Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :boumce: I hope you had a nice, relaxing weekend with not TOO many chores to do! I worked both days this weekend, so I was a busy boy, but I did manage to get some relax time in between. I'm off today, so laundromat...here we come! :rofl:

I'm still looking for Early Morning Crew photos to include in the photo montague! So far, I have pictures of: Billyskank, Miss Buffy, Cannikin, Droopy, Hissyspit, Miss Joan, Miss Honey, MrsGrumpy, Miss Mutley, Random, Miss Seattle, Starbucks and Swimboy. If your name isn't listed, and you have a photo somewhere, please post it so I can include you! :bounce:

Are you ready to get this new week started? It's going to be a great week, I can feel it! :bounce: So let's get it on! :woohoo:

Song Of The Day: "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[Neoma]

2. Morning!

This isn't insomniac! :P

[Clintmax]

3. Good Morning, Miss Neoma!

:hi::bounce:
You're first today! :woohoo: So have you been up all night or did you just get up too?

[Neoma]

6. Well since i was camping and used to a early schedule.

Yeah i woke up, i'll hand you my camping pictures thread when i get done with it.

[Clintmax]

22. OK, COOL!

I haven't been camping in a LONG time! We used to go when I was a kid for two weeks every summer. I really miss it too. Where'd you go?

[Neoma]

41. Georgia!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5182980&mesg_id=5182980

[Clintmax]

49. Wow!

Beautiful photots, my dear! :bounce:

[Neoma]

52. Glad you like them, i'll go back to reading Edgar Allan Poe now.

[Clintmax]

I haven't read any Poe in a long time!

Which one are ya reading?

[Neoma]

66. The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

Sequel to Murders in the Rue Morgue

[Clintmax]

70. Ah...

That's one I haven't read yet. I've been reading lots of sci-fi recently so I think I need to change up now! THanks for the idea!

[Callalily]

88. Wonderful pics!

Thanks for sharing. I just love hiking, and Georgia looks like a beautiful state.

[Neoma]

91. Thanks.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Hi Clintmax!!!

Cruel Summer is a great song for today. :)

This Is IT! The day we list the house. Part of me is nervous that it will sit like a lump on a log...part of me is worried we'll get an offer and not be able to find a new house. It's nailbiting time.

Glad you have the day off...although the laundromat is never much fun. :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

9. Good Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
Ah...it IS nail biting time for ya! :loveya: I hope it works out so that you find a house and get an offer at the same time! :loveya: I'm crossing my fingers for ya, my dear!

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. I appreciate it!

We almost backed out after running the numbers, but the interest rate is so low we feel it is the right time to make that last move. Acccck! I'm scared though. :scared: :hug:

[Clintmax]

24. I can imagine you are...

Buying a house is a scary thing...I can't imagine how scary it is buying AND selling a house at the same time! :hug::loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

We're hoping everything lines up just right.

But...that rarely happens. We're selling with 45 days to occupancy, and that seems like too little time. :hug:

[Clintmax]

123. Hmmm...45 days...

It can be done in that amount of time...it's going to be crazy for the next couple of months, my dear. :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

125. I told MrG,if we can make it through this summer, our marriage is solid.

:D It will be ten years for us on July 19th and I can't believe it.

[Clintmax]

128. Boy isn't that the truth!

10 years! Congratulations, my dear! :woohoo:

[ScreamingMeemie]

130. Thank you, dear Clintmax...

It is really hard to believe. He is the light of my life.

[Clintmax]

133. Awww...that's so sweet!

It's wonderful to have someone like that! I'm SO happy for ya, my dear! :hug::loveya:

[tjwmason]

5. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Still more than half asleep in this corner of the universe...

Music is a collection of Venetian music late 16th early 17th century - currently O Magnum Mysterium by Giovani Gabrieli.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

10. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
I am too, Man. Still half asleep, that is. I even slept later than I usually do...by 20 minutes! There's another composer I've never heard of. :shrug:

[tjwmason]

23. You lazy thing.

:P

Only joking, 20 past 5 is still unearthly to my mind.

There was quite a family of Gabrielis in Venice at the time - if that's a time and place one's keen on then he's pretty important, but in a more global scale quite a minor chap.

You've got my picture too haven't you?

[Clintmax]

27. Yes...I sure do...

I have your picture...sorry, I forgot to include you in the list. :hug: 20 past five may still be early, but it's damned late to me! x( I HATE it when I do that!

[tjwmason]

38. As long as you've got it all's well.

There were a couple of picture threads around last night which I posted in too - one was school pictures - I was thinking how old the picture of me was :scared:

[Clintmax]

50. Yes...I've looked at pictures and thought the same thing.

What's bad is that the kids born in 1985 are over 20 years old now! :scared: I graduated high school in 1985!

[tjwmason]

60. WOW you are old.

:P

Deary me - I am getting in lots of insults today (you should note I'm only ever rude to people I like a lot :hug: :loveya: and I never mean them really). I was only just starting school in 1985 - I would have been sitting trying to learn words on flash-cards.

[Clintmax]

68. I am NOT old, Mister Meany Pants!

:rofl:
I'm NEVER going to BE old and that's just the way THAT'S going to be! So there! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

75. You're definitely not old.

Oldness is just a state of mind - and you're wonderfully youthful. :loveya:

[Clintmax]

78. That's right!

And don't you forget it! :rofl::rofl: I'm just kidding, Man. I agree...oldness is just a state of mind. :loveya:

[tjwmason]

105. That's me put in my place.

I'll never dare to be rude to Clint again :scared:

[Clintmax]

108. *grin*

No...it's OK...I was just playing along, Man. :hug::loveya:

[tjwmason]

119. We're all good then.

:hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

124. Yes, we are!

:hug::loveya:
It's fun to tease each other sometimes, you know! :crazy:

[tjwmason]

132. It works well because we know that we don't mean it.

How could I be nasty to you? :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

134. That's right!

I could'nt be nasty to you either, you know! :hug::loveya:

[Mutley]

46. Morning tj.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Good morning Clint

I am on sick leave today. Saturday to Sunday I slept wrong and yesterday part of my back hurt quite a lot when moving. It still hurts today, so I called in sick. Now I am laying on my couch relaxing, watching TV, sleeping, reading ... and hoping the back will get better soon.

[tjwmason]

11. Good morning Miss Honeychurch.

That sounds terrible - I hope that your back gets better in no time at all. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

13. Good morning tj

thank you :hug:

It isn't as bad as it sounds but definitely not pleasant. I think I will be fit again tomorrow.

[tjwmason]

28. That's not too bad then.

Is German television as terrible during the day as British?

I think that they make it that bad as a ploy to get everybody to work. :eyes:

[MissHoneychurch]

72. Oh yes it is

all the trashy shows. One gets sucked in though :crazy:

But you are right, one rather works than watching that stuff daily :rofl:

[Clintmax]

14. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
I'm SO sorry your back is hurting you! :loveya: I'm glad you took the day off so you can relax and it can get better. Did you take some medicine to help with the pain?

[MissHoneychurch]

17. No medicine

if I don't move, it ain't hurting. So I try to stay quiet. And it isn't hurting so much that I would need medicine. It is more unpleasant than painful.

[Clintmax]

31. Oh, OK..

Well stil...if it gets to hurting too much, take something so you can move around and not hurt!

[Callalily]

85. Morning MissH

Sad to hear that you are not feeling well. At least this gives you more book reading time, if that's any consolation. I didn't get just too far with my book this weekend. Decided to take advantage of the nice weather and did some bike riding.

Take care of yourself and hope you feel better soon.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. Good morning, Clintmax!

[Clintmax]

16. Hail, Starbucks!

:hi:
Did you get your screenplay all finished up, Man? I've been wondering about you all weekend...excited to see how it goes once you start sending it out! :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Still working on it.

I'm just in the middle of packing/cleaning, etc., so I've been busy.

[Clintmax]

32. Oh, ok.

Well, I'm pulling/rooting for ya, Man! :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

36. Thanks!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

59. You bet!

:hi:

[Random_Australian]

15. Morning!

[Clintmax]

19. Hail, Random!

:hi:
It's good to see you today, Man! I hope you're doing OK down there in Australia! I'd like to come visit Australia sometime! I've made it Rome, Italy...and so Australia is another place I've dreamed of seeing! :bounce:

[Random_Australian]

30. Cool! I made 5000 posts, there's a thread about it. (In < 4 months)

[Clintmax]

34. Wow!

Congratulations, Mate! 5000 in under 4 months is quite an accomplishment! It took me forever to get that far!

[Random_Australian]

54. Thanks! Anyway, how are you? Anything special up?

[Clintmax]

64. No, not too much.

Just hanging out with the crew so far...I have to go do laundry sometime today, but that's all I have "planned". You?

[Random_Australian]

136. Just finished my day. Relaxing & for an early night.

[Clintmax]

138. Good for you then!

I'm just starting and you're finishing up.

[billyskank]

18. Morning Clint

:hi:

[Clintmax]

20. Hail, Billy!

:hi::hug:
Are you having a good day at work, my friend?

[billyskank]

25. Not really

They don't have anything for me to do at the moment.

[Clintmax]

39. Yuck,

Being at work with nothing to do is boring as hells. I hope they have something for ya soon, Man. :hug:

[billyskank]

56. Thanks

So do I. This is ridiculous.

[Clintmax]

61. I know the feeling...

Sometimes when it's so slow at the store and nobody is coming in, I think the same thing.

[Mutley]

48. Morning billy.

:hug:

[billyskank]

57. Hi mutley

:hug:

[Neoma]

53. Hey billyskank.

:hi:

[billyskank]

58. Hi Neoma

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

26. Morning

another Superman Returns trailer is out...looks pretty good, they show a bit more, and the bullet, to the eye bit is AMAZING...here is the link, enjoy...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=g9w-Aa37ByM

[Clintmax]

29. Hail, Peter!

:hi:
SWEET! Let me go check it out! I can't wait!!!! :bounce: Thanks for the link, Dude!

[Broken_Hero]

37. no problem

here is the fourth tv spot...

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=1C9D293F22F6725C

[Clintmax]

137. WOW!

I can't WAIT for this movie to come out! It's going to be fantastic! :bounce::woohoo:

[Mutley]

33. Morning Clint.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

40. Good Morning, Miss Mutley!

:hi::hug::loveya:
How was your weekend, sweetie? It's good to see you today!

[Mutley]

42. It kind of sucked, actually.

But that's okay. I'm working on the final proofreading of my paper due today. Then I also have a final in my night class. How was your weekend?

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

51. Work, work, work.

Customers, customers, customers...questions, questions, questions...sell, sell, sell...etc. :rofl:

[Mutley]

63. Isn't that the life?

:rofl:

[Clintmax]

67. Retail life, yeah...

For some reason, everybody who came in this weekend wanted to move our whole store around. People trying to move dining tables to another area to see if they match something else...taking prints and paintings off the wall...:mad: I was totally frustrated with THAT nonsense, let me tell ya! I just wanted to go up to them and say: "Do we come to your house or place of business and move everything around? No! And we'd appreciate the same courtesy here, thank you!"

[Mutley]

69. Ugh, I love how some people think they are free to do

anything they want in a store. There is still a level of decorum you should follow, people! x(

[Clintmax]

74. Yeah, what you said!

:rofl:
Then there are those who want to haggle over prices! They want to haggle over prices at places that obviously don't haggle...namely...every place!

[Mutley]

77. Yes, the nationwide chain stores are really open to negotiation.

:rofl: We had those at Toy's R Us, too. My thoughts were, "If you can't afford the Power Ranger action figure, then you probably don't need it." :D

[Clintmax]

81. Yeah, that's exactly what I think too!

We always have good sales at my store too! But, they don't seem to be good enough! They still want to haggle with me! I just want to say to some of them:

"How about we refund your money, give it to you for free, have the manager shot and close the store forever? Would THAT be good enough?" :rofl:

[Mutley]

89. Lol!

:rofl:

Do you get people who switch tags on things so they can get a cheaper price? I'm not sure if that would be possible in a store like yours. But in Toys, where so much of the merchandise is small, people switch tags, then bitch at the register when they don't get the supposed "listed price". :eyes:

It's toys people! Toys! Not the end of the world! Not a matter of life and death! :D

[Clintmax]

93. No, we don't have that very often...

but we DID have someone get hold of one of our pricing guns and make their own price tag for the item they wanted once! :mad::grr: People are idiots. :rofl:

[Mutley]

95. They really are.

Sad.

[Clintmax]

99. We could go on and on about them you know...

Have you ever checked out: http://www.customerssuck.com/

It's hilarious!

[Mutley]

103. I have.

I think I've even submitted a few stories to them. :D

[Clintmax]

109. Oh yeah...that's right.

I forgot. :rofl: I go there all the time and Iv'e posted a few times too.

[Mutley]

113. Alright, well I should go.

Gotta shower and get ready for exams. :hug:

I should be seeing you tomorrow, Clint.

[Clintmax]

117. OK...well have a good Monday, my dear!

See you tomorrow! :hug::loveya:

[Mutley]

120. You have a good day, too.

:hug: :loveya:

[tjwmason]

45. Good morning Mutley.

:hi:

Are you all ready for the test?

Did you get your paper finished?

Should I stop nagging you?

:hug:

[Mutley]

47. Heehee, thats okay.

I'm proofreading my paper now, and I'm almost ready for the test. The test isn't until 5pm tonight so I've more than enough time to study. How are you today?

:hug:

[tjwmason]

62. I'm not too bad thanks.

Half asleep and really not getting on with work...but that doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned.

[Mutley]

65. The feeling is mutual over here.

Though it's much later in the morning for you than it is for me. :D

[tjwmason]

73. Very much so.

When it was your time over here my little head was pressed against the pillow, and I was happily off in the land of nod.

[Mutley]

79. I can't help but be a morning person.

The sun barely gets up before me. :D

[tjwmason]

111. I've never done mornings.

Even as a little boy I had to be dragged out of bed.

[Mutley]

116. Remind of my brother in law again, and my sister.

:silly:

Did you literally have to be dragged out of bed as they did? :P

[tjwmason]

129. Pretty much.

:eyes:

[Robeson]

35. Hey Clintmax! Hope you haven't waxed all the paint off that new...

...car of yours!...;-)

[Clintmax]

43. Hail, Robeson!

:hi:
Naw...I don't do it myself. There is a detailing service here in Tallahassee that comes to YOU and washes and/or waxes your car inside and out, and I use them instead of doing it myself. They do a fantastic job and they're so much better than taking it to one of those automatic car washes!

[crispini]

44. Morning!

:hi: Well I'm up today-- wish I wasn't! -- so thought I'd drop in! :donut:

[Clintmax]

55. Good Morning, Crispini!

:hi:
I'm glad you DID stop by! :bounce: It's good to be up early, dont'cha know! Early to bed early to rise and all that jazz! :rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

71. Hi! Good morning Crew!

Actually my plans for this morning is to drop Darwin off for his ball snipping and then I'll come home and go to sleep.

[Clintmax]

76. Good Morning, Haruka!

:hi:
I'm hoping Darwin is a pet! :rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

80. Oh yeah, he's a rabbit.

It turns out he's a boy. The vet had said that he was 99% sure they were both females when I first brought the two in as babies. Well, Darwin got the other rabbit knocked up. Little rabbit sluts.


He's the reddish brown dwarf in the front. Elfie is the white/silver pregnant one in the back.

[Clintmax]

84. Awww...they are both cute as hells!

Funny how doctors can get the sex of an animal wrong, huh? Aren't they the one person who shouldn't get something like that wrong? :rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

87. Well in his defense, Darwin was soo tiny.

Elfie is a regular rabbit so even though they were both about 6 weeks, according to the vet she was much bigger than Darwin, who's a purebred dwarf. He was hamster sized. I bought him because he was not only the tiniest of the rabbits but the friendliest.

So basically the vet said he was totally positive Elfie was female and 99% positive Darwin was too, although it was tough to tell at that size. Well, he got bigger and it became apparent he was not a girl.

[Clintmax]

96. Oh, OK.

Wow...I didn't realize he was THAT small. Hamster sized, huh? Amazing!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

97. Yeah it was crazy.

He fit perfectly on my hand and I have pretty small hands, even for someone that's only 5'1".

He only weighs about 3lbs now and the other one weighed like 6.5lbs before she got pregnant.

[Clintmax]

104. WOW again!

Holey Moley! How big do they get in adulthood?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

107. He's full-grown now.

Actually according to the breed standard, they're not supposed to weigh over 2.5lbs as adults, so he's big for the breed.

[Clintmax]

115. Well I guess you learn something new every day!

I had no idea!

[Wetzelbill]

82. Morning Clint!

I just had to download that song and listen to it. :)

I just woke up. My little brother is going home to Montana today, in a few hours.

Laundry! I just did some laundry the other day myself. I hate doing chores like that.

I am addicted to Myspace. Been doing stuff on there for a few weeks. Pretty fun. I was reading the blog of a Ultimate Fighter this morning. It's odd. He's heartbroken, writing sad posts about his ex, about drinking etc. Fascinating to see a guy like that, who is a former world champion cage fighter, become despondent over a breakup. I guess us humans aren't all that different after all. :) I'll paste the link if you want to check it out. Just click on his blog and you'll get right to it.

http://www.myspace.com/evan_tanner

[Clintmax]

86. Hail, Bill!

:hi:
I'd LOVE to go see Montana! I have ever since "A River Runs Through It" came out! Haven't made it to Missoula yet though. I hate laundry also...it takes so freaking long to do. I really haven't looked much at MySpace...I guess I need to check it out more, huh? Thanks for the link, Man!

[Wetzelbill]

100. Check out Glacier National Park

It's gorgeous. I grew up right around that area. I may go to grad school in Missoula. Not sure yet though. It's a cool little city. About the best place in MT to live.

Myspace is pretty fun. I signed up last year, but just recently got into doing some stuff there. Here is my links. If you join up, I'll add you to my friends list.

[Clintmax]

112. I'd love to go see Glacier National!

I've heard that Missoula is a big college town now! That's so cool! I'll let you know if I sign up and I'll add YOU to my friends too!

[Wetzelbill]

122. duh

It would have been nice if I actually pasted these the first time. :)

http://www.myspace.com/billwetzel

http://blog.myspace.com/billwetzel

[Clintmax]

127. LOL! It's ok...I knew you would sooner or later.

:hug:

[Wetzelbill]

131. first thing that goes is the memory

and I am 31 so.... :)

[Clintmax]

135. LOL...you're still young, Man.

And so am I.

[Wetzelbill]

139. does it count if you're an

old soul? :)

[Clintmax]

140. Nope.

:)

[Callalily]

83. Morning Clint!

Laundry again? Didn't you just do that the other week? Yup, that's a never ending battle. I do laundry every weekend, and I should be thinking about taking some of my summer stuff to the dry cleansers. They are so expensive, but a necessary evil.

I rowed both Saturday and Sunday morning, so my weekend was great! Hawks were flying over the river, and of course the ducks with their babies paddling by. They are so cute!

Taking Friday as a vacation day so I'll have a nice long weekend. I'm looking forward to sleeping in on Friday already. Now how bad is that?

[Clintmax]

90. Good Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
Yes...freaking laundry sucks and never STAYS done! :rofl: I'm glad you had such a good weekend, my dear! Sounds like lots of fun to me too! I haven't been canoeing in a long time. I'd love to go again this summer.

[Callalily]

98. That's why I

love summers so much here. Lots of wonderful outdoorsy things to do. And if all else fails, one can always go for a hike!

I don't really mind doing laundry, it's bathroom cleaning that I'm not real fond of, and my bathroom's not all that big! Oh well . . .

[Clintmax]

101. LOL! Yeah, cleaning the bathroom is just as bad.

HATE THAT TOO! :rofl: I guess we have to do that sometimes too, huh? :shrug:

[riona]

92. Fl check-in

We'll be getting a few more hurricane supplies in - the "you're on your own" phrase has been showing up in the newspaper and tv - reminding us not to expect help if we get hit. I hope people will take this to heart and stock up.

[Clintmax]

94. Hail, Flblu!

:hi:
Isn't that a fine howdy do? "You're on your freakin own if a hurricane hits, people, so get ready!" What are we paying taxes for anyway? :mad:

[riona]

118. Taxes are for

the defense dept, I guess. Anyway yesterday's front page headline was "Every Man For Himself." They're going to do "all they can" and their "calendars are full of meetings". Personally, if a bad one hit, I would rather have as many supplies as possible. N.O. taught me a lesson.

[Clintmax]

126. Uh, huh.

"Every Man For Himself"...jeebus! :mad::grr: I HATE this administration! BOTH of them...then again, they both start with Bush.

[Cannikin]

102. Ugh. I'm not ready to start the week

[Clintmax]

106. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi::hug:
Awww...it'll be okay, Man. We'll help ya all we can! :bounce::hug:

[tjwmason]

110. Me neither.

Shall we just go back to bed (together)? :evilgrin:

Sorry I missed you tucking me in last night - I had just left when you posted.

:hi: :hug:

[Minnesota Libra]

114. Morning all - hope everyone is doing fine.........

....it's a beautiful sunny morning here and is supposed to warm up a little bit today. Let's hear it for spring. :bounce:

I was busy this weekend but it was a productive busy so I'm happy. Got a few things done that needed attending to. :headbang:

So let's get this week under way and get it over with - we've got a long weekend coming you know. :loveya:

[Clintmax]

121. Hail, Minnesota!

:hi::bounce:
It's good to see you today, Man! It's going to be a beautiful sunny day here in Florida too! I hope you get everything you need done, done! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

141. Time to get going, my crew!

I had a great time this morning! :bounce: I hope you have a good Monday and I'll see you in the morning! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

Clint

[tjwmason]

142. Have a great day Clint.

See you tomorrow. :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[newyawker99]

143. Good morning everyone!

:donut:


:hi: