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Hello, Just got my Uni results and i got a first class honours in Popular music and Recording. Very happy!!

Congratulations, Shaun, that's awesome!

TGAforLIFE wrote:

NeverTrustAJunkie wrote:

No drugs. He's just been on my mind I guess!

I was just jokin... But, apparently! hahaha


Hey Klown... sorry, I forgot your name...?

Sounds like you could use some sleep... but maybe sleep isn't good right now?

It's Gordon, don't worry, I'm useless with names

Yeah, if I slept now, it would just ruin my sleeping pattern, gotta soldier it out

Hey Shannon

...and congrats Shaun

Holland wrote:

Hello, Just got my Uni results and i got a first class honours in Popular music and Recording. Very happy!!

Nice work man!! You must be a bit of a music buff then. haha


Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Thanks!!

Klown wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Klown... sorry, I forgot your name...?

Sounds like you could use some sleep... but maybe sleep isn't good right now?

It's Gordon, don't worry, I'm useless with names

Yeah, if I slept now, it would just ruin my sleeping pattern, gotta soldier it out

Hey Shannon

...and congrats Shaun

Ah, that's right. Just needed a reminder. haha Yeah, I'm pretty bad with names too. If Shannon didn't post hers in her signature, I'd probably forget that too. lol

I gotcha tho... just make sure you don't drink any booze. That usually puts even a tough guy into a slumber.


<-- Oh, btw, I'm slowly creeping up to the exclusive 4 digit post club...or something like that. Pretty exciting.

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Hey Konrad! Life is okay today, thanks for asking. A little insane, but what else is new? The kids are good, it's nap time now so I'm just trying to relax. The house is clean, dishes are done, kids are in bed, so now I get a break.

This morning I took them to their swim team practice, then we went downtown to look at a sailboat expedition, went to a cafe to get a snack, did some homeschool work, practiced their violins, you know, a typical day in the life of an overworked nanny. OOH, good news though! Normally I don't get paid for vacations, but I have almost four weeks off this summer (they are taking a few vacations, not me), so I talked to my bosses about possibly getting paid for part of that time because I have bills to pay (duh), and it looks like they will pay me for three of those weeks! I am thrilled! That's way better than last summer. I missed three weeks of pay and was flat broke by the end of August. So yeah, some good news today.

How is your day going? Any luck with the job hunt? I have been praying that something great will turn up for you.

Whilst Gaslight were unreal last night, a shoutout has to go to Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan on Sunday night. What a set, and two of the nicest guys you could ever ask to meet!

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Hey Konrad! Life is okay today, thanks for asking. A little insane, but what else is new? The kids are good, it's nap time now so I'm just trying to relax. The house is clean, dishes are done, kids are in bed, so now I get a break.

This morning I took them to their swim team practice, then we went downtown to look at a sailboat expedition, went to a cafe to get a snack, did some homeschool work, practiced their violins, you know, a typical day in the life of an overworked nanny. OOH, good news though! Normally I don't get paid for vacations, but I have almost four weeks off this summer (they are taking a few vacations, not me), so I talked to my bosses about possibly getting paid for part of that time because I have bills to pay (duh), and it looks like they will pay me for three of those weeks! I am thrilled! That's way better than last summer. I missed three weeks of pay and was flat broke by the end of August. So yeah, some good news today.

How is your day going? Any luck with the job hunt? I have been praying that something great will turn up for you.

Ah... yeah, what's new I guess. haha Sounds like you've had a busy morning, but a sailboat expedition sounds fun. Did you take them in your Volvo? just jokin

That's great you'll get some paid vacation! Sounds like they realize they better take care of ya. Yeah, I can relate to the flat broke thing... right now I'm wondering how I'm gonna pay for my school loan if I don't get a job soon. (not to mention being worried about my foot). Turns out it's tendonitis... which is good as it's only a few weeks of icing and resting it. But, yeah... still a bit frustrating. Live and learn I guess.

Klown wrote:

Whilst Gaslight were unreal last night, a shoutout has to go to Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan on Sunday night. What a set, and two of the nicest guys you could ever ask to meet!

Man! I'll bet! Sounds like the Koko show was a heck of a show. Wish I coulda been there. haha

Yeah, Gaslight always seems to have kick ass support bands. I bet they were cool guys. I met one of the guys from Chamberlain and he was really cool. He told me I'd have to talk to Hollie if I wanted to meet the band. lol But, then I couldn't go back in the concert room. And, the security guys outside the show were punks as usual so I didn't get to meet them. But, I'm hoping maybe just maybe this July.

Was this the Jon Snodgrass you saw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwxJn2Zmw3A

Koko was unreal, but as I was saying to Shannon, it was very bittersweet, our boys are growing up, and we mightn't see them in Europe in that small a venue again for some time...


That was indeed the Jon Snodgrass I saw

TGAforLIFE wrote:

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Hey Konrad! Life is okay today, thanks for asking. A little insane, but what else is new? The kids are good, it's nap time now so I'm just trying to relax. The house is clean, dishes are done, kids are in bed, so now I get a break.

This morning I took them to their swim team practice, then we went downtown to look at a sailboat expedition, went to a cafe to get a snack, did some homeschool work, practiced their violins, you know, a typical day in the life of an overworked nanny. OOH, good news though! Normally I don't get paid for vacations, but I have almost four weeks off this summer (they are taking a few vacations, not me), so I talked to my bosses about possibly getting paid for part of that time because I have bills to pay (duh), and it looks like they will pay me for three of those weeks! I am thrilled! That's way better than last summer. I missed three weeks of pay and was flat broke by the end of August. So yeah, some good news today.

How is your day going? Any luck with the job hunt? I have been praying that something great will turn up for you.

Ah... yeah, what's new I guess. haha Sounds like you've had a busy morning, but a sailboat expedition sounds fun. Did you take them in your Volvo? just jokin

That's great you'll get some paid vacation! Sounds like they realize they better take care of ya. Yeah, I can relate to the flat broke thing... right now I'm wondering how I'm gonna pay for my school loan if I don't get a job soon. (not to mention being worried about my foot). Turns out it's tendonitis... which is good as it's only a few weeks of icing and resting it. But, yeah... still a bit frustrating. Live and learn I guess.

Aaahhhh! No Volvos! Actually, when I have the kids, I drive their minivan. I look like one of those dorky soccer moms in her nerd mobile, complete with car seats, a bag of snacks, and plenty of tissues and band aids on hand at all times. But then I get to leave at the end of day, climb into my Mustang, turn the key and engine over , and act more like a drag racer than a mommy-for-hire. I lead two totally separate lives!

Ugh, school loans! I didn't have much to pay back, thank goodness, but when I finally paid them off, it was such a huge relief. I hope you find a fantastic job soon and everything works out. Who knows? Maybe an opportunity will present itself where you can get a job in NJ like you were daydreaming about. Anything can happen, right?

Okay, you need to take it easy for a while so your foot can heal and you won't hurt anything else! No more injuries for you!

Klown wrote:

Koko was unreal, but as I was saying to Shannon, it was very bittersweet, our boys are growing up, and we mightn't see them in Europe in that small a venue again for some time...


That was indeed the Jon Snodgrass I saw

Yeah... I kinda worry about that. But, at the very least, it's good we've gotten to see them in smaller venues. But, yeah... they are growing up.

That's cool you got to meet Mr. Snodgrass. haha Yeah, he seems like a pretty cool chap.


Oh, and btw, thanks for the prayers Shannon. Ugg... yeah, not having much luck in the job search. I think I need to get more resumes out there or something.

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Oh, and btw, thanks for the prayers Shannon. Ugg... yeah, not having much luck in the job search. I think I need to get more resumes out there or something.

Anytime! I'm sorry you're having such a tough time finding a job. I always hated job hunting. The whole process is so stressful. I'm sure you'll find something great though, and that's a good idea to get more resumes out there. The more places you apply to, the better.

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Hey Konrad! Life is okay today, thanks for asking. A little insane, but what else is new? The kids are good, it's nap time now so I'm just trying to relax. The house is clean, dishes are done, kids are in bed, so now I get a break.

This morning I took them to their swim team practice, then we went downtown to look at a sailboat expedition, went to a cafe to get a snack, did some homeschool work, practiced their violins, you know, a typical day in the life of an overworked nanny. OOH, good news though! Normally I don't get paid for vacations, but I have almost four weeks off this summer (they are taking a few vacations, not me), so I talked to my bosses about possibly getting paid for part of that time because I have bills to pay (duh), and it looks like they will pay me for three of those weeks! I am thrilled! That's way better than last summer. I missed three weeks of pay and was flat broke by the end of August. So yeah, some good news today.

How is your day going? Any luck with the job hunt? I have been praying that something great will turn up for you.

Ah... yeah, what's new I guess. haha Sounds like you've had a busy morning, but a sailboat expedition sounds fun. Did you take them in your Volvo? just jokin

That's great you'll get some paid vacation! Sounds like they realize they better take care of ya. Yeah, I can relate to the flat broke thing... right now I'm wondering how I'm gonna pay for my school loan if I don't get a job soon. (not to mention being worried about my foot). Turns out it's tendonitis... which is good as it's only a few weeks of icing and resting it. But, yeah... still a bit frustrating. Live and learn I guess.

Aaahhhh! No Volvos! Actually, when I have the kids, I drive their minivan. I look like one of those dorky soccer moms in her nerd mobile, complete with car seats, a bag of snacks, and plenty of tissues and band aids on hand at all times. But then I get to leave at the end of day, climb into my Mustang, turn the key and engine over , and act more like a drag racer than a mommy-for-hire. I lead two totally separate lives!

Ugh, school loans! I didn't have much to pay back, thank goodness, but when I finally paid them off, it was such a huge relief. I hope you find a fantastic job soon and everything works out. Who knows? Maybe an opportunity will present itself where you can get a job in NJ like you were daydreaming about. Anything can happen, right?

Okay, you need to take it easy for a while so your foot can heal and you won't hurt anything else! No more injuries for you!

Just givin' ya a hard time. That's funny you drive a minivan for the kids tho. Sounds like two separate lives for sure. lol Must be fun to driving that Mustang! ...especially after a long day at work. haha

Yeah, here's my little "beast:"

It's better for cornering than anything. But, needless to say, I've found some fun corners in the past.

Yeah, that must have been nice to pay your school loans off. I've got a bit of them looming overhead, but someday I'll get 'em paid off. Being jobless doesn't help. But, thanks, yeah, at least daydreaming is free. haha And, right...anything can happen.

Yeah... taking it easy is hard. I was reading somewhere (about injuries and stuff) that sometimes rest is the hardest medicine to swallow. I'd have to agree. Good thing I don't have an injury AND an Irish name. wah wah

TGAforLIFE wrote:

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

TGAforLIFE wrote:

Hey Shannon! How's life? Those crazy kids keeping up you...or should I say, you still keeping up with those crazy kids? haha

Hey Konrad! Life is okay today, thanks for asking. A little insane, but what else is new? The kids are good, it's nap time now so I'm just trying to relax. The house is clean, dishes are done, kids are in bed, so now I get a break.

This morning I took them to their swim team practice, then we went downtown to look at a sailboat expedition, went to a cafe to get a snack, did some homeschool work, practiced their violins, you know, a typical day in the life of an overworked nanny. OOH, good news though! Normally I don't get paid for vacations, but I have almost four weeks off this summer (they are taking a few vacations, not me), so I talked to my bosses about possibly getting paid for part of that time because I have bills to pay (duh), and it looks like they will pay me for three of those weeks! I am thrilled! That's way better than last summer. I missed three weeks of pay and was flat broke by the end of August. So yeah, some good news today.

How is your day going? Any luck with the job hunt? I have been praying that something great will turn up for you.

Ah... yeah, what's new I guess. haha Sounds like you've had a busy morning, but a sailboat expedition sounds fun. Did you take them in your Volvo? just jokin

That's great you'll get some paid vacation! Sounds like they realize they better take care of ya. Yeah, I can relate to the flat broke thing... right now I'm wondering how I'm gonna pay for my school loan if I don't get a job soon. (not to mention being worried about my foot). Turns out it's tendonitis... which is good as it's only a few weeks of icing and resting it. But, yeah... still a bit frustrating. Live and learn I guess.

Aaahhhh! No Volvos! Actually, when I have the kids, I drive their minivan. I look like one of those dorky soccer moms in her nerd mobile, complete with car seats, a bag of snacks, and plenty of tissues and band aids on hand at all times. But then I get to leave at the end of day, climb into my Mustang, turn the key and engine over , and act more like a drag racer than a mommy-for-hire. I lead two totally separate lives!

Ugh, school loans! I didn't have much to pay back, thank goodness, but when I finally paid them off, it was such a huge relief. I hope you find a fantastic job soon and everything works out. Who knows? Maybe an opportunity will present itself where you can get a job in NJ like you were daydreaming about. Anything can happen, right?

Okay, you need to take it easy for a while so your foot can heal and you won't hurt anything else! No more injuries for you!

Just givin' ya a hard time. That's funny you drive a minivan for the kids tho. Sounds like two separate lives for sure. lol Must be fun to driving that Mustang! ...especially after a long day at work. haha

Yeah, here's my little "beast:"

It's better for cornering than anything. But, needless to say, I've found some fun corners in the past.

Yeah, that must have been nice to pay your school loans off. I've got a bit of them looming overhead, but someday I'll get 'em paid off. Being jobless doesn't help. But, thanks, yeah, at least daydreaming is free. haha And, right...anything can happen.

Yeah... taking it easy is hard. I was reading somewhere (about injuries and stuff) that sometimes rest is the hardest medicine to swallow. I'd have to agree. Good thing I don't have an injury AND an Irish name. wah wah

Yeah, my Irish name and my injuries are a blessing and a curse cast down on me, what can I say?

I love the color of your car! It looks a little darker than mine, but nothing beats red cars. And I think pretty much any car can be fun if you know how to drive it...other than a minivan or a Volvo (that was a dig at John. ). A while back, my dad taught me how to take off (like from the starting line) without spinning the tires and I have the worst lead foot ever, so I definitely have fun when I'm driving. It's a minor miracle that I have never gotten a speeding ticket!

I think the way you feel about your student loans is the way I feel a out my credit card bills. I just can't get away from them, and I know I can pay them off eventually, but that is a long way off. Yuck.

Gotta go get the kids up from their nap. Talk to you guys later!

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

Yeah, my Irish name and my injuries are a blessing and a curse cast down on me, what can I say?

I love the color of your car! It looks a little darker than mine, but nothing beats red cars. And I think pretty much any car can be fun if you know how to drive it...other than a minivan or a Volvo (that was a dig at John. ). A while back, my dad taught me how to take off (like from the starting line) without spinning the tires and I have the worst lead foot ever, so I definitely have fun when I'm driving. It's a minor miracle that I have never gotten a speeding ticket!

I think the way you feel about your student loans is the way I feel a out my credit card bills. I just can't get away from them, and I know I can pay them off eventually, but that is a long way off. Yuck.

haha No "pun" intended, right? Yeah, I hear ya there. My injuries are just more of a curse. haha

Thanks. Yeah, I love the color. The first time I laid eyes on 'er it was like it was "meant to be." haha Then I took it for a test drive... and that pretty much sealed my fate. That's funny you have a lead foot. haha Yeah, my dad tells me, if my car had any more horsepower, I'd probably get in a lot of trouble. haha Sounds like that is a minor miracle for ya.

Yeah, bills and loans are frustrating. But, I guess maybe they make us more responsible...? haha

Anyway, I probably should get going too. Have a good rest of your day. We'll catch ya later.

Good luck staying awake Gordon! Drink some caffeine... no booze. haha

Bye Shannon, speak soon

Can I just say, for everyone that I met, or didn't meet this weekend...

I'm sorry, I was so tired, and I'm shit when I'm tired. Would have loved to have spent more time with the ones I did meet, or meet the ones I didn't, but hey, here's to Brixton for 2 nights in October!

Klown wrote:

Can I just say, for everyone that I met, or didn't meet this weekend...

I'm sorry, I was so tired, and I'm shit when I'm tired. Would have loved to have spent more time with the ones I did meet, or meet the ones I didn't, but hey, here's to Brixton for 2 nights in October!

BRIXTOOOOON

Night, night you lovely people, especially the special few

Buenos noches, Gordon! Have a good night!

flying down to southern california tomorrow to visit my folks for a week.

what's up?

That's so cool, Sanam! They live in Orange County, right?