The Gathering

[dawn_w]

That was some workout! I should follow your example. I used to exercise, but haven't in years. I was cutting some wire for a customer the other day and had a hell of a time, he just laughed and assured me that it was strong wire. Glad I could help get your mind off being mad a few weeks ago, btw, never did find that snake. But we now have a baby (about an inch in length) snapping turtle to take care of. He's awfully cute, but whenhe doesn't want to be bothered, he gets pretty mean. Garrett will hold him up to his ear and he grabs on like an earring. I'll have to take a picture and put it in my album.
T, I take it that Halifax is the name of the company you work for? and Direct Line is where you worked in Glascow? What type of business is that?
I need some congrats here, as my family didn't seem to give a crap. I donated blood yesterday and got my 2 Gallon pin. My left arm doesn't have good veins, so they always use my right, I look like a druggie with tracks.

[Willy]

Dawn,
Good for you donating blood! You should be very proud of yourself for that! (Don't post that comment about tracks in your arm in the drug thread though or they will haul you off to jail...) lol

Actually, it was kind of funny last night as I had a couple glasses of wine when my husband called to remind me we were supposed to go out to dinner with friends. Well, the friends wined us and dined us, (I couldn't refuse their wine, how rude would that be?) So.....in a nutshell, I was feeling no pain last night...
It's rather funny as I remember being in my early 20's and hanging out at my brothers house where the guys would be drinking and all of a sudden someone would blurt out, "Who can do 100 push-ups?", or something similar and pretty soon it was like an excercise contest. (I guess we figured if you countered the drinking with excercise then it evened out as being "healthy".)

[dawn_w]

I don't know that I would try to mix drinking and exercising together, don't know that my stomach could handle it. But if it's a way to not feel the pain, maybe...

We don't have a lot of extra money to give away, and when I do give to the Special Olympics or the homeless shelter, they just keep hounding me with phone calls and literature, and I always feel bad when I have to turn them down, and then I remember that I donate blood fairly regularly and will be an organ donor when I die, so I think that kind of makes up for it. I may not give much out of my pocket, but I give myself. Does that make sense?

[This message has been edited by dawnw (edited 02 June 2000).]

[dawn_w]

Di, that would have been extremely rude to refuse your hosts last night! It's always nice to show good manners.

[Jelliebean]

Oh Dawn, you are a saint for giving so much blood. I feel ashamed.
T-bird, I hope my poem cheered you up and made you feel silly for a short while.
Willy when you mentioned the press-ups thing at your brother's house, it really made melaugh. Whenever we have little parties at my friends house, it's always the same old story: everyone is sitting around chatting about the usual stuff and I always come out with phrases like that and end up regretting it because everyone turns round and says: "Julie, shut the **** up". I remember I once asked the room 'If you were a vegetable, which vegetable would you be?' thinking this feels like a GREAT party game, and everyone looked at me like I was insane. I also love to play truth or dare but its hard to convince people that this might actually be a fun thing to do. I used to have some friends that loved to play party games like that but they have all moved away now. Maybe I'm just a big kid at heart but I love to do stuff like that.
Oh god, I'm rambling now. Friday is always ranting and rambling day for me and I have to just get it out of my system. Sorry folks.

[dawn_w]

Jelliebean, every party needs someone like you there to keep it lively. And being a big kid at heart keeps you young.

[Jelliebean]

Thank you very much Dawn. I agree with you, I feel a little more sane now.