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BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 27 Oct 08 :: 05:31

CappuGirlFin wrote:

Hey, does anyone use Yahoo! messenger? I just added my address on my profile but I can't download any new programs on this computer now.

My username for Yahoo messenger is ChrisMarquettesLovah. Add me. (:

domesticelefant · 27 Oct 08 :: 14:08

My great aunt died yesterday. She was 94 years old and I haven't seen her for more than 7 years until last year. Yeah, she was old, but she was the last living family member from my mom's side. Our family has never been big.
Oh, and I'm sick, which means I cannot go to work today and tomorrow. Which is kind of great because work still sucks.

CappuGirl · 27 Oct 08 :: 17:16

Samsy-Marie wrote:

My great aunt died yesterday. She was 94 years old and I haven't seen her for more than 7 years until last year. Yeah, she was old, but she was the last living family member from my mom's side. Our family has never been big.
Oh, and I'm sick, which means I cannot go to work today and tomorrow. Which is kind of great because work still sucks.

I'm sorry.. But she lived a long life.

Hope you get better soon. I send you lot of virtual-get-well-balloons.

My Great granmother lived to be 92. Died when I was teenager.. Now her son, my granpa died last weekend.. I wasn't very close to him. Still makes me sad.. and still it's a good thing he gets to sleep eternaly now and had pretty painless death. Died in his sleep. 80 years old. He wasn't him self these past few years. He was ill. He always looked terrified when he didn't recognize people.. And he did have a lot of people around him.. He had 13 kids and about 30 grand kids and some great gran kids..We are a pretty large family.. I've got about 49 cousins totally if I counted correctly.

domesticelefant · 27 Oct 08 :: 17:43

Well, my family has never been big, since my parents are both only children. So no cousins for me and my brothers.
My paternal grandparents died before I was old enough to know them (Grandpa died before I was even born, Grandma died when I was one), my other grandpa died when I was three, so I hardly remember him. He was my great aunt's younger brother and died three days after his 70th birthday. Yeah, she lived more then 20 years longer. Her husband is still alive at 90, but we're not blood-related to him. Thank God! He's a jerk.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 28 Oct 08 :: 05:50

I'm really sorry for your loss, Anne. I know how it feels. My grandpa died a little over 3 years ago...

CappuGirl · 28 Oct 08 :: 09:08

Lately I've been thinking I have a too big family. I'm a bit jealous for the people that have small families and are actually close with them. I don't really connect with any of my family members, not even my siblings and parents. I've never had a deep conversation with any of them, no-one ever said how they felt. I have this huge family and still I feel like I'm alone in the world. Like I have no roots...

Honestly, I felt like I was emonationally handicapted when I was growing up. I watched these american tv-shows and figured either they are seriously fictional or finnish people are just that much different than americans...
I never knew love until I had my kids... Sure, I had one boyfriend before JTT that told me how he felt but I couldn't feel it my self. Not even with JTT, not before the kids. I think I knew it somehow that having kids would teach me. That's why I was so busy to have them so young.. :embarrassed:
I try to teach my kids to appreciate each other better, tell them I love them. I try to raise them better than I was raised.. I never heard "I love you" my self as a child... Now my dad has gone soft when he got old. He calls saying that he loves me and hugs me when we see. I hate how I starttle when he hugs me, it's always so new. Even when he's been doing that (hugging) for over ten years now.. half of my life actually now. Hard to believe it's been that long. I'll never get used to it. My dad.. showing his emotions.. Couple of years he's done those phone calls now...

Oh.. sorry for going so deep and depressing on you guys.. :embarrassed: Just some thoughts... I quess I just wanna tell you guys, please appreciate your families no matter what size they are. And don't be afraid to feel or show feelings..

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TeeJay · 28 Oct 08 :: 11:23

Oh, I know how you feel, Maria, at least a little. And let me assure you, even when you have a small family, it doesn't mean you connect more easily. Most of my family is pretty cool, but other than my parents and grandma, I can't really say I love any of them. And even there, there's not a lot of hugging and declarations of love. It would be weird, telling my parents that I love them. It's kinda sad, because you always think they'd know, right? At least I know that they love me, even though they don't actually say it.

Most of my family, I only see in person on Christmas. And it's often kinda awkward because we don't always have a lot in common and small talk gets really old really fast. I'm curious about meeting with dad's side's family because we've just had a bit of a family scandal this year. My 16-year-old cousin got knocked up by some guy she met. She hasn't even finished school, and I believe the father of the kid is unemployed (or also still in school). As if that's not bad enough, she has very bad rheumatoid arthritis, to the point where she has been admitted to the hospital more than once. She wanted to keep the baby, and I just hope it all works out somehow in the end.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 28 Oct 08 :: 11:30

Yeah, same here. We don't really talk to each other in my family. We never call each other, we only talk when we meet on Sundays to have lunch together. We're not a close family. Maybe that is the reason why I often feel lonely. I don't have many friends either.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 28 Oct 08 :: 15:44

At least you've got parents.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 28 Oct 08 :: 16:52

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/2 … 38391.html

(Can you tell I really don't wanna work today?)

CappuGirl · 28 Oct 08 :: 18:08

And it's often kinda awkward because we don't always have a lot in common and small talk gets really old really fast.

That's what I have with my familymembers, even my siblings since I only see them once or twice in a year. I don't ever even talk with them on the messenger because I never know what to say to them.. Now think of this and put it together with the fact that usually I go to visit my sisters for a week or so, and I have to live at their house that time.. Gets pretty quiet. Most of the time I just watch the kids play with their cousins. I hate it. I'd love it if my kids could be closer with their cousns. Like JTT. He too has pretty big family but he grew up having his siblings and some of his cousins as his best friends. It's very cute.

At least you've got parents.

Oh.. I'm sorry.. *hug*

I don't know if I'll even have them for long. Dad's got pretty bad health and mom isn't much better. And my mom's really depressed.. She has a death wish..

CappuGirl · 28 Oct 08 :: 18:45

I feel bad for bringing you all down.. So what positive things do I have to tell you today..

The warranty on this computer screen is so suberb, today some bold dude came and took away the old broken one and brough us a brand new. So yay, I get to see you all in wide screen again.

Yesterday I got email from play.com that my Twilight books are coming this way right now. Maybe I'll get to read the second one before this week comes to an end.

The kids are at a friend's birthday (next door) right now so I have fun listening good music in loud volumes. How teenager of me!
Oh, they came home. I'll bet tonight Even the youngest one goes to sleep easier. Maybe even I'll get to sleep before midnight for once, then.

TeeJay · 28 Oct 08 :: 19:07

Positive things? Today? Lunch didn't suck as much as I thought it would. I didn't get any appointments at work with my line manager and Human Resources (which means I'm not one of the 500 people they're going to fire this week). I was asked if I want to be a moderator on Michael Welch's official message board. I learned what my grandma and my parents are planning on giving me for x-mas. (Yay!) My Peter Fox CD and New Frontier novel from amazon.de arrived (which is the good news) but they're still at my neighbor's whom they were delivered to and they're not home (which is the bad news).

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 28 Oct 08 :: 19:11

What pisses me off right now:
- I have to go back to work tomorrow.
- The theatre is probably not going to show Nights in Rodanthe in English, but I REFUSE to see the dubbed version.
- German TV sucks as always.
- I don't remember where I stopped watching my English stuff. Hey, Tina, how soon can you send some of the new stuff?

TheCentralScrutinizer · 28 Oct 08 :: 19:30

Positive? I'm not bleeding quite as hard as I was yesterday? Sorry, that's all I got. :fedup:

domesticelefant · 28 Oct 08 :: 19:59

I don't really have positive things for today either, except maybe that I could stay at home. But I didn't even manage to do all the things I wanted to do with my apartment.

TeeJay · 28 Oct 08 :: 20:47

Hey, the lady from downstairs just brought me my amazon package. Yay! The New Frontier comic book is awesome! I'm not much into comics, but I looooove the New Frontier series and it's really cool to see these characters drawn out instead of just seeing them in your mind. Hope the storie's good too!

Now back to watching Prison Break episode 1x04 with Paul Scheuring, Wade Williams and Dominic Purcell's feature commentary. Good stuff!

-TeeJay

Simon · 28 Oct 08 :: 23:43

Had my boss spend £150 on a cinema system for me just for working for a week during a time when i shouldn't be.

Watched a film on it tonight, and spent most of the time turning the volume up and down. When something loud happened on screen, it was "apparently" too loud, and then when i turned it down, i couldn't hear the dialogue.:doh:

TeeJay · 28 Oct 08 :: 23:46

Simontbh wrote:

Watched a film on it tonight, and spent most of the time turning the volume up and down. When something loud happened on screen, it was "apparently" too loud, and then when i turned it down, i couldn't hear the dialogue.:doh:

Yeah, I know what you mean. I think it's just a general "problem" with Dolby Surround. Happens to me all the time, and I do find it a little annoying sometimes. What I did is turn the bass down quite a bit, which makes the loud action scenes okay to listen to.

-TeeJay

Simon · 28 Oct 08 :: 23:53

I wouldn't even know how to do that. Whilst watching it, it doesn't sound that bad. I reckon it's just my dad complaining about the sound.

TeeJay · 28 Oct 08 :: 23:55

On the remote control for my Dolby Surround system I can control the volume of each speaker separately, including the bass. Can you not do that? (And I'm actually talking about the subwoofer, I just couldn't remember what it was called.)

Also, someone once told me you're supposed to place the subwoofer in a way so that it doesn't directly point in the viewer's direction. Mine points sideways, and that works just as well.

-TeeJay

Simon · 29 Oct 08 :: 00:17

the subwoofer is perfectly fine for me, it's the front left and right speakers. To me, they sound perfectly fine. Yes, they are loud, but not deafening.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 29 Oct 08 :: 05:09

CappuGirlFin wrote:

I quess I just wanna tell you guys, please appreciate your families no matter what size they are. And don't be afraid to feel or show feelings..

Well said, Maria. I couldn't have said it better myself.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 29 Oct 08 :: 05:25

Celebrate your "chosen" families too. As Laura's tragic loss of her best friend reminds us, we can never take anything for granted, least of all the ones we love.

CappuGirl · 29 Oct 08 :: 11:20

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Celebrate your "chosen" families too. As Laura's tragic loss of her best friend reminds us, we can never take anything for granted, least of all the ones we love.

Yeah that too... Since I moved to this new hometown of mine, I've slowly grown apart from the few friends I had growing up. Distance is the greatest relationship killer, no matter what short of relationship. Espesially for a girl like me that hates talking in phone. I wouldn't even know what to talk about with my ex-bestfriend since our lives are so different. At first it was her living this wild partygirl-phase and me starting my family. Now it's me having my kids and she not able to have any. It feels like I'm rubbing it in for her if I talk about my kids.. Thank God I finally made one new friend here 1,5 years ago. Have a new best friend, with the same life situation. One friend (in this town) is better than nothing. Why am I so bad at making new friends? Of course I still miss my ex-bestfriend like crazy.. I still keep in contact with my oldest friend but there's conflicts with her all the time.. She kinda brakes up with me twice a year when we get into small fights...But thankfully she's pretty glingy, refuses to stay away long.

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