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I LOVE this. And though I'm not surprised, I'm still saddened by all the hoopla surrounding this young woman. And I'm also disappointed in myself I even started this thread. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yup!

We have two precious kittens (I still call them that, but Zoe' is 10 and Sabre is 6 now). Zoe' was BZ's before we met. He scored royal points for having a kitty. Long story how he ended up with her. But she was his, nonetheless. Sabre was abandoned by the mama cat outside where Billy was working one day. Mama cat moved the entire litter in about 20 minutes except for Sabre. Four hours later Sabre was still there, eyes tightly shut and mewing. Billy scooped him up, brought him home, called me up (we had only been dating 8 months at the time), and I came to visit--and never left. (We've lived together 6 years now.) Anywho, I had to feed Sabre mama's milk from a syringe every few hours. The vet thought he was less than two weeks old and had a 50/50 shot at surviving. On one hand I always preach let nature take its course but...on the other if there's a sea turtle heading in the wrong direction following some idiot's big-ass porch light instead of the moon over the ocean I'm turning his cute little but around. So Sabre is my precious angel and quite literally my baby. I had the summer off as I was still in college and had a flexible work schedule. Sabre went everywhere with me. I gave him baths in the kitchen sink w/ "no tears" baby bath and would wrap him in a dish towel and we'd take a nap in the recliner. Then I'd put him in my little Dakine backpack, wear it backwards, and he'd stick his little head out and we'd go for a walk on the beach. He is seriously my baby! He is the king of our house, and I love him SO much. Attached is my favorite picture of me and Sabre as a kitten--its poor quality is due to it being scanned from the original which was one of those mini-sticky-film photos. (I used to have fun with that camera taking naughty pictures of various parts of myself and sticking them in unusual places only BZ would find.) The next is a close up of Sabre's collar. He wears a sterling silver skydiving pin. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

All of the above. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Anytime I hear the word "bizarre" I pick up a spanish accent. Maybe it's b/c I'm from Montana and work for a big Norwegian company. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I might actually go back to working in an office if they have a swear jar. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Love many. Trust few. Do wrong to none.

I swear I thought I replied to this yesterday! Perhaps I was confused given the three other birthdays this past weekend. Ha! June is the birthday month, for sure! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREA!

P.S. Our local news this morning featured a quick story on the "ray swarm" we had this past weekend--no mention of the dolphins, though. Usually we will see a couple rays (always in pairs) surfing the waves but they're always smaller ones. These were all much larger and SO amazing swimming around our kayak.

Yowza--Billy fitted ours with a pole-holder thingie. That's about it. I think fishfinders & gps' are cheating. Seriously, I'm no expert but I seem to be when it comes to finding the best spots & times for certain fish--particularly reds in the intracoastal. I outfish Billy everytime on the red. It's all about finesse, baby. In a kayak, I never am so far out I can't see the shore. I don't think I want to be. But, I hear you--it all does add up. But definitely check various overstocks or Costco for the actual kayak. For what we got, as far as I can tell based on the exact same thing retail in some local surf shops, we saved a LOT of money buying it all-in-one at Costco.

Billy likes to fish in ours. I will only do so in the intracoastal (see rickjump1's post below.). Call me paranoid but...I'd almost rather be on a surfboard than in a kayak when it comes to a shark. At least a surfboard is solid fiberglass and sharky no likey. I'm on the East coast though so great whites are no worry. If attacked you're far more likely to simply loose a limb than your life. I'm rather fond of my limbs though. They're nice. Pretty. I have four of them. Money-wise, though, there's virtually no maintenance costs--just the initial investment. I mentioned before we bought ours w/ everything included (paddles, seats, etc) for $400 at Costco. Later we also purchased the wheely-cart for $200--money well spent. When the two of us first lifted the kayak we were all, "Wow. This is kind of heavy." Then after carrying it all the way down the trail to an intracoastal waterdrop we were all, "This thing sucks!" before we even dropped it in the water. You DEFINITELY want the wheely-cart. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

You hear that, Bobbi??? And you said sharks couldn't smell blood on a kayak! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

P.S. Be prepared if you're in the front of the tandem kayak and heading out in the ocean. YOU will be the one bearing the grunt of every wave, whether you go over it and SLAM down or seemingly go through it and get drenched. I wear a sunglass holder thingie (I dont' know what you call them officially) so I don't loose my shades. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

No, only natural highs for me, hunny. This includes alcohol! You know at the grocery store yesterday the clerk asked us "What's the occassion?". Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Well, I thought I was a "kayaker" until someone started a thread about rolling. I've white water rafted several times but never in a kayak. We kayak mostly in the intracoastal and ocean. There's really nothing to it. We bought our kayak w/ everything included except the wheely-cart at Costco for an even $400. GREAT deal! My only tips would be to make sure the kayak is suited for what you'll use it for most, and definitely get the wheely-cart.

Seriously! I think I had more work & put in more hours (when you count research & writing time outside of class) IN college and, I wasn't getting paid! Nice!

Congratulations! They say once you're in the "real world" you'll miss college life. I don't at all! I LOVE the real world. Welcome.

Billy and I took our ocean kayak out this morning as the ocean water was perfect for it! Beautiful. Calm…or so we thought. As soon as we were out a little ways I see fins—dolphin fins (it’s very easy to tell the difference b/w dolphin & shark fins for those who don't know). They were pretty far off in the distance. So we started off to enjoy a nice, relaxing paddle south along the shoreline. Then we spot a few more dolphin fins a little closer. Then more a little closer. Before we knew it there were at least five schools of 10 or more dolphins all around us WITH BABIES!!! Some were obviously playing as they were staying in one spot and, not jumping but coming pretty far out of the water and then slapping their tails on the surface. SO funny! It was especially funny and incredibly cute to see the little tails splashing. But the best part was one school that came (and stayed for a little while) not more than 20 feet from us! I could see their entire faces as they came up and it sounded like I was watching a swim meet and hearing the competitors gasp for air every few strokes. There were dolphins everywhere! And as if that wasn’t enough—the rays! Oh my gosh we saw several rays with a wingspan of at least three to four feet from the tip of one fin to the other. One even jumped out of the water (I didn’t know they could do that!)! I wonder what he was jumping from. Ha! Heeeeere sharky, sharky, sharky. Oh my gosh this morning just made my entire weekend! We just sat and watched (and thank GOODNESS for polarized Ray Bans. I love mine!!!) For the landlovers, I tell you---for me nothing beats the beach lifestyle. I love that I can wear shorts & flops to a fine-dining restaurant. I love that we can take Cruz for early evening walks on the beach. I love that we can get up early and jog or ride bicycles along the shoreline when the tide is out and the sand is nice and firm. I love the breeze. I love the people. I love everything nautical. I love body-surfing the waves when it’s SO hot outside and the only way to stand the heat is to get in the water. Oh—and a must—I LOVE the smell of coconut sunblock! I'm so happy after my dolphin-filled morning! They probably stuck around for about half an hour. We usually see a couple each time we take the kayak out, but nothing like this before! I WISH we had brought the camera. I wasn't expecting much action and boy was I mistaken. Unbelieveable! I'm SO happy right now. I just LOVE ocean life.

None. But, this thread is funny. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yes, even the tiny ones are blown so well. I wonder how they do it. Perhaps you could share your secret. I heard about places you can go to watch them do it. I definitely would love to watch sometime. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Andrea, when I bought my most recent bottle of Heavenly, they gave me a free thingie (full-sized one!) of Very Sexy. I spray it on the little potpourri-filled, lace hearts I keep in my undie drawer. It smells nice.

Sweat. I'm gardening. I'm not big on strong fragrances. I collect unique, hand-blown perfume bottles though. They're like little secret potion vessels. When I spritz, I spritz Victoria's Secret Heavenly.

Your True Love Is a Gemini Why you'll love a Gemini: Witty and sharp, a Gemini can keep up with your fast (and ever changing) mind. You're both fun loving and free spirits. You and a Gemini can enjoy each other without expectations. Why a Gemini will love you: Not only can you keep up with a Gemini's sharp tongue, you can introduce a challenge or two... You're appetite for fun and novelty will keep a Gemini interested - at least for a bit longer than usual! Billy is a Gemini. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Fried ice cream is actually my favorite, too. Seriously! And it is so hard to find a GOOD fried ice cream. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Oh my gosh! Dreamsicles RULE! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.