Teacup Cafe XXIV - Page 9

Nautipus · 03-27-2008, 10:46 PM

As do I. Counted among those are good friends, VERY close relatives, and my grandfather, who unfortunately died from a complication of his cancer.

The Sasquatch of Fangorn · 03-27-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nautipus

As do I. Counted among those are good friends, VERY close relatives, and my grandfather, who unfortunately died from a complication of his cancer.

My mother had cancer, but she made it. Sorry about your grandfather man.

I'll do a lap for him.

Nautipus · 03-27-2008, 10:54 PM

I appreciate that, man. Good for your mom. Really. One of my aunts had metastatic melanoma, but she made that. It's a good feeling, but the scare always persists.

The Sasquatch of Fangorn · 03-27-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nautipus

I appreciate that, man. Good for your mom. Really. One of my aunts had metastatic melanoma, but she made that. It's a good feeling, but the scare always persists.

That's good for your aunt too.

The last sane person · 03-27-2008, 11:45 PM

My grandmother too, passed from ovarian cancer, it's been two years since then, come april. Good for your aunt, Naughty, And for your mom, Sas!

Curufin · 03-28-2008, 02:36 AM

Mom, grandma and aunt all had cancer at one point (different kinds). Thankfully they're all alright now, but I've known too many people who haven't been. Good going for you walkers!

**Mari** · 03-28-2008, 05:12 AM

There are so many types of cancer and so many people who have it... I think it'll be difficult to find someone who hasn't been in contact with it, either through loved ones or themselves.
Good luck Sas, Lady R! It isn't international cancer day now is it? I haven't heard anything about it on the radio...?

Curufin · 03-28-2008, 05:25 AM

Yes, Mari, that's unfortunately very true.

I'm lucky that nobody in my immediate family has died of cancer (crosses fingers), but I know many people who have. There was a girl a few years behind me in school who died of Leukemia, and one of my best friend's mother died of ovarian cancer, and I could go on and on and on, unfortunately.

My hometown has a very high instance of cancer - way above the national average.

I speculate this has something to do with the fact that we're less than five miles from a US government proving ground where they used to test bombs and shells and the like - many of which were made with depleted uranium, and many of which are still there.

(read the link for more...'DU' is "depleted uranium" and JPG is "Jefferson Proving Ground.")

In other news, the day when I have to walk downtown to go shopping it's pouring down rain. Joy.

**Mari** · 03-28-2008, 06:13 AM

Really? We have lovely weather here! Sun is out, temperature is quite okay. A great day for yet another open campus! Though if I like this place and decide on it, my uncle/cousin/ whatever he is will keep trying to talk me out of it for months. (Too low a level for you, no challenge, too big a change from your previous studies, no masterdegree, an even higher debt, blablabla. I got that the first 7 times you told me that, thank you.)

Soooo, cup of tea anyone? Helps me wake up in the morning.

katya · 03-28-2008, 06:13 AM

It was the same story every day in Japan, in the rainy season... I looked especially silly in my school uniform on my bike holding an umbrella. Or did it just look normal?

My aunt has lung cancer, I just found out. It might turn out very badly, but I don't really know yet. Like you said Mari, hard to find someone who hasn't been affected in some way.

Oh, we cross posted. ><

Curufin · 03-28-2008, 07:39 AM

I'm sorry to hear about your aunt, katya...

I hope everything works out.

Back from downtown, and I didn't get wet.

I took a bus there, and then it had stopped raining by the time I got back. Now I just need to do some laundry and pack and I'm ready to leave for Belgium tomorrow!

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-28-2008, 09:25 AM

Good morning, all. Curu, get your groceries?

Curufin · 03-28-2008, 09:26 AM

Yep, and some books.

Bookstores are the Bane of Curu.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-28-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Curufin

Yep, and some books.

Bookstores are the Bane of Curu.

What do you prefer to read?

Curufin · 03-28-2008, 09:38 AM

Oh, I'm not terribly picky - I'll read pretty much anything.

Today I got a Terry Prachett book for my trip...and a beautiful paperback copy of Lord of the Rings...

Hey, I don't have my copy with me in Derry.

But I have everything from politics to history to romance to Sci Fi to classics on my bookshelf.

I was going to reply to you in the 2008 Election thread, but I think I may hold off on that.

EDIT: Blech...I'm so tired and achy even my toenails hurt...

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-28-2008, 11:21 AM

What did you do to your toenails?

I'm a virtually lazy beast, today. I may stroll out to the hammock.

The Sasquatch of Fangorn · 03-28-2008, 11:28 AM

Hi, Hi!

**Mari** · 03-28-2008, 11:38 AM

Thank you for sending your rain over to me Curufin... >_<
I saw some lovely parts of the Netherlands today, parts I'd never seen before.

So, where is the tea? Did anyone make fresh tea yet or do I have to make a new pot myself?

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-28-2008, 11:41 AM

There's a pot here, under the cosy. *pours* Milk?

**Mari** · 03-28-2008, 11:55 AM

Oh yes please! You are too good for us all Sis!

*sits back and enjoys the warmth of the cup on her hands and the smell of fresh tea*

*gets up only to whack the rule before sitting down and relaxing again*

03-27-2008, 10:46 PM	#161
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	As do I. Counted among those are good friends, VERY close relatives, and my grandfather, who unfortunately died from a complication of his cancer. __________________ 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

03-27-2008, 10:54 PM	#163
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	I appreciate that, man. Good for your mom. Really. One of my aunts had metastatic melanoma, but she made that. It's a good feeling, but the scare always persists. __________________ 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

03-27-2008, 11:45 PM	#165
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	My grandmother too, passed from ovarian cancer, it's been two years since then, come april. Good for your aunt, Naughty, And for your mom, Sas! __________________ 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.

03-28-2008, 02:36 AM	#166
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	Mom, grandma and aunt all had cancer at one point (different kinds). Thankfully they're all alright now, but I've known too many people who haven't been. Good going for you walkers! __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian

03-28-2008, 05:12 AM	#167
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	There are so many types of cancer and so many people who have it... I think it'll be difficult to find someone who hasn't been in contact with it, either through loved ones or themselves. Good luck Sas, Lady R! It isn't international cancer day now is it? I haven't heard anything about it on the radio...? __________________ 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"...

03-28-2008, 05:25 AM	#168
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	Yes, Mari, that's unfortunately very true. I'm lucky that nobody in my immediate family has died of cancer (crosses fingers), but I know many people who have. There was a girl a few years behind me in school who died of Leukemia, and one of my best friend's mother died of ovarian cancer, and I could go on and on and on, unfortunately. My hometown has a very high instance of cancer - way above the national average. I speculate this has something to do with the fact that we're less than five miles from a US government proving ground where they used to test bombs and shells and the like - many of which were made with depleted uranium, and many of which are still there. (read the link for more...'DU' is "depleted uranium" and JPG is "Jefferson Proving Ground.") In other news, the day when I have to walk downtown to go shopping it's pouring down rain. Joy. __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian

03-28-2008, 06:13 AM	#169
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Really? We have lovely weather here! Sun is out, temperature is quite okay. A great day for yet another open campus! Though if I like this place and decide on it, my uncle/cousin/ whatever he is will keep trying to talk me out of it for months. (Too low a level for you, no challenge, too big a change from your previous studies, no masterdegree, an even higher debt, blablabla. I got that the first 7 times you told me that, thank you.) Soooo, cup of tea anyone? Helps me wake up in the morning. __________________ 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"...

03-28-2008, 06:13 AM	#170
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	It was the same story every day in Japan, in the rainy season... I looked especially silly in my school uniform on my bike holding an umbrella. Or did it just look normal? My aunt has lung cancer, I just found out. It might turn out very badly, but I don't really know yet. Like you said Mari, hard to find someone who hasn't been affected in some way. Oh, we cross posted. ><

03-28-2008, 07:39 AM	#171
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	I'm sorry to hear about your aunt, katya... I hope everything works out. Back from downtown, and I didn't get wet. I took a bus there, and then it had stopped raining by the time I got back. Now I just need to do some laundry and pack and I'm ready to leave for Belgium tomorrow! __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian

03-28-2008, 09:25 AM	#172
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Good morning, all. Curu, get your groceries? __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

03-28-2008, 09:26 AM	#173
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	Yep, and some books. Bookstores are the Bane of Curu. __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian

03-28-2008, 09:38 AM	#175
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	Oh, I'm not terribly picky - I'll read pretty much anything. Today I got a Terry Prachett book for my trip...and a beautiful paperback copy of Lord of the Rings... Hey, I don't have my copy with me in Derry. But I have everything from politics to history to romance to Sci Fi to classics on my bookshelf. I was going to reply to you in the 2008 Election thread, but I think I may hold off on that. EDIT: Blech...I'm so tired and achy even my toenails hurt... __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian Last edited by Curufin : 03-28-2008 at 10:23 AM.

03-28-2008, 11:21 AM	#176
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	What did you do to your toenails? I'm a virtually lazy beast, today. I may stroll out to the hammock. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

03-28-2008, 11:28 AM	#177
The Sasquatch of Fangorn The Co-president of Entmoot - The Half-Dwarven Guardian of the Ancient Forest Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: rexacoracophalifatoryx Posts: 1,405	Hi, Hi! __________________ proud member of the republic of rexacoracophalifatoryx and it's sister planet clom. "she turned me into a newt!!........but I got better."-Monty Python and the holy grail. Thanks for breaking up the group Yoko!"- The reduced Shakespeare company. Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory. Fight Eagles fight, score a touchdown 1-2-3. Hit 'em low, Hit 'em high, And we'll watch our Eagles fly. Fly Eagles fly on the road to victory.

03-28-2008, 11:38 AM	#178
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Thank you for sending your rain over to me Curufin... >_< I saw some lovely parts of the Netherlands today, parts I'd never seen before. So, where is the tea? Did anyone make fresh tea yet or do I have to make a new pot myself? __________________ 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"...

03-28-2008, 11:41 AM	#179
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	There's a pot here, under the cosy. pours Milk? __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

03-28-2008, 11:55 AM	#180
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Oh yes please! You are too good for us all Sis! sits back and enjoys the warmth of the cup on her hands and the smell of fresh tea gets up only to whack the rule before sitting down and relaxing again __________________ 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"...

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