Just wanted to thank everyone for their kind comments and encouraging words on my last post. The past week without my daily dose of OS has been sheer hell. All those horror stories you all mentioned - the pink elephants - the delirium - it's all true I tell you! I would try to study, and find my mind wandering back to the darn two truths and a lie meme - did Lea really date a murderer? Did OE Sheepdog really eat breakfast with Bill Clinton? Then I would start thinking of things to post about, and before I realized it, an hour had passed with nary a thought of studies. If anyone has some spare OS methadone, please PM me so that next time I take a leave I will be prepared! Thankfully I finished my last test today, and hope never to have to do another streak plate or gram stain again. I came home from my exam to find all the peonies in bloom and celebrating with me. This is a picture of one of them from my cell phone.
(***Update - technical difficulties are apparently preventing MY picture from appearing, so I tried to substitute w/a jpg that looked similar. However, then I couldn't delete my original pic, and now this post is a bit of a motley mess. I apologize. My peony bush is beautiful right now - I'm disappointed not to be able to figure out how to get the pic up correctly. Maybe next time!***)
Now for the chickens - couldn't resist sharing this from Doug Savage's awesome site. For all teachers and students still plugging away - this one is for you:
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So, diva, I know you want to know and the answer is No. We didn't do a damn thing without you. The whole place shut down and we just waited you out...
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Lainey - you knew just the words I needed to hear, didn't you? I'm glad to know nobody had any fun while I was gone, and am reassured by the presence of good old "Pit Bulls in Spamalot" in its rightful place ;p
Thanks Steve - wish I had thought to order that a week ago!
Michael - appreciate it! I have some haikus to catch up on, I see!
Voicegal - sorry my picture didn't turn out. I still have my technochallenges to overcome.
Brenda - thankee! Yikes - a broken leg and ankle!? Sounds like you have some good pain meds, but OUCH. Hope you are on the mend!
Fireeyes - glad you enjoyed the chickens. They amuse me far more than I should probably admit.
{{HUGS}}
Thank you.
Thanks, jon - I'm certainly happy to be back and browsing free of guilt!
Nanate - thanks for stopping by. Are your classes wrapping up? I thought about posting a video of Alice Cooper's "School's Out for Summer" instead of the chickens, but the peony pic was enough technical challenge for one day.
LHL - I am feeling lucky today. Glad you appreciated the peonies - they are my favorite flower as well, closely followed by Gerber daisies.
Now that remins me of a story, a true story.
A colleague kept a couple of goats. The goats could produce 6 or 7 pints of milk a day, and they could make dairy produce from that. They were very business like, and kept a record of expenses, and noted how much they would have spent if they had bought the milk etc. After a time, they took one from the other considering that to be their profit and bought a luxury they would not have got otherwise.
I visited one time and listned as they spoke of their children. Then, I needed to leave the room and on my return was unaware that the subject had changed from children to goats.
I returned as they were saying, "We had financial troubles, but WE SOLD THE KIDS AND THAT SOLVED ALL THE PROBLEMS!!!!!!
Watch your children folks.
Time to go find some of that wild weed that grows all over Oklahoma. Probably not the best, but hey, it's free :-)
Rated & Cheers!