Nighthawks XXIV (dial-up warning)

[Heidi]

Happy Sunday, friends! :hug: :bounce:



Continued from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4183767

[aquaman]

1. Hey Heidi,

How are you? Doing well here. Listening to music, and drinking a beer. Life is good.

[Heidi]

4. Hiya, aquaman!

Yep, life is good. I'm getting ready to play with some new colors this morning. :bounce:

How's aquaspawn coming along?

[aquaman]

12. He is well,

We are a little over six months now with the pregnancy thing. He is obviously going to be a kicker, soccer or football. It is the most bizarre thing to watch my wife's stomach move around with his powerful kicks and punches.

[Az]

2. First!!! (Doh!)

Hey there. Working on an alternative service for UU church tomorrow. Also gearing up a for a power struggle. Weeeee.

[aquaman]

6. Hey AZ.....

tell me about your UU experiences. Keep in mind, my wife and I live in rural South Carolina. But yet, there is a UU church less than five miles down the street. We have thought about going.

[Az]

29. I am suprised more dems aren't UUs

I often find that UU congregations are a church for liberal/dems. Don't go to a UU church expecting dogma or doctrine. If you like questions though.... you will get those aplenty.

Each UU church has a different flavor. Some more spiritual, some more humanist based. But you should find a collection of individuals at any of them at the very least willing to welcome you no matter your beliefs.

[aquaman]

39. Cool,

Thanks for the feedback, we will likely try it out.

[Heidi]

7. Good morning/evening, Az!

Tell me about that alternative service for the UU church, please. Sounds interesting! :thumbsup:

[Az]

11. Well here is the speech I am going to give (criticism accepted)

Weaving with rainbows.


We are tolerant. We disapprove of pressing our beliefs on others. But in these times there are those who do not share our distaste of evangelyzing. And thus their numbers grow while our numbers shrink. But there is merrit in growing our numbers. We have value in our church and what we value we believe others may come to value. So how do you promote something without evangelyzing it?

You represent it. You let your light shine forth. You speak up for the values you draw from your journey with your fellow members.

You talk about it. Reticence of evangelyzing doesn't mean you can't share what a joy your weekly gathering is.

I'm a UU. Actually I'm an atheist, humanist, taoist, liberal democrat, UU. Like most atheists when I discovered the UU church I was leary about anything having to do with a church or religion. But I found not only a family here but one that would embrace and encourage my own particular journey.

Isaac Newton studied the properties of light. He found that when he passed normal light throug a prism it produced a sepctrum of colors exactly like a rainbow. This caused dismay to many. Keats famously claimed Newton had destroyed the beauty and poetry of the rainbow by unweaving it. But this wasn't true. The rainbow is still there in all its beauty. We even discovered new beauty by way of understanding it better.

Just because I do not believe in gods does not mean I do not see or understand the beauty others may find in such a belief. Though I may unweave the rainbow I still appreciate what it means to others. My journey is one of searching for truth and beauty. And while I may have a different understanding of anothers beliefs I relish the ideas and insite that come from their beliefs and in turn apply them to my own understanding of the universe.

I share my insites with others because they are special to me. I believe they have value. I believe that others may benefit from my views. But it is important to remember that they do not have to accept my truths as theirs. I can offer them my treasures but I cannot expect them to see them as the jewels they are to me.

Its not a competition. In the end it doesn't matter who is right or wrong. What matters is that we can share in the beuty of rainbows and hopefully find new things of beauty on our journey through this amazing world we share.

I am a Unitarian Universalist. I want others to know about my joy of being a Unitarian Universalist. Because a joy shared is a joyed doubled. The more you give away the more you have.

[Heidi]

19. You described exactly why

I always enjoyed UU fellowship. Very, very good alternative "sermon," Az! You'll get no criticism from me. :thumbsup:

[Az]

Just finished burning the CD with the music for the service

The recorded music anyways.

Playing Ani Defranco's Face Up and Sing Out (the name for our service) and another you probably never heard. I am a Pioneer from the anime Tenchi Muyo. Lyrics below.

Did you know that I am a pioneer
I'm out on a secret mission
I travel the galaxy and far beyond

Can't you see that I am I pioneer
Unlocking the greatest mysteries
My key is a fearless heart
So pure and strong
People laugh when you are a pioneer
Not walking the straight and narrow
They tell you the things are
They swear you're wrong

You can't be a hero
Hiding underneath your bed
Got to live the life
You create inside your head
So I opened the window
Caught the wind one night
Now I sail with the birds in their flight

If you're tired of everything
Come hitch a ride with me
You'll cry out in joy
When you realize you're free
It's a trip like no other
For your heart and mind
Leaving all but the future for behind

Some will say you're safer here
Never mind them - be a pioneer!

Can't you see that you are a pioneer
Not one of the endless talkers
Who tell you the same old rules you're heard before
I can tell that you are a pioneer
You want to be facing danger
Not happy to hide your big dreams anymore
You are a pioneer, the same as me

< Guitar Solo >

You can't be a hero
Hiding underneath your bed
So we'll live the life
We've created in our heads
We'll wake up every morning
In a whole new place
On a road reaching out into space

Some will say we're safer here
Never mind them - we are pioneers

Hand in hand we'll journey as pioneers
Unlocking the greatest mysteries
Don't listen to anyone
Who says we're wrong
They can't stop you when you're a pioneer
For truth is your greatest weapon
Out there in the cosmos
Where we both belong
A place for pioneers
Like you and me

Through the ages we well be pioneers
We'll go out on secret missions
We'll travel the galaxy and far beyond
It's our destiny to be pioneers
We'll always be moving forward
Our courage is what we will be counting on
We will be pioneers forevermore

[Heidi]

57. Awesome selections, Az!

:thumbsup:

[Wapsie B]

3. Hello Heidi!

:hi: :hug:

[Heidi]

9. Hi, bushwentawol!

How are ya? I watched "About Scmidt" last night, and it made me long for the infinite horizon that is one of your neighboring states. Just beautiful.

:hug: :loveya:

[AVulgarianHue]

5. Hi gf!

:hug: The "unstable wiring" connection to the internet is allowing me to be a Nighthawk. :bounce:
How have you been, sunshine?

[Heidi]

10. Hi, gf!

It's a rare treat when you're with us! :hug: :loveya:

Did Khash have a good birthday? (I saw several Khash-related threads this morning, haven't had a chance yet to read through all of them.)

[AVulgarianHue]

36. Thanks, you

wonderful person!
Khash didn't mention how his day was spent, except to underline his moodiness? He lives so far away..so I personally can't attest to his well-being. :(

He knows he is loved, whatever comes his way.

[AVulgarianHue]

64. Oh, forgot to mention..

when unable to connect to the Lounge, the time is used to chase down the moonwalking dust bunnies.:rofl:

[southlandshari]

8. Hello all!

:hi:

[Heidi]

14. Pie, shari!!!!

Whoops! I mean, "Hi, shari!"

[southlandshari]

31. Don't mind if I do, darlin'!

But after I finish my toast.



Meow!

:P

[Heidi]

33. You have a "Hello, Kitty" toaster?????

Yikes. :scared:

(Congrats on your 10,000, gf. :hug: :loveya: )

[southlandshari]

41. Not really.

I just think the association of toasters and kitties is, er, ah, interesting?























:hide:

[Heidi]

45. Everything's connected.

That's what I always say! (Everything's connected to cats, toast and pie, that is.) :thumbsup:

[southlandshari]

58. Yes it is.

And I blame Misunderestimator and NSMA for that.

:loveya:

[Az]

48. One day Sanrio will control the world

Anything you can imagine... there is a HelloKitty product for it. And yes even for those of you thinking in the gutter....

[southlandshari]

55. Oh. My. God.

:spray:

No more! No more! You will make this the first-ever Nighthawks thread to be locked as a sex thread!

:rofl:

Well, well, Az. First the famer, now this. Where have you been hiding this side of you?

I LIKE it!

:evilgrin:

[Az]

74. I'm an anime fan

15+ years... of course I have deeper darker sides. :evilgrin:

[AVulgarianHue]

15. Hello, southlandshari

Congratulations on your posting milestone. Your posts are fun!

[southlandshari]

35. Awwwww...

Thanks!

:hug:

Those posting milestones threads really do embarrass me (and newyawker99 knows it!) when my name is in the subject line. I really do think, "Oh the horror! Why can't I just shut up a bit every now and then?"

Your kind words make me feel a little bit less irritating tonight!

:hi:

[flvegan]

13. I'm up. Can I be a Nighthawk, too?

I'll be good, I promise.

[Heidi]

17. We'll tolerate only a limited amount of that "I'll be good" attitude.

Southlandshari is in the house, ya know. ;)

How ya doin', flvegan?

[flvegan]

21. I'm doin great, thanks.

Still up after a killer concert, winding down, taking care of the rescue critters...

I CAN be bad...I just noticed that sls (that's what I call her here in the forums) was modding, so I figured I'd volunteer to be good before she frying-pan-smilie-smacked me back to last Thursday.

[Heidi]

24. Oooooooooo, you were at the NIN concert . . .

*envy*

[flvegan]

27. Yup. And you know...

I've been a NIN fan for a LONG time, but never saw him/them live. What a GREAT show they put on. I mean...wow. Not just a show, but damn, but they're a great live band. The sound was awesome.

BTW, Trent's been hitting the gym. He was pretty buff up there.

[Heidi]

32. Did TR mention my name?

Just wondering . . .

[flvegan]

37. Well, to be honest, I didn't hear it, at least not clearly

However, he delivered a very subtle, brutal video smackdown to the Bush cartel that I'm sure he would at least attribute to you.

[southlandshari]

77. "I'll be good, I promise"

:rofl:

He's lying! Heidi - don't let him in here! He knows not how to be good!

:P

[flvegan]

86. I'm VERY good

at not being good.

SOME can vouch for that...

*ahem*

[southlandshari]

100. Who? Who?

Inquiring minds want to know!

:)

[flvegan]

121. No they don't.

Besides...I don't want to develop a...uh..."reputation"

[Ptah]

16. Late Breaking: CaliforniaPeggy breaks 10,000. BREAKING!! n/t

[Heidi]

20. I dare ya . . .

to post that in LBN. :evilgrin: :rofl:

Hi, Ptah! :pals:

[flvegan]

23. Oh, yes...do it.

Even if it does get locked. It DOES conform with the rules, I think...maybe, stretching it, with Bruce Cutler as the attorney for the defense...

[Ptah]

28. I think GD might be more fun.

Here's a link to the actual happening:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4191836

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Blessings on you, my dear Ptah! Such a good sweet guy......

[SeattleGirl]

18. Hello Heidi and all the Nighthawks!!!

How are you all, this fine evening/morning??

[Heidi]

22. Hey, gf!

:hug: :loveya:

I hope you're giving the band appropriate restroom breaks, insurance coverage and vacation time!

[SeattleGirl]

25. Only the best for the band!

How are YOU doing??? :loveya: :hug:

[Heidi]

30. I'm tingling with antici-ppp-ation . . .

because I have new oil sticks and a few new colors. :bounce: (I'm easily pleased, dontcha know? :rofl: )

[SeattleGirl]

34. LOL!!!

:rofl:

[Whoa_Nelly]

26. Hello, Heidi!

and Mr. Heidi!

Here's a guileless smile for you!

My Granddaughter!

[Heidi]

42. Your granddaughter is just _beautiful_!

I'm still trying to get my mother-in-law to accept the Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger as her grandson. She's a tough nut to crack, though!

[Whoa_Nelly]

68. Thanks!

She was named after me :blush:


I accept your beautiful baby as the real thing!
:loveya:

[Heidi]

71. Thanks, Whoa_Nelly.

I should put you in charge of proselytizing my mother-in-law on Ginger's behalf! :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

47. What a cutie!

:loveya:

[Whoa_Nelly]

70. Thanks!

I absolutely adore her!

[SeattleGirl]

72. I envy you

I hope to be a grandmother some day!

[MrScorpio]

38. Hey, my little Sunday Swiss Miss

Can you show us your marshmallows?

[flvegan]

40. .

!!!

[MrScorpio]

44. Like this

[flvegan]

51. I'm with you

I like the different shapes and sizes. The uniqueness of them.

[Heidi]

49. Sure thang.

[MrScorpio]

56. Nice marshmallows, check out Deez Nuts

[SeattleGirl]

52. Hey MrScorpio!

Why do I always hear Barry White songs in my head when I see your name? :evilgrin:

edited 'cause my fingers are not hitting the correct keys!

[MrScorpio]

62. Want to hear some Barry?

Check this out:
http://www.ammodumpradio.com/multimedia/celebrity_apeshit/celebrityapeshit_barrywhite_01.mp3

[SeattleGirl]

63. Well, that's not exactly what I meant, but

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That was great!!!

[MrScorpio]

67. Of course, you can listen to my show

and hear the real me

[SeattleGirl]

69. I certainly could and SHOULD!

What's the link to your show? I promise I'll listen in!

[MrScorpio]

73. Here you are

http://www.radioenigma.com/scorpio.html

Thurs, 11pm Eastern

[SeattleGirl]

75. Thank you sir!

I will tune in...will you play some Barry for me?

[MrScorpio]

94. How about right now?

http://www.mp3shits.com/download_mp3/Barry_White_Let_The_Music_Play_mp3/27547/

[SeattleGirl]

113. Thank you!

I had never heard this one!!

[texanwitch]

43. Hello Heidi

Working on doing 2000 stair steps tonight, only 500 more to go.

[Heidi]

50. 2000 stair steps??? Is this a suicide attempt?

:rofl: You're a better woman than I am, texanwitch! :hug:

[texanwitch]

59. No, I have been working toward this for a month, this isn't even

hard. My goal is 3000. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Heidi]

61. Arrrrrrrrrrrgh.

You're going for the "buns of steel" thing, aren'tcha? Go for it, gf!

[texanwitch]

65. OK, just finished, 2000 steps in two hours.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

You got it. I feel a lot better since I started stair steping.

I will have 3000 in a month or a little sooner.

[SeattleGirl]

66. Hooray for you texanwitch!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[texanwitch]

76. Thanks SeattleGirl

You have a beautiful city. Wish Houston had your weather. We are a little cooler now.:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

78. Yeah, I lived in Ft. Worth for a year

Had a head wave over two weeks long where the temp was about 115 degrees during the day, and a "cool" 98 degrees at night! Yikes!!!! I had a car with no AC, but in a way, it was good because on my commute home from work, I would always seen "dead" cars on the side of the road, overheated from running the AC on high! :hi:

[texanwitch]

81. You should have seen I-10 by my house when Huricane Rita was coming

dead cars everywhere. We had a heat index of 115 during that time.
If the hurricane had come to Houston with rain, I-10 might have flooded again.

[SeattleGirl]

83. I saw a lot of footage of that on the news

What a freakin' nightmare!

[texanwitch]

103. Houston was very strange during that time. My neighborhood was

about half empty, the stores were empty, gas was in short supply.

The part of I-10 I am talking about is built below ground, just think about all those cars under water.

I walked around the neighborhood that Friday afternoon, it was like a ghost town.

I wish hurricane season would be over.

[SeattleGirl]

105. I wish it was over too

For the sake of everyone who lives in the path of the hurricanes. You have had more than your share of them this year! :hug:

[texanwitch]

124. We got off easy in Houston, I really feel for those that have been hit

with a hurricane.

We had a hurricane hit Houston and Galveston in 1983 in August, trees were down everywhere. That still wasn't as bad as these two last big hurricanes.

Flooding is a big problem here, and we don't need a hurricane or tropical storm for that. Houston is a swamp that is being over built.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. Thank you my dear Heidi for your contributions to my threads.......

Especially the one tonight!

But you know I am just a little bit melancholy......you can probably guess why....Something is missing tonight from my thread....

But I am thrilled to be here posting with all you wonderful Nighthawks!

Tomorrow the sun will shine once again upon me......


You are such special old soul, my dear Heidi...... :loveya: :hug:

[Heidi]

53. I think a hug is just what you need, Peggy.

So, here, have a coupleadozen:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. You always know just what I need, don't you?

Blessings on you, my dear Heidi!


:hug: back atcha!

[Omphaloskepsis]

79. Holy shit...

It is Sunday.. Didn't realize I stepped into a new time-zone.

Well fuck. Happy Sunday from Missoula, Montana.. Time to get the fuck out of this place.

[Heidi]

80. Nah, you'e still in your own time zone, Omphaloskepsis.

I'm the one in the funky time zone. :hi:

[Omphaloskepsis]

82. I'm from Oregon..

I'm on a road trip to Minnesota. I actually have shifted over a time-zone in the last few days. I'm staying with a friend in Montana. Your in Switzerland? What part? I was there a few years ago.

[Heidi]

84. Oooooooooo, road trip!

You're doing one of my favorite things in the world! :thumbsup:

We're in the southern, Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.

[Omphaloskepsis]

96. I was only in...

Lucerne, Zurich, Bern, and Lausanne.. Loved the place.. A little spendy thought.


I love a good road-trip too. They are even better then you only spend five minutes planning them.

[Heidi]

98. Right on!

I once drove from Vail, Colorado, to Key West, Fla. It was one of the best experiences of my life. :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

85. Where in Oregon?

My family lives in the Eugene/Springfield area. I lived there for a number of years.

[Omphaloskepsis]

87. Eugene...

North River Road by Beltline.. I love this place..

[SeattleGirl]

93. Wow!

You are the second person from Eugene I've "met" this week in the lounge! I love it too. You know the bike trail that runs along the river? I helped build that when I was in high school in the early 70's, back when God was a little boy! One of the hardest, and funnest, jobs I ever had. Bought a bike with my earnings!

[Omphaloskepsis]

114. Thanks for the hard work...

I used that bike path to get to work every day for three years. I worked at CinemaWorld across from VRC.. You should see the bike bridge they built next to the Ferry street bridge. I think it might be the only suspension bike path in the world.

[SeattleGirl]

115. I'll have to check it out next time I'm there.

I actually got my picture on the front page of the Register-Guard, along with another girl on the crew, chopping down a tree!

[Omphaloskepsis]

129. I have also been on the cover of the Register-Guard...

I threw a rock at a cop. They took a photo. (I threw it at his helmet from about 6 inches away) The cop was spraying pepper spray on a baby. I hit him with a rock. Fucking prick.

[SeattleGirl]

131. On a baby????

That blows big time! Though I would expect that from a Springfield cop, not so much a Eugene cop. I was "busted" years ago for "minor in possession" and "criminal drug promotion." I was under 21 and some people I had gone to school with and I had gotten together. There was some alcohol there, but I had not had any. We were laughing like teenagers do, and the woman in the apartment above us called the cops. They came in, saw the beer bottles, and then did an illegal search and seizure. They found a pipe with hash residue in it hidden in the bottom drawer of a dresser UNDERNEATH some clothing, and they cited us. "Criminal drug promotion"! That makes it sound like I was standing outside a grade school pushing drugs on 10 year olds! And I didn't even know that stuff was there! Well, I told my parents (not fun!) and they got me an attorney. The attorney made a call to the Springfield Police Department, threatened them about the illegal search and seizure, and all charges were dropped for all of us! Such a life of crime I have lead! :evilgrin:

[aquaman]

88. Where is thy Enigmatic......

I have not talked with him in some time. By the way Heidi, did he send you some 16 Horsepower?

[Heidi]

90. Hey, aquaman . . .

Enigmatic has a three-day weekend, and he mentioned that he and Mrs. e were headed to the countryside. (I haven't received his package yet, so don't know what surprise music he'd included.)

[aquaman]

97. well, PM me your address....

I want to send you some music. You may hate it all, but to you it will be free. I promise if you send me your address, I will not show up at your doorstep drunk.....Tell me your top three bands and that will help guide me on recording you some tunes.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

89. Shalom L'Kulam

hi Hedi :hi:

[Heidi]

91. Mornin', sunshine!

How was your Saturday night? :pals:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

92. It was good

went to a wine and cheese class this afternoon, had dinner at zen palate, and just got home from a birthday get-together. How was your saturday? did u get your art supplies?

[Heidi]

95. What's wine and cheese class?

Is this a wine and cheese appreciation course? Fill me in!

It was an excellent Saturday! And yes, yes, lawdy yes, I have some fresh art supplies! :woohoo:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

99. It was a class called "Creative Cheese and Wine Pairings"

and we tasted 8 wines and 8 cheese and discussed how to pair wine and food in general/cheese specifically. It was totally an appreciation course! It was fun to get drunk at 2 pm :P :rofl:

it really was fun and educational

what did you get from the art store?

[Heidi]

116. Art store haul:

Five-inch oil sticks (burnt umber and antique white)
Rembrant oil colors (asphaltum and sap green)
Gallery-wrap canvases
Drawing chalks
Toned paper

I :loveya: new art supplies. :bounce:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

120. ooo that sounds like a good haul

please post what you paint and draw with it!

[Heidi]

122. A couple of examples:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

125. incredible

wow. you are quite a wonderful artist. wow. stunning :yourock:

[Heidi]

126. Thank you, MAHNY,

for your kind words. :hug:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

127. just being honest

:hug:

[Heidi]

128. .

:blush:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

130. no worries

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

101. Hello MadAsHell!

How are you? :hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

104. Hey SeattleGirl!

:hug:

I am quite toasty right now ;) got home from a birthday shindig a bit ago...it was good times :party:

yourself?

[SeattleGirl]

107. Dandy!

Finally recovered from Vegas! :party:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

112. woohoo!

are you going to do something fun with your winnings? ;)

[billyskank]

102. Good morning!

Can't stay long today, I got work to do.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

106. Good morning Mr. Skank

:hi:

have fun working

[billyskank]

108. Hi MAHNY

:hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

111. damn, i hate having to work on sundays

:cry: but I may have to do some work later today as well :evilfrown:

[billyskank]

117. It's not "work" work

it's something I volunteered for. But it's not dossing around, anyway!

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

119. oh, my bad.

:blush:

enjoy!

[SeattleGirl]

109. Hey billy!

Nice to see you, as always! :loveya:

[billyskank]

110. Hi SeattleGirl!

:hug:

[Heidi]

118. Hey, you!

:hug: :loveya: Happy Sunday, my friend.

[billyskank]

123. Hiya Heidi!!

:loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug:

[billyskank]

132. Okay, I gotta go

See you tomorrow! :loveya:

[Heidi]

133. .

:hug:

[Az]

134. Someone tell me to go to bed!

:woohoo:

[Heidi]

135. Go to bed, Az . . .

right after you drum up one more nomination to get "Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis" on the Greatest page! :thumbsup:

[Az]

136. Thanks

Needed a prompt to get me heading off to slumber land.

[enigmatic]

137. Sorry I'm late

Hey Heidi!

:hug:

Did a massive amount of programming for the station the last few hours and caught up on a bunch of emails....

[Heidi]

138. Hi, enigmatic!

Here's what you missed (my Saturday errands ;) ):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4183767&mesg_id=4189309

:hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

139. Hello, Miss Heidi!

:hug:
I hope you've had a fantastic night!

[Heidi]

140. Hello, Clintmax!

:hug:

Mr. Heidi, Ginger and I watched "About Schmidt" last night. I lovelovelove Jack Nicholson, and JN and Kathy Bates in the same film is an unbeatable combination. :thumbsup:

How was your Saturday night?

[Clintmax]

141. I slept VERY well, thank you!

I have to work today at 10:30 am eastern time so I'm trying to relax, wake up and get mentally prepared for the day.

[Heidi]

142. Happy Monday, friends!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

151. And a very happy Monday to you as well, my dear Heidi.....

I've had a very pleasant Sunday which is now nearly over......

And I wish you a lovely Monday!

See you tomorrow, no doubt....love ya!

[Whoa_Nelly]

143. Mornin' Heidi!

A pic to start for you to enjoy.

Sabino Canyon Arizona

[Heidi]

144. Wow, that's lovely!

Good mornin', evenin', sunshine! :hug:

I wanted to tell you, too, that I really appreciate your lyrics that you posted in Floog's "Weeded Out" thread. I had several years of piano lessons, but it was a decidedly less pleasant and productive experience for me than it has been for you. Way to go, gf. :thumbsup:

[Whoa_Nelly]

148. Thanks!!!

Have never had piano lessons. I loved piano, and my mom, who had lessons, gave me theory study and practice books, and I practiced on my own...have been at it now for over 45 years...
I love making music! La-la-La! lol

PS I took that pic about 6 years ago....the desert has some wonderful hidden treasures!

[Az]

145. Hey there!

Well, an eventful day comes to a close. This looks like a good place to spend some time with some friends.

[Heidi]

146. Hi, Az!

How was the alternative UU service? Update, please!

Oh, and here's your hug, my friend: :hug:

[Az]

154. It was beset with trials and tribulations

But we pulled it together. We had some sort of printer curse pursuing us. We hit 6 different printers and they all were out of toner. The one we finally found working ran out as we were reprinting the order of service due to a typo.

It went over real well and we had more in attendance than we figured. Much conversation was had afterwards across the street at the Cass Cafe.

The coup though is brewing. The interim minister was a bit spacey. Not sure if it's because the power struggle has begun or for other reasons.

[texanwitch]

147. Hello Heidi , wide awake. Today is going to be a long day.

A pox on who thought it was a good idea to change everyones hours for two weeks.

We are having our first cold front now, winds are gusting up to 22 mph. I will get to wear one of my new long sleeve teeshirts in the morning.

I will miss posting all week, I will be able to post on the weekend.

[Heidi]

152. I'm always glad when you're here, texanwitch.

Why did they change everyone's schedules around? Some sort of cost-cutting measure, or what?

Ooooooo, but windy, fall evenings sound nice (and Halloween-ish). *Envy.*

[texanwitch]

157. I don't know who thought up this bright idea. No body is happy about it.

Everyone is going to sleepy, people with kids are real unhappy.

The weather was hot this afternoon about 80, and then the front came and wow, instant temp. drop.

All my windchimes are busy now, I have a lot of them.

[texanwitch]

158. I don't know who thought up this bright idea. No body is happy about it.

Everyone is going to sleepy, people with kids are real unhappy.

The weather was hot this afternoon about 80, and then the front came and wow, instant temp. drop.

All my windchimes are busy now, I have a lot of them.

[bridgit]

149. Nighthawks XXIV halloween car purchasing info...

http://www.zippyvideos.com/124178654670645.html

[Heidi]

150. You can fool me once . . .

but that's usually the limit. :rofl:

How ya doin', my sweet? :hug: :loveya:

[bridgit]

155. doing well dah-link thank you & yes these may increase with the season...

:hug: :hi: :loveya: :kick:

ps, but did i fool you @ all :evilgrin: cause ya'know...it can be considered scrumptious to fool the urbane even once :thumbsup:

[bridgit]

156. for instance = check your ability to resolve color variance...

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp

[Heidi]

160. Heh-heh.

Ya didn't get me on that one, because I closed the window when the last answer didn't load quickly. :rofl:

Smarty-pants.

[bridgit]

161. eh, you didn't mess all that much...

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

153. Hello Heidi!

The band has the night off, but I thought I'd drop in to say hello! Did you see that I took a gander at your newest painting? It is so beautiful. I hope you are pleased with it!

:loveya: :hug:

[Heidi]

159. Hi, SeattleGirl!

Thank you for your kind words about the painting. I'm sort of happy with it, though I think the top turning edge of the bamboo should be lighter, because the bamboo was actually lighted from both the front and behind. It's OK, though. I'm in a learning phase.

I wonder what mischief the band will be up to tonight, on their night off? :rofl:

:loveya: , too, gf.

[SeattleGirl]

162. I never ask the band what they've been up to

That way I have plausible deniability!! :rofl:

I really do love your painting, and if I could afford it, I'd buy it from you after your show. There is just something about it that really speaks to me!

:loveya:

[Heidi]

163. Not asking the band what they do on their nights off

probably is a good policy, for your own peace of mind, SG! :rofl:

Wait'll I get the turning edges issue resolved before you consider buying a bamboo painting from me. ;)

[SeattleGirl]

164. Heidi, you are such an artiste!

My husband is very talented, and his own worst critic. Nothing wrong with wanting your work to be the best it can be, but also nothing wrong with accepting that someone might see a piece of work as a real thing of beauty! You are VERY talented!

[Heidi]

165. And you're a darling . . .

:*

Does your husband paint? Sculpt? Write? Play music? :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

167. He is a graphic artist, and

uses his talent in other ways, like wedding cakes (we do them together -- I do live flower arrangements for the cakes). Also, he does pencil, charcol, colored pencil, and pastel drawings. My very favorite is one he did as an assignment in art school. The assignment was "A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words." What he did, with colored pencils, was Van Gogh's "Starry Night", writing the words of "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)" to do the picture. From across the room, you cannot tell that's what he did, but as you walk closer to the piece, you can see it. Another piece he did, with the computer, is hanging over my kitchen table. It is a piece called "Alphabet Soup", and it's a cookbook suspended over a copper pot, with a knife scraping the letters of recipe's off into the broth.

[Heidi]

168. THAT is awesome.

"Vincent" is one of my very favorite songs _evah_ , too.

Do you ever do anything live edible flowers? I'm sort of fascinated by that! :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

173. I need to do more research into the edibles.

That would be a good project, especially for vegetarian or vegan weddings! My husband has a couple of recipes for cakes that would be acceptable for vegans.

[billyskank]

166. Hello everyone!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

169. Hello darlin' billy!

The band is off tonight, but the hugs are plentiful!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[billyskank]

171. Hiya SeattleGirl!

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

174. Hope all is well with you!

:loveya:

[billyskank]

175. Yeah, everything's fine, thanks!

:bounce: Gotta dash for work now. See ya! :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

176. Have a great day, darlin' billy!

:loveya:

[Heidi]

170. My dah-link billy!

Good morning, friend! How was your weekend?

:hug: :bounce:

[billyskank]

172. Hi there, you!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

My weekend was exhausting, but rewarding. You know like when you have a job to do, and you know you've done well? :bounce:

Nice to see you! :hug: again! :blush:

[Heidi]

177. I know exactly what that's like.

There's a good, good feeling about volunteer work. :thumbsup:

Have yourself a good week, my friend. :hug: