The Seventh Hogwarts Common Room

Yeah, that was the episode where Homer pledged money to PBS, didn't have the money, and went on to become a missionary. It was hilarious.

Oscar The Grouch: Just give us the money.
Elmo: Elmo knows where you live.

The Common Room has gone strangely quiet. Everyone must have gone to watch TV shows.

Meh, I tried to watch wrestling last night, but wasn't in the mood for it.

I'm never in the mood to watch wrestling.

I usually am, but I had a headache and didn't feel like it.

Ah. I had two roommates in college who were huge The Rock fans. They each had their own poster.

Yeah, The Rock's awesome. I'm so glad he's going to Wrestlemania next year.

Where is everyone?!

So I just found out from my boss that this weekend was Harry Potter weekend in a town nearby. I had no idea there was even such a thing! I'm so upset that I didn't know about it. Sounds like I would have loved it! :upset:

Are there any knitters on here? My aunt just started teaching me how to knit this weekend. I really really want to learn! It's really frustrating though, but I think once I get the hang of it I would love it. What kind of knitting needles are best for beginners? I would love to make a Ravenclaw scarf eventually. Does anyone have any patterns for that?

Wow. A Harry Potter Weekend? I'd so be there if I could.

No, I don't knit.

Wow. A Harry Potter Weekend? I'd so be there if I could.

Yeah! Apparently everyone was walking around dressed up in Harry Potter attire and all of the shops were decorated Harry Potter style. I'm so jealous!

I can't knit, but I can crochet. My grandmother taught me.

Are there any knitters on here? My aunt just started teaching me how to knit this weekend. I really really want to learn! It's really frustrating though, but I think once I get the hang of it I would love it. What kind of knitting needles are best for beginners? I would love to make a Ravenclaw scarf eventually. Does anyone have any patterns for that?

The hardest part is getting the tension right. If you can't get your needle through a stitch, you're pulling way too tight. If, after putting the needle through, your needles aren't touching, you're way too loose. Uneven rows means you're inconsistent with the tension ranging between too tight and too loose. Conquer correct tension, mind you don't drop any stitches and you'll be on your way. And don't be afraid of pulling it all apart and starting over--you'll need to do a lot of that at the beginning.

Your aunt should have started you off on a scarf--that's the basic beginner's project; just rows and rows of knitting, keeping the same number of stitches and making even rows. After that you can add a second color--which simply requires tying on a new skein and learning how to hide the ends.

The patterns of the house scarves changed over the years in the movies. PS/SS had equal blocks of two colors. Later they had mostly one color with thin strips of a second color. No real need for a pattern--you just change colors when needed to match what you see in the movies.

I start beginners out with large needles (12 on up) and thicker yarn because it's easier to see what's going on--especially when it's time to learn the difference from knit stitches and purl stitches. That's not too conducive to making scarves--but it's great, and easier, for practicing and getting your tension right. What I see in the movies looks like size 7 or 8 needles to me.

Good luck! Knitting is great fun and very relaxing.

And yes, the irony of the juxtapostion of a knitting primer and a former Death Eater has not gone unnoticed. Perhaps Dumbledore started him on a new hobby.

After reading your knitting expertise, I think I'm even more scared to learn how to knit than I was before! :lol: My aunt didn't really have me start on anything, she just showed me how to start off and showed me a very basic stitch (is that what you would call it?). We only saw each other for a couple of hours this weekend, so she handed me her needles, a ball of yarn and showed me how to start off, but that's about it. I was having a lot of trouble moving on to the second part and ended up giving up for the day. I'm completely clueless. I think tomorrow I might head over to the craft store to pick up a couple of needles, some yarn, and look up videos on YouTube... So thanks for wishing me luck, I will most certainly need it!

Enjoy your knitting. I got adept fairly quickly although I was always hopeless at finishing things off - necklines etc. I did get into designing patterned mittens for my kids though - that was fun.

I Googled 'how to knit' and there's plenty of helpful sites (with illustrations) starting from basics so you should be able to find help easily.

*sits down in a chair with a good book and Piccolo snuggling on the arm of the chair*

I was just about to start reading myself.

*also settles into a comfy chair with a book*

I haven't been around much, I've been busy with Sage's truck over the weekend (he threw a wheel bearing and it's been difficult tyring to get parts and sharing my car so neither of us have to be stranded). I've also been at work, at school, and not wanting to bother with the laptop at home that hangs if I try to use it for more than half an hour at a time.

Then there's the laundry, and the cat, and the rest of every day real life, so I haven't been to CoS much lately. Did anyone actually miss me?

In other news, I'm a bit sad today. I took an exam way back at the beginning of September, and I finally got the results by snail mail. I failed by 20 points. I have wait until December before I can take it again, and it will cost another $399 to re-apply. :sigh:

I missed you, Lyra! :huggles: I'm sorry about the exam.

Yes, we missed you, of course! That's rotten luck about the exam, especially with the retake at that price! It must be a very important exam to cost so much.

I've missed you, too, Lyra. Sorry about the exam. That has to suck.

*lurk*

*enters and looks around* Holy cow, all the Halloween decorations are up! :wow: Is Halloween really next week?!?!

For your amusement, here's a picture of the first several rows of knitting I have managed to make. mirrormere, you were right about the tension, it's awful. :lol:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_yV2pFjSRWU/TqGl1-ErRwI/AAAAAAAAANE/QKwhdN7FF50/s400/2011-10-21%25252008.51.57.jpg

For your amusement, here's a picture of the first several rows of knitting I have managed to make. mirrormere, you were right about the tension, it's awful. :lol:

But you've done a great job! That looks really very good for a beginner!

Glad you've caught the bug!

But you've done a great job! That looks really very good for a beginner!

Glad you've caught the bug!

Aww, thanks! :blush: I like to think that maybe I have natural talent, and this is the hobby I was meant to do all along! Hehe. I gave up yoga pretty quickly so we'll see how this one goes. It's a perfect winter hobby. I'm actually looking forward to hibernating and knitting all winter long!

Wait!! *looks around frantically* Where did the Ravenclaw common room go!? Where are all the social groups? I don't see them under Wizarding World anymore! :scared:

*glomps the lurking Julia*

Wait!! *looks around frantically* Where did the Ravenclaw common room go!? Where are all the social groups? I don't see them under Wizarding World anymore!
Just hit Social groups and scroll down you'll see it soon enough.

*glomps Lyra back*

How've you been? I haven't been on in ages, I've been so busy with schoolwork. :sigh:

Just hit Social groups and scroll down you'll see it soon enough.

I don't see the link for social groups at all... am I blind? :hmm:

I don't see the link for social groups at all... am I blind? :hmm:

No you're not blind . Go to the top of the page and look for "Wizard World" click on it and you'll get a drop down menu, thats where you'll find the social groups . I'm sorry I didn't tell you this the first time .
You might need to check which skin you're using maybe thats why you don't see it?
twins:)

I haven't been around much either, mostly because the laptop tends to hang if I go more than six pages or twenty clicks past the aol screen that I get automatically when I log in to AIM. It's very frustrating.

I can visit on the school computers, but as I am officially behind in my PowerPoint lessons I might not do that much until I catch up! There's a Medical Records exam on Wednesday, too.

I'm back. Did you miss me?

Yes! Where did you go?

I went to Florida. My dad works for a car dealership. They bought a new dealership in Daytona. He's been helping with the transition, so we spent about six days with him down there.

So here I am on the school computers again. I barely scraped an "A" on that exam. But I also got the results of the last exam in the other class, which was "100%" so I'm happy enough.

An A and 100%. Yes, that's something to be happy about! Good job!

Why am I so blonde sometimes?

:headbang:

Dye your hair. ;)

BTW, the Carolina Panthers suck. :sigh:

:tu: @ Lyra.

:huggles: @ Leah.

Happy Halloween!

I did, remember? It just came out a different shade of blonde.

So here I am on the school computers again. I barely scraped an "A" on that exam. But I also got the results of the last exam in the other class, which was "100%" so I'm happy enough.
That's brilliant! Well done.
I did, remember? It just came out a different shade of blonde.
What colour were you aiming for?

I did, remember? It just came out a different shade of blonde.

Oh, I forgot.

Actually my hair, undyed, is darker than blonde, a sort of nondescript light brown. I've always thought of myself as a blonde because my hair was so pale when I was a child, and it's almost always been long and the ends of it are still very light even though it's kind of dark at the root.

When I dyed it, I was aiming for a lighter color, like perhaps ash-blonde or honey blonde. It turned out redder than I expected, but not really strawberry blonde. It really shines in the sunlight. It's getting darker again, though, I might re-do it soon. But I'll probably pick a different shade. I really do want it paler, not redder.

Malfoy Blond perhaps?

Probably not that pale, though my hair was that color when I was four.

My hair was almost Malfoy blonde when I was little, but it slowly turned to a light brown that it is now.

I was blonde when I was little too, but it eventually turned dark brown. The only time I tried bleaching it, it went red! Greyish now of course.

I'm starting to notice more grays too.

Gray hair...I hope I follow my dad and don't have til I'm in my 50's. I could follow my mom and get it around age 40. I don't want gray hair!

I've got gray hairs now. It all comes from being in college and being stressed out.

Gray hair doesn't bother me its hair loss that bugs me more. I have noticed that the hair on top of my head is thinning out fast which bugs me no end.

My siblings all got gray hairs at a much younger age than I did, as did my mom. And my hair falls out in ginormous clumps, but fortunately it grows back again very quickly so it doesn't thin at all.

Which is a good thing, as it's rather fine and if it thinned there wouldn't be much hair there at all.

Gray hair doesn't bother me its hair loss that bugs me more. I have noticed that the hair on top of my head is thinning out fast which bugs me no end.

If I take after my mom's mom I could suffer from hair loss/thinning. If I take after my mom, my dad, and my dad's mom I won't have to worry about. I think I take after the latter.

Wow. That would be a scary prospect for me.

Losing hair?

Yeah, losing hair like that. I wouldn't want that to happen.

Me either!

Yeah, we all tease Dad about his bald spot. For the longest time he had a bald spot and some hair that would lie on top of it until he got it cut off.

Bald spots. My dad's the only one his brothers who doesn't have one.

Sage's hair is still pretty thick, though I can see where he might have a bald spot when he's older. No male pattern baldness, though; his bald spot is top & center, while the hair in front (like right above his forehead) is thick and curly and nice. It's white there in front when he doesn't dye it, though.

Wow. I disappear for a bit, and we talk hair now? Jeeze....what happened to the good times, the parties, the 'let us magic someone in the pool and turn it into chocolate pudding'?

Anyway, my hair- I've had grey hair since 16. I'm 23 now, and I dye it every so often. Usually a dark red/almost black. When I shower- or even just brush it, there is a full sink and brush. My hair is so thick, though, so I have nothing to worry about. Just like with my eye color, the thickness of my hair is like my mom's fathers was. Thick. I have the closest in the family to his shade of blue eyes, according to my mom.

I know, right? Things are extremely boring without you here Theresa. Stick around instead of disappearing so much!

Microwave broke before we left for Daytona (oh, yeah, we left the 8th and returned the 15th). It's the magnetron (that's a heating element). When my mom talks about it she calls it the megatron. We ordered a new one (my mom looked at all the reviews online and the best one had to be ordered from the store) so right now we are without. I made soup (from a can) on the stove for the first time. (microwave's broken before, but I just never made soup then).

Wow. I disappear for a bit, and we talk hair now? Jeeze....what happened to the good times, the parties, the 'let us magic someone in the pool and turn it into chocolate pudding'?

This was the closest I could get to a pool of chocolate pudding, to reassure KID!
http://lifestudentministries.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55389f5148834011168641803970c-800wi

This was the closest I could get to a pool of chocolate pudding, to reassure KID!
http://lifestudentministries.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55389f5148834011168641803970c-800wi

that just doesn't look like chocolate pudding to me...

I know, right? Things are extremely boring without you here Theresa. Stick around instead of disappearing so much!

I disappear due to.....well, let's just say i can't type them out.:evil. just some experiments....and various other things....

Well, we're glad you're back, KiD!

I'll be doing my hair black tomorrow....hopefully it works so i don't look like an idiot at work, when i go to make cupcakes and cookies.

*notices Leah's siggy*

Was there an awards ceremony recently?

*notices Leah's siggy*

Was there an awards ceremony recently?

Perhaps...

Happy Day Before Thanksgiving to all my American peeps.

Happy 2 days after black friday, my american peeps.


mmmm....peeps....

:lol: Did you do any Black Friday shopping?

Certainly not. And after stories about someone using pepper spray to keep people away from the stuff she wanted to buy I think staying away from Black Friday sales is a good call.

I did go to PetCo and get MeowMix for Tinkerbelle, but there weren't any crazy sales or crazy shoppers there. Just a black rabbit that was obviously desperate to go home with someone, anyone, and a cat who said quite plainly "don't leave me here!" without making a sound. :sad:

Yeah, I don't do Black Friday shopping, either. I prefer staying in bed. Besides, there's nothing I want bad enough. Heck, I don't even know what I'm getting anyone for Christmas. I thought about getting my sister DH Pt. 2 but I don't know if she really wants it. I might just get it for myself instead.

I did make the stupid decision of going to the grocery store on Wednesday, though. That, I think, can be worse than Black Friday shopping (except there's no pepper spray).

Where is everyone?

What is Black Friday shopping? I've seen it mentioned on a few threads but I've never heard of it.

It's an American phenomenon. Basically, the day after Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday of November) all of the stores have enormous sales to get shoppers to start their Christmas shopping. It's called "Black Friday" because it's supposed to pull the profit margins out of "the red" (negative profit flow) into "the black" (positive profit flow).

It's become an exercise in insanity, with people queing up at midnight to be the first one into stores that are opening at their regular hours, and other stores opening up at six or four or two a.m. instead of their regular hours, and people brawling to get their hands on the specific items that are on sale that they really want. I think the woman with the pepper spray might have been a new low. :td::no:

Woot! My first time in the Common Room! :) It's very cozy in here.

Nice to see you here, Alwayss! :wave:

Thank you, leah49! It's great to be here. :wave:

We did shopping on Black Friday, but we went later in the day instead of staying up until midnight. I think sometimes it can get so insane.

And welcome to the boards, Alwayss.

Thanks, Bubblyshell. :)

So... is it Friday yet? :grumble:

It might as well be Friday for me; school's out, and no job to go to. So, Friday all the time until I land a job!

Nope, it's Tuesday, which is Glee Night for me. Can't wait for it.

Thank you Professor. See you in class!

Welcome to the boads, GinnyHarry.

Thanks for explaining Black Friday - it sounded a very depressing name for the first day of the sales, but I understand now!

New people in the Common Room - excellent! Welcome Alwayss and GinnyHarry. Sit where you like (except for the big squashy chair which is mine ) and don't eat anything KID offers you.

Tuesday? For me Tuesday means watching Criminal Minds all day.

I'm back home. I've been in sunny (but windy) Florida all week and now I'm back in freezing South Carolina.

It's freezing here in the Puget Sound area, too. Thick frost on the car in the mornings. I'm glad I'm not leaving at 6:20 a.m. for school this week.

I've been sick with bronchitis all this week. I finally went to the doctor yesterday and got drugged up with albuterol and corticosteroids. Plus an antibiotic for good measure. I hate what coritcosteroids do to me but it sure is good to be able to breathe again.

I'm glad you can breathe again. I'm sorry you've been sick! I hope you get all better quickly! :huggles:

I actually had another severe asthma attack in the shower about half an hour after posting that. The corticosteroids have kicked back in again, though, so I'm breathing okay now as long as I mostly keep still.

:huggles: I'm so sorry. I'll pray for your health.

Thanks, love. :huggles: back

:huggles: again.

Bump 4 days without a post my my where is everyone ? Well I got all my Xmas shopping done now all I need to do is wrap them up.

Maybe everyone else is Christmas shopping? I've been here every day, but had nothing else to report other than being sick. And I'm having a very slow recovery. :sigh:

I haven't been Christmas shopping. I need to go. I have no idea what to get anyone!

I just haven't been around lately. Past three weeks at my muggle job I've been busy. Being a baker isn't all cakes and cookies, y'know.

Seasonal busyness KID? Good to see you around anyway.

I've got most of my Christmas presents now but I must admit I got most of them online! I hate trailing round the shops at Christmas.

I haven't bought a single Christmas present yet, either. Same reason as Leah: I don't know what to get anyone.

I just haven't been around lately. Past three weeks at my muggle job I've been busy. Being a baker isn't all cakes and cookies, y'know.

Bread, too?

Bread, too?

No, that's what i bring home.

:p

Good evening all! I hope you don't mind if I join you! :)

No, that's what i bring home.

:pI bet it smells and tastes good.

Merry Christmas to everyone here! Today is Christmas Eve Eve (as my brother calls it and I'm sure others, too).

Good evening all! I hope you don't mind if I join you! :)

:welcome: :)

Hello, ickle firstie! Good to see you; hope you're having fun on the forum!

I have finally done some Christmas shopping, thanks to Sage coming over and dragging me to the malls yesterday.

In fact, now Sage is the only person I still might buy a gift for. The rest of it's done.

Happy Christmas to all in the Common Room!

(And welcome Trent)

ITS CHRISTMAS ! ITS CHRISTMAS! YAY!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE IT! YAY!!! :clap:

So, did everyone have a happy Christmas? Get any super gifts? Avoid fights and painful accidents?

I got to see my incredibly cute sixteen month old niece and I got tons of books, so I had a good Christmas.

My youngest neice was extra cute yesterday, too. :love:

She's not as young, though, being almost four.

Well, I coughed my way through Christmas day which wasn't good, but we had duck for dinner which is a favourite of mine. I also got the DH2 DVD so that has kept me happily occupied!

My youngest neice was extra cute yesterday, too. :love:

She's not as young, though, being almost four.

Four's still a cute age.

I had a pretty good Christmas. Got some candy but nothing else as I didn't want much. I really want an e-reader, so I'll probably be getting that as soon as I can. I'm planning on spending time with my BF next week so we can exchange gifts.

Happy Childermas!

I have no idea what that is, but it's on my Google calendar.

Oh, I guess it's not a happy thing, but a feast to remember the slaughter of children by King Herod.

According to the Gospel of Matthew[1] Herod orders the execution of all young male children in the village of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth has been announced to him by the Magi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Innocents

Oooh, gloomy. :(

And in Lyra's world . . . the family drama returns to haunt us and wake Lyra up early than she wants to wake.

I'm sorry for family drama. VERY surprisingly my family has been devoid of it for the past week. It's weird and I'm positive it won't last.

i got a free 40" screen tv. it's not a flatscreen, but it is nice not to have to squint to see what's on.

Awesome. I'll come by your house to watch some TV later, k?

I treated myself to a new TV before Christmas to watch my DH2 DVD on. Not 40" - it wouldn't fit in my sitting room - and definitely not free!

Very nice, KiD! :clap:

As it turns out, the family drama here also means that my brother, the bombastic one, keeps bursting in and out of the house bellowing about his things and which ones are here and which ones are . . . up there.

Families. What'cha gonna do?

Also complaining about the vanilla flavour in the coffee. Which I like, and it's my coffee pot, and if I want to make vanilla coffee in it that's my right. And he shouldn't be throwing out my vanilla coffee to make his own non-vanilla coffee.

Vanilla coffee is better than non-vanilla coffee. Get a, whatchumacallit, oh, a kettle? No. That's not right. Where is my brain today? Anyway, get one of those or have him get one of those to pour the vanilla or non-vanilla coffee in and then make the other in the coffee.

A caraffe?

He actually has his own coffee pot, and he used it last time he was over here all the time, but he hasn't brought it back from over there yet.

Yes, that's the word, a caraffe. Thanks. I tried googling the term, but it's hard when all you know is "object that holds coffee."

I'm sorry that your brother is being a pain in the tooshy.

I'm the first person in the Common Room this year! Happy New Year to everyone.

I'm the first person in the Common Room this year! Happy New Year to everyone.

And I'm the second! Happy New Year!

Me third! Woo.

Happy New Year indeed everyone!

4th :clap:

Fifth.

That's close to first, right? :yuhup:

Yeah. ;)

I got another internship! This one will really be billing and coding, as it's with a professional medical billing firm. Yay, finally doing on-the-job what I've been studying at school! :wow:

I don't start till last week of February, but I'm so excite.

That's great. :clap:

Thank you!

:huggles:

I'm back again....Firewhiskey is fun going down, but several bottles later you're in the Chamber with a dead basilisk, a black diary and someone who calls himself Tom Riddle. oh, and don't forget, a cheeseburger. Yes, giant cheeseburger, with Dobby popping out of it singing happy birthday Harry Potter. and no, I'm not Harry Potter.

I'm back again....Firewhiskey is fun going down, but several bottles later you're in the Chamber with a dead basilisk, a black diary and someone who calls himself Tom Riddle. oh, and don't forget, a cheeseburger. Yes, giant cheeseburger, with Dobby popping out of it singing happy birthday Harry Potter. and no, I'm not Harry Potter.

Sounds like you had a really interesting time.

I can has cheeseburger? Only hold the Dobby on mine, please. Also no mayo.

No mayo? Mayo's one of the best parts.

To me the ultimate Cheeseburger has on it ;

2 patties ,cheddar & swiss cheese , red onions , mustard, green pickle relish, shredded iceberg lettuce , dill pickle slices ,tomato slices , mayo , salt & pepper ,garlic butter on a hugh toasted hamburger bun. give it a side of golden fried potato wedges and coleslaw with a big milkshake or a large glass of soda pop and I'm in heaven.

Cheeseburger ala me:

blue cheese stuffed 1/2 pound chuck of meat product. has to be mooing, like rare.
Blue cheese mayo
Raddichio (instead of regular lettuce)
a mix of red an white onion
tomato optional.
grilled kaiser roll, preferably poppy seeds-not to burnt, but a nice golden color.


And yes, it was quite a night.

For me the ultimate cheeseburger: 1 patty, american cheese, shredded iceberg lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup, and of course the hamburger bun (not too picky on how that's prepared as long as it's either white or wheat). On the side: shoestring potatoes (french fries). I'll take either a glass of coke, sweet tea, or chocolate milk.

Not a fan of blue cheese. I can take it as a dip/dressing for my wings, but otherwise it's too...no. It tastes like smelly feet.

there is something my mo told me not too long ago: the smellier the cheese, the better it is.

and yes, i am watching viral animal videos on tv that are way too cute for a Slytherin to be watching.

and yes, i am watching viral animal videos on tv that are way too cute for a Slytherin to be watching.

And you admitted it!

So sorry, I do not like mayo. At all. Ranch dressing is okay, but quite honestly I prefer no sauce at all. I'd rather have my bun buttered than have any sort of sauce smeared on it.

I also really hate ketchup/catsup.

I like mayo on cold things (most sandwiches) but less on hot things, apart from battered fish if I haven't any tartare sauce. So not in burgers I'm afraid.

As for ketchup, I can't eat hot dogs without it.

I only eat hotdogs if there's nothing else available, and the only thing I put on them is cheese.

Really, the only condiment I like at all is ranch dressing. And no matter what it is, I'd rather have butter and cheese on it than ranch dressing, and I won't eat it at all if it's got mayo or ketchup.

And you admitted it!

i feel honesty...in particular situations....is the best policy.:evil:

hotdogs...cheese, mustard, relish or sometimes sauerkraut. Never ketchup...not a big fan of it...way too sweet for my taste.

ketchup....is useless.
mayonaise- now that's where it's at!

Or as they pronounce it down here...my-nase (with a long a sound)

One of my favorites when I was a kid was a mayonnaise and sweet pickle sandwich.

i used to...and well, still do....eat mayo out of the jar with a spoon.

ketchup....is useless.

Ketchup on its own is useless. It needs a good mustard to balance out it's inherent sweetness.

Ketchup is all right. I like it on my burgers and hot dogs.

They give me garlic mayo at my local kebab shop and I always end up dipping the fries in it. Delicious!

I like eating fries plain, or occasionally I dip them in something like barbecue sauce or bleu cheese dressing.

i just use plain mayo for my fries, or i put vinegar on top of them.

I like my fries plain. Sometimes I dip them in ranch and of course when I'm given that sauce at Zaxby's. And, oh yes, how could I forget honey mustard? Dip my fries in that, yes!

i make my own honey mustard. it's better and takes less time than one would think. even the basilisk likes it!

How do you make it? I just buy honey mustard dressing from the store (though what I prefer is the honey mustard at Applebee's).

I just salt fries. I might dip every tenth one in Ranch if I'm eating with Sage, because he always gets loads of Ranch to dip fries in. But when it's just me, only salt.

*tosses packets of mayo at KiD and Cooper*

Stick around, KiD. It gets boring in here when you disappear!

i can't help it if i dissapear. i have turkey sammiches for all.

no, they are not poisoned. decided to not poison something...though i don't know how old the turkey is...or was...

I know a bartender who calls his crazier customers "ham sammiches". I don't think he ever called me that. Hmmmm...maybe he did and I just didn't know it...

I just salt fries. I might dip every tenth one in Ranch if I'm eating with Sage, because he always gets loads of Ranch to dip fries in. But when it's just me, only salt. My sister does that, get loads of ranch.

It's Friday, Friday, Friday!

Actually, it's Friday the 13th and you know what tomorrow is? Saturday the 14th!

Actually, it's Friday the 13th and you know what tomorrow is? Saturday the 14th!


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Then its Sunday the 15th. :lol:

Today is sort of my anniversary , I've been dating my GF for 11 months as of today.

Sweet. Almost a year. Congratulations! My longest relationship was 4 months.

my longest relationship was non existant. no one wants a basilisk whisperer. oh well.

my longest relationship was non existant. no one wants a basilisk whisperer. oh well.

B S KID There is someone out there for everyone .I'm proof of that ,I went 24 years without a date because I had given up on love .Then the most wonderful woman I have ever met asked ME out for a date . We have been together for 11 months now and I see us being together for a long time to come .

Exactly.

B S KID There is someone out there for everyone .I'm proof of that ,I went 24 years without a date because I had given up on love .Then the most wonderful woman I have ever met asked ME out for a date . We have been together for 11 months now and I see us being together for a long time to come .

you may call my thing **, but stemming from my childhood, i don't want to walk into what my mother had. let's just say it was worse than being under crucio.

It's wonderful that you have someone. some people, like myself, just don't see anything more than pizza, rabbits, tuna and star trek.

enough depressing stuff, let's have a party! :)

. . . the most wonderful woman I have ever met asked ME out for a date . We have been together for 11 months now and I see us being together for a long time to come .

That's sweet, Twins.

Ain't love grand?

:love:

I need love (I'll get love, I know, I just don't have it at the moment).

Piles of snow have canceled my get-a-job appointment. This is after four weeks of unanswered phonecalls and e-mails trying to arrange the appointment in the first place, and after going out and buying a new suit so I would look all professional and hireworthy. Now I have to wait until tomorrow or Friday to even try to reschedule the appointment. :grump:

Also the salesperson forgot to take the antitheft device of my new blazer, the kind where if you try to take it off without the special tool you spray your new clothing with permanent ink. :more grump:

Forecasts are for tomorrow to be warmer and therefore the snow should melt. But I'm still a bit put out by my plans being wrecked.

Leah: :huggles: Someone wonderful will find you, I'm sure. You're a sweet and deserving person.

Thanks, Lyra. I have my eye on someone, just gotta gain the nerve...

I'm sorry about the weather messing up your getting a job plans. One of the main reasons I hate snow. It comes at the most inconvenient times.

It's supposed to be melting, but the weather reports that say when it's going to warm up keep moving that moment further into the near future. http://www.minastirith.com/ubb/icons/icon58.gif

Thanks, Lyra. I have my eye on someone, just gotta gain the nerve...
My GF asked me out it took her over a week to get up the nerve to do it .

She works at the grocery store that I shop at, I would talk to her when I bought my groceries . I would say hi and joke around with her, but I never thought she liked me enough to want to go out with me . Then one night just before closing ,I was in getting a few things and I was talking to her like usual and she just blurted out the question would I like to go out for coffee some time. I asked her to repeat what she said to be sure I had heard her right then I said yes.

My point is if you want someone just go for it and ask them out the worst that can happen is they say no and that's fine because you have lost nothing but if they say yes just think of all the great things you will get from dating them.

It's supposed to be melting, but the weather reports that say when it's going to warm up keep moving that moment further into the near future. http://www.minastirith.com/ubb/icons/icon58.gif

Those weathermen acting like they know everything.

My GF asked me out it took her over a week to get up the nerve to do it .

She works at the grocery store that I shop at, I would talk to her when I bought my groceries . I would say hi and joke around with her, but I never thought she liked me enough to want to go out with me . Then one night just before closing ,I was in getting a few things and I was talking to her like usual and she just blurted out the question would I like to go out for coffee some time. I asked her to repeat what she said to be sure I had heard her right then I said yes.

My point is if you want someone just go for it and ask them out the worst that can happen is they say no and that's fine because you have lost nothing but if they say yes just think of all the great things you will get from dating them.

I'm really shy. Every day I see him I tell myself I'm going to say something to him today and I don't. I mean, sometimes I do, but I think I need to be the one to initiate conversation so he knows I'm interested.

Buck up, Leah, and take the dive! You can do it!

Leah, go for it. Unless, he's either the Dark Lord, or Peter Pettigrew.

But seriously, all joking aside, go for it. He'll never know what you feel until he hears it from you.

Very true. I hope he's not the Dark Lord. :err:

;)

the first question is:

Does he have a nose?

If yes, he has a nose, he is not a dark lord.

Does he have a black suit on, with the awesome voice of James Earl Jones, and repeats "Luke I am your Father?"

If he doesn't, he is not a Dark Lord.

This has been a small checklist from your friendly neighborhood Slytherin. :)

To add to KID's List .

Does he have a very large snake?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord.
If he does he still may not be a Dark Lord but rather a guy who likes weird pets .Does he talk to it ? if so then he's a Dark Lord Run for it .

Does he go around talking about killing somebody named Harry?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord. If he does call 911 .

Does he expect you and everyone else to bow down to him and call him master?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord. If he does then while you're down there pick up a nice large rock and rock his world with it . .

the first question is:

Does he have a nose?

If yes, he has a nose, he is not a dark lord.

Does he have a black suit on, with the awesome voice of James Earl Jones, and repeats "Luke I am your Father?"

If he doesn't, he is not a Dark Lord.

This has been a small checklist from your friendly neighborhood Slytherin. :)
:lol: Yes, he's got a nose. No, he doesn't wear a black suit and no, he doesn't have the awesome James Earl Jones voice. I think I'm good. Thank you, friendly Slytherin.

To add to KID's List .

Does he have a very large snake?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord.
If he does he still may not be a Dark Lord but rather a guy who likes weird pets .Does he talk to it ? if so then he's a Dark Lord Run for it .

Does he go around talking about killing somebody named Harry?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord. If he does call 911 .

Does he expect you and everyone else to bow down to him and call him master?

If not then he isn't a Dark Lord. If he does then while you're down there pick up a nice large rock and rock his world with it . .:lol:

So Leah, have you talked to him yet? Inquiring (or is that inquisitive?) minds want to know!

No, I haven't talked to him, yet. I haven't seen him this week.

Bacon. Use bacon to get to him. Even if he is a vegetarian, no one can resist the scent of bacon.

He's not a vegetarian. This, I know. (His mom and sister are vegans and he and his dad are not).

good. a boy shouldn't have to eat veggies, real men eat meat. :P

all kidding aside,


i forgot what i was going to type. stupid mondays.
hopefully, i will remember later....even if it's at 3 AM....

Here you go ,I just got a fresh batch of Jobberknoll feathers in, you can have some to brew up a batch of memory potion to help you remember .

Memory Potion...definitely need some of that around here (not so much for me...)

hey now.....

thank you twins, i really did need those Jobberknoll Feathers. didn't realize i was out of stock. been brewing more Black Revenge, getting ready for April Fools and other things. I'll be honest, I've been running my inventory lower than normal, so i know what i have.

Black Revenge- 2 knuts
top secret new potion- Lucius' Locks- 4 knuts.
testers get paid 1 galleon a test. antidotes ready.

Lucius' Locks create the ever lovely head of hair of Lucius Malfoy's. Only need one use, lasts a month.

If i forgot what i was going to say, it mustn't have been very important. it was probably a joke, so if it comes back, I'll write it down.

What does Black Revenge do?

Lucius' Locks sounds nice - what's the catch?

Black revenge, simply just gives the enemy explosive diarrhea. like, the kind where you don't quite make it to the bathroom or outhouse.

Lucius' Locks- not every thing has to have a prank behind it, does it? it's just like hair dye, but it changes your hair to look like Lucius Malfoy's. I have to play both sides of the pitch, so i have customers for everything i sell.

Black Revenge sounds hilarious.

Yeah, I've been absent for a while. Been busy with other stuff.

Gah, I can't believe I'm twenty-nine today. I'm getting old.

Hey, you're talking to another 29er over here. I'm not old (but, gah! I'll be 30 this year!).

29 always seemed old to me as it's where my mother stopped for many years! Of course nowadays it seems incredibly young......

Oh and many happy returns BubblyShell22!

See, I'll be thirty next year. I'm getting old.

And thanks for the birthday wishes, Horcrux4

See, I'll be thirty next year. I'm getting old.

And thanks for the birthday wishes, Horcrux4

Aww you're just a Kid!! :lol: :p

i heard my name....

but, since we seem to be sharing ages on here, i'm 23. i'll be 24 on november 1st.