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says, its called Grandiose Nothing Song for a reason![]()
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catlady_de_los_angeles says, Okay, music-lovers, why doesn't anyone ever reply when I post that Ron should become a singer-songwriter?siriusgeologist
says, Rita...youwere mentioning a website for wand wood?gypsycaine says, Jeremy, have you uploaded any of those to the files section?
peeves23
says, I have a bunch of them on my own websitepeeves23
says, replete with drums and bass and lead guitarpeeves23
says, www.btinternet.com/~warmsley/mp3/albatros.htm, or possibly .html, i forget€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, No. I think someone else mentioned a website for wand wood. I mentioned a website for real wood for woodworkers.flying_ford_anglia
says, I have to catch up on about 400 messages in the club![]()
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catlady_de_los_angeles says, I had to catch up on 500-odd messages Friday night: it took me until 4 AMgypsycaine says, in one club I am a member of, there was posted a list of trees and birthdays.
gypsycaine says, i am a Pine.
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says, I've been saving them - some really deep-looking stuff!You have 21 new messages in
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catlady_de_los_angeles says, probably the Trees and Birthdays are based on Robert Graves's "Celtic" calendar€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, He assigned a tree that was a consonant in the tree alphabet to each lunar month,€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, and used the five trees that were vwels as intercalary months€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, but he said Samhain was on Winter Solstice€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, They could use their training in library research to become historiansflying_ford_anglia
says, Yes... and the FAQs - ahem. I've been writing a report for work, so I've hardly started on them.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, My friend said that RG was so GrecoRoman that he couldn't imagine anyone startng their year at a differenttime than the Greeks and Romans, and Samhain starts the year.....You have 22 new messages in
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says, I haven't done my measley 3 FAQs either...eeeek€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, the problem with that logic is that each Greek cityh started its year at a different time (Athens on the New Moon after Summer Solstice) and Roman changed the time of start of year a cople of timesflying_ford_anglia
says, The E-groups ones will have to wait til I've written something based on the Yahoo ones. People have been going crazy in there - 100 messages a day!siriusgeologist
says, I know and I know what you mean about the depth of discussion...its been greatYour buddy
lady_jade_ofthe_ironfang is in chatflying_ford_anglia
says, I sneaked a look at a few messages - that Caius character sounds interestingflying_ford_anglia
says, Very 'learned'flying_ford_anglia
says, Oh, and Peg Kerr... she has some amazing ideas€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, He knows too much about Freud to be trustworthyflying_ford_anglia
says, LOLYou have 23 new messages in
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says, He might slip up thenblaise_42
says, hehe€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, And Ebony should have been more careful than to mention the word 'feminist'€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, I hadn't had time to join PoU€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, The HarryPotter Anonymous egroup was dealt a mortal blow by a feud over feminism.peeves23
is away (Auto-Away)flying_ford_anglia
says, Oh crikey - not a feminist conversation...€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, HPA goes **days** without **any** messages nowpeeves23
is back.peeves23
says, how did feminism kill HPA?€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, that's why I said 'mortal blow'You have 24 new messages in
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says, I saw a load of stuff on child abuse and thought 'no....I'll stay out of that one'€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Ebony and Penny said that they are not feminists, and other people told them that they should be feminists, and they said that they were being flamed so much that they would leave the egroup, and other people followed them outflying_ford_anglia
says, Simon, I saw you struggling with marriage and kids in PoU, but didn't have time to post anythingpeeves23
says, oh dear.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, We can all be friends here MUCH easier when we don't talk about the real worldflying_ford_anglia
says, It depends how you look at feminism - I prefer the term equalitysiriusgeologist
says, I know one of the more contentious HPA posters has joined HP4GUflying_ford_anglia
says, Is it Susan McGee?€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Contentious? Do you mean me? or Susan?flying_ford_anglia
says, You were already there, dearestsiriusgeologist
says, yes...I think thats what penny told me...susanflying_ford_anglia
says, I think she had a go at me a while backsiriusgeologist
says, she makes good points sometimes but tends to gewt carried awayflying_ford_anglia
says, ...not sure what it was nowsiriusgeologist
says, get carried away...not sure what gewt is€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Well, I am a feminist, but the desire for consistency gives me a lot of trouble when it comes to writing "reviews" for certain ficsflying_ford_anglia
says, There's one person who cannot spell... she seems quite lucid though€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, gewt= typo for get.. gewt= cross between Goat and Skrewtpeeves23
is made of wood when it comes to angry mailings, sadlyflying_ford_anglia
says, Simon - that is the idea - so congratulations!peeves23
says, do you have to be female to be a feminist? it seems most unfair... ;-)flying_ford_anglia
says, I would say i am a feminist of sorts - why should the women have all the angst?€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon, when someone says that, I feel a strong compulsion to ask them, why not, what do they think feminism is? But that is how the flames started,peeves23
says, whats DiD?peeves23
attempts to be an everyoneist, which is possibly the pointsiriusgeologist
says, not at all...you needn't be female to be feminist goddess_of_love6969 is now away.peeves23
says, ahh€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, You don't have to be female to be a feminist, or angsty: "Feminism is the radical belief that women are human beings and should be treated as such'flying_ford_anglia
says, Like I said, equality for all, rather than isms for everyonesiriusgeologist
says, and have the same choices as menYou have 25 new messages in
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says, That isn't what feminism is about is it?siriusgeologist
says, having choices or making men slaves?€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Andrea Dworkin kind of thinks that all human males except her own son should be killed, but Andrea Dworkin is so far from typical....flying_ford_anglia
says, If you want some feminists I can introduce you to a few Lesbian Avengerspeeves23
says, whos andrea dworkin?flying_ford_anglia
says, ...but they don't hate men... they hate 'the system'siriusgeologist
says, anyone waiting on me would be pleasent€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Andrea Dworkin is a 'public intellectual' who isn't very intelligentsiriusgeologist
says, amen to the dishes€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Extreme people we hear about, that we hear about from Rita Skeeterflying_ford_anglia
says, No one should wait on some one else unless they get paid a decent wage for it...blaise_42
says, which takes us nicely to houseelvesflying_ford_anglia
says, ...I suppose if could be a bedroom fantasy though...€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is it just to catch people's attention to sell papers/TV shows, or is it a conspiracy to make the public think that there is no choice but the status quoblaise_42
says, (knew I should have applied there)flying_ford_anglia
says, I know - I mean service outside loveblaise_42
says, hehe... what a pityblaise_42
says, do people do that? change colleges, I mean?flying_ford_anglia
says, Do you have fags Simon? goddess_of_love6969 is back.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, I used to know this dominatrix real well. She told me that she had fixed up her chiropractor, Rose, with a live-in slave who had been advertising for an owner at her B&D club€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, She said Rose said "I'm not into b&d, but I can whip him once a week -- think how much a live-in maid would cost otherwise"peeves23
says, heheYour buddy
spidergirluk has gone off pager€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon is now using the miniatrue avatar that Denise was afflicted with beforeflying_ford_anglia
says, No - maybe you're a bit young... they used to have younger pupils/students serving the older ones - they were called fagsblaise_42
says, ack.. I hope not...flying_ford_anglia
says, ...mainly in public schoolsflying_ford_anglia
says, Am I the only one not using Cheetah?blaise_42
says, I'm notsiriusgeologist
says, I'm not and cannot even hear Jeremyblaise_42
says, don't think jeremy is eitherYou have 26 new messages in
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says, Okay. I'm trying to read Iain M Banks at the moment - he has Avatars representing ship 'minds'€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Do you see icons besides some names? I see a Euro sign beside my name, which is what Cheetah puts for a person who is using Cheetah and not an avatarblaise_42
is away (be right back)flying_ford_anglia
says, I don't see anything but your namesflying_ford_anglia
says, your handlespeeves23
loves IMBpeeves23
is not using Cheetaflying_ford_anglia
says, I need more sleep too - I worked two 21 hour days in a row...€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, The frpg'ers say "Avatar gaming" for scenarios in which they play "themselves" having fantastic adventures€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Oh, Neil! It's a good thin that you don't need much sleep in general! I would die!flying_ford_anglia
says, I nearly did... on Thursday, i couldn't get a cab and had to walk halfway home...aaarghflying_ford_anglia
says, I meant to work on the FAQs this am, but watched the Olympics' closing ceremony..siriusgeologist
says, sounds like you've had a week and a half, neilpeeves23
leavespeeves23
entersflying_ford_anglia
says, Hmmmmpeeves23
says, hiblaise_42
is back.siriusgeologist
says, thats later tonight for us...is it worth seeing?Your buddy
burkheart_loft is on pagerflying_ford_anglia
says, It was so cliché-ridden - everything remotely Australian was in theresiriusgeologist
says, I'll probably sleep through itYou have 27 new messages in
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says, Lots of bands, and big costumes and Greek 'goddesses'€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Greek goddesses aren't Aussie, are they?blaise_42
says, Olympian, thoughsiriusgeologist
says, the next one is in athensYou have 28 new messages in
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says, No, but it's a tradition to have these women take down the flag and throw olive branches into itflying_ford_anglia
says, ...yes, and Athens is the venue for 2004siriusgeologist
says, plus the host of the next one gets some time...they had big kangaroos at the closing for atlantaflying_ford_anglia
says, they train for years to do this - a sort of slow ballet, with olive branches tucked into their beltsflying_ford_anglia
says, They had the Mayor of Athens waving a flag...€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Close of 1980 Olympics in Moscow closed Los Angeles city flag instead of US national flag (USA was boycotting 1980 Olympics because of Cold War garbage)Your buddy
damianablume is on pagerYour buddy
damianablume has gone off pagerprincessspinnet
enters€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, They SHOULD have used California state flag, which has a RED STAR and a BEAR€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Princess Spinnet? Is that Alicia-Sue?flying_ford_anglia
says, They always have the Greek flag, so there were twO Greek and one Aussie flagsprincessspinnet
says, yes, it is.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, If yes, I finallyr ead your fics on ff.netflying_ford_anglia
says, When were you crowned?princessspinnet
says, wow, cool! gracias.princessspinnet
says, Actually, I was ordained as a high priestess of weaseldom the other day, so royal positioning was inevitable.siriusgeologist
says, do you live in Mass...alicia?princessspinnet
says, yes, i do.flying_ford_anglia
says, Okay, Ma'amprincessspinnet
says, hello!siriusgeologist
says, cool...I live in uxbridge near RIflying_ford_anglia
says, There's an Uxbridge in London as wellsiriusgeologist
says, is there?...is it a cool area?princessspinnet
says, Neat, I'm over in the western section.flying_ford_anglia
says, Thankgiving, almost goddess_of_love6969 is now away.flying_ford_anglia
says, Thanksgiving, that is€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, I was wondering how your band mates felt about appearing in your story?siriusgeologist
says, ahhh, almost neighbors...flying_ford_anglia
says, Cool - maybe Sirius would give it a wide berth, so ...noprincessspinnet
says, They're pretty much unaware.Your buddy
lady_jade_ofthe_ironfang leaves chatprincessspinnet
says, there's are worse places, such as palmer.flying_ford_anglia
says, Actually, Uxbridge is okay - it's at the end of a tube line..You have 0 new messages in
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is away (Auto-Away)siriusgeologist
says, At least its on a tube line....our Uxbridge is at least 20 miles from any rail...10 miles from a highway...and 20 miles from a Target Storeflying_ford_anglia
says, Target - is that a general store?princessspinnet
says, *lol*flying_ford_anglia
says, Obviously notYour buddy
lady_jade_ofthe_ironfang has gone off pagerYou have 1 new messages in
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tria_andromeda_blade has gone off pager€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Yes, Target is a chain of large discount priced all-products stores.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think they call themselves department store rather than general storeflying_ford_anglia
says, Like Harrods? Surely not. Run by a loony?princessspinnet
says, BLANDFORD! I've broken down there!flying_ford_anglia
says, department store -- that's a different thingsiriusgeologist
leavesYour buddy
siriusgeologist is in chatsiriusgeologist
enters€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Massachusetts (NEW ENGLAND), like Virginia, has bunches of places named after places in Englandflying_ford_anglia
says, I've heard of Kmart and Walmart - they sound really chic (not)flying_ford_anglia
says, Is there a Lewisham?flying_ford_anglia
says, I hope not - one is enoughsiriusgeologist
says, I'll look up Palmer sometime...Taam i here?flying_ford_anglia
says, Me, sacastic? Okaysiriusgeologist
says, yes I am here...I was booted off for a momentprincessspinnet
says, by the coasts there are a lot of English names, but out to the west they're more or less unpronouncable native american names.peeves23
is back.flying_ford_anglia
says, We have a supermarket called KwikSave - that makes me laugh - the queues are hugeYour buddy
ladyadamned is on pager€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Barry Fell (book Title: AMERICA BC) believes that the Algonqin names are reall Celticflying_ford_anglia
says, Oh... you shop there?princessspinnet
says, Gateway?flying_ford_anglia
says, Or computers... it's another supermarket chainYou have 2 new messages in
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says, okflying_ford_anglia
says, Okay... was only teasing. I like Tesco or M&Speeves23
says, waitroseflying_ford_anglia
says, Waitrose is nice, but there aren't manypeeves23
coughs, sneeses and sniffspeeves23
says, actualyl I think we use tesco.com nowflying_ford_anglia
says, I use Tesco.com at workflying_ford_anglia
says, Very handyblaise_42
says, we have a waitrose round here, it's niceYou have 3 new messages in
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says, ow, my sinuses€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Jeremy is coming down with allergies and can't spell sneeZepeeves23
says, oops.peeves23
says, lolflying_ford_anglia
says, M&S is a bit pricey though. I patronise the local corner shop toopeeves23
says, its not allergies... its my cold. i get one at the start of september, every september, and it seems to last all the way over till april, though Im sure tahts just my imaginationflying_ford_anglia
says, They have a resident alcoholic leaning on the counter - it's very upmarketpeeves23
says, lolprincessspinnet
says, you're not alone-- it happens to me too... i've had one since august and they stick til may.peeves23
says, this is why I hate england, seeYou have 0 new messages in
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says, British weather.... you need to go to the mountainsflying_ford_anglia
says, The Alps or something€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, I manage to get colds all the time here in Southern California, and the last few winters have had flu season so badYour buddy
burkheart_loft has gone off pagerpeeves23
says, going for christmasflying_ford_anglia
says, Brrrr! You'll catch your death€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, that all the hospitals emergency roooms were so overcrowded they had to turn emergencies awaypeeves23
says, skiing...peeves23
says, that is, we're going to ski there, not skiing to there. that would be absurd.peeves23
says, heheflying_ford_anglia
says, We had a flu epidemic here - got loads of old people - they had them on the floor, because they ran out of hospital bedsprincessspinnet
says, the one time i skiied, i managed to break my nose... and the skis.flying_ford_anglia
says, the channel isn't known for freezing over...blaise_42
says, am ok at skiing so long as nobody wants me to go fast or down a steep slopesiriusgeologist
says, eeek...haven't been skiing in 3 years...hoping to go to colorado this yearYou have 1 new messages in
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says, I do snowblading, which is tiny skis with no sticks, and you can go backwards and stuff, and It Is Cool.triner2001
entersdejavu112
is back.dejavu112
says, I have gone skiing once and you cannot pay me to do it againpeeves23
says, pah. lightweights€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Trinatriner2001
says, Hellosiriusgeologist
says, I've seen that...snowblading...always looked dangerousflying_ford_anglia
says, You will never get me on skis - EVERprincessspinnet
says, same here€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dejavu, I asked your name two weeks abo but I'e forgotten *bad catlady*triner2001
says, I've skiedonce in the 5th grade and never againYou have 0 new messages in
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says, I can't even walk on a dry pavement without tripping over my own feetblaise_42
says, I always feel a little silly skiing... go down a hill then go back up and then slide down againdejavu112
:grins:: That's okay no one can remember my namesiriusgeologist
says, oh skiing is great! my favorite thing to do in the winter!triner2001
says, skied once, I meandejavu112
says, I am Nickolette feel free to shorten it how you see fitpeeves23
says, i'm lucky enough to ahve had lots of pracitse, which is the only reason I'm any good at it goddess_of_love6969 is back.princessspinnet
says, must go, dinner awaits€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, bye, bye alicia-sueflying_ford_anglia
says, I need to take up a sport - any suggestions/flying_ford_anglia
says, ?flying_ford_anglia
says, Byeprincessspinnet
says, au revoir!peeves23
says, what arae your criteria?blaise_42
says, dancing's goodsiriusgeologist
says, byepeeves23
says, jogging is good... good exercise, just 20 minutes a day, no need for other people and really cheaptriner2001
says, I twistedmy knee trying to use the tow rope and spent the rest of the day in the lodge w/mom drinking hot chocolatepeeves23
says, just need shoes and a roadflying_ford_anglia
says, Something non-energetic that will help me lost 3 stones.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Neil: apparently your sport is Workingflying_ford_anglia
says, Done thatpeeves23
says, dancing or jogging?flying_ford_anglia
says, That is no sport!triner2001
says, I walkflying_ford_anglia
says, I dance a bit...peeves23
says, you could join a gym, but you need lots of willpower or a sadistic friendflying_ford_anglia
says, I joined a gym....but i don't go to itdejavu112
says, I have both yet I don't do it anywayflying_ford_anglia
says, Well, 3 would be goodblaise_42
says, walking is greattriner2001
says, I have too, Neil, but not recentlygypsycaine
. o O ( is thinking like gallstones, kidney stones.... )blaise_42
says, oh, a stone is 14 poundsflying_ford_anglia
says, Eh?flying_ford_anglia
says, Oh€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Oh, the Brits measure the weight of human beings in Stones rather than Kilogramspeeves23
thanks god for his metabolism... can get away with virtually no exercise whatsoevertriner2001
says, but my new apt complex has a free gym membership that I'd like to join€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, Jeremy" thatpeeves23
is british and cannot use stones/poundsYou have 1 new messages in
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says, I was at my brother's and we weighed ourselves (and my other bRother). I WOn.peeves23
says, pardon, catlady?Your buddy
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catlady_de_los_angeles says, Jeremy: that is because you're a young man (altho' not all young men are blessed with fast metabolisms)Your buddy
tremere_meerlinda has gone off pagerpeeves23
says, mm. possibly.€
catlady_de_los_angeles says, When age comes upon, so will weightpeeves23
says, best get in the habit of doing more exercise anyway, then.triner2001
says, So, aside from Neils exercise regime what is the topic for the day?flying_ford_anglia
says, 154 pounds