May 2012 Filers

[SweetDelish 38]

Awww....kitty rescue. Good for him! He sounds like a great guy.

Jordan only has 3 weeks left on his contract so he's over being in tropical paradise every day. LOL He said the ship is starting to feel like prison. I still don't feel sorry for him.

Less than a month to go! Does that sound better...umm no.

I'm off to make wine this morning. Trying to keep busy to pass the days...

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

haha.. he has his moments, hes gone kitty crazy, hes not talking to me about anything else!

haha.. I bet hes lying about over being in tropical paradise, just to make you feel better.

nope... even a week to wait sounds far far too long. I'm wondering if booking something horrible like a dentist appointment around that date might make it feel like it comes up fast. hmmm

[sk8rpatty 17]

haha.. he has his moments, hes gone kitty crazy, hes not talking to me about anything else!

haha.. I bet hes lying about over being in tropical paradise, just to make you feel better.

nope... even a week to wait sounds far far too long. I'm wondering if booking something horrible like a dentist appointment around that date might make it feel like it comes up fast. hmmm

LOL Maybe, but I don't think so. All he could talk about was being back here in So Cal.

Now there's a thought! I just started to think about all the stuff I was going to get done before he got here....and how much I haven't done yet. That will make it go fast!

I spent 6 hours pressing wine today. Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet. I'm beat and my hands are stained purple! Then we spent 2 hours drinking last years wine. mmmm I really need a nap

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

CSC just approved a lot of RFE's so hold on. That is great that you are going to be together for the holidays. When I went to his interview, the officer said it was a good thing that I was there. So I suggest that you do go.

The trip there is a combination of a birthday gift for her and a Christmas gift for me from my mother, and I fully intend to be there on the day of her interview - and, with any luck, bring her home /with/ me.

haha. wouldn't that be nice! not likely though. well that would be good, hopefully that end won't take long.

Yeah, honestly I'm expecting them to take their sweet time. The government always seems to do so for us rural dwellers, unless they're going to get money from us. ;P Whenever they get it done, though, I'll be thrilled.

[SweetDelish 38]

LOL Maybe, but I don't think so. All he could talk about was being back here in So Cal.

Now there's a thought! I just started to think about all the stuff I was going to get done before he got here....and how much I haven't done yet. That will make it go fast!

I spent 6 hours pressing wine today. Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet. I'm beat and my hands are stained purple! Then we spent 2 hours drinking last years wine. mmmm I really need a nap

I can hardly blame him, hope he wasn't affected by the storm.. looks like it might have passed right through, the earth is goign nuts at the moment, those doomsdayers will be having a field day! 7.7 earthquake in Canada, Hurricane Sandy and Frankenstorm, tsunami in Hawaii, there was another big earthquake somewhere in the US too wasn't there? I hope it settles down a bit and there is no more loss of human life. I was up in a panic half the night about the tsunami, I actually told David about it, we were on the phone when the sirens were going off, I laughed it off saying.. ohh there was an earthquake in Canada, we figured it was just a test, they do that. It kept going so I had a quick look on google, and sure enough.. ! anyway... i went to bed at 1 when they downgraded the threat. David was too busy catching more kittens.. he has 4 now, and the mother cat. so 6 cats in the house.

mmm your wine pressing sounds interesting. and fun! I'm partial to a good Central Otago Pinot Noir personally, but I'll drink a decent Syrah, haven't found many American wines that I like, yet.

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

I can hardly blame him, hope he wasn't affected by the storm.. looks like it might have passed right through, the earth is goign nuts at the moment, those doomsdayers will be having a field day! 7.7 earthquake in Canada, Hurricane Sandy and Frankenstorm, tsunami in Hawaii, there was another big earthquake somewhere in the US too wasn't there? I hope it settles down a bit and there is no more loss of human life. I was up in a panic half the night about the tsunami, I actually told David about it, we were on the phone when the sirens were going off, I laughed it off saying.. ohh there was an earthquake in Canada, we figured it was just a test, they do that. It kept going so I had a quick look on google, and sure enough.. ! anyway... i went to bed at 1 when they downgraded the threat. David was too busy catching more kittens.. he has 4 now, and the mother cat. so 6 cats in the house.

Eh. Disasters always happen. We prepare as best we can, and deal with the aftermath as best we can. Admittedly, the hurricanes are slowly getting worse, but that's an unfortunate effect of global warming - more heat to fuel them and the zone they can be fed by is crawling north over time. http://xkcd.com/1126/ says it all, really.

[sk8rpatty 17]

I can hardly blame him, hope he wasn't affected by the storm.. looks like it might have passed right through, the earth is goign nuts at the moment, those doomsdayers will be having a field day! 7.7 earthquake in Canada, Hurricane Sandy and Frankenstorm, tsunami in Hawaii, there was another big earthquake somewhere in the US too wasn't there? I hope it settles down a bit and there is no more loss of human life. I was up in a panic half the night about the tsunami, I actually told David about it, we were on the phone when the sirens were going off, I laughed it off saying.. ohh there was an earthquake in Canada, we figured it was just a test, they do that. It kept going so I had a quick look on google, and sure enough.. ! anyway... i went to bed at 1 when they downgraded the threat. David was too busy catching more kittens.. he has 4 now, and the mother cat. so 6 cats in the house.

mmm your wine pressing sounds interesting. and fun! I'm partial to a good Central Otago Pinot Noir personally, but I'll drink a decent Syrah, haven't found many American wines that I like, yet.

So glad the tsunami fizzled. That had to be scary. Jordan is fine, his ship is on the West side of Florida and was no where near Sandy. Whew. We had a small earthquake (3.9) in So Cal this morning, but we always have earthquakes. I didn't feel it at all. I was on the phone with Jordan talking about the Canada earthquake when it hit. LOL

I'm part of a group that makes wine, there is about 25 of us that are part of it. We split the costs and we all help in the process and at the end I get about 6 cases of wine. It's pretty good too!

There are some Aussie Shiraz's that I really like. Syrah is one of my favorite wines, but I like all reds. Lots of good wine made in California. I'm sure you'll find some that you like.

It was really warm here today and I spent the afternoon washing Jordan's boat. Can't wait until he gets here and can do it himself. It's a task I used to enjoy, but it's been too long that I've had to do it for him.

[omer1 9]

yeah ...... wohooo vcs is working on 16 th April...! they updated their site....!

[SweetDelish 38]

Eh. Disasters always happen. We prepare as best we can, and deal with the aftermath as best we can. Admittedly, the hurricanes are slowly getting worse, but that's an unfortunate effect of global warming - more heat to fuel them and the zone they can be fed by is crawling north over time. http://xkcd.com/1126/ says it all, really.

yep - they do, global warming has been going on for a long time. I don't think we'll see a massive shift in our lifetime, not for several hundred years, so I kind of think that the freak out about it is all hype.. I tend to keep my thoughts to myself on such controversial issues, I'm more interested in endangered species, you know, animals being hunted to extinction, i know.. global warming affects animals too, but I think human greed is doing more damage.

So glad the tsunami fizzled. That had to be scary. Jordan is fine, his ship is on the West side of Florida and was no where near Sandy. Whew. We had a small earthquake (3.9) in So Cal this morning, but we always have earthquakes. I didn't feel it at all. I was on the phone with Jordan talking about the Canada earthquake when it hit. LOL

I'm part of a group that makes wine, there is about 25 of us that are part of it. We split the costs and we all help in the process and at the end I get about 6 cases of wine. It's pretty good too!

There are some Aussie Shiraz's that I really like. Syrah is one of my favorite wines, but I like all reds. Lots of good wine made in California. I'm sure you'll find some that you like.

It was really warm here today and I spent the afternoon washing Jordan's boat. Can't wait until he gets here and can do it himself. It's a task I used to enjoy, but it's been too long that I've had to do it for him.

all these natural disaster scenarios are scary, because there is nothing we can do to prevent them, just guess the outcome as best we can and prepare for it hoping we did enough. we get a lot of earthquakes here in NZ too, every couple of weeks, many are worse than others, I never feel them.

I've never found a Californian wine that I like yet. I'll need to do some investigating. your wine group sounds fun! i think wine has to taste better when you make it yourself. hehe.

not long to go now Patty.. 4 weeks today till interview!

ohhh ..... and 2 more May filers approved!!

[relshamy 11]

I smell approvals on the wayyyyyyyy. Praying day and night...

[Chelliot 1]

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ohhh ..... and 2 more May filers approved!!

Yes indeed... although I sympathize for those that still await.

[SweetDelish 38]

Yes indeed... although I sympathize for those that still await.

Congratulations - I hope that this will give May VSC filers hope that it won't be far away now.

I sympathise to everyone that is waiting, weather it be 1 day or 500 days or more.. no one is having an easy time.

[sk8rpatty 17]

Congratulations Chelliot!!

Oooh...that's right. 4 weeks from today!!

[sk8rpatty 17]

I've never found a Californian wine that I like yet. I'll need to do some investigating. your wine group sounds fun! i think wine has to taste better when you make it yourself. hehe.

If you're a Pinot drinker, that is probably why. The best Pinots come from Oregon. I don't drink a lot of Pinot myself, so I'm no expert. I hear there are some good ones being made in the Santa Rita Hills region of CA. You'll probably have a lot more options once you are here.

[Chelliot 1]

Congratulations Chelliot!!

Oooh...that's right. 4 weeks from today!!

Thank you sk8patty! I can hardly believe it.

[SweetDelish 38]

If you're a Pinot drinker, that is probably why. The best Pinots come from Oregon. I don't drink a lot of Pinot myself, so I'm no expert. I hear there are some good ones being made in the Santa Rita Hills region of CA. You'll probably have a lot more options once you are here.

Thats part of my problem, I have no recommendations. so I'll note the region and sample some when I'm there! I've never got used to Australian wines either.. I always looked for the NZ wines... hopeless. haha.