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**mr_pikachu** · 20th July 2004, 01:48 AM

We're feeding her a special diet, as well as giving her a medication called Pregnazone (which, as I mentioned before, has harmful side effects). There's really nothing more we can find to help her out. Plus, I found a Pregnazone pill on the floor tonight, which means she spit it out at some point. But if there was anything more we could do, we'd be doing it.

Suddenly Smiley Town has become a misnomer again...

**PancaKe** · 20th July 2004, 01:58 AM

Whats a misnomer?

Lol I'm so smart.

Well school started again for me. Please provide tissues. I do really need them....

**mr_pikachu** · 20th July 2004, 02:10 AM

A misnomer is a name that is deceiving, whether intentional or not. For instance, the Vikings gave Iceland and Greenland their names, even though they don't really make sense (because Iceland is frequently green and beautiful, while Greenland is like a huge hunk of ice). They did that to trick other settlers to go to Greenland, instead of the more pleasant Iceland.

In the same way, Smiley Town seems to be overrun with depressing stories, so it's not very "Smiley".

Sorry about school starting up again, Tara. It's like the plague; you can't stop it, and you can only hope to get through it.

P.S. Did that information I gave you help any? I hope your system's free of infection now.

**DannyBoy** · 20th July 2004, 11:40 PM

Mr.Pika that is horrable! I have faith that your dog will do better, it has to and its so young. I hate seeing dogs sick, I couldn never imagine mine. I really hope yours gets better, it has to!

Well tomarrow is my first day at making my demo tape for when I go to the studio saturday to start work on making my album which is just for fun. My friends brother is nice and stuff but I am scared at how this might turn out. I'm hoping we can make a cool fun sound and make it be me. He's helped write on of my songs and then other 25-30 I wrote even though i wont do all, just the best. Hope it does well because I know I wont make it in hollywood. I would yell at the people probably if I got mad.

**PancaKe** · 21st July 2004, 01:06 AM

Smiley town is just called smiley town because it is. I stole the naem from south park anyway, when all the parents were in jail , and when they sacrificed kenny. ^_^ good old south park. they ruined it.

*shrugs* computer still has virus but oh well. whatever

and good luck with your album immortaldreams.

I like cheese.

and emus!

**DannyBoy** · 21st July 2004, 01:12 AM

I love south park, everytime kenny got killed but now they show his face a lot and he doesnt get killed as much. Thanks Pancake! That meant a lot! Also I agree, chesse is good, espeically on grilled cheese. Now I want one!

**PancaKe** · 21st July 2004, 05:04 AM

Grilled cheese < Pancakes

YAY!

Pancakes are nice.... so is sugar.

**Gavin Luper** · 21st July 2004, 11:10 PM

Uh oh, someone's on a suger high ...

Anyways, I like Smiley Town. It's smiley and fun. I guess it could be funner. We could talk about ... well, sugar. Tara took that idea already though.

Oh, ImmortalDreams, seriously good luck with your album, hope you go well! I'll be looking forward to hearing it over here in Australia. And Brian, hows the dog lately? Any improvments?

**DannyBoy** · 21st July 2004, 11:14 PM

Thanks but I don't think I'll get that famous lol. I wish but I doubt it. But I will try and when its finished download it onto my computer and find away to post it but thanks.

Sugar highs can be very fun! Had one today and I jumped in my pool with all my cloths on. But tomarrow supposed to get crappy outside again. It just wont stop rainning.

**Gavin Luper** · 21st July 2004, 11:17 PM

Ah well, you never know eh?

Ah I wish I could go swimming right now. But it's cold and rainy and windy - and it has been for the last 3 days or so. Oh, and there's the slight complication of not having a pool.

I haven't been on a sugar high for ages, maybe I should again. Mmmmm ... mud cake might be a good start ...

**mr_pikachu** · 21st July 2004, 11:42 PM

We haven't taken our dog to get another blood test, but she seems somewhat... lethargic. She also can't have the food she used to, because of the risk of dying over too much fat. We heard a story (true, sadly) about a dog who was fed a 1-inch cube of ham when it had the condition our dog has now. It died. So we have to be exceedingly careful with our food from now on.

Of course, it's not our food I'm worried about. You see, our (insane) neighbors have this habit of putting food out in their yard. Yes, food. They try to feed whatever animals come around, even if it kills them. This has the slight complication of the animals dumpong what remains of the food in our yard when they're done. And with our dog's condition, now... it could be highly dangerous. We're moving sort of soon, anyway, in about a year or two, down to a lake near us. (We have to build the house first, but that's another worry entirely.) I only hope they don't kill our dog with their idiotic habits before we can move.

Good luck with the album, ImmortalDreams! Make it big for all of us TPMers!

And Gavin, if you want to seriously screw yourself up, don't do a mere sugar high. Stay up for the entire night, chatting on TPM and such. The next day you'll be half-dead. Seriously, it's much more fun.

**Captain Pringle** · 22nd July 2004, 12:53 AM

Whoa, like, why haven't I posted in this yet? Hi, I'm Captain Pringle and I'm an alocho... err... and I write stories. Yeah. And, um, I just bought a guitar like 3 weeks ago and I've been playing it every day. Yay! ^_^

**mistysakura** · 22nd July 2004, 06:42 AM

Good luck with the album, ImmortalDreams! Remember us when you're famous! Just kidding. It's really cool that you're making one though, I've always wanted to make one myself.

And guitars are cool. Actually, in my opinion, all instruments are cool. Except maybe bagpipes or something.

**Andrew** · 22nd July 2004, 07:03 AM

My sister had a short stint where she wanted to play the bagpipes a year or two ago.

A large scottish man who had a habit of dribbling was her teacher. Needless to say, after much whinging, and the freaky man, she gave it up. There was apparently a bagpipe association, but godforbid, I never took a step in there.

But if I were going to play an instrument, drums, or Trumpet. They're cool.

**PancaKe** · 23rd July 2004, 08:46 AM

^_^ Bagpipes association? What next?

Well I play bass guitar, taking lessons for that so its all good. I can actually make sounds rather than just noise, its quite good acutally.

**mistysakura** · 23rd July 2004, 11:22 PM

One of my friends plays bagpipes. She visits TPM, actually, so I might get into a bit of trouble for saying that bagpipes are uncool.

But anyway, I sing (had my first lesson on Monday, yay), dand I used to play piano. Gave it up at the end of last year, after finishing Grade 8. I'm currently in a bit of debate whether to do music for years 11+12 though; it would be really cool, but I'm not sure I'm good enough for it. Bleh.

**mr_pikachu** · 24th July 2004, 02:29 AM

I played the piano for three years, until I quit when I was somewhere around 11 years old. I tried to get back into it, but to no avail.

Is the piano considered a "geeky" instrument to you all? Or can it be cool, too? Not that it matters to me anymore; I'm just curious about what you all think.

Tara... the worm on your comp isn't gone? Hmm. I thought the thing I sent you gave instructions on how to get rid of it. Was I mistaken, or did it just not work?

Question: Why does it seem like Australian grade levels are different than the ones in America? I thought Ada was in college, but she's just finished Grade 8... does that make sense in Australia, or am I confused... again?

And seeing as I don't know anyone who plays the bagpipes... weirdest instrument ever.

Totally.

**Andrew** · 24th July 2004, 05:05 AM

Simply

Grades 1-7 (You start in the year you turn 6 generally) are called "Primary School"

Years 8-12 (Started in the year you turn 13) are called "High School or Secondary Schooling"

When you're 17 you can then apply to get into University here. Or Tafe. Heh. Everyone makes so much fun of Tafe.

**classy_cat18** · 24th July 2004, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by mr_pikachu

Is the piano considered a "geeky" instrument to you all? Or can it be cool, too? Not that it matters to me anymore; I'm just curious about what you all think.

Excuse me? Have you ever even heard Alicia Keys play that thing? I sing her newest hit in the shower every day!

I play the piano and I've tried the clarinet and the flute in seventh grade Band. But my main instrument is my own voice.

Today is my birthday! Happy 20th birthday to me! I can't believe I'm turning 20.

**PancaKe** · 24th July 2004, 08:20 AM

Actually - Oz thats only for u weird QLDers.

In NSW it starts when ur 4-5 and u go through Kindergarten - year 6.

Then its high school from year 7 - 12.

then u get out when ur about 17-18 and u go from their to uni or tafe or neither and get a job.

**mr_pikachu** · 24th July 2004, 11:16 AM

So... it's different depending on what part of Australia you live in? Okay... I suppose that kinda makes sense...

Hey cc18, happy birthday to ya! Congratulations on the big 2-0!

I wish my voice could be an instrument for me. But frankly, it sounds a little worse than nails scraping a chalkboard. And not fingernails, either. I'm talking actual steel nails. Do you have any idea how awful that sounds?

My ears are good with music, but my voice is terrible. *sighs*

**PancaKe** · 24th July 2004, 11:53 PM

Happy birthday cc18! We'll all buy you a cake one day.

Um.. .I wsih i could sing as well. But i'm hopeless, so I'm learning guitar and I can play bass

Bass is so cool, no talent required!!

**mistysakura** · 25th July 2004, 05:46 AM

I meant grade 8 piano. I'm in year 10 in school. And no, I'm not in college (if you saw me in real life, I'd be lucky to pass as a year 8.) Anyway, piano's not a geeky instrument. It's cool. Yes, even the classical stuff.

Happy Birthday classy_cat, and welcome back to fanfic! Are you going to resume your fic?

**PancaKe** · 25th July 2004, 08:23 AM

Yea, cc18 bring back the fic!

It's awesome!!!!

And piano is way funky - dont diss pianos! I luv piano + heavy metal - that just rox ur sox so bad it aint funny.

**DannyBoy** · 26th July 2004, 12:36 AM

I want to learn the piano, I always wanted to play 'everytime' by britney spears. I love that song with a mad passion. Well Saturday was blast. Start talking about recording, editing a few songs to improve them and began writing new one for someone special to me which is cool. Won't start recording for a little bit cuz we wanna get my voice perfect.

CC18, I ben wondering when I saw your sn on the members thing that were on and glad to hear your coming back. I remember you very creative with your writing.

**Gavin Luper** · 26th July 2004, 12:54 AM

I'm an expert piano player, to be honest. I can play Hot Cross Buns and Chopsticks!

Anyway, what's with the weird school system Tara? Damn Sydneysiders ... hehe ... over here, there's pre-primary in the year you turn 5, then year 1 in the year you turn 6.

Primary School = Year 1 - Year 7 (Aged 5-6, to 11-12)

And then you go to high school in the year you turn 13.

Secondary School = Year 8 - Year 12 (Aged 12-13, to 16-17)

So in Australia our final year in Year 12, the year in which we turn 17. Also, unlike in America and whatever, the school year begins in February and finishes in early December.

Ugh, listen to me talk to school, and I haven't even gone back yet ...

Cheers!

**PancaKe** · 26th July 2004, 01:44 AM

i been back at school for 2 weeks now. ITS HORRIBLE DONT GO THERE!!!

And I can play mary had a little lamb and the beginning of tetris on the piano. rock on

**Suite Madame Blue** · 26th July 2004, 10:06 AM

So what's Tafe? Is that like technical school?

Piano Is NOT geeky!!! A lot of musicians are trained on piano - look at Bruce Hornsby, Paul McCartney, and Steven Tyler. Both my kids take piano, and I've picked up the right-hand part of Ode To Joy. Actually, we were visiting with my husband's aunt and uncle, and we all agreed that piano is one of the few instruments that sounds good by itself. Too bad it's not more portable.

m_p, I'm sorry to hear about your dog. I know you're doing everything you can to help her. We lost a dog four years ago when she was hit by a truck. The vet tried surgery, but she was paralyzed and didn't recover. The hardest decision we had to make was when we put her down, and I'm crying right now, in fact. There's a book called Dog Heaven. It's a children's picture book, but the author gives such a great vision of what it's like that I'd recommend it for anyone who's dealing with even a potential loss. I read it every so often, even now.

My weekend tale might bring the mood back up: Friday we went to see Keith Urban in concert. I have never heard of this dude since I don't listen to country music, but his show was awesome! He has a great sound that infuses country with rock. Very good show, plus the venue we have in Bend made it that much better: it's an outdoor amphitheater on the Deschutes River, and across from that are shops and a movie theater. So not only can the concertgoers enjoy watching the show, but people can take their rafts or canoes on the river and listen, and shoppers across the river can hear the music too. The positive energy output is amazing.

On Saturday my husband and I went to a housewarming party. It was a redneck-themed party, and we all dressed up as white trash or hillbillies. No, we didn't wear Keith Urban t-shirts!

I even won a prize for my costume - is that a good thing or a bad thing? I will admit that I drank a little too much that night, and that's when it's good to be married, because you always have a designated driver, and someone to take care of you when you're hung over. Not that it happens very often, especially when you have to set a good example for the kids, but sometimes the punch is stronger than you realize.

It's been 15 years since I did anything like that, and I can honestly say it'll be at least another 15 before I do it again. Lesson reinforced.

**Gavin Luper** · 27th July 2004, 02:36 AM

TAFE is what you can go to after year 12, or even after year 10 if you want to leave school early. They do tertiary courses there, everything from horticulture and automotive and hospitality and computing, so on and so on. I guess, to put it simple, it's like a basic University for people who didn't get into Uni, or didn't want to go there in the first place.

I think the piano is cool, especially if you can play it really well, it sounds awesome. Really.

**Pichu Luver** · 27th July 2004, 04:51 PM

Ello all, ghost of fanfic here. Well read lots post little type of thing. I'm good, leavin for a cottage on Saturday. Lots of fun, last year the blackout hit while we were up there. I just thought the light bulb had blown, so yeah I didn't care much. Nor did it effect us much.

The piano is cool. I'm no expert, heck I haven't even takin lessons. My 'experiance' with the piano is reading a beginners book at my neighbours. Forget singin too, I'm much better at the trombone. No um 'buttons'(forgive me I forget the name), only seven positions! I look at the woodwinds and think, heck no way to many fingerings. BTW anybody play a reed instrument? I find the vibrating reed very annoying and hard to get a noise out of it (I've only tried the Tenor Sax so that could be why . . .)

I hope you dog gets better mr_pikachu. Just try and keep your spirits up. I heard somewhere the best cure is laughter. No dogs can't laugh, but they probably can pick up your mood. So if you try to be happy she might perk up too. Could just be me tho . . . ^^'''

Good luck with your album ImmortalDreams. Hope it goes well for you, and you have a blast too. Sounds like your having fun so thats all good.

Just before I go one more thing, HUMIDITY IS EVIL! Ug man you can't do a THING when the humidix is high. Its like you can breath and the heat is pushing in from all sides. Whoever invented air conditioners is a life saver.

~Pichu

**mr_pikachu** · 27th July 2004, 05:19 PM

Pichu Luver, you live in Canada. Therefore, you have no idea what terrible heat really is.

Seriously. I've spent all my life in either Oklahoma or Texas (minus vacations), and it gets to be truly unbearable a lot. Why do you think I spend so much time on TPM? Because there is air conditioning here. When you come in from mowing a lawn in 100 degree heat for two hours, you would kill to be back in the air conditioning.

My dog seems to be doing better. My mom practically went nuts the other day, though. She thought our dog was getting the jaundice again, which I'll admit would be a very serious occurance. She rushed our pooch over to the veterinarian's office, only to have him reassure her that our dog was fine. The little fuzzy one in our house seems to be doing better every day.

Again, good luck with the album, ID. Hope it turns out well!

**mr_pikachu** · 5th August 2004, 09:55 PM

I hope you don't consider this double posting, since it's been over a week since the last post here (even though it was mine).

Anyway, I've got good news and bad news:

Good news: My dog is feeling much, much better. She's got her old personality back, and even though she's losing her hair, she's pretty much out of the woods for now.

Bad news: My computer is pretty much dead. It's been screwing up more and more over the last several months, and now it refuses to access the internet and freezes every 30 minutes or so. I'm using my parents' comp right now, since mine won't do anything useful anymore.

Good news: I'm probably going to go computer shopping this weekend, and my parents are going to buy me a new one. After all, I won't be able to do much at college if I don't have a working computer.

Anyway, to bring the chit-chat back... what kind(s) of music do you enjoy listening to? I'm pretty much a pop/soft rock fan, but I enjoy almost anything that involves Pokemon or is off one of the CDs. The only ones on those that I don't like are the karaoke songs and Dance of the Bellossom. I still don't get why they put that on the Pokemon 2000 soundtrack.

**DannyBoy** · 5th August 2004, 10:25 PM

I really anjoy pop/rock type music since thats what some of the music I do. But I also enjoy hip-hop, rap, regular rock, R&B , and soul. I like Avril, Ashlee Simpson, G-Unit, Eminem, Llyod, Ashanti, Beyonce, Jay-Z. Lots and lots. Good to hear about your dog! Glad its doing better!

**classy_cat18** · 6th August 2004, 12:08 AM

I like hip-hop, soul, R&B, and gospel. I have to have three different Kirk Franklin CDs! I'm also a bit of a fan of Evanescence. They match my moody side.

Anyway, I got some burned episodes of Naruto for my birthday from my friend. Trouble is, they don't work! She said she would burn me another CD.

It's good that your dog's pretty much back to normal, mr_pikachu. I have two dogs myself and I don't know what I'd do if something happened to them.

**mistysakura** · 6th August 2004, 01:38 AM

It's cool that your dog's better, mr_pika. As to the music, I like lots of stuff, but I don't like rap. And Canto-pop (don't get me started). My favourite genres are probably general contemporary (musical music, oops I mean music from musicals, is good)/world music, pop, rock and classical (mostly singing). My favourite artists would be Evanescence (although their style is a bit repetitive) and Hayley Westenra. I think Christina Aguilera's music is good, but I don't like her voice.

**mr_pikachu** · 8th August 2004, 05:09 PM

Good news: I got a new computer today, and it hasn't crashed yet. (Note: My old computer was crashing very soon after I got Windows started up just about every sinle time.)

Bad news: I can't get it to start up AT ALL. It goes through that little XP thingie where the little squares move across that tiny bar repeatedly, then it says, "Please wait while Windows starts up", then... a bunch of randomly placed red pixels appear on the screen and move across the black background. Endlessly.

I'm just about fed up with computers right now, because nothing's working! I'm seriously considering buying a stupid typewriter, just because I want to write. I'm a little steamed right now, in case you hadn't noticed.

Thank goodness for the 14 day warranty...

**Darien Shields** · 8th August 2004, 06:13 PM

Aww, that's so lame Mr Pikachu. I guess I won't see ya on today. I hope you get a good computer soon. And don't be fulled by the allure of the type writer! It doesn't have AIM, or the internet, or backspace! You might as well get an Apple Mac. Heeheehee.

**mr_pikachu** · 8th August 2004, 07:20 PM

I just called Circuit City, the store I got the comp from. If you plan on calling for any sort of customer service, ever, stay as far away from Circuit City as you can get. First, the store I bought my machine from wasn't listed in the phone book. So I called another location. After spending five minutes trying to figure out the system to get to a human, I finally found one and asked for the number of the store I bought the comp from. She gave it to me. That was the only part of today that has gone even remotely close to well for me.

Next, I called the second number. I spent another ten minutes trying to figure out that recording's maze, before finally reaching customer service. But they merely gave me yet another number to call for technical support.

I called the third number after spending fifteen minutes praying that someone would be able to help me. It only took five minutes for me to reach yet another recording that told me that business hours were over. I broke the phone in half, became athiestic, and plan to burn all Circuit City shops in the U.S. to the ground.

(Note: The majority of the last paragraph was a semi-joke, and is met to be taken as one. There is no need to call the National Guard. I think.)

So now I have to wait until tomorrow to even find out what the problem is with my system. (We don't know if it's the monitor or the computer itself.) I plan to calculate pi with an abacus while I wait. After all, technology is a piece of [insert preferred expletive here. Heck, insert about twelve of them, if you like].

I'm still considering the typewriter. For that matter, I might go out of my mind and buy an iMac. That's how upset I am over the general mess of technology.

If you'll excuse me, I need to scratch some obscure drawings on the wall of my cave.

**mr_pikachu** · 9th August 2004, 05:13 PM

Good news: I exchanged for a new comp at Circuit City, and this one works. Plus, I've got the internet set up. In fact, I'm on the new machine right now!

Bad news: This computer... doesn't have Microsoft Word.

(El gaspo!) All of my fanfic files are on Word, which means that I need to get it on my computer if I want to continue properly. *sobs*

Hey, why am I the only one talking in this thread? C'mon, guys! Let's see some chatter!

I guess I'll kick us off (again)... what shows do you all enjoy watching? I watch pretty much whatever's on WB in the same block as Pokemon, but I don't watch any of their other shows. I also find the many Law and Order series fascinating, as well as CSI and Crossing Jordan. Can you tell I'm a big criminal investigation fan?

**Darien Shields** · 9th August 2004, 05:28 PM

Once more I urge you to download Open Office. It's free, for one thing. You may need to save your fics in a more universal format to transfer them (Open Office itself uses dot sxw as its primary means of backup.) On the downside, if you're sending files, I don't think Word reads sxw, so until everyone else gets Open Office you'll need to save in another format to send things.

Also: Get on AIM! And if you don't have the AIM client, get Trillian. It does AIM, MSN, Y!, ICQ and IRC. Plus the company is located in the home of Misty! Just kidding. It's free too (well, there's a free version and a pay version.) I use it and it rocks.

I do enjoy CSI, but I don't make a habit of watching it these days. However, when I did, I remember getting really annoyed; I would see the adverts and eagrely awate it coming on in the evening. Then I'd be using the computer and hear something starting. I'd watch it for about ten or fifteen minutes before realising it was something that I really hated... I eventually discovered that they were showing CSI and "Law and Order" back to back, and I loathe L&O. It's just... Blech.

I watch a lot these days, a lot of Anime like Big O, but also some comedy, like "Men Behaving Badly" (which is British, so you probably won't have heard of it) or Ultimate Muscle, which is a bit of both (Anime and Commedy)

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