Teacup Café XLII - Page 45

Midge · 10-20-2015, 11:18 PM

He had his first birthday last month and just this week began really walking around. It's adorable watching him try to walk, only to end up on his backside after a few steps. I'm sure I'll miss his crawling days but I'm excited because now maybe I can start to get stuff done and he will just toddle after me, instead of crying for me to hold him all the time.

Here's a very LARGE picture of Mr. B and I at my brother's wedding (being hugged by the lucky groom, of course):

Is there really no way to edit the size of an image using CSS or other modifiers in vbCode?

The last sane person · 10-25-2015, 04:58 PM

Congrats on the healthy kiddo. Time flies pretty quickly.

Midge · 10-28-2015, 05:07 PM

Thanks. Are you still slicing things up ninja-style?

NOTE: Just in case that's completely wrong, I want you to know that that's the impression I have of you, Sane. Sort of an assassin/samurai person. Like IRL.

The last sane person · 10-28-2015, 10:46 PM

I'm not as slicey-dice as I used to be; injuries and years of physical neglect from expecting youth to be a magical cure all has caught up to me. Thankfully it's nothing a few modern surgeries can't cure. I'll be back to my martial arts ways soon enough.

Midge · 10-29-2015, 09:29 AM

*Whew* I sleep better at night knowing Sane is out there.

The last sane person · 10-30-2015, 03:03 AM

As opposed to in here?

The last sane person · 10-30-2015, 03:07 AM

I just noticed that this Teacup is three friggen years old, just about! What the hell happened to the days where we could go through two or three in a week? ... How is entmoot still even up? Surely it doesn't pay for itself with ad traffic any more. If ever it did... Who keeps it running, Ben?

***Valandil*** · 10-30-2015, 08:57 AM

Ben still pays the bill. He says it's extremely cheap. No advertising income I'm aware of.

The low traffic seems common to message boards of all types. People have shifted to other forms of social media.

Midge · 10-30-2015, 10:45 AM

I think it depends on the audience. My husband frequents a gun/ammo/reloading board that seems quite... hoppin'. But that could be because they think it's a lower profile than on Facebook or Twitter. Can't get attacked by the other guys for liking guns if they don't go to your site.

**Mari** · 10-31-2015, 10:45 AM

Hector tried to make a group for Entmoot on FB, but that ain't exactly thriving either...
I have several students who love LotR, but it's mostly because of the film and they seem more interested in reading and sharing captioned pics about LotR than the books or films itself. Same for every other fandom I've come across by the way.

Midge · 11-01-2015, 11:56 PM

Yeah, I didn't get to experience the 'Moot before the movies. I do love it here, though. I dislike having discussions on Facebook.

***Earniel*** · 11-02-2015, 04:43 PM

*blows cobwebs of her secret chocolate stash* Phew, busy, busy, busy, these days. Barely have time to visit the 'moot. (Not that I'd have many threads to catch up nowadays... but hey.)

I'm loving this Indian summer,

I think it's been years since I managed to get so much done outside in autumn. The pond has been getting a good clean-up which was desperately needed or I'd soon have a bog rather than a pond. Took me days too. (Weather prevented a clean-up last autumn, and then later the tiny toads in spring and summer.) We've put in some more autumn-flowering plants and dug up some stray saplings. (And before you send Treebeard after me, it's to be planted in an actual forest later!)

***Alcuin*** · 11-02-2015, 05:10 PM

Ah! We just had Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. Our little city of 40,000 swelled 3½ times to 140,000. Weird, crowd, though: and we have black squirrels this year. Jet-black. I tried several times to get photographs but failed. My daughter got one over the weekend, but it’s hard to tell what the creature is, besides small and coal black.

Midge · 11-02-2015, 07:06 PM

My son and I went as a Hobbit mama and baby for Halloween. My costume wasn't great (I think I needed a genuine peasant-style shirt and a more rustic apron), but Mr. B was ADORABLE! We made him a bright yellow vest out of fleece and a brown cape with a hood that was attached to the vest with little leaves at the shoulders.

The last sane person · 11-03-2015, 04:47 AM

Glad you had fun, at least. This weekend was crap for me. Buried a damn good man and dear friend, whom I can say with certainty I wont find another like. I didn't drink at the memorial and played the role of drunk catcher, but now that I'm home I think I'll booze myself stupid.

Midge · 11-03-2015, 01:09 PM

I'm sorry for your loss, Sane. We can break open the Teacup's secret stash of "tea" for you here too.

Nerwen · 11-03-2015, 04:37 PM

Afternoon, all. Fireworks are legal here if there is no burn ban on, as there was this year. Tlsp, I am sorry for your loss.

Weather here is great. Am trying to get Attalus to agree to a picnic this weekend at a local state park. I am holding out BLTs with avacado as an inducement. He is resistant, insisting on pie. Drat the man.

Susie

The last sane person · 11-03-2015, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

I'm sorry for your loss, Sane. We can break open the Teacup's secret stash of "tea" for you here too.

Beat you to it.

Midge · 11-03-2015, 05:52 PM

Good. You can have my share, as I'm not partial to that type of ... tea. I'll give you a bit of
Earn's chocolate too!

*avoids gecko*

Nerwen · 11-04-2015, 07:46 PM

Do people still call grass "tea"? I thought that was old slang, like "gat" and "moll"

Susie

10-20-2015, 11:18 PM	#881
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	He had his first birthday last month and just this week began really walking around. It's adorable watching him try to walk, only to end up on his backside after a few steps. I'm sure I'll miss his crawling days but I'm excited because now maybe I can start to get stuff done and he will just toddle after me, instead of crying for me to hold him all the time. Here's a very LARGE picture of Mr. B and I at my brother's wedding (being hugged by the lucky groom, of course): Is there really no way to edit the size of an image using CSS or other modifiers in vbCode? __________________ 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!

10-25-2015, 04:58 PM	#882
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Congrats on the healthy kiddo. Time flies pretty quickly. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-28-2015, 05:07 PM	#883
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Thanks. Are you still slicing things up ninja-style? NOTE: Just in case that's completely wrong, I want you to know that that's the impression I have of you, Sane. Sort of an assassin/samurai person. Like IRL. __________________ 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!

10-28-2015, 10:46 PM	#884
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	I'm not as slicey-dice as I used to be; injuries and years of physical neglect from expecting youth to be a magical cure all has caught up to me. Thankfully it's nothing a few modern surgeries can't cure. I'll be back to my martial arts ways soon enough. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-29-2015, 09:29 AM	#885
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Whew I sleep better at night knowing Sane is out there. __________________ 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!

10-30-2015, 03:03 AM	#886
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	As opposed to in here? __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-30-2015, 03:07 AM	#887
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	I just noticed that this Teacup is three friggen years old, just about! What the hell happened to the days where we could go through two or three in a week? ... How is entmoot still even up? Surely it doesn't pay for itself with ad traffic any more. If ever it did... Who keeps it running, Ben? __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-30-2015, 08:57 AM	#888
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Ben still pays the bill. He says it's extremely cheap. No advertising income I'm aware of. The low traffic seems common to message boards of all types. People have shifted to other forms of social media. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

10-30-2015, 10:45 AM	#889
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I think it depends on the audience. My husband frequents a gun/ammo/reloading board that seems quite... hoppin'. But that could be because they think it's a lower profile than on Facebook or Twitter. Can't get attacked by the other guys for liking guns if they don't go to your site. __________________ 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!

10-31-2015, 10:45 AM	#890
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Hector tried to make a group for Entmoot on FB, but that ain't exactly thriving either... I have several students who love LotR, but it's mostly because of the film and they seem more interested in reading and sharing captioned pics about LotR than the books or films itself. Same for every other fandom I've come across by the way. __________________ 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"...

11-01-2015, 11:56 PM	#891
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Yeah, I didn't get to experience the 'Moot before the movies. I do love it here, though. I dislike having discussions on Facebook. __________________ 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!

11-02-2015, 04:43 PM	#892
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	blows cobwebs of her secret chocolate stash Phew, busy, busy, busy, these days. Barely have time to visit the 'moot. (Not that I'd have many threads to catch up nowadays... but hey.) I'm loving this Indian summer, I think it's been years since I managed to get so much done outside in autumn. The pond has been getting a good clean-up which was desperately needed or I'd soon have a bog rather than a pond. Took me days too. (Weather prevented a clean-up last autumn, and then later the tiny toads in spring and summer.) We've put in some more autumn-flowering plants and dug up some stray saplings. (And before you send Treebeard after me, it's to be planted in an actual forest later!)

11-02-2015, 05:10 PM	#893
*Alcuin* Salt Miner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: gone to Far Harad Posts: 987	Ah! We just had Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. Our little city of 40,000 swelled 3½ times to 140,000. Weird, crowd, though: and we have black squirrels this year. Jet-black. I tried several times to get photographs but failed. My daughter got one over the weekend, but it’s hard to tell what the creature is, besides small and coal black.

11-02-2015, 07:06 PM	#894
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	My son and I went as a Hobbit mama and baby for Halloween. My costume wasn't great (I think I needed a genuine peasant-style shirt and a more rustic apron), but Mr. B was ADORABLE! We made him a bright yellow vest out of fleece and a brown cape with a hood that was attached to the vest with little leaves at the shoulders. __________________ 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!

11-03-2015, 04:47 AM	#895
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Glad you had fun, at least. This weekend was crap for me. Buried a damn good man and dear friend, whom I can say with certainty I wont find another like. I didn't drink at the memorial and played the role of drunk catcher, but now that I'm home I think I'll booze myself stupid. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-03-2015, 01:09 PM	#896
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I'm sorry for your loss, Sane. We can break open the Teacup's secret stash of "tea" for you here too. __________________ 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!

11-03-2015, 04:37 PM	#897
Nerwen Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Location: A nice studio in the Pelóri Posts: 164	Afternoon, all. Fireworks are legal here if there is no burn ban on, as there was this year. Tlsp, I am sorry for your loss. Weather here is great. Am trying to get Attalus to agree to a picnic this weekend at a local state park. I am holding out BLTs with avacado as an inducement. He is resistant, insisting on pie. Drat the man. Susie __________________ “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories"

11-03-2015, 05:52 PM	#899
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Good. You can have my share, as I'm not partial to that type of ... tea. I'll give you a bit of Earn's chocolate too! avoids gecko __________________ 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!

11-04-2015, 07:46 PM	#900
Nerwen Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Location: A nice studio in the Pelóri Posts: 164	Do people still call grass "tea"? I thought that was old slang, like "gat" and "moll" Susie __________________ “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories"

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