Conversations - 02/14

[Annette]

AML6349: Stupid AIM freaked out & closed on me.
AML6349: "When she was 13 months old, her father committed suicide while she was in the room. Her mother had four more children, and Jones became their primary caretaker while their mother worked. There were times when the family went without water, electricity or heat. When Jones was a teenager, their rented house burned down due to the use of candles in place of electricity. Two of her uncles committed suicide, her aunt was murdered and various members of her family are in prison and on welfare. Jones' niece died of SIDS in 2000. "
SurvivorGracie: wow
SurvivorGracie: which one is that?
AML6349: Jolanda - the older black woman who's a lawyer.
SurvivorGracie: I like her too
SurvivorGracie: with a background like that .. people would almost have to root for her
SurvivorGracie: she must have some gumption in her
SurvivorGracie: to overcome that and become a lawyer
AML6349: Definitely
SurvivorGracie: I can't even imagine that childhood
AML6349: Me either - I've lived a pretty sheltered life compared to that.
SurvivorGracie: same here .. I mean .. I had a rough childhood (I thought) . but not compared to that
SurvivorGracie: that's something that always amazes me
SurvivorGracie: and never fails to give me hope and stuff
SurvivorGracie: is no matter how bad I think I have it
SurvivorGracie: there is *always* someone worse off
SurvivorGracie: and it makes me want to help them
AML6349: Very very true.
SurvivorGracie: oop sorry . Boss was here
AML6349: If Don's job is intact and we don't have to make moving plans & what not, I'm going to start planning a trip to see my mom at the end of March.
AML6349: Np!
SurvivorGracie: where does your mom live?
AML6349: Tennessee.
SurvivorGracie: cool!
SurvivorGracie: its pretty there
AML6349: Very! She's only about an hour from Gatlinburg/Smokey Mtns. Shanley & I are probably going to fly there because a 10-12 hour drive sucks with a toddler.
SurvivorGracie: that's a gorgeous area
SurvivorGracie: I was just there late last year
SurvivorGracie: I had never been to Gatlinburg before
AML6349: Very touristy but I like it!
SurvivorGracie: yeah .. I was surprised at how close Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and cherokee are
AML6349: Definitely
SurvivorGracie: if it hadn't been so darn hot when I was there I wanted to go to Dollywood
SurvivorGracie: but no way was I going to be out walking around when it was about 100 degrees out
AML6349: I hear ya there! Some of the people on my mom bulletin board that I go wanted to have a meet-up at Dollywood in July and I'm like Uhhh. No.
SurvivorGracie: exactly
SurvivorGracie: I HATE heat
SurvivorGracie: lol
SurvivorGracie: as much as I hate cold
AML6349: I head North in the summer and South in the winter.
SurvivorGracie: my "best" temp is between 70 and 75
SurvivorGracie: then I'm all happy
AML6349: Same here.
AML6349: I'm going to ask Don to take us out to dinner tonight, we have 2 gift certificates we can use up.
SurvivorGracie: ooh
SurvivorGracie: where to?
SurvivorGracie: *grin* where should I meet you at
AML6349: Lonestar Steak House and one is a local pizza place - it's a nice place tho, sit-down.
SurvivorGracie: ooh .. sounds nice
SurvivorGracie: okay
SurvivorGracie: here is a distrubing discovery
SurvivorGracie: guess what word can be found in our word search thing
SurvivorGracie: vulva
SurvivorGracie: lol
AML6349: lol!
SurvivorGracie: just wanted to share this piece of information
AML6349: Do you think "Valentine" can be found in the word "Valentine's"?
SurvivorGracie: lmao
SurvivorGracie: I think its quite possible
SurvivorGracie: I used it
AML6349: Cool
SurvivorGracie: I wonder if names can be used
AML6349: Hmm, I don't know.
SurvivorGracie: on the same disturbing line of words/names that can be found
SurvivorGracie: hitler
AML6349: Doh!
SurvivorGracie: i know
SurvivorGracie: lol
AML6349: If you could have a free trip to anywhere in the world for a week - everything included... food, hotel, etc. with $5000 spending cash, where would you go?
SurvivorGracie: Austria
SurvivorGracie: I'd LOVE to go there
SurvivorGracie: *grin* with a side trip to Ireland
SurvivorGracie: how about you?
SurvivorGracie: where would you go?
AML6349: Those are 2 places I want to go too. Either Australia or New Zealand for me. Maybe NZ and do one of those Lord of the Rings tours.
SurvivorGracie: lol ... you really like Lord of the Rings?
AML6349: Love it!!!
AML6349: My all-time favorite movies.
SurvivorGracie: *grin* one of the reasons I want to go to Austria is to do the Sound of Music tour
SurvivorGracie: and see all those places
AML6349: That's cool!
AML6349: I want to visit just because of how beautiful it seems.
SurvivorGracie: wouldn't it be wonderful if something like was possible
AML6349: Tell me about it!
AML6349: A girl can dream.
SurvivorGracie: *grin* okay .. here's another word for you
SurvivorGracie: horniness is also found
AML6349: hahaha
SurvivorGracie: this is sort of fun
AML6349: I think you'll win this one!!
SurvivorGracie: lol .. nah .. I'm sure others will find the same stuff
SurvivorGracie: though I'm on #1228 right now
AML6349: You're doing tons better than me.
SurvivorGracie: you still have a bunch of time though
SurvivorGracie: to be honest .. I'd be thrilled with either you or I winning this one
AML6349: The only person I wouldn't want winning this is Steve but it's impossible since he's not going to be around this week.
SurvivorGracie: *smile* .. is it cruel of me to be happy about that?
AML6349: No cuz I'm happy about it too!
SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: yay!
SurvivorGracie: I have a feeling it's gonna take karen a long time to decide a winner for this
SurvivorGracie: especially if she verifies all the words on our lists
AML6349: Me too.
SurvivorGracie: better her than me !
AML6349: On the phone with Don, Brb.
SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: okies
AML6349: Ok, back - they basically said that they would still like him to work for them but said that if he wants to leave, it's OK. He's going to take back his 2 week notice - but he's still looking to leave & move to Canada sooner rather than later. So he's still going to keep looking for a job over there and when he finds one, he'll give a month's notice and that'll give us more time to find a place to live, move, etc.
SurvivorGracie: <whew>
SurvivorGracie: that's a bit of a relief for you
AML6349: Yes!
SurvivorGracie: *hugs* .. I'm happy for you
AML6349: *HUGZ*
SurvivorGracie: it would be sort of interesting to see an fbi file on myself
SurvivorGracie: lol
SurvivorGracie: see what they turn up
AML6349: haha
AML6349: I have to get fingerprints done at my local police station
SurvivorGracie: eek
SurvivorGracie: doesn't that make you nervous?
SurvivorGracie: even though I haven't done anything
SurvivorGracie: that would *still* make me nervous
AML6349: Nah, not really - I don't even have a speeding ticket to my name.
SurvivorGracie: you're lucky
SurvivorGracie: $(*$#() I have one speeding ticket
SurvivorGracie: lol .. I just thanked the officer
AML6349: heh
AML6349: Hey,check out these cool apartments.
AML6349: www.gscrentals.com/Apartments/Sarnia/ID.1581527151719359102.029.html
SurvivorGracie: ooh
SurvivorGracie: it has daycare
AML6349: I know, lol. I'm sure they charge for it tho.
SurvivorGracie: true
AML6349: But it's still nice, esp. if I can drop her in and go to the store or something.
SurvivorGracie: definitely
SurvivorGracie: lol .. shhh (boss is here) if I don't respond right away
AML6349: Brb anyways, I gotta get Shanley some lunch.
SurvivorGracie is away at 12:43:54 PM.

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey
SurvivorGracie: hey
AML6349: What's up?
SurvivorGracie: I found out something
AML6349: What's that?
SurvivorGracie: I'm *pretty* sure Ellie is setting me up
AML6349: How?
SurvivorGracie: she told Kelley that I was the driving force to vote her out last night
SurvivorGracie: and I MADE everyone to that
SurvivorGracie: I don't know that it really matters .. since Kelley isn't in the game anymore
SurvivorGracie: but I'm worried what she could be saying to other people
AML6349: I'll keep my ears open.
SurvivorGracie: becuase I surely didn't make the decision to vote out Kelley
AML6349: Definitely, you didn't seem to want to do it along with me.
SurvivorGracie: exactly
SurvivorGracie: Kelley wasn't my choice
SurvivorGracie: and shit
SurvivorGracie: if I had known people were voting Kyle .. I would have too
AML6349: Me too.
AML6349: Kelley and I were talking last night and she never gave any indication on who she was going to vote for.
SurvivorGracie: same here .. she im'd me by mistake with her vote
SurvivorGracie: that's the only reason I knew it
SurvivorGracie: <sigh> I thought at first she im'd me with it to give me notice
AML6349: I assume she changed her vote then?
SurvivorGracie: yeah
SurvivorGracie: and ya know
SurvivorGracie: I'm evil enough to have wanted to see Ellie's (or whoever) face when I didn't get a vote
SurvivorGracie: I'm glad Kelley believed me
SurvivorGracie: and changed her vote
AML6349: I wonder if her & Kelley voted for Kyle - her and I discussed not wanting to vote for Kelley.
SurvivorGracie: I have no idea who Ellie voted for
SurvivorGracie: 'cause Jenne swore Ellie wanted Kelley out
AML6349: I can't get Lucas to discuss his vote - I'm nosing around the idea but I don't think I'll get him to say something w/o asking directly... and I'm not comfortable with that.
AML6349: Her and I had a big ole conversation that was quite contrary to what Jenne says - she was lying to someone, me or Jenne.
SurvivorGracie: I don't trust her
SurvivorGracie: Ellie was THRILLED when Jamie got voted out
SurvivorGracie: I just don't trust her anymore
SurvivorGracie: because the whole thing with kelley last night could only come from her
AML6349: I wonder what's up.
SurvivorGracie: me too
SurvivorGracie: but I don't feel like I can approach her either
SurvivorGracie: lol .. and I'm not sure I would believe what she says
AML6349: I hope they're not setting us up.
SurvivorGracie: same here
SurvivorGracie: but the whole Kelley thing last night was definitely a set up
SurvivorGracie: Kelley told me (a while ebfore tc) that if it was her going she just wanted to know
AML6349: I guess we'll just have to wait & see what happens.
SurvivorGracie: I'll be keeping my ears open
SurvivorGracie: *grin* don't people know they can't vote us out?
AML6349: Yeah, really!
SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: I'm tired of working
SurvivorGracie: I wanna go home
AML6349: I'm sorry.
SurvivorGracie: *grin* I want to kept in the manner to which I'd like to become accustomed to
AML6349: I hear ya there.
SurvivorGracie: wonder if I could put a newspaper ad saying that
AML6349: I'm doing the challenge and one name that came up in a search was ass-head. lol
SurvivorGracie: lmao
SurvivorGracie: I'm still stuck on finding vulva

[Annette]

AML6349: Hidey ho
LucasHorowitz: good day to ya :-)
AML6349: How are you?
LucasHorowitz: sick. (flu)
AML6349: Oh no!! Sorry to hear that.
AML6349: Anything new, otherwise?
LucasHorowitz: eh, I'll live
LucasHorowitz: nope
LucasHorowitz: just hacking away at my IC
AML6349: I started it too... it's kinda tough, eh?
LucasHorowitz: mmmm...I'm finding it fun.
LucasHorowitz: but I just started ten minutes ago
AML6349: Last night's TC was a trip.
LucasHorowitz: the questions we got....wow
AML6349: It was all over the place.
LucasHorowitz: Arrow had been through that before...I'm getting used to it :-P
AML6349: Ahh, I see.
LucasHorowitz: we had....two votes that went over the place
AML6349: You voted for Kelley, right?
LucasHorowitz: yeah. easier then last time. I liked both Kyle and Jamie. (not that I didn't like Kelley but she barely talked to me)
AML6349: Ditto.
LucasHorowitz: the next one will be tough again. I'm losing someone I like regardless who goes
AML6349: Yep.
LucasHorowitz: poor us?
AML6349: I hope I don't go home next!
LucasHorowitz: I might end up drawing names out of a hat :-P
AML6349: Nah, not me. Some deserve to leave more than others.
LucasHorowitz: well...yeah...but everyone has idfferent criteria and thats the problem
AML6349: I usually go by who tries, who's here, who participates, etc.
AML6349: Do you think we can use the ' in creating words for the challenge?
LucasHorowitz: no idea
LucasHorowitz: good question though
AML6349: I asked on the board.
LucasHorowitz: :-)
LucasHorowitz: gonna help everyone that way!
AML6349: I think I ask too many stupid questions.
LucasHorowitz: I don't think they're stupid
AML6349: Well, thanks.
LucasHorowitz: you're welcome :-)
AML6349: Think different spelling counts?
LucasHorowitz: I...am thinking no if it's the same word
LucasHorowitz: (ex: kidnaped/kidnapped)
AML6349: Well, kidnaped isn't spelled right tho.
LucasHorowitz: yes it is
AML6349: But what about dishonor/dishonour.
LucasHorowitz: look it up
LucasHorowitz: I play scrabble all the time
LucasHorowitz: I've gotten more then one person slapped when they looked it up
LucasHorowitz: but yeah, i think it owuldn't count
LucasHorowitz: *wouldn't
AML6349: Wow, weird.
LucasHorowitz: you need to know this kind of sneaky scrabble strategies
LucasHorowitz: ;-)

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey
JenneUCSC: hello lady!
AML6349: How are you?
JenneUCSC: overwhelmed. this week is a bit crazy
JenneUCSC: midterm on the brain
JenneUCSC: im not a fan of the brain
AML6349: Sorry to hear that.
AML6349: How was your V's Day?
JenneUCSC: i dont celebrate valentine's day
JenneUCSC: lol
JenneUCSC: pretty much boycott
JenneUCSC: goin to a review session tonight after work
JenneUCSC: reeeeeaaaal romantic
AML6349: Fun fun!
JenneUCSC: what happened last night?
AML6349: What do you mean?
JenneUCSC: just lucas and kyle votes. they came out of no where.
JenneUCSC: first time 3 people have gotten votes
AML6349: Yeah, that was weird. I know one must have come from Kelley - but I don't know about the other 2.
JenneUCSC: yah i figured kelley was one of those
AML6349: Maybe there's some disention amongst the male ranks.
JenneUCSC: well the guys dont like lucas, so thats likely
JenneUCSC: and lucas doesnt like kyle much. so they probally voted for one another
JenneUCSC: i have to go. boss got home. have to work! ugggghhh!
AML6349: Ok, talk to you later.

[Annette]

SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: so lovely to be home again
AML6349: Welcome Home! Don didn't forget me - he got me a rose, a card and some chocolates.
SurvivorGracie: aw .. that's so sweet
SurvivorGracie: in that case .. I like him again
AML6349: haha, me too.
SurvivorGracie: is he taking you out to dinner?
SurvivorGracie: or at least taking care of Shanley!
AML6349: I think we're going out - at least, I want to.
SurvivorGracie: yay!

[Annette]

taylorserveshard: do you know any way to number lines without having to manually enter it
taylorserveshard: hey btw
AML6349: What are you using?
taylorserveshard: wordperfect
AML6349: I don't know, I don't have that.
taylorserveshard: i have word too
taylorserveshard: do you know how to do it one that
AML6349: Not really, no.
taylorserveshard: what's the other one
AML6349: What do you mean?
taylorserveshard: on which formatt do you do know how to number them
AML6349: I don't know any format, I'm just typing mine out and I'm going to # by hand later.
taylorserveshard: I did that
taylorserveshard: I have sooo many words though
AML6349: How many do you have?
taylorserveshard: almost 1500 right now
AML6349: Cool
AML6349: I have 548 at the moment.
taylorserveshard: awesome
AML6349: This is a hard challenge.
taylorserveshard: last's night vote was interesting
AML6349: I know, a few weird votes.
taylorserveshard: yeah I know I voted for kelley
AML6349: Me too.
taylorserveshard: I wonder where the other votes came from
AML6349: I assumed the guys' side? Most of the ladies, that i know of, voted for Kelley.
taylorserveshard: everyone on this side voted for Kelley
AML6349: And so did we.
AML6349: Well, obviously not Kelley.
AML6349: So there's 1.
AML6349: Otherwise 2 people are BSing but who? No clue.
taylorserveshard: true

[Annette]

JenneUCSC: when did you get here? i just saw you, lol
AML6349: Just a bit ago. What's up?
JenneUCSC: nothing. just kickn it for a few till i leave for the review session
JenneUCSC: how's this challenge goin for you? i suck at it
JenneUCSC: only words i can think of is like stuff in the room i'm in
AML6349: I'm doing OK, I have a lot more to go tho.
JenneUCSC: she gave us a lot of time. till wednesday? almost 3 whole days
AML6349: I'm glad, lol.
JenneUCSC: i kinda had to chose. spend my time preparing for midterm or challenge...i dont have the time to really do well in this one. :-(
AML6349: That makes sense to me!
AML6349: I'm really nervous about the next TC for some reason.
JenneUCSC: cause we are even?
JenneUCSC: i put a lot of faith in steve. but i trust him for some reason
AML6349: I don't know him enough to trust him, and I'm not impressed with his game play.
JenneUCSC: lol, i know the four girls are tight. i have no doubt about that. and i have a feeling steve will want to avoid a tie
JenneUCSC: but if we go to a tie, do past votes decide it?
AML6349: I'm not sure.
JenneUCSC: ugh, be nice to know!
AML6349: We should ask, I don't see anything about it in the rules.
JenneUCSC: no way i lose cause of a purple rock
AML6349: Yeah, that would really suck.
JenneUCSC is away at 10:09:02 PM.
JenneUCSC returned at 10:11:41 PM.
JenneUCSC: stupid phone company, calling to ask if i like their service!
JenneUCSC: time to leave! bye annette!
AML6349: Ok, talk to you later!
JenneUCSC is away at 10:13:50 PM.

[Annette]

SurvivorGracie: I'm a gonna hate words soon
AML6349: I hear ya. I'm sick of them already.
SurvivorGracie: I'm ready to quit
AML6349: How many words do you have so far?
SurvivorGracie: 1200
SurvivorGracie: I keep getting doubles of words I already had
SurvivorGracie: how about you?
SurvivorGracie: I found one anagram site .. but it keeps giving me gibberish
AML6349: Cool! I'm up to 1138 so far.
SurvivorGracie: yay!
SurvivorGracie: has steve or kyle said anything to you about the vote?
SurvivorGracie: they both were feeling me out I think .. but I didn't say much
AML6349: Nope - not at all. What did they say?
SurvivorGracie: steve wanted to know who I was closest to and stuff
SurvivorGracie: I played dumb
SurvivorGracie: *grin* told him I was closest to him
SurvivorGracie: see what he wants to do with that
AML6349: He never IMs me... ever. Even if I'm online and available.
SurvivorGracie: well.. consider yourself lucky
AML6349: It kinda bugs me.
SurvivorGracie: he is ALWAYS talking about his health
SurvivorGracie: but then won't say what's wrong
SurvivorGracie: I have no idea what he's up to
AML6349: Hmmm... weird.
SurvivorGracie: I figure he must be worried if he's coming to me about a vote
SurvivorGracie: as he's never done that before
SurvivorGracie: I wish I knew what the hell is going on with people
AML6349: Something else going on?
SurvivorGracie: Ellie says vote Taylor
SurvivorGracie: Steve says vote Lucas
SurvivorGracie: I don't know what is up
AML6349: Gah - anyone with a past vote, I say - in case of past votes.
SurvivorGracie: heck yes
SurvivorGracie: what do you think they're trying to do?
AML6349: My gut says they're not working together, just 2 people trying to get their way.
AML6349: I think we should vote for Steve, to be honest.
SurvivorGracie: I'm good with that
SurvivorGracie: lol
SurvivorGracie: *grin* he's annoying me anyways
AML6349: Keep your conversations handy - in case we have to approach Lucas and say Well, he wanted *you* gone, so do you want to vote for Steve?
SurvivorGracie: *nods* .. I kept referring to some tonight
SurvivorGracie: they were confusing me
SurvivorGracie: I didn't know what was up
SurvivorGracie: I'm out for the night though
SurvivorGracie: time for bed
SurvivorGracie signed off at 11:02:56 PM.

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey
Kdadams76: hey there, what's up?
AML6349: Just working on this challenge, you?
Kdadams76: i just got home from a banquet
AML6349: For what?
Kdadams76: how's the challenge coming for ya?
Kdadams76: at my church...valentine's
AML6349: It's going - taking forever. How are you doing? Are you done?
Kdadams76: no..its goin pretty slow for me
AML6349: This is a damn hard challenge.
Kdadams76: heck yes it is
AML6349: Do you have a lot of words so far?
Kdadams76: not really
Kdadams76: you?
AML6349: A decent amount.
Kdadams76 signed off at 10:56:15 PM.