Good Morning D.U. - how's your Tuesday panning out?

[tjwmason]

It's just afternoon here - the sun is beaming brightly, the birds are singing, the window is wide-open and I'm in a shockingly good mood.

I hope that as you sleepy folk from far West rub the sleep from your eyes, you're all as happy as I. :hi: :bounce:

[katinmn]

1. Good morning. Nice to read your happy message before

getting thoroughly depressed by the latest outrage by our dear government.

How's that for optimism?:)

Seriously, I am on my first mug of coffee and feeling pretty good.

So what's up or are you always so chipper?

[tjwmason]

3. My mood swings dramatically with the weather

We've had several days of bright sun-shine and warm temperatures.

I'm mostly a fairly merry person - except in winter, but am particularly happy for no particular reason.

Glad that you're feeling good, the first coffee can be so wonderful, just relaxing and feeling the caffeine start to flow through your veins.

[katinmn]

8. The weather affects me a lot also

Long stretches of no sunshine is the worst.

Today is beautiful here also. It's been in the 80s (high 20s for you) the past several days, generally with a nice breeze. Had a quick in-an-out storm yesterday.

Yes, I love my coffee in the morning!

[radfringe]

2. about 7:30 am-ish on the east coast

birds are twittering outside, looks like it will be a nice day. last day of my vacation, and back to work tomorrow...

on the agenda for today:

1. move all the camping gear back up to the attic
2. quick cleaning of the house
3. change the bed
4. finish the laundry
5. give 3 dogs a bath
6. take aluminum cans to recycling center
7. mow the lawn
8. water the garden
9. pick up the foster dog from her "vacation home"

[tjwmason]

4. No rest for the wicked

;)

Out of interest, do you have to take aluminium far, and do you get any recycling collected?

We have paper collected every fortnight, nothing else collected but plenty of large banks to deposit glass bottles &c.

[radfringe]

13. aluminum

our town doesn't do recycling and PA doesn't require deposits on cans/bottles - but there is a place in Wilkes-Barre PA (about 15 min ride) that will buy aluminum for a few cents per pound.

the down side is that they are only open during the week and the hours do not allow us to get there before or after work -- so about once a year, when we have a day off during the week, we'll load up the truck and drop of the cans.

newspapers are not an issue for us - we don't get a local paper at the house, our work places subscribe to the papers so we read them there or on-line.

no place locally for plastics either - but the town my partner works in does do recyling of plastic. She'll take a bag or two into work on recycling day and puts it out with the regular work trash/recycling at that time.

[radfringe]

39. cans are loaded in the truck

and laundry is finished...

as soon as my partner leave to run some errands -- I'll get started lugging camping gear back into the attic...

[katinmn]

5. rad -- too bad you couldn't kick back on your last day off

The dog washing has to be the biggest job!

[radfringe]

15. we had them boarded at a kennel

and no matter how clean and sanitary a kennel is -- dogs always come back smelling like the kennel

we were going to give them a bath before we left for vacation, but then I realized we would still have to give a bath when we came back

it is a "job", but the weather is nice today. I already have a plastic wading pool set up in the sun to warm up the water. By noonish it should be at a good temperature. Much easier to wash them outside as opposed to getting into our shower with them...

[katinmn]

19. LOL. I've done the shower/tub thing when I still had my lab

Mmmmm. Wet dog smell. Very potent. Outside is much better.

[ghostsofgiants]

6. It's 9:19am and I haven't slept yet

[tjwmason]

9. Is that an 'ouch' not slept - or a party not slept.

I've done both, one is veeeery bad, one is veeeeeeery good.

[ghostsofgiants]

51. An ouch one, haha

[BikeWriter]

11. Hmm, I was asked if I'd slept yet, then I was told I should start...

sleeping at night... I said I'd get right on it... :shrug:

[bridgit]

7. for crying out load, tj...

you always catch me @ a 1/4 to 5am with a glass of cranberry/oj in my hand getting ready for work :hi: so i don't know from happy just yet

[tjwmason]

10. If it's any consolation

I'd be even worse before 5 - I wouldn't even know dead from alive, in fact you probably couldn't tell whether I was dead or alive.

Hope that when you join the land of the living everything's wonderfully happy.

[bridgit]

14. lol, cuz, but here's the real deal...

i've heard it said to be the case & i believe to be thus: that Britain has no long term enemies, no long term friends; only long term interests...and that being the case = thanks for the DSM's y'all :thumbsup:

zap me any ole time, tj, i appreciate your style & grace, k?

[tjwmason]

21. Our oldest ally is said to be Portugal

That dates back a mere 700 years - and we've certainly been switching around viz a via the French recently.

As for the D.S.M. - most folk over here, on both left and right, hate both poodle-boy and king george - anything that damages them should be fun.

[demnan]

12. Still sleepy and the big cup of coffee is already gone

I try to sleep a little on the van riding in and that makes me even groggier when I get here. Beautiful day here in D.C. but we're in a bit of a drought right now. We could use some rain.

[tjwmason]

22. Short naps vary dramatically

If you get some real sleep in them, they're supposed to be worth an hour of night-time sleep for a 10 minute nap - but if you just doze a bit (which is all I can ever do once I'm up) then you feel beastly afterwards.

Enjoy the weather, and I hope that your drought is alleviated (it goes against the grain for me to say I hope it rains).

[Omphaloskepsis]

16. The sun is coming up.

I have only been awake for 4 hours. I am a confused and drunk. Today is not normal. This is what I get for passing out during prime-time.

[tjwmason]

23. Sounds like you need some strong black coffee.

Help to kick you into gear - a hot shower can help clear the head a bit too.

[Omphaloskepsis]

27. The Godaddy thing is keeping me involved....

and awake. I just cancled $400 per year. I also got about $200 more to switch..

[In_The_Wind]

17. tis a beautiful day in the USA

1st ~ :donut:
2nd ~ feed & water flocks
3rd ~ deadhead & water flowers
4th ~ climb aboard my trike & ride
O8) :hippie: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo:
5th ~ :beer: :popcorn: :beer: :popcorn: :beer:





any more questions B-)



:hi:

[tjwmason]

24. That sounds like a good fun day.

I'm not sure that beer popcorn and doughnuts constitute a healthy balanced diet some-how. :crazy:

[In_The_Wind]

26. lol

I must be doing something right ... cause I'm one of the healthiest people I know

I don't eat donuts! :popcorn: is fiber, :beer: hops are like vitamins

[all.of.me]

18. so far, so good

i just got up and am having coffee. sun is about to come over the mountains on this, the longest day of the year! i also don't have to go to work today, so i'll work in my yard. that is VERY exciting!

[katinmn]

20. You're right! First day of summer!! Yipee. Longest day of the year.

:)

[tjwmason]

25. Watching the sun rise and beam it's warmth onto the earth is wonderful

Hope you enjoy your day - remember some sun-block if you're outside.

[all.of.me]

30. i work outside, so i am ususally slathered in sun screen!

but thanks for being thoughtful!

[SlimJimmy]

28. I'm just sittn at my desk doin what i do best ...

nothing. but i look good doing it.

[tjwmason]

32. I look good posting at D.U.

In that I'm sitting at my desk, typing fairly rapidly, if a person can't see my screen I look very studious.

I'm sure you look stunningly good - pity that there's no picture thread around for you to prove it. :D

[Zuni]

29. I wish I could say better

but I have a few unresolved financial and personal issues that are hanging over my head right now.

Other than that, lovely

[tjwmason]

33. They can dampen everything down

A real damn bugger at times. Hope that they blow away like clouds on a hot summers day.

[Zuni]

34. thanks

:hi:

[Trigger Hippie]

31. I'm having a great day!

I won an iPod Shuffle at my local bar's trivia night last night. Wheeee!!!!!


:hi:

:bounce:

[tjwmason]

35. Congratulations.

Far better than the prize round here - they're mostly free food or drink in the pub itself.

[Trigger Hippie]

36. Yeah,

it's usually food and drink prizes at my bar too. But they've been drawing so many people that they upped the prizes. I hope they keep on giving out great prizes so my trivia partner can get his own iPod. I claimed this one for myself. :P

[Shell Beau]

37. Good so far, except I woke up with an eye infection!!!

[tjwmason]

40. Ouch - is it serious?

I used to be very prone to getting styes when I was younger, they would drive me mad (plus I would also cross-infect my eyes thrugh rubbing).

[Shell Beau]

42. I don't think it is serious. (At least I hope not)

I think my eye make-up caused it. My eye started bothering me last night and I woke up with a slightly swollen eyelid. The swelling has gone down considerably though. I think I irritated it last night by rubbing it way too hard and way too much!! I used to get styes as a child, too!

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

38. its only tuesday?!?!?!

:grr:

seriously it looks like a beautiful summer solstice day. work sucks, but i think ill survive through it...sounds like you are just perky and chipper today tjwmason!

[tjwmason]

41. I'm afraid it is only Tuesday.

Pity about work - but such is the eternal refrain of man.

I am very perky and chipper (not quite sure why), and having such stunningly gorgeous men as yourself say hello makes me even more so.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

43. well now you've got me out of my morning funk

:evilgrin:

[tjwmason]

44. As a reward

Do I get to share with the little fellow in your signature?

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

45. you can get a lot more then that

just come to ny ;)

[tjwmason]

46. Now that's an offer I can hardly decline

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

47. goooooood

see you about 8 then? :evilgrin:

[tjwmason]

49. Just got to grab my passport

I take it that I don't need to pack lots of spare clothes. :evilgrin:

[Chichiri]

48. I'm in pain!

This is my second day in a row home from work because of the pain in my ear -- I can't concentrate on anything, am losing money, and am not sure whether to be afraid I'm going to die, or afraid I'm NOT going to die.

[tjwmason]

50. Have you seen a doctor/pharmacist?

At the least you should be able to get some analgesic to ease the pain