Small Talk: Hall Of Just Talk

[caprice]

I think you posted that in a different thread, Mark. :)

Okay, biscotti in the oven and a neighbor girl coming over shortly to help me with cut-out cookies. No wonder I've put on nearly ten pounds since moving here....

[MarkHB]

This was the path I took up Katahdin when I climbed it in high school.  I may never have been an outstanding physical specimen, but I can genuinely say I made it to the top of that mountain!  (It was a field trip with my AP Biology class, and I found out later that the teacher would in the future use me as a motivator, as in "if Mark can make it up the mountain....")

[Hanged Man]

Hey everyone, how are things?

As Caprice emailed me, even though I new it beforehand, Happy 12/13/14 everyone!

I think the next time the date will be sequential like that is 1/2/2103 a nice 89 years from now. We will have to have a party when it comes around again ;)
 

This was the path I took up Katahdin when I climbed it in high school.

Nuts, If I had known about that I would have given it a go while I was up there.

[caprice]

Happy Monday, everyone. Waffles in the steam tray. :)

As Caprice emailed me, even though I new it beforehand, Happy 12/13/14 everyone!

I think the next time the date will be sequential like that is 1/2/2103 a nice 89 years from now. We will have to have a party when it comes around again ;)

Speaking of 12/13/14, did anyone else see the story about the baby being born at 10:11, 12/13/14?

 

We had another company holiday party this past weekend. Apparently I need to find a new method for my stress reduction. Baking just isn't going to cut it any longer... and I still have cookies to make for tomorrow and bread for the trip.

[MarkHB]

So, here's a shot out my window on Thanksgiving Day, just to show the fun we had....

[caprice]

That's some impressive snow, Mark. Do you still have much of it?

[MarkHB]

We've had some warm days and even some rain (and more snow) since then, so it's been back and forth and a lot has gone, but (partially due to the piles where the snowblower threw the stuff) we've not gotten down to 100% clear since that day.

[caprice]

We had a nice spell of warm weather last week, but seem to be heading back into "Pending Winter." Oh well, I'm heading out for two weeks next Monday. We'll see how things go when I get back.

[writingdreamer]

Right now we're firmly in the cold weather, but no snow, which is fine by me.  Looking forward to Christmas, especially since it'll be my last one at Best Buy, and it's the second Christmas that my boyfriend and I are together.

[caprice]

Waffles in the steam tray!

I hope y'all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season.

[Hanged Man]

Hey everyone! how are things?

Today was about 65 but it chilled down to 55 so I grabbed a jacket. Though we are expecting either a cold front tonight or tomorrow night.

 

I love when I have started acquiring presents but before I have started wrapping them, that there is a huge pile of swag in front of my television...

 

I hope y'all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season.

 

Did someone from the state of Washington and currently residing in Minnesota just drop a y'all?

*shakes head sadly*

What's the world coming to?

Edited December 23, 2014 by Hanged Man

[Lantern7]

Big whoop. I say "y'all" a lot, and I'm from the East.

 

I swapped out my avatar for the holidays . . . it's the Miser Brothers as Captain Cold and Heat Wave. I haven't gotten around to seeing The Year Without a Santa yet, though.

 

ETA: Here's an essay I wrote on TAR25. Enjoy!

[Hanged Man]

 

I haven't gotten around to seeing The Year Without a Santa yet, though.

I remember seeing that the movie was available on youtube, but it is not. If you try to find it, you are kicked to a site that requires registration.

btw they apparently did a live action version a while ago.

[caprice]

I don't care what they say, "economy comfort" is not very comfortable.

Did someone from the state of Washington and currently residing in Minnesota just drop a y'all?

*shakes head sadly*

What's the world coming to?

*is puzzled* you've seen me use it here before. "Small world" and all.

I swapped out my avatar for the holidays . . . it's the Miser Brothers as Captain Cold and Heat Wave.

Cool, seasonal avatar!

Greetings from France, Y'ALL!!

[MarkHB]

Yeah, my seasonal avatar is Portland Head Light, all done up for the holidays by the photographer.  We have this print hanging in our house so it's a little rough (me taking a photo of a glassed-in photo :).

I remember seeing that the movie was available on youtube, but it is not. If you try to find it, you are kicked to a site that requires registration.

btw they apparently did a live action version a while ago.

I saw that! I think Harvey Fierstein was in it.

[Hanged Man]

Merry Christmas!! everyone who celebrates it

[The Crazed Spruce]

Merry Christmas, everyone!

(And for the record, we here in Newfoundland tend to use "y'all" pretty often, too. Of course, we also use "b'y" at the end of every other sentence, tend to drop our H's and G's, and often mutter "lahrd t'underin' geez, b'y" whenever we get irritated, but dat's anudder t'ing entirely, b'y.) :)

[MarkHB]

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas (or December 25 as the case may be)!

 

Me, I'm still full.

[Hanged Man]

Of course, we also use "b'y" at the end of every other sentence

 

What does that mean and how do you pronounce it? Buy? bee-ya? Bee-why-ya?

[caprice]

What does that mean and how do you pronounce it? Buy? bee-ya? Bee-why-ya?

Well, according to people from Newfoundland that were on TV, it's kind of "by." But... there's almost something in the middle. You really have to hear it.

[caprice]

I'm pretty sure today is Monday, so... waffles in the steam tray with a LARGE pot of fresh, strong coffee.

[MarkHB]

Mmmm.... thanks!

[Lantern7]

I'm bored. Wound up tweaking my blog. I replaced some links and added YouTube sites and lists, though I didn't overhaul everything.

 

What are you guys doing for NYE? I'm probably going to stay home and watch Anderson Cooper & Kathy Griffith ring in 2015.

[MarkHB]

In all likelihood we'll be watching Ryan Seacrest.

[The Crazed Spruce]

I've got to work New Year's Eve this year, but I'll probably make an appearance at my brother's New Year's party on the way up.

[caprice]

I'm going to be with a group of 14 other adults and eight children, desperately wishing I was sleeping instead.

Cheers.

[Hanged Man]

Hello everyone, happy New Years eve day... Yeah.

 

I am celebrating with friends tonight.

[ALenore]

I'm going to a New Year's Eve party at a friend's place, I'm looking forward to it.  I don't get the opportunity to go to many parties, so I do enjoy going to the occasional party.     The hostess makes good food, and I know all the people that will be there (it's not a very big party, maybe 12 people).  

[caprice]

ALenore, I know what you mean about looking forward to the occasional party. I'd be looking forward to this one if I'd been sleeping well since getting here last week, and if this wasn't an all-night thing. Seriously, if we are in bed by 7am tomorrow, I'll be lucky.

Hello everyone, happy New Years eve day... Yeah.

 

I am celebrating with friends tonight.

Happy New Years Eve Day to you! You, sir, have e-mail.

[ALenore]

caprice, I can sympathize with you, that doesn't sound like much fun.  I haven't done an all night party since I was in college.   When my husband and I used to visit his relatives in Texas for Christmas, we would go to  huge parties that could be somewhat overwhelming, but fortunately they usually ended before midnight. 

Edited December 31, 2014 by ALenore

[caprice]

Every. Freaking. Year. Well, when we're here. I just get bored at some point and it doesn't help that I start to lose the train of conversation when there are ten separate conversations going on around me, and in another language.

 

Next year, some peace....

[writingdreamer]

I have to work til 9 pm tonight, then will probably ring in the new year on the Heroes RPG site, and of course get snacks too.

[MarkHB]

Happy New Year, my friends! Here's to an awesome 2015, and to Heroes... Reborn!

[caprice]

Happy New Year, y'all!

[caprice]

I miss you guys.

[MarkHB]

We miss you too! Or at least I do; I shouldn't speak for everyone else but I bet they'd say the same.

Right now in trying to convince myself to get up and start the snowblower. A fine prelude to having to go back to work tomorrow after two weeks off.

[caprice]

We miss you too! Or at least I do; I shouldn't speak for everyone else but I bet they'd say the same.

Right now in trying to convince myself to get up and start the snowblower. A fine prelude to having to go back to work tomorrow after two weeks off.

Oh, go ahead. You know you want to speak for everyone. ;) I hope things went well with the snowblower. I'm hoping I'm going home to just biting cold and a significant lack of actual snow. Even though my car is AWD, I've never had to use it and am not excited about having to go grocery shopping immediately upon my return.

 

The NYE party was fun.

 

Here's the list of activities for getting home. 1: turn the heat back on from the "vacation" setting. 2. Plug electronics back in. 3. Unpack. 4. Grocery shopping. 5. Make something light to eat. 6. Plunge myself into a long, hot bath.

[caprice]

As it turns out, I skipped out on eating anything but a handful of crackers and left the unpacking for today.

 

Winter sucks.

[Lantern7]

It's been snowing off and on for a while. The temperature is also dipping, which makes walking around a pain.

 

I need a new hobby. I picked up another Doctor Who blind item figure, and -- for the second time in a row -- it was a figure I already had. Next time, I'll wait for a sale.

[The Crazed Spruce]

It's been -30C up here for the last couple of days, with a wind chill of around -47. Even for here, that's cold!

[MarkHB]

Wow!  We've got a -14 wind chill slated for tomorrow morning and I don't think the regular temp is supposed to get out of single digits until after sundown tomorrow.

[caprice]

Coffee brewing!

 

It's been snowing off and on for a while. The temperature is also dipping, which makes walking around a pain.

 

I need a new hobby. I picked up another Doctor Who blind item figure, and -- for the second time in a row -- it was a figure I already had. Next time, I'll wait for a sale.

Maybe it's time to put a list of the figures you don't have on your phone. ;) 

 

It's been -30C up here for the last couple of days, with a wind chill of around -47. Even for here, that's cold!

That does it. I'm adding you to my weather app so that I feel better about the sub-freezing temperatures here. I'm somewhat thankful that my phone doesn't give me windchill, but... good grief.

[Hanged Man]

Morning everyone, it is 18f here, though if I say -7 Celsius it sounds even more impressive.

[MarkHB]

-12F here this morning, but I still must bow to Spruce (and then buy him a hot toddy).

[Lantern7]

Caprice . . . it's blind item. You don't know what figure you're getting until you open the box and rip it out of the little bag. That's part of the fun . . . you never know what you'll get. It's also a pain when you already have a figure.

[caprice]

Okay, that makes sense, Lantern. I can't imagine there isn't a lot of trading afterward.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say... Go 'hawks!!!

[MarkHB]

Seahawks and Patriots made it past the first step....

[Lantern7]

I'd trade, but I don't know who else collects the figures. I know people who are into Doctor Who, so at least I can give the figures away if need be,

 

I'm not paying much attention to the NFL . . . I'm usually good for the Super Bowl, though.

[MarkHB]

My condolences to HM for the loss by his Cowboys.

[The Crazed Spruce]

I'm not a huge football fan, but I always watch the Superbowl. (Mostly for the commercials, I have to admit....)

I did get talked into entering a football pool this year, though. Outside of the Manning brothers and Reggie Bush, most of my team were scrubs, and I wound up finishing 5th out of 8. Gonna try to pay more attention to the stats next year.