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    [QUOTE]Flames, warm fuzzies, confessions, unpopular opinions...  I don't care.  I'm at work and don't want to be, so let's talk.
    Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]
     

    Would you rather:

    Be freezing -or- be sweating?

    Have tons of money but little happiness, or little money but tons of happiness?

    OH, and what is your dream car?
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  • I have zero motivation today. It's going to be close to 100 degrees again today, and it just drains my motivation.

    I am getting sick of looking for houses/apartments and my mortgage lender guy from my business networking group hasn't returned my calls/emails in 2 weeks - it's getting reaaaally old.

    I'm supposed to do dinner with a friend tonight - i have a feeling i'm going to get blown off.

    Tomorrow is a birthday party for a friend of BF's...it should be a good time, as long as things don't reek of pot. BF's friend is a heavy smoker of both, and it kills my asthma. So here's to hoping! BF really wants me to go, and it would be fun. So we shall see.

    Ummm.... Let's see. 
    Favorite quote?
    Favorite song at the moment?
    Favorite type of wine?
    If you could have your DREAM job - what would it be?
  • I'm depressed because I lost some contract funding... which means that I can't move to cut my commute from an hour each way to 20 minutes each way. :(

    I'm about to start tearing up a floor.

    I'm no longer sure about doing a doctoral program...

    and I want to go back to bed.
  • And gosh darn it, craziness be darned, I want studly to pop the question already. And have a "grown-up" job and finish his doc program.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Post something. :   Would you rather: Be freezing -or- be sweating? Have tons of money but little happiness, or little money but tons of happiness? OH, and what is your dream car?
    Posted by JordanL1221[/QUOTE]


    Sweating, for sure.

    Little money but tons of happiness... but I anticipate having plenty of both in the future.  :)

    There's an Audi convertible hardtop that I really want, but I don't know the model.  More realistically, I want a Volkswagen Eos.
  • I made RDR's Cheesy Jalapeno Chicken recipe from Skinny Taste last night for FI's birthday dinner and is was simply amazing. They were kind of a pain to roll and close up...so next time i'm just going to cut pockets in the whole chicken breasts and only have a tiny hole to seal up. FI and I only had 1 roll-up each...so we've got 6 yummies left over and I can't wait for lunch now!

    Here's the recipe again for anyone who missed RDR's original post:
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/cheesy-jalapeno-popper-baked-stuffed.html
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    [QUOTE]I have zero motivation today. It's going to be close to 100 degrees again today, and it just drains my motivation. I am getting sick of looking for houses/apartments and my mortgage lender guy from my business networking group hasn't returned my calls/emails in 2 weeks - it's getting reaaaally old. I'm supposed to do dinner with a friend tonight - i have a feeling i'm going to get blown off. Tomorrow is a birthday party for a friend of BF's...it should be a good time, as long as things don't reek of pot. BF's friend is a heavy smoker of both, and it kills my asthma. So here's to hoping! BF really wants me to go, and it would be fun. So we shall see. Ummm.... Let's see.  Favorite quote? Favorite song at the moment? Favorite type of wine? If you could have your DREAM job - what would it be?
    Posted by IrishDreamer[/QUOTE]

    Ugh.  I have asthma, too, and I hate being around smokers.

    Favorite quote: anything Dumbledore says.
    Favorite song:  I can never decide.  Definitely <em>not</em> "Call Me Maybe."
    Wine:  Champagne.
    Dream Job:  Writer of some kind.  Novelist, specifically.
  • So, I flame myself for telling H I was fine with him leaving town for the weekend (it's a 3-day weekend for me, and the first days off I've had since getting home from our HM) when really I know I'm going to be bored and lonely without him.  Why couldn't I just tell him I wanted him to stay and spend time with me?

    Also, I flame myself for flaming myself, because we all know that self-flames are lame.
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    [QUOTE]So, I flame myself for telling H I was fine with him leaving town for the weekend (it's a 3-day weekend for me, and the first days off I've had since getting home from our HM) when really I know I'm going to be bored and lonely without him.  Why couldn't I just tell him I wanted him to stay and spend time with me? Also, I flame myself for flaming myself, because we all know that self-flames are lame.
    Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

    I do stuff like that all the time. BF will ask if I care if he goes out with friends, or to the casino, and most of the time i genuinely don't care - but there are days when, no dammmmnit  I just want him to stay home with me.

    Plans for the 4th? Also, I think it's frickin' lame that it's on a Wednesday this year - it's the only day we have off... it sucks...
  • I would rather sweat for sure.  I am always cold and hate it.
    I'd rather a little money lots of happiness.
    my dream car is a mercedes e320 I was going to buy one BF & I thought the money would be better spent on a wedding and a house soon.

    Ummm.... Let's see. 
    Favorite quote? "It's a wonder I haven't abandon all of my ideals they seem so impratical and absurd yet I cling to them because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at hear." Anne Frank
    Favorite song at the moment? A song from the musical Assassins
    Favorite type of wine? cabernet sauvignon

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Post something. : I do stuff like that all the time. BF will ask if I care if he goes out with friends, or to the casino, and most of the time i genuinely don't care - but there are days when, no dammmmnit  I just want him to stay home with me. Plans for the 4th? Also, I think it's frickin' lame that it's on a Wednesday this year - it's the only day we have off... it sucks...
    Posted by IrishDreamer[/QUOTE]

    I really didn't care when I told him he could go.  That was earlier this week, and I was invited to go along, but I'm pretty exhausted from working nine days straight so I told him I would rather stay home.  Now I just wish he weren't going either.  Blah.
  • I'm in a crappy mood today.  :(  this is NOT how friday's should be!
  • I have an UO. 

    I think the pictures that say you can unfriend me right now if you have a problem with the Oreo gay pride are so lame and hurtful.  Now I don't have a problem with Oreo but if I was someone who did that would really hurt my feelings that you value that over our friendship. It's ok to have other opinions and do things like boycott.  It's like me saying if you don't support the war in Iraq then you can unfriend me right now.  It's a personal opinion and I don't feel like people should attack other people like that for their opinions and believes. 

    Let the flames begin!

    "Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained"-C.S. Lewis

    Married! May 27th, 2012

  • yea Wednesday for thr 4th of July is pretty lame..

    I confess my mother is so annoying right now.  Last week I asked her to do something for my sister's shower that is tomorrow.  I followed up yesterday to see if she had done it and it was like I was asking her to do something for the first time.  She laughs and says I forget everything.. I don't find it funny (especially when my grandma, her mom has alzheimers) & you would think if she is always forgetting stuff she would find a way to remedy this.  Grrrr.......

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  • I won't go as far as agreeing with this flame, but I can understand where you're coming from. Although I don't support homophobic opinionsI can't necessarily throw away all people in my life who occasionally have differing views from me. Now if they go around spewing hatred I don't value them as a friend. If they silently feel a certain way it's not as big of an issue.
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  • Favorite quote? 'Voici mon secret. Il est tres simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.'

    Favorite song at the moment? 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' by Pink Floyd

    Favorite type of wine? Not a fan. I prefer straight whiskey.

    If you could have your DREAM job - what would it be? I already like my job (cancer research nurse) a lot, but I'd really like to do something that involves more world travel just because I have so many places I want to go.

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    [QUOTE]I have an UO.  I think the pictures that say <strong>you can unfriend me right now if you have a problem with the Oreo gay pride</strong> are so lame and hurtful.  Now I don't have a problem with Oreo but if I was someone who did that would really hurt my feelings that you value that over our friendship. It's ok to have other opinions and do things like boycott.  It's like me saying if you don't support the war in Iraq then you can unfriend me right now.  It's a personal opinion and I don't feel like people should attack other people like that for their opinions and believes.  Let the flames begin!
    Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

    I think you should hide that person's posts and see if you miss them on facebook. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and if that person feels that strongly maybe that is someone you don't want to be friendly with?
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    [QUOTE]I have an UO.  I think the pictures that say you can unfriend me right now if you have a problem with the Oreo gay pride are so lame and hurtful.  Now I don't have a problem with Oreo but if I was someone who did that would really hurt my feelings that you value that over our friendship. It's ok to have other opinions and do things like boycott.  It's like me saying if you don't support the war in Iraq then you can unfriend me right now.  It's a personal opinion and I don't feel like people should attack other people like that for their opinions and believes.  Let the flames begin!
    Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

    <div>I'd just rather not be friends with someone who is so homphobic that they would boycott Oreo for supporting gay pride.  I personally don't care if it offends them.  Their opinion that they should boycott Oreo for being supportive of gay pride movements is offensive to me.  </div><div>
    </div><div>Also, this is nothing like not supporting a <em>war</em>.  This is showing support for people who have a different sexual orientation, who are discriminated against on a daily basis for ONE aspect of their being.  I'd boycott a company that doesn't support gay rights (well I do, Chick Fil A) and if anyone wanted me to defriend them because I have boycotted Chick Fil A, I'd GLADLY do it.  I do not want to be friends with people who think discrimination is okay.  </div>
  • Ray, I see your point and I'm not going to argue with it, but I have to say that I don't think your analogy quite works. Gay rights and Iraq are both hot button political issues, but that's all they have in common. To me, gay rights is a much more personal issue. We can disagree on Iraq without hurting each other, but if I were gay or had any close friends or family members who were, I would want to unfriend anyone who was antigay rights, because that's a direct insult.
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    edited June 2012
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    [QUOTE]I won't go as far as agreeing with this flame, but I can understand where you're coming from. Although I don't support homophobic opinionsI can't necessarily throw away all people in my life who occasionally have differing views from me. <strong>Now if they go around spewing hatred I don't value them as a friend.</strong> If they silently feel a certain way it's not as big of an issue.
    Posted by jaycee7389[/QUOTE]
    <p class="MsoNormal">Eh I wouldn't say mine is a flame, I meant let the flames begin on me. 
    But I feel like hatred is being spewed here, in this case against the side that also spews hatred.  People have their rights to believe what they will and saw what they will but it seems so anti productive to unfriend someone who has opposite believes as you.  Just my thoughts anyways.</p><p class="MsoNormal">EDIT:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">It's ok if you don't think my analogy works.  I personally hate the black and gay analogy so I get where you are coming from.   If you guys are really so intolerant of people who don't support the gay way, I guess there is nothing I can do to make you think twice about it which was the point of my UO.<span>  </span></p>
    "Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained"-C.S. Lewis

    Married! May 27th, 2012

  • I should have just quoted Katniss and said "this!" instead of fighting TK mobile to make my own post.
  • I am unashamed for wanting folks to unfriend me if they are so hateful as to spew homophobic comments as were posted to the oreo page.
    I love you, Ray. You know that. But if my post makes you think less, or differently, of me... That's ok, too. Tolerating hatred will never be ok for me.
    Do I hate bigots? Yep. Sure do.
    Do I hate you? No. But I don't believe I've ever seen you post, or hear you say, something bigotted.
    "Stuart was scared, but he loved Margalo, Mommy. And there is nothing bigger than love." -The Bean
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    [QUOTE]I have an UO.  I think the pictures that say you can unfriend me right now if you have a problem with the Oreo gay pride are so lame and hurtful.  Now I don't have a problem with Oreo but if I was someone who did that would really hurt my feelings that you value that over our friendship. It's ok to have other opinions and do things like boycott.  It's like me saying if you don't support the war in Iraq then you can unfriend me right now.  It's a personal opinion and I don't feel like people should attack other people like that for their opinions and believes.  Let the flames begin!
    Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

    <div>These opinions and beliefs take away the rights of other people & makes them second-class citizens of this country. That's just wrong on so many levels. </div>



  • ohhh. (Just got caught up.)


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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Post something. : Eh I wouldn't say mine is a flame, I meant let the flames begin on me.  But I feel like hatred is being spewed here, in this case against the side that also spews hatred.  People have their rights to believe what they will and saw what they will but it seems so anti productive to unfriend someone who has opposite believes as you.  Just my thoughts anyways. EDIT: It's ok if you don't think my analogy works.  I personally hate the black and gay analogy so I get where you are coming from.   <strong>If you guys are really so intolerant of people who don't support the gay way</strong>, I guess there is nothing I can do to make you think twice about it which was the point of my UO.  
    Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

    This clause doesn't make much sense to me.  People who "don't support the gay way" as you said, are intolerant themselves.  So...  yes, I guess I would say that I <em>am </em>intolerant of intolerance.
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    [QUOTE]I am unashamed for wanting folks to unfriend me if they are so hateful as to spew homophobic comments as were posted to the oreo page. I love you, Ray. You know that. But if my post makes you think less, or differently, of me... That's ok, too. <strong>Tolerating hatred will never be ok for me. Do I hate bigots? Yep. Sure do.</strong> Do I hate you? No. But I don't believe I've ever seen you post, or hear you say, something bigotted.
    Posted by beanbot2002[/QUOTE]

    I realize how this seems off. I guess I should have worded that as "Do I dislike bigots" rather than use the word hate.
    "Stuart was scared, but he loved Margalo, Mommy. And there is nothing bigger than love." -The Bean
     "His farts smell like Satan's asshole mixed with a skunk's vagina. But it's okay, because I love him." -CSousa









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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Post something.: Just come to Alabama.
    Posted by hellotarra[/QUOTE]

    Ahhh, that's a good idea.  Hmmmmm.
  • edited June 2012
    I was unfriended by someone from NEY for what I'm sure are my liberal political and social views (or maybe it was my religious views, I didn't ask - and really it's not a big deal, so she doesn't need to come and explain herself).  It hurt a little, but you know what?  If they were offended by my thoughts and feelings, then they don't have to be friends with me.  Those of you who were on FB yesterday know that I'm clearly very passionate about the things I believe in and support.  I'm not going to tone it down because it might offend someone.  If it's that offensive to you, block me or unfriend me.  I'd do the same if I'm offended by what people do or say, it's just facebook.  

    Personally I don't think it's okay to support discrimination.  I am not spewing hatred by saying it's flat out WRONG to show hate to one group who is only defined by one thing.  Nothing anyone does or says is going to make me think that's ever okay, not will I ever understand why anyone thinks that's acceptable.  It's black and white to me.  
    ETA: Like Elle, I'd say I'm definitely intolerant of intolerance.  I don't see a damn thing wrong with that, either.  
  • I keep smelling cigars.  I showered this morning, so it can't be me, right?

    Also, Bean, I agree with every word you just said.  My relationship with my own father has seriously deteriorated since my uncle (mom's brother) came out because my father is probably one of the worst homophobes I've ever met.  It's terrible.

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