What are your plans for the day?

[reyd reid reed]

Me, I'm going to write a bit, do some knitting, I have an appointment with a counselor this afternoon and then I have to work tonight.

I might do some laundry in there somewhere, too. And dance around the house to the radio -- just enough to make the kids roll their eyes.

"Mu-ther!"

:eyes:

:P

What about you?

[Beer Snob-50]

1. Once I leave work

stop at the local store to find some premade vegetarian dish for my veggie buddy who comes once a week for dinner and then wednesday night is my over 40 basketball league.

[reyd reid reed]

3. What's your record?

Some of the guys at work play...they'll leave for a couple of hours during the evening sometimes.

Do you have any idea what kind of premade veggie dinner you're gonna get?

[Beer Snob-50]

6. no idea what to get

i usually give my wife some ideas on what to make but she is going away for a couple of days with her friends so she has no time today.

we don't keep track of records we just get together, choose teams and play for a couple of hours. great exercise, good friends, and lots of sore muscles thursday morning.

[Strawman]

2. get excited about tomorrow all day

getting a new (used) car. (hopefully)

[reyd reid reed]

4. Oooooh...

what kind?

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Strawman]

hopefully an Odyssey

My friend who has a dealer's license is actually getting it for me at a dealer auction.

[reyd reid reed]

51. Oh, those are nice.

What year?

[Strawman]

56. 2003

41K miles.

[reyd reid reed]

60. Wow...

I'd be excited, too.

Does it have all the bells and whistles?

[Strawman]

70. yep.

best part is that I'm going to pay about 5-6K less than what it's worth.

Hopefully I get it. You don't see too many at auction because they last.

[reyd reid reed]

71. Good luck

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

[Omphaloskepsis]

5. Work out!

Skateboard for a few hours. Hack a busted CSS file. I haven't slept for about 30 hours so I need sleep ASAP.

[reyd reid reed]

9. ACK!

30 hours? Get some sleep, hon. THEN work out and hack the busted file.

Sweet dreams.



:hug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

24. I plan on sleeping first..

I will try to get up by 2 PM.. 5.5 hours should be good. I'm off to bed. Have a lovely day.

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Going home

have a nice dinner and watch TV.

[Call Me Wesley]

12. Is there something good on?

;)

[MissHoneychurch]

18. I love to watch Crime series

:hide:

Tonight Criminal Intent is on. After that I will probably go to bed. Unless I zap around and get stuck at a report on Arte.

[Call Me Wesley]

26. Have fun then!

Arte's always good to stay up late if it's interesting. But the worst things are on Friday Night, when there's a special on NDR I like ... just too many hours of documentary. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

33. I really hate it that the good documentaries

are really late at night. There I plan to go to bed, zap through the channels one last time and BOOM something interesting on Arte or 3Sat!! Why can't they show it earlier in the evening?? Why always after 11pm???

Did you ever watch Elefant Tiger & Co auf MDR??? Really nice Reality Doku about the Zoo in Leipzig. Carefully though, it is addictive. Fridays 7.50pm

[Call Me Wesley]

44. Well, I only watch TV late at night, so ... :)

I don't think I get MDR anymore. We have an analog satellite dish, but it's old and gave up on either the vertical or horizontal channels (No RTL, no SAT1, no 3SAT, etc. anymore.) But Astro TV!!!! :woohoo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4bEkyyb1SI

I think I need to buy a new dish ...

[reyd reid reed]

15. What're you having for dinner?

I should probably go and eat some breakfast...somehow I can't get excited over a banana, though. Maybe I'll just have another cup of coffee.

Or three.

[MissHoneychurch]

21. A salad

Green salad with cherry tomatoes and mozarella cheese. The tomatoes a bit warm.

[reyd reid reed]

31. Yummmmmm....

that sounds wonderful. A whole lot better than my banana.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

36. I made a yummy dessert the other day with bananas

I rolled them in flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs and then baked them in a pan in butter. Delicious with some vanilla icecream!! You should try it.

[reyd reid reed]

39. Oh, that does sound good...

Might be fun to try.

:9

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Believe me

you will love it!!!

[reyd reid reed]

54. Heh...and there aren't *any* calories in it at all, are there?

:eyes:

Still...sometimes it's worth it.

[reyd reid reed]

16. ...

How on earth did that happen? See? I knew I needed more coffee...

:eyes:

[Burma Jones]

8. Spreadsheets, System Requirements, Lunch

Maybe some use cases.....

[reyd reid reed]

20. Sounds like

fun.

I think.

What's for lunch?

[Burma Jones]

73. Matzoh Ball Soup and Pastrami on Rye with a nice glass Tea

We have a good deli nearby.....

[reyd reid reed]

74. Oh, yummmmm

That sounds good.

:9

[Tyrone Slothrop]

10. Work till 5:30

Then I'm going to go to work on some writing, and if I'm feeling up to it, I might stop by my neighborhood pub's trivia night.

What sort of writing do you do? I'm always curious to speak to other writers. (I'm currently writing a feature-length screenplay and working on episode 2 of a little short film/TV show I'm making.)

[reyd reid reed]

25. Depends on my mood...

usually I write fiction, although I do the occasional essay or whatever, too. Right now I'm working on a lit fic novel but I've put that on the back-burner for a bit and I'm concentrating on a piece of genre fluff that I want to have ready in early March. Not exactly scintillating, but kinda fun.

What kind of screenplay?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

63. It's a film noir

Based VERY loosely on my experiences working for a tempermental chef while I was in college.

It's heavily fictionalized, of course, but they say to write what you know. And the noirish elements are allowing me to punch it up with some sex and violence. Hopefully, that will make it a little more marketable.

I also write poetry and essays, but I haven't written anything like that for a while. I've been in a more dramatic mood lately.

What sort of genre is your fluff?

[reyd reid reed]

66. Heh...

the fluff is a humorous thriller set in a funeral home.

It's actually kinda fun. Opens with a dead body falling out of the sky: "I always wanted to have men falling at my feet, but it was just an expression. Really."

A lot of my stuff is short...very short. In the under-500 category...and it can be fairly dark and dramatic. I figured it was time for a change.

This one qualifies.

:P

[Tyrone Slothrop]

75. Ha!

That sounds fun!

Best of luck with it!

:toast:

[XemaSab]

11. Today I am working on developing the Santa Barbara coast

:P

[reyd reid reed]

30. Sounds worthwhile...

why not Santa Cruz? Or Santa Monica? Or Santa Claus?

:P

[azmouse]

13. I'm getting my hair colored and cut today!

Look out world, here comes a good-lookin' mouse! :P

Then I'll make some chicken barley soup and sloppy joes for dinner.
I'll read and maybe crochet tonight while I watch a movie.

[reyd reid reed]

32. Oooooh...

how are you getting it cut? I need to color mine again. I only do it about twice a year and it's getting to be about that time.

What are you crocheting? I crocheted a blanket a few weeks ago, now I'm knitting a sweater set.

[azmouse]

55. I have mine cut just above shoulder length

with lots of layers. And I'm a redhead. Not Ronald McDonald red just a light auburn with highlights.
I love it. But it needs work today. The gray is showing! Yikes! :hide:

I'm finishing up a crocheted Xmas project that is taking a lot longer (obviously)than I thought it would. LOL It's a tablerunner for the diningroom with Santa and his reindeer. ummm... now it'll be something nice for next Xmas. :)

[reyd reid reed]

58. When I do Christmas projects, I usually try to start them in January

that way I'm kinda still in that frame of mind. And I'm fairly sure I'll have it done in time. I can usually crochet faster than I can knit or embroider...the blanket that I did, I did in three days.

Of course, the baby was imminent so I had to get it finished. After I finish the sweater set, I'm going to knit an afghan/diaper bag set.

[azmouse]

61. I'd like to learn to knit someday.

I'm just having so much fun with so many crochet projects that I don't want to stop yet. Learning to knit is definitely on my to-do list though because I've seen knitted projects that I'd really like to do.

3 days to finish a blanket is extraordinary! Congrats!

[reyd reid reed]

62. Have you tried

crocheting with string and the tiny stainless-steel hooks? I used to have some cool patterns for angels and snowflakes and christmas ornaments. I have no idea where the book went, though.

:(

Knitting isn't hard...I taught myself. It's two basic stitches -- one in front of the needles and one behind -- and the rest is just variations of those. Kind of like crocheting, learning to feel comfortable holding the yarn is half the battle. And learning not to hold the needles too tightly.

[azmouse]

72. I mostly do the thin thread crocheting.

I've been making doilies for years and the Xmas project I'm working on is with the thin thread and size 9 stainless-steel crochet hook. It's addicting. It gets hard to switch back to wool or heavy threads needed for afgans or pillows because there is such a different feel to the heavier threads. But those projects really seem to zoom along after all the tiny stitches used in doiles.

My grandmother used to be the doily maker in the family. After she passed away I thought it would be nice to learn to make them. Now I don't want to stop... just like my grandmother! She was always busy with some project.

I have a few extra doilies. Would you like them? :)
PM me. I'll be leaving for my hair appointment soon but I'll get back to you when I get home.

[skygazer]

14. Physical therapy in an hour and a half

Then maybe a car wash. A bit of housecleaning. Some writing if I'm lucky. And maybe a walk.

[reyd reid reed]

35. I need to wash my car

badly. It's supposed to snow again this weekend, though.

:eyes:

[MorningGlow]

17. Wrap up loose ends at work

in anticipation of buggering out of here next Wednesday AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH say I (that's this place and its ilk, not me, mind!)

- E-mail folks I work with in different departments to let them know that I'm not in charge of our collaborative project anymore and say goodbye.

- Recycle lots and lots of paperwork.

- Surf DU.

- Fancy up my freelance Website.

- Drink more coffee.

- Watch Studio 60 online.

- Wander around and say I'm bored.

- And, if I can contain myself, refrain from telling some bosses what I really think of them.

All in all, I have a very pleasant day planned! :)

[reyd reid reed]

38. Oh, that does sound like fun.

And why contain yourself? There are just some things that must be said -- and think of it this way: you'll be performing a public service.

:P

[MorningGlow]

69. That's what *I* say!

It's not like I'm the only one in this office thinking these particular thoughts, knaamean? :P

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

19. Going to see The Last King of Scotland with my sister.

We're doing our annual Academy Awards movie tour for the next few weeks.

Friday, we'll probably go see Dreamgirls..

Love the bargain matinees...

[reyd reid reed]

40. That sounds like fun...

I miss so many of the movies that I'd like to see. I'd love to see both of those. I'd like to see Babel, too.

Maybe someday...

[mikeytherat]

22. Choir rehearsal w/swimboy, change oil and coolant in the "beatermobile,"

out to client site to install new UPS and perform maintenance on PCs, finish fixing door lock (wonky solenoid) on one of the non-"beatermobile" cars.

Oh, and play with the cats when they visit me in the office with toys.

mikey_the_rat

[MissHoneychurch]

23. You are meeting swimboy???

Please give him ahug from me :hug:

[mikeytherat]

28. Meeting him? I've known him for 17 years!

;)

We tenors have to stick together.

mikey_the_rat

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Okay ...

but give him a hug frim me anyway please!!

[mikeytherat]

48. Will do!

mikey_the_rat

[reyd reid reed]

42. I need to fix both of the front doors

on the mom-van. Neither one of them will open from the outside. And the sliding door won't open from the inside. Makes leaving work an adventure. One night, the sliding door froze shut and I had to climb in through the hatch...and that door doesn't stay up. Slipped on the icy bumper climing in and landed on my ass in the parking lot.

Fortunately there wasn't anyone around at that time of night to witness my not-so-graceful exit from the vehicle.

:eyes:

[mikeytherat]

47. Got to do a similar thing this morning!

Repaired one of the beasts yesterday, and gave it a good wash, etc. Unfortunately, I did not get all of the water out of the locks, and they were frozen solid this morning. Took a few minutes, but Mrs. Rat and I finally got into the car. At least it wasn't as bad as trying to get into the car after one of our famous ice storms (I have stories...).

mikey_the_rat

[bigwillq]

27. Iam off today!

:woohoo:

Not sure what I am doing. Maybe go and see the man!

[reyd reid reed]

43. You mean a whole day off?

During the week? Day-um. How do you rate? I've gotta work tonight -- got a half-dozen wrestling matches and stats and standings to run.

Wheeeeee....

:eyes:

[bigwillq]

52. Yes, a whole day!

Hey Thursday's is our wrestling day too!

Wed for Thurs=Wrestling...but we have an intern handling wrestling this season.

We are so short staffed it's not even funny.

[reyd reid reed]

57. Wednesday for Thursday is all of the stats and standings

but a LOT of wrestling. I did the rankings last night so they'd be ready and out of the way. That was LOTS of fun.

:eyes:

[BarenakedLady]

29. Well Wednesday's are my "busy days"

As opposed to my usual do nothing days. hehe. I already cleaned the kitchen of the mess left for me from breakfast. I had to wash the comforter and blanket on the master bed because my dog peed on it. Which is totally unlike her. You'd think someone *ahem* (the other *adult*) in the house would have let her out this morning. Anyway... I have to feed and then bring my youngest to preschool, then quick errands, go to therapy, pick up my oldest, pick up the youngest, pick up the middle, come home, feed pets, make dinner (that is unless, like the past two days I crash and take a nap from being sick), eat, then try to either post here or level my World of Warcraft character while helping kids with homework, then get them ready for bed, put them to bed, either scurry down into my lair to post or play more WoW, stay up way too late and then crash.

That's what I'm planning anyway. :)

[reyd reid reed]

45. Sounds like fun...

actually, sounds kinda like my days.

No one told me how much 'ick' work there was to being a mom.

:eyes:

[auntAgonist]

34. CPR and First Aid Training at work, leaving

soon. 3 hours of it today and 3 hours tomorrow.

I'll be done work early though, so that's a bonus.

aA
:hug: how are you RRR? any updates? Please PM ok?

:)

[reyd reid reed]

49. Sometimes any excuse to leave work early is a bonus...

I really need to recertify my CPR license.

Especially now.

I'm doing good. Staying positive. Last we heard was Monday and the news was good. Check your PM in a few minutes.

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

[LeftyMom]

46. Homework, housecleaning, some paperwork for my Dad's business.

A hearty yawn to all of it. I have a boring day ahead of me.

[reyd reid reed]

50. Don't think of it as boring...

think of it as 'productive'. Yeah, that's it...'productive'.

You've got a productive day ahead of you.

:eyes:

Hang in there.

:hug::hug:

[Jimbo S]

53. Work, 10 mi. run at 20F temp, watch UW hoops

[reyd reid reed]

59. I like college basketball

so much better than NBA. Of course, I like baseball better than all of 'em put together. Almost time.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

:P

[ganeshji]

64. Boring day here.

Finish my homework, my friend's homework, clean cat pee, work on a scrapbook for my mom, get my nails done, and call my gramma to harass her for a while. Right now I'm procrastinating and thinking about lunch.

[reyd reid reed]

67. Don't think of it as 'boring'...

think of it as 'relaxing'.

[sakabatou]

65. Go to the gym

Do some pastel
Some other stuff.

[reyd reid reed]

68. I should really go to the gym.

I should. Really. But that would involve getting out of my chair.

[sakabatou]

76. Heh

It's part of my physical therapy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

77. Well.......today?

I had to get up early and get going.......unlike most days when I can sit around in my nightie and bathrobe!

I showered and dressed early since my cleaning lady (yaaay!) was coming...

And I needed to be out of her way......

Made the bed....also to keep her from making it!

Now I'm here, and later my hubbie and I will most likely go out to lunch...

But the capper?

This afternoon I get to visit with another DU'er who's out here from Tennessee!

Buddyhollysghost!

She called me yesterday, and we set this up.....I'll probably go to her hotel, and we'll visit!

And yes, there will be pics!

:bounce: :bounce:

[reyd reid reed]

79. Sounds like a busy day

sometimes though, those are the best kind. Have fun!!!

[tigereye]

78. stay at home watching the kid "recuperate" from being sick

hmm, doesn't look that sick to me, now that the schoolday is almost over.... ;)

[reyd reid reed]

80. Heh...

funny how they start to feel better about halfway through the morning, isn't it?

One of mine is home sick, too. He's got a nasty, nasty cold -- nasty enough that this is his third day home.

Dr. Mom, at the ready, armed with hot tea and toast, chicken soup and crackers...

And a bottle of Robitussin.

Hang in there.

:hug:

[tigereye]

82. did you welcome your new grandchild?

seems to me I heard something about that a while ago.

Thanks for mom hugs. :)

[reyd reid reed]

84. She's arrived.

She's not home yet, but today's her birthday. 2 weeks old at 11:34 tonight.

She was such a good little girl, she waited for me to get off work.

:)

[tigereye]

91. congratulations to you and to her parents!

[Nicole]

81. I did laundry

Went shopping. Met a friend for lunch. Did some more shopping. Mailed a gift to a friend.

That's about it for today.

[reyd reid reed]

85. I think that sounds like a *wonderful* day

whole lot better'n mine.

What did you go shopping for? Something fun, I hope.

:hi:

:hug:

[Nicole]

87. It was a fun day

First shopping trip was for the gift I mailed. I bought some silicone bakeware for a new cook.

Second shopping trip was for me. I took advantage of the white sales to get new sheets for my bed and some bath sheets.

:hi:

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

88. I bought new sheets a few months back...

before Christmas. I need to get new towels, but I have such a hard time getting rid of the old ones and then I've got too many and then they wind up all over the place and...

*sigh*

[Nicole]

89. I love new linens

I don't have any problem getting rid of old ones. Every time the kids come visit, they take some home. Darn thieves. :rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

90. Heh...see, most of mine are still underfoot.

Which is why I always need new ones. Then I jump up and down long enough to force them into their rooms to clean, I find out that I really didn't need new ones, after all. Then my hall closet is bursting -- and I'm washing towels for three days.

At least towels are easy to fold.

:eyes:

[edbermac]

83. Go to work and do as little as possible.

:hide:

[reyd reid reed]

86. Is there any other way to deal with going to work?

I mean...after all, it's *work*.

[toadzilla]

92. work, eat, sleep. in that order

loooong day today.

[scarlet_owl]

93. I have to go to the dollar store and pick up cat food.

After that, I'm going to take my pain medication for my sore throat.