DU Nighthawks #75

[Heidi]

Mornin'/evenin', dahlings. Help yourselves to the beverage of your choice, and pull up a chair. :*



Continued from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8671471

[SeattleGirl]

1. Heidi!!!!

Lovely to see you! Something non-alcoholic for me please. I've had a bear of a headache all day.

:loveya: :* :hug:

[Heidi]

2. Oh, NO!!!!!! **************** hug ********************

I'll make you a nice virgin daiquiri. How's that? :hug:

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Mmmm, yes! Strawberry, please!

I got overheated today, and I think that's the cause of the headache.

How are you doing, my friend?

[Heidi]

13. How did you get overheated?

Was he cute, by any chance? :hug:

I'm okay. Still tired after a long week, but otherwise okay. Thank you for asking, dah-ling! :hug:

:yourock:

[SeattleGirl]

20. LOL! Only in my dreams, my dear.

No, it was just very hot here today, and it just got to me. Thankfully, it's nice and cool now.

[Heidi]

25. Beautiful here this morning, too.

About 68 and there are cats lying all over the breezeway outside my studio. I've gotta watch where I walk! :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

32. Yep, gotta watch out for those puddles of melting cats!

:rofl:

Hey, when you have a chance, can you post that beautiful painting you did a year or so ago? The one of the woman that you said was partially inspired by the women of DU? I want to say you called it Goddess, but I could be wrong. I just love that painting!

[Heidi]

38. Here ya go:

[SeattleGirl]

41. Thank you!!

Love it, love it, love it!

[Heidi]

49. More than welcome!

Thank you for your kind words about her/us. :)

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

52. I saved the pic. Hope you don't mind.

I just find it to be powerful and empowering.

[Heidi]

57. Heavens, no, I don't mind!

She is all of us. :hug:

:yourock:

[SeattleGirl]

59. Yes she is.

:hug:

[Madrone]

79. +1

I LoVE that painting. Thanks for requesting that Heidi post it so that those of us that have not had the chance to see it, now can.

[SeattleGirl]

82. Isn't it just wonderful?

[Madrone]

87. It really IS.

So, thanks again! :D

Do want.

[SeattleGirl]

88. Me too!

If there was a print available, I'd definitely buy it!

[Heidi]

84. Madrone!!!!

How are you, gf? I never see you anymore. Time zones suck. x(

:hug:

[Madrone]

86. I'm almost never on!

Well, I have been lately, but for a long while I wasn't even reading - which I do far more often than I post. Not usually up this late either. :)

I'm haaaaaaaaaanging in there, hoping to someday wake up with some ENERGY. How's you?

[Heidi]

89. I'm glad you're back.

Really, really. :hug:

Ya know, I'm about 90 years older than you and that handsome SO of yours, so the heat really wears me out. :rofl:

Get some rest, gf. Sending you sweet dreams. :grouphug:

[Madrone]

92. Oh ffs - aren't you close to my very same age?

You are NOT old.

It's not hot here, but my house is a sweatbox. When the sun goes down it bakes the back of my DARK BROWN house, and heats the kitchen up by a good 10-20 degrees thanks to the nice set of windows I've got. Then it gets nice and cool, if not chilly, outside and my house that has NO air flow or movement stagnates and stays stuffy and uncomfortable. If I'd just turn the tv off and go to bed where the fan is I'd not be hot at all. But to do that... I have to get off the couch. lol

I'll be working up the motivation to do so shortly. ;)

[Heidi]

93. I'm 46

and now almost entirely devoted to meditating for the onset of menopause. :rofl: <-- Except I am NOT joking.

[Inchworm]

3. Mind if I sit here>?

not so sure I may fall asleep at the bar.

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[Heidi]

6. Closer, closer, please!

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:hug: :hug:

[Inchworm]

12. I never do well at the brass rings

People always wanna say what they think.. and stuff. :*

:hug:

[Heidi]

15. I have no idea what you're talking about.

I just wanted to give you a peck on the cheek. :*

:loveya:

[Inchworm]

22. Awww..

I lub u.

Bars I have been to always have a part cut out surrounded by brass rings. That's where you aim to get a sip.

:+

[Heidi]

27. The Nighthawks Bar and Grill

doesn't have the money for brass rings. :rofl:

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[Inchworm]

34. I love the proprietor!

She is particularly sweet.

Her ol' man has some qualities as well. (he did a killer lock earlier../ made me smile)

ok.. that took me 2-30 min to type so I'm about to sign out :P

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[Heidi]

36. Sweet dreams, dah-ling.

:loveya:

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[LeftyFingerPop]

4. How does this work now?

Before my time....:D

[Inchworm]

8. Rip off all yer clothes..

first.. then pm "inchworm" pictures for proof.. then..

well, damn..

:hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

10. I have no clothes to rip off!!!

[Inchworm]

14. Fuck me.. listen to Ms Heidi!!!

She'll steal your soul :D

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[Heidi]

17. I don't STEAL!!!!

Men surrender their souls to me willingly. :bawhahahahahahahahahahaha:

[Heidi]

9. I'll make you a drink, while you

have a smoke out by the gas pumps. :P

So, what's on your mind, Queens? :hug: :hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

16. A little melancholy tonight...

mainly because I don't know many 4 syllable words like "melancholy".

How are you?

[Heidi]

21. I'm sorry you're feeling melancholy, Lefty, but

awfully impressed that you can spell it. :hug:

I'm a lil bit tired, but okay. Maybe I should have another cup of coffee, but I'm afraid it'll make my hands too shakey to paint later today. :(

[LeftyFingerPop]

26. Try some decaf?

BTW....you are so talented...I probably don't tell you that enough...but you are.

[Heidi]

29. Our decaf is GROSS!!!!

We have a Nespresso coffee machine and lovelovelove it, but the decaf is just :puke: :scared:

Thank you, sweets. That's a very nice thing for you to say. :hug: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Heidi...

How lovely to see you tonight, sweetie...

I'm having some plain old aitch two oh tonight...it agrees with me!

And I'm very comfortable in my computer chair!

Just basking here in the glow of good companionship...

:loveya:

:hug:

[Heidi]

11. Thank you, Peggy! If you're in the mood for something a bit stronger,

I'll pour you some San Pellegrino. :rofl:

Super to see you, sweets! :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. OK, you got me!

What is San Pellegrino?

If it's alcoholic, I'll kindly pass...

Don't want to mess up what's left of my circadian rhythms with alcohol!

:P

:hug: :loveya:

[Heidi]

30. It's sparkling spring water.

It won't hurtcha. :rofl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pellegrino

[enigmatic]

19. Hey Heidi!

:hug:

[Heidi]

24. YOU!!!!

Hi, my friend. You have noticed, haven't you, that you're in the Nighthawks image in the OP? (Thanks to CMW, of course.)

Peaceful Sunday to you, Mrs. e and kitty. :hug:

:loveya:

[enigmatic]

42. It's me, but 20 pounds lighter!

:D

I'm packing tomorrow w/ Mrs. E; we move in to our new house (really a compound, it's freaking huge)this week and once it's over I'll be relaxing out back w/ a malt liquor in my hand and emptying my mind. We've got a spot back there that's a natural for my Buddha statue and for my meditation, so I'm going to get on that once the grass is mowed and everything is put together. 46 years old and I've never mowed grass in my life; this is going to be interesting..

[Heidi]

47. Moving is a HUGE amount of work.

Be sure to PM me your new address, okay?

And get yourself either an electric mower or one of those human-powered ones. Mowin' isn't so bad. It's good thinking time. You'll see. :hug:

[enigmatic]

53. you got it

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

35. Hey e!

How are you? And how is Mrs. e? Hope you are both well.

[enigmatic]

44. Hey SG!

:hug:

We're doing great; Moving to a house this week that we bought, so packing is ruling our lives at the moment:D

[SeattleGirl]

46. Congrats!

The moving sucks, of course, but good on you two for getting a house!

:hug:

[texanwitch]

23. Howdy.

The night time is the only time it is cool enough to enjoy.

:pals:

[Heidi]

31. I'm so glad you're here, texanwitch!

It's like old times, huh? :hug:

How're those kitties? :loveya:

[texanwitch]

40. Hurricane Ike, Monkey and Tuna are fine.

Hurricane Ike is a year old now, a very good looking male kitty.

[Heidi]

43. PHOTOS!!!!

We need kitty photos! :hug:

We've got a new stray hangin' around here lately. He's thin as a rail, bright orange. We call him Big Red. I'm torn between whether to feed him or not. He's unneutered, and I'm afraid feeding him will stir up trouble with Ginger. x(

[texanwitch]

50. I am still feeding Ike's mother, Mama Ike.

Been trying to catch her to take her to the Vet for surgery and then let her go.

She is one smart cat.

Maybe you can feed the cat somewhere close by.

[Heidi]

58. I may try that.

It's awfully hard for me to see Big Red lookin' so skinny. :(

[texanwitch]

60. Once Big Red finds the food he will go there everyday.

Mama Ike comes everyday and waits by the fence for her food.

She won't come into the yard.

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Hey hey!

:D

[Heidi]

33. YOUNG MAN, you march right over here this instant

and give me a hug! :hug: :hug:

Are you outta school for the summer? :pals:

[ghostsofgiants]

37. I actually wasn't at school this past semester...

Had to take it off because my student loan got fucked up and I owed my school tuition, haha. Back to the grind in September though. Grumble.

[Heidi]

39. Don't grumble!!!!

You _gotta_ get fully edjumacated! Sorry to hear about your student loan. I'm kinda of the opinion that higher education should be free, but I know I'm in the minority. x(

[ghostsofgiants]

45. I'm definitely of that same opinion.

And I'm grumbling because I just wanna get it overwith already, haha. :P

I need to get to bed soon, I'm hoping to get out and do some photo-taking with a friend tomorrow. :D

[Heidi]

48. Sweet dreams, J!

:hug:

[fishwax]

51. Hey Heidi!

:hi:

As it happens, I saw your Nighthawks post while in the process of booking a room in Chicago, where I hope/plan to see the original Nighthawks. I love that painting :)

How ya bein? :hi:

[Heidi]

55. My fondue friend afar!!!!

I haven't seen you in a jillion years! Blow a kiss to the original for me, wouldja???? :hug:

And if you ever plan a trip to Heidi-land, send me a PM! You've _got_ to tour the Engadine valley sometime in your life! I thought of you when I was there last September. :hug:

P.S. Thank you for your kind words about "Goddess." She has a nice permanent home now, and I get to visit her occasionally. :)

[Tobin S.]

54. Hello, Heidi. It's been a long time since I've seen a nighthawks thread

How is everything? Everything is going good here. I was just telling someone how my life couldn't be any better except for having someone to spend my time with. I've been working on that and I had a date tonight with a good prospect. We'll see what happens when I call tomorrow.

I've lost 92 pounds and tonight was my first date since I dropped the weight. I'm hoping I made a good impression.

[Heidi]

56. Yo ROCK, Tobin!

You're gonna find that special woman and when you do, you're gonna be very glad you were so discerning. :hug:

Congrats on your improving health! I've gotta start hiking again, really, really, really. Middle age can be unkind to the female body, as I'm learning. ;)

[Tobin S.]

61. Thanks!

How is the painting going? Have you made any sales? Has someone commissioned you? Are you in the Dayton Art Institute yet? :)

[Heidi]

62. Har!!!!

Nope, I'm not yet in the Dayton Art Institute, but one of my favorite artists lives in Dayton. I think Dayton's a cool town. :D

I'm doing a lot of work with soft (dry) pastels right now. You can see some of them in the DU Artists' Group. :hug: :hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

63. Y'know what was great?

DU Nighthawks #53. That sumbitch smacked ass. :headbang:

[Heidi]

64. If I recall correctly, that was the Christmas '05 edition, where I gave you

a sizzlin' smooch as your gift. Here's another: :*

ETA: YEP! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4488494&mesg_id=4488671

[Oeditpus Rex]

65. OMD!

I just pulled that number off Don Drysdale's back. Whatta coinky-dink. :rofl:



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[SeattleGirl]

75. Oedi!!!!

How are you? :loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

94. Seagiggy!

I just made that up. :)



:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

95. I like it!

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

96. No you don't

It's awful. :D



G'hed, say it. It's okay. :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

97. Actually, if you had called me Seapiggy, I'd definitely have to kick

your ass! :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

99. Mmmm...

With what kinda shoes? :evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

101. .....

:evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

102. Seapiggy!

Seapiggy! Seapiggy! Seapiggy!



:P

[SeattleGirl]

103. OMG! Are you

squealing???????

Or just trying to get me to kick your ass? :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

104. ...

[SeattleGirl]

106. For some reason,

I'm having a difficult time believing your claim of innocence! :rofl:

[Ptah]

66. Nighthawk!

[Heidi]

67. Thank you, Ptah!

I'm looking forward to your Sunday sunflower thread, by the way. :hug:

:loveya:

[Ptah]

68. It will have to be early morning, I'm afraid to go outside later in the day

107 F here yesterday, perfect hibernation weather.

[Heidi]

70. Holy cow!

I'd forgotten how hot Arizona can get. :scared:

Stay cool, friend. And skip the Sunday sunflower pics if ya need to. :hug: :hug:

[Ptah]

76. I keep this picture from my Montana childhood close by.

Sometimes hold it on my forehead.


:hug:

[Heidi]

78. Ha!

VERY good idea! :hug:

I've been here so long that I've forgotten what home air conditioning feels like. :weep:

[hippywife]

69. Pardon me but...

I'm new around here. Mind if I join in? :hi:

[Heidi]

71. You are MORE than welcome, sweets!

So glad to see you here, hippywife! :hug:

:loveya:

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P.S. How hot and humid is it there tonight? ( :scared: to know.)

[hippywife]

73. Not too hot but sorta humid outside.

Nice and cool inside, tho. Yeah, it's been triple digit hell off and on. Mostly on for the coming week.

Thanx for the welcome, doll.

[Heidi]

74. I miss my people, but I don't miss the humidity.

Nevah. :hug:

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[hippywife]

81. I was just sitting outside

smokin' a ciggie and listening to the froggies making their booty calls. There must be a gazillion of them out there. Really loud! Not a good night for stargazin' since the waning moon is still too bright.

I bet your people are missing you something horrible, too.

[Heidi]

83. No mosquitoes?????

I'm so pale and juicy that I'm a succulent, tasty mosquito feast! :rofl:

Oh, hey, next week is my little nephew's sixth birthday (he lives in your town). Here's what we sent him. Now he can be even MORE hell on wheels! :rofl:

[hippywife]

90. No skeeters at the moment.

I'm usually their first target, too. Hubs saw a bat the other night so maybe there is more than one out there dining through the night. We can only hope.

You are such a great auntie and uncle. I'm sure he's gonna love that. If you ever, ever come home for a visit and don't let me know you are coming so we can hug in person, I will cry so hard.

Well, barkeep. One's my limit tonight. Almost 3a here and I gotta take myself back to the bed.

Always love seeing you.

[Heidi]

91. I hope he loves it.

The micro mini-kick is engineered in Switzerland and I got the idea to send him one after I saw a bunch of little kids riding them to kindergarten one day in Locarno. :)

Sweet dreams, hon. So glad you're my friend. :hug:

:loveya:

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[murielm99]

72. Hello, fellow nighthawks!

The night is still young.

[Heidi]

77. Hi, murielm!

How's Illinois tonight? (Nice to see you in a Nighthawks thread! :hug: )

:grouphug:

[lildreamer316]

80. Cheers, darlin'!

Listening to Steve Luthaker and drinking a vodka and lemonade.
:hug:

[Heidi]

85. Evenin', sweets!

You're makin' me feel like a lightweight! All hard liquor tastes to me like paint thinner _smells_. :rofl:

Sultry night down there tonight? Lightnin' bugs? Frogs? You and hippywife make me miss home. :hug:

:loveya:

[blogslut]

98. Don't put the chairs up yet

I'm here, building an Etsy store. I'll take a coffee black if there's still some left.

[Heidi]

100. Nighthawks is open all night!

:)

Mornin'/evenin', Texas! Good luck on your Etsy store. I've seen some really cool stuff at Etsy. :hi:

:hug: <-- Every Nighthawk gets a hug, like it or not. ;)

[blogslut]

105. I'll take that hug

and give you a smoochback. :hi:

[Heidi]

107. Thank you, gf!

And blow a kiss toward Oklahoma for me, wouldja? :hug:

Happy Sunday! :*

[AllenVanAllen]

108. Mornin' Heidi!

How about a song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8RQ6Muitk

:hi:

[Heidi]

109. Good morning

to one of my favorite DU artists! :hug:

Thank you for the song, and happy Sunday! :hi:

:grouphug:

[AllenVanAllen]

111. Thank you!

You are very kind! That means a lot coming from someone as talented as yourself. :hug:

Have a peaceful day!

[Heidi]

113. My mother-in-law is a sculptor,

and she has given up on me having even a sliver of skill for three-dimensional art. :rofl:

:yourock: friend!

:hug:

[bridgit]

110. ~~~~~~~ / ~_~ \ ~~~~~~~

*I* love *you*...your man, *my* excellent Ginger, your precious g-daughters, the holism of Switzerland and The Alps, the world beyond and the cosmos which itself is not deep enough to hold the sorrows of Russia but there is no smiley here smoochy enough to say this :hug:

[Heidi]

112. Love you, too, gf.

Gingi sends you leg licks, toe bites and purrs, too. :hug:

Why are you still awake, though, missy? :spank:

:loveya:

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[bridgit]

114. .....>

Oh well, this is our season we been all about the working busy-busy ;) Ching! Worked today I have a 'promise' of a sit down breakfast then it's to Micheal for coffee-Irish come AM ;););) and the wheel keeps spinning. But you're on it it :hug: cause this is me---

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[Heidi]

115. Sweet dreams, warrior woman.

:hug:

:loveya:

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[bridgit]

116. Um...play it again, Sam?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6ar44Ecec

[Heidi]

117. My favorite Talking Heads song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwdgWSiC5o

:loveya: