Hi Everyone,

I'm just curious, if you won, let's say, 2 million dollars in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

I would buy 40 acres of land, build a house and start a No Kill animal shelter. This is my dream and I'm working on doing this even if I don't win the lottery, although it would happen a lot faster if I did.

Put a down payment on a house, buy a reliable vehicle, and go back to school for social work.

Sounds good to me. Buy that ticket now, you never know.

Pay off bills, go back to school for a PhD in Historical Preservation or Military History, take that Egypt vacation I've always wanted, invest, and set my Mom and brother up for life.

Even without the lottery ticket, its what I'm shooting for! :)

Well if it's a 2 million prize, and you do lump payment, you'd get about 1 million, give or take about 100K. Then, by the time fed and state taxes are pulled, you are left with about 500K.

So the first thing id do is buy condoms, champagne, hire a sitter for overnight, and take my wife out for a great dinner and hit the blues bar. Keep the bar in drinks. Keep the band in drinks. Keep the sultry songs coming until she pulls me out the door to go to the hotel.

Second thing id do is talk to my tax guy and my lawyer about estate planning and especially wealth protection in my later years, as health care is going to get so fricking ugly expensive by the time I retire, its going to be crushing.

Then, with whatever fun money is left after retirement planning and college funds (college costs increase at twice the rate of inflation), and I really don't think itd be a lot, the fun things id do... probably put down some $$ and buy real estate near warm, big water.

If its straight up 2 mil (a little less than what you get with a 10 mil prize, lump sum) things loosen up a lot. All the above, and half of what's left into more business investments, the other half might go into a charitable foundation. I don't think you get that kind of money without a moral obligation to pass it on, at least in good deeds if not in dollars.

That is, of course, after the condoms and champagne. ;)

That's one of the nice things about living in Canada, no taxes paid on lottery winnings, you keep the whole lot, hope I'm not rubbing it in.:p

One other thing I would do with the money, probably before I start the shelter, is go to visit my relatives in Germany. I haven't seen them in almost 7 years and I miss them terribly.

I don't know how much 2 mil would be after taxes, but if I won something like 200 million or something this is what I'd do.

1. tell no one.
2. Get a lawyer
3. Change telephone #
4. Claim my prize.
5. Purchase land and build home in Alaska
4. Give 1 mill to my mom, dad, sister, and grandparents.
5. Make another press release that no one else is getting a penny.
6. Change name and hope everyone leaves me alone.

I think I'd be worried most about people, trying to get the money from me. Look at all those people that were sued after winning and then lost everything over stupid law suites.
I almost think that even if it would be nice to win that money, I wouldn't want to. There's too much money, too much worry. I wouldn't want that type of stress.

Gernald- Good point. It's amazing how many long lost relatives come out of the wood work when you get your hands on some money.

I don't know how much a private little island in the middle of know where would cost, but it's worth looking into.:p

Lottery values are expressed as total payout of an annuity. So a 2 mil payout would translate into a lumpsum payout of about half, from that you take our taxes if applicable.

So even without taxes, you would get 1 mill which might just barely be enough to live on. Figure it would generate about $50K in annual income.

if I were to win an amount like that I would pay down my debt and put the rest away for retirement.

However, if I won a good sized prize, lets say a net of $20 mil. I would take a third of it and set up a philanthropic trust. With that amount I could generate about $250K annually which I would use to fund some scholarships and just look for where I could do some good.

Maybe we should up the ante? Why not say 5million after taxes etc. That's 5 million in your pocket to do with what you wish.

Well, if we up the ante, I'm going to add some Jimmy Choo's...

(High heels, stillettos, sexy sandals, flip flops, tennies... ) :D

Unfortunately, I guess they are allowed to give out the info on who won it. So people are bound to find out. :(

I would buy back the family farm, hell, the whole hollow. And I would do a lot of traveling.

You know what people would say, "She bought the farm!":p

1. tell no one.
2. Get a lawyer
3. Change telephone #
4. Claim my prize.
5. Purchase land and build home in Alaska
4. Give 1 mill to my mom, dad, sister, and grandparents.
5. Make another press release that no one else is getting a penny.
6. Change name and hope everyone leaves me alone.

I think I'd be worried most about people, trying to get the money from me. Look at all those people that were sued after winning and then lost everything over stupid law suites.
I almost think that even if it would be nice to win that money, I wouldn't want to. There's too much money, too much worry. I wouldn't want that type of stress.

FUNNY. FUNNY. FUNNY.

What I would do? Hmmm... the possibilities. Straight-up 2 million without taxes taken:

*Give my family and loved one a heap
*Pay off ALL debt (credit cards, school loan, car)
*Stash some away in savings/retirement
*Donate to all those who have lost their homes due to Katrina, tornados or any other disaster
*Donate to AIDS awarness and a damn cure as well as luekemia and other cancer illnesses
*Buy ALL the Disney movies possible
*The rest goes to college and my future

If I won the lottery, I'd give the money to whoever it was that bought the ticket.

You know what people would say, "She bought the farm!":p

Lol! ;)

Mkay 5 mil straight up, meaning lots of fun money.

Condoms, champagne, flight to warm water. Id "buy" my wife a julio and antonio to keep her in drinks on the beach and keep her feet massaged. After the investments and philanthropy the indulgences would be...

A smaller sailboat with a cabin... something like a 22 foot merit. Holds four easy. Not so big you can't pull it around. Also will need an even smaller one.. 16-18 foot scow or maybe a 'cat... something that screams like the wind and gets you wet, riding just off the water.

Need a couple of cycles. Got a goldwing, but id hafta think about this a bit.

Season tickets in chicago and kc, american football.

Probably a different home. Real estate in Colorado and the big, warm water I mentioned.

And id build a woodworking shop out in the back 40. Spend my days puttering in the shop making furniture. Id also buy a nikon d2 dslr and a bunch of photography equipment.

And most definitely, there would be a cleaning service contracted. I love to cook... maybe even a bed and breakfast like casa de siesta in padre would be fun... but I wouldn't miss cleaning the house one darn bit.

And more champagne and... well, you know.

I'd pay off my parents' house with the extra money, set aside (in trust funds) $20k each for my nieces and nephews, payable ONLY towards a college degree. The money is null and void and reverts to me if they do not elect to finish school by age 25.

I'd then buy all siblings a good computer, and a digital camera, and let them know that no visits should even be attempted without prior email confirmation.

And I agree with the above poster (sorry, I'm too lazy to scroll up) about not telling anyone about winning, ESPECIALLY my friends. I'd also get a lawyer on retainer for spurious lawsuits (about WHAT, I'm not sure, but I'm suresomeone could find something). And the press release (even just intrafamily) about no one getting a penny otherwise would be good, too. I'm not squandering MY money on relatives, dang it!

Dear Sir Boss person,

It is with a heavy heart (and pocketbook), that I write this here note. I will not be reporting for duty, today, tomorrow, the next day, day after that (noticing a trend here ).

You may have whatever items remain on my desk to do with, as you wish. Including, the hot project that you gave me yesterday at 5 pm, and expecting a completion date of today at 9 pm. I probably should let you go so you can get working on it.

Sincerely,
Allheart

p.s. If I read my lotto ticket wrong... can I have my job back :eek:

Dear Sir Boss person,

It is with a heavy heart (and pocketbook), that I write this here note. I will not be reporting for duty, today, tomorrow, the next day, day after that (noticing a trend here ).

You may have whatever items remain on my desk to do with, as you wish. Including, the hot project that you gave me yesterday at 5 pm, and expecting a completion date of today at 9 pm. I probably should let you go so you can get working on it.

Sincerely,
Allheart

p.s. If I read my lotto ticket wrong...can I have my job back :eek:



I like It!

Screw that.

I'm taking the stapler, the tape dispenser, and the binder clips. y'all can bill my arse.

KP- I'm also a wood worker, my garage is my shop. I make tables and other wooden nick knacks. I'd love a shop on my 40 acres with the most expensive tools money could buy, then I'd give my tables and such to the needy.

Allheart - Nice to hear from you. I love the note. My husband always says that he would still continue working until he got his machinist certificate (2 years to go) and then he'd say so long and we'd concentrate on the animal shelter. I should probably go buy a ticket, you can't win if you don't.

Wish I was old enough to buy a ticket. That's the first thing I'm doing when I turn 18! Only two more months. Until then, I suppose I'll just hope my parents win, or my grandparents. Better them then me anyway. They have actual needs (and they actually bought tickets.)

Hey everyone, just remember the little people when you win. Me, me, me, me:p

Bacon. Lots of bacon.

Or

I'd buy my MD (medical degree). I'm not liking this med school business.

I love bacon, lots and lots of bacon. Don't forget the chocolate, no more Aero bars I'm going for the good stuff.

Hey everyone, just remember the little people when you win. Me, me, me, me:p

I'd say sure, but then if I do win you'd sue me or something and all H e double hockey stix would break out. :)

I like the idea about buying your medical degree, just let me know if you win so I can make a mental note not to go under the knife with you at the helm. :D :eek:

Gernald- I'm not the suing type.:) Even though I would go to Germany to visit relatives, my main priority would be to open the No Kill animal shelter. I am at this time trying to make a difference in the lives of unwanted animals, money would definitely help. I would, however, not expect a penny from anyone, unless of course you want to donate to the shelter.

A bought medical degree? Where can I get one of those?:p

I'd build a huge no-kill free-range cat shelter with has a 24-hr reception area that will accept cats, no questions asked. Right now, abandoned cats get left at the shelter door in unsealed cardboard boxes with maybe a hot dog inside for food or get smooshed between the wooden door and the storm door.

If I had any money left, I'd hand out $20 bills here and there to people I see in stores and on the street.

I'd build a huge no-kill free-range cat shelter with has a 24-hr reception area that will accept cats, no questions asked. Right now, abandoned cats get left at the shelter door in unsealed cardboard boxes with maybe a hot dog inside for food or get smooshed between the wooden door and the storm door.

If I had any money left, I'd hand out $20 bills here and there to people I see in stores and on the street.

I hope I run into you on the street;) .

My shelter would accept dogs, cats, rabbit and birds. I don't think that I would turn away any animal, but those are the animals I'd have facilities for. I would like a huge barn for the cats to roam around but not get hurt. I'd have an outdoor arena for the dogs to run, and an indoor facility for sleep and when it's cold. A huge atrium for the birds and another barn for the bunnies. I've adopted all I can, now it's time to find homes for the others.

I hope I run into you on the street;) .

My shelter would accept dogs, cats, rabbit and birds. I don't think that I would turn away any animal, but those are the animals I'd have facilities for. I would like a huge barn for the cats to roam around but not get hurt. I'd have an outdoor arena for the dogs to run, and an indoor facility for sleep and when it's cold. A huge atrium for the birds and another barn for the bunnies. I've adopted all I can, now it's time to find homes for the others.

Your shelter sounds like Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. Will you have room for donkeys and goats too? I'll help out with them. Also, I'm real good at scooping cat litter.

(Wear a yellow tulip on your lapel and I will watch for you.)

I would buy 1000 acres right next to Ted Neugent and kill and eat as many animals as he. Maybe more. I like meat. Donkey meat is real good. I would mount their heads on all of the out buildings and fence post to scare off animal lovers and tree huggers and other assorted buggers.

magprob, if you do that, I won't share my Spam sandwiches with you any longer. No brownies for you either!

I wouldn't need a Spam Samwich. I'd be eating Donkey samwiches.

I'll start recruiting animals. We have enough strays around my house to fill several shelters twice over. Sure I'd give money, just can't be too careful these days you know. That's where other countries have it right, you can't sue anyone.
Thanks magprob I now have lovely images in my head. :)


Altenweg, Wo in Deutschland lebt Ihre Familie?

Wo in Deutschland lebt Ihre Familie?

Mein ist in Hanover. Sehr gut.

Gernald and Wondergirl- Ach, das ist so schoen. Meine familie ist I'm Weikersheim in der nehe von Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Ich hab viele Tantes, Onkels und cousine, ich vermisse alle sehr. Sorry, the Germans a bit rusty.

I'd wear the yellow tulip but I don't think I'll be in Chicago anytime soon, I live in Canada. If you're ever in the neighborhood look me up, I'll have the pooper scooper ready.

My German kind of sucks anyway, I was never very good at it.

Cool, I lived in Heidelberg with my dad for a while.
Wish I could go back, it's so much nicer over there.

Come to think of it I'd spend some money on that too...

I'd wear the yellow tulip but I don't think I'll be in Chicago anytime soon, I live in Canada. If you're ever in the neighborhood look me up, I'll have the pooper scooper ready.

Anywhere near Toronto? I'm from a little town in NY southeast across the lake. I could visit my mom and waterski over to you. Or meet you on Goat Island.

I would know no one! Only the daugther and the parents would get a dime! After that I'd plead poverty live in a shanty with twenty watch cats and make moon shine all day long(for medical reasons) No really I'd get a job as a door greeter at walmart!

I would move to a Country where there is no oil.

Wondergirl- I live in a hamlet around 5 km from Edmonton called Sherwood Park, a 5-6 hour flight from Toronto. Who knows, maybe I'll make a trip to Chicago one day with the hubby and kids, can I bring my fur babies?

Gernald- Your German is great. I love Germany, I would go visit more often if it wasn't so expensive, but a family of 4 can cost quite a bit, especially because I'd have to rent a car etc. I love living in Canada however and I wouldn't leave, unless I can get my own island somewhere near Hawaii.

I would move to a Country where there is no oil.

What, no black gold, no Texas tea? How about the Oilers, got to love them.

Texas Tea... LoL, nope not even the oilers would keep me here. I would sell all, and move to the last place America would think to look for oil. :-)

Funny, I'd move to the last place anyone would ever look for me.;) Oil wouldn't be a bad thing to have on my island in Hawaii, the money might run out some day and I'll have to find a way to make a buck. I don't think weaving grass skirts is in my future.:p

Solar panels, lots a batteries, and bikes.

Texas Tea... LoL, nope not even the oilers would keep me here. I would sell all, and move to the last place America would think to look for oil. :-)

Antartica, China..?

Well, I don't know about all of you but I'm stuck in Canada for awhile. Love it here, I just wish the darn snow would melt already, I want to see my lawn, even if it will be brown. I can't wait to bring out the sprinkler and wear my shorts.

Ooooooh along with my original comment. I would also like to buy a lifetime supply of Chowards scented gum. That stuff is addicting.

Gum? Hmmm, how expensive is this gum that you would have to win 5 million? What's in this gum? Can you buy it over the counter?;)

I'm sticking with the expensive chocolate. Which country makes the best chocolate, I might have to go to the source.

Mmm... chocolate... Switzerland... Belgium... Mmm...

Course, Godiva is pretty great, too! :)

Cool, I have relatives in Switzerland, I wonder if they'd mind me stopping by.

Darnit, now I'm craving chocolate.:D

Build a go-kart version of the nurburg ring, i.e a miniature one

Cool, I have relatives in Switzerland, I wonder if they'd mind me stopping by.

Darnit, now I'm craving chocolate.:D

They mind random strangers dropping in? LOL! :)

Chocolate and coffee... my two vices... mmm...

I'm not a stranger, they're my Uncle's widow and kids (although they're all my age or older so I guess they're not kids anymore). I was supposed to visit them last time I was in Germany, but it didn't work out, so I haven't actually seen them in 23 years. Of course I now have a husband and two kids so I think it might get a little crowded. Better call first.:)

Ahhh coffee, that I have:) . Still craving the chocolate though.:(

Gum? Hmmm, how expensive is this gum that you would have to win 5 million? What's in this gum? Can you buy it over the counter?;)

I'm sticking with the expensive chocolate. Which country makes the best chocolate, I might have to go to the source.


Lol I wouldn't buy a lifetime supply of gum if I wasn't rich. I'm pretty tight with my money. Lol.

I'm not a stranger, they're my Uncle's widow and kids (although they're all my age or older so I guess they're not kids anymore). I was supposed to visit them last time I was in Germany, but it didn't work out, so I haven't actually seen them in 23 years. Of course I now have a husband and two kids so I think it might get a little crowded. Better call first.:)


Oh! Lol... I meant ME! :D I could use a vacation! Especially a vacation to a chocolate nirvana!

If I won, I would split it with my brother. First, I would pay off all my debt, then I would buy a newer car, go back to school, and buy an apt for my best friend. I would make sure my aunt never ended up in a nursing home, and I would go on a vacation with my ex boyfriend and my best friend. Oh... and I would send both of them back to school as well.

Actually - I would probably have a heart attack and never get to spend a dime. :)

Oh! Lol... I meant ME! :D I could use a vacation! Especially a vacation to a chocolate nirvana!

I'll ask if they have room for one more. We could eat chocolate 24/7.

I could use a vacation! Especially a vacation to a chocolate nirvana!

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Here you go HC.

Yessssss... and coffee...

Ooo... and skiing... but only after chocolate and coffee...

On second thought, forget the skiing. 24/7 C&C sounds waaaay to good! ;)

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Here ya go HC.

LOL! Why thank you ScottG!

Alas, sadly, my Dad made me into a Godiva snob... Hersheys just doesn't do it for me...

I used to live in PA - went to Hershey quite a bit... You know, the whole kisses street light thing is pretty cool... I could use one of those for my apartment... A little bit more eclectic-ism for my corner of the world!

$20 if you pinch one for me?? :D

This a fantasy--no need of the stats to make it unfun! I have often thought of winning the lotto, of course you have to play to win! Pay off bills of mine and my closet relatives and my church.

LOL! Why thank you ScottG!

Alas, sadly, my Dad made me into a Godiva snob.... Hersheys just doesn't do it for me....

I used to live in PA - went to Hershey quite a bit... You know, the whole kisses street light thing is pretty cool.... I could use one of those for my apartment... A little bit more eclectic-ism for my corner of the world!

$20 if you pinch one for me??? :D

Where at in Pa did you live?

Where at in Pa did you live?

West Chester.

Went to a private school there for 6th grade. Then I moved on. I've lived in 9 states and China... go figure!

Wow, what's it like in China? You must have allot of interesting stories to tell. Is there any good chocolate there? What's the coffee like?;)

As for the skiing, not going to happen. I've skied twice in my life and discovered (not easily) that I am not meant to stick long posts on my feet, go up a mountain, aim for the bottom and hope that I make it. Too many trees, animals that run in my path, children that laugh etc. etc. I'll sit in the chalet with hot chocolate and cold chocolate and every chocolate imaginable. :D

Ding, better idea, go on a trip around the world sampling their chocolates and their coffee.
I'm going to buy a lottery ticket, if I win you might hear from me.:p

Wow, what's it like in China? You must have allot of interesting stories to tell. Is there any good chocolate there? What's the coffee like?;)

As for the skiing, not gonna happen. I've skied twice in my life and discovered (not easily) that I am not meant to stick long posts on my feet, go up a mountain, aim for the bottom and hope that I make it. Too many trees, animals that run in my path, children that laugh etc. etc. I'll sit in the chalet with hot chocolate and cold chocolate and every chocolate imaginable. :D

Ding, better idea, go on a trip around the world sampling their chocolates and their coffee.
I'm going to buy a lottery ticket, if I win you might hear from me.:p
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So, no Rabbit hill or Sun Valley ski trips for us then?

Would prefare £2 million to $2million I would get the first flight away from the uk and set up home somewhere else most likely Florida

That's a good point, pounds is more than dollars right now. Hmmmm... wonder if you could trick the lottery people in to giving the prize in pounds??
Probably not :(

Wow, what's it like in China? You must have allot of interesting stories to tell. Is there any good chocolate there? What's the coffee like?;)

As for the skiing, not gonna happen. I've skied twice in my life and discovered (not easily) that I am not meant to stick long posts on my feet, go up a mountain, aim for the bottom and hope that I make it. Too many trees, animals that run in my path, children that laugh etc. etc. I'll sit in the chalet with hot chocolate and cold chocolate and every chocolate imaginable. :D

Ding, better idea, go on a trip around the world sampling their chocolates and their coffee.
I'm going to buy a lottery ticket, if I win you might hear from me.:p

If I won the lottery, in addition to what I have already posted, I'd take a month and tour China again. China is simply divine... once you get past the strange food and the horrid cultural lack of cleanliness (don't ask!), you're pleasantly and completely surprised by the historical legacy of the country. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I've been to Inner Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Tienanmen Square, Xi'an and the Terra-Cotta Soldiers, the Ice Festival near Russia, and on and on. Its an amazing book of memories.

I taught at a college for two years - it was amazing. The coffee? Strong and black... mmm... The tea is amazing as well, especially Jasmine Flower tea... yum. And the food? Wow... its divinity. Chinese food outside of China is not authentic Chinese food. Unless, of course, you go to Chinatown in SanFran or NYC.

Yup, I'd tour China if I won a fortune.

And I'm LOVING the coffee/chocolate tour... That's one of the best suggestions yet! ;)

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So, no Rabbit hill or Sun Valley ski trips for us then?

My first skiing experience was at Rabbit Hill when I was still a teen, I ended up taking of my ski's and walking down the hill half way through. Nope, definitely not a skier.

If I won the lottery, in addition to what I have already posted, I'd take a month and tour China again. China is simply divine... once you get past the strange food and the horrid cultural lack of cleanliness (don't ask!), you're pleasantly and completely surprised by the historical legacy of the country. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I've been to Inner Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Tienanmen Square, Xi'an and the Terra-Cotta Soldiers, the Ice Festival near Russia, and on and on. Its an amazing book of memories.

I taught at a college for two years - it was amazing. The coffee? Strong and black... mmm.... The tea is amazing as well, especially Jasmine Flower tea... yum. And the food?? Wow... its divinity. Chinese food outside of China is not authentic Chinese food. Unless, of course, you go to Chinatown in SanFran or NYC.

Yup, I'd tour China if I won a fortune.

And I'm LOVING the coffee/chocolate tour... That's one of the best suggestions yet! ;)


I'd love to visit China when my kids are older, my son is 9 and my daughter is 5. I do plan on going back to Germany with hubby and kids in tow in the summer 2009. I can't wait to see my relatives and show my kids were mommy was born.

If I don't win the lottery I'll send you some chocolate from Germany. The coffee isn't great there but the beer is very good, I'll have a toast to all of you.;)

If I won something like 20 million £ pounds

Buy a massive house.
Loads of Cars (Ferrari,Buggati Veyron,Mercedes Mclaren SLR)
Tons of really expensive technology around the house that would leave me with about 17 million.






Once I have spent 3 million and have 17 million left over I would prob buy a property in DUBAI and Australia and the USA as holiday homes :)


So have 15 million left then do what I want for the rest of it for years to come!

Maybe start up my own business or just chill at home and go out everyday knowing the worst thing I have to worry about is my health and family's health nothing else would matter near enough the perfect life :P and without the fame to piss you off! Great

If I don't win the lottery I'll send you some chocolate from Germany. The coffee isn't great there but the beer is very good, I'll have a toast to all of you.;)

Mmm... I'm liking the idea of an AMHD toast! :) My current mood is going to dictate such a toast this evening after work...

Yesssss... German chocolate... Mmm.

Mmm... I'm liking the idea of an AMHD toast! :) My current mood is going to dictate such a toast this evening after work...

Yesssss.... German chocolate... Mmm.


I went to Germany for two months when I was sixteen, stayed with relatives, went travelling, and gained twenty pounds because of the chocolate. Ah memories. Think of me after work, I think I might be in the mood for a toast after watching survivor.

Would prefare £2 million to $2million i would get the first flight away from the uk and set up home somewhere else most likly florida
Lol, totally agree, beats my idea hands down

West Chester.

Went to a private school there for 6th grade. Then I moved on. I've lived in 9 states and China... go figure!

Wow that sounds exciting! Military?

Wow that sounds exciting! Military?

Nope, computers... :) LOL!

Dad kept climbing the ladder and relocating. His last job was his dream job - CEO of the Baltimore branch of an international company.

China was for me - that was my dream!

Nope, computers... :) LOL!

Dad kept climbing the ladder and relocating. His last job was his dream job - CEO of the Baltimore branch of an international company.

China was for me - that was my dream!

Sounds great! I'd like to go there someday. But first on the list is a tour of South America.

One of my dreams is to swim with dolphins. Were can I go to do that.

One of my dreams is to swim with dolphins. Were can I go to do that.

Lol. I have no clue. But you better watch out... I've seen programs where dolphins sexually assault the people they swim with. LMAO. Ew.

One of my dreams is to swim with dolphins. Were can I go to do that.

I think there's a place in Flordia... er Discovery Cove. But, I'm not sure how long your allowed to actaully stay with the dolphins. I guess you could get certified for diving and swim with them for real too.

I think there's a place in Flordia...er Discovery Cove. But, I'm not sure how long your allowed to actaully stay with the dolphins. I guess you could get certified for diving and swim with them for real too.

Oooo... Discovery Cove... Awesome Place. Friends of mine went there and absolutely loved it.

Or Bahamas :)

If I ever get the chance to do it I hope the don't find me attractive.:D

Now that I've sat and thought about it, there are so many things that I still want to do in my life, I'm still relatively young (37) I guess I should start finding ways to do these things without relying on winning the lottery. Oh but it would just be so much easier if my numbers came up.

HC- Going to buy some chocolate today, just got to hide it from my kids.:p

Oh, and you'll never guess. My husbands company is having a ski day on March 3. They are paying for the rentals, lift tickets, food and drink and the kids are invited too. Would I be considered a wimp if I just video taped from the bottom of the hill?

If I ever get the chance to do it I hope the don't find me attractive.:D

Now that I've sat and thought about it, there are so many things that I still want to do in my life, I'm still relatively young (37) I guess I should start finding ways to do these things without relying on winning the lottery. Oh but it would just be so much easier if my numbers came up.

HC- Going to buy some chocolate today, just gotta hide it from my kids.:p

Oh, and you'll never guess. My husbands company is having a ski day on March 3. They are paying for the rentals, lift tickets, food and drink and the kids are invited too. Would I be considered a wimp if I just video taped from the bottom of the hill?

LOL! Skiing... yeah, just video tape from the bottom. Be the videographer. :) Every great adventure needs a scribe!

Yeah... I had to stop for some Tolblerone this morning! ;)

Hope your craving for chocolate wasn't my fault HC. I'm personally going for the Ritter sport nougat. D**n now my mouth is watering, am I drooling? Got to find my happy place, wait, I know my happy place, the chocolate aisle in any grocery store.

My happy place? The Godiva store with a history book :)

Ooo... Ritter... yummm...

As I sit here with a mouth full of Tolblerone. Wow...

Now I want a toblerone. You fight dirty HC.:D

The sweetest thing in my house right now is a banana and I'd have to fight my daughter for it. She'd win, she fights dirty too.:p

I'm sure you're a fine skiier and yes, your kids would think you're a wimp.

Anyway, they'd probably enjoy it more if they could watch you fall the whole way down. Now that's a memory that lasts a life time.

My mum fell once at Loon Mt. and landed on her back and it was soooo slippery she slid the whole way down ski's spread eagle. Lucky it was only a blue square and she wasn't hurt... but it was hilarious.

Gernald- You obviously didn't read my post about my skiing experience, or lack thereof. Wimp or not I'm not putting skis on, no way no how, at my age I could break a hip.:)

The kids have never been skiing, I'm a bit worried about them. My daughter is extremely accident prone, the poor kid can't walk down a hallway without hurting herself, do I really want to let her go skiing? Maybe I'm just being paranoid because of my lack of skills. I think my son will do okay, but it still worries me. Why are mothers such worry warts?

HC- Got my chocolate, got my chocolate, got my chocolate last night. Last night I got my chocolate, got my chocolate last night. It's gone.:(

LOL! Altenweg - you make me giggle. Yeah, I got my chocolate... but I also got coffee ice cream, dark chocolate, and whipped cream! Mmm... dark chocolate shaved on top of a beautiful bowl of Breyers coffee ice cream, topped with whipped cream...

Mmmmm...

Now I'm enjoying black coffee because I used up my quota for sweets last night! ;)

The chocolate's gone, the coffee lives on. I'm on my second cup already, the kids get up at the butt crack of dawn to get ready for school, if I didn't have coffee I'd be a zombie. Trying to talk hubby into picking up some chocolate on his way home.

I did have a toast for all of you last night while I drank a beer after watching survivor. I can't believe they voted out Yau man!

I toasted the first yummy bite of my coffee/chocolate sundae! Lol...

Sorry, I'm clueless when it comes to survivor... actually, I'm clueless when it comes to most shows. I'm an oddity - no cable, no internet, no phone line at home... just my cell phone. People think I'm nuts, but I enjoy it. I'm a movie and book addict... if I like a show, I'll buy it on DVD. Its much easier for me :)

And, more time to eat chocolate! ;)

Coffee is my elixer of life... my sweet personality and sunny disposition is in direct proportion to the amount of coffee I consume... Sanity depends upon caffeine in my world.

What kind of books do you enjoy, I'm a book addict myself. Love Sue Harrison, waiting for Jean M. Auel to hurry and finish the last book in the Earth Children series. Love Dean Koontz, Tami Hoag, the list goes on. I'm always on the lookout for a new book to absorb.

Survivor is an obsession, it's like watching a car wreck, you don't want to look but you can't help it. That's why I need a beer afterwards.

I also love House, and Law and Order SVU. The rest of the shows on TV I couldn't care less about.

I agree about the coffee, I can get down right nasty if I don't get my daily fix. I've actually noticed that if I answer posts before my coffee I'm usually a bit mean. Maybe I should put a disclaimer as my signature. If I haven't had my coffee you will get the truth, the whole truth, and it won't be sugar coated.

I've thought about adding this disclaimer on my signature... **DISCLAIMER: This post was answered before my first coffee; therefore, I cannot be held responsible.**

I adore literature, mysteries, and historical non-fiction. Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, and Bruce Catton. There is pretty much a complete listing over in Books and Literature - "Someone give me something to read."

As for TV - I've bought the complete series of Bones, X-files, Gilmore Girls, Stargate... I do enjoy House but haven't splurged to buy the seasons. I'm one of these purists - I have to watch a show from the beginning to get "in to it." I was watching Lost for a while, but then life took precedence and I got out of watching it. I would like to start CSI again - I enjoyed that as well.

Movies? Anything, provided there's not a lot of unnecessary gore. My movie tastes range from 300 to Breakfast at Tiffany's and everything in between! :) Yes, I'm random.

If I were to win the lottery, sadly, a lot of the "extra, non-allocated funds" would go to buying TV shows and movies... lol!

I forgot to add CSI, I like Miami and Los Vegas not fond of CSI New York. I tried watching Lost the other day, apparently you have to watch every episode, otherwise you yourself will be Lost.:)

I'm not into gore either, although I have to say that SAWI was good, not because of the gore, but because it was the first movie that surprised me at the end. I honestly didn't see it coming, that's the only reason I enjoyed it. I love movies like Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, any Disney Cartoon (remember, I have kids) Any Pixar movie (once again the kids). If the movie makes me think then I love it, I don't like brainless goop.

I'd like to buy some books about chocolate, but I'm afraid I'd get so hungry that I'd eat the book.;)

I've got to go buy some bunny food now, oh and bird food, oh I think I'm down to my last scoop of dog food too. Walmart here I come. Hey, Walmart has CHOCOLATE!:D

I'd like to buy some books about chocolate, but I'm afraid I'd get so hungry that I'd eat the book.;)

Speaking of... have you seen Chocolat? Johnny Depp... Chocolate... can't get much better than that! :D

Yessss, Walmart has Tolblerone! And Whitmans. And Cadburys...

Mmm... Crud. Altenweg, you enabler, you! Rah...

I haven't seen Chocolat, although I do find Johnny Depp to be very yummy. A movie with both Johnny and chocolate may be too much for my system to take.

Got a toblerone and a nougat concoction, don't remember the name and the wrapper, it has been tossed as I already ate it. MMMMMMM!

Sorry for being an enabler, I've been told that before.:) Hope you get some chocolate relief soon. Ahhh, sometimes chocolate is better than sex, only sometimes, depends on the chocolate.:p

Would I be considered a wimp if I just video taped from the bottom of the hill?

My wife is athletic and active, but her idea of the perfect ski trip is to sit by the fire in the lodge with a cup o hot cocoa spiked with baileys, nussled under a blanket with a good book to read. Maybe look at the idiots outside trying not to break their ankles.

Funny.. that's her idea of a perfect camping trip too...

LOL! Yes, I understand that all too well, normally one is better than the other... ;)

Chocolat is worth it - if for nothing else, watching a gypsy Johnny Depp in a chocolate shoppe.

How about the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp. I loved the original, loved the book when I was a kid, the remake wasn't great. I loved it all until they changed the ending, the original ending was what made the movie special to me. Besides, Johnny's hairstyle in that movie made me want to grab a razor and start shaving.:p

Oh no, my daughter just realized there was chocolate. I really have to find a secret hidey hole that I can eat my chocolate in, this sharing thing sucks.:(

Thank goodness my hubby and son don't have much of a sweet tooth!

Brave is the person that comes between me and my chocolate, foolish is the person that stays between me and my chocolate. :p

I echo your sentiments of the Chocolate Factory. Although, I did enjoy the glass elevator bits... they were a cute touch.

"Sharing" and "chocolate" are seldom seen in the same sentence... and with good reason!

I thwarted her efforts to gain access to my chocolate by giving her a piece of cake. I don't think this is bad parenting, by preventing access to chocolate I'm enabling her to live a normal life without addictions. Really, I only have her best interests at heart. Hey, get away from that chocolate, it's poisonous, really, it will kill you, especially if you don't put it down this instant, that's MINE!:p

Naw, really I'm a good mom, she got a piece of toblerone, I told her that was all there was, but I did give her one piece.:o

Naw, really I'm a good mom, she got a piece of toblerone, I told her that was all there was, but I did give her one piece.:o

Aww... you are a good Mum. And really, what she doesn't know of the sweet nectar of chocolate won't hurt her! NEVER give her Godiva... that's how my Dad ruined me!

Let's hope she stays away from coffee otherwise she's setting herself up for a lifetime of hurt.;)

My husband introduced my 9 year old to pepsi, I could just slap him silly. As if a 9 year old male needs caffeine in his system.:) I'm trying to limit him to one pepsi a week, caffeine and sugar free, the little bugger can taste the difference, I think I might have to send him to rehab.:p

Ooo... but so much better Pepsi than Coke ;) Yup, I'm a pepsi girl.

I just really have capitalized on the whole caffeine thing... Coffee, chocolate, Pepsi... I just live a caffeinated life! But hey, that's not a bad thing!

(its just the random twitches that have me worried... but they only happen every once in a while... ;) )

Oh Good, I thought I was the only one who got the twitches, I've never mentioned them to anyone, just in case it wasn't normal, don't want to end up in a rubber room with a jacket that does up in the back.:p

Ahh caffeine, the nectar of the Gods.

...don't want to end up in a rubber room with a jacket that does up in the back.:p


Hmmm... sounds like a fun fri night date. ;)


Anyway... so if you're looking for a good chocolate fix, you might try the kind that makes my wife weak in the knees...

Teuscher champagne truffles... pretty darn yummy.

Now... they aren't cheap. It was something like $40 for 16 champagne truffles, but her opinion is one fantastic piece of chocolate trumps a dozen mediocre pieces. I know she knows exactly were she can get a box from her "choco dealers" in the cities she travels to.

We have a great little locally owned chocolate shoppe, the sister US shop of the family's european store, that has good stuff... but it just isn't the same as teuscher's little box o' sin.

Website attached.

teuscher chocolates of switzerland (http://www.teuscher.com/locator-north-america.html)

Naughty, Naughty, and I was just starting to feel okay with the idea of an Aero bar. Now an Aero will never do.

The best chocolate I ever had was a white chocolate that we bought on our travels to Jasper, Alberta. It was a chocolate store owned by a Swiss couple. The sad thing was that you could only buy it in 1, 2 , 3 or more pound pieces. I opted for the 1 pound and put it in the cooler on the back seat of the car. I found myself turning around in my seat every few minutes to grab a bite. It became too much of a hassle so I put the paper bag with my block of chocolate on the floor at my feet and promptly forgot all about it.

I didn't remember it until our next stop around 4 hours later. It had melted into a very sad puddle of chocolate mush, my husband (who wasn't my husband at the time and is lucky I married him after what he said) was more concerned about the carpet in his vehicle then he was about my melted chocolate. Carpet? Carpet can be replaced, a good chocolate is so hard to find.:)

You all will think I'm crazy, but the best chocolate I've ever had (besides the divinity that is Godiva, of course) was found in a tiny little chocolate shoppe in He'arbin, China.

The town of He'arbin has this amazing ice and snow festival every year because of its geographic location... its actually further North than this famously cold city in Siberia! After a long day of hitting the ice slides, the snow sculptures, the ice maze, and the snow wonderland my friends and I found a divine little Russian chocolate shoppe... that served hot coffee and these amazing dark chocolate golden nuggets. They were simply divine...

Course, it could have been the baileys that was added into the hot coffee, but it was a delightful piece of chocolate!

The best Hot chocolate was in Viareggio Italy... their chocolate is so amazingly thick it coats the spoon you stir it with! Mmm...

Geez, Kp... I was out of "must-have-chocolate" mode... Rah... :)

In spain the "hot chocolate" was really like molten, thick chocolate... reminded me of the stories of montezuma drinking his fix of melted choco before entering his harem.

Of course I'm a boy, so ill tie it into sex however I can.

KP-You little sex fiend you. I refuse to think about chocolate any more today, instead I'm cleaning my bathroom, if that can't put me off chocolate I don't know what can, I have two toilet bowl missing men in my house.

HC- Bailey's in hot chocolate, now I have to go to the liquor store. And you think I'm an enabler.

Another obsession, ice cream. Germany has wonderful ice cream, they have ice cream shops like we have coffee shops. I can resist ice cream today, the weather outside is still to cold for me to consider any ice cream. I can't wait until summer. Snow, bah humbug.

Have you had baileys and ice cream?

Take a blender and some breyers natural vanilla and some baileys and blend. Add to taste.

Then pour into a glass... a crystal white wine glass is perfect, add a spoon, fire up the fireplace...

Crap... back to sex again. Oh darn.

Anyway... it's a fav treat.

Darn you, Alt!! I made an analogy about coffee ice cream today and thought that it got the need for another coffee/chocolate sundae out of my system! Rah... there goes the couple pounds I lost this week... Oh well... it's soooo worth it!

Gelato... Mmm... another one of my obsessions with Italy. Italy - the perfect country. Pasta, Gelato, Chocolat, and Ferrari's, and Italian men... you can't get much better than that! :)

Ooo... I have baileys and coffee ice cream at home... mmmm...

Thanks KP!

I think... ;)

I have no sexual references for gelatto...

Oh... wait... my wife is italian. Bingo!

;)

KP- Thanks to you my husband is going to be a very happy man when he gets home tonight. Now I'm obsessing about sex.:D

HC- I had to mention ice cream, misery loves company.

I wonder, ice cream with baileys during sex? Too cold? Mood breaker? I'll let you know tomorrow.:)

Niiice Alt... sheesh. Now you're both depressing me...

I'm about ready to head home to a yummy baileys/ice cream shake and a bubble bath.

That works for me! :)

Sorry about that HC, all's fair in love and chocolate.:p

Hey, did I mention that I'd also buy a trailer if I won the lottery. I'm not talking roughing it, I'm done with that, I'm talking 35 feet of glorious trailer with a microwave and everything. Oops, did I say 35 feet, KP will think of something sexual to go with that comment.:)

Were did my buddies go? My internet wasn't working yesterday and boy did I miss you, but now that I'm back you're still not here. Were did you go?:(

I had lots of chocolate this weekend, oh and the coffee is ready to come out of my ears, that's how much I indulged.

Apparently that was a bad thing to do, however, because now I've got a really bad chest cold and my entire body is sore. Do you think I'm paying for loving chocolate and coffee?:confused:

Oh no... you just probably didn't get enough! :D

Hope you feel better! That's not fun stuff.

I just "had" to make my famous minty brownies this weekend... They were divine... especially with a bit of vanilla ice cream on top... mmm...

Bad HC, Bad. Now I have mint brownies on the mind.:p The only place I want ice cream right now is on my poor aching muscles. I feel like I was run over by a semi.:(

How was your weekend? Other than the minty treats that is?

I was a geek this weekend... and I loved it!

With a name like "historian chick" I revel in my historian-ism and my chick-i-ness... this weekend was the historian-ism weekend! LOL! :)

I found a book in a local second hand bookstore that I've been wanting for a while. Actually, I thought I already owned the book because it sat on my desk for months and months! I kept returning and checking the book back out! :) Being the HC that I am, this book was on a famous Civil War site... a book that I pored over all day on Saturday.

Theeennnnn, I received my next book in the mail from my dear friend - Atlas Shrugged. Sooo... I spent all of Sunday reading that!

See, geek. But equally as "chick!" ;)

Sounds like you had a blast. And I don't think you're a geek at all.

My weekend consisted of nursing my husband back to health (he got sick on Saturday):(

Trying to nurse myself back to health, and my husband and take care of the kids, the animals etc. etc. (I got sick Sunday).:(

Do I sound bitter? Oh great, now my head is starting to pound. Do you think that one more cup of coffee would hurt or does it really not matter at this point?:confused:

I think that a nap is definitely in order this afternoon, I hope my little girl is tired enough to join me, otherwise it's a no go.

Hey, how about hot chocolate? Is hot chocolate the lost medicine that will cure the common cold (if this is common I'd hate to see the uncommon) dare I try it? What about hot chocolate and coffee together? Is that going to make me gag or will I find my new obsession? I'll report later, unless of course you think this is a really bad idea and you write back before I try it.

Oh noooo... hot chocolate and coffee together makes a quick, at-home mocha. It's mocha, baby! :) especially with some half and half cream.. . mmm...

One more cup never hurts. Even when you're in a seriously caffeinated state, what's one more?? ;)

Course, I'm really not the one to ask about this... they know me by name at Starbucks and I don't even know what I order anymore. I walk in and they have it ready. One double shot of espresso that is shot and a chaser of something black and a bit sweet. Its good. But I have no idea how they make it, or how to order it... ;)

I'd give you some money to start your shelter. I would also start my own.

Hi Pasiria- maybe that's the route I have to take. Find other people who live close to me and are also interested in opening a No-Kill shelter and then pool our money together and make it happen. I know that I'm not giving up, this is not just a dream for me but for all the poor animals out there that die everyday because they aren't wanted, or are abused, or starving, the list goes on.

HC- you are correct, coffee and hot chocolate brings a smile to ones face. MMMMM.

They don't know me by name at Starbucks, but I also have a problem with ordering. (I'll have a double half de-caf with goat milk and a twist of lemon Grande please:p ) Could they make it any more confusing?

I usually just tell them that I like sweet things and they should surprise me, oh, and Grande that surprise please. I've never been disappointed, but it does suck when you really like something they've given you and you have no idea what it's called.:o

Yes, being a Starbucks junkie has its perks (no pun intended) and its disadvantages.

I'll get free stuff all the time, but when I go to another store I have NO IDEA what to order because they always do it for me!

A "twist of lemon" in coffee? That's new to me... not sure about that... but hey, I'll try anything once! :)

I've taken stray animal all my adult life. The last one was abused. He won't let anyone touch him, but me. He really trusts me to the point of laying upside down, so that I can scratch his chest. He is a chow.

Sadly, I go to starbucks WAYYY too much (about twice a day... ) so all the baristas know me and my usual. Not only do they know my usual, they know my different "usuals" for different days.

This is a typical scene:

I walk in.

Baristas: Hey Sneezy!
Me: Hi baristas.
Baristas: well, today's _____ (fill in day of week)... and it's ___ (fill in time of day), I'll get you your grande white mocha with 3 shots of espresso, no whip.

... I really need to take a step back and look at my life...

Baristas: Hey Sneezy!
Me: Hi baristas.
Baristas: well, today's _____ (fill in day of week)...and it's ___ (fill in time of day), I'll get you your grande white mocha with 3 shots of espresso, no whip.

...I really need to take a step back and look at my life...

It is so nice to know that I'm not the only one! :)

Coffee really is the nectar of the Gods. Okay, it doesn't make complete sense but it sort of works. Hey, I'm on medication, and I'm drowsy, I don't need to make sense today.

We should start a thread about coffee. How often do you drink coffee, how many cups per day? Does Starbucks know you by name? Do you call ahead so that your order will be ready when you get there, do you need to call ahead or is your order always ready when you get there? If you were stuck on a deserted island and you could only take along two items of food which would continuously replenish itself but never change, would one of those foods be coffee, would the other be chocolate? If you look at the above question and don't understand why any of these habits would be considered strange, then you might have a coffee addiction.

Go to you nearest CA immediately (Coffees Anonymous) only they can help you. We provide Coffee @$1.00 a cup free refills. Join CA today. We'll never tell.

LOL! Yes, but sadly, it needs to appear in the Addictions forum, doesn't it?

That's bad...

Nectar of the gods... I like it! :)

We should start a thread about coffee. How often do you drink coffee, how many cups per day? Does Starbucks know you by name? Do you call ahead so that your order will be ready when you get there, do you need to call ahead or is your order always ready when you get there? If you were stuck on a deserted island and you could only take along two items of food which would continuously replenish itself but never change, would one of those foods be coffee, would the other be chocolate? If you look at the above question and don't understand why any of these habits would be considered strange, then you might have a coffee addiction.

Go to you nearest CA immediately (Coffees Anonymous) only they can help you. we provide Coffee @$1.00 a cup free refills. Join CA today. We'll never tell.

A little wired, are we?

Yes I'm wired, otherwise I would be comatose.

Maybe we should start a coffee shop and chocolate shop when we win the millions.

Yes I'm wired, otherwise I would be comatose.

Maybe we should start a coffee shop and chocolate shop when we win the millions.

EUREKA!! What a concept!

Lets! :)

Could we incorporate a No-Kill shelter into that? Let me think.

Adopt a pet, get a free chocolate and coffee.

Or maybe the shelter between the coffee shop and chocolate shop. People would stop in on their way from one to the other. Don't you think?

Sounds good to me! Feed the body and the soul :)

Oh, and the addiction! ;)

Ah Addiction. Embrace it, love it, nurture it, but most of all feed it.

I just finished starting a new thread. I think I might have opened up a huge can of worms. Watch me get yelled at.

Travel all over the USA and make FUN documentaries of people, places and things.

Will these documentaries include chocolate and coffee?

When I start my animal shelter I'll call you Nohelp, you'll get first dibs on doing the documentary.

Will these documentaries include chocolate and coffee?

When I start my animal shelter I'll call you Nohelp, you'll get first dibs on doing the documentary.


The name of my documentaries is

s'Top the s'Tupidy

Think u can make chocolate, coffee and pets fit in??

Sure, let's see.

Stop the Stupidity. Realize that coffee can be addictive, let us help you with free refills. Chocolate grows brain cells, grab a bar today. Animals can help you gain wisdom, stop the stupidity, adopt a pet today.

This is all I could come up with on short notice, if I think of something better I'll let you know.

In the meantime, I need more coffee, I only got 2 hours of sleep last night because of this darn cold. Now I've got a fever and I can't keep anything down (accept coffee of course). To top it all of, my 9 year old has now caught the cold as well, I always did tell my kids that sharing is a good thing.

I just went into a local starbucks.

Barista: Hey Sneezy! It's a bitter cold Wednesday (33 degrees here), usual grande earl grey tea with honey?
Me: no. midterm week.
Barista:... venti 5 shooter?
Me: yep.

... somebody stop me.

LOL!

I just went to starbucks.

Cashier - aka - "new girl": Welcome to starbucks, what can I get you?
Me: Ummm... *blank stare*
Barista: That's J, I got it.
Me: *big sigh*
Cashier: Hey! You're J? You have those awesome red stilletos, right?

... it's REALLY a problem when they talk about you on their smoke break. REALLY a problem.

Don't I know...

Sheesh...

But they really are some splendiferous stilettos, let me tell you! ;)

Hey guys, I'm to sick to go to Starbucks, I'm not allowed to operate heavy machinery. I'm jealous.

HC- I just looked at the number of posts that you have, do you realize that you are at 666? This could be a bad omen.

Yeah... I noticed that... I need to make another post... and fast! :)

Whew, that was a close one.

I'm now switching from coffee to water, how depressing is that?

Caffeine enhanced water? Or just the regular stuff?

Where's the fun in that?

(wow... I really need to re-evaluate my life... this symbiotic relationship between myself and espresso is reaching scary heights... )

Just regular water, with ice. I don't want caffeine because then I'll have to stay awake, there won't be a choice.

I'm feeling very sorry for myself today. Oh woe is me.

Awww... don't feel sorry for yourself. :)

Your support system is here! HC to the rescue! *super hero theme song* BAM! CRASH! ZOOM! SPLAT!

(not sure what the SPLAT! Is, but it sure sounded fun :) )

Thanks for the support HC, I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow, until then I'm taking my meds and trying to catch some ZZZ's, which would be allot easier if I could stop coughing. Be gone phlegm, you are not welcome her on Andrea Island. Great, I've stopped making sense, now I'm just rambling, or am I always like this? One cup of coffe isn't working to well for me.;)

Go ahead, say it with Lady MacBeth...

"Out, damn'd phlegm! Out, I say!"

In my book, swearing is acceptable if you are quoting Shakespeare! ;)

I agree with swearing while quoting Shakespeare, but let us also allow ourselves the occasional cuss word when we stub our toe on the coffee table. Coffee table, I can't stop thinking about coffee, it's all around me.

I'm going to have some lemon flavored Neo Citrin and a nice warm bath, then I'm lathering on the vicks vapo rub.

Out darn phlegm, out I say! Say it loud, say it proud.

The phlegm's still here, but so am I, it hasn't won yet.

HC - Are you at Starbucks with Sneezy?

I'm drinking coffee today, I don't care if I stay awake I must have my little bit of heaven in a cup. My hubby brought me a Ritter Sport Marzipan bar yesterday to make me feel better. Goodness do I ever love that man.

Mmmm... Ritter. I do love Ritter.

I was at Starbucks this morning - must have missed Sneezy though! :)

Glad you're still with us!

No Sneezy, hmmm, maybe they ran out of coffee and had to brew another pot.:p

The Ritter was gone in five minutes flat, I had to eat it in the bathroom so I wouldn't have to share with the kids, now I feel guilt. Maybe I'll head to Starbucks on the way back from picking my daughter up from school. Now I have something to look forward to.:)

I was definitely there this morning... you must have missed me as I was in the back laying flat on the counter underneath the brewing pot. It's a new delivery system I'm working on... bypass the cup. Straight from the pot.

I was definitely there this morning...you must have missed me as I was in the back laying flat on the counter underneath the brewing pot. It's a new delivery system I'm working on...bypass the cup. straight from the pot.

LOL! Verrrry nice. Great mental picture too... and very appealing. I could go for that!

Got a "complimentary" double shot today... shot it and am still buzzing. Mmmmm... Good stuff! :)

Does that actually work? Let me know, I might have to try that.

I've got to pick my daughter up from school, talk to you guys later.

I'm back. Starbucks is my favorite place. Our Starbucks is connected to the book store so I get the best of both worlds. I told them to Grande surprise me, and they sure did, MMMMMM. I feel like I could climb Everest right now, I'm just not looking forward to crashing from this caffeine high. How are my fellow addicts doing?

Grande surprises are fun, Venti surprises are better! ;)

Crashing from my morning high... need... more... caffeine...

I have trouble saying Venti out loud without laughing hysterically. If I hand them a note would they think it's a stick up?

Did Sneezy drown while lying under the brewing pot? Sneezy, I'm worried, are you okay?

Still breathin.

Sadly, no more coffee for me for now... in between classes.

Perhaps we should move this thread to "addictions"?

Honestly, I don't even say "venti"... I just say "Big. Bold. Now. Please." They get it! :D

Okay, I just found this. It's long, but it's worth the read and oh soooo true:

78 Ways to know if you drink too much coffee...

You answer the door before people knock.
Juan Valdez named his donkey after you.
The only kitchen appliances you own are made by Mr. Coffee.
You ski uphill.
You get a tax cut for all the coffee you bought.
You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.
You speed walk in your sleep.
You have a bumper sticker that says: "Coffee drinkers are good in the sack."
You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
You just completed another sweater and you don't know how to knit.
You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.
You sleep with your eyes open.
When you open your dish cabinet, and there is only mugs.
You have to watch videos in fast-forward.
The only time you're standing still is during an earthquake.
You can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.
You lick your coffeepot clean.
You spend every vacation visiting "Maxwell House."
You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.
You've worn out your third pair of tennis shoes this week.
Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
Your coffee cake, must have coffee in it.
You chew on other people's fingernails.
Your T-shirt says, "Decaffeinated coffee is the devil's blend."
You're so jittery that people use your hands to blend their margaritas.
You can type sixty words per minute... with your feet.
The only gift you get for Valentines Day you get chocolate covered beans.
You can jump-start your car without cables.
All your kids are named "Joe".
Your only source of nutrition comes from "Sweet & Low."
You don't sweat, you percolate.
You buy 1/2 & 1/2 by the barrel.
You've worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.
You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.
You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.
Charles Manson thinks you need to calm down.
Every shirt or blouse you own has a coffee stain on it.
You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.
People get dizzy just watching you.
You've worn the finish off your coffee table.
The Taster's Choice couple wants to adopt you.
Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.
You're so wired, you pick up AM radio and people test their batteries in your ears.
Your life's goal is to amount to a hill of beans.
Instant coffee takes too long.
When someone says. "How are you?", you say, "Good to the last drop."
You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest of eternity in a coffee can.
You want to come back as a coffee mug in your next life.
Your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil.
Your hand is permanently shaped to hold your mug.
You'd be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison.
You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
You're offended when people use the word "brew" to mean beer.
You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."
You get drunk just so you can sober up.
You speak perfect Arabic without ever taking a lesson.
Your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position.
You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.
You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
You can jump to the moon.
You short out motion detectors.
You have a conniption over spilled milk.
You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
You think being called a "drip" is a compliment.
You don't tan, you roast.
You don't get mad, you get steamed.
Your three favorite things in life are... coffee before, coffee during and coffee after.
Your lover uses soft lights, romantic music, and a glass of iced coffee to get you in the mood.
You can't even remember your second cup.
You help your dog chase its tail.
You soak your dentures in coffee overnight.
Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.
You introduce your spouse as your coffeemate.
You think CPR stands for "Coffee Provides Resuscitation."
Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.

You can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.

You can type sixty words per minute... with your feet.

Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.

Wow... So true... sad...

The sad thing is that all 78 of them made sense to me. At first I was wondering what this had to do with drinking coffee, I thought that everyone did these things. Coffee, apparently I drink too much of it. Oh well, you only live once, right?

Have we found Sneezy yet? Maybe it was time for another Starbucks run.

There... just started a salute to coffee... :D

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/food-drink/coffee-coffee-coffee-189285.html

If I won the lottery I would start a trust fund for my kids. Buy property and of course a car and a truck for my husband get everything that I believe I need. Give my family (mom brother and sister) some. Put a little away for my husband and I for our SO CALLED GOLDEN YEARS. And give the rest cancer centers and animal shelters. Cause I sure wouldn't want to be bothered by all these people you never even knew. :rolleyes: Nay

If I won 2 million id put 50grand each away for mykids futures school,travel etc
Id take mykids on holiday and lol pay mymum to have them for aweek so I can have abreak[it wouldn't even be aweek lol I couldn't leave them for that long id miss them too much lol] id pay mybills and get areally nice family photo done of me my2 kids mymum,mygrandparents,aunts and uncles and get myfamily over from england well what's left of them over their and make sure everybodys in the picture I wouldn't want anything else if anything was left id get anew PC and let my shay have this one and if anything was left after PC id save it

Lol I drink that much coffee that I forgot to switch the kettle on and went off to do something when I came back just poured the water in the mug walked upstairs being really careful not to spill it and burn myself only to find out when I sat down in frunt of mypc that id not even switched the kettle on and it was COLD lol LMAO
[lol I stuck it in the microwave wasn't wasting coffee lol]

Id buy the stargate and go to other planets!


Yes I know I'm a nerd