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Just a random bit of nonsense basically because its beautiful outside today and I'm stuck at work and seriously bored. It seems that a small (about 4 inches) lizard or salamander (are they the same thing?) has managed to invade my office. I don't really feel like trying to catch it, its not hurting anything (not to mention its quick on its feet). But now I'll spend the rest of the afternoon in a mild state of paranoia that the damn thing will run across my toes. Yuck Glad I could share..... Sharon

One Valentines Day, my husband sent a 'singing telegram' to my place of employment. This guy was dressed like cupid, including wings and played the kazoo. Does that count?? And, yes, I was embarassed as hell. Sharon

Welcome Vance So when's the new story start posting?? Sharon

I say take the pills every other hour. But what do I know, I stupidly went through child birth TWICE with no drugs , so now I'm the first one in line for chemical relief. Glad to know you're okay. Sharon

Good luck and best wishes. Sharon

Just for possible future reference....this works well for small children too. Sharon

Michael - sometimes you ramble perfectly. Sharon

Yep, yep, yep. Good stuff. Sharon

I think you did the right thing by giving yourself time to cool off. Nothing productive ever comes from trying to settle things when you're angry. And things said in anger are much harsher than usual and are hard to take back. Did Chaz disappoint you? Yes. Will he again at some point? Yes. But there are going to be times when you disappoint him. The key to maintaining a relationship is to try not to disappoint each other too often and when it happens to try to forgive and forget. The forgetting is the hard part. That's what you have to work at. As to trying to spend time together, just do it. Don't plan, don't tell others. Just grab him and go for a walk, or lock yourselves in and turn off the phones, or on the spur of the moment go to the movies or window shop. Meet him after class, out of the blue and go get coffee. Some of the best romantic gestures are the little ones. Surprisingly those are the ones that count the most and are remembered. Sharon

I had a neighbor that, after having that 'one drink too many', would stand on her deck and play her trumpet. Now she played very well, but there are only so many times you can enjoy 'Dixie' at 2am. :wacko: Sharon

That's great!! Sharon

Uhmm....just what is floor taste and why would you recognize it???? Sharon

I agree with the others. You just keep writing them the way you want. I'll just keep enjoying the ride. Sharon

Glad you enjoyed that. I just put a new one up today.(Points below) Sharon

I like this one, but I've been told I'm just a tad blunt. Michael's given some good tips and any should work for most situations. Saying 'no' is an important skill to learn, otherwise, you'll end up like my sister who had to go to therapy to learn how to say 'no' to our Mother. Sharon

I don't know if its the way you have portrayed her, or the really weird mood I've been in lately, but I don't think I like Selene very much (Selene if you're reading this - blame Green). I find her very overbearing and quite often self centered. I understand the whole 'protective' thing. But the kid sister was eleven, for cripes sake. She's just turned eighteen and is out from under her parents thumb and the first thing she does is try to contact her brother. I think that's great, and I admire the sisters determination to locate David. I wish the two of them good luck on establishing a relationship. Sharon

really sums up the problem. Your best friend isn't a football, and you're not playing capture the flag with Lorena. Treat it like some sort of competition and you're guaranteed to lose. For whatever reason he's hung up on her and there's not a damn thing you can do about it. Which, I will freely admit, sucks, but there you go. Having said that, stop playing the damn game with her. From what you've described she's getting off on it as much as she is twisting your friend around her finger. So... stop playing. Be nice, be polite, and when she gets involved leave. And make it (politely!) clear you're going because of her. Sitting in the cafeteria and they come over? Say hi, and ask her politely to go sit somewhere else. If she doesn't, get your stuff together and leave. At a football game or whatever and they stop by? Be nice and ask she goes somewhere else. If not, get up and move. If you don't want to go, ask them both to go sit somewhere else. Do that especially if she starts enjoying forcing you out of places. If you're out with him doing stuff and she calls, get him to bring you home first and if he won't then bug out yourself and call someone else for a ride or walk home or whatever. At some point he will clue in that something's up (likely the first time you ask them both to go away) and get pissy about it. You will get, in one form or another, a "you're making me choose!" accusation, if he doesn't just go missing entirely. When it comes, be clear that you're not making him choose. You don't like Lorena. You're not obligated to. Since you don't, you're not going to spend time around her. That's your choice, not Justin's. You aren't forcing him to choose -- he can do whatever the hell he wants. You're the one choosing, and you choose to not spend time with someone you don't like. And yeah, you may lose him over this, but I'd bet not. If he's as good a friend as you say he used to be, at some point he'll clue in to the fact that he's been yanking you around to cater to his girlfriend, and you've chosen to not be yanked around any more. He'll either accomodate you, or he won't. If he does, great, and if not then it's better to get it over with now. It's possible you may have to decide whether you're willing to make some accomodations of your own for him. Basically you need to draw your boundaries and make it clear you want him to respect them. If you can manage this without heat (which will be very tough, but try as hard as you possibly can to be calm and not get upset whenever this happens) you've got a damn good chance of this all working out relatively well, and if it doesn't work out you'll at least have tried and will ultimately be spared the hassle of having to deal with her. Getting into pissing matches with a friend's SO always dooms you to misery. That's what you're doing with Lorena. So... put it back in your pants, there's no way to 'win' this one, and playing just gets your shoes wet. -Dan This was excellent. Couldn't have said it better. Sharon

I average about 85% on a good day with Jeopardy. Feel free to call. Sharon

Bad fans, Bad, Bad.... Sharon

I got 27 on part one (haven't looked at part two). If anyone got numbers 6,14,24,28,31, and 33 right, would you please PM me. It's driving me nuts. I think I have numbers 6 and 24 but it says I'm wrong. Sharon

So what are you cooking? Sharon

" I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking" Dorothy L. Sayers Sharon

Not really a joke, but I saw this on a tee shirt yesterday and the strange randomness of it made me laugh. "Boys are stupid - throw rocks at them" Sharon

Apparently, you have forgotten Edna Moles's cape lesson from The Incredibles. Sharon

I have been reading serialized net stories for quite some time now. One of the things I have always liked about this type of writing is the anticipation of each new chapter. What