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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #2831 is a reply to message #2829 ] |
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| Erika in Colorado wrote on Wed, 29 October 2008 17:12 |
Welcome, Becky! My husband was a stage manager before he became a teacher; he still loves both. So many people don't seem to really know what a stage manager does. My hubby tells people that it's essentially like being Radar from MASH, only in a theatre. 
Welcome also to Erica. Great name! I too have the useful skill of putting up my hair with nothing but a pencil; it used to be waist length, but it's now about half-way down my back since I donated to Locks of Love.
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I generally tell people that my job description is "God". Also, that it's my job to make sure everything happens, as smoothly as possible, whatever that involves on a given night.
I, too, can do the hair up with a pencil (though mechanical pencils tend to snag >< ). Also with a knitting needle, crochet hook, or eating chopstick. I actually found a neat way of doing something that's halfway between a french twist and a messy ponytail with any of the above as well.
You gather your hair into a ponytail in one hand, the implement of hair-putting-up-ness in the other. The implement goes under the ponytail, then you twist it around a full turn, so the hair sort of loops around it, stick the pointier end in at the top of your twist, and slide it through (sort of levering the hair into place). It looks really nice (and my hair is much too long/heavy to hold into an actual french twist, so this is a nice alternative for me).
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #2843 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Wed, 29 October 2008 18:27 |
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Hi Erica! Welcome to the party. I love Giles, too. I love all things Buffy, so if you ever want to talk shop, PM me.
And Jody, Erica's post has the word "ferret" in it, so you two should get along. (Jody--Jmeadows--has like 7 ferrets, fyi.)
Welcome again!
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3151 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Sat, 01 November 2008 14:34 |
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Hi blondviolinist! Welcome to the funhouse.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3289 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 17:42 |
 berlyn
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Hello. My name is Rachele and I live in the wilds of Montana. I have 3 kids and a wonderful husband. I enjoy Ms. McKinley's books immensly (although I wish there were more of them *wistful sigh*) and have lately started my baby sis on them. Hopefully she enjoys them as much as I do.
I'm a full-time stay at home mom, a part-time freelance writer (anything that pays) and a part-time novelist (doesn't pay so far but it beats the heck out of the freelance stuff).
I can't think of anything else to add but I can't wait to meet everyone! Anything else you want to know, just ask.
“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and tequila.” --Mitch Ratcliffe, Technology Review
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3292 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 17:49 |
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Rachele, what kind of novel are you working on? (Used to do freelance, shudder.)
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3328 is a reply to message #2831 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 19:46 |
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I, too, can put my hair up with a pencil, as it is a little past my waist. I twist the entire length tightly and tie a knot, but I don't pull the end all the way through. This leaves a circular twist with a poofy middle and a few inches of ends poking around the outside.
I'm Carol, and I'm a graduate student in experimental nuclear physics. I sing, play piano (though not while in grad school), attempt to garden, and love cooking and baking. Reading is definitely a drug of choice, resulting in 5 packed 6-foot bookshelves and several lingering in nearby stacks. If I didn't have my library card, it would be much worse (better?). I am owned by one cat, named Melian for her beauty. While I don't know how to knit, I can crochet hats.
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3341 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 22:07 |
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Welcome, Carol. I occasionally try to read a lay physics book. Does that count?
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3347 is a reply to message #2744 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 23:35 |
berlyn
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Right now I'm doing a fantasy retelling of East Of The Sun West Of The Moon and a contemporary fantasy that I'm not real serious about (I don't quite know where I'm going with it but it's a whole lot of fun! It'll probably end up in the incomplete folder like the other ones I didn't bother to outline first.)
Totally agree on the freelance shudder. There's nothing like writing articles about the best credit card or the causes and treatments of prostate problems to make you feel like a writing success! Still, I like the fact that I'm writing and getting payed for it. Beats a sharp stick in the eye.
[Updated on: Sun, 02 November 2008 23:35]
“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and tequila.” --Mitch Ratcliffe, Technology Review
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #3348 is a reply to message #3347 ] |
Sun, 02 November 2008 23:43 |
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| berlyn wrote on Sun, 02 November 2008 21:35 |
Right now I'm doing a fantasy retelling of East Of The Sun West Of The Moon and a contemporary fantasy that I'm not real serious about (I don't quite know where I'm going with it but it's a whole lot of fun! It'll probably end up in the incomplete folder like the other ones I didn't bother to outline first.)
Totally agree on the freelance shudder. There's nothing like writing articles about the best credit card or the causes and treatments of prostate problems to make you feel like a writing success! Still, I like the fact that I'm writing and getting payed for it. Beats a sharp stick in the eye.
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Very cool on the East of the Sun, West of the Moon retelling. I love that story.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #5087 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Fri, 14 November 2008 15:24 |
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Hi Rachel! What was sais above about grad school applications--oh so fun!
Welcome! (And don't be shy. Please.)
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #5154 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Sat, 15 November 2008 01:24 |
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4 years of grad school? Oh, I am SO sorry.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #5462 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Tue, 18 November 2008 20:24 |
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Welcome, Anna! Tell us more about you!
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Welcomes and Introductions! [message #5513 is a reply to message #91 ] |
Wed, 19 November 2008 07:33 |
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hi,eeralai. glad you joined our merry band. need help, just shout,our mods are the best and if a member knows something about we like to share.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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