Bruun's Titting UP

[coalfire]

Bruun's Titting UP

In Ireland thats practically sunbathing weather my little South African pal so dont knock it!

[Bruunhilde]

Bruun's Titting UP

LOL, bleepster, I wouldn't boast great weather, it just seems too cruel. In fact, it was colder today, and stormy. The pool almost overflowed the patio, which means the house and everything in it, barely escaped. I need to move to a house on a hill so I can rid myself of the troublesome pool, look at the world below from above, & feel like an eagle, or maybe an angel. (I can aspire!) I definitely feel wings are in order, I have always felt I was supposed to have a beautiful pair of wings, I want to soar... WHERE ARE THEY? Oh yeah, in that bottle over there. Then horns in the morning. And not the good type of horn.
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I went to the bottle shop today and I did, I bought a bottle, and a bunch of chocolate eggs. BLECH. Regarding the AL: Tomorrow, tomorrow, I won't buy tomorrow, and it's only a day away. I am seeking a way out of my gopher hole, I feel like I'm in a life rut, and in fact, I never actually get to rut. In another lifetime, I will be a goat. Preferably a male goat with lots of willing nannies around. AL is an excuse to stay in my life rut.


Hey you Irish folk, most of my genes are yours, and in fact, if I lived in Ireland like most of my ancestors, or in Germany, I probably wouldn't have the skin cancer I have today. I own a towel with an Irish blessing on it, my mother brought back from Ireland for me. Bless you, and wishing you and the rest of us LUCK of the Irish, tis that time of year! Go buy green panties, all ye doubters. And if ya hate the Irish, you can love the Swede in me. Or ya can hate all of me, and here's a little somfin for ya's. We's all big drinkers, we is. (I'm getting the Irish lilt from reading the Irish poem over and over, may the road rise before you, etc.) Sigh. Come love me, someone, come be loved. And no, not really, I've only had two glasses of wine so it's just angst even though it sounds like drunken PMS.
:lilangel:

[TracyA]

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Bruun, I'm a whole lot of Irish too (not 100%, but close enough). My husband is Swedish. My daughter complained one day about having such fair skin. I told her that, given her bloodline, she's lucky that she's not guppy transparent. My family is from Ardara, and I was lucky enough to visit there.

I don't do the March 17 thang - it's amateur's day.

I love Irish sayings and poetry too. I love Yeats "A Terrible Beauty is Born" about the Easter uprising. But, I'm distantly related to Michael Collins, who is a hero to this day, IMO, but he is responsible for starting the Irish Republican Army, which didn't pan out so good. When I was in Ireland, a young gal in a pub sang a song to me, "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears." It's still one of my favorite songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGZaAwD2Mls[/video]]YouTube - Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears - The Irish Tenors

My family, especially my Dad and his brothers, has always been very Irish proud. When I visited Ireland I learned that I'm not really Irish. I love the Irish, but I'm American to core (even when it contains the ugliness of people who try to own the word "American").

I try not to think about any of it a whole lot, lest I sound like a drunken hag suffering from PMS.

Hugs,

[bleep]

Bruun's Titting UP

Hah, I'm part Irish as well!

I love the way you post Bruun, you should write a book.

[redhead77]

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I love how you post too Bruun, your writing is very interesting. I'm also part Irish, but also English, and Dutch. My Irish genes shine through the most in my appearance. I have this green tee shirt I like to wear on St Paddy's day that reads "Everyone Loves an Irish Girl". I know I do!

[coalfire]

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Tracy-". I told her that, given her bloodline, she's lucky that she's not guppy transparent."

That made me laugh! and


But, I'm distantly related to Michael Collins,


Wow! some seriously impressive family tree stuff going on there! He was one of the founders of the present state! MWO never ceases to amaze me. I will never hear of him again now without thinking of you Tracy.Here is a song about him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKMbWUieQE4[/video]]YouTube - Irish Rebel song - Michael Collins


Bleep "Hah, I'm part Irish as well!"-well no more referring to 18c as cold then please!:H


Brunn-I didnt know you had skin cancer-Im sorry to hear that.As if you didnt have enough to deal with re al. I agree I think you are a wonderful writer. Your posts really come alive when you read them. You talked about goats and about being part Irish.I am going to send you a link to an Irish song by a group called goats dont shave.There is a line in the song-"She empties pints of guinness twice as fast as any man":crazymonkey: Hey look its me! Its one to get your blood flowing this morning.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjx8ecFub_Q[/video]]YouTube - Goats Don't Shave - Mary Mary

[TracyA]

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coalfire;1072242 wrote: Wow! some seriously impressive family tree stuff going on there! He was one of the founders of the present state!

It is very cool! I hadn't heard the song before and loved it. Thanks so much! I know that there would not likely be a Republic of Ireland today were it not for Michael Collins.

Here's another one (silly and fun) from Goats Don't Shave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU6PbcTQIf0&feature=related[/video]]YouTube - The Hills Of Donegal

My novel that's limping along is based in County Donegal and built around the the legend of Maghara Caves:

Maghera Beach Caves

and the mysterious disappearance of St. Conal's bell from Woodhill House in Ardara.

I started coming up with the idea while staying at Woodhill House. Later my brother told me that one of our ancestors, a fairly direct one, was caretaker of the bell for a time, and my brother gave me a book on the subject. That was too much of a coincidence to ignore.

MWO is amazing!

[bleep]

Bruun's Titting UP

Cool, you're writing a book! I would love to read it (hint hint)...

[coalfire]

Bruun's Titting UP

You have some seriously interesting ancestors and I for one will buy your book!

[Bruunhilde]

Bruun's Titting UP

I'll buy that book too, Tracy! Hey, I have a great uncle who helped with Gone with the Wind, the movie. I can't say more than that without outting myself. But Tracy, sounds like you have perfect inspiration for a book, and a license to write it, it's your own ancestors! You could title it Isle Of Hope... Guppy transparent, LOL!!!!

I always wanted to write a book, and I think MWO is great inspiration for the character/s. It could be a novel that teaches how to get out of the rut of AL. It could be a message of hope. I love those types of novels, that create hope where there was none, and which teach practical magic for daily living. Like, wear zinc for sunscreen because it's good for your skin and hair, and prevents aging and skin cancer, and it evens out blotchy red skin if you get the tinted variety! My skin cancer is currently under control, no worries my friends. Thanks for your caring and love, I just melt when I read your words supporting me and each other. MWO is a home like no other.

Thanks for the links, I will check those out when I'm on another computer, this one is all locked up from fun things like Utube.

[Bruunhilde]

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Update: Today I have no wine at home, and I fully intend to abstain, except maybe one beer, since I do have a sixer. Using beer to wean myself off of wine, is akin to my using wine to wean myself off hard liquor. It works, isn't quite the white knuckling of abstinence but goes in the right direction of less AL.

I am also looking at starting a diet in the next couple of days, I have an event in a month where I'll see people I haven't seen in twenty-plus pounds, or five years.

The wild card will be the AL, of course. :exclaim:

[Doggygirl]

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Gone With the Wind is my FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!! If your uncle is Rhett then I will kiss your ass forever in order to obtain just a small amount of memorobelia. And money. Ass kissing and money. How does that sound? :H

You sound good today!!! Fabulous my dear.

I lost over 50 pounds after I stopped drinking. I had to work at it. Low carb, lots of exercise. Also had my thyroid and hormones checked and adjusted. I don't think maintaining an ideal weight is even possible for hypothyroid people without treating that. But of course that is just another one of my extreme personal opinions!! When I lost it and started gaining it back again, (last sprint) I started going to Weight Watchers. Got back to goal weight and then promptly stopped going to meetings. Gained weight again. Is this sounding familiar? Anyway, been back at WW for a couple months now and JUST TODAY weighed in back in my goal range. :yougo: You can do it too!!!!!!!! Would love to hear a story of you being all HOT when you go see your peeps you haven't seen in awhile!!!

Funny about beer. When I started drinking in my teens, that and boons farm and everclear (whopadoo punch anyone???) were all I drank. LOTTTTS of beer. After college, I really lost my taste for it. I always used to joke that we all get beer ration coupons when we are born, and I used all mine up by the time I graduated college. I will certainly admit to drinking beer in a pinch though. I hope your beer tapering works for you!!! My progression was Beer------>Decent Wine------>The Finest Wine Available in a Box------->Vodka---------Rot Gut Vodka

I hope now I'm at the end of that line with water, coffee, and the occassional poisonous diet soda.

You could totally rock a book with MWO characters.

DG

[bleep]

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Haha - "The finest wine available in a box"

Had to laugh at that, summed me up to a tee. Not the cheap shit from a box, but the best possible stuff!

Would doubtless have reached vodka before to long had this train not stopped.

[Bruunhilde]

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:H Finest rot gut in a bottle or box, or in a Nyquil bottle. Congrats DG, you've become a whole new person with the weight and AL elimination. I admire your accomplishments and appreciate your cheerleading so very much!!!

I did my thyroid last year, it didn't help much probably due to the AL. I'm going to start a diet Monday, in the meantime I read I am to "load up" on 2500 calories a day, not sure why? I guess it's to shock your system when you start reducing intake dramatically. Guess I'll be finishing up my chocolate eggs & beer!

The AL and the weight, two of the biggest battles of my life. Both started with puberty. Hmmm. Are my boobs to blame? It's a conspiracy.

[Doggygirl]

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Please tell me you are not going to eat the chocolate eggs and drink the beer at the same time. Just the thought of that would have me on the purge diet. :H

So...bleep got off the train before the Vodka platform.

and I got off the train before the Nyquil platform.

Hopefully all of us are off before we are swallowing hand sanitizer, eh?

Bruun, I started the weight thing and the booze thing in my teens too. A little anorexia followed by some boons farm on a cold winter night. Or something like that. I drank to oblivion so early on that I don't really remember my early drinking experiences. That, or I killed the brain cells. I thought I really accomplished something when I could pace myself and not just get blotto during the first 5 minutes of the party.

I really do think that combo screwed up my body quite a bit. Nothing to do now but just deal with it I guess! (and if I can, I know you can too!)

So. How 'bout that Rhett Butler poster?

DG

DG