A Life of Crime and Chocolate

Shakesbear said:

I did not get a rake - I got two pairs of shoes!

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I LOVE this! It makes total sense to me.

BTW, Shakes. It seems like retiring is easy but getting you to stay retired is something of a challenge.

IAMWRITER said:

Drained...absolutely drained.

My beloved team in the Scottish Cup Semi final today. I'll tell you, supporting Hibernian FC can really take it out of you.

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Try being a QPR supporter.

Zelenka said:

Usually when I have these things I wake up thinking 'wow, what a great idea' then actually think about it and realise no, a flying donkey as a detective wouldn't really work...

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Flying donkey? Hmmm. Donkey - could be mule. Mule - could be drug smuggler. Drug smuggler could be the brother of the detective..........whose investigating the murder of a druglord....

You might have something there.

GailD said:

I LOVE this! It makes total sense to me.

BTW, Shakes. It seems like retiring is easy but getting you to stay retired is something of a challenge.

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LOL! This time I mean it! I am so tired and have so many things I want to do - like go shoe shopping in a garden centre!

GailD said:

Flying donkey? Hmmm. Donkey - could be mule. Mule - could be drug smuggler. Drug smuggler could be the brother of the detective..........whose investigating the murder of a druglord....

You might have something there.

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Or, Flying Donkey is an object, the macguffin of the entire piece, which turns out to be something totally boring right at the end of the murder mystery.

Or it's another spin off of Shrek. Donkey forms his own PI agency.

Zelenka said:

Or, Flying Donkey is an object, the macguffin of the entire piece, which turns out to be something totally boring right at the end of the murder mystery.

Or it's another spin off of Shrek. Donkey forms his own PI agency.

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That could be a Doctor Who story line - Tardis damaged by flying Donkey PI. It would make more sense than some of the recent episodes!

heyjude said:

Ain't it the truth!

(But of course moms don't get sick... )

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Nope, we don't get sick but if we do it's never as bad as anyone else.

In other news, got in 3300 words the last two days. Unfortunately it was for a 10 page research paper. *Oy!*

Wonder when I'll settle down to actually do the kind of writing I love.

Cassiopeia said:

Nope, we don't get sick but if we do it's never as bad as anyone else.

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Ain't that the truth!

I think HJ's little one's sickness was contagious. I've now got hubby and youngest at home sick.

In other news, got in 3300 words the last two days. Unfortunately it was for a 10 page research paper. *Oy!*

Wonder when I'll settle down to actually do the kind of writing I love.

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Congrats on the wordage, Cassiopeia.

Soon, after I finish the new Bioshock, I'm going to have a playthrough of fallout 3.

Well.

My folks live three blocks away from where Boston was bombed.

My stepdaughter was up the road watching the race when it happened.

They are all three fine.

I am pretty shaken myself, and I feel like I shouldn't be, because nobody I know was hurt. All my people are OK. But still.

I am lucky. I am also sad for those who are not so lucky today.

And that's about all I can process right now.

Liz - so very glad your family is okay. Most folks I know aren't close to the city. So incredibly sad.

Gosh, Liz -- glad everyone in your family is okay. But how awful to have them be so close to where the bombs exploded. Take care of yourself.

Liz, , I'm glad that you're family is okay. I think you have every right to feel shaken.

Thoughts and prayers with everyone in Boston right now. Glad your family is ok, liz.

Hugs, liz. As a fellow Bostonian I know how you feel. Luckily my folks are okay, too. Take care of yourself.

Glad to hear everyone is okay, Liz. A very scary thing. Also a very cowardly thing to do. My prayers go out to the families and victims.

Liz good to read that you are OK and that your family is as well. As for feeling shaken I think that is a perfectly normal reaction to an extreme act. Hugs

Thanks for the kind thoughts, everyone. I am so grateful for the Internet. Not to mention everything else I have.

The older I get, the more this kind of thing makes me want to be nicer to people. Not just because you never know what tomorrow brings, but because it's the only way I know how to shake off anger and hate.

And selfishly, I want to sit down and write everything I've ever thought of writing, and do it today. I never have been any good at doing one thing at a time.

So glad to hear you, and your family are okay, Liz.

Such a terrible, terrible thing to happen.

Liz, I'm sorry to hear that. Nasty thing to bomb a place.

Liz.

Glad to hear you and your family is safe.

Still can't get my head around those horrible scenes yesterday. It does make you think. Over the last year people have went to see a movie and got shot. Kids have went to school and got shot. Familles go to run/watch a marathon and get bombed.

But it would be unfair to say that the world is an evil place. Sure there is that very small number of people that would want to cause such horror but there is an even greater number of people that unite in such a way it is inspiring.

The good will always outweigh the evil - no matter how hard the evil will try.

IAMWRITER said:

But it would be unfair to say that the world is an evil place. Sure there is that very small number of people that would want to cause such horror but there is an even greater number of people that unite in such a way it is inspiring.

The good will always outweigh the evil - no matter how hard the evil will try.

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I agree with you. As hard as it is to believe sometimes, I don't think the human race would have survived this long if it weren't true. We know too many ways to hurt each other, and ourselves.

I have seen some incredible kindnesses in my life. I've been the recipient of some of them. I've tried to perform a few myself. I think that's really all we can do.

Well, I got more work done. I just have a little bit more to do. So, that's good. I'm glad about that. However, this week is still going to be extremely busy.

I'm so glad your family is okay Liz. How terrifying. I try to avoid watching the news and listening to what the media have to say about things, they focus so much on the negative and make us scared to leave our houses.

We're back from our little holiday, we had an abolute blast. Riding bikes, swimming at the beach, playing in the park. Eating out every single meal. It was great. The most tyring thing we did was ride from one end of the island to hte other.
My mum had this great idea that we should go see the seals at the other end of the island. So we packed a picnic lunch and set off on this ride, 5 minutes later after cycling up our first hill my Mum said 'I dont think this was a good idea'. 2 hours later - with the sorest backside ever - we were at our destination, only to find that the seals werent there. We had another 2 hours to get back to our cabin and I tell you what. If I never ride a bike again, it'll be too soon. The round trip was 22km of very hilly terrain.

It was a great holiday. photos are on my Mum's camcera, so once we get them off I'll post some.

We left Rottnest and went straight to Ronald McDonald House for Blake to have another MRI yesterday nad a Lumber Puncture, this is the begining of the tests for his treatment.
We have an appoointment with hte Doctor on Friday to discuss results adn what will be happening and when we start. I'm a little nervous. I feel like burrying my head in hte sand and pretending it's all a dream.

I really dont want to do this again. But we will.