Dean's Deal

[smileyone]

Calena... I haven't forgotton you and helps... will pm you bank detyails tomorrow...
I have been preoccupied with my brothers illness at the moment... I am flying over to Dublin to see him next weekend... He is freaking about 'going bald' at the moment... I swear... I wish that was the worst of his worries... anyway.. things are going ok... he will be around for another while hopefully....

sorry for mispellings... will correct tomorrow.... LOL!!!

[Calena]

Hey smiley! As I said, I don't want to add to your stress, so take your time. I wish your brother all the best!

[smileyone]

^^^ Hello you
Hee Hee.... Smiley's back......... Whoo hoo!!! I will pm you in a bit.... as soon as I down another coffee.... My brother is in good form at the moment... he's being well looked after... As a big sister, I am just a bit preoccupied with dealing with the family issues that surrounds him at this time... it's hard to do when you live in an entirely different country to the one every other player is in!!! Anyway... I will be over there this time next week so I will sort out a few things then! For now.... I am on here and switching off from it!!!

How are you, BTW? How's your week been? Kids here are in middle of their SATS exams.... One of the kids in my class broke his arm the other day and had to 'speak out' every single answer 'word for word' in his exams... I had to sit there and be taped writing down his answers word for word... and I mean word for word.... No matter how daft and stupid or way off his answers were... I had to write them down .... I couldn't even pull any tutting like faces at him as he was telling me what to write... etc...etc...

On the plus side... he has most probably passed...he is a fairly bright kid.... and my most beautiful mug/face has gone off to the exam boards on their Video links.... no doubt to be studied over and over in it's entire form.... God i felt like adding a lasting bit on end of tape saying..... 'Does my bum look big in this?' ...but I held back.... but I really felt like it!!!

[Calena]

Wow, smiley, that must have been a very "Big Brother"-like experience. But if they whole thing was recorded, why did you have to write it down in the first place?

I think you will feel a little better once you've been able to see your brother and help him out.

The week has been ok overall, I'm happy with my new mp3 player and my amazon order. It is hot and my mother made me clean my car, which sucked. On the bright side I'll probably be rewatching S2 of SPN with my buddy E. tonight. The last few times we watched SPN we brought junk food (Burger King/ McDonalds) to eat and E. wants to upgrade our dinner a bit. However if we go out to eat it will take away precious viewing time. I told him we can still get a proper dinner somewhere and then go home and watch 2 SPN eps before it gets too late. His answer? "2 eps are nothing, I want to watch more". He doesn't admit it, but boy, is he hooked! And he doesn't even like TV shows in the first place. I absolutely love it!

[candyrose]

The week has been ok overall, I'm happy with my new mp3 player and my amazon order. It is hot and my mother made me clean my car, which sucked. On the bright side I'll probably be rewatching S2 of SPN with my buddy E. tonight. The last few times we watched SPN we brought junk food (Burger King/ McDonalds) to eat and E. wants to upgrade our dinner a bit. However if we go out to eat it will take away precious viewing time. I told him we can still get a proper dinner somewhere and then go home and watch 2 SPN eps before it gets too late. His answer? "2 eps are nothing, I want to watch more". He doesn't admit it, but boy, is he hooked! And he doesn't even like TV shows in the first place. I absolutely love it!

That sounds like a nice evening, and, hey, there is nothing wrong with a good burger and fries...although I am partial to McDonalds.....BK just sucks. You could get some Chinese or pizza delivery, then you wouldn't even have to leave the house.
How many episodes of SPN have you watched together so far? It seems like you have watched a few, and if he's still agreeing to it, then he must be hooked.
Have you put any songs on your new player yet?

[Calena]

Are you kidding? BK has by far the better junk food. Their fries alone are awesome compared to the McD fries. We haven't had a BK for ages, we got one only in the last year, and we are quite happy about that. It doesn't even have a drive-through, so one has to park on the street and the other one gets the food.
Well, we don't have a chinese restaurant here that delivers, sadly, and the pizza place that does deliver - their food isn't too great.

How many episodes of SPN have you watched together so far? It seems like you have watched a few, and if he's still agreeing to it, then he must be hooked.

We've watched the complete S1 one and the first ep of S2. He didn't like the emo talks in Devil's Trap and MTOFD, but I think he well very pleased by the following eps that concentrate more on the hunt again. I'm curious how he'll react to Dean trashing the Impala.

Have you put any songs on your new player yet?

Yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leppard and Boston. I've finished ripping all the other CDs too, so I'll put them on the player soon. All I need for total bliss now are headphones that don't hurt me and/or fall out.

[candyrose]

Are you kidding? BK has by far the better junk food. Their fries alone are awesome compared to the McD fries. We haven't had a BK for ages, we got one only in the last year, and we are quite happy about that. It doesn't even have a drive-through, so one has to park on the street and the other one gets the food.
Well, we don't have a chinese restaurant here that delivers, sadly, and the pizza place that does deliver - their food isn't too great.

I don't know. Maybe they fix their food differently because here, the food just sucks. I am a big fan of McD's fries and big macs--gotta love them. You know, maybe this is it to a certain degree. Actually, there's how the drinks taste differently according to what part of the world you are in, even the sodas...at least this is what everyone I know seems to agree on...but maybe you think otherwise.

[Calena]

I don't know. Maybe they fix their food differently because here, the food just sucks. I am a big fan of McD's fries and big macs--gotta love them. You know, maybe this is it to a certain degree. Actually, there's how the drinks taste differently according to what part of the world you are in, even the sodas...at least this is what everyone I know seems to agree on...but maybe you think otherwise.

Hm. Maybe. It has been over a decade since I've been in England, and McDonalds tasted there like it tastes here. So it was pretty much the only food I ate, Do you know the Britains salt their butter??!!!

[smileyone]

Originally Posted by Calena

Wow, smiley, that must have been a very "Big Brother"-like experience. But if they whole thing was recorded, why did you have to write it down in the first place?

That is a very sensible question.... glad you asked it!!! hmmm.... The exam boards here need actual written tests completed. The video recording was there to make sure that I was actually writing down word for word what the candidate was saying! On video, the boy could ramble on for the whole day on one question .... whereas on paper, he can be more precise! Also things can sometimes be misinterperted on video... Also there could well be someone just off camera shot either mouthing answers or holding up huge placards with answers on etc.... for all the video/exam examiners know! so that's where the doubling up of writing it all down tends to make more sense!!! On the funnier side though.... I'm still wondering.... 'Did my bum look big in it'!!!!

I think you will feel a little better once you've been able to see your brother and help him out.

Normally, TBH... I know how to sort my families probs out... I can take whatever hits me! We're a real mental bunch... the whole extended family are also a pack of nutcases...
But with my brother, we are very close, it is hurting me big time to see him so ill! But he's a fighter... he will survive what is thrown at him.... anyway... big sister will also be in his corner, so he'll be ok!!!

The week has been ok overall, I'm happy with my new mp3 player and my amazon order. It is hot and my mother made me clean my car, which sucked. On the bright side I'll probably be rewatching S2 of SPN with my buddy E. tonight. The last few times we watched SPN we brought junk food (Burger King/ McDonalds) to eat and E. wants to upgrade our dinner a bit. However if we go out to eat it will take away precious viewing time. I told him we can still get a proper dinner somewhere and then go home and watch 2 SPN eps before it gets too late. His answer? "2 eps are nothing, I want to watch more". He doesn't admit it, but boy, is he hooked! And he doesn't even like TV shows in the first place. I absolutely love it!

It's a show one could get addicted to very quickly... it does have a certain appeal!!! I dunno what took me so long to get into it!!! Today.... I'm eating quite lightly.... LOL!!! Although.... I am quite enjoying this freezing cold... straight out of fridge pack of minty Aero balls I am currently happily tucking into!!!

[smileyone]

Originally Posted by Calena

Are you kidding? BK has by far the better junk food. Their fries alone are awesome compared to the McD fries. We haven't had a BK for ages, we got one only in the last year, and we are quite happy about that. It doesn't even have a drive-through, so one has to park on the street and the other one gets the food.
Well, we don't have a chinese restaurant here that delivers, sadly, and the pizza place that does deliver - their food isn't too great.

Yeah I have to agree... BK do better fries then Mackey D's!!! Have to also admit on the rare occasion we do go for a BK.... I'm also quite partial to their Spicy Bean Burger.... If I have to go Mackey D's... I probably go for their fish thing... not so keen on any of their burgers...
Our local Chinese Restaurant does top food though.... I always send AJ in there to order the food.... He always totally overdoes it on the 'Please & Thank Yous' and they end up sending him back out with a pile more extras like spring rolls and prawn crackers... etc.... When I go in to order, I barely get the actual order let alone any extras!!!

We've watched the complete S1 one and the first ep of S2. He didn't like the emo talks in Devil's Trap and MTOFD, but I think he well very pleased by the following eps that concentrate more on the hunt again. I'm curious how he'll react to Dean trashing the Impala.

AJ was absolutely disgusted when he saw Dean do that to the car.... He nearly cried when he saw the car being wrote off in the first place.... he actively championed for Dean as he was fixing the car.... He praised Sam out loud for his insistance that they got the crashed and 'broken up' Impala back to the 'fixing place'.... [his words not mine...] He clapped his hands furiously when he saw Dean work underneath the car.... and then .... Well Lordy... His face dropped down as far as Middle Earth as he saw Dean start breaking it all up again.... He kept screaming.... NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! [I am sadly not exsaggerating this point.... ]
He clapped furiously again when he saw them drive off in the Impala at the end.... although, he did throw in some comment like... 'Dean could have fixed that loud car noise, while he was at it'!!!