Gracey

ROFL - I know, right?!? And one of my gf's live in Olathe! Tho she might know doctors! There HUGE potential there!! I could use a little handyman work and of course, your gardening services! I bought my house 2 years ago from a landscape architect so you could have all kinds of fun looking at (and tending) all the plants + trees! Happy Birthday Heartfire!:party: GASP don't you say that! (tho it's true)

re: reading...I go through phases when I read a lot and then I go through dry spells (er so to speak). I read murder mysteries and modern day romances (since I have no romance currently, ha).

Yeah I know they can but we've already been through a year of not speaking so yanno. I seem to get a LOT of attention for him not to ask me out. It's very puzzling. :tongue2:

hey hey heyyyyy, I said that I was going to fly her down here so back off, skinny!!! :tongue2:

Joe - I just finished reading your Ode and first, please let me say, "verrrrrry well said." I've been doing numbers for so long that I've lost all of my writing abilities!! I clearly don't know what your major is but seriously, very well written! [Warning: I'm about to express what I've learned in my 42 years on this earth and I am saying this from a "good place," OK? I am definitely not in any way trying to be disrespectful! There are SO many things that I'd wish people would've taught me in my 20's!] Secondly, if the things that you have written about actually happened to you in real life, I would suggest that you not put up with all of the crap that you have. Now do I believe that you should continue to open doors and have the wonderful manners that you were clearly taught growing up? Absolutely!!! However, please stop "apologizing" for being heavier by letting these girls flirt with you and "tease" you. They are clearly not your true friend(s) if they are taking you to a party and then blatantly flirting with you. Period. Perhaps they don't realize they're being bitches or perhaps it just makes them feel better...who knows. In my opinion (and one of which you did not ask!!), I believe you should sit down and tell your friend(s) that while you value their friendship, their behavior is unacceptable (and "hurtful" if you're feeling honest). Lastly, while I believe that those of us that battle our weight definitely are judged visually (before getting to know us personally), I also am finally coming to the realization that having a good sense of confidence is attractive. I personally have a very strong personality and take no crap at work. However, I chased a co-worker for years (yes plural if I'm being honest) and I finally snapped and decided that I absolutely could not take another day. I ignored him for over a year and just this month have begun speaking to him again. I'm sure my actions lulled him into the belief that I would put up with his crap until the end of time. (Actions being texting, IM'ing, emailing way the H too much.) Clearly he now realizes that this was not the case. My girlfriends think he is interested in me but doesn't know how to approach. Who in the world knows; I'm just living my life. Having said all of that, I want and need a boyfriend, partner, husband that is stronger than I am and that I cannot run roughshod over. Getting my way all the time is just boring! (So don't be too nice of a guy....meaning a pushover.) So longer story longer - have an opinion, speak your mind, and stand tall, o' eloquent one. If the current college twits cannot see what a catch you are, someone will in the future!!! Now can we discuss the mixed signals of one co-worker.....:tongue2:

Ahh bummer but I love me some queens! Should be fun at least.

See above about flying Taps to ATL... Wow; you sound so much better than you have all week! Great! Ugh I do too but so despise yard work!

Wha? Are you blaming little ol me?!? (PS that is so sad that you jumped out of bed to farm!!!) Yea y'all!!!!! Mine was last Friday when a co-worker told me to buy clothes that fit (i.e. that weren't too big). Great, thanks for infecting the rest of us!!! Had em at 18 only on the bottom teeth for 10 months and they sucked! Make sure to take some kind of OTC pain reliever (Tylenol) before you go in for your next appointment. Gotta get ahead of that pain, gah. We'll all stand in a line to take turns! Afterward, I was like "awwwww mannnnn"! Glad there were others that admitted to also not getting the joke. O'course I'm not married so I don't see one as often as some of y'all. :cool: getting old ain't for the faint of heart; that's fer sure! Happy Early Birthday!!! Lu - we got us another cougar in the house! We share acronyms and basic geographic locations! :eek: What am I - chopped liver?!? :smile: I too am Laura! :wub: Tippity Taps - hope the sleep situation improves; that must be horrid. I presume you've tried the deep breathing/meditating route? Does your mind wandering keep you awake? I had a doctor tell me that we think in word blips on an unending reel; not in sentences. So she suggested that I get up and write down whatever was on my mind to get the ideas out of my head. What about ambien? I hate pill popping to sleep but dang, it's been quite a while for you. And why hasn't Plain diagnosed the problem yet?!? Sheesh!

That's awesome! lol On FB, I meant people are cattle in that they are such followers!!! In a movie theatre that sits 300, idjuts gotta come and sit right in front of me/us. Seriously!?! Or in a women's bathroom with 7 stalls (work), it drives me crazy for someone to sit in the stall next to me when there are 5 others open. Go away! Oh oh and don't stand on top of me in a line. GAH!

WTH is that a pic of...a stack of papers that you're supposed to file? Oh hells no!! Looks like a woman's office in my old dept. She has piles of papers on her desk; it drives me crazy! I am touchy-feely personally with my family and friends but work is no place for touching on folks esp grabbing someone's fat! You clearly need to develop a better GRR face, lol. :thumbup:

Which you are oftentimes b/c of your MIL. You do realize I wanna drive 2 hours and help you beat her to a pulp, right? Just saying! do you only discuss food or do you also discuss the marital/MIL issues? yes i am nosy. (pls feel free to tell me nunya, however!) sooooo with ya, tippity tap! cackled loudly at the tube sock image!!! LMAO picky, picky, picky doggone law abider trying to ruin the fun for everyone! gosh! (the gosh is a Napoleon Dynamite for lulu) melee - look at YOU with the big word! happened to me yesterday. somehow i've gotten roped into helping another dept with their analytical/budgeting "needs." the head of said dept called me to see if he could come to my cube (huh?) to talk something through. now i know budgeting like the back of my hand but give me a general noun here. i did fine (he told my boss that i "rock") but still. i'm a virgo and like to plan! ahh, heard about this thread but haven't read it. surely to hannah, that was a BS, ridiculous post and not real. stupid people scare me! If the question is how to sync something from iTunes to Blackberry, download BB Media Sync. It'll convert everything you've purchased through iTunes. I can't remember if it converted cd's I had and uploaded. I can certainly double-check if you like. And since I'm a full service poster, please find the software URL location below! :thumbup: BlackBerry - BlackBerry Media Sync – Tuned Up anything, huh? i'll hafta put some thought into that! here's one: why do people get off by dressing up into costumes like Mickey Mouse or some other furry creature and rolling around on the ground? (CSI episode) I have always known that i was not put on earth to do anything medical related (chicken bok bok) but OMG, this has definitely reinforced those thoughts! A "suitcase" crack pipe - yummy now put that in your mouth! Disgusting. Lu and I definitely differ on the topic of chiros. My chiro has done amazing things for my back + neck probs and I grew up thinking they were quacks. Luckily I got her name from a good friend who had also had back probs. I'm sure there are plenty of quack chiros but i know there are plenty of quack MD's also. It's all about finding a good one IMO. badabing!!!! all very humorous posts, Plain! it CRACKS her up - also badabing! :ohmy: good grief, another long ass post. i have to sign on more often!

Holy cow - that was a long biscuit post!

I didn't think about opening my windows at night b/c it's July for pete's sake! I am lovinggggg this weather!!! It's supposed to get down to 60 in Atlanta tonight; that's wonderfully crazy! Amen! Long story short, my 90's career sucked off and on. I was fired from a job after a couple months (ex-squeeze me?) and then laid off from the next one after 2 years. The first experience made me realize that 1) I should listen to my "gut." I knew I shouldn't take that job but didn't listen to myself and 2) God really listens! I had prayed and prayed b/c I was so miserable at the first job mentioned so kerplunk, my big butt was unemployed! I got some good experience and then got the job where I was able to transfer to Atlanta. Looking back, I am so thankful to have made it through and now to have SUCH a better job. (The job that I was laid off from was sooooo boring but I made a couple of great friends so again, worth it.) Ebony - those folks clearly SUCK and karma will catch up with their behinds. The stupid bitch that fired me got canned on her own later. Buwahaha!! What Slim said! I've had TMJ off and on since the mid-90's but hadn't had in incidents in Atlanta (6 years) and then right before the surgery, my left jaw started hurting and it hurt for 6 months. After my first chiropractic neck adjustment, it quit...period! DH didn't even let you try your handiwork??? Rude!!! Foghorn clearing - LOL! I definitely have the burps in (time) spurts. My friends that know about my having been banded know that I'm not burping to be tacky! That's awesome; congrats!!! WTG!!! KC kicked ass! I can do training day after day but public speaking definitely scares the hizell outta me! Many people at work are shocked hearing that since I'm pretty confident and talkative! Yanno, of all the crap you're going through, you ought to be able to get a phenomenal deal in this economy on a car! Do your research and give em hell! I really like edmunds.com for research.

Yeah, you better qualify that, son! ROFL, good one! Only Plain thinks Plain has a large member, KC! Thanks for the welcome backs, Slim and Heartfire! KC - you can also come to my workplace. We're having construction done and a gf said this painter was staring at me. I seriously have no idea what's going on with my mojo; it's humorous to me really. (shut up, Lulu) My chiropractor says she adjusted the top bone of my neck which turned on my mojo. Silly!

Love this - wish I could've seen it and wish more would!!! People have NO manners anymore. luluc - how in God's name can a child break a window - much less two!?! I haven't seen anyone say but is the mother not worried about her child + broken glass? Is the mother on the drugs or something? I am shocked at this whole story - gah! HOLLA! A co-worker friend did the whole "treat your child like a friend" business and is living to rue (sp) the day. Her son is 16 and she has been through hell with that child for the last two years. I'm seeing jail time for the neighbor's DD! Jillian, LOL. Pls add my name to the finicky band list. My story is too long to type out (but it does include telling a doctor off-snaps)!!! A lot of folks don't believe in chiropractic care but my experience this year has been top notch. I jacked up my back for the first time ever and was in excruciating pain. Not no mo! :smile: I also stretch before I get out of bed and did the ice therapy when it first happened. As I have said ad nauseum, that ice ROCKED!!! I clicked multi-quote on this but really have nothing to say but HUH!?! I know your man would love to hear that, haha.:drool: Hey, yer the one that continually mentions "happy endings" so I'm thinkin' maybe you did get one...or twelve!!! Bow chicka bow bow! Stay strong, sistah! The lady that sits next to me at work is always bringing in candy and I wanna strangle her! Not only is it sitting there all.the.time. but people come by to tell her of her the temptation and I can hear it. GRR!!! Anddddd I'm the only big person in our dept of 12 and they always describe people by their size. I also wanna strangle them for that. Our VP has recently lost a good bit of weight (her DH is obese) so she's like a reformed smoker/drinker....all 'holier than thou'. I guess my weight issues are showing in this post, huh? Hee! After numerous band issues and my laziness(!), I'm finally back on the program, so to speak. A couple of people have noticed the additional weight loss so I'm happy. My big thing right now is learning to STOP TALKING while I'm eating. I start shoveling like I used to and get stuck. Ouch!!!!! Oh and just because it made me laugh so, I got hit on at Sonic today by a customer. (shut up, lulu!) I worked from home today which means I had the hair in a ponytail, no makeup, and blah clothes. He actually said the words, "well I think you look good." I said, "aren't you sweet!" and kept on going! This has been an interesting year.... Have a great rest of your weeks!

Brandy - are you high? You and I came up with the idea of bombarding LuluC in Texas next year when She was in from Australia!!!!!!! Didn't know this idea had been extended to LBT/pjtp thread. I'm glad we didn't say this was gonna be at my house!!! Adding: the date(s) will be given by She, right? Wasn't the whole point to get together when she was in the states? That was my original thought.

Could you please give that feeling to me somehow?? So many things to say; so little time!! :thumbdown: Kat - sorry that you've been going through such pain Farrah - had forgotten just how gorgeous she was in the 70's. When I heard of her death, I just thought that she was finally out of pain. MJ - I'm just gonna say that I feel like with such incredible talent came great personal demons and leave it at that. Did Ebony have the neck pain? I know Lulu's not a fan but I had a horrible middle/lower back pain just appear one night and have been seeing a chiropractor. I'd say I'm 95% healed tho an hour long stand-up meeting today made my back take a pounding!! We were all squirming around though; it was kind of comical. Our mgmt aren't always the greatest communicators so the information we received was very nice to hear. My life's fairly boring compared to most in here so I don't post much anymore (plus I'm addicted to FB). However via the stand-up mtg I got information to take to my VP about the job situation. The big boss that had the stand-up today said for us not to lose sleep over our jobs (but that another sort of related group would be downsizing by half) so that gave me the ammo to say something to my VP (repetitive!). She said that we're good but that if anyone left or posted out (for a different job in our org), they wouldn't replace the headcount. So that gave me a big sigh of relief tho I am still trying to get my name out there and make connections! She keeps saying that those of us that can do budget can do budget in any department so I finally countered with, "well IF there are jobs open." She has definite pull in the org but she's mid 50s with health problems and a rich rich husband so she really doesn't need the money. Therefore, I wonder how much longer she'll be around. But while she is, I will continue to learn from her b/c she knows SOOOOO much about financials. Blah long post but again I don't do it often!! PS - why do some people use LBT to spew their evilness? I can get fired up about politics but some people seem to purposefully jump from thread to thread to pick a fight. Anyway.

My thoughts on MJ are that I believe that with great, great talent comes a lot of personal demons. (Just like the Kennedys who have great money/power but have had horrible tragedys in their history.) I believe MJ was horribly abused by his father who used him to make money. HOWEVER, if we were talking about any other male on the planet except MJ, we would be demanding that he be put in jail. I sincerely hope that he didn't hurt those children (only because I worry about the children). It is very disconcerting that his fans (on this thread and not) automatically assume that he is innocent only because he had a phenomenal God-given talent and was a great entertainer. i concur. The kicker about this statement is that none of us know the "facts" about him. We've only heard similar "gossip" and have made our own assumptions based on our life experiences. I guess I don't understand why you came into the thread. What was confusing about "A MJ Rant"? I don't see "rant" and think, "aww, warm and fuzzy." And no, I'm not attacking; I just don't get it. America's a free country and Glou can call MJ anything she wants including a "white woman." just liked the posting. Off topic - my chiropractor said that she had a patient that was an FBI agent and that he said that OJ owed the mob a lot of money and that the mob had his ex-wife killed to teach OJ a lesson. I thought, "huh"? :thumbdown:

That's awesome, yea!!! Keep the faith, sugah! That woman is just rude! How long has she been trying to mooch off of y'all? I think you should change your phone number and not tell DH or MIL!

There's no telling how many computer games I have been addicted to over the years. Bookworm was definitely one of them! I'm not the greatest at it b/c I freeze up! I'm better at puzzle-type games. Do we need to watch for your to vaseline up or take off your jewelry? :thumbup: OK what does pwnd mean? Busted out laughing at this one!!! First, I completely admit that I have no memory!! Tell me again how you know you have a thyroid condition; has the doctor done the TSH blood test? If you you have hypothyroidism and are not on meds yet, then the weight gain can also be caused by the thyroid condition b/c that's where your metabolism comes from! So if you aren't on meds, your metabolism could be in the crapper! I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 17 years ago and am 5th generation - partay! Gloucester - you hussy!!! Danggggg! Tell them that they aren't promoting you nearly quickly enough! That's awesome!!!

Been addicted to FB of late! I've been doing "numbers" as a full-time job since grad school, I guess (1993). I get stress headaches sporadically so I can sympathize. Thank goodness no one's paychecks relied on me like they do you!! Have you been to the doc for any meds? I had a headache for a week in March(?) and finally went. They gave me a shot and it was gone in a couple hours. I'd been in such pain for so long that my BP had spiked. Two days later, I had a surgeon appt and my BP had dropped considerably. Yeah! The GP prescribed treximet; heard of it? I've only had one headache since and it was shingles-related. It dawned on me today while at Captain Personality's (aka the dentist) that since we were merged into the new dept in April, I've had a migraine, shingles, major back pain for a week and a half. Hmm, stressed much? In keeping with the posts of late, I looked in our budget system last Friday and figured out that 5 of the 12 in my "new" dept will be let go. So the stress just continues!!! I had my little freak-out-fest Friday and then went into planning mode over the weekend. I'm planning to save as much as possible between now and the end of the year and change my 401K contributions to get as liquid as possible. So that's the plan. Oh and meet with as many higher-ups as possible to get my name out there! I talked to my old manager who loves me. They don't have any openings currently but again, gotta get the name out there, right?!? Blah. May we all be employed with a great job in no time!!!

Fanny - glad I dropped by to see your gorgeous pics!!!

but that w/b fricken funny! he done berry good! :thumbup:

Go, Ebony, go - keep the positive thoughts!!! Gah, gah, and double gah! :smile: Do you offer certification classes or not - since you're married!?! I have no concept of 4am; I'm a night person! That's a GREAT idea!!! She should post that in the 100 lbs lost thread! I'd gladly donate 100 lbs of food for a 100 lb loss!!