Where's my marker?

[Melody]

Anyone know where my permanent marker is? I have addressing to do and I can't find it anywhere.

This happens to me far more than I care to admit, and more now that I've started working outside the home.

Ever have to organize and entire house so it works more efficiently? What did you do? Any tips from those super-organized people out there?

Back to looking under things and cursing...

[Katalyst]

Usually I end destroying the whole house trying to figure out where its gone to and then end up going to the dollar store and getting another one. Annoying and it wrecks my house.

Its the very reason the box recieved from me had your address printed out from the computer.

Can't help you on organizing the house...

My classroom, always organized to a tee, my house not so much.

[traco1]

Well, I lost my Visa, looked all around the house, vehicles, tried backtracking to when it was last used. Finally gave up and phoned and got it frozen. Was sent out a new one in the mail. Lo and behold, I found it underneath a pile of papers!

Joked and told hubby it was a good thing. I didn't use my card for 2 weeks, look at the money I saved! Then I promptly ordered some food from Uncle Rick with my new card. How bad am I?!!:laugh:

[Melody]

Its one of my top pet peeves actually. PO's me in record time, not being able to find something, especially if I happen to be in a hurry on top of it. But I do the same things over and over. Leave my watch in a different place everyday, etc. I drive myself insane, which I'm pretty sure is a man's job. :laugh:

[traco1]

COKE!!! Our replies were at the exact same time.:eek:

[Katalyst]

Its one of my top pet peeves actually. PO's me in record time, not being able to find something, especially if I happen to be in a hurry on top of it. But I do the same things over and over. Leave my watch in a different place everyday, etc. I drive myself insane, which I'm pretty sure is a man's job. :laugh:

I'm betting your marker is with my watch which I haven't seen since oh I dunno June! And my house is actually clean so where it is only God knows.

[CACAdmin]

I frequently misplace my watch, my keys, my wallet, etc. (and most often when I am rushing to get out of the door. However, the worst of all is when I misplace my glasses. You have to understand something, I need my glasses to find my glasses. :laugh:

UC, I often don't wear my glasses around the apartment as I function in this familiar place quite well but heading outside these 4 walls without them would be terrifying and attempting to cross a road would most likely result in death (or major injury at the very least). I do have a second pair but I have to remember where they are so I can put them on to find the first pair... get the picture. It should be a simple matter as there are only so many surfaces in this apartment but nope... it can take me forever.

Now, Melody, as for your market, let me first find my glasses and I'll be right over to help you find it.:;): :laugh:

[Katalyst]

Your glasses reminded me of last week, I walked around the house for a good 10 minutes looking for my sunglasses completely harried. My husband was laughing the entire time, why you ask? Because they were on my head the entire time I was looking for them and he wondered how long it would take me to figure it out. :realmad:

[CACAdmin]

:rofl: (Can you blame him?)... that's too funny!

[Katalyst]

:rofl: (Can you blame him?)... that's too funny!
After he almost drown/blinded me the other night? And then laughed about it hysterically for 2 days now? lol Yes I can blame him for lots of things.

[KnaveTO]

I have done that one and one better... wandered around the ex's place for a while looking for them. We were going out somewhere. Anyway ex comes upstairs and asks what I am doing. I say looking for my glasses. He starts laughing. I ask what is so funny. He says... nothing and tries to stop laughing. I keep looking everyso often glaring at him from across the room. Finally I look at him and tell him to stop laughing and help me find my glasses. He says you are wearing them... so I figure they were on my head so put my hand up there to put them on and they are not there... and his response... no, you are WEARING them.

There they were pearched on my nose right where they should be.

I was so intent on finding them that I sould have realised something was up when I could see him clearly across the living room... but was so irritated by his laughing that I didn't even notice... :rofl:

[Melody]

The first year of marriage is the hardest, they say...

I think you just get better at ignoring the other person after that.:rolleyes:

[Katalyst]

Did you find it?

[Melody]

Not yet...lol...sad part is, I have several of them and can't find any of them.

[Katalyst]

Not yet...lol...sad part is, I have several of them and can't find any of them.
Time to raid the office! :;):

[Melody]

LOL Well I could borrow one from there, but then Kat's box wouldn't get shipped until later in the week because I won't be at the office until Monday...

Methinks she's waited long enough :yes:

[Katalyst]

Our next trade I'm going to ship you a box of scented permanant markers. Remember those? :laugh: I only know where they are because they are in a sealed box of classroom supplies. I've already managed to loose 6 pairs of sissors in this house in less then 2 months so no more breaking into classroom boxes for me.

As far as my box goes...For god sakes Jay help her find that marker!!! lol

[Melody]

The scissors are the thing I keep putting down and not being able to find when I'm rushing to pack.:rolleyes:

[CACAdmin]

Scissors? Scissors? I think I lose scissors more than anything. (... and it's a regular occurrence around here.) Tell me, how can someone lose 2 pair of scissors in a one room apartment????:rolleyes:


As far as my box goes...For god sakes Jay help her find that marker!!! lol

I could drive over there with one but Murphy's Law is that the moment I head that direction, she finds hers. :secret: Maybe I should just tell her I'm on my way over with a marker... that ought to do the trick!:laugh:

[Katalyst]

Considering I just found my ammonia dropper test bottle in my makeup bag. :rofl: :confused:

Yeah--completely sad.

Mel I found your marker! Its over there!

[Katalyst]

To keep my pens and pencils from repeatedly dissapearing in my classroom, I found a bunch of tacky silk flowers some green garden tape (? whatever they use to tape up silk flowers) and a bunch of pens and pencils. I wrapped them in the green tape added the tacky flower stem onto the pencil/pen so it sat on the top. Took a terracotta pot and stuck em all in there. After a while they started to dissapear anyways.

So I had pencils made up which were very inexpensive through a catalog that I was pretty sure no one would want to be caught dead with outside my classroom.
The inscription said I HEART MS. GALLAGHER!!!!! With hearts & flowers rofl....The kids thought they were hilarious and eventually stole them all too. But it was worth it to see the reaction of some of the kids who I wasn't a favorite to.

[Melody]

Mel I found your marker! Its over there!

How many times have I told you to bring that back when you're done with it?!

[Melody]

To keep my pens and pencils from repeatedly dissapearing in my classroom, I found a bunch of tacky silk flowers some green garden tape (? whatever they use to tape up silk flowers) and a bunch of pens and pencils. I wrapped them in the green tape added the tacky flower stem onto the pencil/pen so it sat on the top. Took a terracotta pot and stuck em all in there. After a while they started to dissapear anyways.

So I had pencils made up which were very inexpensive through a catalog that I was pretty sure no one would want to be caught dead with outside my classroom.
The inscription said I HEART MS. GALLAGHER!!!!! With hearts & flowers rofl....The kids thought they were hilarious and eventually stole them all too. But it was worth it to see the reaction of some of the kids who I wasn't a favorite to.


You weren't a favorite with some of them? How can that be?

[Katalyst]

You weren't a favorite with some of them? How can that be?

Not everyone can appreciate my Type A personality. Shocking huh? :twitcy:

[Melody]

ROFL My C & D types are neck & neck, with C leading slightly. This does not shock people in the least. :laugh:

[KnaveTO]

Not everyone can appreciate my Type A personality. Shocking huh? :twitcy:

No wonder I liked you from the start :;):

but you do realise we will fight over the most minute thing probably...

[Katalyst]

No wonder I liked you from the start :;):

but you do realise we will fight over the most minute thing probably...

Its funny with me, most of the time I'm pretty easy going and roll with things and am happy to shrug most things off. Then there's the occasional other time, when 'Must Control With Iron Fist of Death' takes over the body. But usually that's reserved for bossy family members. :;):

[Melody]

Most of us have a dominant and secondary personality type. We'd be a boring bunch otherwise. :yes:

[KnaveTO]

I sit on three boards of directors all with Type A personalities... makes for interesting board meeting sometimes :twitcy:

[Melody]

<picturing that>:laugh:

[Katalyst]

:Worried: So ummm you found the marker right? ::D:

Right??? :wideeyed:

Please say yes :NoSass:

[Melody]

I found three of them, they miraculously showed up on my desk along with several other missing possessions. The fact that my Son had just cleaned his room is purely coincidental I'm sure. :rolleyes:

[Katalyst]

I found three of them, they miraculously showed up on my desk along with several other missing possessions. The fact that my Son had just cleaned his room is purely coincidental I'm sure. :rolleyes:
:red_dance:

[Melody]

LOL You'd get that box even if I had to write your address in crayon!

If I could find one...

[Katalyst]

LOL You'd get that box even if I had to write your address in crayon!

If I could find one...

Crayon, blood (not yours of course) I'll take it! Yay! I can't wait to get the box, even if I'm not exactly sure what's in it. Uhh just one other thing, I don't need any snails!!!

Note to self box of glittered crayons, markers, pond basket and barnacles for the Melody box, (that's what I got so far).

[Melody]

Your box is already on my kitchen table, which is what tables are actually for in my house. The dry goods are in there already. The fish are in a q-tank so I don't have to get up at 3 AM to catch them, and the snails are ready to roll!:;):

And I have no intention of telling you what's in there. :Neener:

How hot is it down there?

[Katalyst]

Your box is already on my kitchen table, which is what tables are actually for in my house. The dry goods are in there already. The fish are in a q-tank so I don't have to get up at 3 AM to catch them, and the snails are ready to roll!:;):

And I have no intention of telling you what's in there. :Neener:

How hot is it down there?

Forcast for the week 25-30 during the day 14-19 during the night. Holy cow! I'm still not used to the drastic temp changes, growing up on the ocean the temps dropped & increased but not so abruptly in a few hours.

You know I totally forgot about the dry foods! After just spending $22 bucks to get Instant BBS from J&L last night. Seeing the cory eggs and figuring I should in theory have fry soon in a panic I ordered it last night. Shipping cost as much as the stupid food! I'm going to start buying the stuff in NY ($ 3.99) and selling it here for $8 lol. I have to stop doing the price comparison stuff I know, but its maddenning. I need to move to BC, can't find a darn thing I want in Toronto. The minute I'd move all the places I'd like to shop would close mind you and reopen here, just cause.

I know you have no intention of telling me what's in the box! That's just wrong! :laugh:

[Melody]

Ontario beats every other Province for variety - lots of dedicated hobbyists there. I'm sure as we grow you'll be neenering your head off at us because the listings will be half in Ontario.

If Ontario prices shock you, BC is not the place for you....lol.

Weather sounds fine for shipping - its a direct flight anyways.

[KnaveTO]

Kat... I have pretty much visited most of the stores in Toronto. If you are looking for something give me a shout and maybe I know who in Toronto is carrying it. Furthermore if not me then one of the other guys on GTA will know.

[Katalyst]

Kat... I have pretty much visited most of the stores in Toronto. If you are looking for something give me a shout and maybe I know who in Toronto is carrying it. Furthermore if not me then one of the other guys on GTA will know.

I was looking for Ocean Nutritions Instant Baby Brine Shrimp. Cause that's what completely sane rational people who can't sleep at 4 am do you see. I know BA's doesn't carry it anymore or at least the newer version that can sit in the fridge for 6 weeks. And since I knew I wouldn't be making it to the LFS again till about Thursday and seeing how I have brown fertilized trilineatus eggs now woo! I bit the bullet and bought it.

So far I've only been to Big Al's (Thornhill, Scarborough, Missisagua, Newmarket, Northern Fish Breeders & Finatics-Mike is a really nice guy and gave me two plywood stands free. He's changing his store to mainly cichlids, pleco's & I believe cories. He had some absolutely stunning discus as well. He also has some really cute albino high fins that I'd love, but at the moment but being in the middle of building the fishroom and my QT tanks being occupied or spoken for it wasn't the time. As it is I still have to move all of my snails to 2 new larger tanks, and I so don't wanna.

I'd like to get to Menagerie & Mike mentioned a place called Wong's as well. Just a matter of time I'm thinking. I'm trying to get Ciddian over here but I think she's busy she traded me some lovely plants from the store she works at PJ's, have to get over there as well! Man, that's a lotta stores anyone got a few grand I can borrow? ::D: See what I mean? I'm safer shopping online--most of the time. *waits for lightning*

Incidently there are some great aquarium stores in NYC-China town.

[KnaveTO]

Incidently there are some great aquarium stores in NYC-China town.

Gee... how to know you are a fish addict... you find yourself in a LFS while you are on vacation... lol

ENABLER :FishOnDaHead: :rofl:

[Melody]

I'm planning my whole freaking vacation around fish actually - the American Livebearer Association convention is in Texas next year...

Yeehaw & all that!

[Katalyst]

Gee... how to know you are a fish addict... you find yourself in a LFS while you are on vacation... lol

ENABLER :FishOnDaHead: :rofl:

*ring ring*

Hello?
Hello Pot?
This is kettle!
You're black!

All of my vacations are based planned shark activity/diving conditions. I reached sad a very long time ago. Next stop Hawaii for tigers!

[KnaveTO]

:rofl: :WhoMe:

yeah well... awww gee shucks...

:NoSass:

[Melody]

LOL If nothing else, this place is entertaining!

[traco1]

Kat, microworms are another that I feed my all my fry. It can get sour smelling but that's a good thing, as then I know when it's time to start a new culture. I've used the Instant Baby Brine shrimp too. Didn't use it all up before it started to go off. I'm a bad one for trying to save and stretch out food, Melody's bottom bites is another instance where I dole out tiny little chunks to my tanks. The booger is everyone loves them, I have not found anything else to makes all fish go crazy when one of those pops into the tank.

[Katalyst]

Kat, microworms are another that I feed my all my fry. It can get sour smelling but that's a good thing, as then I know when it's time to start a new culture. I've used the Instant Baby Brine shrimp too. Didn't use it all up before it started to go off. I'm a bad one for trying to save and stretch out food, Melody's bottom bites is another instance where I dole out tiny little chunks to my tanks. The booger is everyone loves them, I have not found anything else to makes all fish go crazy when one of those pops into the tank.

The husband can deal with frozen water fleas, brine shrimp, bloodworms in the freezer. Weird jugs of green water bubbling under lamps in the basement but he puts his foot down at microworms and anything like it. And to honest, I don't think I can do it yet. Worms remind me of maggots, maggots freak me out more then anything. This comes from a Biology teacher who dissects eyes, cats, pigs, sharks, hearts, muscles etc. but worms :nah: :Eeewww: :Frog: Instant BBS is the way forward! I'm thinking about doing eel vinegar and daphina that I can handle. Cultures growing at school fine, in the house eeeekkk!

[Melody]

Try blowing them up. My first microworm culture, sealed container, yeast. What's that spell, Ms. Teacher? BOOM! Funny though, nobody had even considered it before and I was thanked several times over for posting a warning.... especially from husbands who were already on thin ice for using the good Tupperware for the culture. So whatever you do, don't forget the ventilation in yeast cultures!

Honey I blew up the Microworms...

[Katalyst]

I'm planning my whole freaking vacation around fish actually - the American Livebearer Association convention is in Texas next year...

Yeehaw & all that!

:eek: I so wanna go!

[Katalyst]

Try blowing them up. My first microworm culture, sealed container, yeast. What's that spell, Ms. Teacher? BOOM! Funny though, nobody had even considered it before and I was thanked several times over for posting a warning.... especially from husbands who were already on thin ice for using the good Tupperware for the culture. So whatever you do, don't forget the ventilation in yeast cultures!

Honey I blew up the Microworms...
Re: blowing up microworms..:Eeewww:

C. Trooper was complaining about that very thing, he has no tupperware because the snails have all of it. :laugh:

[Melody]

:eek: I so wanna go!

No you don't. I may even have to wait for 2009 because I know I'll need 40 billion dollars for the auctions & direct buys & friends bringing me this or that & the stores & wild collecting & ....

Maybe even 2010....

I'll be completely cleaning my tanks of existing fish before I go and starting from scratch, just to make life interesting.

[KnaveTO]

So... how do you bring back a fish on a plane? Carry on? I wouldn't think it would be allowed.... otherwise.... hmmmm...

[CACAdmin]

Nope they won't allow them in your carry on stuff... after all they're in liquid. (As if the fish would be in there if it were anything but water:rolleyes: )... but those are the rules. Pack them the same way you'd do if you were shipping them, and put them in your checked luggage.

[KnaveTO]

Ah... great... as if I need another excuse to bring a second piece of luggage with me on a plane.... I would be over the weight restriction for sure... lol

[Katalyst]

Of course I wanna go then I could get goldfish from Goldfish Utopia based out of Texas from Tommy Hui while I'm there! :rofl: (it some how always reverts back to goldfish) We can get one of those giant plastic wagons to tote the fish around.

[Katalyst]

Ah... great... as if I need another excuse to bring a second piece of luggage with me on a plane.... I would be over the weight restriction for sure... lol
Just let me carry it, us Americans are notorius for breaking weight restrictions and somehow I always manage to get away with it. :twitcy:

[Katalyst]

Okay now I'm dying, someone reason with her! I just can't wait until Wednesday, making me wait until Wednesday violates the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Act Ammended in 1973 schedule C! (I was a geeky double bio/history major lol)

What's In The Box?????
:SwimmingFish: :Dunno: :idea:

The correct answer is NOT fish either missy.

[traco1]

Kat, whatever you get from Melody, and I'm sure she stuck a whole lot of variety in there, it'll make the wait worth it.

I'm excited for you too!! Make sure your camera is charged cuz we want pics.

[traco1]

Of course I wanna go then I could get goldfish from Goldfish Utopia based out of Texas from Tommy Hui while I'm there! :rofl: (it some how always reverts back to goldfish) We can get one of those giant plastic wagons to tote the fish around.

Oh great, another website to go looky-looing for goldfish!:eek: lol

[KnaveTO]

Okay now I'm dying, someone reason with her! I just can't wait until Wednesday, making me wait until Wednesday violates the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Act Ammended in 1973 schedule C! (I was a geeky double bio/history major lol)

Sorry, but the law you quoted is an American law and therefore not valid north of the border.

[KnaveTO]

Of course I wanna go then I could get goldfish from Goldfish Utopia based out of Texas from Tommy Hui while I'm there! :rofl: (it some how always reverts back to goldfish) We can get one of those giant plastic wagons to tote the fish around.

You tink one of thise small wagons would be enough? I was thinking something along the line of a train of them if you 3 women went... and me, well I wouldn't add a lot to the pile :WhoMe:

[Katalyst]

Sorry, but the law you quoted is an American law and therefore not valid north of the border.

Sure it does, I said so. (therefore it must be true)

Aren't you the guy who wants me to share zebra pleco's with him? lol

[Melody]

Okay now I'm dying, someone reason with her! I just can't wait until Wednesday, making me wait until Wednesday violates the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Act Ammended in 1973 schedule C! (I was a geeky double bio/history major lol)

What's In The Box?????
:SwimmingFish: :Dunno: :idea:


The correct answer is NOT fish either missy.


I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.

[KnaveTO]

it is called Claiming protection under the Canada Evidence Act up here... lol

[KnaveTO]

Aren't you the guy who wants me to share zebra pleco's with him? lol

I'll be good... I promise:WhoMe:

[Katalyst]

I'll be good... I promise:WhoMe:

:Fibbing: Hey Ross I think your pants are on fire!

[Katalyst]

I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.

:cry:

[Katalyst]

I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.

But but but! I'm dyin' over hereeeeeeee!!!!!!

[Melody]

OK, I'll tell you one thing because it might be bad if I don't...lol...I took the bag of peat pellets out of the box, resealed it with packing tape, and added it to the big bag of little bags of food. Don't feed it to your fish - that'd be bad.

[Katalyst]

OK, I'll tell you one thing because it might be bad if I don't...lol...I took the bag of peat pellets out of the box, resealed it with packing tape, and added it to the big bag of little bags of food. Don't feed it to your fish - that'd be bad.

:cry: :POed:

[Melody]

Is that how you say 'thank you' in sign language?

Glad I can't see what finger you're holding up....