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 2013-06-13 10:48 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master  9705     Raleigh, NC area |  Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes)Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Welcome Monica! I look forward to getting to know you more and perhaps meeting you in Wilmington this October |
| 2013-06-13 10:49 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by 4agoodlife Now what would a two-week trip be without some pics? Ah, we got to see the famous pool... |
| 2013-06-13 10:54 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 6595  Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by 4agoodlife Hi there, Ms. Monica. Did you tell Yanti the Pop Tarts are in the mail? Shhhh - she might *actually* believe that they are! Great pics of the kiddos Erin - especially the one on the trike - what a great smile! The pix of the chillins are cute! Am I the only one that sees a picture of a road like that and wants to grab my bike? |
| 2013-06-13 10:59 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Welcome Monica! I look forward to getting to know you more and perhaps meeting you in Wilmington this October Thanks Janyne! As long as everything goes to plan (as, clearly everything does in my life... where the heck is that sarc font?) I will absolutely be in Willmington in October. I definitely hope we get to meet up! |
| 2013-06-13 11:04 AM in reply to: rrrunner |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Goody's pics of her kids--so cute! They don't look like aliens or are all awkward at all. Not that she is, but that's what most kids look like to me. Come to think of it, that's what most adults look like to me ... myself included! Heh! So tired. Puzzy is vibrating and it's making me very snoozzzzzzzzzzy ... talking bout Jahe Kitty of course. Also, in good news I am POP TARTS BETTER! (yesterday was just white rice better, today was just plain rice krispies better ... now I want pop tarts ... this is all Tangerines's fault). I have breakfast date with piglet tomorrow. As I said, massive piglet influx over the next two weeks. Will bike ride after if I feel like it. Dinner date with piglet too. Actually my biggest problem is probably going to be piglet scheduling. Shhhhh but it looks like my next stalkee is Chris Lieto. |
| 2013-06-13 11:11 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Also, there are three of us that have Flippy's triathlon pendants here now. |
| 2013-06-13 11:14 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya Goody's pics of her kids--so cute! They don't look like aliens or are all awkward at all. Not that she is, but that's what most kids look like to me. Come to think of it, that's what most adults look like to me ... myself included! Heh! So tired. Puzzy is vibrating and it's making me very snoozzzzzzzzzzy ... talking bout Jahe Kitty of course. Also, in good news I am POP TARTS BETTER! (yesterday was just white rice better, today was just plain rice krispies better ... now I want pop tarts ... this is all Tangerines's fault). I have breakfast date with piglet tomorrow. As I said, massive piglet influx over the next two weeks. Will bike ride after if I feel like it. Dinner date with piglet too. Actually my biggest problem is probably going to be piglet scheduling. Shhhhh but it looks like my next stalkee is Chris Lieto. I'm sure you meant to say that you healing to the point of wanting pop tarts is due to my HELP. I'm such a giver like that. When you nab Chris (as we all know you will), slurp his calves for me. He has such yummy looking calves from all that cycling. Too bad he could never keep it going for the run, but dang - amazing cyclist! |
| 2013-06-13 11:19 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by 4agoodlife Now what would a two-week trip be without some pics? Ah, we got to see the famous pool...
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| 2013-06-13 11:23 AM in reply to: brigby1 |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Name: blueyedbikergirl / Monica Hope to run into you & Tony at one of these events some time! I hope so too - that would be very cool! |
| 2013-06-13 11:28 AM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by 4agoodlife Hi there, Ms. Monica. Did you tell Yanti the Pop Tarts are in the mail? Shhhh - she might *actually* believe that they are! Great pics of the kiddos Erin - especially the one on the trike - what a great smile! The pix of the chillins are cute! Am I the only one that sees a picture of a road like that and wants to grab my bike? Nooooo, you're not!!!! I was going to rent a bike from the Trek store (4mi from house AND a friend works there!). Got super busy with kid activities, and DH said "Just wait til I get back and we'll go together." Nope. Things just didn't slow down. I did ride the Lush 29 around the parking lot for a bit. Oh my!!! I didn't want to get off! Even reserved it for our ride that didn't happen. |
| 2013-06-13 11:29 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya Also, there are three of us that have Flippy's triathlon pendants here now. Who else is cool and has one? I wore mine at work the other day and had a person look at it for a bit then said, "that's the weirdest looking flower I've ever seen!" |
| 2013-06-13 11:32 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by 4agoodlife Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by 4agoodlife Hi there, Ms. Monica. Did you tell Yanti the Pop Tarts are in the mail? Shhhh - she might *actually* believe that they are! Great pics of the kiddos Erin - especially the one on the trike - what a great smile! The pix of the chillins are cute! Am I the only one that sees a picture of a road like that and wants to grab my bike? Nooooo, you're not!!!! I was going to rent a bike from the Trek store (4mi from house AND a friend works there!). Got super busy with kid activities, and DH said "Just wait til I get back and we'll go together." Nope. Things just didn't slow down. I did ride the Lush 29 around the parking lot for a bit. Oh my!!! I didn't want to get off! Even reserved it for our ride that didn't happen. I have a neice who lives in Salina, KS. I just recently gave her my old roadie. When she got back to Salina she posted on FB about trying to find roads to ride on, so I told her about the roads I used when we were there last year. Funny how you look for that stuff when you're a rider. |
| 2013-06-13 11:34 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Been mad busy with a work thing but I just need to mention how privileged I feel to work in a creative industry. No joke, one of our keynote speakers is accompanied by a woman, wearing a cape playing the piano... |
| 2013-06-13 11:41 AM in reply to: 0 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by Asalzwed Been mad busy with a work thing but I just need to mention how privileged I feel to work in a creative industry. No joke, one of our keynote speakers is accompanied by a woman, wearing a cape playing the piano... Interesting... I normally love my job but with all the gov't hatin lately I'm just keepin my head down Edited by rrrunner 2013-06-13 11:42 AM |
| 2013-06-13 11:46 AM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) |
| 2013-06-13 11:49 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl *knock knock knock...* Fachmie, I've found the Manatees!! Deep breath... Yanti told me the passwords are Pop Tarts (I had already figured that one out) and DOOOOO EEEEEET. I tried to bribe her with pop tarts (well, the virtual kind which I'm pretty sure just ended up with her swearing at me for NOT sending actual ones), but I was told that I was already a Manatee and to just come by and introduce myself as I've been lurking for quite some time, but just too shy to actually say anything. So... hi! Name: blueyedbikergirl / Monica Story: I've been pretty athletic all my life from a very young age (my mom still likes to bring up my days in Tiny Tot Tumbling) - national/olympic level rhythmic gymnast, won provincials with my basketball team, then won provincials with my beach volleyball parter before pretty much giving it all up and being quite sedentary... and gained a lot of weight in that process. I've broken my back twice, had my right knee reconstructed twice, and gone through a 10 year battle with cancer that left me with no reproductive parts since 2007, though thankfully all of my checkups since then have been clear *knocks on compressed particle board with a lovely wood-like veneer finish* I went through a fairly nasty breakup with my then husband in 2009 and somehow decided to get active again - and even though I didn't have a bike and I hadn't been in the water to actually SWIM in years, I signed up for a triathlon. It kicked.my.azz. But I was absolutely hooked. It's also the time that I found BT, and started chatting to a few folks on here. Fast forward to June 2010 and I flew to Chicago to meet some BTers... one of whom ended up making quite the impression on me - so much so that I moved to the UK in February 2011 to be with him. He got transferred back to Chicago in May of 2012, and so I followed in June... we got married last July, did IMAZ together in November last year, then went to Vegas to have a proper ceremony with friends, family, and a fat Elvis. Family Status: Married! No kids, no pets... heck, it's sometimes a miracle that we're still alive. Current Training: Following the Be Iron Fit plan and in week... something. I'll have to check on that. This Year's Races: Lake in the Hills, Pleasant Prairie, AG Nationals, maybe Rev3 Cedar Point HIM, B2B full distance Body Composition: My body still works, no matter how it's composed - I'm gonna try to keep it that way. That's about all... Pop Tarts!! Welcome, Monica!! That IS quite the bio, and huge congrats to you on kicking cancer's can! I'm digging your sense of humor already, and let me add that anytime a foxtrotalbatrosstiger pumpernickelultragibbon gets tossed in the mix I can't help but laugh, I'm so thankful for Yanti starting that awesome craziness! |
| 2013-06-13 11:50 AM in reply to: 0 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by rrrunner My membership must have lapsed. I'm seeing ads!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGH! Must remedy! Is THAT what makes the difference?! Let me know for sure, I'll pony up some dough to get rid of those PITAs. SO annoying. Now that you mention it, my membership recently lapsed as well, like in the past week or so. Hmmmm. Edited by melbo55 2013-06-13 11:51 AM |
| 2013-06-13 11:57 AM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by rrrunner My membership must have lapsed. I'm seeing ads!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGH! Must remedy! Is THAT what makes the difference?! Let me know for sure, I'll pony up some dough to get rid of those PITAs. SO annoying. Now that you mention it, my membership recently lapsed as well, like in the past week or so. Hmmmm. Yup. And my awesome graphs dissappeared, and I probably won't get my 9:15p email with the next day's training info.... NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2013-06-13 12:01 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by rrrunner My membership must have lapsed. I'm seeing ads!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGH! Must remedy! Oh crap... I think mine is up soon. Do we still get the really annoying notification with the daily countdown until needing to pay some moolah, or is this something that my poor little pea brain is going to have to try and remember? |
| 2013-06-13 12:17 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by melbo55 Welcome, Monica!! That IS quite the bio, and huge congrats to you on kicking cancer's can! I'm digging your sense of humor already, and let me add that anytime a foxtrotalbatrosstiger pumpernickelultragibbon gets tossed in the mix I can't help but laugh, I'm so thankful for Yanti starting that awesome craziness! Hi Melanie! Or do you prefer Mel? Or is there a nickname that Yanti has given you that I should abide by? HA! When I wrote the email to Yanti asking if it would be okay to introduce myself, I think I wrote something to the effect of "after reading the posts, I know I'm just as off my rocker as everyone else - so I think I'll fit in quite well!" |
| 2013-06-13 12:18 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by rrrunner My membership must have lapsed. I'm seeing ads!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGH! Must remedy! Oh crap... I think mine is up soon. Do we still get the really annoying notification with the daily countdown until needing to pay some moolah, or is this something that my poor little pea brain is going to have to try and remember? I vaguely recall a warning amidst the transition to the new site... |
| 2013-06-13 12:25 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by rrrunner My membership must have lapsed. I'm seeing ads!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGH! Must remedy! Oh crap... I think mine is up soon. Do we still get the really annoying notification with the daily countdown until needing to pay some moolah, or is this something that my poor little pea brain is going to have to try and remember? I vaguely recall a warning amidst the transition to the new site... Well, if we either don't get them, or I completely ignore whatever warning comes along (which is much more likely than the first option) I guess when I see the ads I'll know that my membership has expired. |
| 2013-06-13 12:33 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Veteran 659 East Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Speaking of Pop-tarts.....My wife made homemade pop-tarts last night! OMG they were awesome! |
| 2013-06-13 12:36 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Veteran 659 East Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl *knock knock knock...* Fachmie, I've found the Manatees!! Deep breath... Yanti told me the passwords are Pop Tarts (I had already figured that one out) and DOOOOO EEEEEET. I tried to bribe her with pop tarts (well, the virtual kind which I'm pretty sure just ended up with her swearing at me for NOT sending actual ones), but I was told that I was already a Manatee and to just come by and introduce myself as I've been lurking for quite some time, but just too shy to actually say anything. So... hi! Name: blueyedbikergirl / Monica Story: I've been pretty athletic all my life from a very young age (my mom still likes to bring up my days in Tiny Tot Tumbling) - national/olympic level rhythmic gymnast, won provincials with my basketball team, then won provincials with my beach volleyball parter before pretty much giving it all up and being quite sedentary... and gained a lot of weight in that process. I've broken my back twice, had my right knee reconstructed twice, and gone through a 10 year battle with cancer that left me with no reproductive parts since 2007, though thankfully all of my checkups since then have been clear *knocks on compressed particle board with a lovely wood-like veneer finish* I went through a fairly nasty breakup with my then husband in 2009 and somehow decided to get active again - and even though I didn't have a bike and I hadn't been in the water to actually SWIM in years, I signed up for a triathlon. It kicked.my.azz. But I was absolutely hooked. It's also the time that I found BT, and started chatting to a few folks on here. Fast forward to June 2010 and I flew to Chicago to meet some BTers... one of whom ended up making quite the impression on me - so much so that I moved to the UK in February 2011 to be with him. He got transferred back to Chicago in May of 2012, and so I followed in June... we got married last July, did IMAZ together in November last year, then went to Vegas to have a proper ceremony with friends, family, and a fat Elvis. Family Status: Married! No kids, no pets... heck, it's sometimes a miracle that we're still alive. Current Training: Following the Be Iron Fit plan and in week... something. I'll have to check on that. This Year's Races: Lake in the Hills, Pleasant Prairie, AG Nationals, maybe Rev3 Cedar Point HIM, B2B full distance Body Composition: My body still works, no matter how it's composed - I'm gonna try to keep it that way. That's about all... Pop Tarts!! Well Hi There! |
| 2013-06-13 12:39 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Oh Manatees. I woulda posted here but was also in a chat room on another forum I'm on that was more apropos at the exact moment ... anyway there's a friend of mine that's in a terrible place (I've been there, I know many of you have) and really wanted to end it all. I so wish we had emergency services in Indonesia I think we got through the worst of it. She'll be calling me back in half an hour (or I'll call her) and if there's no answer I will send someone to her house. Running through my mind who to send now, just in case need be. Believe me, I'm doing the best I can and if I were REALLY REALLY worried I'd have already sent someone to literally kidnap her and go toss her in a hospital in restraints. Last resort but it's a possibility. I just don't want to do that to her and I don't think at this point it's necessary. Also, she really does want to live or she wouldn't have spent all that time talking to me. She'd just have done herself in. We'll figure something out tomorrow. In the meanwhile I'm giving her very simple things to do--make tea, drink it, breathe, read a paragraph out loud from a spiritual book I gave her--and then call me. Once the sun comes up, it's another day. Also she has two boys that she'll be busy getting off to school. As for me, this seriously necessitates another Pop Tart. If anyone has any brilliant (or even sometimes the most incredibly stupid ones are) suggestions I'm all ears. She also has the URL of a 24-hour chat room that she can go to, just to get help, support, pass the time, whatever. I understand. I've been there and I know every minute can be agony. |
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