So who is with me on this?

Said "Happy Easter to all the right people, friends, family. etc.

HAPPY FERTILITY DAY! Is what I want to say, by why go there?

So this is the start of my babble.

Take this thread anywhere you want it to go!

Cuddles said:

It's obvious that you are an art lover!

Okay...

• I hate the phrase "cray cray". It annoys the heck out of me.
• That moment when you realize that you may be the ONLY one who isn't feeling the song, singer, group... etc.
• What am I going to do until Season 4 of "Walking Dead" starts?!
• Baseball season begins tomorrow...
• I am sitting here typing babble instead of grading those god-awful stories my students wrote.

• Oh, and... I'll never be able to "unsee" the above picture!

Both of my parents were heavily into T.V. as a result I can't stand it.

However there have been times I wish I did have one.

I would probably watch some sports, if the team in my area is doing well.

I would watch when Prince was on T.V.

The Oscars and Grammy's would also get my attention.

But that is it, not really worth monthly cable.

Real pissed off to hear a couple of friends are divorcing after 20 years. I blame it on her husband's "me me me" spiritual belief system and his freaking Lolita fetish. Asshole. I hope she takes the Steinway she bought him while he was screwing around and donates it to a non-profit (if she doesn't sell that mofo and pocket the dough).

Ottensen said:

Real pissed off to hear a couple of friends are divorcing after 20 years. I blame it on her husband's "me me me" spiritual belief system and his freaking Lolita fetish. Asshole. I hope she takes the Steinway she bought him while he was screwing around and donates it to a non-profit (if she doesn't sell that mofo and pocket the dough).

Who buys pianos? That has to depreciate 100% as soon as it's puchased making it the worst puchase on the face of the earth.

[Edited 4/1/13 13:58pm]

Cuddles said:

ZombieKitten said:

Cuddles said:

Who buys pianos? That has to depreciate 100% as soon as it's puchased making it the worst puchase on the face of the earth.

[Edited 4/1/13 13:58pm]

I bought one - it was $1500. A secondhand little upright with a fully refurbed interior. 5 people play on that thin each day. best thing EVER

i get that, some people buy them just to put in a room and never use them.

Cuddles said:

I love saying cray cray when it is in reference to threads made by 17days.

If a perfume smells like old-man-cigar-cabbage on you, then spray on your best friend, it may perfectly with her chemistry. Ass on me, roses on her... perfume is funny like that.

Why can't my buddies be getting pounded righteously when am? Why is it that when I am doing well with my guy my girls are in the rut in their relationships or vice versa? Then its hard to share 'cause I feel bad for them and they seem to not want to hear about it, but brave through it to say "yay good for you "

I wish me and all my friends were doing great romatically at the same time so we could all be like at the same time.

My daughter got her pubes... God I pray she doesn't get a mustache like her aunts on her dad's side because they all have 'staches.... and I didn'y get my pubes until I was 15 or so. I had like 1 fregging hair forever. My daughter is taking after her dad for sure... and he has braidable hair on the tops of his shoulders and has hobbit feet... yes, the tops of his feet have comb overs.

And that picture... seriously... like WTF?? I hope that little girl flicks a booger on her twat.

chocolate1 said:

Okay...

• I hate the phrase "cray cray". It annoys the heck out of me.
• That moment when you realize that you may be the ONLY one who isn't feeling the song, singer, group... etc.
• What am I going to do until Season 4 of "Walking Dead" starts?!
• Baseball season begins tomorrow...
• I am sitting here typing babble instead of grading those god-awful stories my students wrote.

• Oh, and... I'll never be able to "unsee" the above picture!

(with out spoilers please!) How was season 3 of The walking Dead? (I wait for discs to come out)

Cuddles said:

Ottensen said:

Real pissed off to hear a couple of friends are divorcing after 20 years. I blame it on her husband's "me me me" spiritual belief system and his freaking Lolita fetish. Asshole. I hope she takes the Steinway she bought him while he was screwing around and donates it to a non-profit (if she doesn't sell that mofo and pocket the dough).

Who buys pianos? That has to depreciate 100% as soon as it's puchased making it the worst puchase on the face of the earth.

[Edited 4/1/13 13:58pm]

Well certainlynot for those who are part of the artist class, work professionally as musicians or composers for their entire lives, or generally have a deep appreciation for the fine and performing arts that is passed down from generation to generation within their families here.

At the end of the day it depends a lot on one's cultural orientation. There are uprights and baby grands in my husband's family that have survived generations beyond all the wars that have ravaged this country (Germany), and as he comes from a musical family, these instruments are obviously in active use and are treasures to all of us.

Still, I do understand that musical pursuits are not of interest to everyone...or as we say at home in the US, everything ain't for everybody.

Simply put, I imagine that quite often what people buy simply boils down to a matter of what suits their lifestyle: one man's "depreciated" trash is another man's priceless treasure...and, living in the land of Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven, pianos happen to be a rather standard part of many homes here, as not only do people tend to be more inclined towards classical music from a very young age, but playing is a rather normal recreational activity in intimate family gatherings or social interactions. Unlike in the United States (where I've seen many a grand home with neglected instruments gathering dust in forgotten corners or in salons where no one actually sits), here pianos (and other instruments) are actually put to use, and are a valuable part of people's lives...as opposed to some locales where they are simply novelty items to be ticked off on one's financial statement, or used for interior decoration. In any event, there is a rather extraordinary instrument sitting in one of the living/social rooms of my friend's house, and it will be a great day for her when she gets rid of it.

Ottensen said:

Real pissed off to hear a couple of friends are divorcing after 20 years. I blame it on her husband's "me me me" spiritual belief system and his freaking Lolita fetish. Asshole. I hope she takes the Steinway she bought him while he was screwing around and donates it to a non-profit (if she doesn't sell that mofo and pocket the dough).

No matter what eventually the dealbraker is in any relationship, I'm pretty sure she must have had a part in this split up as well.

MacDaddy said:

Ottensen said:

Real pissed off to hear a couple of friends are divorcing after 20 years. I blame it on her husband's "me me me" spiritual belief system and his freaking Lolita fetish. Asshole. I hope she takes the Steinway she bought him while he was screwing around and donates it to a non-profit (if she doesn't sell that mofo and pocket the dough).

No matter what eventually the dealbraker is in any relationship, I'm pretty sure she must have had a part in this split up as well.

No doubt, MDaddy. I've been through the whole divorce scenario before, and being older and wiser I'm much more honest about the fact that it generally takes two for a releatinship to fail...

But (and you know there had to be one, right? )

...in all sincerity from the very bottom of my heart...MAN, the things that I and others in our professional circle witnessed on her husband's behalf towards his wife for years . This sh** was lopsided as hell...for whatever reason they came to the point of not being able to function as a unit anymore, I can't imagine that anyone deserves the extent of the public humiliation that the lovey dovey couple were so gung-ho to put her through without a shred of remorse. He's always been openly unapologetic about his actions. In order to be what everyone needs him to be he has to fulfill himself in the relationships that mean most to him first.

I (and others) personally witnessed inappropriate behavior on the part of his teen lover overrunning the home as if she were Mistress of the Manor (and she did not give a damn what anyone thought, either), right on down to wearing his wife's (aka auntie's) silk bathrobes in broad daylight because she needed to freshen up, walking around butt naked underneath with big nubile titties jangling all over the place until my friend came home from work. All the footsie under the table at dinner parties, playing horsie in the middle of music rehearsals....The would you like to taste this from my fork if we were out at restaurants with the locking of starry eyes...it made a few of us sick on more than one occasion because they were so blatant and non-remorseful..didn't care if they offended the wife, or their guests with these completely outrageous behaviors, and would turn it up even more when they ha an audience. It was gross.

My friend is older, technically approaching what are considered her "senior citizen" years (although she does not look a day over 38). She is also what you would call a pacifist in her "spiritual walk". There is a part of me that understands (while I personally wouldn't accept) wanting to have a peaceful life so much that you don't want to dismantle the seeming stability your home, the career pursuits you share with your husband, the family and social community you've built over 20 years to start a new life facing the unknown in the sunset years of your life---the time when all this stuff is supposed to be together, and you're supposed to be coasting. I get why she stayed through a very obvious affair and the public backlash that eventually ensued from it. But I couldn't do it. I just pray that she gets out of this smoothly as possible

I'm planting a Rhubarb garden today

The strawberries are almost blooming

That's all

carry on

Mach said:

I'm planting a Rhubarb garden today

The strawberries are almost blooming

That's all

carry on

paintedlady said:

Mach said:

I'm planting a Rhubarb garden today

The strawberries are almost blooming

That's all

carry on

Hey beautiful !

How am I going to get rid off all these boxes of Easter chocolates and cake???

I think I just caught The Itis from the pasta at lunch.

Ottensen said:

I think I just caught The Itis from the pasta at lunch.

For the longest time I thought that was a term only black folks were allowed to use until I heard my white co-worker say she had it a few years ago. At first I was then I looked it up online and saw it's widely known by people of all races as just "itis".

Ottensen said:

MacDaddy said:

No matter what eventually the dealbraker is in any relationship, I'm pretty sure she must have had a part in this split up as well.

No doubt, MDaddy. I've been through the whole divorce scenario before, and being older and wiser I'm much more honest about the fact that it generally takes two for a releatinship to fail...

But (and you know there had to be one, right? )

...in all sincerity from the very bottom of my heart...MAN, the things that I and others in our professional circle witnessed on her husband's behalf towards his wife for years . This sh** was lopsided as hell...for whatever reason they came to the point of not being able to function as a unit anymore, I can't imagine that anyone deserves the extent of the public humiliation that the lovey dovey couple were so gung-ho to put her through without a shred of remorse. He's always been openly unapologetic about his actions. In order to be what everyone needs him to be he has to fulfill himself in the relationships that mean most to him first.

I (and others) personally witnessed inappropriate behavior on the part of his teen lover overrunning the home as if she were Mistress of the Manor (and she did not give a damn what anyone thought, either), right on down to wearing his wife's (aka auntie's) silk bathrobes in broad daylight because she needed to freshen up, walking around butt naked underneath with big nubile titties jangling all over the place until my friend came home from work. All the footsie under the table at dinner parties, playing horsie in the middle of music rehearsals....The would you like to taste this from my fork if we were out at restaurants with the locking of starry eyes...it made a few of us sick on more than one occasion because they were so blatant and non-remorseful..didn't care if they offended the wife, or their guests with these completely outrageous behaviors, and would turn it up even more when they ha an audience. It was gross.

My friend is older, technically approaching what are considered her "senior citizen" years (although she does not look a day over 38). She is also what you would call a pacifist in her "spiritual walk". There is a part of me that understands (while I personally wouldn't accept) wanting to have a peaceful life so much that you don't want to dismantle the seeming stability your home, the career pursuits you share with your husband, the family and social community you've built over 20 years to start a new life facing the unknown in the sunset years of your life---the time when all this stuff is supposed to be together, and you're supposed to be coasting. I get why she stayed through a very obvious affair and the public backlash that eventually ensued from it. But I couldn't do it. I just pray that she gets out of this smoothly as possible

I am a female who is nearing her 52nd birthday and I have no clue how old your friend is. I will tell you that the dating scene is not horrible. I will also tell you that your friend is some sort of masochist or martyr. I don't feel any worse for her than I do for someone who stays at a job for 20 years despite the fact that they never get a raise or that there is always a good reason why someone else gets a promotion instead of them.

Her husbands bad behavior was begging for a showdown. What is there home like? Is it a trailor or in a project? I bet not. I bet that she put their shared equity before her self respect and peace of mind. That was her choice. That is life. Some people stay with an unfulfilling job working with a hateful boss for a reason. BENIFITS. SOME PEOPLE make the choice that no amount of perks is worth it. We hand in our notice and lose benifits but keep our soul.

The same thing applies to a relationship.

When my parents had 25 years of marriage together they recieved NOT ONE CARD.

THE REASON?

They were constantly bitching about eachother. Being in the same room with both of them was awful and everyone wished she would finally divorce the man instead of bitching about him to everyone. Maybe they got off on all the drama but the rest of us did not.

Life is not about coasting; life is about risk taking and adventure in my book. We have all eternity to coast.

[Edited 4/5/13 12:56pm]

I've met up with Londonboy again.

Hadn't seen him for more than a year.

I still truly love him. It really doesn't matter what the status of a relationship is when it comes to true love. I guess.

I love to see him happy.

He's with another girl. Strangely enough I don't feel bad about that.

I know that we love eachother, and that it's a very special connection.

The love I feel for him is so different somehow. I just want to see him happy more than I would like us to get back together.'

The police and an informant have been checking my wife's home, presumably to see if I've come back yet.

I think the police are waiting for me, to extort money from me.

I think a guy at the pharmacy I used to buy steroids from is waiting to have me beaten up/killed.

I'm looking to buy a condo.

Fauxie said:

The police and an informant have been checking my wife's home, presumably to see if I've come back yet.

I think the police are waiting for me, to extort money from me.

I think a guy at the pharmacy I used to buy steroids from is waiting to have me beaten up/killed.

I'm looking to buy a condo.

O lord.

Please be safe.

And your wife too.

Fauxie said:

The police and an informant have been checking my wife's home, presumably to see if I've come back yet.

I think the police are waiting for me, to extort money from me.

I think a guy at the pharmacy I used to buy steroids from is waiting to have me beaten up/killed.

I'm looking to buy a condo.

I've made light of your situation in the past, but this sounds very serious. I hope you and your wife can be together again very soon.

sexton said:

Fauxie said:

The police and an informant have been checking my wife's home, presumably to see if I've come back yet.

I think the police are waiting for me, to extort money from me.

I think a guy at the pharmacy I used to buy steroids from is waiting to have me beaten up/killed.

I'm looking to buy a condo.

I've made light of your situation in the past, but this sounds very serious. I hope you and your wife can be together again very soon.

Thanks. I hope I'm overreacting, but it's a worry.