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  1. So @-DLC-, are you watching the show?  I watch it for the rose ceremonies. 

    1. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      I am!  Keep dozing off though....had a really busy day at work so I'm tired.  But yep, rose ceremony happening now.

    2. brilac

      brilac

      Oh my goodness, the rose ceremony was on, but I was so focused on working on an assignment that I did not notice it was happening! My goodness :picard:

    3. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      So much drama!   And of course, to be cont'd...... (in 2 weeks?!)

  2. Been drinking coffee all day long. I suppose it's time to start on the kombucha.  Even it out a little bit.  Champagne was last night.

  3. People have been sending me really thoughtful kind Christmas gifts.  I celebrate Christmas and Christmas Eve for religious reasons and only buy gifts for children under 18 like nieces.  Of course I thank them and tell them how kind and thoughtful they are, but I feel uncomfortable and bad because I did not get them anything.  Any recommendations, gift buy as well? 

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    2. drummer4now

      drummer4now

      What do you all think of gift cards? Are they considered good gifts? 

    3. Phil_314

      Phil_314

      Depends who is the recipient and what's the context.  E.g. I frankly don't know what to get my parents but a department store gift card/ an electronics gift card for someone into tech would be great.  In the context of reciprocating unexpected gifts, GC's should be fine.  That being said, if it's your S.O. and you're planning to gift each other and she knows what you want/ what clothing item looks good on you/ what's meaningful and you bring a GC... IMO that might not look too good :ph34r:

    4. Nuxfanabroad

      Nuxfanabroad

      If we could box/wrap kisses & hugs what kinda schmuck would wait 'til the 25th to open & score heavily?!

       

      Bahh, no time for Xmas-philosophy! Have a good holiday, down there in Starbuxville, Bri...

  4. What's your grocery list?! Here's mine ~

     

    Salads

    Cheese

    Bread

    Bleach pen

    Champagne - 2 bottles

    Dessert

     

    Grocery lists, handwriting, and pictures are so interesting! 

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    2. JM_

      JM_

      @brilac chopped salmon seems to be getting more popular, our local shop does it with ocean wise wild salmon and its wicked for burgers. You can just chop up a raw fillet too.

       

      Just mix the salmon with some finely chopped shallot, some panko (maybe 1/8 cup per patty), tbsp mayo and grainy mustard, salt. If you do this about 2 hours before cooking you don't need any binder like eggs, because the protein in the meat sticks together if you give it a couple of hours. Makes for a great texture because with no binder they dont get rubbery like some fish burgers do.

    3. Phil_314

      Phil_314

      Maybe add some of these toppings?  ;)

       

    4. hammertime
  5. It's 5:11am on a Sunday morning. I'm still up. I think it's time to go to bed now. 

  6. So what do you buy a 4 year old and a 13 year old for Christmas? I'm thinking a coloring book and crayons for the 4 year old, but the 13 year old?  I'm thinking one of those detailed coloring books and marker pens, scarf and gloves, and Amazon gift card, something from the Sub Pop store at the airport? I'm going to have a glass of champagne and think about this and maybe ask my mother. I don't know.  When I was 13, it was Calvin Klein everything. 

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      www.lego.com

       

      What they have will blow your mind. 

    3. brilac

      brilac

      Ooh, I like the Nintendo one!

    4. Alflives

      Alflives

      Christmas is so much fun with kids.  I sure hope @brilac, that what ever you get these kids you are there to enjoy their opening them.  

      One Christmas we got our kids (about 12) flying helicopters.  They were those ones the kids had to build and then fly them.  That was a fabulous day!  I wonder if the older child might like a flying drone thing?  Maybe one they need to put together too?

      im old though, so likely out of touch.  

  7. The cashier at the grocery store told me my oversized box of chocolates was ridiculous. 
     

    I was offended.

     

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    2. King Heffy

      King Heffy

      None of his business.  I want an oversized box of chocolate.

    3. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Probably a good thing Alf. If you try to wipe that out in one sitting you'll die of alcohol poisoning.

       

    4. J.I.A.H.N

      J.I.A.H.N

      I love Nanaimo Bar with a peanut butter custard................mmmmmmm

       

      And the bigger the better!

  8. Any gardening tips? It looks like I sort of killed the cactus.
     

    Well it’s going outside with the rest of my plants.  

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  9. I'm losing at Tetris! What's up with that?! 

  10. I'm buying new computer for school starting January. Any recommendations on a cheap/good value computer? I like Apple, but it's a bit pricey. I'm not really into Windows, but I may go with it if it is cheap, or I may use the computer I have for everything or buy a used Mac. 

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    2. Vinny in Vancouver

      Vinny in Vancouver

      @brilacFrom what you said above, the first thing you should do is get a backup drive. I made a mistake of postponing it until there was a deal, and 1 day before the deal starts, one hard drive crash later and $1000 in cost to recover all my baby's pics... If you don't have one now, just copy it to Google Drive since that's free. There's a new Wifi standard that's out so you may want to make sure your next computer has that.

    3. Alflives

      Alflives

      Last time I got something new for school, it was a horse to go to and from.  

    4. Vinny in Vancouver

      Vinny in Vancouver

      @brilacAnother choice is Costco (wait for a deal). The nice thing with Costco is that you can easily return it and they add 1 more year of warranty to the existing 1 year from the manufacturer.

  11. George got excited over the hummingbird segment!

     

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

       

      Bad Ol' Puddy Tat

    3. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      Apparently many (not all but a good number) of dogs start howling whenever they hear the theme to "Law & Order" :lol::

       

       

    4. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      The dog really like Chris Noth. 

  12. Shipping package from the US to a US territory. Shouldn’t be this difficult.  Why are customs forms required?!  Got it squared away. 

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Territories aren't states. 

      See when Puerto Rico got wiped out in a Hurricane. 

      US did diddly squat to help. 

       

    3. Gnarcore

      Gnarcore

      @Ghostsof1915

      Well they did do this...

      Best Trump Puerto Rico GIFs | Gfycat

    4. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      Alf thought up of a cheap way instead of flying, just mail himself in a shipping crate:

       

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  13. Going through my closet looking at fun things!  The jerseys!  Handbags are up next!

     

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    1. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      I really love that pink and black jersey!

    2. brilac

      brilac

      Thanks Deb! I like it too.  I like them all.  I was having so much fun going through my closet! There's so many things I forgot about and especially that I've been wearing leggings most of the time for almost two years, except for those occasions when I wear jeans.  I found a bunch of jeans I forgot I had. They are in the wash.  

  14. Oh my, It's almost 5am on a Sunday.  I think it's time to go to bed.  My sleeping schedule is so messed up.  Hopefully I can go to bed at a decent time for the Monday morning work commute from my bed to my desk. 

    1. brilac

      brilac

      Yep, it's 7:27am, and I'm still not in bed.  Yep. 

    2. AngelicHearts

      AngelicHearts

      I feel you. My sleep schedule has been getting messed up, too.

    3. NewbieCanuckFan
  15. NKOTB are coming to town in June 2022.  Trying to decide if I should purchase a ticket to the meet and great, free stuff, and drink wine, like - wine. Or if I should purchase a standard ticket that is much cheaper. If I do the meet and greet ticket, I will probably drink wine and maybe say hi, or - hi, nice to meet you and then people watch.  I've liked NKOTB since I was 7 or 8.  My friend and I would watch their concert on VHS for hours.  Hmmm, maybe I should drink some champagne or kombucha and think about it. 

    1. brilac

      brilac

      Yeah.  I did it.  I purchased my meet and greet / VIP ticket.  

  16. Yep, this is what I do at 10:58pm.  Grinding the coffee beans.  The lights have been flickering, so I’m not using the dishwasher or doing laundry. I’m a night owl and function better at night.  Mornings are not my thing.

     

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    1. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      I'm a night owl.  Who also does early mornings.  (I don't get much sleep).

       

      Hope you don't lose power....pretty stormy here earlier but it's quieted down now.

    2. brilac

      brilac

      I woke up around noon.  It's Saturday.  It's raining out right now and I can hear it. 

  17. I feel this is going to be a champagne night!  

  18. You know the 3 Colours Red?!  I used to listen to them like 20 plus years ago.  I was searching for the Cranberries on my TV and thought of 3 Colours Red.  So it's back to the Cranberries. 

  19. Don't you just hate it when your in the middle of putting something together and your electric drill dies and you have to recharge it and wait?!  That electric drill is divine! 

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    2. lmm

      lmm

      or you use a screw driver

    3. MattJVD

      MattJVD

      On one hand, that is pretty annoying. On the other, I think it's the universe saying "time to put your feet up and grab a drink while you wait"

    4. goalie13

      goalie13

      Wait to recharge?  Heck no.  A dead battery just means the opportunity to swap out the battery like I am slamming a fresh magazine into my gun while fighting off the evil doers in the latest action movie.

  20. Hair no more!  It’s back to a pixie cut!

     

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  21. You know when you go to the grocery store, make a list, pick up what's on the list - champagne, dessert, salads, cheese, tortilla wraps, guacamole, as well as the disinfectant wipes that are on sale for $0.94 and the 27 oz of liquid hand soap on sale for $1.25.  You get home and realize that you forgot an item! Like, oh boy, I forgot the big bag of the bite size chocolate! 

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    2. Tucker Poolman

      Tucker Poolman

      I say just buy it all. YOLO!

    3. brilac

      brilac

      You know @Tucker Poolman, I couldn't decide, it was a really hard decision, so I went to Trader Joe's today  and got what I needed. 

    4. bigbadcanucks

      bigbadcanucks

      @brilac...ahhhh Trader Joe's. The coolest market there is.  My furry babies love the beef jerky from TJ's.  They haven't had these for the past 18 months and they are p!$$ed about it.  First thing when the borders open up is a trip to TJ's in Bellingham and clearing out all the beef jerky for my furry boys. I got a ton of missed beef jerky to make up for.

  22. It's 5:57am, I think I should go to bed now.  

    1. Tre Mac

      Tre Mac

      I'd say so lol.  I woke up at 6am, stupid mental clock.

  23. What should I have for dinner? I already know I want dessert as dessert.

    1. JM_

      JM_

      something light, maybe a nice dinner salad. Leave more room for dessert. 

    2. brilac

      brilac

      I like @Jimmy McGill, more room for dessert. 

    3. brilac

      brilac

      Great, starting with champagne while watching the Olympics opening ceremony.  I really wanted to see Canada, Croatia, and the USA walk. Which I am waiting to see the USA.  Then I will gulp my champagne and then go get some food and dessert. 

  24. Sometimes when I drink champagne or wine, I watch old REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Blur, Oasis, Garbage, Hole, etc.  It takes me back to the time I used to watch MTV, and the I wonder what happened to my Zero shirt with a star??! As when I watch some of the Smashing Pumpkins videos.  I really like that ice Cream truck video.  At least I have that box CD set, that one with the swirls and cassette tapes. 

    1. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      I love that entire album...those days were my favourite days in music.  The Seattle music scene was absolutely the best.

    2. Bad_BOI_pete

      Bad_BOI_pete

      some of my favorite lyrics.

       

      shakedown 1979, cool kids never had the time.

       

      Blackhole sun won't you come and wash away the pain!

       

      You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so &^@#in' special

    3. Roger Neilsons Towel

      Roger Neilsons Towel

      Same generation and I listen to Xennial music all the time. Gotta re-live my youth! ::D

  25. Brilac has a new haircut!  Been over a year and a half since I got my haircut.  Feels nice! F6B00569-CE00-47F3-8B39-5144A908640B.thumb.jpeg.98970c2beabe39e604ddae442380fe19.jpeg

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    2. brilac

      brilac

      Oh @Petey_BOI, is that you in the profile pic from yesterday? 

    3. Green Building

      Green Building

      Brilac coming in and looking fresh!

    4. NewbieCanuckFan
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