Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I'm looking at The Barkley Marathons. 1. People be crazy. 2. I'm never leaving home again. Hmmm. Booya. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Slache said: I'm looking at The Barkley Marathons. 1. People be crazy. 2. I'm never leaving home again. Hmmm. Booya. That's where we were backpacking. It was hard enough just hiking around those trails. Running 5 marathons around it in a row? No freaking way. We couldn't even manage a fun run! I do have a photo of us at the yellow gate at the end of our trip. It was a proud moment. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: That's where we were backpacking. It was hard enough just hiking around those trails. Running 5 marathons around it in a row? No freaking way. We couldn't even manage a fun run! I do have a photo of us at the yellow gate at the end of our trip. It was a proud moment. Fantastic photo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I just ate some real food for the first time since Wednesday at noon. Hopefully my digestive system won't rebel too much. 4 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Imma bed. Edited, felt incredibly isolated and lonely, bawled, took my Benedryl and ought to feel better in the morning. Writers are just weird people. Moody devils. We ought to be kept on plenty of chocolate during editing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Mr. Ellie and I watched "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle." It was cute. I might buy it. Also, it will fit nicely on my list of unlikely Christmas movies. That is all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Junie said: I just ate some real food for the first time since Wednesday at noon. Hopefully my digestive system won't rebel too much. How are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, Slache said: How are you? I'm fine. I think it will be a few days until I can eat normally, but so far I'm tolerating eating again. :) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 It’s page 2999! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I am ready to teach the women’s Bible study tomorrow. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Good morning! (((Critter))) Ds13 and I are playing in both services today and I have a summer SS teacher meeting. Girls' Bible study this afternoon. Coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Good Morning!! Happy Sunday!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 (((Critterfixer))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Coffee! Party like it's Page 2999! Happy Sunday, ITT. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Good late Sunday morning! A beautiful day in the neighborhood! Church early, breakfast done. Lately, I am loving home. Now, I don't want to ever commit to anything except being at home. It probably won't last long, but I like this feeling. I think we need to have something yummy baking in the oven. Any suggestions? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 My family would like something tasty baked in the oven. It's too hot for that. I am up, my eyes hurt, but I have tea, and chocolate is on order for the hair pulling phase of revision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Three weeks until I submit my story to get it turned into hamburger. Hopefully to turn it into steak later. Sigh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Also found out our cell signal is so weak at the house a booster won't help. Back to the drawing board. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 DH is off to the store to buy me some chocolate. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I think I am making banana bread this afternoon. The bananas suddenly all turned brown. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 58 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: Three weeks until Where are you submitting it? An agent, contest, publisher? Not to quibble, but I like hamburgers! What size and genre is the work? I'm curious! Chocolate is great but I need a danish or somethin' I'm out of season, but oh well. Banana bread sounds good and it's easy....Hmmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Good morning. I am swimming in the sea with Jean. It's about shoes though, so we should be safe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Slache said: Good morning. I am swimming in the sea with Jean. It's about shoes though, so we should be safe. How naive. 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 31 minutes ago, learning123 said: Where are you submitting it? An agent, contest, publisher? Not to quibble, but I like hamburgers! What size and genre is the work? I'm curious! Chocolate is great but I need a danish or somethin' I'm out of season, but oh well. Banana bread sounds good and it's easy....Hmmm. It's going to an editor I hired to look at it. I've flunked out in every contest, and the agent hunt has kind of stalled for present, although I still have a partial out with an agent, and some agents haven't gotten back with me yet. It's Adult Fantasy, Rural setting, Alternate Southern history, and quite gritty. Currently sits at 118K, but I continue to trim away at the hedge to get it down to something that agents might accept from a beginning writer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I am dying of so much death. It's insane. I'm staying home from church. Matt's contemplating a Barkley Fun Run* as a fitness goal. *This is doing one of the 5 loops from the main event. I believe it's what Susan did but with a time limit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 No dying! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, ikslo said: No dying! But then I wouldn't have to buy shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: But then I wouldn't have to buy shoes. Good point. Speaking of shoes. Boys sneakers are so expensive these days! DS told me a few weeks ago that his sneakers were tight. We took him to get new ones. His old ones were size 5. He measures a 6.5. He went from being grumpy to having a big smile the rest of the trip. Gee, I wonder why. Oops. LOL 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, ikslo said: Good point. Speaking of shoes. Boys sneakers are so expensive these days! DS told me a few weeks ago that his sneakers were tight. We took him to get new ones. His old ones were size 5. He measures a 6.5. He went from being grumpy to having a big smile the rest of the trip. Gee, I wonder why. Oops. LOL I know! I'm a firm believer in good shoes, too. Good shoes, good food, good insurance. Everything else can come from the dollar store. My kid's shoes are still under $40, but that won't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Just now, Slache said: I know! I'm a firm believer in good shoes, too. Good shoes, good food, good insurance. Everything else can come from the dollar store. My kid's shoes are still under $40, but that won't last long. Part of it for us is DS is very specific about his sneakers because of his parkour/climbing. So we do indulge. But he’s fine with cheap, plain t-shirts from Walmart, so there’s some balance at least! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 minute ago, ikslo said: Part of it for us is DS is very specific about his sneakers because of his parkour/climbing. So we do indulge. But he’s fine with cheap, plain t-shirts from Walmart, so there’s some balance at least! Oh, I hadn't considered special needs. At least he's not into ballet! :svengo: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Slache said: Oh, I hadn't considered special needs. At least he's not into ballet! :svengo: I never thought of them as special needs, lol. But yes! He likes high tops for ankle support, and he always checks the traction to make sure he won’t slip and fall easily, that sort of thing. He has rather specific requirements. I won’t tell you how many stores were visited before the right shoe was found... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, ikslo said: I never thought of them as special needs, lol. But yes! He likes high tops for ankle support, and he always checks the traction to make sure he won’t slip and fall easily, that sort of thing. He has rather specific requirements. I won’t tell you how many stores were visited before the right shoe was found... This is going to sound bonkers. Have you looked into military grade boots? They are the perfect shoe. Like the actual *perfect* shoe. Fact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Critterfixer said: It's going to an editor I hired to look at it. Some people don't know a good story when they see it I've flunked out in every contest, and the agent hunt has kind of stalled for present, although I still have a partial out with an agent, and some agents haven't gotten back with me yet. FTFY. $hoe$! DS is in the last of the boys' sizes. 6.5 XW. Car seats and shoes were two categories of child-rearing I didn't think would be quite so expensive. Good thing he's cute. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Slache said: I am dying of so much death. It's insane. I'm staying home from church. Matt's contemplating a Barkley Fun Run* as a fitness goal. *This is doing one of the 5 loops from the main event. I believe it's what Susan did but with a time limit. Go for it, Matt! He should try the Barkley Fall Classic before attempting a Fun Run. Really. A Fun Run is 3 laps. We did not do a lap - we stuck to actual trails, and our elevation gain was a total of 4200 feet - each lap of the Barkley has about 12,000 ft elevation gain. P.S. No Dying. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 57 minutes ago, Slache said: This is going to sound bonkers. Have you looked into military grade boots? They are the perfect shoe. Like the actual *perfect* shoe. Fact. I’ll suggest it to him for next time. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I'm watching the Barkley documentary in half the screen, looking at running sandals in the other half, lying in bed and eating chocolate. 8 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: A Fun Run is 3 laps. That's just not Christian. 2 minutes ago, ikslo said: I’ll suggest it to him for next time. ? The emoji didn't show up on my computer but I hope it was a thumbs up. Amazing shoes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Critterfixer said: Three weeks until I submit my story to get it turned into hamburger. Hopefully to turn it into steak later. Sigh. You're so brave. I was once asked to write about my homeschooling experience for a small, local newspaper, so a short story, not a whole book. :-) By the time the editor was finished with it, I hardly recognized myself. Several of my friends who read it called and asked if that article was actually about me. Yes. It was.? One hopes that your editors will do a better job, because I'm sure your story will be awesome and change the world of literature forever. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 29 minutes ago, Slache said: That's just not Christian. But it's FUN! Hahahahahahahahahahaha 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 40 minutes ago, Ellie said: You're so brave. I was once asked to write about my homeschooling experience for a small, local newspaper, so a short story, not a whole book. :-) By the time the editor was finished with it, I hardly recognized myself. Several of my friends who read it called and asked if that article was actually about me. Yes. It was.? One hopes that your editors will do a better job, because I'm sure your story will be awesome and change the world of literature forever. ? The good thing is that this is a developmental edit. The changes will be mine to make. This time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I am writing, but it don't look like it. It looks very much like sitting on my butt, doing nothing. I am writing! I am! Working out a very, very, VERY tricky scene that has to do about fourteen different things at one time, integrate seamlessly with this story, segue into the sequel awesomely, and introduce no new information that hasn't already been hinted at, foreshadowed and otherwise made available to the reader, but the reader still has to feel surprised, intrigued and interested. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Wish me luck. I’m about to try to retrieve some pdf curricula from my dying laptop. So far it’s loud, and only seems to want to run a diagnostic. No! Just turn on so I can get my files, please. I’ve already given up on the laptop. I don’t care what the problem is. Give me my files!!!! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, ikslo said: Wish me luck. I’m about to try to retrieve some pdf curricula from my dying laptop. So far it’s loud, and only seems to want to run a diagnostic. No! Just turn on so I can get my files, please. I’ve already given up on the laptop. I don’t care what the problem is. Give me my files!!!! Ugh. Every day I turn on my laptop, wondering if today will be the day. I've been backing up everything every evening. Just in case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Just now, Critterfixer said: Ugh. Every day I turn on my laptop, wondering if today will be the day. I've been backing up everything every evening. Just in case. Yeah, when it started going downhill, I pulled off the stuff I was using. I forgot about the McHenry chemistry stuff for next year, though. ? But I was able to get it running long enough to pull the file and a few others I had forgotten about. Happy dance :party: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Edpo - Avert Thine Eyes Lest Thee Be Blinded DS finally contributed to the question of “What History Shall We Study” and told me he wants to study Egypt and the Pyramids again. While I wish he had chimed in months ago, I’m glad he’s finally communicating his desired path forward. So Ancients it is. I suggested Chicken Mummy (didn’t do it first time around) and he is super excited. He wants to make a sarcophagus, too. I think I disappointed him with the fact that we in all likelihood would not be able to get a whole chicken, head and feathers and all. So... 1. Where do I get the directions for these chicken mummies the Hive is always talking about? 2. What other fun projects that go with Ancients did you all do? Hits? Misses? Wish you had done? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Almost Booya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Booya Grandpa! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 What booyah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Page 3000! Coffee and Chocolates for everyone! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Critterfixer said: I am writing, but it don't look like it. It looks very much like sitting on my butt, doing nothing. I am writing! I am! Working out a very, very, VERY tricky scene that has to do about fourteen different things at one time, integrate seamlessly with this story, segue into the sequel awesomely, and introduce no new information that hasn't already been hinted at, foreshadowed and otherwise made available to the reader, but the reader still has to feel surprised, intrigued and interested. Is that all? Slacker. bwaaaahaaaa 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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