Posts by chrissy

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Embarrassing moments at work

by damselfly in

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i think we need a fun fluffy thread today, so this is my attempt at starting one.

at work we have a big bathtub with air jets.

clients come in for a hydrobath, (hopefully remember their swimsuit 'cause i've seen so many naked people by now it's getting boring), leave and then, oh joy!, i get to clean the tub.

chrissy

Last year I walked in on my boss using the restroom... he was sitting down and reading the newspaper! ... it was mortifiying!

I could not stand the guy and I am fairly tolerant. Some background...he was loud, arrogant, cocky, and just plain annoying. oh and he was a pig...married and always making obscene gestures at coworkers, flirting with younger girls, basically all the makings of a boss from hell going on here. Oh and he wore sweater vests. enough said already?

So I walk in on him sitting there and he looks over from his paper and smiles and says "hi" in a very oddly non-shocked manner. I say "omg...pat i am so sorry!" and i cannot find the handle to the door to close it again so the moment truly seems to last forever.

Because of his notorious reputation I have the best time reciting the story to everyone at work whom I'd ever even made eye contact with once. hehe. I was leaving a few weeks later, I had nothing to lose.

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Who Made Up The Words "THE TRUTH"

by horrible life in

who made up the words "the truth" .

if this was an invention, they would be millionaires.

being called the truth really sets the statement apart from lets say.....the lies.

chrissy

by C. T. RUSSELL
PITTSBURG, PA.

ah, the genius that was "taz"... forgot the "h" in pittsburgh. lol.. i couldnt help but point that out as a fellow native.

I always saw it as a conditioning tactic. anyone that is confident they have and speak truths does not need to go around calling themselves truth bearers and programming their members into saying they are in the truth, they speak about the truth, and so on and so on. It is so compulsive and repetitive it starts sounding suspicious.

Pretty much the times I got embarrassed about my religion exclusively revolved around "worldly" people overhearing us speak about the word in this sense and gave that ya know, a crazy-confused look....

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My daughter starts college today!

by Dimples in

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i am so proud!

my daughter is starting college.

she will be attending a university an hour away from where we live.

chrissy

congrats to dimple's daughter, jeep, tsu and anyone else going back to school...

liquid, I know it takes courage... and cash. But don't let that be the thing to stop you! Have you checked into financial aid?

I always thought there should be cult survivor scholarships. hm, maybe there are?

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OK, So I finally tried some Marmite.

by El Kabong in

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i was in downtown annapolis today and went into a british/irish store that sells goods imported from the uk.

i saw a bottle of marmite and decided to try it.

i bought the bottle, and when i got home i tried it.

chrissy

Eew...Marmite/vegemite sounds pretty gross. I think I would much rather slather this on my toast...

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Just for Es....

by wanderlustguy in

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es needs a thread...i've noticed she's been in the dumps and seems to think no one really notices.

well, time for that crap to stop.. you need to know you make a difference, just by putting in your two cents on any given subject here you make me crack a little grin, and i know i''m not the only one.

to say no one really notices is to berate the contribution you make as well as so many others.

chrissy

...agreed. you are much too sweet a gal to be stuck down in the dumps.

I was thinking about you this weekend, trying to come up w. something helpful.

I did a little digging and come up with these twelve reasons for you to smile...the twelve apostles just haning out in your backyard! I'd love to be able to call a place like this my home.

alt

Hope you are soon feeling better, Es:)

Chrissy

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Triathlon results with pictures.

by Princess in

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a few weeks ago i posted about having some difficulty with my swim training for an upcoming triathlon.

well, i finally was able to overcome it and the swim clicked with me last week.

i was able to swim across the lake and back without panicking twice last week.

chrissy

way to go princess!

those are some killer abs you've got!

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Six Feet Under Series Finale Spoiler Alert

by doodle-v in

great ending to a fantastic series.

*sigh* i'll miss it though

i thought the "fast forward" at the end was great

chrissy

doodle v- I know... I am so sad it's over but felt satisfied in how it ended. I was listening to the soundtrack the other day (vol 2) and yeah, it has that song by SIA on it. Good choice to show claire driving off in her new hybrid in the end after she blew up at some lady in a past episode for driving a 'gas-guzzling sh!tbox suv." I was thinking wait a second you are driving a hurst...that has got to take up even more gas...

I felt satisfied with the ending montage, seeing as how the show centers around these underlying tones of death it seemed right on. lol, yeah david looked unrealistically hilarious...! So long sfu...I sure will miss ya.

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When Did You Realize That You REALLY Were Going To Die?

by minimus in

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and not live forever on paradise earth?

chrissy

first i read this subtle little statement...

Studying the "Revelation" book ten years ago for the bookstudy. My brain was laughing but my heart was crying.

and my heart broke.

and then i read this...

A few years back. It suddenly dawned on me that one day I would NEVER see or hold my husband again.
We would NEVER ever know, see or be together and I would lose him forever.
I thought I would never stop crying.
Now I accept the inevitable.
Now, we LIVE every day as if it was our last and we are finally very very very happy.
That terrible day will come, but, not with the same awesome, dreadful shock and I hope there will be no regrets and nothing left unsaid.

Im sorry gill :(

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Love is NOT a Human Need

by logansrun in

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one of the most difficult things for ex-jehovah's witnesses (heretofore referred to as ex-jws) to deal with is the loss of friends and family -- "loved ones.

" rejection hurts, and the pain seems to be very intense for some.

ex-jws seem validated to feel so awful since most humans naturally believe that love is a human need.

chrissy

I'm glad jgnat brought this thread back. I somehow missed it on the first go round.

Hi logansrun. wait, bradley, is that your name? hi brad. Hold it right there.

The Beatles said "all we need is love, yeah it's all we really need." Need, not want bradley. Are you honestly trying to say that the Beatles were wrong? Are you really implying that you know more than the likes of John Lennon?

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Do you know who you are?

by LouBelle in

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being a chubbier woman most of my days - i've only known who i am in this body.

i've now taken steps to reduce my size (i'm taking this seriously - i've decided to slim down & now "own" my number).

i've always been a confident person, regardless of being chubby.

chrissy

congrats and good luck in your efforts to get healthier, loubelle. who cares about weight and numbers I say. It is how you feel on the inside that will determine what you exude outwardly. sounds like you've got the self-confidence thing down. plenty non-"chubby" gals feel like crap on the inside and it sort of shows.

you may notice you want to check yourself out every time you pass something shiny or reflective. nothing wrong with that.