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magicalturkey · 18 Oct 08 :: 13:47

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Cool, Laura. Who'd you name him after?

Whinnie told me if I got another computer it would be named Leroy. I was thinking about buying a new one for about a month before she died, she said the only thing I could possibly name him is Leroy. I don't know why, that's just the way it was. I thought about naming it Whinnie, but it's not a girl.

TeeJay · 18 Oct 08 :: 14:30

Leroy is a good name for a computer. Hope you enjoy working with him.

-TeeJay

Illinoisguy1 · 18 Oct 08 :: 18:25

My first PC was way back in 1997 or so. Had a 2 GB hard drive. Still have it, but it's now in storage.

The computer I'm using I got from a neighbor who threw it away. The back says it was made in 1998. A friend put in a 20 GB hard drive and the high speed internet card. I've had this one for over 2 years no and it works very well.

It does what I need it to do, surf the net.

But I am looking to buy a new computer before the end of the year. Something with a dvd burner and a much larger hard drive. I would really like to have one with the lightscribe dvd drive. Hopefully they'll have some good sales on computer bundles this Christmas.

CappuGirl · 18 Oct 08 :: 18:33

Uh.. I've got the damn flu. My throat is killing me... So I cooked chicken soup for dinner. We don't usually eat that a lot and it's not a known flu-food like it seems to be in the US. I didn't even had a recipe, I just through some stuff together. It turned out pretty good.

I've had the flu before. Last winter I was like 2 weeks sick, two weeks healthy, again two weeks sick.. and so on. Anoying. My throat has never felt as bad as it does now. And I'm pretty tired. But my other symptoms are pretty much in minimum so I quess I shouldn't be whining. JTT is sick too. He slept most of the day. Now he's playing online with his xbox360. He had a huge headache earlier and he's got a serious case of slime and stuff.. So no kisses today. It's a shame. He's so good at it.

i'm really worried about my little girl. Her voice sounds like her throat is bad too. She's a little warm. She's usually the healthiest person in this family so I always tend to worry a lot when she too is sick..
The boys are not sick. They see that I am and they use it against me. The're climbing the walls, fighting and beeing naughty. They always do that when they see I'm not feeling good and don't have the energy. Joys of parenthood..;)

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Do you guys cook a lot? How often do you get sick?

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TeeJay · 18 Oct 08 :: 18:36

Hope you feel better soon, Maria. It always sucks to be sick. I'm not sick that often (luckily). I had a really bad flu a few months ago, and I had forgotten how much it sucked to have a sore throat and a runny nose. And, uh, I'm having an upper GI (gastroscopy) on Monday, which I'm not looking forward to. Nothing serious, they just wanna check where my stomach trouble is coming from.

I'm not much of a cook, but I love baking and making desserts. Very much a sweet tooth.

-TeeJay

CappuGirl · 18 Oct 08 :: 18:47

TeeJay wrote:

I love baking and making desserts. Very much a sweet tooth.
-TeeJay

I've got this thing. I get this weird compulsion for baking 3-4 times a year and it lasts like 2-4 weeks. I bake someting almost everyday. It feels somehow therapeutic. And I too have a sweet tooth. :embarrassed::drool: I was just about have another one of these baking spells when I got sick. I was gonna bake apple pies this week end. Now that I can't make one, i have a huge lust for them!

domesticelefant · 18 Oct 08 :: 19:11

Luckily, I'm also not sick that often. (Well, besides my syndrome of course, but that doesn't really count for me.) But a few months ago I had the flu too. Not that bad though, had to miss only two days from work (not that I minded that! LOL).

I can't really cook, but I got into baking some time ago and I'm trying to do that quite often now. It's so much fun. I love baking muffins.

TeeJay · 18 Oct 08 :: 19:26

If we'd had the time, I would have loved to bake Chris a birthday cake in LA. Well, maybe next time...

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 18 Oct 08 :: 19:45

Yeah, great idea! Let's do that next time! I'll have a lot of practice until then!

TeeJay · 18 Oct 08 :: 19:47

Something totally unrelated but possibly important to some of us. On Oct 26 Central Europe has their daylight saving time change. The US changes on Nov 2, so there will be one week where EST and CET are 5 hours apart instead of 6.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 18 Oct 08 :: 19:58

Yeah, noticed that earlier, too. Thanks for the reminder.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 19 Oct 08 :: 09:01

CappuGirlFin wrote:

Do you guys cook a lot? How often do you get sick?

I have a cooking class this semester at school. We get to cook at least once every week. = ]
I get colds at least 3 times a year, especially during winter. I hate it! I hope you fully recover very soon. :hug:

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TheCentralScrutinizer · 19 Oct 08 :: 09:23

Beautiful banner, Mel!

I cook a lot. I don't get colds very often. But I have stomach issues.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 19 Oct 08 :: 10:14

Thanks!!! TJ did an awesome job making it!!

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TeeJay · 19 Oct 08 :: 10:20

Thanks. It's so long ago that I almost didn't remember this was one of mine.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 19 Oct 08 :: 10:37

I do remember that.

CappuGirl · 19 Oct 08 :: 19:42

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Beautiful banner, Mel!
I cook a lot. I don't get colds very often. But I have stomach issues.

I too have stomach issues.

What do you cook? Do you have favorite?

From my own cooking my favorites are some soups. Especially the ones where I put a little of this certain cheese in.

CappuGirl · 19 Oct 08 :: 19:44

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan wrote:

CappuGirlFin wrote:
Do you guys cook a lot? How often do you get sick?
I have a cooking class this semester at school. We get to cook at least once every week. = ]
I get colds at least 3 times a year, especially during winter. I hate it! I hope you fully recover very soon. :hug:

Thanks, I hope no-one else gets sick. I'm a little better today. I've never before done this much self-medicating! :silly:

TheCentralScrutinizer · 19 Oct 08 :: 19:55

I cook all kinds of stuff. I have a special spice rub that I use to marinate meats. I love watching The Food Network and discovering new things to try.

TeeJay · 20 Oct 08 :: 22:33

TeeJay's photo of the day. Taken at dusk on a walk through the forest tonight.

-TeeJay

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 21 Oct 08 :: 04:23

Great photo. Keep on taking more. Germany is beautiful!

domesticelefant · 21 Oct 08 :: 12:23

Wow, that's a beautiful shot. I went out on Saturday and tried to photograph the nature too, but my pics turned out kinda boring.

CappuGirl · 22 Oct 08 :: 06:05

Pretty.
I wish I had a better camera. I'm developing a secret passion for becoming a photographer... Well, not so secret anymore.

TeeJay · 22 Oct 08 :: 11:02

I bought my very first SLR camera in September this year. And I love trying new things with it, but I'm not more than an amateur photographer. It's so much more complex to work with an SLR camera. Maybe something of a compromise between an SLR and a compact camera would be the thing for you. I've heard a lot of good things about the Panasonic Lumix cameras. Not sure what models are the best, but the FZ models look great. Of course they're also kinda expensive. I myself am a big fan of Canon, but most of it is personal preference. There are a lot of really good digital cameras out there that are all similar in price and performance.

Care to share some of your photography samples?

-TeeJay

Illinoisguy1 · 22 Oct 08 :: 13:31

Gee, I wish I could share some of my photos I've taken over the years. But I can't since I have a crappy computer and no way of inputting it into the computer.

In the past I've gone to car shows, air shows and some scenic spots such as Graue Mill in Oakbrook, Little Red Schoolhouse and wildlife in forest preserves.

Hopefully sometime soon I can get a better computer and upload some of my pics.

Some tips I've learned over the years is when taking pics of animals is to get down to their level. When taking pics of objects such as cars, planes or buildings is to take it at an angle to give it a 3-D effect - if taken straight on the subject has no depth and just looks flat. Composition is also very important, I always try and carefully frame it to at least balance the photo.

I'm really looking to get a digital camera once I get a new computer.

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