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Hex and fairyliquid, good look on your exams I'm sure you'll both do brilliantly

can't say the same of me unfortunatley. The exams are this week and I've yet to get into school. Been stuck in bed all week with flu so I havn't been able to revise and thing When i finally get around to sitting my exams I'm sooo gonna fail. At least I've gotten my coursework done now.

I started my IT exam re-sit before christmas and I'm feeling a hell of a lot more confidant about that at least. This time we know what we have to do, we have relevant research and the crappy teacher is on maternity leave! yay, I know I've allready done a hell of a lot better than last time and I'm only 8 hours into the exam.

I went to France for new year which was ok, loads of snow at least pelted my brother everyday which was fun and got some more poetry done which I havn't had time or inspiration to do for a month or so.

Tomorow I'm going down to see my GF in leicester (spling?) for the weekend which should be fun. Have to meet all her friends, after speaking to a few I'm a little worried.

after finally getting back to England and fixing my network (damn wireless) I'm glad to see you all again

First semester at college is over and I got all A's. I couldn't even do that in highschool, there's something wrong with this picture. Next semester has started and I have physics, biology, economics, and english. We'll see if I can pull of a 4.0 again.

Faerie, don't sell yourself short, the environment of college is probably just much better for you than your highschool.

Sampanna, good for you! May you both be very happy.

Dane, I bet you have a much better chance of succeeding then you think, try to relax, you have done the coursework and the information is in your head, it is going to be there when you need it.

That goes for you too, Fairyliquid.

I have been working on a family tree for my dad's side of the family, I'm in the seventh generation from the first ancestor we have a record of in Belgium, my personal number is 1.1.1.1.3.2.1, I think my grandnephew is the first DeWandeler in the ninth generation. This stuff is fascinating and more then a little sad, there have been so many little children who didn't grow up in my family.

I wanna do geneaology too. Some relative on my mother's side did it and managed to find viking ancestors. Don't ask me how they managed to go that far back, that is what I was told and I know not more. But that made me want to do some geneaology.

I want to find out about my mother's side, too. I know that three of her grandparents were born over seas, The Lindahl's and the Myhre's from Norway and Hilda Nelson from Sweden. Idon't know if she was from Viking stock but she was a teacher in SaukCenter, Her middle daughter graduated high school with Sinclair Lewis. My Uncle Jere thought she might have taught them both in school. I sure would like to find out about that.

Thanks folk! No, we haven't set a date yet. When I went and spoke with both sets of parents, all of them were: so when are you getting married .. next month? I wasn't the only one who panicked . But we are thinking of October ..

Congratulations Sampanna ! (and future Mr. Sampanna )

Good luck to all those doing exams etc.

Lindahl and Myhre sound like regular Norwegian names, yes, but from my guess I'd say Nelson is a modification of Nilsson (one of the most common swedish last names), if that's supposed to be a Swedish name. This being your mother's grandmother, from my guess I'd say she was born around the turn of the century or a bit earlier, right?

You can't be bride, as well as bridesmaid

I for one would sure love to see Rinso dressed up as a bridesmaid. I'm sure pink really IS his colour.

Thanks everyone...I got the hard bit over...its just spanish, history and IT next week so I shall survive and still gloat that I have monday, Friday and most of thursday off yipeee

KaptenKaries, you guessed it. Greatgrandma Hilda Nelson Bishop was the Swede, but she was born in the the 1870's or maybe earlier, her youngest son was my grandfather, I am not totally sure when he was born but I think he may have been born in 1898.

People often changed their names when they immigrated. My fourth grade teacher's family name was Olson in the old country, but they thought that was too common so they changed it to Vaadeland. My cousin Doris' husband was Greek, but his last name was Ellison, I have a feeling they came through New York. I'll probably butcher the spelling but my brother-in-law's family name was Rudfjeldt until they came to America, now it is Redfield. He's so Norwegian he likes lutefisk.( I think I might like it a little, too, but I have only had it once and I'm almost certain it was overcooked so I can't really be sure I hate it yet.)

Rinso, I could lend you a dress for the wedding, it is daphne rose taffeta with a bolero jacket and a tea length full skirt, there is a crinoline to pouf it out.

Congratulations Sampanna! Are you and the to-be Mr. Sampanna going to be going on a honeymoon? If so, where?

You need to check out Sampanna's album, Sir Gawain.

Sorry, sampana.
I'm usally good at telling these things. You sound like a girl. No offence meant of course. :lol:

Most of my family is Jeske except us, my grandpa changed it to Jeska in the army or something like that.
For my mom's side of the family we have this little card on our fridge with the Burke family crest on it and it says William de Burgo(also known as William the Conqueror) started the name.

Says a girl who goes under the name of Sir Gawain!

I fall ill at an average of once every three days. In between, I clear out books from my room and browse the stores for DSL connections.

Sampanna, I speak from my personal experience when it comes to weddings: What is really necessary is enough space for everyone to dance

That's different! :lol: (Don't ask me how....)

Eeep ... Get better!

Now I'm worried :shock: Rinso getting confused is fine .. he's drunk and desperate most of the time .. so anything on two legs is an ideal target

Poor Mr Ostrich.

Hmmm and there's me thinking you took advantage of the poor soul's only defence mechanism.

"with your head buried in the sand, no-one can hear you scream" Damien - The Ostrich II

I have a headache, several assignments to finish until the end of the semester, and exams starting soon. Ah, the good life...

Now we just wait for the latest freak animal/Rinso hybrid to be born, so it can live in the "zoo" we had to build especially for them. Not exactly a family day out. :shock:

I know how you feel Roman, I have an essay to finish tonight. I can't summon up the will to get on with it though. If anyone would like to do it for me, I'll willingly cross their palms with silver.*

*saftey pins and balls of scrunched up tin foil.

That sounds like a tough situation, Rinso. Hope everything works out for you.

These things happen for a reason Rinso, Your prfect job will be just round the corner you wait and see.
You can't be crap at your job mate, they wouldn't have kept you for 8 months after you were supposed to finish and they wouldn't offer you more work in another department, so dont get too down.

I hope it all works out for you. If it comes to it, be the runner! it's only a stop gap for some cash after all.

Take care.

It's the beard Rinso, we did warn you...

**smacks her own wrist for being unnecessarily mean**

Sorry. Cheer up Rinso, everything will be ok, you'll see.


And besides... we all blame Doors for it. Don't we Bob ? See !

Maybe they think you're a crap librarian but a half-decent runner?

Anyway, what do you mean "flat contract"? Since when have the council started charging for your box under the bridge?

I myself have always wondered what a stition is, if I had known you had one Rinso, I would have asked, but if even you don't know what it is... Well... whatever it is, as it's your's I'm sure it's a super stition. :lol:

Sorry, the devil made ma say it. :evil:

Don't worry Rinso...it'll work out in its own strange way. Good luck with everything! bob is always there, I'm sure he would offer you a job trying to cheer him up. It's full time.

I have little to say. Exams and stuff. Not nice.

Nope, but maybe we could get Ba to cheer them both up...

Edited to make the sentence mean something.

Well, I guess online Dictionarys are not to be trusted then

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Hey, something good will definitely come along Rinso. Maybe you should apply for the post of a furniture display model .. then you won't have to sit on that dodgy sofa whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

Sounds great! Well done!!

C'mon Bob - Smile











Didn't last long eh?

stition rules !!! Well done Rinso, now we just have to hope they don't mind the beard Until then, enjoy the pie.

May everything run smoothly Rinso