Good morning Lounge

How are you today?

So I went out for dinner with some friends last night. Of course we had wine with our food. And then some more wine. And another glass .... *ahem* I can't say I am really fit this morning :blush: But it was fun :D

Picture of the Day

Is it raining there, too? We're into our fifth (or is the sixth?) day of rain. x(

I love that photo! Here's the newest pastel painting, based on a Suicide Girls photo. :hug: :hug:

six days of rain?? Ugh ... :hug:

No rain here yet, but I expect it anytime ... according to the forecast.


Ohhh .... that is another great painting. You are so talented!!!

I'm glad you had a good time with your friends. :)
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Oh yes :) I have the feeling we helped them with their income a lot last night :rofl:

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We seem to be moving steadily toward the weekend.
I hope you are recovered enough to enjoy your day...or glazed enough to ignore it all.

mark:hi:

Oh yes, only today and tomorrow and then is weekend :woohoo:

I am mostly tired. I think I need a second cup of tea. Maybe black tea this time instead of green tea. :boring:

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A little extra wine is always good for the soul once in a while. At least you don't have to report to work at a bowling alley ;)

I have the rest of the week off :woohoo::woohoo: Today is "spa day" :bounce: and tomorrow is power clean the house for my party on Saturday, :D

Have a great day!!!

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I had a glass of wine for your b.day :D

How was your day yesterday??

The rest of the week off? I envy you :hug:

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Not sure what it was, but something I ate for lunch really got me x(

BUT, my stepdad brought over a spectacular bottle of wine, he and little MB had Indian food, and I had mashed potatoes and eggs :D. In retrospect, that was the perfect day! My simple meal made me have some good moments of reflection ;)

And now I get to have that fancy dinner on Friday night, when I don't have to worry about getting little MB to school the next day :woohoo:

:shrug:

Mashed potatoes and eggs are yummy. Simple but yummy.

Do you know yet where you will have that fancy dinner tomorrow?

First, no such thing. Second, this was before the cupcakes :(

Going to a local place called chez sophie :9. Very delicious. Amazing wine list. :D

I am rather glad we don't have cupcakes in Germany. Otherwise I would weight even more than I already do. :hide:

What kind of food are they serving?? Red wine or white wine?

:9

The restaurant is French bistro style, but now it is in a hotel, so they do have less complex choices for the not so adventerous types. Not sure what I will have other than the crab cake appetizer.... That is a given. Last time I was there I had red snapper and it was scrumptious!

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I love seafood even though I don't like fish. I know it is nutz :crazy:

Yes, we have some evil pastries here in Germany....

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Taking my time getting ready for work. Yesterday was chaotic and cold, and today will hopefully be only mildly chaotic and cool ;)

Cmon weekend and high's in the 60's :woohoo:

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Weekend is very close ... I will have different guests Saturday and Sunday in the afternoon. That means I can sleep in both days :)

Btw, I don't have a hangover. I am just tired.

Sleeping in. *sigh* lol

I hope all goes well with your guests. :hug:

I'll be entertaining my niece and nephews, or vice versa, depending on who has the best material to work with. :rofl:

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One will be my co-worker and the other one the DUer neweurope who lives near me. Both haven't seen my condo yet. :)


How old are your niece and nephews?

My niece is 17, and her brothers are 15, 11 and 6.

Give both your guests a big hug from me please. :grouphug:

how about going to the zoo?

This weekend will be visiting Mom and cleaning.

The car's warming and I better get going.

Have a wonderful day :hug: :loveya:

you are using the kiddos to clean your place??? :rofl:

Have a great day too!!!

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Sounds like you had a fabulous time with your friends. I think you're tired because you didn't get enough sleep. It's got nothing to do with a few glasses of wine. ;)

So you're gearing up for guests this weekend? Isn't it a great feeling to show off your new place?

Weekends is approaching far too slow for me.

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the wine was good last night. No headache or anything. I had a Pinot Grigio :)

I love showing off my new place. I just love the condo.

Can't wait for the weekend. Trying to figure out what I want to cook. Right now I am thinking about Solyanka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solyanka

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

every once in a while. I like drinking it on a hot summer's day. Very refreshing.

Cooking Solyanka? I looked it up and it sounds yummy. Your guests will be very pleased. Maybe that will be my weekend project. I enjoy trying new recipes.


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I just looked for recipes in English. It is interesting. They ask for olives, which isn't in my "German" recipe at all.

This is close to what my recipe looks like
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/recipes/15800912.html

I looked up a few and they all seem to call for pickled cucumbers, didn't see any with olives. This one sounds good, and I like the sausage element.

*sigh* I have to head out for work now, so wishing you a great day.

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Well, OK, the American way to pickle them isn't the tastiest one. German pickled cucumbers are way better :)

Have a great day yourself :hug: :loveya:

glad you had a good time last night! i had a relaxing evening at home:hi:

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I will do that tonight ... having a relaxing evening at home. I need that after yesterday evening :rofl:

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I agree with you wholeheartedly! :D

Nice to see you.

Would like to chat, but I've got got head out for work now.

Wishing you a great day.

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Hmmm ... a little too much wine? Sounds like a lot of fun! :bounce:

Nice pic!

I only had 2 1/2 glasses (couldn't finish the 3rd glass). We sure had a lot of fun. And the food was yummy too. I had pasta with eggplant and tomato pesto.

When you come I take you there. In the summer you can sit outside too :D

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:evilgrin: Sounds like a lot of fun. And yummy! :9

Yes, I would like to go there. :hug:


Brick masons are here today. :bounce:

it is right across from where I work :D

YAY!!! Will they get done today?

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Things are still crazy around here. :crazy:

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I kinda overextended my authority as a Manager
to do a favor for a regular customer last week, and
it's looking like that whole thing went south in a big way.

I might could get fired tomorrow. :shrug:

Add that to the fact that I kinda accidentally set my car ablaze
Monday morning, and it's shaping up to be a week to remember.

But I've led a fairly interesting life, and I've had a lot of weeks
that were worth remembering.


If I can get to 8:00 Friday without being arrested and handcuffed,
engaging an armed assailant in hand-to-hand combat,
or seeing a Reubenesque lady in all her butt-nekked backlit glory,
this week won't even make my top 20.


So, all in all, I gotta say that things are going fairly well.

Oh my ..... what did you do??? I cross my fingers that you keep your position and am sending ~~~VIBES~~~ over the big lake. :hug:

It sounds like you had fun last night!!!


I accidentally got involved in a mess in the Feminist forum on here last night. I didn't completely mean to flan the flames, but I guess I did. :blush:

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Ohh ... you are brave :)
So did the thread get locked? Or even deleted?

and I'm kind of surprised by that, to be honest. Not because of what I said, but because of what someone else said. :shrug: The other poster really, really did not like what I was saying.

:D

I may have been slightly harsher than I usually am. But not much.

what a nice lady :eyes:

I was a bit surprised by the reaction. I'm still not entirely sure where it came from. :shrug:

from her comment to lioness all the way through the thread. Nothing to take serious.

I actually felt like I had to step in, because things that were being said were unacceptable to me, if you know what I mean.

you did the right thing. And a flamewar every now and then never hurts :)

I usually stay far away from those things - generally because it takes me too long to put together an intelligent reply. The boards sometimes move too fast.


But last night was kind of fun.

and wonder next morning what the heck happened and what everyone is talking about.

I find it's better for my blood pressure. :rofl:

the times when flame wars occur I sleep deep and peacefully :D

you get a reputation for being sweet and you don't drive yourself crazy.


I get ridiculous - it's like I can't turn off the computer, even though I know I have to be in bed. :silly:

I AM sweet :P

That is the plus of not having a laptop :)

I just have trouble leaving my desk.




of course you are sweet. O8)

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Sounds like a fun dinner. :toast: The weather is getting warmer, present temp 0C. That's a beautiful pic, what gate is that?

Yep, it sure was a fun dinner. I mean 4 women having food and wine ... what do you expect but a lot of laughing :D

I took the pic in Potsdam. It isn't a special gate, just one I liked :)

women, and laughter. I thought I felt my ears burning last night. :hide:

:P

that was us :evilgrin:

I figure it is too late to say Good Morning to you :D :loveya: :hug: :hi:

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Since I still am as tired as I was this morning it would be appropriate :rofl:

practice for Friday. :D

I will crash on my couch and end the day as couch potato. :D

Hung Over Potatoes ;)

I am just tired :rofl:

right ;)

Have a good restful evening on the couch :)

See you tomorrow. Same place and approximately same time :hug: