me just as I was about to head off to work, and gave me the news that my uncle, that's battled cancer for a long time finally passed away last night. Suddenly, getting to work in a hurry wasn't that high on my priority list.

Aww, that sucks. When my grandfather (or "father's father" for the specificness that I'm used to, but that a lot of languages lack for some stupid reason) died, it was the first thing I got to know that morning. I remember being a bit annoyed at dad for not telling me later, like after breakfast, since it killed my good mood that morning.

[KuReshtin]

Originally Posted by Teddy

Aww, that sucks. When my grandfather (or "father's father" for the specificness that I'm used to, but that a lot of languages lack for some stupid reason) died, it was the first thing I got to know that morning. I remember being a bit annoyed at dad for not telling me later, like after breakfast, since it killed my good mood that morning.

I had the same feeling when my grandfather (morfar) died. At the time, I was working in the same department, but another team, as my aunt (moster), and she had the week off from work because we all knew that he didn't have long left, so my mother, her mother and her siblings were at his side when he passed away.

I was in at work at the time, and got a phone call at about 2pm in the afternoon from my mom, giving me the news, and then requested that I kept it to myself at work, because they figured that a lot of people would send condolence text messages and try to call my aunt if i told anyone.

So I had to endure about 2 hours at work, trying to look as if nothing was wrong, even if I was devastated.
By the time I finished work, I was such a wreck that I couldn't drive, and had to take a taxi the 10-15 miles to my grandparent's house (at least that's what I think I did, I can't really remember anything from stepping out from work until I stepped in through the door and was met by my grandmother and totally broke down weeping in her arms).

I, and both my brother and sister, was very close to our grandfather, but I think me so a little more than the others as I'd lived at my grandparent's house while going to high school (gymnasiet) and always tried to help out with driving them anywhere they needed to go when they needed to go anywhere.

[Thufir]

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

Oh, and Curly was smaller than a carriage wheel.

Present pictorial evidence of this occurrence. I desire cuteness.

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

I love a good costume.

And I would marry a great costume and start a family with it. That way I'd end up with more great costumes.

Well, that's taking it a bit far, but who am I to iudge? Some people want to marry furniture.

Oh, the other point I forgot to mention is they accidentally gave me two costumes. The other is for Act 1. Which I'm not in. My friends suggested I should iust wear it backstage during Act 1 for the hell of it.
At some point I will get photos of me in said costume. And in the other one, that I actually have to wear for the show.

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

ION:
While I was with Curly my Weight Watchers flatmate toasted her thin bread, which burnt and set off the fire alarm, and the entire block had to evacuate.

Now the offending crispy bread slice is taped to the fridge door. I wonder how long it'll take to go mouldy.

*Shakes head* Honestly, the antics of students nowadays...

[CurlyKitGirl]

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

Don't forget the DVDs. Especially the capriciously high-charged and extremely largely capable Roman general... Virulus.
Oh, and the hilariously-titled Mills & Boon novels.

And the main character was called Quintus! His commander being Virulus; and me knowing my obscure Middle English words, it lead to giggles.
Don't forget Genghis Kan: The Original 'Mongol'.
And those were in the top twenty DVDs sections.

The books, oh man, the books . . .
The Dark Duke, The Cowboy and the Princess, and there was one about a knight.
They were so tawdry and unbelievable.
I could probably make up some titles, and you wouldn't believe me, but they'd fit perfectly.
The Gentle Knight and the Shepherdess, A Passionate Crime, Intrigue: Bodyguard Under the Sun; Bedded For Pleasure; The Misbehaving Mistress; The King and the Sultry Seductress.

Hey, this is fun.

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

That was amazing. Looking at that picture of the mother and daughter on the beach...

Spoiler

HORSE LAND

Also, the eighteenth-century painting of two noble children that "looks like it's from the 1940s-50s" and the 'photo' of boats, and... just fantastic comments everywhere.

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

Oh, and Curly was smaller than a carriage wheel.

I was small, and the wheel was big. Sadly, no pictures for supposed cuteness exist.

Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

ION:
While I was with Curly my Weight Watchers flatmate toasted her thin bread, which burnt and set off the fire alarm, and the entire block had to evacuate.

Now the offending crispy bread slice is taped to the fridge door. I wonder how long it'll take to go mouldy.

Hehe. Students.

ION:
Going back to uni tomorrow. Got to pack this evening, lucky I didn't unpack much. Got to get up early tomorrow as well. Hopefully I can convince Dad to leave at sixish.

[KuReshtin]

Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

And the main character was called Quintus! His commander being Virulus; and me knowing my obscure Middle English words, it lead to giggles.
Don't forget Genghis Kan: The Original 'Mongol'.
And those were in the top twenty DVDs sections.

The books, oh man, the books . . .
The Dark Duke, The Cowboy and the Princess, and there was one about a knight.
They were so tawdry and unbelievable.
I could probably make up some titles, and you wouldn't believe me, but they'd fit perfectly.
The Gentle Knight and the Shepherdess, A Passionate Crime, Intrigue: Bodyguard Under the Sun; Bedded For Pleasure; The Misbehaving Mistress; The King and the Sultry Seductress.

Hey, this is fun.

And if you combine the titles, you get even better ones.

"Bodyguard Under the Sun: Bedded for pleasure"
"The King and the Sultry Seductress: A passionate crime"

[Thufir]

Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

I was small, and the wheel was big. Sadly, no pictures for supposed cuteness exist.

And there's no 'supposed' about it.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Originally Posted by KuReshtin

And if you combine the titles, you get even better ones.

"Bodyguard Under the Sun: Bedded for pleasure"
"The King and the Sultry Seductress: A passionate crime"

:smalllbiggrin:
^.^

Author of Delight, a novel about a romance author, writing under a pseudonym whose hero is secretly based upon a man she works with. What happens when Garrett McSexyNoShirt admits, not knowing who she is, that she writes his favourite books?

A Doctor's Distraction, when Dr. HourglassFigure is doing her rounds she meets Cute But Has A Dangerous Illness and falls for him. Can she separate her personal and professional feelings as she fights to save CBHADI's life and win her heart's desire?

The Husband's Affair - Mrs. Plain Iane is betrayed by her husband when she finds out that he's been sleeping with their next door neighbour. She's vowed to never trust a man again.
Moving out of her house and into a new flat she finds a friend in her new next-door-neighbour.
How will she overcome her betrayal and come to trust him? What happens when he admits his feelings for her are stronger than friendship?

[Thufir]

Loving is Believing - A fanatical reader of romance novels finally meets her dream man, only to discover him to be cynical and iaded after years of disappointment. Can she convince him that true love and 'happily ever after's can happen in the real world?

It seems the measure of these made up hypothetical books is how much effort it takes not to iust make fun of them.

[Trobby]

A Knight's Sunset: The Ninja Bites

What happens when Lord Perfect and Cassidy Cowgirl meet under the moonlight only to discover that one is secretly a vampire, and the other a ninja assassin?

Also, they are both supposed to be married to someone else and Lord Perfect is dying of a fatal disease that only his wife-to-be can cure.

I'm not sure if I'm as good at this as you two are, but I sure can try. <w<;

[Thufir]

Originally Posted by Introbulus

one is secretly a vampire, and the other a ninja assassin

Cross-genre ridiculosity detracts from it being believable as an actual book of this type.
Also, the "Also, they are..." is too matter of fact. The description has to all flow smoothly from the basic question of "How will they ever cope with being in the lahvs with each other OMGOMGOMG."

[Trobby]

Hmm...

My Bleeding Heart

Ms.Emily Watkinson has fallen in love! Too bad her lover is a creature of the night. Will she stay her heart, or fall victim to the tall, dark stranger?


No, I still think you two are better at this than me. :/

[Teddy]

Little brother the Pyromaniac has built a miniature mortar which he loads with blackpowder and uses to fire away small pyrotechnics (flashes are good when it's dark, while smoke makes for cool daytime effects). I usually frown upon his pyromania, but I have to admit that this is cool.

[Elfin]

Unrelated, but something I've been thinking about -

Now, I really dislike sweet flavors; always have. They just taste disgusting to me, whether in the form of desserts or jams or...well, for some strange reason, actually, I do like fruit. But other than that, I just can't abide sweet tastes.
My friends all say that this is really strange, and obviously it's outside the norm...but is anyone else like this? Or is it really that bizarre?

In the same vein, does anyone have any idea why I might have such a strong dislike of sweetness, and why fruit might be exempt?

[Haruki-kun]

There's no real reason "why" anyone has a dislike of certain flavors. They just do. It's true that it's a rare issue, but there's nothing particularly strange about it.

[CrimsonAngel]

The person who understood my DnD jokes got a schedual change and was moved out of my U.S history class.

Oh, and my friend is pregnant.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

Oh, and my friend is pregnant.

Well, uh, judging from the smiley, I guess congrats aren't in order?

[Trobby]

Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

The person who understood my DnD jokes got a schedual change and was moved out of my U.S history class.

Oh, and my friend is pregnant.

That's um...well, those are two very different things. o.o;

Um...sorry you lost your friend in that class, and I hope your other friend is okay?

[CrimsonAngel]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Well, uh, judging from the smiley, I guess congrats aren't in order?

Maybe if she wasn't 13.

[Pyrian]

Yup, that sucks. ...Also potentially life-threatening.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

Maybe if she wasn't 13.

Well that bites.

Self censored for political reasons.

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

Maybe if she wasn't 13.

I guess some of these are in order:




That doesn't sound good at all.

[CrimsonAngel]

{scrubbed}

[Coidzor]

Teddy: Well, yeah, it sounds disgusting and wrong.

{scrubbed}

[Eon]

oh... and I have to agree with coidzor on this one...

[Dallas-Dakota]

Thirding Coidz here.

Originally Posted by Thufir

Nah, that would be the Cookiemonster.

Bit late but:

Youuuuu rang? *nom*

[CurlyKitGirl]

{scrubbed}

[Malfunctioned]

Fourthing Coidz and seconding Koorly.


Also, Malfunctioned is getting an eyebrow piercing tomorrow!

[AtlanteanTroll]

I disgree with the previous posters.

ION: More people need to pull their heads out of their butts, and look at the world around them.

[Quincunx]

I agree with the scrubbed material.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I'm sad now, I just remembered my old Latin Teacher. She's dead now. *wanders away and crys*