If we were in the pub I'd have flicked lager over you all, told you all to pack it in and then offered my peanuts around.
Sometimes the written word gets misinterpreted - you can't tell, for example, whether someones writing something with a smile or banging away furiously at their keyboard.
I prefer to think that everyone is smiling ... or at least not being in anyway naff or disrespectful - because that would suck arse.
On a lighter note - I was having a relaxing stroll along the canal with my friends dog, Stella, whom I am baby sitting while my bud swans around in Florence for the week(I am not bitter and jealous ..well, maybe a little bit). Anyhoo - Stella and are I are waxing about the usual stuff when I hear this woman scream ' MUFFIN! NOoooooooooooooooooooooo!'. I turned around and to my horror saw what I thought was a small horse running at us! SO the horse (which I later realised was actually a Great Dane) then gamboles me over, licks my face and then tries to mount Stella. Stella is a musterlander pointer, very petite - poor little love. Do you have any idea how hard it is to protect the virtue of a small dog and not get knocked into a canal AND not laugh???
Psychonaut and Moriarty...my sincerest apologies if my post read as more aggresive than it was intended!
I find your contribution invaluable and your posts witty and at times, enlightening!
The other night i was feeling a bit fed up in general and as a result a bit more emotional than usual..please, keep up the good work!
On a different note- I 'm looking forward to a very loooong holiday to Greece; Athens, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Orestiada, Samos, Crete and maybe a couple of days in Edirne (Turkey)...I can almost smell the Aegean, taste the salty water dripping from my hair and feel the evening breeze, sitting under the vine trees of 'campos' with a bottle of retsina, some fresh tomatoes and bread and a few good friends... *sigh* !
(Excuse the cheesyness..i just really miss the damn place!)
Steffi - will you bring back a bottle each of Ouzo and Raki and share them on this thread? We can then discuss their relative merits - so far I have found Ouzo more friendly - last time I had Raki I fell down the steps of the subway at the back of the Crucible in Sheffield. Have a lovely holiday.
"Now this 'as just been a warning, right? You tell your people to back off. From now on - it get's bloody!"
quote:Originally posted by Moonstone: I prefer to think that everyone is smiling ... or at least not being in anyway naff or disrespectful - because that would suck arse.
I couldn't agree more! Thanx
As you probably already know, baby sitting can be a surprisingly tricky activity. There's nothing like a good laugh!
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quote:Originally posted by steffi: ...I can almost smell the Aegean, taste the salty water dripping from my hair and feel the evening breeze, sitting under the vine trees of 'campos' with a bottle of retsina, some fresh tomatoes and bread and a few good friends... *sigh* !
If you were trying to get us drivelling over this beautiful pleasant scene you kindly described... you got it! I'm there, with my mouth opened, ecstaticly static.
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quote:Originally posted by steffi: ...I can almost smell the Aegean, taste the salty water dripping from my hair and feel the evening breeze, sitting under the vine trees of 'campos' with a bottle of retsina, some fresh tomatoes and bread and a few good friends... *sigh* !
If you were trying to get us drivelling over this beautiful pleasant scene you kindly described... you got it! I'm there, with my mouth opened, ecstaticly static.
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It really is most evocative and i, like all here am v. jealous. Please, Steffi, do not let this dissuade you from the purchase of the aforementioned duty-free's and their discusion upon this very board!
"Now this 'as just been a warning, right? You tell your people to back off. From now on - it get's bloody!"
Just survived an exhaustive marathon... Dad on hospital, unslept night, bureaucracy, stupid people... the whole wonder pack. Fine though, everything's fine.
SHARING..sharing..SHARING
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Roman...I hope your dad is feeling better; There's nothing much, or of any real importance i could say right now appart from wishing a quick recovery for him, and hoping you're ok..!
TOP TIP: Alcohol makes an ideal substitute for happiness.
quote:Originally posted by fatdave: Steffi - will you bring back a bottle each of Ouzo and Raki and share them on this thread? We can then discuss their relative merits - so far I have found Ouzo more friendly - last time I had Raki I fell down the steps of the subway at the back of the Crucible in Sheffield. Have a lovely holiday.
"Now this 'as just been a warning, right? You tell your people to back off. From now on - it get's bloody!"
LOL...And you call yourself a man?
I'm a raki person myself (or 'tsipouro' when in the mainland); ouzo can be quite deceiving, what with it being all sweet and coming in a cute little glass!
I will be returning with supplies of both, since i've had requests from both cyber and real (yes,real!) friends..! However, I will have to enjoy the grilled octopus all by myself, i'm afraid!
I'm not off for another 2weeks, but on my return, if yall (<-it just seemed right!) haven't got yourselves banned, we should have a greek themed thread-party...With a bacchic/dionysian theme; No plate smashing allowed.
TOP TIP: Alcohol makes an ideal substitute for happiness.
Steffi -that sounds just fine, I hadn't just had a couple of glasses though - a bottle had been opened and thrown in the bin and a goodly proportion of the next one had been necked. I am happy to report that my attitude to spirits has matured considerably and I no longer consume such disgraceful quantities - except maybe at parties! ( But don't tell my cardiologist)
"Now this 'as just been a warning, right? You tell your people to back off. From now on - it get's bloody!"
Hehehe - Steffi - my pc is the host pc for the internet - I never realy log out - sometimes it looks as though I 'm here but I'm actually asleep and my daughter is on her laptop plotting heavy metal strategy!
" See for me that her hair's hanging down, It curls and and falls all down her dress, See for me that her hair hangs down... That's the way I remember her best."
Thank you all a lot for your concern Psycho, Fatdave and Steffi.
You were very thoughtful and kind in your posts.
My father's great. In fact, he got so much better, he's already got me wanting him back to the hospital. *knocking on wood till hand hurts* Just kidding.
I know it's a damn common place, but we don't know what we got until it's gone. And there was nothing but a slight chance of loosing my father (which obviously didn't checked). You know, it just got me thinking, what if... it would be a big reality shock I wasn't prepared for.
Guess I'll never be prepared for reality shocks... I'm not a real person, my life isn't so real either... it'd be very hard to change all that so suddenly.
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And I have nothing to share today, other than to share with roman that he is not stupid, but that even if he were, which he is not, his stupidity would not be flat. It would be bumpy and interesting. Like the Peak District. Except stupid. But roman isn't stupid.
"Samurai are very proud; would they accept food as payment?"
"We can only afford to feed them. Find hungry samurai. Even bears leave the forest when they are hungry."
I 've been feeling a bit down recently- for all the wrong reasons , may i add.
So i picked up were i left off on a beautiful book ("The Maze" by panos karnezis), i bought myself a pretty black dress and painted my nails red, and then watched battle royale for the umpteenth time, in a desperate attempt to snap out of it.
Fatdave..where are you? People back at the news forum are about to form a search party for you...they even started a thread with the title 'Fatdave'! Anyway, hope you're ok!
Roman, haven't seen you around for a while either...hope your dad's recovery is going well and your feeling good and ready to start sharing again!
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Thanx for your concern, everything's fine with me and my dad.
The only thing I can´t get over, the one bad habit I cannot quit, no matter what, is thinking... being aware of my precarious and vulnerable human condition... knowing my every imperfection and the mistakes I make because of them... and realizing there's nothing special about them... or me...
It would be so damn easier not to think about any of these things or just not to give a f... I know very happy people who can...
I guess this is what gets me down, eventually. Sometimes I get tired of caring about stuff and wish I could forget about my fears and limitations, reason my doubts, correct my mistakes and live a simple life.
A book always helps... a song does too... they remember me that the human condition that trembles in doubt (and can surrender to despair) is also what stands with conviction and can create overwhelming beauty.
(shopping can be just as effective )
Sharing these worries is a way of lightening their weight and lessen the severity of their marks.
Isn't it?...
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) space we have to peacefully express ourselves.
