Teacup XXXVIII - Page 15

***Valandil*** · 12-02-2009, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Congratulations (and cookies) all around! Engagements, getting into universities and getting published (squee!) are all pretty wonderful.

Yes - I'll echo that! Congratulations all around!

***Jonathan*** · 12-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Wow Acalewia, so they ended up accepting your manuscript! *Thumbs up*

Grey_Wolf · 12-02-2009, 02:48 PM

sorry - the youtube vid has been removed by the owner thus resulting in a non-working link.

Grey_Wolf · 12-02-2009, 02:49 PM

**Mari** · 12-02-2009, 04:30 PM

I got an email today telling me that my study advisor couldn't advise me till the people from the internship got back to her, but I should keep her appraised in any case... Erm, no offence but you are supposed to be the one keeping me appraised, right?

Midge · 12-02-2009, 05:21 PM

I've noticed that some people on this board seem to like alcohol, is all. I was just saying. I'm more in Earn's camp, though I don't really like orange juice. I prefer cookies and milk or some kind of mixed grape juice (i.e., grape apple, grape cherry, etc.)

***Jonathan*** · 12-02-2009, 11:10 PM

True that Midge, and I actually think the observed alcohol-liking could be extrapolated to the world's population. Just as the liking for cookies is a global phenomenon

Though I personally think alcohol and cookies are apt for very different occasions, respectively.

Gwaimir Windgem · 12-02-2009, 11:16 PM

Indeed. Cookies are good for before noon, alcohol for after.

Snowdog · 12-03-2009, 07:40 AM

That just means more beer for me! Coffee and cookies is a good celebration too!

And Varnafinde, I was a Tolkien messageboard slut back in 2000-2001...

Never got into RP here. Have been sticking to a couple places for that, usually where posts dont fly fast and furious.

feawen · 12-03-2009, 10:34 AM

just make a batch of mince pies anyone fancy one!

ive been cooking since i got up today! thats like 5 hours of baking! got to get the christmas pudding mix soaking in its own lovely juices!

Midge · 12-03-2009, 11:46 AM

Rar... I hate the end of semester rush. I don't like adrenaline. You know, when you think you've got everything in, but then you see other people in your class writing things down on their calendars and you think, "Oh, no! Did I forget something???"

And you promise yourself you'll look into it, and you don't.

Noble Elf Lord · 12-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Feeling so happy after a great afteroon. Had a great time in the art club, and then I read the Reader's Digest Christmas number (issue? publish? whatever

); 't was wonderful. Some thoughts and jokes coming up!

"The smaller you are, the bigger a Christmas you'll get." -Tove Jansson (my fave

)

"Christmas is a safe where you keep the memory of innocence." -Joan Mills

"Time and love are the basic ingredients for a good Christmas." -Peg Bracken

Then to the jokes.

"Santa Claus asked a four year old boy in a mall:
- Well, what's your name?
The boy asked astounded:
- You don't know?"

"A boy saw Santa Claus in a mall, and told him what he wanted for Christmas. Later the same day he saw another Santa, who asked him what is it he wants for Christmas. The boy said: - You should write these things down."

"A lawyer dies, and arrives at heaven's gate.
- There has to be a mistake, he says.
- I'm too young to die, only 50.
- 50? Wonders Saint Peter.
- We calculated you to be 82.
- Why?
- We summed the working hours you had charged for."

"A woman sat in a bus behind two elderly ladies, and another started to complain about her ailments. Her friend bested her by saying:
- When I woke up this morn, I thought I was dead, because there was no pain in my body."

"A married couple took their three sons to a fine restaurant for the first time. They ordered a bottle of wine, and the waiter poured a little wine for the woman to taste. The 6-year-old boy said:
-Mom usually drinks a lot more than that!"

Coffeehouse · 12-03-2009, 01:37 PM

I came over this joke a few days ago... it's kinda neat

"A man in Tesco's Nottingham tries to buy half a cauliflower. The very young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole cauliflowers. The man persists and asks to see the manager. The boy says he'll ask his manager about it.

Walking into the back room, the boy said to his manager,

'Some prat out there wants to buy half a cauliflower.'

As he finished his sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, 'And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.'

The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.

Later the manager said to the boy, 'I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?'

'Aberdeen, sir,' the boy replied. 'Well, why did you leave Aberdeen?' the manager asked.

The boy said, 'Sir, there's nothing but whores and footballers up there.'

'Really?' said the manager. 'My wife is from Aberdeen.'

'You're kidding?' replied the boy. 'Who'd she play for?'"

I got the best birthday gift I could ever imagine (and I didn't even imagine it!) today!!!!
A portable (2,5 dl) French coffeepress

What more can a student ask for...

It does magickal things!

***Jonathan*** · 12-03-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

"A lawyer dies, and arrives at heaven's gate.
- There has to be a mistake, he says.
- I'm too young to die, only 50.
- 50? Wonders Saint Peter.
- We calculated you to be 82.
- Why?
- We summed the working hours you had charged for."

The biggest mistake though is how a lawyer could end up at heaven's gate at all

**Mari** · 12-03-2009, 02:45 PM

CH, happy birthday to you and your sister then!

Had a great day?

Noble Elf Lord · 12-03-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

The biggest mistake though is how a lawyer could end up at heaven's gate at all

I knew that would come up.

Quite a nice joke, CH.

Acalewia · 12-05-2009, 12:53 AM

PublishAmerica will be publishing me. I just went into Pre-Production and my deadline is Feb 1 do do any last minute edits or changes. I like how the author is directly involved in everything and the best part is there is no author fee.

I'll be keeping yall updated

***Varnafindë*** · 12-05-2009, 01:15 AM

So they basically are helping you with Self publishing?

Btw, your link doesn't work, there's an extra 'i' in it - try http://www.publishamerica.com/ instead.

Edit:
And I've got bad news for you - they are not recommended

I followed some links at the NaNoWriMo site and found them there ...
They're a vanity press that does Print-on-demand, so if that is all you want, I suppose it's ok - but you might want to read this article

And don't let them make you buy your own books ...

Grey_Wolf · 12-08-2009, 02:11 PM

***Tessar*** · 12-08-2009, 08:50 PM

I just ordered a refurbished iPod touch... definitely expensive, but I'm hoping that it will be convenient. I'm planning to primarily use it as a musical resource and as a calendar. There are TONS of awesome musical applications for it like pianos, metronomes, a thing where you can put sheet music on it(!!!!!), a thing that figures out the key of what you're listening to, a thing for tapping out a beat and it tells you what it would be on a metronome, and of course the ability to listen to MP3s and store important voice lesson stuff (pronunciation of words, etc.).

The only way I'm able to justify it to myself is that I actually am pretty sure that I'll use it every single day for practicing and general music stuff.

I'm pretty stoked.

Does anyone else own one?

12-02-2009, 01:34 PM	#282
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Wow Acalewia, so they ended up accepting your manuscript! Thumbs up __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

12-02-2009, 02:48 PM	#283
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	sorry - the youtube vid has been removed by the owner thus resulting in a non-working link. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-08-2009 at 02:08 PM.

12-02-2009, 02:49 PM	#284
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-07-2009 at 01:21 PM.

12-02-2009, 04:30 PM	#285
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I got an email today telling me that my study advisor couldn't advise me till the people from the internship got back to her, but I should keep her appraised in any case... Erm, no offence but you are supposed to be the one keeping me appraised, right? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

12-02-2009, 05:21 PM	#286
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I've noticed that some people on this board seem to like alcohol, is all. I was just saying. I'm more in Earn's camp, though I don't really like orange juice. I prefer cookies and milk or some kind of mixed grape juice (i.e., grape apple, grape cherry, etc.) __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

12-02-2009, 11:10 PM	#287
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	True that Midge, and I actually think the observed alcohol-liking could be extrapolated to the world's population. Just as the liking for cookies is a global phenomenon Though I personally think alcohol and cookies are apt for very different occasions, respectively. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

12-02-2009, 11:16 PM	#288
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Indeed. Cookies are good for before noon, alcohol for after. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

12-03-2009, 07:40 AM	#289
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	That just means more beer for me! Coffee and cookies is a good celebration too! And Varnafinde, I was a Tolkien messageboard slut back in 2000-2001... Never got into RP here. Have been sticking to a couple places for that, usually where posts dont fly fast and furious. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

12-03-2009, 10:34 AM	#290
feawen The Lady of Laughter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Casy street in the afternoon Posts: 919	just make a batch of mince pies anyone fancy one! ive been cooking since i got up today! thats like 5 hours of baking! got to get the christmas pudding mix soaking in its own lovely juices! __________________ can you imagine what it would be like if we have walked all the way? ya, one of us could have died! Cause its extremely far!

12-03-2009, 11:46 AM	#291
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Rar... I hate the end of semester rush. I don't like adrenaline. You know, when you think you've got everything in, but then you see other people in your class writing things down on their calendars and you think, "Oh, no! Did I forget something???" And you promise yourself you'll look into it, and you don't. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

12-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#292
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	Feeling so happy after a great afteroon. Had a great time in the art club, and then I read the Reader's Digest Christmas number (issue? publish? whatever ); 't was wonderful. Some thoughts and jokes coming up! "The smaller you are, the bigger a Christmas you'll get." -Tove Jansson (my fave ) "Christmas is a safe where you keep the memory of innocence." -Joan Mills "Time and love are the basic ingredients for a good Christmas." -Peg Bracken Then to the jokes. "Santa Claus asked a four year old boy in a mall: - Well, what's your name? The boy asked astounded: - You don't know?" "A boy saw Santa Claus in a mall, and told him what he wanted for Christmas. Later the same day he saw another Santa, who asked him what is it he wants for Christmas. The boy said: - You should write these things down." "A lawyer dies, and arrives at heaven's gate. - There has to be a mistake, he says. - I'm too young to die, only 50. - 50? Wonders Saint Peter. - We calculated you to be 82. - Why? - We summed the working hours you had charged for." "A woman sat in a bus behind two elderly ladies, and another started to complain about her ailments. Her friend bested her by saying: - When I woke up this morn, I thought I was dead, because there was no pain in my body." "A married couple took their three sons to a fine restaurant for the first time. They ordered a bottle of wine, and the waiter poured a little wine for the woman to taste. The 6-year-old boy said: -Mom usually drinks a lot more than that!" __________________ Hers.

12-03-2009, 01:37 PM	#293
Coffeehouse Entmoot Minister of Foreign Affairs Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 2,145	I came over this joke a few days ago... it's kinda neat "A man in Tesco's Nottingham tries to buy half a cauliflower. The very young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole cauliflowers. The man persists and asks to see the manager. The boy says he'll ask his manager about it. Walking into the back room, the boy said to his manager, 'Some prat out there wants to buy half a cauliflower.' As he finished his sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, 'And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.' The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way. Later the manager said to the boy, 'I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?' 'Aberdeen, sir,' the boy replied. 'Well, why did you leave Aberdeen?' the manager asked. The boy said, 'Sir, there's nothing but whores and footballers up there.' 'Really?' said the manager. 'My wife is from Aberdeen.' 'You're kidding?' replied the boy. 'Who'd she play for?'" I got the best birthday gift I could ever imagine (and I didn't even imagine it!) today!!!! A portable (2,5 dl) French coffeepress What more can a student ask for... It does magickal things! __________________ "Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare."

12-03-2009, 02:45 PM	#295
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	CH, happy birthday to you and your sister then! Had a great day? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

12-05-2009, 12:53 AM	#297
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	PublishAmerica will be publishing me. I just went into Pre-Production and my deadline is Feb 1 do do any last minute edits or changes. I like how the author is directly involved in everything and the best part is there is no author fee. I'll be keeping yall updated __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

12-05-2009, 01:15 AM	#298
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	So they basically are helping you with Self publishing? Btw, your link doesn't work, there's an extra 'i' in it - try http://www.publishamerica.com/ instead. Edit: And I've got bad news for you - they are not recommended I followed some links at the NaNoWriMo site and found them there ... They're a vanity press that does Print-on-demand, so if that is all you want, I suppose it's ok - but you might want to read this article And don't let them make you buy your own books ... __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen Last edited by Varnafindë : 12-05-2009 at 02:15 AM. Reason: Need to add something

12-08-2009, 02:11 PM	#299
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481

12-08-2009, 08:50 PM	#300
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I just ordered a refurbished iPod touch... definitely expensive, but I'm hoping that it will be convenient. I'm planning to primarily use it as a musical resource and as a calendar. There are TONS of awesome musical applications for it like pianos, metronomes, a thing where you can put sheet music on it(!!!!!), a thing that figures out the key of what you're listening to, a thing for tapping out a beat and it tells you what it would be on a metronome, and of course the ability to listen to MP3s and store important voice lesson stuff (pronunciation of words, etc.). The only way I'm able to justify it to myself is that I actually am pretty sure that I'll use it every single day for practicing and general music stuff. I'm pretty stoked. Does anyone else own one?

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