"Temporary" Venting Thread III - Page 28

**Mari** · 01-10-2008, 06:52 PM

Ea! I'm sorry! And it didn't even have a name yet..

*hugs*

Elanor's Angel · 01-10-2008, 07:25 PM

*hugs back* yeah... I had'nt even had her for two weeks...

tolkienfan · 01-10-2008, 08:15 PM

That's too bad EA.

Here, have some hot chocolate with marshmallows. It usually helps me feel better.

Elanor's Angel · 01-10-2008, 08:16 PM

Thank you... It's just... I waited for one for years, and it was really sweet...

***Tessar*** · 01-10-2008, 08:20 PM

Oh, EA!

*MOOTHUGS!!!!!* I'm so sorry. That's terrible.

Elanor's Angel · 01-10-2008, 08:22 PM

*hug* Thank you... All of you.

Nautipus · 01-11-2008, 05:53 PM

This is so sad

:

No Sign of 4 Kids Thrown From Bridge
2008-01-11 10:11:27
By GARRY MITCHELL Associated Press Writer

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — High winds hampered search crews early Friday as they resumed looking off the Alabama coast for the bodies of four children believed to have been thrown from a bridge by their father.

The weather kept aircraft from joining personnel in boats, even as the search area expanded from the 100 square miles combed since Tuesday to 150 square miles, Mobile County Sheriff's Maj. Chad Tucker said.

Based in part on a witness' account, investigators believe Lam Luong threw the children, ranging in age from a few months to 3 years, from the highest part of the two-lane Dauphin Island bridge Monday morning. At that point, the bridge is about 80 feet above the Intracoastal Waterway.

Luong, 37, was denied bond Thursday on four charges of capital murder. District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said Luong confessed to investigators that he had thrown the children off the bridge after an argument with his wife.

Luong's court-appointed lawyer, Joe Kulakowski, said the confession was coerced and that his client gave the children to a woman named who claimed to know their mother and would get them food and clothes.

Kulakowski said officers should be searching for the woman and a second woman who left with the children in a van.

The Alabama coast has a substantial number of Asian immigrants working in the seafood industry. Luong had worked as a shrimper in the fishing village of Bayou La Batre.

In the waters off Dauphin Island, near the mouth of Mobile Bay, investigators were using sonar equipment that has turned up debris, logs, fish traps, hurricane detritus — even a baby shoe that Tucker said led searchers to a nearby river, but no bodies.

The search was expected to continue through the weekend.

***Tessar*** · 01-12-2008, 03:52 AM

Argh. I slept about 4 hours the other night after working for eight exhausting hours at the theater, then hopped up and went in for six hours today.

... then I came home and got about three hours of sleep because I was so exhausted that I wanted to just fall over.

.... and now I'm completely wired again. ARGH!!! I think I'm gonna run out and get some nyquil or Tylenol PM.

**Mari** · 01-12-2008, 09:59 AM

Why would anyone want to hurt his or her own children?!?

Tessar, hang in there! >_<

My finger is infected, so now I have to have a finger bath twice a day AND my knee is swollen. Can't bend it too often. And I'm sick... fortunately it's weekend. No work for 3 days!!! Woohoo!

Nautipus · 01-12-2008, 11:38 AM

Jeez. Tess, hang in there, man.

Mari, I know your pain.

**Mari** · 01-12-2008, 05:56 PM

Arrggh! I bought some fabric with a very nice design to fashion into a piano cover, but the fabric is also very delicate and the vendor didn't cut it right, making it very difficult for me to sow it properly and evenly.

If it really proves impossible I'm going back to the shop on Monday!

Nautipus · 01-12-2008, 06:16 PM

You get him, Mari! What kind of fabric is it? What's it made from?

**Mari** · 01-12-2008, 06:26 PM

It is a very thin, seethrough fabric. Sometimes used for pretty curtains, but definitely has no practical uses. The color is deep blue with a bit greenish shine over it and it has some glimmering things and brown/beige curling designs on it. Very lovely!
I think I got it working now, but because the fabric is so thin and susceptible to unraveling, I have to be very precise and use tiny ... (can't think of the word) It's not going to be straight though, because the fabric isn't and I can't afford to try and cut it: it would only unravel more.

I love precise needlework though, so that's no problem.

Nautipus · 01-12-2008, 06:38 PM

Sounds like you got your work cut out for you.

**Mari** · 01-12-2008, 06:43 PM

Yeah, but I just managed to make a hole in it though... Oh well, it's only on the inside, so you won't be able to see it. Gotta be more careful.

**Mari** · 01-13-2008, 06:55 PM

Why doesn't my laptop work properly!? I gave it a command several times and it still doesn't comply! Wake up!!!

I'm so going to clean you out completely next week!

Then we'll see who's boss. You'll be fast and as good as new again.
(In case you're wondering: yes, I was talking to my laptop and no I'm not a complete nutter)

Nautipus · 01-13-2008, 07:00 PM

Good luck with that, Mari. I'm not feelin' too good. I'm gonna log off for a while. Bye.

**Mari** · 01-13-2008, 07:06 PM

Oh, I hope you feel better soon

See you!! *waves*

Elanor's Angel · 01-13-2008, 07:29 PM

*hugs all of the sad mooters*
I'm at the ibrary and I still can;t concentrate and I'm WAY behind on schoolwork...

***Tessar*** · 01-13-2008, 10:56 PM

I am so nervous and excited about school tomorrow!!!!!!! I can barely stand it. Doing some deep breathing and meditation helps a little, but it's hard to stay focused.

I have so much to work on this semester... And one of my top worries is finding a voice teacher for next semester. I need to attend other people's lessons so that I can see how some of the other teachers teach.

01-10-2008, 06:52 PM	#541
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Ea! I'm sorry! And it didn't even have a name yet.. hugs __________________ 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"...

01-10-2008, 07:25 PM	#542
Elanor's Angel Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hiding under my bed reading LOTR at 1:43am, Middle earth (Seattle WA) Posts: 1,239	hugs back yeah... I had'nt even had her for two weeks... __________________ ~And the Geek shall inherit the Earth! Vote Trolls' Bane/Elanor's Angel 2008!!!

01-10-2008, 08:15 PM	#543
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	That's too bad EA. Here, have some hot chocolate with marshmallows. It usually helps me feel better. __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

01-10-2008, 08:16 PM	#544
Elanor's Angel Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hiding under my bed reading LOTR at 1:43am, Middle earth (Seattle WA) Posts: 1,239	Thank you... It's just... I waited for one for years, and it was really sweet... __________________ ~And the Geek shall inherit the Earth! Vote Trolls' Bane/Elanor's Angel 2008!!!

01-10-2008, 08:22 PM	#546
Elanor's Angel Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hiding under my bed reading LOTR at 1:43am, Middle earth (Seattle WA) Posts: 1,239	hug Thank you... All of you. __________________ ~And the Geek shall inherit the Earth! Vote Trolls' Bane/Elanor's Angel 2008!!!

01-10-2008, 08:20 PM	#545
*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	Oh, EA! MOOTHUGS!!!!! I'm so sorry. That's terrible.

01-11-2008, 05:53 PM	#547
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	This is so sad: No Sign of 4 Kids Thrown From Bridge 2008-01-11 10:11:27 By GARRY MITCHELL Associated Press Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — High winds hampered search crews early Friday as they resumed looking off the Alabama coast for the bodies of four children believed to have been thrown from a bridge by their father. The weather kept aircraft from joining personnel in boats, even as the search area expanded from the 100 square miles combed since Tuesday to 150 square miles, Mobile County Sheriff's Maj. Chad Tucker said. Based in part on a witness' account, investigators believe Lam Luong threw the children, ranging in age from a few months to 3 years, from the highest part of the two-lane Dauphin Island bridge Monday morning. At that point, the bridge is about 80 feet above the Intracoastal Waterway. Luong, 37, was denied bond Thursday on four charges of capital murder. District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said Luong confessed to investigators that he had thrown the children off the bridge after an argument with his wife. Luong's court-appointed lawyer, Joe Kulakowski, said the confession was coerced and that his client gave the children to a woman named who claimed to know their mother and would get them food and clothes. Kulakowski said officers should be searching for the woman and a second woman who left with the children in a van. The Alabama coast has a substantial number of Asian immigrants working in the seafood industry. Luong had worked as a shrimper in the fishing village of Bayou La Batre. In the waters off Dauphin Island, near the mouth of Mobile Bay, investigators were using sonar equipment that has turned up debris, logs, fish traps, hurricane detritus — even a baby shoe that Tucker said led searchers to a nearby river, but no bodies. The search was expected to continue through the weekend. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-12-2008, 03:52 AM	#548
*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	Argh. I slept about 4 hours the other night after working for eight exhausting hours at the theater, then hopped up and went in for six hours today. ... then I came home and got about three hours of sleep because I was so exhausted that I wanted to just fall over. .... and now I'm completely wired again. ARGH!!! I think I'm gonna run out and get some nyquil or Tylenol PM.

01-12-2008, 09:59 AM	#549
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Why would anyone want to hurt his or her own children?!? Tessar, hang in there! >_< My finger is infected, so now I have to have a finger bath twice a day AND my knee is swollen. Can't bend it too often. And I'm sick... fortunately it's weekend. No work for 3 days!!! Woohoo! __________________ 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"...

01-12-2008, 11:38 AM	#550
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Jeez. Tess, hang in there, man. Mari, I know your pain. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-12-2008, 05:56 PM	#551
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Arrggh! I bought some fabric with a very nice design to fashion into a piano cover, but the fabric is also very delicate and the vendor didn't cut it right, making it very difficult for me to sow it properly and evenly. If it really proves impossible I'm going back to the shop on Monday! __________________ 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"...

01-12-2008, 06:16 PM	#552
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	You get him, Mari! What kind of fabric is it? What's it made from? __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-12-2008, 06:26 PM	#553
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	It is a very thin, seethrough fabric. Sometimes used for pretty curtains, but definitely has no practical uses. The color is deep blue with a bit greenish shine over it and it has some glimmering things and brown/beige curling designs on it. Very lovely! I think I got it working now, but because the fabric is so thin and susceptible to unraveling, I have to be very precise and use tiny ... (can't think of the word) It's not going to be straight though, because the fabric isn't and I can't afford to try and cut it: it would only unravel more. I love precise needlework though, so that's no problem. __________________ 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"...

01-12-2008, 06:38 PM	#554
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Sounds like you got your work cut out for you. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-12-2008, 06:43 PM	#555
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yeah, but I just managed to make a hole in it though... Oh well, it's only on the inside, so you won't be able to see it. Gotta be more careful. __________________ 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"...

01-13-2008, 06:55 PM	#556
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Why doesn't my laptop work properly!? I gave it a command several times and it still doesn't comply! Wake up!!! I'm so going to clean you out completely next week! Then we'll see who's boss. You'll be fast and as good as new again. (In case you're wondering: yes, I was talking to my laptop and no I'm not a complete nutter) __________________ 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"...

01-13-2008, 07:00 PM	#557
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Good luck with that, Mari. I'm not feelin' too good. I'm gonna log off for a while. Bye. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-13-2008, 07:06 PM	#558
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Oh, I hope you feel better soon See you!! waves __________________ 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"...

01-13-2008, 07:29 PM	#559
Elanor's Angel Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hiding under my bed reading LOTR at 1:43am, Middle earth (Seattle WA) Posts: 1,239	hugs all of the sad mooters I'm at the ibrary and I still can;t concentrate and I'm WAY behind on schoolwork... __________________ ~And the Geek shall inherit the Earth! Vote Trolls' Bane/Elanor's Angel 2008!!!

01-13-2008, 10:56 PM	#560
*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 am so nervous and excited about school tomorrow!!!!!!! I can barely stand it. Doing some deep breathing and meditation helps a little, but it's hard to stay focused. I have so much to work on this semester... And one of my top worries is finding a voice teacher for next semester. I need to attend other people's lessons so that I can see how some of the other teachers teach.