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The New Hobbit Hole
Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB
To: Corin Stormhands
TRY AOL FREE disk
I'm making Christmas decorations from them...I read somewhere that they are great for hanging on branches to keep birds off your fruit trees or bushes. The sunlight catches on the shiny surface and makes flashes of light. Has anyone tried that?
To: HairOfTheDog
Does that mean it sounds boring to you? No, not at all. I think it could be a great story. My comment was about the fact that my fifth grade teacher was able to keep our interest in a book for weeks.
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
the choice each crewmember must eventually make... I like that.
To: SuziQ
Probably depends on the bird. Aren't magpies attracted to shiny things? Or is that bluejays?
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10/11/2002 7:01:48 PM PDT
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JenB
To: SuziQ
The sunlight catches on the shiny surface and makes flashes of light. Haven't tried that, but they are great for reflecting the light.
To: HairOfTheDog
Working your way through the posts again, I see!I can't help it!! I fell asleep about 5:30 and didn't wake up until 8:20! We decided not to go out to eat tonight. We're gonna go tomorrow night, but since it was so late and I didn't feel like cooking, Sir SuziQ went out and got us Chinese food and some champagne!!
To: SuziQ
Yikes, am I now SuziQ Threadkiller? I go off to watch ' Monk' and there are no more posts for an hour and a half?
To: SuziQ
Poor Suzi Threadkiller....
I am just checking in briefly before bed! - It seems the hobbit hole residents musta had good Friday plans!
See everyone in the morning perhaps! With any luck!
To: SuziQ
What a perfect thing to say to him!!Thanks! In a way, I am kinda glad he was a little embarrassed...that way he knows it's not normally socially acceptable, but yet can feel comfortable being himself in his own home.
My mom was a real pro at making sure I was embarrassed or humilated to the maximum possible whenever possible. So I'm very grateful to her, because it's made me extremely aware of potentially embarrassing situations and I try really hard not to over-react or make to much of anything when it comes to my kids and their feelings.
To: 2Jedismom
Thanks! In a way, I am kinda glad he was a little embarrassed...It has gotten to be a joke between us and our daughter; if she does something and we gently make fun of her she'll always say "you mock me so". But it is all in fun and she knows it. She's getting to be a lovely young lady, and when my friends see her these days, if they haven't seen her in a while, they will always tell her how pretty she is and how well she carries herself. She's ALWAYS embarrassed, but I'll just put my arm around her and agree whole heartedly with them.
She's come a long way from the morbidly shy girl of a couple of years ago. She's still shy, but not quite as bad as before. It had a lot to do with the situation at her school that precipitated the homeschooling. Being home has allowed her to work in her own time (though I do need to speed THAT up!) and become more confident of her abilities. It has also allowed her to make a new set of friends who share her love of anime and drawing. She STILL won't let me see her drawings. I think she uses them as a kind of journal of her feelings. That's fine. I'm glad she has an outlet for that expression. She scans them and sends them to an online friend in Calif. She was horrified once when the friend told her she had printed them out and shown to HER friends.
By the way, do you live anywhere near San Jose? Sir SuziQ is going on a business trip out there, and he said though there's no time to plan for it this time, that maybe next time we'll all go out there.
To: JenB
"Aren't magpies attracted to shiny things?"
No, that's Smeagol...he's attracted to shiny things.
To: HairOfTheDog
"It seems the hobbit hole residents musta had good Friday plans!"
I wish! lol
I've put in 68 work-hours this week...ended up falling asleep in my comfy chair around 9pm, watching Pulp Fiction.
To: ItsOurTimeNow
Morning everyone...looks like a quiet weekend, perhaps.
To: Sam Cree
For me, it will be pretty busy. Lots of errands to run today, and tomorrow there is an Art Festival in my hometown, so we're heading up that way for most of the day. Then it's back to work on Monday...
No rest for the wicked, indeed.
Any big plans on your end?
To: ItsOurTimeNow
I've got pretty much work to do today, will look in here when I get the chance, though.
At the moment I'm just sitting around contemplating the problem of overcoming the inertia (which means I'm freeping, I guess).
To: Sam Cree; ItsOurTimeNow
Good Morning! Plans for the day/weekend: get this novel plan together, clean the house, watch UNC lose, watch the race, watch another race, get flea goop on the cat, practice whistles.
RMDupree inspired me to fry up some bacon and eggs this morning. Now I have some good grease to pop popcorn in.
To: Overtaxed
Oh, you're entering the challenge too? How many pages is a 50,000 word paperback, anyway?
To: Sam Cree
I have no idea. I've only done short stories. But then I usualy write long drafts and then edit down to word counts.
To: SuziQ
Do I live near San Jose? Nope. I think I probably live closer to San Antonio! LOL I live in Tulsa.
I thought to myself "Gosh, has she never clicked on my name?" and then I thought "Well, you need to click on hers!
I love it when conservatives have organized protests!
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