Ordinary Day

Canadian Thanksgiving, Tell Me About It!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:03 GMT

Tell me about your Canadian thanksgiving please!.

Turkey Day has always been my family's big holiday. This year the Turkey Baster Was Passed! My Mother Informed a sister that Thanksgiving dinner would be at HER house, Granny is done!

I just googled it and discovered Canadian Thanksgiving is on a Monday. As stupid as it sounds, I was stunned! What Is Wrong With Those People?

THURSDAY, HELLO!

NOVEMBER... DUH!

I think it really has to do with when the Harvest occurs, and further north from me it will be earlier.

Music Association

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:24:20 GMT

What's the first song that comes to mind when you see the title of another song? Anything goes!

might as well saart off with my favorite tune from TH&TE

River Driver - Great Big Sea

Has 'Something Beautiful' happened to you today?

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:01:35 GMT

Anyhow, I've got Something Beautiful to share with everybody today.

I get home from a rough day at work and am pleasantly surprised to find a package sent to me from Newfoundland. Now, I knew that my friend Carol was sending me something when she was visiting and she said that it was coming from O'Brien's. Well, I wasn't expecting what I got - a gorgeous tipper not only designed by, but also SIGNED by Séan. I'm still giddy and my son is convinced that I've gone right around the bend....he's right....

So, a HUGE hug goes out to Carol for the beautiful gift! And a special thanks to Séan for signing it!

Bon

WORD ASSOCIATION

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:37:26 GMT

Ok this is easy - look at the word below and enter the very first thing that comes into your head, look at what the last person posted and think about that word and reply - keep the chain going!!!!!

ok my word is.....

KITCHEN

A Game

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:52:03 GMT

Since we are currently lacking a Fun and Games board, I decided to start a game thread here. I completely yoinked this game from squeezeboxsarah. (Hope you don't mind!)

One person gives a topic (ex- 'Movies with numbers in the title) and the next person lists five things that fit into that topic (ex- Twelve Monkeys, The Sixth Sense, 28 Days, Nine Months, Thirteen Ghosts), then gives another topic (ex- top vacation spots or martial arts stars)

I'll start things off by asking for five band names with colors in them.

Guitar to Philly

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:43:45 GMT

Hi Everyone! Long time no chat!

I have a question for you all. I was wondering if anyone was possibly travelling from Alberta (Edmonton would be fantastic!) to either Philadelphia or Eastern Ontario. I have a friend who runs an inner city music program in Philly, and I'm trying to get my rarely-used guitar to her for her program. If anyone is travelling that way, or knows of a way that I can ship it out there that won't cost more than the guitar is worth, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Cheers,

Chrystle

Anyone have a new job for a washed-up teacher?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:59 GMT

I got observed today. I tried to do all that we have been told to do in the course of a lesson, with the last thing being told to us last night in an email. (They keep adding things to the lessons we have to teach) Well, the class was all out of sorts and I got maybe 1/2 done of what I was supposed to do. Three of the four kids with identified behavior problems were totally off, the class was a mess, and nothing went as planned. I was not a good teacher by any stretch of the imagination. I felt like I was grasping at straws. This is how I have mostly felt this year and probably how I will feel the rest of the year. I am looking for something else to dao. Any ideas about what kind of job I'd be good at? I don't think I want to do this anymore, it's become too hard. I am serious - please give me suggestions on what I'd be good at. It may be worth it to me to take a penalty on my pension just to get out.

Anne

Children with disabilities

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:24:41 GMT

Since everyone is so friendly here and we all chat anyway, I was wondering if any of you have children with disabilities of any kind, physical or otherwise? The reason I ask is because my son has Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism and often I feel very alone and frustrated with no one to talk to. Many times I don't even go to functions that involve people we don't see a lot because I end up feeling like the national spokesperson for Asperger's syndrome, always explaining to everyone what it is(though I don't mind explaining to anyone here if need be). It's a complicated syndrome and it has touched many areas of our lives and my son has dealt with many problems himself usually due to people's lack of understanding. I love my son so much, but it can be very frustrating dealing with the afflictions caused by AS, and I many times feel guilty for feeling this way when he has to live with this for the rest of his life inside his own skin. But I think having friends on the OKP to talk to when things aren't so great would really lift my spirits and maybe some of you feel the same? A support group of sorts. Anyone interested?

What are you reading now?

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:55:15 GMT

I'm always interested in finding new authors. Perhaps this thread will find something new for the adult reader. My favourite Canadian author is Wayne Johnston. He writes descriptive historical novels about real people. He does a tremendous amount of research first so they are factual and very visual. Don't wait for the movies, see it now.
Grace

Movie Association

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:51:59 GMT

Ok do you think you guys are up to it? I'll name a movie and try to match it.

Robin Hood--------Errol Flinn

TV Shows!!

Sat, 02 May 2009 18:39:32 GMT

Ok everyone, I felt the need to start a TV show thread. It doesn't matter what shows you love or loathe, let's discuss them!!

My favourites are:
C.S.I.
C.S.I. Miami
C.S.I. New York
Fringe
House
Bones

I have so many more favourites, but most are older (Everybody Loves Raymond & Whose Line is it Anyway? for instance).

Ok everyone, I'm curious & want to know!!! What are your favourite shows, characters, etc.?

Cheers everyone!!

Mariko

The Punters?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:50:32 GMT

I was looking for this info, but thought you all might know. Where'd the Punters band go? I had just learned of them a short while ago, and was looking for some CDs to buy and I can't find them anywhere now. The website appears down and no one sells the music.

Did they disappear? Was it just a dream?

The Hockey Thread

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:51:18 GMT

If there's one thing this Canadian board is missing, it's a hockey discussion thread. So I'm starting one.

What's your favorite team? Players? League? All hockey-related talk is welcome here, be it the NHL or your kid's after-school league, as long as it's kept friendly.

To start things off, I'll tell ya that my favorite team is the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Sure, we blew it in the playoffs the past couple of years, but we've got solid players. I was very pleasantly surprised that we retained so many of our top-notch guys after the salary cap was instituted, but I have no idea where we found the money to get Datsyuk back. I was definitely sketchy on Mike Babcock being hired as head coach, but let's face it -- if he could make the Stanley Cup finals in his first season as a head coach, he's got somethin goin' on.

On the down side, I never got to see Jimmy Howard play, and I heard he was great in pre-season. I'm glad Osgood's back in playing condition, but Legace (The Precious!) is still my #1 goalie. It rocks that he's finally being recognized as more than a backup netminder.

What do you guys think of the new rules?

Winterangels 2009 -

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:56:42 GMT

Here it is again folks! The winter exchange. And as always; you will be matched with a person to send to and a person to receive from, they will not be the same person.
This is open to all board participants OVER the age of 17 (this is for legal reasons). We don't care what your board history is, if you're mad at one of us or if you are new or old....we just want folks to have some fun with it.

Before we get into anything else I want to make some thing perfectly clear. The Dates involved are NOT SUGGESTIONS. They are firm deadlines and you MUST send by send date and your package MUST be received by the receive date

We do however have a few rules,
1) sign-ups will be through the official email address ONLY. No exceptions. We've had a few folks try to sign up though alternate emails or PMs over the past few exchanges and this is just too "iffy" for you and for us, so we are limiting it to just the email address set up for this exchange. And to avoid confusion and much hair pulling on our parts...we will not be sending out confirmation emails this year. Word of advice: I will be doing a lot of this alone, as the other admin is a teacher and has teacher's duties to attend to so use the email - I don't ever check PM here on the OKP and will be checking the exchange email 4 to 5 times a day. As stated above I will NOT deal with exchange issues through alternate email, Facebook, or any other means.

2) sign-ups will be held until October 16th, 11:59 pm EST.

3) There will be NO sign ups taken after October 16th. For the past few exchanges we've had folks try to sign up well after the posted date. And we've run into problems with trying to accommodate them, so no sign-ups after October 16th, and yes, that is written in stone.

4)Packages MUST be mailed no later than November 27th for North America, Earlier if you are sending overseas, so that the person can receive it by late December.

5)Please include your full address and boardname (and info on which board)when signing up and use a return address when mailing. As well as the info requested below - We will not play tag with you, or ask repeatedly for the info, if you want to participate this is what we need.

6) Price range is about $10 of local currency.
Please remember that exchange rates are involved and that not everyone is in the same financial situation as you.
7) While we cannot accept request as to whom you send to, we will honour requests that your info not be given to someone...if you don't want someone to have your info feel free to tell us. Several folks have said that they would like "new" people...we'd love to honour that request to. If you know who you've had in the past we can help with this better. After more than ten years of doing this, we don't always know who each person has had. Also if this is your first year tell us please :)

8)Please do not feel that living outside of North America means you can't participate. In the past we've had folks from Australia, France, England, Germany or wherever. Come have some fun and get to know your fellow OKPers! Just leave about 4-5 weeks for your package to get there

9) This is a gift exchange. There are many belief systems represented on this board WE are going to respect that. Please realize that you may get paired with someone who does not share your religious beliefs. Please respect their religion, or lack of. It's a GIFT exchange meant to celebrate ALL the winter holidays and to have fun.

10) if you have signed up in the past and not sent *AND* not contacted us before hand then you're not eligible for any further exchanges. Also if you have contacted us and still not sent after we've made special arrangements for you, then you're also banned from further participation. We've recently had issues with people not sending on time and telling us that they thought the dates we're mere "suggestions" - They are not. If you can not send by the date above (November 27^th) you MUST tell us, in the event that you don't, you will be risking being banned. If you do this more than once - you WILL be banned. It takes all of 5 minutes to send an email and you have about 5 weeks to send if there is an emergency you have plenty of time to let us know. (and issues finding the gift are NOT emergencies)

In the past Anne and I have taken turns with making sure that folks get something - in one exchange we had 5 people not send and not respond to repeated attempts at contacting them. We simply can not afford to send out $70 worth of gifts between us (our two people + 5 "extras") So at the suggestion of several on these boards we have decided that if you have not sent and not contacted us about the circumstances BEFORE the deadlines for sending you are hence forth ineligible. I am sorry that we have to do this but it's unfair for all of us involved for people to continue to be signed up and not send. ***THIS IS absolutely NOT directed at the one person who contacted us for the winterangels exchange of '06*** She is more than welcome to join again. Family emergencies we fully understand, having been through our share of them ourselves.
11) and this is a polite but firm request: Please tell both your giver and us that you received your gift. We have heard from several folks that they were never notified of their gift actually get there. We keep track of who posts in the thread that pops up, but a thank you note is always appreciated either by email if they include it or by snailmail. I know it meant the world to me when someone sent me a thank you note for a gift I made and was very nervous about having someone send off for me...the littlest things mean a lot. BUT if you are truly uncomfortable about sending a note directly to them, a post in the OKP thread would be helpful for all of us.

The email for sign ups is winterangels@gmail.com
What we need to get this rolling, so when you email us to sign up, send us the following:
Your board name
Your Real Name
Your mailing addy
a few interests to make it easier for your gifter to purchase that perfect gift. ( trust me this helps immensely) And if you DON"T want some one to have your info tell us.
The most important thing in this is to have Fun .

***Also due to the fact that it is just too hard for us to keep track of communications that come in personal email, pms, IMs, ect and too ify for you from now on ALL communications regarding problems and/or requests about the exchange will be through the exchange email.**** this is born out of three seperate situtaions in the summer exchange and it's just too ify for us and you to do it any other way. sorry.

This year we are going to suggest that you send things that are going to places like NFLD, or Overseas or across boarders that you send by traceable means...your post office can direct you on this. We are suggesting this because we have had several instances of packages crossing boarders getting lost. At least if you have a way to trace it, you can try and see where the issue is. Your post office, customs, it being delivered and placed somewhere and the person just not finding it ( then you can say" it was placed here") and so forth.

Prayers for Liam

Wed, 16 May 2007 02:30:56 GMT

One of the teachers at my school had a premature baby who was born with most of his major organs outside of his body. He is 2 months old tomorrow and will hopefully be undergoing his 8th and last surgery for a while. Please pray for the success of this procedure and that he tolerates the pressure of the organs crowding his his belly. They are hoping he can get off the respirator soon. His name is Liam Patrick. And he's a fighter! His parents are Kate and Brian.

Prayers or their equivalent will be wonderfull. He undergoes his surgery on May 16th in the morning.

Anne

Last Three Songs

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:28:02 GMT

I always find it interesting to learn what other bands/musicians GBS fans listen to. Often, we seem to have rather eclectic musical tastes. Since I love randomness, I thought I'd start a topic where "music geeks" (like myself) can embrace musical variety. How? Simple! Just tell us the last three songs to randomly play on your computer, CD player, mp3 player, etc.

I'll open with the last three songs to play on my mp3 player, which were:

"Lacerated" by Shinedown
"Drops of Jupiter" by Train
"Endangered Love" by VeggieTales ("Barbara Manateeeeeeee!")

Who's next?

Song lyrics

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:56:30 GMT

Here's a new game for us: One person posts a word or phrase and the next person has to come up with song lyrics that contain that word or phrase. Please also give the name of the song and the artist. For example, if the word is "pub"

"I was born inside the pub, if the tale's to be believed.

But I think it's much more likely it's there I was conceived."

Time, Drink 'Em Up by Gaelic Storm

Everybody get how to play? Good. We'll start with something easy.

The word is "black."

Pirate Radio (the boat that rocked)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:19:25 GMT

Thought i would pass this on. We just saw a special sneak preview of the new Phillip Seymour Hoffman flick Pirate Radio. Its been out in europe under the name The Boat that Rocked for a while. It was A-MAZ-ING!!! run dont walk to it when it comes out.

The George Street Café

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:01:14 GMT

In order to minimise further thread hijacking (usually by myself I'm afraid ) We've opened this cafe as a place to gather, laugh, vent, and be generally relaxed. Anything goes so long as we maintain respect and consideration for one another. Come on in, grab a beverage, sit down and enjoy the company.

Its started! the heathcare bill is partly passed!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:29:57 GMT

Obama has completed one portion of the bill! now he must push through and succeed to obtain the rest of the bill. Go Man GO!

Atlanta Kitchen Party TONIGHT, November 7, at The Grange, Decatur, GA

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:48 GMT

http://thegrangepublichouse.com/

The Atlanta Kitchen Party will be playing tonight, Saturday, November 7, 2009, at The Grange Public House in Decatur, GA, at 8:00 pm.

Join us for GBS favorites, traditional Celtic music and a bunch of rock n' roll.

See y'all there!

JoanneInAtlanta

I have a brand spanking new story out!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:46:22 GMT

Hey folks!

My not-so-sekrit career as an e-pub author has now netted me a second release credit to my name: a shiny new anthology that just came out today. It's called Defiance, and it's got three stories set in the timeframe of the U.S. Civil War, each with paranormal elements to it. I appear in the anthology along with Laura Anne Gilman and my fellow Drollerie author Joely Sue Burkhart.

You can find more data about it right over here! Hope some of you will consider checking it out. :)

Cheers all,
Anna the Piper (and also Writer)

The Yankees back in the World Series, GO YANKS

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:24:17 GMT

Yankees vs Phillies, should be a great one!!!! Go Yankees!!!!!............

Please help me win a chance to sing with Matt Dusk!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:58:37 GMT

Hello everyone! I am entering a contest called Matt Dusk Glee Club. I need everyone to watch my vid on Youtube. 1 viewing = 1 vote . I hope you will agree to help me out by watching it often. The person with the highest number of viewings will win the chance to sing on stage with Matt Dusk, and I've been dying to do so for years now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWzCkaL-Bno Thanks! Chan

Help out a great agency for free!!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:58:56 GMT

Hi fellow GBSers. as some of you might know im a community worker and an agency that a friend works for is in bad need of a van to help out their at risk youth clients. Aviva is having a contest for agencies and awarding cash grants!!! all they need to do is get support in the form of votes. Please please take a second and go cast a vote at http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf3285 you do have to sign up but it takes literaly no time and its absolutly free. Thanks guys!