Good Thursday Morning, Everybody!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
I hope you have had a great night! Here we are at day 6 of 2006 and I STILL can't keep myself from writing "05" when I write the date. x( This happens every January. Everyone's dates look like they have been written by a 5 year old or something. :rofl:

I walked into the store yesterday afternoon and the big floor move scheduled for Sunday had already been started. What I saw did look VERY nice, so I think I'm going to like the way the sales floor is going to be set up once we get it complete! :woohoo:

[In_The_Wind]

1. Good Morning Captain!

I'm glad the floor move was well underway when you arrived.

Lucky me ~ I haven't written a check this year so I've avoided the '05 problem.

[Clintmax]

3. Hello, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug:
I have to write the date on almost everything I do at work, so I'm constantly writing the date. Hopefully I'll get it straight in my head SOON. :rofl: How are this morning?

[In_The_Wind]

16. I'm a little more awake than usual this AM.

I was walking on my treadmill while watching the morning news instead of posting on DU.

I haven't even fixed my first cup of coffee yet.

[Clintmax]

30. No coffee yet?

That's one of the first things I do when I get up. Bathroom, coffee. :rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

49. This morning ...

Coffee was the last thing on my list.

[Clintmax]

51. Ah, OK.

It's always at the TOP of my list. :rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

56. I wanted to walk for a while.

I knew my time on the treadmill would be interrupted if I started out with coffee.

So now I've started my day out by raising my metabolism ...
answering all of my PMs and replying to my old post.
I'm officially ready to face today.

[Clintmax]

64. It's a good feeling isn't it?

It's time for me to get ready for work now. And I'm ready too!

[SeattleGirl]

8. Hey Joani baby!

How's life???? :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

11. Hey SeattleGirl!

Life is good.

Except I broke a nail but I'm getting it fixed today.

How are things on your end of the world?

[SeattleGirl]

15. Damn, I hate it when that happens!

I usually break on opening a kitchen cabinet or drawer. :mad:

Anyway, things here are a mixture of the good :loveya: and the not-so-good :cry: . Such is life, huh?

[In_The_Wind]

18. Such is life.

I've found that staying in the moment while moving forward is the bast way to proceed.
I remind myself that when one door closes it's because another is opening.

[SeattleGirl]

21. You are quite correct!

And thanks for the reminder. :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

26. It was there for both of us.

One of my friends often commented that my life changes on a dime. I've found the secret to my happiness is not to let other things become overwhelming during the transition. I feel like I'm moving uphill right now but it will pass along with the disappointments and aggravation.

BTW ~ I'll find a parrot free environment to speak with you when you call. I find that it sometimes takes a minute to find a quite place for phone calls but I do enjoy hearing from my friends.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Morning Clintmax!

It's o'dark-thirty here in Seattle Land, and I'm still awake. And that means I get to say hello to you!!! :loveya:

[Clintmax]

4. Hello, hello, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug:
"O'dark-thirty" :rofl: Good one! I'll have to remember that one! I'm glad to see you today too! I saw your picture in the latest "post your picture" thread...I LOVE your new do! Gorgeous! :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Why thank you!!!

I kinda like the new "do" myself!

Not sure where I came up with "o'dark-thirty" -- just another bit of flotsam from the dark recesses of my mind! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

13. You're very welcome!

And an instant classic! I'll be using it now also, so long as I have your permission.

[SeattleGirl]

17. Permission granted!

:patriot:

[Clintmax]

29. Thank you!

:hug:
Any big plans for today?

[tjwmason]

5. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Wonderful to see you today.

We've just been trying to help my barking mad Ukrainian office-mate in buying a lap-top for some friends back home - she didn't quite get what voltage difference meant. :banghead:

Glad that things are jolly with work.

[Clintmax]

9. Hello, TJ!

:hi:
It's ALWAYS good to see you here! Some people are just dense, you know. Hopefully, you made her understand what the voltage difference means to her. I know it can be frustrating, trying to explain something like that.

[tjwmason]

12. And always wonderful to see you as well.

:pals:

One never really knows whether she's grasped things or not. :rolleyes: Though to be fair, her English is a few million times better than my Ukrainian - and this is her fourth language.

[Clintmax]

14. Wow.

Four languages. I only can do one. :rofl: Although, when I was in Rome, I got pretty good at Italian...at least good enough to get across what I wanted. :pals:

[tjwmason]

22. Vino rosso per favore

That's about all the Italian one really needs.

Especially in the major tourist spots like Venice, Florence, Rome they all seem to speak English - out in the country it's more fun where very few do so and one does have to do the whole pigeon-Italian, with occasion switches into school-boy French and Latin.

Part of me would like to live in Italy for a while, but part of me can't leave my beloved England for very long.

[Clintmax]

28. I didn't find very many people who spoke english.

A few. The staff at the hotel counter did, and I used them quite a bit for directions and suggestions. Like I said though...I got pretty good after a while.

[tjwmason]

31. It's always better to use the local language.

Besides everything sounds so much sexier in Italian. :D

[Clintmax]

33. You bet it does!

I loved hearing it all the time. :)

[tjwmason]

36. Especially from those tanned Italian men.

ahem, ahem - snap out of it T.J.

[Clintmax]

38. That's exactly what I was thinking!

:rofl:

[tjwmason]

39. We're both shockingly wicked.

But now I can't seem to get the image of tanned shirtless Italian men out of my mind.

[Clintmax]

41. Not "wicked"...

Human. :rofl: You mean something like this:

[tjwmason]

46. I've had to satisfy myself with some Italian music for now.

I don't have very much on my M.P.3 player yet - but I'm on Monteverdi's Vespers of Our Lady, which will keep me going until well after lunch.

I'm not sure whether I'll be able to make it to Italy this year though - certainly there won't be a whole family jolly there during the summer. :(

[Clintmax]

50. Hopefully, we WILL.

Last year, we went in March and it was still cold. I want to go in summer this time so I don't freeze my little butt off! We have a new mp3 player too, and I have quite a bit on it, but I don't listen to it very often. I can't listen while I'm on the sales floor at work, and when I'm at home I have a stereo and my computer to listen to...so not much need for ME to use it, but Greekspeak can use it quite a bit at school and the gym.

[tjwmason]

54. Are you going back to Rome, or exploring further elsewhere?

My favourite Italian city has to be Florence - but there are so many which are gorgeous in so many different ways.

I'm still getting stuff onto mine - there's about 3 gig on at the moment, and I'm just starting to work through my C.D. collection. Apart from the portability, it's probably best for longer pieces (such as the Vespers I've got on now) which go over 1 C.D. - there's no irritating break while I switch over.

[Clintmax]

65. I think we'll stay in Rome and Ostia Antiqua.

I have a feeling we didn't get to see it all while we were there and need more time to explore the rest of the city.

[tjwmason]

67. One can never see it all.

Goodness, I haven't seen all of London and I've been living within an hour's train journey of it for over 10 years.

[swimboy]

45. Buon' giorno, bravo ragazzo!

Che bello! Mi piace molto! :loveya:

[tjwmason]

47. Good morning swimboy.

My Italian would be embarassingly bad as all I learnt was one semester at university - but I can certainly pick up the meaning of yours, and it's certainly reciprocated :loveya:

Hope that all's well in Richmond today. :hug:

[Robeson]

6. Morning Clintmax.....

...I've just checked in here myself...:hi:

[Clintmax]

10. Hello, Robeson!

:hi:
I'm glad you have! Welcome! Any big plans for today?

[Robeson]

19. Not really. I've got to chew out my realtor today for not working hard...

...enough on selling a home I've remodeled - I do that for a living. I hate playing the heavy.

[Clintmax]

27. Well sometimes you just have to be that way.

I try not to also because I don't like playing the heavy either. Sometimes though...you just HAVE to.

[B Calm]

20. Good morning Clintmax

[Clintmax]

24. Hello, BC!

:hi:
How are ya today?

[NMMNG]

23. Good morning Clint!

What a night I've had. I got to work and found out I had to go work in the program I used to work in because the regular person called out. So I came down and had to deal with a bunch of stuff that made me really appreciate the place I work now. I hope they don't try to make a habit of this. :grr:

[Clintmax]

25. Hello, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
I can imagine how THAT sucks big time! I hope they don't do it to you again also. Are you doing OK otherwise?

[NMMNG]

32. Oh yeah

I'm planning on heading out to Borders tonight to return a DVD I got someone as a gift. While I'm there I'll just have to buy myself a book, since I got a 30% off coupon when I was there the other day. :evilgrin:

[Clintmax]

34. Sweet!

Do you have any idea what you're gonna get? Or are you just going to look until something jumps out and grabs you?

[NMMNG]

35. It's a bookstore

(insert drooling smiley here)

I'll just spend an hour or so drinking it in and inhaling the aroma, then decide on something.

[Clintmax]

37. I love the smell too!

I was in the Barnes & Noble on Tuesday and rather enjoyed myself!

[NMMNG]

40. I have to confess, I'm rather glad it turned out to be the wrong DVD

It gives me the perfect excuse to go back to the store and use the coupon. :evilgrin: I couldn't have used it the other night even if I'd had time to browse, since it wasn't valid until the 5th (the store's way of luring me back on another day).

[Clintmax]

42. Oh yes...

I don't need too much incentive to go back to the B&N...a 30% off coupon would just be icing on the cake.

[swimboy]

43. Good morning, Captain!

:hug: And to all your crew! :hi: I'm glad you like how things are shaping up at work. I am getting really busy after a slow period. I am getting the date right about half the time. It can be a very confusing time of year!

[Clintmax]

44. Hello, Swimboy!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you here this morning! It's just a matter of getting used to writing a different number at the end. It always takes me a while to get into the habit.

[In_The_Wind]

48. swimboy

[Cannikin]

52. Good morning Clintmax! We all missed you yesterday!

[tjwmason]

55. Good morning Cannikin.

:hi:

A great brightener to a dull grey English day. :pals:

[Cannikin]

59. Hey TJ! Great to see ya

[Clintmax]

61. Morning, Cannikin!

:hi:
Yes, I know...I'm sorry about that. But, I'm back to my regularly scheduled time today!

[khashka]

53. Good morning, Cap'n Clint!

And welcome to 2005!

I hope this new year will be a good one for you!

Khash.

[tjwmason]

57. Good morning Khash

:hug:

[khashka]

60. Good morning, TJ!

:loveya:

Khash.

[Clintmax]

62. LOL! Hello, Khash!

Welcome to 2005 to you too!

[Callalily]

58. Mornin' Clint

Morning' All . . . I overslept this morning and now I feel like I'm behind already. Coffee is brewing and it's smelling great.

Glad to hear about sprucing up your work area Clint. It's always nice to have a change, a clean and fresh start.

[Clintmax]

63. Hello, SimplyF!

:hi:
Yes, it sure is! And I know how you feel about oversleeping! I did it yesterday myself. I'm going to really like the change I think!

[Clintmax]

66. Time to go get ready for work now!

It was good to be back to my regular time today and see everyone like I'm used to! Talk to you later!

Clint

[newyawker99]

68. Good morning everyone!

:donut: :hi: