is that a sigh of relief or of dispair? (or were you just breathing heavy and got confused?)

drinking my tea, having finished my bagel. Fairly happy today Well, certainly not sad And I read a post from many moons ago that mentioned boyce I associate the name, obviously with the spring, but also with the summer months in Austin. And, all of a sudden, I became really homesick for Austin. My old apartment off of Riverside, runs around Town Lake, late night skates around town stopping in assorted coffee houses to play cards... The smell of the air with humidity. The hot sticky feel after exercising in humidity and sunshine. Riding through the Greenbelt, reading off Mt. Bonnell... To no one in particular... Do you ever feel happy and sad at the same time? Odd how this came up so suddenly.

I guess that's me. Yeah, I feel happy and sad simultaneously. Well I got a contract on a house in Austin today. I now have 10 days to change my mind.

(all the time)

Wow, a house--that's a big commitment, Terry. Sometimes I think ours is a full-time job. Stacey, that happy/sad feeling; sometimes. More commonly I feel a persistent undercurrent of restlessness laying in wait beneath the surface.

yes to all of the above...

congrats on the house Paul! and as far as the brief trip into emotional uncertainty... there's nothing like a class full of rowdy boys to bring you back to the here and now! *smile* and nothing like a beer (or four) to make the day a mere memory!

whew! (spamified) found ramble in another conference... that I'd never checked before two plus years of... rambling. (worn out)

ramble rambles all over about 7 or 8 conferences. Ramble really rambles.

nite, all

afternoon...

Evening, ma'am, hain't seen ya 'round none too much lately. Ya'll okay and all?

fine. busy. frustrated with certain things but nothing catastrophic... you know how it is when you begin to vent... a trickle, a stream, a flood...

yes, I know... but, if I gotta talk to ya'll, then ya'll gotta talk to me *wink*

sure you wanna talk??? *wink*

yep, talk would be the correct verb choice (I'll even sit on my hands in case I forget) *wink-wink*

what should I sit on?!?! *grin*

to keep things "easy", my lap, since we already been there... do we need Terry to do the drivin' this time, or are we just gonna "park" while we talk? *crossing fingers*

okay. In an effort to expand our cultural horizons, let's each choose a different language to speak to each other in. (Kind of the way men and women relate anyway) You may speak whatever you like I choose body language!

No problema, mi amiga.

or, I could pretend you were written in Braille, but since I'm sitting on my hands, not sure how I would read you...couldn't guaranty that there wouldn't be a misunderstanding, you know...

Greetings and salutations to whoever reads this first, Introduce yourself. And how are you doing today?

Oh my God!! (smacks forehead) Someone's gone and revived Ramble!! *(&%$#%^!! (BTW, fine thanks! We went away for the weekend and had a great time. You?)

Just great, I've been on this thing for most of the evening but I had a good day Went out and visited a friend this noon and had bbq chicken for lunch. stayed most of the afternoon, watched the coyboys win, had a good time generally.

My husband's gone to bed happy, he just finished watching the Notre Dame he'd taped.

This is probably a stupid question, but if it was on tape, why did he have to watch it bnefore he went to bed?

Because he made a big point of avoiding all media this weekend while we were out of town so the outcome of the game wouldn't be revealed. However, he knew his co-workers would be commenting on it tomorrow, so as soon as we got home, he sat down for 3 hours and made himself watch every second.

I get a kick out of people like that.

That's very funny, Autumn! What strange creatures we humans are!

You think this is strange?

Autumn, If you are in a position where that kind of behavior is ordinary, Hey, more power to you, however, I think the question of slavery to a machine comes up, at some point, don't you?

I'm in no position to judge--I'm a slave to the computer! For my husband's part, I think it's more a question of N. Dame loyalty than anything else.

You're probably right, Autumn. I've just never understood that kind of loyalty.

I can understand wanting to see the game in person. or live on tv, but between the game and the discussion the next day, no.