Drejk |
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Drejk wrote:Weird. It was only $51.50 for me (curious that they didn't hit me with sales tax -- they usually do), I'm Amazon Prime so no shipping, and the chairs were $50.89 apiece including tax and shipping. So when I say barely, I mean it!NobodysHome wrote:Over $85 (shipping included)... It's almost 60× the price of my newish chair.lisamarlene wrote:WTAF? It costs more than one of your new Ikea chairs.
I'm just gonna start calling you Shiro already.
You know darned well that Shiro would have bought the one where the sand was all epoxied down so it didn't actually work!
And yeah, it was barely more than the chairs, but in spite of being "cheap Chinese trinket" material (it's actually just resin with a bronze finish), it's a really pretty little thing. And c'mon -- they're IKEA chairs. You wanna start taking bets on which lasts longer, the hourglass or the chairs?
Shipping to me would be around $35. It might have to do with a thing called Atlantic or something.
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lisamarlene |
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That sounds awesome!
My sister and I took my kids to a geology museum in Oregon last summer.
They had a coprolite almost three feet long inside a glass display case.
Hermione was convinced it was inside the glass box so we didn't have to smell it. She refused to believe that a piece of poop that big, no matter how old it was, wouldn't stink.
They also loved the room where you flipped a switch to turn on black lights to make rocks fluoresce.
(Hey! I can spell fluoresce before coffee! I've found my mutant superpower!)
lynora |
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Waiting for the kidlet. They have a super short day today. Only one exam, so they are only at school for an hour and a half. Since we live thirty minutes away I went out for breakfast this morning as I wouldn’t have had time to eat if I went home as I would have had to turn right back around. I had delicious gluten free waffles with bacon and cheese on them. So good. And coffee. So much coffee. I usually limit myself to one cup in the morning. I am on my third cup since the waitress kindly brought me a to go cup when I was leaving. In my defense it’s really good coffee and I was left unsupervised...
John Napier 698 |
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a geology section also. As well as a complete T-Rex skeleton.
lisamarlene |
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Well, my head no longer feels like someone triggered an airbag inside of it and then punched me in the back of the eyeballs repeatedly, so *that's* good.
Coffee tastes weird. Apples tastes weird. Bread tastes weird.
It's almost as if the sense of smell has something to do with the flavor of food, but, nah, couldn't be. I don't drink coffee with my nose.
Although, tell me something funny and it might come back *out* that way.
Freehold DM |
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And so, Freehold, Lord of the Frozen North, riding in his Icy Chariot pulled by eight arctic Air Elementals, flies above the City of Pittsburgh, tossing snow about where he wills.
"Like that? Here, have some more. Good night, all you Yin'zers!"
what is a yin'zer? Is that like chummer? If so, then I would say that.
Also, my chariot is pulled by snow eunuchs, and my coming is heralded by snow nymphs.
NobodysHome |
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Random notes for the morning:
Bloodrager: I'm sorry. I know she was your friend, but she was dead when we found her. We brought back her body...
NPC: ??? My friend? I barely knew her! I only met her once! But, er, thanks for the body?
BR: Well, what do you expect? My memory's been tampered with! It's like every half hour of my life is played out over 2-3 weeks!
Well played, GothBard. Well played indeed!
I mean heck; I don't remember the last Friday we actually even managed to go out to dinner! I'm actually cooking for my family! Who does that?
lisamarlene |
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lisamarlene |
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Oh, John?
I'm blaming on you the fact that, two days ago as I was giving a phonics lesson to a small boy and he asked me "What is yuh [Y] for, Miss Lisa?" I literally had to bite the inside of my mouth to stop laughing because all I could think of was "Yuh is for Yinzer".
Thanks, buddy. Thanks a lot.
lisamarlene |
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This was only about thirty seconds after we had been working on "Esssssss is for sister" and my son walked past the table and said, correcting me with a shake of his head, "Essssss is for Ssssssssmeagol" in his best imitation of Peter Woodthorpe.
Who is the actor who voiced Smeagol/Gollum in the BBC radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings.
John Napier 698 |
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If you ever decide to come to Pittsburgh, let me know in advance. Come during the Summer. We have an Amusement Park. I'm off during the weekends.
John Napier 698 |
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Oh, John?
I'm blaming on you the fact that, two days ago as I was giving a phonics lesson to a small boy and he asked me "What is yuh [Y] for, Miss Lisa?" I literally had to bite the inside of my mouth to stop laughing because all I could think of was "Yuh is for Yinzer".
Thanks, buddy. Thanks a lot.
Hey! Don't blame me! The word was in use before I was even born. Also, I was born in, and spent my first ten years in, Charleston, WV. We don't use that word there.
John Napier 698 |
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as is this...
Now that's just horrible. As both a parent and teacher, you should be ashamed of yourself for that. But you're not, so you're probably a Deadpool one-liner writer.
lisamarlene |
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lisamarlene wrote:as is this...Now that's just horrible. As both a parent and teacher, you should be ashamed of yourself for that. But you're not, so you're probably a Deadpool one-liner writer.
"Happy Lent."
L.M.A.O.
John Napier 698 |
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I would have said that "Y is for Yttrium." But that's just me.
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captain yesterday wrote:Pittsburgh and New York are both at the top of my want to visit someday list (as well as a return trip to California.Pittsburgh also has the Carnegie Science Center, which has a World War II submarine, the USS Requin, as a walk-through exhibit.
War relics don't interest me.
John Napier 698 |
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Pittsburghese dictionary. Most of it is cringe-inducing.
Vanykrye |
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John Napier 698 wrote:War relics don't interest me.captain yesterday wrote:Pittsburgh and New York are both at the top of my want to visit someday list (as well as a return trip to California.Pittsburgh also has the Carnegie Science Center, which has a World War II submarine, the USS Requin, as a walk-through exhibit.
Just think of it as an opportunity to ditch the tour and go exploring on your own. Submarines, to me, are fascinating.
John Napier 698 |
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John Napier 698 wrote:War relics don't interest me.captain yesterday wrote:Pittsburgh and New York are both at the top of my want to visit someday list (as well as a return trip to California.Pittsburgh also has the Carnegie Science Center, which has a World War II submarine, the USS Requin, as a walk-through exhibit.
There's also Food and Agriculture exhibits.
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If you ever decide to come to Pittsburgh, let me know in advance. Come during the Summer. We have an Amusement Park. I'm off during the weekends.
I scream on roller coasters. A lot.
John Napier 698 |
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captain yesterday wrote:Just think of it as an opportunity to ditch the tour and go exploring on your own. Submarines, to me, are fascinating.John Napier 698 wrote:War relics don't interest me.captain yesterday wrote:Pittsburgh and New York are both at the top of my want to visit someday list (as well as a return trip to California.Pittsburgh also has the Carnegie Science Center, which has a World War II submarine, the USS Requin, as a walk-through exhibit.
The submarine tour isn't mandatory, and costs extra. There's also a planetarium.
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Hey everyone. I apologize for disappearing (wait, who am I again?). It's been a rough couple of weeks. My dad is still in the hospital after his surgery. He went to rehab for a couple of days, wasn't eating, and wound up back in the emergency room. He's now back in a regular hospital room.
I was planning to visit next week, but I'm thinking I want to drive (or fly) down today or tomorrow.
lynora |
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captain yesterday wrote:Pittsburgh and New York are both at the top of my want to visit someday list (as well as a return trip to California.Pittsburgh also has the Carnegie Science Center, which has a World War II submarine, the USS Requin, as a walk-through exhibit.
We took the kidlet to Pittsburgh and went to all the museums a few years ago. He loved it. Chicago still has better museums, but not by too much and Pittsburgh was a nicer place to visit. Yes, we do judge cities by the quality of their museums...this is what we do when we go on vacation. We like museums. :)
(Caveat: my husband is not as fond of museums and tends to start complaining by the third one. The kidlet and I are not merciful and insist that we really must see all the museums. :P)lynora |
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Hey everyone. I apologize for disappearing (wait, who am I again?). It's been a rough couple of weeks. My dad is still in the hospital after his surgery. He went to rehab for a couple of days, wasn't eating, and wound up back in the emergency room. He's now back in a regular hospital room.
I was planning to visit next week, but I'm thinking I want to drive (or fly) down today or tomorrow.
Puppies!
So sorry that your dad is doing so poorly. :(
NobodysHome |
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Hey everyone. I apologize for disappearing (wait, who am I again?). It's been a rough couple of weeks. My dad is still in the hospital after his surgery. He went to rehab for a couple of days, wasn't eating, and wound up back in the emergency room. He's now back in a regular hospital room.
I was planning to visit next week, but I'm thinking I want to drive (or fly) down today or tomorrow.
Ooog. Good luck! Dads are universally terrible at behaving themselves and doing what the doctors tell them do.
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Well, my head no longer feels like someone triggered an airbag inside of it and then punched me in the back of the eyeballs repeatedly, so *that's* good.
Coffee tastes weird. Apples tastes weird. Bread tastes weird.
It's almost as if the sense of smell has something to do with the flavor of food, but, nah, couldn't be. I don't drink coffee with my nose.
Although, tell me something funny and it might come back *out* that way.
super tiny Freehold climbs out of lisamarlene ear canal, holds up popped air bag, knitting needles in triumph
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Hey everyone. I apologize for disappearing (wait, who am I again?). It's been a rough couple of weeks. My dad is still in the hospital after his surgery. He went to rehab for a couple of days, wasn't eating, and wound up back in the emergency room. He's now back in a regular hospital room.
I was planning to visit next week, but I'm thinking I want to drive (or fly) down today or tomorrow.
I hope that he gets better soon, mr. steaks are never well done.
Tacticslion |
I get to chaperone Tiny T-Rex's field trip to the geology museum today!
That sounds awesome!
My sister and I took my kids to a geology museum in Oregon last summer.
They had a coprolite almost three feet long inside a glass display case.
Hermione was convinced it was inside the glass box so we didn't have to smell it. She refused to believe that a piece of poop that big, no matter how old it was, wouldn't stink.
They also loved the room where you flipped a switch to turn on black lights to make rocks fluoresce.
(Hey! I can spell fluoresce before coffee! I've found my mutant superpower!)
So cool!
Tacticslion |
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Also, my chariot is pulled by snow eunuchs, and my coming is heralded by snow nymphs.
Are, uh... are you allowed to say that without NSFW spoiler tags?
Are we not doing "phrasing" anymore?
That's for you, cap.
Also: yes, of course, spelling is entirely different. But, I mean, really.