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Good luck, Sara!
MN, you're right, they ARE guilty of wemblying!
I've had trouble with the podcasts as well, sometimes I have to shut down and try all over again.
MN, you're right, they ARE guilty of wemblying!
I've had trouble with the podcasts as well, sometimes I have to shut down and try all over again.
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Is anybody planning to go to "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"? Me and Rob might be going to it this weekend. Either that or we'll be going to the State Fair. We're honestly not sure.
He wants to have a gastronomic tour of the fair's offerings. I'm just hoping my poor stomach can stand it. Deep-fried oreos/twinkies/mars bars/snickers, funnel cakes/elephant ears, cotton candy, and other stuff. I'll probably get a spring roll or some chicken wings to get some real food in me too. Too much sweet stuff makes me kinda sick to be honest.
Oh well, we'll enjoy this weekend. And due to me losing my job, I'll mostly be sitting on my duff this week, and possibly next week. But I plan to take true baby steps this time around for Voc Rehab. I think what my problem might have been was I was or either I pushed myself out too quickly. I do need a permeant job, but I need to be able to handle one well. If that even makes any sense.
He wants to have a gastronomic tour of the fair's offerings. I'm just hoping my poor stomach can stand it. Deep-fried oreos/twinkies/mars bars/snickers, funnel cakes/elephant ears, cotton candy, and other stuff. I'll probably get a spring roll or some chicken wings to get some real food in me too. Too much sweet stuff makes me kinda sick to be honest.
Oh well, we'll enjoy this weekend. And due to me losing my job, I'll mostly be sitting on my duff this week, and possibly next week. But I plan to take true baby steps this time around for Voc Rehab. I think what my problem might have been was I was or either I pushed myself out too quickly. I do need a permeant job, but I need to be able to handle one well. If that even makes any sense.
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I love state fairs, especially in the Fall! Aw my parents have similar stomach issues. It's a drag, hope you find something that works!
You're very right, when job hunting it's really important to have a specific target in mind and not jump at things. Let me know if you have any questions, good luck!
You're very right, when job hunting it's really important to have a specific target in mind and not jump at things. Let me know if you have any questions, good luck!
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I've had a good week so far; I went out to dinner with my friends as a sort of congratulations thing and...well let's just say they did a Richard Hunt on me, hehe. Meaning, while I was in the bathroom they paid the bill, lol. I felt a little weird but it was very sweet. 
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How sweet of them.I've had a good week so far; I went out to dinner with my friends as a sort of congratulations thing and...well let's just say they did a Richard Hunt on me, hehe. Meaning, while I was in the bathroom they paid the bill, lol. I felt a little weird but it was very sweet.
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Oh, man, I'm getting queasy just reading that!
But it's the same with me and sweet stuff; I remember a few weeks before Christmas one year - we had been making a lot of cookies, some for sending and others for eating. And one night we went out for Chinese food and a movie. And you know something - after consuming all those cookies, it was really, really refreshing to see a big plate of vegetables in front of us.
In other news: you know how Steve made a DVD of his meeting with Jane Hunt this summer? I finally got my copy in the mail today. I only got in the door a few minutes ago, but I'll give you guys the inside scoop as soon as I can.
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I had a bad stomach bug last year and literally couldn't eat ANYTHING without intense pain. It was awful, so I know how you feel, Sara! Hang in there!
Awesome, MN, I'll definitely look forward to your review!
Awesome, MN, I'll definitely look forward to your review!
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Okay, here's one sweet scoop - but it's more like a generous serving of brownies a la mode.
I just finished watching, and I fired off a review to Steve. It's...it's just rully incredible. First, the general stuff: Jane took Steve all over the house, shared a bunch of stories, showed off some awesome photos, and Steve presented Jane with a gift: a rainbow-colored quilt for Amanda and her son, from some nutcase RHLC member who listens to the show, and we got a look at the peony bed, and the park across the street from the house...
Now, the specifics.
There were a number of photos on the piano, including some of Jane with three of her granddaughters (Rachel's daughters). And she revealed that all the kids had to call her "Grandmother," and anyone who dared call her "Grandma" did so on pain of death.
She also had her three other children sitting on the piano: three plastic sculptures of Beaker, Scooter and Janice. They couldn't get Beaker to settle down, she said, and Arthur wanted to help Janice learn how to play guitar right-handed, and Scooter was the one she turned to whenever she wanted an errand done.
A few stories: Jane said that whenever there was a party held at the Hunt place, the first guest would often walk in the door, to find Richard there with the vacuum. It kinda freaked a few people out, she said, but Richard was insistent on having everything just so.
Also, when Richard and the others were kids, the Hunts had a dog, named Strongheart. Jane didn't indicate what kind of dog Strongheart was, but she said that he was a shelter rescue, with a wicked case of separation anxiety. Whenever all the family members were out of the house at the same time, Strongheart would panic, and on one occasion broke all the windows in the house in an attempt to get out.
He didn't like other dogs, Jane said, but he got along really well with the kids' friends, and anyone else who came in. (which meant he was a total failure as a guard dog, Jane joked)
Beaker's Breakers, the house in Truro, came into the picture because of some friends the Hunts had in Westchester. The families would get together a lot, and Richard, as we know, really loved hanging around with the kids.
One of the other families would occasionally rent a cottage in Truro for part of the summer, and it'd be a house that was one of a group built by (I think) Edward Hopper. Sometime in the 1970s or 1980s, the houses were all put up for sale because of some change in management, and Richard bought the largest one. It's this incredible two-story gray number, weathered by wind and sea, perched on the hill over the bay, has a remarkable view...and Jane recounted the story of how, when Richard was really sick, he spent a lot of time alone there.
In Richard's old room, now the unofficial Muppet museum, there were some cool photos. In one, Richard's standing next to a full-sized motorcycle (probably a Harley), and he's holding Scooter so that Scooter appears to be riding the bike.
There's another that, from full back, appears to be just a shot of some cliffs and a waterfall, probably in Bali or Tahiti, but in the very center you can see a figure in a T-shirt and jeans making a leap from one ledge to another, and it's Richard. (To me, it looks kinda like he's doing the warrior asana in midflight.)
Then there was the one we saw on the trailer; that one was taken in Rome, Jane said. Richard had sent the whole family on the trip, and he followed them a few days later - from the sounds of it, he kind of surprised them when he arrived; just walked over while they were out looking at monuments.
I might have to do a Part II, this is getting kinda long...
I just finished watching, and I fired off a review to Steve. It's...it's just rully incredible. First, the general stuff: Jane took Steve all over the house, shared a bunch of stories, showed off some awesome photos, and Steve presented Jane with a gift: a rainbow-colored quilt for Amanda and her son, from some nutcase RHLC member who listens to the show, and we got a look at the peony bed, and the park across the street from the house...
Now, the specifics.
There were a number of photos on the piano, including some of Jane with three of her granddaughters (Rachel's daughters). And she revealed that all the kids had to call her "Grandmother," and anyone who dared call her "Grandma" did so on pain of death.
She also had her three other children sitting on the piano: three plastic sculptures of Beaker, Scooter and Janice. They couldn't get Beaker to settle down, she said, and Arthur wanted to help Janice learn how to play guitar right-handed, and Scooter was the one she turned to whenever she wanted an errand done.
A few stories: Jane said that whenever there was a party held at the Hunt place, the first guest would often walk in the door, to find Richard there with the vacuum. It kinda freaked a few people out, she said, but Richard was insistent on having everything just so.
Also, when Richard and the others were kids, the Hunts had a dog, named Strongheart. Jane didn't indicate what kind of dog Strongheart was, but she said that he was a shelter rescue, with a wicked case of separation anxiety. Whenever all the family members were out of the house at the same time, Strongheart would panic, and on one occasion broke all the windows in the house in an attempt to get out.
He didn't like other dogs, Jane said, but he got along really well with the kids' friends, and anyone else who came in. (which meant he was a total failure as a guard dog, Jane joked)
Beaker's Breakers, the house in Truro, came into the picture because of some friends the Hunts had in Westchester. The families would get together a lot, and Richard, as we know, really loved hanging around with the kids.
One of the other families would occasionally rent a cottage in Truro for part of the summer, and it'd be a house that was one of a group built by (I think) Edward Hopper. Sometime in the 1970s or 1980s, the houses were all put up for sale because of some change in management, and Richard bought the largest one. It's this incredible two-story gray number, weathered by wind and sea, perched on the hill over the bay, has a remarkable view...and Jane recounted the story of how, when Richard was really sick, he spent a lot of time alone there.
In Richard's old room, now the unofficial Muppet museum, there were some cool photos. In one, Richard's standing next to a full-sized motorcycle (probably a Harley), and he's holding Scooter so that Scooter appears to be riding the bike.
There's another that, from full back, appears to be just a shot of some cliffs and a waterfall, probably in Bali or Tahiti, but in the very center you can see a figure in a T-shirt and jeans making a leap from one ledge to another, and it's Richard. (To me, it looks kinda like he's doing the warrior asana in midflight.)
Then there was the one we saw on the trailer; that one was taken in Rome, Jane said. Richard had sent the whole family on the trip, and he followed them a few days later - from the sounds of it, he kind of surprised them when he arrived; just walked over while they were out looking at monuments.
I might have to do a Part II, this is getting kinda long...