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General => Rants and Stuff => Topic started by: MsFish on May 27, 2005, 02:52:04 AM
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Edited for new plan.
We have a little situation. Old One is going through a very messy divorce and needs some people to help move some stuff, probably on Monday. None of this is set in stone, but I figured I'd ask if anyone in Provo (or who could be in Provo) is available.
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Do you have a car?
I would like to help. You know that mornings are not my best time of day, but if you are desperate I can make it happen. I'm not a big or male, so I can't offer much help in the "intimidation factor" area.
If I'm going to get up then I should go to bed right now. I can, because my roommate left the room.
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Whoa! When did this happen? Was this happening a few months ago when I was out there? I can't offer any tangible help from here. Is there anything else I can do?
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I'm available Monday and have a car, if anyone else needs a ride.
I know where she lives, too, which is a bonus.
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I'll be happy to help now that it is on Monday. Just let me know the time.
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Old One is going through a very messy divorce and needs some people to help move some stuff
Very sad to hear it!
I'm not in the area...hope everyone works through, physically and emotionally...
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Brenna, Fish, you know how to get ahold of me. Drop me a line and let me know when and where, and if anyone needs a ride, please post.
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Well, most of the stuff actually got moved by Old One's Mom today. So unless anyone has a truck with which to move a washer and dryer...
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Hmm, well my husband has gone off on another trip and left me alone this weekend, so let me know if you (collective or singular) need help with anything else. Girly movies, comfort foods, drive by fishings, whatever.
Um, and there's probably not a proper way to say this, but I'm obviously wanting to hear more info on the situation in general, even if it's none of my business. Just... you know... thought I'd put that out there.
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Well, most of the stuff actually got moved by Old One's Mom today. So unless anyone has a truck with which to move a washer and dryer...
No truck, just my little Honda Civic. I'll be happy to provide moral support, though. :)
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I have a Jeep, but alas, I'm in Seattle.
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Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who offered to help.
Fuzzy, I'm perfectly willing to fill you in on details in a less-public forum. I'm sure you can make me laugh about it: you're good at seeing the humor in any situation.
No washer and dryer for me. BYU released it without the claim check. But I'm all for girly movies and chocolate and stuff. I just don't have a VCR. Or a car. Or a DVD player. Or my DVDs. Or my books. Kristy is letting me borrow a little TV (it works and I hooked up the GameCube today. They're having fun being cruel to monkeys who run around in little balls), and I have a computer with Internet access.
All is not lost (yet).
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Rock, rock on, women!
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Old One, btw, you're in our prayers too.
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But I'm all for girly movies and chocolate and stuff. I just don't have a VCR. Or a car. Or a DVD player. Or my DVDs. Or my books.
Hey! I clearly remember you coming over one night and borrowing like six of my favorite books from my personal library. All is not lost, indeed, when you have such a prize! (I'm very protective of my books, and only lend them to people I like). ;)
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Your books are keeping me sane. :D
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Okay. My ego is mollified. ;)
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If you're wanting/needing to by a car let me know. I'll give you a discount on my Mini-van. Send me a PM or e-mail if intrested.
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Here's a little fun with a lack of furniture.
I have my computer moniter on the seat of a chair that I bought from a garage sale. The tower is next to the chair and the keyboard and mouse both have obnoxiously short cords. I've been sitting on the floor while typing with the keyboard on my lap, but after a while it gets rather uncomfortable.
So I decide to try something different.
I grab another chair and put it facing the monitor. I sit in it. It's a little high, but I can still read the bottom, so it's ok. I put the keyboard on my lap. It barely reaches. So far so good. The mouse? I'll just use my foot.
Yeah right. That lasted about two seconds.
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That would also be bad for your neck. Very bad. The monitor needs to be raised to eye level.
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I had that problem when trying to run two computers in my room. I ended up clearing the other table of its crap (models mainly) and sticking the mac mini there.
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I used a moving box till I got my dining room table. The laptop runs too hot for it to always be on my lap.
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And I thought I was being dexterous operating a sewing machine with my knee. You win.
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You mean I'm not the only one who sewed that way??
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Chimera,
Help! I've read all the books you loaned me and I need more!
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You mean I'm not the only one who sewed that way??
YAY! There are more weird floor sewers out there!!
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Chimera,
Help! I've read all the books you loaned me and I need more!
I'll be happy to. When do you want to do an exchange? I can come by sometime and bring more and take back the finished. I'll definitely bring you Enna Burning, the sequel to Goose Girl. I can bring you my "Arabian Nights"-flavored fantasy books (they were in my bedroom, so you didn't see them). Do you remember any others you saw that you liked? Have you read Enchantment by Scott Card? Or Spindle's End by Robin McKinley? I'm assuming you've read her Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown (if not, you must).
Do any of these appeal to you?
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YAY! There are more weird floor sewers out there!!
Depends, do you mean "sewers" as in "people who sew" or "the place where water and sewage goes"?
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I'll be happy to. When do you want to do an exchange? I can come by sometime and bring more and take back the finished. I'll definitely bring you Enna Burning, the sequel to Goose Girl. I can bring you my "Arabian Nights"-flavored fantasy books (they were in my bedroom, so you didn't see them). Do you remember any others you saw that you liked? Have you read Enchantment by Scott Card? Or Spindle's End by Robin McKinley? I'm assuming you've read her Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown (if not, you must).
Do any of these appeal to you?
Yes. They all do. I haven't read any Robin McKinley even though I've heard many good things about her books. I haven't read Enchantment either, and I'll take Enna Burning too. And if you've found the second Artemis Fowl I'd like to read that. Can you come by tomorrow (Monday) afternoon? Around 4ish? PM me and let me know.
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Yes, if you haven't read any Robin McKinley you must, absolutely must. Read Beauty, too, when you get a chance. Rose Daughter is McKinley's retelling of herself with the same story, but I still prefer Beauty--it's simpler and more straightforward. Sometimes McKinley can get a little too flowery (she tends more that direction in Spindle's End) which works sometimes, like in Spindle's End, but didn't work for me as much in Rose Daughter.
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On an unrelated note, for those of you who know what's going on, will someone please help me?
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I just realized I don't have your phone number, Fish. Would you email it to me?