Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
nora
>>i think i joined shortly thereafter. i had just come out to myself, and
>>this group gave me the online support and the real-life friendships i
>>needed while i changed my life around.
cyn#:
>Do tell. I remember some of this -- I'm amazed at how far you've
>come. And, having read some of the older posts, at how much you
>progressed as an aslmer, over the years. I'm really glad to see you
>here, again!
thanks! i haven't changed at all ... i still go to work, raise my kids (well, okay, one of them is a junior in college and has her own apartment now, and the
other is 17 and on the verge of adulthood) ... the only difference is that i get to share my life with a woman i love :-)
the other differences include being a few years older, a few pounds heavier, and having a few more gray hairs, but we really need not talk about those!
cyn#:
>And this "y'all" stuff -- have you noticed I use it quite a bit?! Ack,
>I feel like I've been turned into a southerner! I'm not sure if I
>picked it up from you or Joulzie, but...sheesh! I'm a Canuck! We do
>NOT say "y'all"! The influence this group has had on me...! Arrgh!
what's wrong with "y'all"? it is a PERFECTLY VALID contraction of "you" and "all"
i could see someone complaining about "ya'll" (what the hell is that?) but all of us well-educated intellectual-type folks say "y'all".
cyn#:
>Hey, Nora...it's good to hear from you. I hope that life has been
>treating you well. I know I must be waaaay late, but congratulations
>on the "legal shoes, but only in MA" -- the CK(tm)'s would have had a
>massive bash in your honour!!! :-)
we actually got married twice, so the CK's could've thrown two bashes. we had a ceremony here in NC in 2007 (we refer to it as our "illegal wedding") and
then got hitched legally in MA while vacationing on martha's vineyard last year.
life has treated me very well. i am even happy and satisfied with work right now - it's amazing!
- nora
happy feet, enjoying catching up with old shoes
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> Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
> Date: Fri=2C 23 Apr 2010 20:17:59 -0400
> To:=20
> cyn#:
> >And this "y'all" stuff -- have you noticed I use it quite a bit?! Ack=2C
> >I feel like I've been turned into a southerner! I'm not sure if I
> >picked it up from you or Joulzie=2C but...sheesh! I'm a Canuck! We do
> >NOT say "y'all"! The influence this group has had on me...! Arrgh!
>=20
> what's wrong with "y'all"? it is a PERFECTLY VALID contraction of "you" =
and "all"
>=20
> i could see someone complaining about "ya'll" (what the hell is that?) bu=
t all of us well-educated intellectual-type folks say "y'all".
Speak for yourself=2C cyn#. This Canuck uses y'all all the time. And folks.=
=20
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Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)<br>>=3B Date: Fri=2C 23=
Apr 2010 20:17:59 -0400<br>>=3B To: <br><br>>=3B cyn#:<br>>=3B >=
=3BAnd this "y'all" stuff -- have you noticed I use it quite a bit?! Ack=2C=
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ure if I<br>>=3B >=3Bpicked it up from you or Joulzie=2C but...sheesh! =
I'm a Canuck! We do<br>>=3B >=3BNOT say "y'all"! The influence this =
group has had on me...! Arrgh!<br>>=3B <br>>=3B what's wrong with "y'al=
l"? it is a PERFECTLY VALID contraction of "you" and "all"<br>>=3B <br>&=
gt=3B i could see someone complaining about "ya'll" (what the hell is that?=
) but all of us well-educated intellectual-type folks say "y'all".<br><br><=
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lks. =3B</div><div><br></div><div>-s=2C lurking feet.</div> =
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wrote (in code!):
>> cyn#:
>> >And this "y'all" stuff -- have you noticed I use it quite a bit?!
>> >I feel like I've been turned into a southerner! I'm not sure if I
>> >picked it up from you or Joulzie but...sheesh! I'm a Canuck! We do
>> >NOT say "y'all"!
>Speak for yourself cyn#. This Canuck uses y'all all the time. And folks.
>-s lurking feet.
SHANNON!!!!!
Hi! Awesome to see you!!!! :-)
Don't lurk, post! <--- Finally get a chance to say this back to you!
(You encourage me, way back when, to post in swlab).
Hey, are you still in Ottawa?
cyn#
(wooohooo!)
shoes ecstatic to see another Canadian
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> Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
> Date: Fri=2C 23 Apr 2010 22:26:08 -0400
>=20
> SHANNON!!!!!
>=20
> Hi! Awesome to see you!!!! :-)
>=20
> Don't lurk=2C post! <--- Finally get a chance to say this back to you!
> (You encourage me=2C way back when=2C to post in swlab). =20
>=20
> Hey=2C are you still in Ottawa?
Nope. Moved to the big city 6 months ago. =3B) Big change for all of us (me=
=2C 2 kids=2C 3 cats)!
-s exhausted toes that need to get enough sleep before her girl's guitar le=
sson in the morning. =20
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g down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)<br>>=3B Date: Fri=2C 23 Apr 2=
010 22:26:08 -0400<br>>=3B <br>>=3B SHANNON!!!!!<br>>=3B <br>>=3B H=
i! Awesome to see you!!!! :-)<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Don't lurk=2C post! &=
lt=3B--- Finally get a chance to say this back to you!<br>>=3B (You encou=
rage me=2C way back when=2C to post in swlab). <br>>=3B <br>>=3B Hey=
=2C are you still in Ottawa?<br><br><div>Nope. Moved to the big city 6 mont=
hs ago. =3B) Big change for all of us (me=2C 2 kids=2C 3 cats)!</div><div><=
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cyn########
(too quickly) after seeing a familiar knightly type:
>On 23 Apr 2010 21:40:19 -0400, plastikgyrl <plast...@hotmail.com>
>wrote (in code!):
>
>>Speak for yourself cyn#. This Canuck uses y'all all the time. And folks.
"Folks" I've used a few times. I don't have too many qualms about it,
in speech -- it's at least generic, enough. I'd probably be more
inclined to replace it with, "Hey, people!" instead.
Never used "y'all" in verbal speech, though. It would be...wrong...to
hear it from my mouth. <shudder> I'd pluralize the "you"
somehow...or avoid situtations where I'd need to address groups!
I'll fall back to my stand-by excuse of referring to my multiple
selves when making vast and sweeping generalizations. ;-)
cyn#
(fuzzy, fuzzy headspace tonight)
shoes wondering what -s has been up to, of late
cyn########
dropped these few tidbits to the adoring masses who want
more!more!more!:
>thanks! i haven't changed at all ... i still go to work, raise my kids
>(well, okay, one of them is a junior in college and has her own
>apartment now, and the other is 17 and on the verge of adulthood)
Yikes! Wow, time really flies...!
> ... the only difference is that i get to share my life with a woman i love :-)
Pretty cool difference, eh? :-)
>the other differences include being a few years older, a few pounds heavier,
>and having a few more gray hairs, but we really need not talk about those!
Aha! I am in good company, then. I suspect the CK(tm)s are going to
put me through some sort of exercise regime this summer -- apparently
sloth is no longer tolerable. <sigh>
>what's wrong with "y'all"? it is a PERFECTLY VALID contraction of "you" and "all"
<snicker> It's fun to get those southern folk riled up. Thought I'd
snare a Joulzie, but this is just as fun. ;-)
("Perfectly valid"? Since when?! Heh. It's funny -- I used it,
once, corresponding with a francophone, and had to explain the "slang"
manner in which I was shortening "you all". Oh. Of couse. "Slang"
terminology forgives all!)
>i could see someone complaining about "ya'll" (what the hell is that?)
>but all of us well-educated intellectual-type folks say "y'all".
I'll have to take your word for it -- I've never really blended in
with the well-educated intellectual types. <g>
'Course that's also because I'm a bit antisocial...
>we actually got married twice, so the CK's could've thrown two bashes.
Now _that's_ commitment. <g>
If you could just...do it _one_ more time, I'll make sure you get a
monster CK(tm) bash to end all bashes! (The CK(tm)s will use any
excuse for a party). :-)
>we had a ceremony here in NC in 2007 (we refer to it as our "illegal wedding") and
>then got hitched legally in MA while vacationing on martha's vineyard last year.
>
>life has treated me very well. i am even happy and satisfied with work
>right now - it's amazing!
And this is a very good thing...! :-)
cyn#
shoes happy for Nora
nora
>>the other differences include being a few years older, a few pounds heavier,
>>and having a few more gray hairs, but we really need not talk about those!
cyn#:
>Aha! I am in good company, then. I suspect the CK(tm)s are going to
>put me through some sort of exercise regime this summer -- apparently
>sloth is no longer tolerable. <sigh>
for me, it isn't the lack of exercise. i'm one of those weirdos who works out because i LIKE to. my issue is that i also like junk food, and i eat way too much
of it.
nora:
>>what's wrong with "y'all"? it is a PERFECTLY VALID contraction of "you" and "all"
cyn#:
><snicker> It's fun to get those southern folk riled up. Thought I'd
>snare a Joulzie, but this is just as fun. ;-)
>("Perfectly valid"? Since when?! Heh. It's funny -- I used it,
>once, corresponding with a francophone, and had to explain the "slang"
>manner in which I was shortening "you all". Oh. Of couse. "Slang"
>terminology forgives all!)
harrumph. you canucks are such snobs. you think it okay to make a contraction of "it" and "is" and call it "It's" or "I" and "would" and call it "I'd", but you
are somehow above making a contaction of "you" and "all"
i know what you mean about slang forgiving all. many years ago, i was visiting a friend in holland, and he was commenting on how most americans use
atrocious grammar. he asked whether it was idiom or ignorance. my response: if *I* say it, it's idiom. if anyone else says it, it's ignorance :-)
nora:
>>we actually got married twice, so the CK's could've thrown two bashes.
cyn#:
>Now _that's_ commitment. <g>
>If you could just...do it _one_ more time, I'll make sure you get a
>monster CK(tm) bash to end all bashes! (The CK(tm)s will use any
>excuse for a party). :-)
we figure we'll do it again if it we ever get *real* (recognized federally) legal rights in this country. i'll be sure to let the ck's know.
- nora
bare feet off to get the clothes out of the dryer
cyn########
<plast...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> From: cy...@hotmail.com
>> Hey are you still in Ottawa?
>
>Nope. Moved to the big city 6 months ago. Big change for all of us (me
>2 kids 3 cats)!
You're in T.O.?? What are you doing, here? What part of town are you
in? (If you run into a bumpkin, it's probably me...) :-/
I need to reset my head's crime filters, so I can get a better feel of
which areas are Not Good Places. Seriously. I was pointing out a
building that had a couple of apartment/condo(?) units for sale for
$100-114K, close to the 401, that I thought might make a good,
(cheap!) place to own, (given the outrageous housing market), and was
debating taking a walk through it, just to see it from the inside.
It's about a 20 minute walk from my current location, so easy to get
to. Hah. Just last Friday, there was a (non-fatal!) shooting
there...<shaking head>...gah, nixed that idea. Meh, I hate guns.
cyn#
(it's just a coincidence....right!)
shoes that prefer knives
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> From: cy...@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
> Date: Sat=2C 24 Apr 2010 22:45:02 -0400
>=20
> You're in T.O.?? What are you doing=2C here? What part of town are you
> in? (If you run into a bumpkin=2C it's probably me...) :-/
Moved here for work. I'm doing women's health care policy for a professiona=
l association now. Very exciting stuff. :) Though I did have yet another co=
nversation with my (not so) wee girl about how hard it is to live here=2C a=
way from all her friends. The boy? He just keeps on keepin' on=2C that one.=
=20
We're in the east end. Not Scarborough east=2C but on the east side of the =
river. I love our space=2C and our 'hood=2C but it is far from where we liv=
e much of our daily life. The streetcar commute is tiring.=20
> I need to reset my head's crime filters=2C so I can get a better feel of
> which areas are Not Good Places. Seriously. I was pointing out a
> building that had a couple of apartment/condo(?) units for sale for
> $100-114K=2C close to the 401=2C that I thought might make a good=2C
> (cheap!) place to own=2C (given the outrageous housing market)=2C and was
> debating taking a walk through it=2C just to see it from the inside.
> It's about a 20 minute walk from my current location=2C so easy to get
> to. Hah. Just last Friday=2C there was a (non-fatal!) shooting
> there...<shaking head>...gah=2C nixed that idea. Meh=2C I hate guns.
Honestly=2C I think that in a city of 5 million=2C you're going to get some=
kind of crime just about anywhere. If the units were that cheap=2C though=
=2C there's probably a reason.=20
-s=2C tired feet.=20
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<br><br>>=3B From: cy...@hotmail.com<br>>=3B Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walkin=
g down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)<br>>=3B Date: Sat=2C 24 Apr 2=
010 22:45:02 -0400<br><br>>=3B <br>>=3B You're in T.O.?? What are you =
doing=2C here? What part of town are you<br>>=3B in? (If you run into a=
bumpkin=2C it's probably me...) :-/<br><br><div>Moved here for work. I'm =
doing women's health care policy for a professional association now. Very e=
xciting stuff. :) Though I did have yet another conversation with my (not s=
o) wee girl about how hard it is to live here=2C away from all her friends.=
The boy? He just keeps on keepin' on=2C that one. =3B</div><div><br></=
div><div>We're in the east end. Not Scarborough east=2C but on the east sid=
e of the river. I love our space=2C and our 'hood=2C but it is far from whe=
re we live much of our daily life. The streetcar commute is tiring. =3B=
</div><div><br></div><div>>=3B I need to reset my head's crime filters=2C=
so I can get a better feel of<br>>=3B which areas are Not Good Places. =
Seriously. I was pointing out a<br>>=3B building that had a couple of ap=
artment/condo(?) units for sale for<br>>=3B $100-114K=2C close to the 401=
=2C that I thought might make a good=2C<br>>=3B (cheap!) place to own=2C =
(given the outrageous housing market)=2C and was<br>>=3B debating taking =
a walk through it=2C just to see it from the inside.<br>>=3B It's about a=
20 minute walk from my current location=2C so easy to get<br>>=3B to. H=
ah. Just last Friday=2C there was a (non-fatal!) shooting<br>>=3B there.=
..<=3Bshaking head>=3B...gah=2C nixed that idea. Meh=2C I hate guns.<b=
r><br></div><div>Honestly=2C I think that in a city of 5 million=2C you're =
going to get some kind of crime just about anywhere. If the units were that=
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cyn########
<plast...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Moved here for work. I'm doing women's health care policy for a professiona
>l association now. Very exciting stuff. :) Though I did have yet another
>conversation with my (not so) wee girl about how hard it is to live here
>way from all her friends. The boy? He just keeps on keepin' on that one.
Are you here long-term, then? How old are the kids, now?
>We're in the east end. Not Scarborough east but on the east side of the
>river. I love our space and our 'hood but it is far from where we live
>much of our daily life. The streetcar commute is tiring.
Ah...so, TTC? I haven't gone on it yet; my sister suggests I grab a
day pass and ride around the city. It'd be interesting to see if it
merits the current debate on service.
[...re: cheap housing, crime...]
> Honestly I think that in a city of 5 million you're going to get some
> kind of crime just about anywhere. If the units were that cheap though
> there's probably a reason.
Oh, I agree about the crime, honestly. Any city is bound to have some
problems...it's just weird how close some of the shootings have been,
(though less surprising as I get used to the area). I feel like I'm
in the bermuda triangle of unfortunate incidents. On another level,
part of me finds it morbidly amusing.
On the surface, the units looked decent -- newish, next to 401,
Superstore, new townhouses across the street...just, on the edges of a
worse area, apparently. Meh. With my luck, I'd move next door to a
crack house and be totally oblivious. :P
cyn#
(okay, okay, I will do the blood taxes tomorrow)
shoes still listening to Dev's music
cyn########
eeek! Typo!
>cyn#
>(okay, okay, I will do the blood taxes tomorrow)
Bloody taxes! Income taxes! (Well, same thing, almost...)
cyn#
embarrassed feet
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> From: cy...@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
> Date: Sat=2C 24 Apr 2010 23:32:44 -0400
> Are you here long-term=2C then? How old are the kids=2C now?
With the upheaval it caused to get here=2C I'd prefer to stay here for a wh=
ile=2C yes. Besides=2C here=2C I'm the one folks in my office turn to for F=
rench translation. That would *never* happen in Ottawa. *laugh*=A0
They're 8 and almost 10=2C and ridiculously funny. I write about them a bit=
on my blog: www.plastikgyrl.wordpress.com.=A0
> Ah...so=2C TTC? I haven't gone on it yet=3B my sister suggests I grab a
> day pass and ride around the city. It'd be interesting to see if it
> merits the current debate on service.
I am a big fan of the TTC. I have chosen to live car-free=2C and I have alm=
ost no complaints about the transit service in Toronto. Given the size of t=
he population that uses it daily=2C it's remarkably efficient. I think that=
there are crappy people in every line of work=2C and I think that there ar=
e a lot of people in the world who like to kvetch about stuff that doesn't =
deserve it.
> Oh=2C I agree about the crime=2C honestly. Any city is bound to have some
> problems...it's just weird how close some of the shootings have been=2C
> (though less surprising as I get used to the area). I feel like I'm
> in the bermuda triangle of unfortunate incidents. On another level=2C
> part of me finds it morbidly amusing.
>
> On the surface=2C the units looked decent -- newish=2C next to 401=2C
> Superstore=2C new townhouses across the street...just=2C on the edges of =
a
> worse area=2C apparently. Meh. With my luck=2C I'd move next door to a
> crack house and be totally oblivious. :P
Hey=2C my mom was working in an office right beside a meth lab=2C and didn'=
t have a clue until the place was busted.=A0
=20
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> From: cy...@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ASLM] Walking down memory lane (was: Re: La La La etc.)
> Date: Sat=2C 24 Apr 2010 23:36:53 -0400
> To:
>
>
>
> On 24 Apr 2010 23:32:44 -0400=2C cyn######## wrote:
>
> eeek! Typo!
>
>>cyn#
>>(okay=2C okay=2C I will do the blood taxes tomorrow)
>
> Bloody taxes! Income taxes! (Well=2C same thing=2C almost...)
>
>
> cyn#
> embarrassed feet
>
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je 25/04/10 15:40, plastikgyrl plastikgyrl skribis:
> They're 8 and almost 10, and ridiculously funny. I write about them a bit
> on my blog: www.plastikgyrl.wordpress.com.
I'd been meaning to mention, that really is an excellent blog! You're a
great writer. Don't suppose there's any chance of crossposting to aslm?
> I am a big fan of the TTC. I have chosen to live car-free, and I have
> almost no complaints about the transit service in Toronto. Given the size of
> the population that uses it daily, it's remarkably efficient.
Having a big population is generally a plus for public transport - as
long as it's funded proportionately. No car here either, which is
occasionally a nuisance; the trains and buses are pretty good, but don't
run as frequently or as late as I'd like on evenings.
felice
walking shoes