Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:hi::donut:
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had a GREAT weekend, everybody! :bounce: It was very very busy for me at the store, so the weekend seemed to fly by. That's the good thing about being so slammed in retail. It was so busy yesterday that I didn't even have time for a lunch break. x(

And now here we are at Monday. The start of a new work week! I'm off today and tomorrow, so I guess this is technically MY weekend! :woohoo: Greekspeak and I have a friend in from Missouri and we've enjoyed having her here the past couple of days! We took her to the beach last night, (Missouri is landlocked you know) and it was a good time! It was low tide though, so the water was WAAAY far away, and so we walked through the wet sand looking for shells and found a big hermit crab (or SOME kind of crab anyway)! Of course, we let him go after we'd checked him out!

So, are you ready to get this new week started? Time to rise and shine, my crew! :bounce:

Song of The Day - "The Seashores Of Old Mexico" by George Strait
Watch the video here!

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

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

[billyskank]

2. Hi Clint!

:hi:

I am on the Big Count Down now. :D

[Clintmax]

3. Good Morning, Billy!

:hi:
Yes, you are! It's exciting, I'm sure! :bounce: How many days left?

[billyskank]

4. Four

I fly on friday. :woohoo:

Sandra is already organising things for us to do. :D

[Clintmax]

5. Well, well, well!

4 days! :woohoo: When we were at the 4 day mark going into our trip to Rome, the days seemed to go by SO slowly. x( I hope these next four days go by fast for YOU, my friend! :hug: How long are you going to stay?

[billyskank]

9. Two weeks

Or fourteen nights, to be most accurate.

I want the next four days to go quickly, and then the following 15 to go very slowly. :D

[Clintmax]

14. I hope they do too!

We had such a great time in Rome that the days flew by. I wish we could go again. Are you going to be able to get on DU at all during those two weeks, or are you going to be absent?

[billyskank]

I will have access

Sandra is on DU, so I will certainly be able to get on myself. But, you know, I'm hoping to be doing stuff other than DU most of the time, so you may not see me so much.

She will be at work most days though, so I will be on my own much of the time. I dare say you will see me at times then, although you will be a little too early for me. You will be three hours ahead of me, then.

[Clintmax]

46. Yes, I don't expect you to be here every morning...

But I'll look forward to hearing from you how things are going once in a while during your time there! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

24. Hi billy!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Gettin' excited, are ya? :bounce:

[billyskank]

39. Hi AirmensMom!

You could say that. :D

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

76. I sure will miss you!

:loveya: :hug: Will you be able to stop in at DU while you're away?

[billyskank]

91. I'l stick my head in

I'm hoping to be too occupied with fun things most of the time, but I'll show my face while I'm there.

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

92. Well, I hope you're having too much fun.

I'll try to live through it. :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Good morning Clint

here are some pics from Saturday evening.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5352989

Yesterday I only slept, watched TV and read. Was a couch potato so to speak.

[Clintmax]

8. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
I saw your pictures! wonderful! It looks like you had a great time, my dear! I will probably be a couch potato one of these two days off too! Nothing wrong with that when you've worked hard all week long! How is work today so far?

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Work is OK so far today

just looked through applications for the network admin position. I don't understand how some people send off their applications. Horrible, I tell ya.

[Clintmax]

17. LOL! I've seen some REALLY bad ones too!

People should proofread their applications before sending them in! I would never submit mine in that kind of shape. Are you one of the people who interviews the applicants?

[MissHoneychurch]

28. I will be part of the interviews

as member of the staff association. That is the reason why I got the applications in the first place. Of course it works in that I can also make comments on the computer thingy.

[Clintmax]

34. That's good!

Well, I'm sure you'll find a good person sooner or later to fill the position. Give yourself at least 3 people to choose from! That's what I always do. I've made the mistake of hiring the first person I interviewed, and regretted it.

[MissHoneychurch]

36. So far only 3 persons fit for the position

but there are some who sent in their application by email. I haven't seen those yet.

[Clintmax]

57. Well, the more you have to choose from the better!

That way, you can be sure you have the right person! I wish you luck finding a good employee! :bounce::hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

69. Thanks

unfortunately there is nobody applying that looks good. One guy where you can say "OK". Most of them too old and ugly :rofl: Nothing for us girls to look at :blush:

[Clintmax]

73. LOL! Now, Miss Honey!

:rofl:
Naughty, naughty! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

79. What????

*innocent look*

How am I supposed to meet a good man if the men at my work are either old, ugly or gay?? :hide:
And the only two good ones are married/in a relationship.

[Clintmax]

84. LOL!

:rofl:
That's funny! You should tell the cute ones that part of getting the job is to take their shirt off and get photographed! Then, you can post the pictures and I can help you choose! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

85. LOL

now THAT is an idea :rofl:

Hey, they make a face check when you go to a club, why not also when looking for a job :hide:

[Clintmax]

87. True!

:rofl:
There you go! :rofl: I think it's about time for me to get going, my dear! I hope you find someone good! :hug:

[AirmensMom]

23. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

I saw your pics ... looks like you were enjoying yourselves! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

27. Good morning MissAirmens

yes, we were enjoying ourseleves - without men ... LOL

In the end we went midnight shopping (some stores were open till midnight - normally they close at 8pm) and we both bought us shoes :) Are we women or are we women? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

55. You bought shoes?

I did that LAST weekend! This weekend, I bought a cowboy hat! :rofl:

You definitely did the "women" thing! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

68. They are similar to those

[AirmensMom]

75. Oh, pretty!

:loveya: Do you have the right dress to wear them with, or is that what you'll shop for next weekend? :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

80. I have clothes for those shoes

Actually I am wearing them today.

I am wearing that skirt but a more appropriate short sleeves blouse (white)


but I've been known to buy my dresses fitting to my earings :rofl:

[Callalily]

29. Morning MissH!

LOL - we must have lived parallel lives yesterday. I did some laundry, a little cooking, some reading, but mostly vegetated.

Oh nice pictures. Looks like the festival was great fun.

[MissHoneychurch]

30. Good morning Simply

yes, the festival was fun. They had all kind of food and all kind of shops where you could buy stuff you need or not need ... LOL

You did better than me yesterday. I didn't even do laundry. I just vegetated. But what do you expect? I went to bed around 2am but woke up already at 8am again. Not acceptable on a Sunday. Good thing was it rained, so I had an excuse to stay inside :)

[Callalily]

35. You do tend to stay

out late when you go out. Sign of having a good time.

I wish it would rain here, sure could use some. Yesterday was very hot and humid and I don't have air conditioning in my place, so that was my excuse for not doing much! Today it seems almost cold. Wish there was a happy medium.

[MissHoneychurch]

42. Sure do

Isn't that the reason to go out? To have a good time?

How was your weekend with your friend in Twin City?

It is hot again today. Not much cooling down yesterday. As my apt doesn't have A/C either the temps inside tend to be in the higher 70s.

[Callalily]

61. Had a great time

in the Twin Cities. We went to the Museum of Arts, spent most of the day there. They've got a great collection of Japanese woodblock prints. We also got some canoeing in. Wish I would have brought my camera canoeing. We got really close to a blue heron. It was just sitting sunning itself on a log. Those birds are just huge, but graceful. Never fails, when there's a good shot, my camera is in the car. :rofl: We also took a pasta class and learned how to us one of those pasta machines. Always wanted to try that. Those machines always intimidated me, but not anymore. It's really very easy to use.

Gotta be heading out for work now. Wishing you a good day.

[MissHoneychurch]

71. You have a great day too

and your time in Twin City sounds wonderful. I love Japanese woodblock prints as well. Such fine art.


So you will have more homemade pasta now? I am going to invite myself :rofl:

[tjwmason]

7. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Great to see you today.

It must be good to have an old chum staying for a while.

All's most marvellous here. :bounce:

:hug:

[billyskank]

10. Morning mason!

:hi:

[tjwmason]

11. Good morning billy.

:hug:

How are you today? :hi:

[billyskank]

41. Quite well, thanks

You?

[tjwmason]

81. Supebly brilliant here thanks.

:D :bounce:

[Clintmax]

12. Good Morning, TJ!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you too, my friend! I got a somewhat late start this morning...didn't want to get out of bed, I was sleeping so well. I'm glad everything is mavellous so far! That makes Monday's not quite so bad!

[tjwmason]

13. A late start is a good thing.

Though in your case it's quite a relative term. ;)

I managed to sleep very well last night, which was good, but that was mostly caused by only getting about 4 hours sleep on Saturday night.

[Clintmax]

15. I guess sometimes it is...

But I don't like it in any case. It makes the day all messed up. My night last night was broken into two parts because I fell asleep on the couch for a couple of hours, then went to bed for another four. I hate that.

[tjwmason]

18. Falling asleep on the sofa is nasty.

I was afraid that I'd do that yesterday, so managed to get to bed pretty early.

[Clintmax]

22. I SHOULD have known better.

I do it all the time, and don't mind if I'm off work and it's the middle of the day. But if I fall asleep on the couch at night and my sleep gets broken in two, then I'm a mess! :rofl: I'm glad you got to bed early then.

[tjwmason]

33. I really needed it...

I was practically dragging myself to bed as it was...

[Clintmax]

38. So was I...after I woke up from the couch.

I don't remember much about walking to the bedroom, but I made it and was instantly asleep again! :rofl:

[Mutley]

48. Mornin' TJ.

:hi: :hug:

How are you?

[tjwmason]

82. Good morning Mutley.

I'm doing excellently well.

What about you? :hi:

[Mutley]

94. I am sleepy, but otherwise fine.

:D

:hi:

[Cannikin]

19. Hey Clintmax and TJ!

[Clintmax]

20. Good Morning, Cannikin!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today, Dude! :bounce: Did you have a good weekend?

[tjwmason]

32. Good morning gorgeous.

:hi:

How are you today?

:hug:

[Cannikin]

86. I'm doing well, thank you...ugh..time to get ready for work.

[AirmensMom]

21. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

I'm a wee bit late this morning. :D We had a very busy weekend! Went to Gatlinburg with the kids (I'll scan our totally tourist photo when I get a minute) and puttered around yesterday.

How long is your friend staying? I bet she loved the beach! :loveya:

[Clintmax]

25. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug::loveya:
I guess getting a late start is the order of the day today. I did too. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up at around 1:30am, then went to bed and didn't want to get out again. I finally dragged my little butt out of it at 5:45.

She's leaving back for Missouri in the morning. Greekspeak was going to go with her and then his father and he was going to go on a trip to the east coast to see some family, and then back here to Tallahassee. But, I don't think he's going to get to go now. Don't you hate it when something comes up and ruins your plans? x(

[AirmensMom]

52. Sometimes it feels good to sleep in.

:loveya: Harleydad had an alarm set for 5:30 and then turned it off and rolled back over. The kitties weren't bothering us for some reason. :shrug:

Oh, I'm sorry Greekspeak's plans didn't work out. Yep, I do hate it when that happens! Tell him I'm sorry ... here's a hug for him. :hug:

One of the "puttering" things we did yesterday was to make a gate for the deck. I'll take a picture of it when I get around to it. Friday night, I was sitting out there just starting to eat my supper and a HUGE dog came bounding up and tried to take my food away. I couldn't get inside because he was SO fast, he would have gotten in with me. And the cats were watching the whole thing, getting upset. He got his front paws right up on the table! He's a puppy, about 6-8 months old, but he's as big as I am and I don't know if he'd have gotten mean if I whacked him with my magazine. I tried to get him to follow me out into the yard, but he liked the smell of my food too much. I screamed for all I was worth, but no one heard me or came ... even though the teenager next door was chasing the ducks around with a stick, well within earshot. (And the dog belongs to his cousin!) FINALLY, the little white dog from the other side came running over and scared him off. We went to Lowe's yesterday and bought wood for the gate and I made it, with harleydad's supervision. It turned out pretty cool! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

62. I'll let Greekspeak know.

Thank you, my dear! Tony sometimes gets that way when we're trying to eat dinner too. He's big enough now that he can jump up and put his paws on my shoulders nearly! And plus, he's 76 pounds now, so he's a big boy too.

I can't wait to see those pictures! :bounce::hug:

[AirmensMom]

74. But you KNOW Tony.

And if he gets out of hand, you know you could discipline him. It's different when you don't even have a clue if the dog would get mean. My neighbor's don't even know. :shrug: I just hate it when people let their dogs run loose ... but I was REALLY glad Sugar (that's the little dog's name) was around! She's a great little dog and doesn't get obnoxious.

If I have time, I'll do pictures today. First, I have to figure out how much money we spent on Saturday (LOTS of it!). We ended up paying for everything, mostly because that's the right thing for parents to do when they go somewhere with the kids. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

77. That's true. You don't want to discipline a strange dog...

they might take a mind to bite your arm off or something. :scared: I'm glad Sugar showed up to rescue you too! Speaking of spending money...I STILL need to get to CompUSA to get a new Router. This old one has been really acting up the past two days. x(

[AirmensMom]

78. Oh, yeah, the router!

I thought that was today's project? Well, the day isn't over yet. :bounce: Get a good one, OK? :D

I left out another important part of the new stray dogs plan ... I got a couple air horns to leave out there. I told my neighbors that if they hear the horn, something's wrong. :D Harleydad told me to try a little toot on it to see what it sounded like. Holy smokes, you could probably hear it for miles! And it's one of the higher-pitched ones, so the dog would probably avoid me for life if I blasted that near him! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

83. ROFL!

Oh my! Yes, those air horns are LOUD! :rofl: I think you've probably gotten something that WILL work if he does it again! :rofl: I know exactly which one I'm going to get today, it's just a matter of going to the store. It has a card that I'll install into Greekspeaks laptop that will make his connection about five times faster than he has now!

[AirmensMom]

88. So you like my plan?

:rofl:

OK, so as soon as you get your crew safely going, you can get your router. :bounce: :rofl: I'm still sitting here in my jammies, but at least I've finished breakfast. Harleykid just called and asked me the silliest question (Does Dad miss being a dad or something? :rofl:).

[Clintmax]

89. Yeah, I sure do!

I AM going to get going in a sec and have breakfast and get over there as soon as they open up. What does THAT question mean? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

93. It means ...

he asked her if she needed help attaching something to her car that wasn't on right. At firsts, she was offended. She knows how to do it right, after all. But she just hasn't done it yet. So now she has concluded that they need to spend more time together. :rofl:

I have to get going, too. Drat! x( I haven't even washed last night's dinner dishes yet. (That's VERY unusual for me! :scared:)

[Callalily]

26. Morning Clint!

My weekend flew by too. It was really hot and humid here yesterday, so I really didn't do just too much of anything.

Went to a movie though, "Tsotsi". It was a very powerful film. Won an academy for best foreign language film, and I can see why. Takes place in South Africa. It's a story about a young man who was orphaned very early, and how he and his buddies survive, what they have to do to survive. Very disturbing, how some people are forced to live. :cry:

[Clintmax]

31. Good Morning, Miss SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
It was hot and humid down here too...all weekend long. But, I like it hot, so it didn't bother me! Ive heard about "Tsotsi", but only that it won the award. I've never seen it, though. It sounds like a powerful film. They didn't have to sell their bodies did they? :scared:

[Callalily]

45. Yes, it was a good

film. If you get a chance to see it, I highly recommend it. No, they didn't have to sell their bodies, just their souls. Lost their youth. :cry: There was a Q and A after the film with a local professor who is from South Africa. That was an added bonus. Good discussion.

Ah, I like the hot weather too Clint. So why do I live in Wisconsin?

[Clintmax]

49. That's good!

I'll have to see if I can find it at "Hollywood Video" and watch it! Hey, if you like hot weather, come live here in Florida! It's not called the "Sunshine State" for nothing, you know! :rofl: I love it because you can wear shorts all year round, nearly!

[Callalily]

64. Yes, I would

dearly love to move to a warmer state, that's for sure. Maybe when I start my second career. :rofl:

Gotta fill up my travel must and head off to work. You have a great day, and try to get some rest. It's your weekend you know!

[Clintmax]

72. Thank you, my dear! I will!

Have a great day! :hi::hug:

[Mutley]

37. Hi Clint!

Sounds like you're having a great time with your friend. I used to catch sand crabs when I was a kid and let them crawl on my arms. Ha! Seems kind of gross now. :D

:hi: :hug:

[billyskank]

40. mutley!!!

:loveya:

[Mutley]

44. Hey billy!

:loveya:

How are you today?

[billyskank]

51. I am well, thanks

How are you? :hug:

[Mutley]

54. I'm just fine.

Didn't sleep well again, but at least I'm in a decent mood, and I'm getting some caffeine into my system as I type, so that's all the better.

:D

[billyskank]

58. That reminds me of another word

inoculatte (v): To take caffeine intravenously. :D

[Mutley]

63. Ah... sounds exactly like what I need.

Where can I get the equipment? :crazy:

[Clintmax]

43. Good Morning, Miss Mutley!

:hi::hug:
Yes, we've had a good time so far! When we are kids, we do all kinds of things that are gross to us as adults. My little sister would catch lightning bugs, pull off their butts and put it on her finger like it was a ring! :rofl: YUCK!

[Mutley]

47. LOL!

Oh, I shouldn't laugh at that. It's so mean. :D

Yeah, I used to play with daddy long legs, and roll around in mud, and hitch-hike across town. :o

Ah, to be a kid again.

[Clintmax]

53. Ah, yes...the Daddy Long Legs.

"Don't let them get between your fingers or they'll bite you! Thats the only place they can bite!" my little brother used to say. :rofl: I was big into my bicycle. I'd ride everyplace! Young and innocent. No stress, no worries...I'd love to go back again too, my dear.

[Mutley]

66. I can't believe I even say that.

Whenever adults would say that when I was a kid I would just roll my eyes at them and shake my head. "Stupid adults. They have no idea how hard it is to be a kid." :rofl:

I really had NO idea what I was talking about. :D

[Clintmax]

70. I was kind of a "know-it-all" too.

No matter that I didn't know diddley. :rofl:

[terrya]

50. Good morning, Clint!

It sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! Mine was just very relaxing. Went out to dinner at a great restaurant with a friend Saturday night. And a couple of drinks after. Sunday was just relaxing. :-)

Terry

[Clintmax]

56. Good Morning, Terry!

:hi::hug:
It's great to see you today, Man! See...that's what weekends are supposed to be like! I'm glad you had a good time! Here's hoping the work week isn't too freakin stressful! :toast:

[terrya]

60. It's always great seeing you here!

And man, do I share your hope for the work week ahead! Let's keep out fingers crossed! :hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

67. Thanks,Terry!

I'll keep mine crossed too! :bounce: :hi:

[Minnesota Libra]

59. Good Monday Morning to everyone hope..................

.....everyone had a really great weekend.:hi: Mine was restful and quiet.:applause:

Sounds like you guys has a good time at the beach.:bounce: Bet it was especially great for a land locked gal.:bounce:

Oh boy, it's nice a cool (for summer time anyway) this morning but from here on the rest of the week will be increasingly hotter.:yoiks: By the end of the week we are supposed to be in the mid to high 90's.:hide:

Take care everyone and keep at those neocons and fundies.:spank:

[Clintmax]

65. Good Morning, Minnesota!

:hi:
Try to stay cool!

[Clintmax]

90. Time to get going, my crew!

It's time for breakfast and I need to get over to CompUSA as soon as they open. I hope you have a great day today, and I'll see you in the morning! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

Clint

[Fox Mulder]

95. Good morning everyone!

:hi: