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Minxy
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posted 02-19-2008 05:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Minxy   Click Here to Email Minxy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What is with the trend of replacing 's' with 'z'? It doesn't make you look cool- it doesn't save you any keystrokes. It's annoying.

And also- sux is not a word. Sucks is though.

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AdahPrice
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posted 02-19-2008 05:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AdahPrice     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I agree wholeheartedly. And ellipses, I'm sorry, "dot dot dots" are only to be used sparingly and used in this way:

"And then there was this other time ...,"

You use a space before the ellipses and sometimes when you use them there are supposed to be a space between each elipsis.

End grammar lesson.

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Minxy
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posted 02-19-2008 06:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Minxy   Click Here to Email Minxy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am not a grammar nazi nor will I ever be... obviously I use the whole dot dot dot thing often.

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helenbooktrip
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posted 02-19-2008 09:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I very much enjoy the dot dot dot...itz a good way to type. makez thingz more zuzpenzful and interezting.

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FabalaFae
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posted 02-19-2008 10:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FabalaFae   Click Here to Email FabalaFae     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
helen-That was...interesting. I started laughing so loud the cat ran out of my room.

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Nur mir noch treu und frei und schwerelos
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FAE.thay.lover
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posted 02-20-2008 02:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FAE.thay.lover   Click Here to Email FAE.thay.lover     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't know why i replace S's with Z'z...
I guess it iz because if u say the word IS the S soundz like a Z... same with Sounds and words like Dogs...i just enjoy it =]]

And the dotz make things organized...
it spaces out sentences, paragraphs, wordz, and all of that Shiz...

i spell wordz differently to save my life...
SUX is 2 less keystroke than Sucks
and it is just e-z

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AdahPrice
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posted 02-20-2008 03:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AdahPrice     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by FAE.thay.lover:
I don't know why i replace S's with Z'z...
I guess it iz because if u say the word IS the S soundz like a Z... same with Sounds and words like Dogs...i just enjoy it =]]

And the dotz make things organized...
it spaces out sentences, paragraphs, wordz, and all of that Shiz...

i spell wordz differently to save my life...
SUX is 2 less keystroke than Sucks
and it is just e-z


*is miffed.* Save your life? Doesn't it take more time to find the extra keys than to type normally?

And are you serious that "s" sounds like "z" to you so you type it that way?


Do you know how to the spell sincerely? It's not with a Z. Or Surprise. Or Suspensful. Neither is superfluous.

All spelled with S's. Not Z's. And since when does "Please" turn into "Plz?" That comes out as: "pllllzz" one syllable.

"Dotz" ELLIPSES do not make things more oganized. It is saying that you're cutting yourself off, so really it makes you sound very disorganized. Catch my drift?


It would basically sound as if you were talking and fading away:

"Hello my name is- and I would really like to say - that I really enjoy- this sport because - it is really fun."

Imagine each word before the dash being cut off or said quietly. You lose the entire meaning of the sentnce.

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helenbooktrip
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posted 02-21-2008 07:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by FabalaFae:
[b]helen-That was...interesting. I started laughing so loud the cat ran out of my room.

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you're welcome.

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helenbooktrip
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posted 02-21-2008 07:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Skittles of Domsers
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posted 02-25-2008 10:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Skittles of Domsers   Click Here to Email Skittles of Domsers     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, miss Adah certainly is miffed indeed if she wasted all that time ranting about z's.

I know this is gonna sound really rude because you probably haven't heard of me before, Adah, but take a second to suck on a skittle or something and look at the bright part of life.

PS, Hi again errbody! Yes, yes, I know I haven't posted since last August or something. Yes, I did feel terrible about ditching y'all, but shizznit came up. For several months in a row.

Good news: I have my first B average in 6 years. Wow, it took THAT long for a B average... I haven't had so many Bs since friggin' 5th grade. Two Bs, two Cs, and two As!! OMG!

Bad news: The reason why I left for so long originally was because I had to go to Texas to my grandmother's funeral.

Good news: Writer's strike is over, and so is my writer's block! Heroes, and Lost, and badass main characters, oh my!

~SkittleselttikS~

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MusicalTheatreObsessed
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posted 02-26-2008 09:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MusicalTheatreObsessed   Click Here to Email MusicalTheatreObsessed     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
After reading the archives a bit something came to my attention. When I first started posting here I was adamently straight and christian. Now (nearly 2 years later) I have admitted to being bi and had a couple boyfriends, and I am athiest... Wow how we change in our teenage years.

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helenbooktrip
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posted 02-27-2008 08:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
MTO, it is strange how much we can change. and it happens all the time, like not just in our teenage years, but all the time after that. i know that certain events in my life have been like milestones for when ive gone through big changes. like when i started college and was on my own for the first time. also when i moved to calgary and pretty much started my life over.
its interesting to look back.

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JamesMcFadden
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posted 03-05-2008 05:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JamesMcFadden   Click Here to Email JamesMcFadden     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
where are you from?

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helenbooktrip
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posted 03-06-2008 08:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
me? I'm from Canada. Why do you ask?

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FabalaFae
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posted 03-07-2008 12:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FabalaFae   Click Here to Email FabalaFae     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Methinks it might have to do with the fact that you mentioned Calgary helen (but thats just what I think).

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JamesMcFadden
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posted 03-07-2008 01:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for JamesMcFadden   Click Here to Email JamesMcFadden     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
i know that you are form canada, i was meaning where about in canada?

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helenbooktrip
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posted 03-07-2008 07:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
oh sorry, i live in calgary alberta. but that is not where i grew up so please don't start thinking i'm some crazy albertan. i'm crazy, but not albertan.

again, why do you ask?

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ready2flywww
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posted 03-11-2008 12:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ready2flywww   Click Here to Email ready2flywww     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
GOD, I miss this place.
I miss Mel, and Acey... and and... everyone else!
The official hug giver of oz needs a hug.

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Minxy
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posted 03-11-2008 02:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Minxy   Click Here to Email Minxy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Holy...!!!

It's Heath! (Right? I'm not going completely stupid from zombie spawn?)

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Plant a Note
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posted 03-11-2008 03:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Plant a Note     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ready2flywww:
GOD, I miss this place.
I miss Mel, and Acey... and and... everyone else!
The official hug giver of oz needs a hug.

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*hug and kiss* Well, I'm still here! (for those that don't know, I'm Mel.) But still no sign of Acey. Poop.

And Minxy, I don't think Heath even knows about your zombie spawn! He may need clarification.
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Minxy
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posted 03-11-2008 04:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Minxy   Click Here to Email Minxy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There is a new member named acers... maybe its Acey in disguise?

And Heath also wouldn't know me under this name either... I don't think. : - /

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FlyingMonkey
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posted 03-11-2008 04:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FlyingMonkey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Did anyone hear about the girl murdered at Auburn University? That's the school I want to go to. It was really sad there was a memorial yesterday...pray for the family.

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elphabagirl90
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posted 03-11-2008 05:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for elphabagirl90     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
hello, I am new to this, I absolutly love "wicked" but some parts are confusing any help would be appreciated thank-you so much
~much love

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Plant a Note
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posted 03-11-2008 05:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Plant a Note     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Minxy:
There is a new member named acers... maybe its Acey in disguise?

And Heath also wouldn't know me under this name either... I don't think. : - /


Actually, acers has been around for quite some time, December of '06 I think. He/she just doesn't post all that often.

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FlyingMonkey
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posted 03-11-2008 06:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FlyingMonkey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by elphabagirl90:
hello, I am new to this, I absolutly love "wicked" but some parts are confusing any help would be appreciated thank-you so much
~much love

Hey newbie..jusk kidding. Since you are new I'm sure someone will post the rules soon. If you need help understanding the book you can look under the book discussion page. Someone there will answer your questions.

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elphabagirl90
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posted 03-11-2008 06:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for elphabagirl90     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
thanks for the help, I have tried asking people about parts that I dont understand but no one has got back with me yet and the parts I dont understand are driving me crazy!! lol thank you still...

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helenbooktrip
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posted 03-11-2008 08:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
hi heath! PaN, Minxy (jerseyminx), LLK and myself are still here!! no sigh of Acey for a LONG while. KoQ dropped by for one post a while ago but that was it.
glad to see you here. *hug*

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Skittles
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posted 03-11-2008 10:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Skittles     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, I feel like being egotistical.

I am currently 'rewriting' Eragon as a fanfic that I may very well never post anywhere and it already is better after the first of my many 'additions'. Basically what I mean is I'm trimming the purple prose and adding a Stackpole-like dose of politics and scandal and interesting twists and veeeery tricky-to-write nuances in the characters.

(For anyone who's read Eragon and knows what the F I'm talking about, Arya's been revamped with PTSD, 'cuz seriously, she avoided rape via magic but she can't ESCAPE with magic??? BS, if you ask me.

She's currently in denial about the entire torture sequence, despite having a badly-infected broken leg that Eragon set for her. And I know, she's not supposed to be concious, but too bad! It's my version!

It's going in the same direction anyway. Eragon can't use magic in my version and he has to rush to the Varden to take care of the infected leg before it falls off. Not to mention the other... wounds. *cackling* Oh, yeah, that's MY version of it, baby. This ain't no friggin' PG-13 book! Although, it really never was.

Spoiler!-> Example: the baby-spearing @ (spoiler) that makes it OK for Eragon to mercilessly kill Orcs. Oops, I meant Urgals, I (don't) swear! Paolini's got some work on that before he convinces me of ANYTHING different between the two sets.)

This Ego-Trip Brought to You By:
~SkittleselttikS~

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ready2flywww
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posted 03-12-2008 06:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ready2flywww   Click Here to Email ready2flywww     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Still no Acey huh?
I feel terrible because he sent me a letter once in the mail... and I never did reply. I wrote him a five page letter then never sent it. I don't even know why I didn't, I just got scared.

I remember you Minxy for sure!

I should probably get a new username ... but it's just so easy to remember this one cuz I've had it for so long!
Maybe later today... you'll see a new user and be all "Who the hell....?"... and I'll be all "It's me!!"

So I guess what prompted me to come back...
my Granny had a heart attack two nights ago, and my mom didn't call to tell me until yesterday. She's in the ICU now with congestive heart failure, and she's not doing well...
And I don't know why, but it made me think of these things I used to do when I was younger... like my life flashed before me (weird? I know, believe me. I'm the one it happened to)... and I guess I just had this urge to stop by and read the message board. And I started seeing all these people I used to have great conversation with... and I missed that.
It's strange how people I've never MET have had that kind of impact on my life. I'll never forget you guys.

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Plant a Note
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posted 03-12-2008 10:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Plant a Note     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Aw Heathy... I'm very sorry to hear about your Granny. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

But I'm glad that it made you think back to important times/people in your life and that we were all included in that! It really is great to have you back, darling.

How are things with your fam, if you know what I mean?

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LuckyCharms
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posted 03-12-2008 10:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LuckyCharms   Click Here to Email LuckyCharms     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, Not sure what the last I shared was, but my parents did wind up filing for bankruptcy, my sister who had left her husband and two kids is now back with her family trying to make things work out, my parents say they're happier now than they've ever been... which I find totally strange because if I were in their shoes I think I might've went and drove a steak knife into my chest.
I don't even see/speak to them that often, which I feel bad for... but I always feel awkward and anxious when I'm around them. Actually... I feel like that around anyone. So my life pretty much consists of me going to work, driving home, doing something with my boyfriend at our apartment, and going to sleep. Which might be the definition of a boring non-productive life. I can't even go to walmart because I feel like everyone is watching me.
I won't be like this forever... I'm just trying to settle. Last year I struggled with a prescription drug addiction that really drove me into a depression I never thought I'd experience. I've given the pills up, been clean for two months, but I know they're not completely out of my system yet.
Hmph.

So! There's an update on all things Heath.
I'm not "unhappy"... and everyday gets better, so no worries

I did finish three new songs last month... if you'd like to hear... secondhandroses.com

How's everything been going, PaN?
It feels like summer camp... and we have to talk about everything that's happened since the last one, lol

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"I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" - Heathcliff

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Twyzzlyr
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posted 03-12-2008 10:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Twyzzlyr   Click Here to Email Twyzzlyr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Heath, I sent your band a request from my personal profile and my band's. Accept us and I'll love you long time.

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LuckyCharms
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posted 03-12-2008 10:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LuckyCharms   Click Here to Email LuckyCharms     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Twyzzlyr:
Heath, I sent your band a request from my personal profile and my band's. Accept us and I'll love you long time.


Of course!
I was lsitening to your band's myspace this morning actually, but my bosses pulled up so I didn't get a chance to send a request myself. But I'll add you!

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"I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" - Heathcliff

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Skittles
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posted 03-12-2008 11:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Skittles     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I looked at the first page of the thread and I read that we were supposed to talk about deep-sea trawler fishing. Hmmm. I know it destroys kelp beds and corals because the trawl just randomly scoops up whatever's in the net on the bottom.

I know it also catches about a 10th of what it's fishing for and the rest they just let die and throw back into the ocean, including endangered species.

I know all of this because Hayden Panettiere (The Invincible Cheerleader from Heroes) is wanted in Japan for trying to protest the saughter of dolphins, and I got curious and looked up other pro-marine-life causes. And PETA. PETA scares me.

Good thing I have an arrangement with my PETA cousin. I made a deal with her that if she ever protested at something I was at, I would print posters of her baby pictures and hang them up around where she works, along with her myspace address so people could comment on the lovely pictures of her standing on the beach wearing only her derriere at three years old. Heheheh.

There we have it. Trawler fishing. And a random bit about baby butts.
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helenbooktrip
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posted 03-14-2008 06:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
heath, im sorry to hear about your Grandma. I send you hugs across the border! you're strong and we are here for you, of course.

well i am having a rough time right now. i was lucky enough to come across a picture on facebook of my ex-boyfriend kissing his new girlfriend. just great. i am obviously not totally over this guy and its probably safe to say that i'm still a bit in love with him. this sucks. and i cried for over 3 hours and my eyes were so swollen the next day they looked shut. i feel like sh*t. plus my rent cheque bounced because the bank had my money on HOLD! ugh! what a terrible week. i have not felt this much pain in a very long time. i am so miserable right now. i dont even know how to move on or what to do with myself. god, i feel terrible.

no happy jumping super pink kitty for this post.

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Skittles
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posted 03-14-2008 10:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Skittles     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
*big hug to heath & helen*

Talking to the depressing annoying friend right now...
~SkittleselttikS~

Edit: That sounded rude. Meh, none of YOU are depressing! Well, except Twyz when she gets PMS...

But anyway, me and the friend I've mentioned that likes to lie to me have come to the conclusion that we simply won't talk to each other about things like that anymore.

*Another hug available for anyone who wants it.*

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missnikkaphon
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posted 03-16-2008 05:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for missnikkaphon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Goodness, we're a happy bunch. Lots of love from here for all of you.

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helenbooktrip
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posted 03-16-2008 08:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
so my weekend was defintly better than my week. still not totally healed but it will happen in time.

how was everyone's weekend?

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Skittles
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Just got back from a party. The first time I've ever played SSB Brawl... OMG that is a cool game. The adventure mode is like a completely different game! *sighs* If only I had money for my OWN wii... and three spare controllers, and an extra memory card, and... *goes on and on and on*

Yes, the party was fun. There was egg-hunting, and there were about 3x more egg-hiders than egg-hunters. I was one of the huters I got 13 hard-boiled eggs, and 2 bucks in prize eggs! My mom was talking about making deviled eggs with mine and all I could think of was (Yummy.) But then we just packed them into the host's fridge so the kiddies could get back to Brawl.

Well, actually, it was really just me and my friend playing Brawl, and the two other egg-finders were a pair of semi-irritating pre-teens that hid away in their room to talk about school gossip or something first chance they could. I don't really blame them, honestly.

Then the party separated into two different houses, parents in one and teens and below in the other, so we played more Brawl. I know, I must hang out with very conservative people, but really it was just a boring party without the wii.

Other things this weekend: Picked on my cousin that I only see once or so every two years... Picked on an old babysitter who I haven't seen for 4 years... bought a six-pack of reaaaaaly good rootbeer... bought a hot pair of flats... did homework... took dogs to the park... played some guitar... argued with my friend over an ugly dress that she thought I'd look cute in... yeah, pretty basic weekend otherwise.

Sorry for the play-by-play. I'm bored.
~S~

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posted 03-18-2008 08:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for helenbooktrip   Click Here to Email helenbooktrip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Whoo hooooooooo!!!

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