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A plea from a friend of mine:
All Saints School, Cockermouth, competes today to win the People's Millions. If enough people vote for the school they stand to win £50,000 to create a sensory garden.
In the midst of disaster, voting for All Saints is perhaps the one thing you could do to bring a little sunshine to Cockermouth today. It's all the more pressing because lots of the families at the school have no electricity / phone line and therefore can't vote themselves. Please make a call (or 10), on their behalf
Please please call 0871 626 8815 between now and midnight. You can vote up to 10 times and each call costs 10p (more from a mobile).
If ever there was a time when Cockermouth needs your help - this is it.
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24-Nov-2009 03:11
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So everything was in order: used up ALL my airmiles for a return trip to the Carribbean - booked the flights, deposits at guest houses made.. First a week in Antiqua, then two weeks sailing on thisl boat. Recieved email this morning saying they have gone into recievership and are 'restructuring', and of course all trips are cancelled! What little good news there is, is that since my payment was held in trust, they sent me a check for the full amount i paid! I will cash it first thing this morning and hope it is ok. I paid by credit card, so hopefully it will be covered just in case!
AAARRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
I was so totally looking forward to this trip.... NOW WHAT? i have air fare all locked in, can't change it or get refund (i don't think) ... checked out online, and there is nothing available that compares....... shit s...
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24-Nov-2009 03:10
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This thread is for telling on yourself for saying/doing something reeeeally stupid just like guy one in Roms thread and pottery lala lady in Webs.
OP first:
My first trip over seas, I was in a shop in Dublin with another woman I had just met maybe a week prior. I was hunting for real coffee (as opposed to the instant crap I was finding at all of the hostels). I don't know what came over me, but I picked up a bag of beans marked "Fair Trade" and loudly proclaimed, "Pssh, I refuse to buy anything Fair Trade." My new friend and the shop keeper just looked at me with raised eye brows.
It wasn't until a day or two had passed before I realized I had completely confused FREE trade with Fair Trade. I tried to explain myself to my new friend, but that only seemed to convince her I was more crazy.
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24-Nov-2009 02:25
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Websterella »
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This patch
Who ever invented it is my hero. I feel so much more human.
Long story short: husband dearest has finally reached the level of English where he´s able to read a whole book AND understand three quarters of it. He has managed to read (and like, for that matter :)) Hosseini, Lahiri, Tolkien, some of HP series, Capote, Lodge and couple of others. Therefore, he has expressed a desire to receive some "interesting, not too long, not too dense" books for Christmas.
Yes, now comes the crucial point: can anyone of you, wise ladies, recommend something to me? It should be easy to read, swift, preferably in Asia based story v stories...
Thanks a lot!
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23-Nov-2009 23:04
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cookster »
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what'ya all having?
Ps and for those that are interested in the continuation of the ankle sage. I'm scheduled for an MRI in 3 weeks
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23-Nov-2009 22:04
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24-Nov-2009 04:05
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...another interesting "discussion" I had yesterday that made me laugh:
General chit chat in gym.
Guy one say "Czech republic is still a communist country."
Guy two corrects him " No, it's democratic now as well"
Guy one "NO, definitely communist."
Me "Well, maybe you could say there are more socialist elements in the country then in the UK but it sure isn't communist anymore"
Guy one "No, the czech are most definitely not social people, they don't talk to strangers."
Silence. I bit my lip so hard stopping myself laughing....
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23-Nov-2009 21:27
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Liiisa »
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24-Nov-2009 03:29
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Liiisa »
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I woke with a fleeting memory of a dream that I'd had at some point in the night, that I got off the bus in the neighborhood where I work and it was completely deserted with a howling wind and smoke and fires everywhere. I turn a corner and there's a dog gnawing on a human corpse.
I know I'm not enthusiastic about going to work this morning, but jeez that's a little harsh. It's particularly amusing in that that neighborhood is about as benign as you can get (downtown Bethesda, for those that know the DC area).
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23-Nov-2009 19:55
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24-Nov-2009 02:56
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..some strong job interview vibes this morning would be fantastic.
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23-Nov-2009 17:54
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24-Nov-2009 03:45
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Aboriginals, down to 'last 10 dollars,' win huge Canada lottery - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091110/canada/canada_native_lottery
(it would seem links are not working)
I found the whole tone of this article repulsive. Repulsive.
So it got me thinking... Have you ever read an article about an upper- or middle-class lottery winner? It always seems like the winners are "on the down and out". I'm not sure if the lottery corporations deliberately frame winners in this manner, gloss over "well to do" winners or if it's a fact that only poor people tend to win the lottery.
Then I went out and bought a ticket. But clearly I'm not poor enough to win, so it was probably a waste.
Edited by: Jetgirly
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23-Nov-2009 16:06
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Sare »
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23-Nov-2009 20:31
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frankly i find it very very funny.
dtc and I watched the interview last night and laid bets as to how long it would be before Rann came out and said "i did not have sex with THAT woman!"
less than 24 hours. (i thought it would be sooner than that)
but really, why do women do this? what was she hoping to achieve by having the affair in the first place and what is she hoping to achieve now by outing herself as a money grabbing adultress with no respect for herself or for her family? she was the married one, he wasn't.
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23-Nov-2009 15:21
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That's when you should look for a new one, right?
Or will this play out like the movie Office Space and I get offered a huge raise and promotion for making it all look like a piece of cake?
No not the drink - although that's good too :-)
For those who likes muisc & is on lookout for something new - I keep meaning to suggest you have a listen to Gin Wigmore - she is awesome. I would post a link but Myspace is blocked at work.
Other female singers I'd recommend are: Sarah Blasko, Lisa Mitchell, "Little birdy" & "Florence & the machine"
What about you?
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23-Nov-2009 13:05
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pgymy_puff »
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23-Nov-2009 22:25
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The hunt for a new flatmate has begun.
Your suggestions for questions to weed out the psycho's and sloths are welcome
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23-Nov-2009 12:58
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Ria »
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Got newish top & trousers on - felt really good. Eat lunch & now it's covered in stains. The more careful I tired to be the worse it go. & unfortunately unlike some of the domestic goddesses - my stains never come out. sigh
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