Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[valleycliffe]

we came thru not too bad, only a few tree branches down in the back yard (that's where the trees are).

dog didn't want to go outside but, he's not the boss..he was very quick tho.

[NinjaPenguins]

Love that picture, boes. Dogs are just the greatest.

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, valleycliffe said:

we came thru not too bad, only a few tree branches down in the back yard (that's where the trees are).

dog didn't want to go outside but, he's not the boss..he was very quick tho.

Whew. Looks like we dodged a bullet. And now I don't have any housework to do today because I rushed around like a maniac yesterday in case we lost power.

[valleycliffe]

it's a free day then plt, take advantage of it.....

grab a cup of tea, put your feet up and surf the net....

myself, i'm off to the casino....

[peacheslatour]

Just now, valleycliffe said:

it's a free day then plt, take advantage of it.....

grab a cup of tea, put your feet up and surf the net....

myself, i'm off to the casino....

Lol, exactly what I'm doing. Good luck at the casino, I'm sending heavy Prevert vibes your way!

[valleycliffe]

thanks, maybe today, i won't be just donating to bc sports....(bclc gives part of their money to bc sports as well as other charities).  just too bad i can't get a tax receipt for it.

[Snaporaz]

5 hours ago, boes said:

So , this is a few days old, but when I got back from being gone for a week I got the usual dog cold shoulder.  You know, the "oh, you're home?  Where you gone?  And tell me, who are you again?" from Hazel.

Never fails.  It only lasts a few minutes before she forgets to be annoyed, but every dog I've ever had has done this with me.  But Hazel, she's the Queen of Guilt!

TOTES ADORBS!  ((I'm trying to learn Twitterspeak.))

The Guilt is why I'm not very good at vacations.  I can't leave my little boo for more than a day.  I know...pathetic!

[peacheslatour]

When we came back from France, our cat yelled at us for fifteen minutes. He then, over the course of five days, caught five rats that got into the house while we were away. Like "look assholes, where would you be without me?'' 

[valleycliffe]

plt, it worked.  the prevert good vibes came thru and i won over $300.00

sure is lonely in our house now.  my daughter and her family moved out on friday..

house seems so big now, whereas last week it felt so small..  after having them live with us for the past 6 yrs was wonderful, but i think, it really was time for them to be in a place of their own..this way, our habits won't annoy them so much.  and theirs won't annoy us anymore either.

[peacheslatour]

Oh, wow I can't imagine living with my grown son. You must have a very kind heart. I love him more than anything in this world, but man that would wear me out.

[Petunia13]

Word on that lol! I can't imagine living w my mom and she can't w me. I moved out senior yr of hs and never spent a night under her roof (w her home) since. 

On that note today is her first day back working after about 7 months off. She was 'sick'. She has rapid cycling bipolar disorder and refuses medication. For about seven months she barely left her couch and watched the same shows everyday. Jim Bakker on repeat for 4 hrs, 700 club, Wendy Williams, The Real, Meet the Press.  Sometimes y&r or something. I brought her lunch and groceries since she sits for me. 

[Anna Yolei]

Your guys are so lucky to have moms that don't want to live with you.

That isn't to say my mom was terrible or anything like that, but the short version is being 5000 miles away from home for three years does a lot to shine light on things that aren't acceptable and just because she wasn't a drug addict or I grew up away from Oakland and the other particular dysfunctions of my extended family doesn't mean being at home is a good fit. My mom's ability for self reflection is lower than ButtBiscuit's, and I want no part of that or trying to raise my grown ass brother, either.

[Cupid Stunt]

My mother stayed with us when my father had his hip replacement in LA this spring. She spent most of the time with Dad, but she was a God-send with home-made meals or handling random errands that never get accomplished. I've got a good relationship with my mother; she knew when to hang on and taught me what I needed to know when it was time to let go.

She's and movinon have been walking me through letting go; my daughter will be going to Cambridge University next year, and everything in my primate brain screamed that she's leaving 4EVAH! Somehow 3 years of having her 400 miles away in San Francisco for school was nothing, but to read Math in England was the end of the known universe. O_o

 

Cute Emergency!

https://twitter.com/cutemergency

[Anna Yolei]

Congrats on your daughter getting into Cambridge. Great school!

[Snaporaz]

I think I have to join Twitter just so I can follow that!

[NinjaPenguins]

Congrats to your kid, Cupid. You must be very proud.

Alas, I must also curse you for sending me down that rabbit hole of cute. 

[valleycliffe]

how wonderful cupid stunt, all the hard work your daughter put into her education paid off and now she is going to a very prestigious university..never a down side to good work/study ethics.

[pearlite]

3 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

My mother stayed with us when my father had his hip replacement in LA this spring. She spent most of the time with Dad, but she was a God-send with home-made meals or handling random errands that never get accomplished. I've got a good relationship with my mother; she knew when to hang on and taught me what I needed to know when it was time to let go.

She's and movinon have been walking me through letting go; my daughter will be going to Cambridge University next year, and everything in my primate brain screamed that she's leaving 4EVAH! Somehow 3 years of having her 400 miles away in San Francisco for school was nothing, but to read Math in England was the end of the known universe. O_o

As someone who'd lost both parents before I turned sixteen, I've never decided whether I was lucky or not, actually.

And congrats, CS! Even after a year or so of my daughter being in grad school at Yale, I miss her like crazy.

[Cupid Stunt]

Thank you everyone.

We are very proud of her. It is an amazing accomplishment, fortunately she takes after Mr.Stunt. Love 'ya , sweet girl.

I can't believe just a little while ago her tiny green tempra paint hands were destroying my tweed skirt, so excited to show me her latest art creation. Ralph Lauren, I barely knew ye.

3 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Alas, I must also curse you for sending me down that rabbit hole of cute. 

You're welcome!

; )

New pictures are included every day, because who doesn't have cute animal pictures?

1 hour ago, pearlite said:

As someone who'd lost both parents before I turned sixteen, I've never decided whether I was lucky or not, actually.

It doesn't hurt when you have family standing with you. Of course, these are very same people that can drive you IN-sane.

I didn't deserve my parents continued patience during my misspent youth. At least my children didn't put me through that.

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Even after a year or so of my daughter being in grad school at Yale, I miss her like crazy.

(((pearlite)))

I'm worried about that first Skype from England, where I break up weeping into my Dentini (Iced vodka, with a plank of Dentine chewing gum skewered on a plastic cocktail sword -- There's a picture), and she tries to assure me of her choice to lead with brilliance.

[peacheslatour]

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I didn't deserve my parents continued patience during my misspent youth. At least my children didn't put me through that.

Same here. I've told my lad that after all the hell his father and I raised as teenagers it was miracle we got a kid as good as he is. He never gave us one problem growing up and we still have a great relationship with him. I will say that we worked very hard to be good parents, but so worth it.

[ByTor]

On 10/16/2016 at 11:24 AM, boes said:

So , this is a few days old, but when I got back from being gone for a week I got the usual dog cold shoulder.  You know, the "oh, you're home?  Where you gone?  And tell me, who are you again?" from Hazel.

Never fails.  It only lasts a few minutes before she forgets to be annoyed, but every dog I've ever had has done this with me.  But Hazel, she's the Queen of Guilt!

AWWWWW Hi Hazel!!!

[jewel21]

She's so cute. I just want to pet her. She looks so soft.

[Anna Yolei]

Speaking of dogs, as I type this, my dog is banging excessively on his water dish, wanting a refill. My chiweenie learned this neat little party trick all on his own. He does the same thing for the food dish and also for the baby Husky my roommate bought last . Lol :p

I lucked up because to be mixed with two loud barking breeds, Sunny is pretty quiet. More importantly, he's not an ankle biter like most Chihuahuas and socializes well with every dog he's met.

[NinjaPenguins]

I dogsit for a chi/terrier mix and he is so totally calm and quiet. Not what I was expecting, but a real delight to spend a weekend with.

[ByTor]

For some reason, Dachshunds HATE me, I never met one who didn't try to bite me.  My neighbor, though, has a Dachshund-Jack Russell mix...I just love her, and I guess because of the JRT influence she likes me too!

[Cupid Stunt]

12 Cats Lady from Japan: https://www.instagram.com/12catslady/?hl=en

[PatsyandEddie]

Looks like my house except my floufs  are all mutts that we found in ditches or hanging around dumpsters. 

[peacheslatour]

5 minutes ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Looks like my house except my floufs  are all mutts that we found in ditches or hanging around dumpsters. 

Who's awesome? You're awesome!

[Petunia13]

This sucks but since yesterday my "likes" I make take me to an error page. I hope this doesn't continue 

[Petunia13]

@peacheslatour two of my best client dogs were feral dogs. It's funny because besides being sweet but scrappy they live in the lap of luxury now.  

I didn't want any pets ever again after my last bunny died. my dog was a gift. Woke up one day and this few wk old boy size of beer can was squeaking at me. He's a yorkie but black so v rare. His entire family is black. His hair is also thick and flowing 

[peacheslatour]

OMG I love Yorkies! Someone gave you a Yorkie, you are the luckiest girl in the world. When I was in high school my boyfriend had a Yorkie puppy named William. When he had to go out of town,  I got to keep him at my house. My mom and I just fell in love with him.

11 minutes ago, Petunia13 said:

This sucks but since yesterday my "likes" I make take me to an error page. I hope this doesn't continue 

I'm being repeatedly told the I am not permitted to "like" some users. WTF.

[Petunia13]

Yea it's really weird! And on some threads but only half it won't let me post either! 

Yes the black dog in my pics I posted is a yorkie. His hair grows like crazy and I've had it to his feet before. But as a groomer I obviously keep his hair short and very stylized now. 

[NinjaPenguins]

I can't get all my likes to stick, so I'm sure some fine posts are missing a heart. I'm also experiencing post eating. 

[Snaporaz]

I just tried to post in the episode and it won't let me.  And let me tell you, it was probably my best written, most insightful, most wittiest post ever.  ;>)

[miamama]

1 hour ago, Snaporaz said:

I just tried to post in the episode and it won't let me.  And let me tell you, it was probably my best written, most insightful, most wittiest post ever.  ;>)

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Anna Yolei]

It's been even worse for me. Sometimes, if my phone locks out or come back to try to post something I was working on, it won't go through. Thankfully, I won't lose the post, but I can copy and paste my own post, but I usually have to hunt down any quotes once again cuz those don't save.

[crowsworks]

http://www.cbs.com/feedback/

Monthly reminder to let them know

[Petunia13]

11 hours ago, Anna Yolei said:

It's been even worse for me. Sometimes, if my phone locks out or come back to try to post something I was working on, it won't go through. Thankfully, I won't lose the post, but I can copy and paste my own post, but I usually have to hunt down any quotes once again cuz those don't save.

Mine it won't post i get error screen and when I go back what I wrote is gone. Reopen new window and the thread and reply box and it didn't save either. I thought it was my phone being an ass I usually have multiple windows open and on slow sites like guru gossip and YouTube (I am addicted! Sue me.) 

[Snaporaz]

I was watching C-SPAN last night and it was all about the state dinner for Matteo Renzi.  Since it was the final state dinner of the Obama administration, they looked back at all of the state dinners the Obamas have hosted and....uhhh....I hope this isn't disrespectful to the Canadian Preverts, but...ohmygods Prime Minister Trudeau is so freaking HOTTTT!  I mean, I knew he was good looking, but dayy-yum, you need to see him at the state dinner in his honor back in March  Fucking hell...the fact that he isn't a wack-a-doodle wingnut makes him even doubly hot.  Sometimes, I have to grade liberals on a curve when it comes to hotness, but there's no need here!  #shallow

Edited October 19, 2016 by Snaporaz

[miamama]

23 minutes ago, Snaporaz said:

I was watching C-SPAN last night and it was all about the state dinner for Matteo Renzi.  Since it was the final state dinner of the Obama administration, they looked back at all of the state dinners the Obamas have hosted and....uhhh....I hope this isn't disrespectful to the Canadian Preverts, but...ohmygods Prime Minister Trudeau is so freaking HOTTTT!  I mean, I knew he was good looking, but dayy-yum, you need to see him at the state dinner in his honor back in March  Fucking hell...the fact that he isn't a wack-a-doodle wingnut makes him even doubly hot.  Sometimes, I have to grade liberals on a curve when it comes to hotness, but there's no need here!  #shallow

No offence taken here. He is a hottie. I had a the hugest crush on his father, Pierre, who was not matinee idol looks like Justin but was all smooth smart as all shit COOL. Seriously. I was crushing on that man even though he was waaaay old for me. lol.

And his son. sigh. *smitten*

You should Google "Obama Trudeau bromance." Some hilarious memes...

[Snaporaz]

Hee!  "I just wish someone looked at me the way Trudeau looks at Obama."  Word.

[peacheslatour]

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Matteo Renzi.

Prime Minister at 41. Not too shabby!

[Petunia13]

1 hour ago, Snaporaz said:

I was watching C-SPAN last night and it was all about the state dinner for Matteo Renzi.  Since it was the final state dinner of the Obama administration, they looked back at all of the state dinners the Obamas have hosted and....uhhh....I hope this isn't disrespectful to the Canadian Preverts, but...ohmygods Prime Minister Trudeau is so freaking HOTTTT!  I mean, I knew he was good looking, but dayy-yum, you need to see him at the state dinner in his honor back in March  Fucking hell...the fact that he isn't a wack-a-doodle wingnut makes him even doubly hot.  Sometimes, I have to grade liberals on a curve when it comes to hotness, but there's no need here!  #shallow

He has a nice body also. Google him shirtless ?

[Cupid Stunt]

I can't read the text when a tweet is on the page -- The page scrolls down and won't stop until it reaches the top of the page.

I can't always give thumbs up, but when I do, they don't stick.

What's going on?

[Petunia13]

9 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

I was watching C-SPAN last night and it was all about the state dinner for Matteo Renzi.  Since it was the final state dinner of the Obama administration, they looked back at all of the state dinners the Obamas have hosted and....uhhh....I hope this isn't disrespectful to the Canadian Preverts, but...ohmygods Prime Minister Trudeau is so freaking HOTTTT!  I mean, I knew he was good looking, but dayy-yum, you need to see him at the state dinner in his honor back in March  Fucking hell...the fact that he isn't a wack-a-doodle wingnut makes him even doubly hot.  Sometimes, I have to grade liberals on a curve when it comes to hotness, but there's no need here!  #shallow

[Cupid Stunt]

8 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

I was watching C-SPAN last night and it was all about the state dinner for Matteo Renzi.  Since it was the final state dinner of the Obama administration, they looked back at all of the state dinners the Obamas have hosted and....uhhh....I hope this isn't disrespectful to the Canadian Preverts, but...ohmygods Prime Minister Trudeau is so freaking HOTTTT!  I mean, I knew he was good looking, but dayy-yum, you need to see him at the state dinner in his honor back in March  Fucking hell...the fact that he isn't a wack-a-doodle wingnut makes him even doubly hot.  Sometimes, I have to grade liberals on a curve when it comes to hotness, but there's no need here!  #shallow

They all looked gorgeous!

Agnese Landini, First Lady Michelle Obama, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and President Barack

The First Lady was exquisite in Versace.

I am going to miss them so much.

[Petunia13]

I just checked the "bugs" forum for this site and he said he applied the fix but as your see my post was wrong it either doesn't post anything at all or occasionally repeats my old one and some of my 'likes' didn't register on this forum or the RH or below deck ones . I dunno. 

Just know I love all of my y&r forum family and if I could send each of you gift baskets for being funny, kind, & insightful about show/life w out me seeming like a creepo i  would lol 

michelle looks amaaaahzing legs for days, waist snatched, hair on pt, rose gold color of the moment & it sets off her skin tone, arms toned cheekbones that cut glass....me =☠️

Edited October 20, 2016 by Petunia13

[Anna Yolei]

Indeed, the Obamas have been one of the classiest, loving couples to grace the White House in recent history. No scandals, no dirt and the worst I've heard of their daughter is that she smoked but didn't inhale a joint and twerked at a music festival. OH TEH NOES!

I never understood why the Kennedys got the American royalty label attached to them. I mean, given the way religion shapes American politics, having a Catholic win was a big frigging deal, but besides that? I didn't get it. I understood it less once it became kosher to mention that he wasn't a saint. But if there's been one political family with royal grace, the Obamas have come the absolute closest.

[valleycliffe]

WHAT? i thought it was the kardashians who were being touted as american royalty?

LOL  i saw that somewhere. some tabloid or something i think was saying it...

i think the obamas are very classy and it's just too darn bad he can't serve a third and fourth term.

[peacheslatour]

Obama for life!