What's making you happy today? - Page 111

Ibby · 05-24-2008, 08:25 AM

Sitting around drinking a nice, cold bottle of iced tea.
...long island, that is.

when the folks get home...
...whats wrong with a nice bottle of nestea?

Sundae · 05-25-2008, 05:50 PM

I had a vision of an angel.

Fuzzy barely there hair. A bit drunk. Sometimes furious, sometimes hard as diamond, sometimes soft as butter.

It stayed with me and is still making me happy.

x

Ibby · 05-26-2008, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

Sitting around drinking a nice, cold bottle of iced tea.
...long island, that is.

when the folks get home...
...whats wrong with a nice bottle of nestea?

x2

DucksNuts · 05-26-2008, 05:48 AM

Im going on a date...like, a real one. Not one that will end in the exchange of body fluids...but a fair dinkum one.

It will end crappily, but the prospect makes me

bluecuracao · 05-26-2008, 02:54 PM

Somehow it all came together and made sense, and I learn-ded Dreamweaver with the HTMLs and CSS-es this week...so today I'm designing a website that I will actually make work all by myself. God, I feel like such a retard. But I'm a happy retard!!

lookout123 · 05-26-2008, 03:08 PM

I got the go ahead from Mrs L to devote some extra time to exploring the creation of a new NonProfit organization. I have received a couple of commitments for start up funding for it as well. The rough plan is a nonprofit designed to ensure that all kids in the area have the ability to play soccer at the appropriate level (rec/club) regardless of family finances. It can be a very expensive undertaking and we've dealt with issues as they've come up, but in a mostly by the seat of your pants manner. This year a couple of us stepped up to pay the fees for a new kid from a family going through divorce and can't pay the expenses for the year. Helping him is all well and good, but he isn't the only one out there.

So the plan is to partner with as many of the local clubs and rec leagues as possible to make them aware of available assistance for kids that need a little help covering tuition and training fees.

The second arm is an equipment exchange center. No kid should be showing up to practice or a game with a broken styrofoam cup stuffed in his socks to fulfill the requirement for shinguards. Proper soccer pads and shoes aren't just meant to make you look cool, they are designed for functional safety reasons.

Every kid who wants to play should be able to play with all the appropriate equipment.

It will be a lot of work, but I'm starting the planning now. and loving it.

Cicero · 05-26-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Im going on a date...like, a real one. Not one that will end in the exchange of body fluids...but a fair dinkum one.

It will end crappily, but the prospect makes me

Now you are obligated to update us on the happenings.

Will it turn into a exchange of fluids unlike you say? Maybe even out of holiday depression? Hmmm......

DanaC · 05-26-2008, 03:21 PM

Wonderful idea Lookout. There's a local group in the ward I represent who do something similar.

monster · 05-26-2008, 09:41 PM

Awsome, lookout. Sound like you know what you're doing already, and I'm sure there's probably nothing I can help with, but our swim team runs on the same basis and just went through 501c(3) certification, so if you do ever hit a brick wall be sure to shout out, just in case.

DucksNuts · 05-27-2008, 06:04 AM

My date went well, I am in unknown territory a little.

I have to pull out the dating handbook....I cant remember how long it will be before he calls.

classicman · 05-27-2008, 08:51 AM

Hope

Sundae · 05-29-2008, 05:44 AM

I've just won a £10 voucher!
Yay!!!
It's less about the prize and more about the winning - I love to win stuff.

I'm taking part in a monitoring scheme for a public service.
There is a small payment, and as an added incentive you are entered into a daily and monthly draw. I won one of today's daily prizes. The monthly prize is £750 - oooh I'd like that please.

elSicomoro · 05-29-2008, 01:01 PM

My wife was quoted as an "expert" in a newspaper story today...she rocks!

dar512 · 05-29-2008, 01:41 PM

Very cool Syc. April's 15 minutes of fame. Important story on the ATVs, too.

elSicomoro · 05-29-2008, 01:51 PM

That's going to be her baby for the summer, with ATVs roaring like crazy and fairs coming up. I believe she'll be in Springfield (IL) and Sedalia (MO) for the state fairs this year.

Then in the fall comes the new safety store at the hospital: a $100,000 grant (that I helped write) to build and stock the store with illness and injury prevention items (car seats, socket covers, etc.).

I'm so proud of her...she's done a lot of good work there in just 2 years.

05-24-2008, 08:25 AM	#1651
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Sitting around drinking a nice, cold bottle of iced tea. ...long island, that is. when the folks get home... ...whats wrong with a nice bottle of nestea? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-25-2008, 05:50 PM	#1652
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I had a vision of an angel. Fuzzy barely there hair. A bit drunk. Sometimes furious, sometimes hard as diamond, sometimes soft as butter. It stayed with me and is still making me happy. x __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-26-2008, 05:48 AM	#1654
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Im going on a date...like, a real one. Not one that will end in the exchange of body fluids...but a fair dinkum one. It will end crappily, but the prospect makes me Last edited by DucksNuts; 05-26-2008 at 06:04 AM.

05-26-2008, 03:08 PM	#1656
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I got the go ahead from Mrs L to devote some extra time to exploring the creation of a new NonProfit organization. I have received a couple of commitments for start up funding for it as well. The rough plan is a nonprofit designed to ensure that all kids in the area have the ability to play soccer at the appropriate level (rec/club) regardless of family finances. It can be a very expensive undertaking and we've dealt with issues as they've come up, but in a mostly by the seat of your pants manner. This year a couple of us stepped up to pay the fees for a new kid from a family going through divorce and can't pay the expenses for the year. Helping him is all well and good, but he isn't the only one out there. So the plan is to partner with as many of the local clubs and rec leagues as possible to make them aware of available assistance for kids that need a little help covering tuition and training fees. The second arm is an equipment exchange center. No kid should be showing up to practice or a game with a broken styrofoam cup stuffed in his socks to fulfill the requirement for shinguards. Proper soccer pads and shoes aren't just meant to make you look cool, they are designed for functional safety reasons. Every kid who wants to play should be able to play with all the appropriate equipment. It will be a lot of work, but I'm starting the planning now. and loving it. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-26-2008, 09:41 PM	#1659
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Awsome, lookout. Sound like you know what you're doing already, and I'm sure there's probably nothing I can help with, but our swim team runs on the same basis and just went through 501c(3) certification, so if you do ever hit a brick wall be sure to shout out, just in case. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2008, 02:54 PM	#1655
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Somehow it all came together and made sense, and I learn-ded Dreamweaver with the HTMLs and CSS-es this week...so today I'm designing a website that I will actually make work all by myself. God, I feel like such a retard. But I'm a happy retard!!

05-26-2008, 03:21 PM	#1658
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Wonderful idea Lookout. There's a local group in the ward I represent who do something similar.

05-27-2008, 06:04 AM	#1660
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	My date went well, I am in unknown territory a little. I have to pull out the dating handbook....I cant remember how long it will be before he calls.

05-27-2008, 08:51 AM	#1661
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Hope __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-29-2008, 05:44 AM	#1662
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've just won a £10 voucher! Yay!!! It's less about the prize and more about the winning - I love to win stuff. I'm taking part in a monitoring scheme for a public service. There is a small payment, and as an added incentive you are entered into a daily and monthly draw. I won one of today's daily prizes. The monthly prize is £750 - oooh I'd like that please. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-29-2008, 01:01 PM	#1663
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	My wife was quoted as an "expert" in a newspaper story today...she rocks!

05-29-2008, 01:41 PM	#1664
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Very cool Syc. April's 15 minutes of fame. Important story on the ATVs, too. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-29-2008, 01:51 PM	#1665
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	That's going to be her baby for the summer, with ATVs roaring like crazy and fairs coming up. I believe she'll be in Springfield (IL) and Sedalia (MO) for the state fairs this year. Then in the fall comes the new safety store at the hospital: a $100,000 grant (that I helped write) to build and stock the store with illness and injury prevention items (car seats, socket covers, etc.). I'm so proud of her...she's done a lot of good work there in just 2 years.

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