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Offline weissenberg2

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1100 on: November 23, 2009, 12:29:22 PM
Yay, after I polish up some parts in Mozart sonata K.332 I will be done learning it  :) and I am almost done learning Schubert sonata D.784 (only 3.5 pages left)
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1101 on: November 23, 2009, 05:00:10 PM
K. - I have no idea - largely because I have never sought to "devour" anyone, metaphorically, physically or in any other way (if indeed there are any other such ways);

I have, I do it all the time.  As a matter of fact, that's the main thing I do in life.  I devour people and things and just about anything I can possibly devour ... maybe that's why my inner being is morbidly obese (?).  In any event, many people do not even realize they are being devoured, and then some only realize it after they find themselves somewhere inside of my universal stomach ... hee hee  :D ;) ;D :o 8) ???.

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1102 on: November 23, 2009, 08:14:35 PM
I devour people

OK baby, I am 280 pounds of best British beef.

It would take you a week for just 1 arm.

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1103 on: November 23, 2009, 08:20:07 PM
OK baby, I am 280 pounds of best British beef.

It would take you a week for just 1 arm.
Leaving aside the fact that you almost certainly do not know Karli's devouring rate any better than I do, I have to admit that at least 125kg of flesh is quite a lot to get through; how she may (or may not) respond to this particular challenge, be it physical, metaphorical or otherwise remains, of course, to be seen...

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1104 on: November 23, 2009, 08:38:11 PM
Well, I have already devoured very large portions of most people here  :), including you, Thal.

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1105 on: November 23, 2009, 08:45:48 PM
I think not.

You could not even manage those thalburgers i sent you years ago.

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1106 on: November 23, 2009, 08:51:29 PM
Well, I have already devoured very large portions of most people here  :), including you, Thal.

...and let them (undamaged of course) go with a foxy smile :)

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Reply #1107 on: November 23, 2009, 08:54:10 PM
Yes, that's right !  It's something like "catch and release" ... I am not only a woman, but I am also a (foxy  ;D) lady :).  Still though, Thal, just in case you are wondering, I am only one person (sort of  ;D).  And, btw, I DID eat all those Thalburgers ... I scarfed them right down !  But, seriously, why do you think people like xvimbi and Bernhard don't post anymore ??  Yes, I ate them.

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Reply #1108 on: November 23, 2009, 09:17:17 PM
Yes, that's right !  It's something like "catch and release" ... I am not only a woman, but I am also a (foxy  ;D) lady :).  Still though, Thal, just in case you are wondering, I am only one person (sort of  ;D).  And, btw, I DID eat all those Thalburgers ... I scarfed them right down !  But, seriously, why do you think people like xvimbi and Bernhard don't post anymore ??  Yes, I ate them.
I am beginning to worry about not only the state of your digestive tract but also your cholesterol level (HDL, LDL and the balance between the two); Thalburgers in themselves are surely quite dangerous enough on that front, but "scarfing down" other forum members in addition to indulgence therein really puts you at even graver risk, I think. What would a self-confessed "woman" and "foxy lady" be doing getting herself into these appallingly deleterious and profoundly risky dietary situations? one might well wonder...

Take good care of your food intake, K - and, if you find that somewhat difficult because of your apparently inveterate devouring habit, do try to consult a clinical nutritionist for help on this...

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1109 on: November 23, 2009, 09:27:26 PM
my universal stomach
I'll leave that hopefully unique phenomenon for others to contemplate should they so choose, on the strict understanding that gastroscopies (if, as and when required) are not available free of charge to forum members...

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1110 on: November 23, 2009, 09:59:42 PM
I am beginning to worry about not only the state of your digestive tract but also your cholesterol level (HDL, LDL and the balance betgween the two); Thalburgers in themselves are surely quite dangerous enough on that front, but "scarfing down" other forum members in addition to indulgence therein really puts you at even graver risk, I think. What would a self-confessed "woman" and "foxy lady" be doing getting herself into these appallingly deleterious and profoundly risky dietary situations? one might well wonder...

Take good care of your food intake, K - and, if you find that somewhat difficult because of your apparently inveterate devouring habit, do try to consult a clinical nutritionist for help on this...

Best,

Alistair

Oh, don't worry about me, Alistair (not that I don't actually appreciate the concern) !  I have a whole system going on here :).  Anyway, since when do you define what it means to be either a woman OR a lady, hmmm ?  

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1111 on: November 24, 2009, 12:30:15 AM
I think not.

You could not even manage those thalburgers i sent you years ago.

Thal

Thal, I just remembered that I gave YOU the Thalburgers  :P :) !!  Or, perhaps they should have been called Mayburgers if I was the one giving them ... drats ... I don't have leet posts anymore  :'(

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1112 on: November 24, 2009, 02:23:43 AM
*cough*   

Apart from the previous posts above, I have been thinking about Thanksgiving and my family! 
 ;D   ;D   ;)    :)    :-*   
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1113 on: November 24, 2009, 02:30:19 AM
I'm thinking about that $1 Gold membership trial offer.  Why that's so low, it's practically free! (except for the dollar)


I'm thinking about vampires.   And bears.  Bears also.
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1114 on: November 25, 2009, 06:14:01 AM
Must... memorize... my... Haydn Sonata!!!! Argh it's so painful to play!

Still really happy I decided to make a late night Grilled Cheese...

Moving into my brother's room, because he's moving into an apartment; his room is twice the size of mine, so I pretty much win  :P

Other random thoughts?... hmmm I like my new wallet, my room is a disaster, I'm listening to Soundgarden, I should be working on my theory assignment due tomorrow, I'm going to go pet my dog now.

I love random tired thoughts (1:30 AM).

goodnight :P
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1115 on: November 25, 2009, 08:36:10 AM
since when do you define what it means to be either a woman OR a lady, hmmm ?  
I'm no more certain that "when" is the appropriate question here than I am that "define" is the relevant parameter in such a question; I wrote
"a self-confessed "woman" and "foxy lady""
by which I identified that these are both terms that you have used to describe yourself, so if even you have not seen fit also to define them, there's no obvious reason to assume that I had done or indeed would do so either - so "when" simply doesn't come into it!

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1116 on: November 25, 2009, 05:24:23 PM
I'm no more certain that "when" is the appropriate question here than I am that "define" is the relevant parameter in such a question; I wrote
"a self-confessed "woman" and "foxy lady""
by which I identified that these are both terms that you have used to describe yourself, so if even you have not seen fit also to define them, there's no obvious reason to assume that I had done or indeed would do so either - so "when" simply doesn't come into it!

Best,

Alistair

Alistair, Alistair, Alistair ...  ;D

Here's what's on mi mind :  Soon I will out-Porgi Amor everybody in the entire Universe  ;D 8)


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Reply #1117 on: November 25, 2009, 05:43:49 PM
Alistair, Alistair, Alistair ...  ;D
We've already established that there's only one of you, so let's now confirm that there's only one of me as well...

Here's what's on mi mind :  Soon I will out-Porgi Amor everybody in the entire Universe  ;D 8)
We look forward to the evidence! (and while Figaro's busy figuring out when, whom, how or even if he'll marry, maybe Porgy and Bess too...)

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1118 on: December 02, 2009, 02:27:57 PM


You know things are getting serious when they call in the basset hounds.

Or.... Reservoir Dogs?




And this is just wrong.


Dogs are not pyramids.
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1119 on: December 02, 2009, 10:47:41 PM
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Reply #1120 on: December 02, 2009, 11:28:55 PM
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Why? (I mean why erased?); PM if you will...

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1121 on: December 08, 2009, 10:44:58 PM
I'm thinking no amount of energy drink (except a lot of the exalted coffee) will wake me up later in the day.  It only seems to worked reasonably well in the morning.
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Reply #1122 on: December 23, 2009, 12:20:36 AM
I woke up this morning to some classical music on the radio.  Once in awhile I wonder why they don't play more modern music on radio stations.  They did this morning.  It sounds like someone raping a clarinet.  (I turned the volume down so the neighbors wouldn't hear.)  I was not immediately coherent so a few minutes went by before I was thinking, "Wait... What the hell am I listening to?"  It was a less-than-pleasant sonic atmosphere for my morning routine.
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1123 on: December 28, 2009, 11:27:22 PM
I'm wondering exactly what it means if Darth Vadar said he needed an "oil change."
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Reply #1124 on: December 30, 2009, 11:35:29 PM
I think it's a little odd that a descending minor scale (if you do i VII VI V iv III iio i) has so many major chords, more than minor actually (if you don't count i twice).
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1125 on: December 30, 2009, 11:41:09 PM
The decay of society.
If this work is so threatening, it is not because it's simply strange, but competent, rigorously argued and carrying conviction.

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1126 on: December 31, 2009, 02:07:46 AM
Enjoying my time off from teaching piano students~~and drawing portraits~ relaxing and
realizing that life is good~~ 
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1127 on: December 31, 2009, 04:38:48 PM
my piano my piano my piano my piano my piano my piano (i dont have it at home yet, i get it after the holidays) but i was playing on it yesterday and i can not stop thinking about it! i am in love  ;D  :D  :)

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Reply #1128 on: December 31, 2009, 04:52:25 PM
my piano my piano my piano my piano my piano my piano (i dont have it at home yet, i get it after the holidays) but i was playing on it yesterday and i can not stop thinking about it! i am in love  ;D  :D  :)
I remember that feeling very well, enjoy it ;)
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1129 on: December 31, 2009, 04:58:56 PM
I was thinking that if all drug dealers were executed, we would not have a drug problem.

Well done the Chinese.

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Reply #1130 on: December 31, 2009, 05:20:56 PM
I remember that feeling very well, enjoy it ;)

Thank you!!!  :)  :D :)  :)  (at first i thought i would just get a digital one but its a real one!!!!)    :P :D  :)

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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1131 on: December 31, 2009, 05:57:01 PM
I was listening to one of the songs in Star Wars, the one that the band in the Cantina play, and I noticed that, at the very end of the song, on the second to last note, the Clarinet squeaked. Maybe it was a Bass Clarinet.
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1132 on: January 06, 2010, 12:04:53 AM
(Bob points and laughs at the big, bad "strawberry" crab.   :o ooooOOOOooooo)  ::) ;D


https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_taiwan_strawberry_crab
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Reply #1133 on: January 07, 2010, 04:01:59 AM
Okay, the clarinet in the Star Wars song DEFINITELY squeaked on purpose.
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Reply #1134 on: January 08, 2010, 01:05:49 AM
I think we need a sound clip or the youtube video for that clarinet squeak.
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Reply #1135 on: January 08, 2010, 02:44:27 AM
Okay, the clarinet in the Star Wars song DEFINITELY squeaked on purpose.
Or maybe it was force-choked by Vader.
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1136 on: January 08, 2010, 08:54:18 PM
Snow!!!!! There's sooooo much snow!! and it just keeps on snowing!!!!! :) how cool!! 8) what if it just kept snowing the whole winter!? :)  :P 
It's good that the snow is keeping my mind off some other things.... like 3 of our new fish dying just a few days after we got them  :(  :'(  :( .... and my kitty injuring her neck a bit :( but fortunately it wasnt that bad so she is ok again!  :)  :) ... and still not having my piano!!!  >:( .... and school again!... but now its weekend anyway :) and its snowing!!!!!!!!! and its not even cold when its snowing!.... well maybe you just don't feel it because of all that running in the snow :) and you never even get tired when you're running in the snow... thats funny... when im running and theres no snow i get tired pretty fast and when im running in the snow i just dont get tired!  :-\ funny   :)

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Reply #1137 on: January 09, 2010, 02:24:30 AM
I'm thinking about a movement.


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Reply #1138 on: January 09, 2010, 03:21:54 AM
I'm thinking about gun rights now.  Right to bear arms.  Right to put a suffering creature out of its misery.   ::)


(Bob cranks up the volume so the neighbors can hear, snaps fingers and groove to the disco beat, complete with some "laser" moves  :D along with the music.)

Someone must have been absent the day the music teacher explain intonation and tuning. ::)


(Bob looks around to see if anyone's watching and replays the clip.  8) ::))
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Reply #1139 on: January 09, 2010, 04:24:04 AM
&feature=related

It squeaks at about 2:47 and 1:16
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1140 on: January 12, 2010, 08:22:03 PM
the-west.net

I love this game. :)
John 3:16

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Reply #1141 on: January 13, 2010, 03:33:20 AM
Cookies. :)
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1142 on: January 13, 2010, 02:07:02 PM
Another day to get through and a portrait to complete(I do drawings in pencil), plus I need
to practice piano and violin, and try to have a better attitude about a few things in my life at the moment....
Yesterday was the day that passed,
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Reply #1143 on: January 14, 2010, 01:20:45 AM
I recently realized I am the worst clarinetist in the band at my school. I wasn't too happy about that realization.  >:(
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Reply #1144 on: January 14, 2010, 02:54:48 AM
Wondering why I haven't seen more David Lynch films.
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Reply #1145 on: January 14, 2010, 04:59:50 PM
I hardly slept and I'm feeling weird, and the new year has begun and I am not getting
a momentum in anything I do~~   :P
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Reply #1146 on: January 16, 2010, 12:38:53 AM
I'm thinking all the interesting things along Moscow highways.
 :P
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Reply #1147 on: January 16, 2010, 01:49:42 AM
My Birthday is today~~  woohoo!   ;D    ;D   :)   :)    ;)   :-*   8)   8) 
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Reply #1148 on: January 16, 2010, 02:22:06 AM
Happy Birthday, Go12_3!!!
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Re: What's on your mind right now?
Reply #1149 on: January 16, 2010, 05:30:41 AM
Happy Birthday, Go12_3!!!

Thank you very much!!!!    :)   
Yesterday was the day that passed,
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