Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry! (Page 72)

 Thanks guys! Huh, who knew ... tetherball. Yer makin' me blush.

A load better today.  It's definitely hormonal because it's irrational.  That's how I always know, things that ordinarily wouldn't affect me much have me in floods of tears!  Awesome.  My poor DH - he wants to fix things make it better but there isn't much he can do.  I think men like to take action!  All I want is a hug - DD takes care of that, she's gorgeous - don't cry mummy.  Love her.

I can relate to your DH... It can be frustrating to want to help, but feel powerless to do so.  The next woman I date will  be the beneficiary of a couple years of marriage counseling that taught me how to understand my feelings and deal with them in a healthy manner.    

"don't cry mummy" - when I read that, I read it with an English accent.  

Glad you are feeling better today.

Heh, yeah ... I always have to do the double check of "Is this rational?" 

I do the check of is this rational then still can't remove the feeling of utter devastation - it's maddening!

Hahaha! Gosh I wish I had an accent!

Um, Jo is English, I believe.  Do seem to recall her mentioning it.

I am Southern and a Cracker.   We called our mother "Mum" or Mummy."    Didn't know it were pronounced any other way.   We said "Deddy" for what you refined people call your Dad.

Now, speak three or four languages, can pop into whatever accent of English I'm listening to.   It's the polite thing to do, right?     It's all about communication.

We never said "telly" though....

What 3 or 4 languages do you speak?  

I from Oregon but grew up in California - in the Bay Area friends said I had an accent because I don't pronounce the "g" at the end of nothing, so it sounds like like nuthin'    LOL  

I also find myself speaking "black" when I am around black friends.  My Junior High School had about 5 white kids in it.  All my friends were black, so I picked up on the slang and still sometimes use it today.  I don't think about it, it just happens.  I have also been known to say "y'all" when hanging out with friends that are "country" or from the south. I never used to do that, but then I started listening to country music every now and then, and the "y'all" just pops out from time to time.    

Sure hope that didn't sound racist.  Anyone who knows me, knows that I am probably the least prejudiced person you will ever meet.  

English, French and Spanish I will admit to and freely converse in.  I used to know a couple hundred words and phrases in Japanese and Farsi.       Presently learning German as my nieces are taking it.

P.S.  The benefit of Southern English is that we make a distinction between second person singular and second person plural, like romance languages do.   

I'm a lot of pages behind, and pardon me if someone has already said this, but if you go to the web site, MapMyRide (/Run /Fitness /etc) will give you mile splits.  It's a totally awesome app/web combo.

For the simple splicing and slow motion (which is all I need for these videos) I just use Windows Live Movie Maker.  

I also have Microsoft Expression Encoder (it came with my web development software I use to build websites) - but I'm not very good with it.  It's meant more for making movies to use in a Silverlight player and doing the encoding.  

I checked out the comic, and I have to say it's pretty funny.  I'll have to bookmark that one.

Nice 6.5km run at lunchtime, legs felt surprisingly good after the weekend's 22.6km run in the HIM.  Yes it measured long!

Sunny here but a mild 75 or so, perfect weather.  Unusual for Melbourne it's usually either stinking hot or not.

I feel better for the run, endorphins surely are a wonder drug.

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Same old story here Manatees - Tuesday after a weekend race can't stop crying - wtf is that about?  Is it nutrition, I've tried everything!

What i want is to crawl into bed until I am feeling like my old self.

Dammit.

Sorry to hear that.  I hope there is a quick diagnosis and fix for you.  

A load better today.  It's definitely hormonal because it's irrational.  That's how I always know, things that ordinarily wouldn't affect me much have me in floods of tears!  Awesome.  My poor DH - he wants to fix things make it better but there isn't much he can do.  I think men like to take action!  All I want is a hug - DD takes care of that, she's gorgeous - don't cry mummy.  Love her.

I can relate to your DH... It can be frustrating to want to help, but feel powerless to do so.  The next womagn I date will  be the beneficiary of a couple years of marriage counseling that taught me how to understand my feelings and deal with them in a healthy manner.    

"don't cry mummy" - when I read that, I read it with an English accent.  

I always read Jo's posts with an accent.

Hahaha! Gosh I wish I had an accent!

You do--a 'merican one. At least I heard one.

Ha - I do indeed have an English accent, it's quite neutral should be London but isn't.  Think chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.  I think because i have a Greek husband and lived in Greece for 5 years I had to neutralise my accent to be understood before I learnt the language.

Artemis has a real Aussie accent!

We all speak English and Greek at home, we just switch between the two all the time - it's funny for an outsider to hear.

I do so love you manatees, you've made me smile today and that's a big ask.

It depends .  Is the HIM your A race? 

I wouldn't do it, because I would not be able to *not* race the sprint, when I should be tapering for the HIM.  Some people could do it with success I guess, but a week out from a HIM, assuming the half is your A race, you should be taking it relatively easy to be fresh. 

Just wanted to pop in and show off the awesome scenery from my 8.9 mile hike today:

This was on the Ruck-a-Chucky trail in Auburn California....

Is that the American River? So gorgeous. Bet it was a fabulous hike!

x3, and Salty the problem with the original GoPros are their water performance, many have issues focusing properly in the water.  The new ones are better at that.  I have an original and it's pretty damn awesome though.

Arctic Manatee, what route are you taking through these places, they are kind of all over the map driving wise.  I have driving through most of those areas a decent amount but I have no idea how you are getting from point A to point ZZ :D

Kirsten, I got nuthin'. I swim so badly I shouldn't be a manatee

But I will say that your distances frighten me, no matter how you slice it up. I gotta get more pool time...

Kate, thanks, that is really nice stuff!