The 2009 What Made You Smile Thread - Page 5

Yetzirah · 02-03-2009, 08:40 AM

great pics! about the same amount like we got here a few days ago again!

but i still don't get it why unis and schools get closed because of that. do the teachers want to go out as well to build snowmen, or what?

srahman24 · 02-03-2009, 02:21 PM

^ Yes!

from the BBC

I just got front row tickets to Ray's gig in Toronto! Front row center! In one of the most amazing venues in the city. My hands won't stop shaking!

(this things are ridiculously expensive though)

Yetzirah · 02-03-2009, 02:26 PM

^ wow, congratulations! i'm mad jealous, there!

i'm still smiling because i'm getting to spend a few days at the end of the month in ireland. it's been faaaar too long since i've been up there last...

Gatsby · 02-03-2009, 03:19 PM

sorry for the silly snow updates, but it has me so excited because we rarely get snow..
i was slightly sad as it rained last night and most of it went away. then in the last hour it came down heavy, froze over the water in the garden and covered everything again!!

bearbait · 02-03-2009, 05:28 PM

I too am jealous of those who got snow! Last night we just got a dusting. It's not worth it to be this cold if there isn't a bunch of snow to play in!

Gatsby · 02-03-2009, 05:39 PM

I made this little fella today. He isnt very good, but i havent had much snow to work with before

verenita · 02-03-2009, 08:54 PM

^

i´ve never seen so much snow in my whole life...

ps: simon, not silly at all!

Rai · 02-03-2009, 09:00 PM

^ I used to see so much snow way back in the days of yore, before Mr. Gore screwed my seasons up with his 'Global Warming'. I miss those winters.

Gatsby · 02-03-2009, 09:27 PM

its raining now, so his nose fell off and he resembles a war veteran with amputated arms, but he's hanging in there!

verenita · 02-03-2009, 09:36 PM

lol!

srahman24 · 02-03-2009, 10:13 PM

^^ Aw, he's still cute! Are those brussel sprouts for eyes? I'm usually a lot lazier than you are and end up using branches for arms

Gatsby · 02-03-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by srahman24

^^ Aw, he's still cute! Are those brussel sprouts for eyes? I'm usually a lot lazier than you are and end up using branches for arms

yep, the sprouts came in handy.. however he only has one remaining now.
He's done well surviving all this rain, as its been bucketing down for the past 2 hours. its supposed to snow again till the weekend however so hopefully i can make him back up tomorrow..
Tho with missing an eye, a nose and having 2 nubs for arms i dont think he will be catching the eyes of any snow-women soon

Ships_Were_Sailin · 02-04-2009, 01:07 PM

haha, nice work simon, ive never been able to make a snowman, too much work

Joyful · 02-04-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gatsby

I made this little fella today. He isnt very good, but i havent had much snow to work with before

Your snowman is adorable.

You all need to come to Michigan. There has been snow on the ground since December and we now have about a foot on the ground. It's all dirty nasty snow at this point though and everyone is sick of it! And it is bloody freezing here. Worst, coldest winter in years.

Yetzirah · 02-04-2009, 07:09 PM

my 9-year-old nephew staying over

srahman24 · 02-05-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Joyful

You all need to come to Michigan. There has been snow on the ground since December and we now have about a foot on the ground. It's all dirty nasty snow at this point though and everyone is sick of it! And it is bloody freezing here. Worst, coldest winter in years.

Same here! It's -25 right now with the windchill. And I read somewhere Toronto's already gone through their entire snow removal budget. We've still got 2 months of winter left! This is crazy.

I maybe frozen, but I'm in a good mood - went out to a free in-store gig and LOVED the band! Kind of like Bell X1's poppiermusic + Fleet Foxes + Mumford & Sons + Dan Mangan. They were fantastic! And local, so there should be a lot more gigs from them in the city this year.

http://www.myspace.com/brucepeninsula

Cali · 02-05-2009, 08:58 PM

a compliment and the like-like song (it's from scrubs so it might be spoilery if you haven't watch the last episode)

bearbait · 02-06-2009, 12:39 PM

My sister-in-law e-mailed a newsletter from her kid's pre-school, and they have a "Kids Say the Darndest Things" column. Out of 10 sayings, my nephew Liam, who will turn three this weekend, had 3! One of them was, "This is weird. Do you know what weird is? I don't". He also said, "We're voting for Uncle-bama" (meaning Barack Obama), and to another kid he said, "I know more words than you".
He was at my house yesterday, and all the kids were in the kitchen. I said, "Ok, everybody out of the kitchen!" and Liam went running out yelling, "Out, spot!" I thought I was going to die. My mother-in-law says that sometimes when she is washing her hands (taken from McBeth) and I guess he picked it up from her.

Another smile: it's going to be warm this weekend!

Timeé · 02-06-2009, 01:03 PM

Nothing. Maybe thinking of the expression "eyes like pissholes in the snow", but I don't think that counts.

verenita · 02-06-2009, 09:14 PM

timeé - rai rambling... you made me laugh, guys!
and the always-sweet bear comments

Canadian Island · 02-06-2009, 09:51 PM

after holding back for about a month i found the courage to tell my family about my travelling/busking plans. they were shocked at first and we talked about 2 hours on the phone, but i could make them understand. feeling way better now. the pressure's gone.

bearbait · 02-08-2009, 12:56 PM

^ Awesome!! Glad things are going well with that. They're probably going to be pretty worried about you, make sure you contact them a lot!

My smiles for the day: it's beautiful and spring-like today. Too bad it's going to be about 20 degrees colder the rest of the week.
Also, I found a pair of jeans that fit perfectly and look awesome. It may not sound like much, but I've always had so much trouble finding pants that fit really well, so this is a big thing for me, lol. I wore them to a party yesterday and got a lot of compliments on them, and they are so comfortable. I wish I'd bought an extra pair, but I was in a hurry when I tried them on and didn't realise how great they were. I'm going to look for more on-line, maybe I can get them cheaper.

Yetzirah · 02-08-2009, 01:20 PM

i know exactly what you're talking about! my biggest problem is, that most of them are too long, even if they'd fit alright. and i'm soooooooooo tired of shortening my pants!

my smile was going out last night! although some of the girls were real drama queens sometimes, it was a laugh! i haven't been really out for quite a while. and it was nice as well because i felt really pretty last night and got a lot of compliments as well

which just feels nice sometimes

bearbait · 02-08-2009, 01:35 PM

^Yay for compliments!
I have the same problem with pants being too long. I actually found these pants in the girls' department - I've been having luck with the girls' plus sizes, they are the perfect length, and usually don't have all the sequins and pink butterflies and what-not stitched onto the butts like the regular girls' jeans.

Yetzirah · 02-08-2009, 02:04 PM

i haven't tried the girl's department yet. although i've thought about it... i recon they'd still be too long for me sometimes... ah, well... there's always something that fits somehow

mariaoran · 02-09-2009, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yetzirah

i know exactly what you're talking about! my biggest problem is, that most of them are too long, even if they'd fit alright. and i'm soooooooooo tired of shortening my pants!

hmm this is a big club. I just had to shorten a new pair ...*sigh*

But anyways, its been a reeeeeeeaally windy day, which i find nice because its made for a nice work day at home.

Yetzirah · 02-09-2009, 09:22 AM

i just shortened that i had lying around for two months, or so. but i finally got it done.

my biggest smile for the day that'll make me smile for a looooooooong time:
i passed that one horrible exam i was so scared of and so much depended on it. now it's done and i can proceed with my studies (hopefully) without any obstacles! woohoooo!

just found out that i passed the other huge exam as well! now i'm really proud of myself!
and we've got blue sky? what could you ask for more!

Ships_Were_Sailin · 02-09-2009, 03:03 PM

congratz yet!! ^

i know how it feels to have something on your shoulders that your worried about, glad to see you got past it, and could you send some of that blue sky over here please?

Yetzirah · 02-09-2009, 04:05 PM

thank you!

well, it's dark here already, but there you go!

i hope i put enough stamps on it!

verenita · 02-09-2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yetzirah

i just shortened that i had lying around for two months, or so. but i finally got it done.

my biggest smile for the day that'll make me smile for a looooooooong time:
i passed that one horrible exam i was so scared of and so much depended on it. now it's done and i can proceed with my studies (hopefully) without any obstacles! woohoooo!

just found out that i passed the other huge exam as well! now i'm really proud of myself!
and we've got blue sky? what could you ask for more!

bravo, girl!

02-03-2009, 08:40 AM	#121
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	great pics! about the same amount like we got here a few days ago again! but i still don't get it why unis and schools get closed because of that. do the teachers want to go out as well to build snowmen, or what? __________________ Nothing to declare

02-03-2009, 02:26 PM	#123
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	^ wow, congratulations! i'm mad jealous, there! i'm still smiling because i'm getting to spend a few days at the end of the month in ireland. it's been faaaar too long since i've been up there last... __________________ Nothing to declare

02-03-2009, 03:19 PM	#124
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	sorry for the silly snow updates, but it has me so excited because we rarely get snow.. i was slightly sad as it rained last night and most of it went away. then in the last hour it came down heavy, froze over the water in the garden and covered everything again!! __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

02-03-2009, 05:39 PM	#126
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	I made this little fella today. He isnt very good, but i havent had much snow to work with before __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic Last edited by Gatsby; 02-03-2009 at 07:06 PM.

02-03-2009, 08:54 PM	#127
verenita ... trusty and true ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 6,387	^ i´ve never seen so much snow in my whole life... ps: simon, not silly at all! __________________ ["Read me your favourite line": "No podía sucederme nada peor –pensaba aquel amigo–: tengo el alma delicada."]

02-03-2009, 02:21 PM	#122
srahman24 Dandy little dreamer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,244	^ Yes! from the BBC I just got front row tickets to Ray's gig in Toronto! Front row center! In one of the most amazing venues in the city. My hands won't stop shaking! (this things are ridiculously expensive though)

02-03-2009, 05:28 PM	#125
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	I too am jealous of those who got snow! Last night we just got a dusting. It's not worth it to be this cold if there isn't a bunch of snow to play in!

02-03-2009, 09:00 PM	#128
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	^ I used to see so much snow way back in the days of yore, before Mr. Gore screwed my seasons up with his 'Global Warming'. I miss those winters. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"

02-03-2009, 09:27 PM	#129
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	its raining now, so his nose fell off and he resembles a war veteran with amputated arms, but he's hanging in there! __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

02-03-2009, 09:36 PM	#130
verenita ... trusty and true ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 6,387	lol! __________________ ["Read me your favourite line": "No podía sucederme nada peor –pensaba aquel amigo–: tengo el alma delicada."]

02-03-2009, 10:13 PM	#131
srahman24 Dandy little dreamer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,244	^^ Aw, he's still cute! Are those brussel sprouts for eyes? I'm usually a lot lazier than you are and end up using branches for arms

02-04-2009, 01:07 PM	#133
Ships_Were_Sailin Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK - The part that has no music scene what so ever Posts: 1,094	haha, nice work simon, ive never been able to make a snowman, too much work __________________ *Its been years since ive heard from my transistor radio* Yet i keep going to where it seems i'm meant to go

02-04-2009, 07:09 PM	#135
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	my 9-year-old nephew staying over __________________ Nothing to declare

02-05-2009, 08:58 PM	#137
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	a compliment and the like-like song (it's from scrubs so it might be spoilery if you haven't watch the last episode) __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

02-06-2009, 12:39 PM	#138
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	My sister-in-law e-mailed a newsletter from her kid's pre-school, and they have a "Kids Say the Darndest Things" column. Out of 10 sayings, my nephew Liam, who will turn three this weekend, had 3! One of them was, "This is weird. Do you know what weird is? I don't". He also said, "We're voting for Uncle-bama" (meaning Barack Obama), and to another kid he said, "I know more words than you". He was at my house yesterday, and all the kids were in the kitchen. I said, "Ok, everybody out of the kitchen!" and Liam went running out yelling, "Out, spot!" I thought I was going to die. My mother-in-law says that sometimes when she is washing her hands (taken from McBeth) and I guess he picked it up from her. Another smile: it's going to be warm this weekend!

02-06-2009, 01:03 PM	#139
Timeé Intello Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Co. Donegal, Ireland. Posts: 2,435	Nothing. Maybe thinking of the expression "eyes like pissholes in the snow", but I don't think that counts.

02-06-2009, 09:14 PM	#140
verenita ... trusty and true ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 6,387	timeé - rai rambling... you made me laugh, guys! and the always-sweet bear comments __________________ ["Read me your favourite line": "No podía sucederme nada peor –pensaba aquel amigo–: tengo el alma delicada."]

02-06-2009, 09:51 PM	#141
Canadian Island Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Berlin Posts: 230	after holding back for about a month i found the courage to tell my family about my travelling/busking plans. they were shocked at first and we talked about 2 hours on the phone, but i could make them understand. feeling way better now. the pressure's gone.

02-08-2009, 12:56 PM	#142
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	^ Awesome!! Glad things are going well with that. They're probably going to be pretty worried about you, make sure you contact them a lot! My smiles for the day: it's beautiful and spring-like today. Too bad it's going to be about 20 degrees colder the rest of the week. Also, I found a pair of jeans that fit perfectly and look awesome. It may not sound like much, but I've always had so much trouble finding pants that fit really well, so this is a big thing for me, lol. I wore them to a party yesterday and got a lot of compliments on them, and they are so comfortable. I wish I'd bought an extra pair, but I was in a hurry when I tried them on and didn't realise how great they were. I'm going to look for more on-line, maybe I can get them cheaper.

02-08-2009, 01:20 PM	#143
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	i know exactly what you're talking about! my biggest problem is, that most of them are too long, even if they'd fit alright. and i'm soooooooooo tired of shortening my pants! my smile was going out last night! although some of the girls were real drama queens sometimes, it was a laugh! i haven't been really out for quite a while. and it was nice as well because i felt really pretty last night and got a lot of compliments as well which just feels nice sometimes __________________ Nothing to declare

02-08-2009, 01:35 PM	#144
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	^Yay for compliments! I have the same problem with pants being too long. I actually found these pants in the girls' department - I've been having luck with the girls' plus sizes, they are the perfect length, and usually don't have all the sequins and pink butterflies and what-not stitched onto the butts like the regular girls' jeans.

02-08-2009, 02:04 PM	#145
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	i haven't tried the girl's department yet. although i've thought about it... i recon they'd still be too long for me sometimes... ah, well... there's always something that fits somehow __________________ Nothing to declare

02-09-2009, 09:22 AM	#147
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	i just shortened that i had lying around for two months, or so. but i finally got it done. my biggest smile for the day that'll make me smile for a looooooooong time: i passed that one horrible exam i was so scared of and so much depended on it. now it's done and i can proceed with my studies (hopefully) without any obstacles! woohoooo! just found out that i passed the other huge exam as well! now i'm really proud of myself! and we've got blue sky? what could you ask for more! __________________ Nothing to declare Last edited by Yetzirah; 02-09-2009 at 11:15 AM.

02-09-2009, 03:03 PM	#148
Ships_Were_Sailin Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK - The part that has no music scene what so ever Posts: 1,094	congratz yet!! ^ i know how it feels to have something on your shoulders that your worried about, glad to see you got past it, and could you send some of that blue sky over here please? __________________ *Its been years since ive heard from my transistor radio* Yet i keep going to where it seems i'm meant to go

02-09-2009, 04:05 PM	#149
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	thank you! well, it's dark here already, but there you go! i hope i put enough stamps on it! __________________ Nothing to declare