tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post2864860855901291205..comments2023-07-08T02:18:50.926-07:00Comments on Foreign Quang: Thoughts of a Twitterless Thinker 10-10-09Randihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-27841215947050034752009-10-14T15:25:23.027-07:002009-10-14T15:25:23.027-07:00Janice! Hello, you busy girl! Thanks for such nic...Janice! Hello, you busy girl! Thanks for such nice words about my twitterless state---and just so you know---you ARE family!<br /><br />Yes, my daughter certainly has me pegged. She's lived with me longer than anyone, so she KNOWS. There are occasions though, and I will remind her of this, that she has admitted to being mini-me.<br /><br />I liked your comment about there being "less resistance" when I'm tired. I wonder if that is part of being a control freak--having stuff that we hang onto forever. Maybe giving up stuff is somehow like losing control? Ya think I'm onto something, huh? :) I too, was glad that Hayden said that about visual folk. Very good comment.<br /><br />Yes, my son chose Weston as his new name. It's a name in his paternal family side so he sometimes likes to be called that. So, we'll roll with it...<br />I couldn't think of anything for me other than Queen of Quang so I'm still me. Besides, I feel if I am going to put thoughts and opinions out there, I should stand behind what I say with my real name. I just won't give out my SSN or blood type. :)Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-4716872122696368972009-10-13T10:29:54.211-07:002009-10-13T10:29:54.211-07:00Let's face it, m'dear - you and I just are...Let's face it, m'dear - you and I just aren't natural twitterers or daily bloggers! Our posts are novellas and our comments and comment replies are blogpost length! I, for one, am delighted that you do this instead. I <i>love </i>these posts and feel like I'm catching up with the life of a family member I can't be near.<br /><br />So many things I wanted to respond to as I read; this'll end up looking like a bowl of assorted snacks!<br /><br />Your daughter and CGeek have you pegged, says one anal control freak Quangstah to another, but tell CGeek he's mean for not taking you. It's practically your family firm after all!<br /><br />If I can stay awake on purpose some night, it would be an honour to phone and talk you through your decluttering. It would be an advantage that you're so busy and tired at the moment - less resistance!! By the way, thanks for the link. This'll sound dorky, but it always makes me feel kind of grown up and a proper blogger to see a link to my site. Our decluttering is still underway and to be honset, major overhaul would describe it better. It's not just the eggs before an omelette - it's a battlefield. I feel like I'm fighting for my very survival.If I don't keep going. I'll go down into quicksand and drown. Maybe when i'm down there I'll find all of those odd socks that have disappeared over the years...<br /><br />I enjoyed Hayden's comment about visual folk. One of the techniques I use when I do phone decluttering sessions is to harness that need to see everything before it can be dealt with.<br /><br /><br />I'm proud of you for enlightening the kids in your care about the misuse and abuse of the word 'retarded'. As a teenager, and later as a student, I worked in various homes for disabled children and adults. It was one of the biggest lessons in love, humility and compassion I ever learned. <br /><br />There's more in your post I could happily chat about, but I have to go cook (and I'm trying to limit my time online..!) No matter how busy you are, I'll always be here when you feel the urge to share glorious snippets of your life with us!<br /><br />Weston??!!janice hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264755008473956457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-74326081144959995072009-10-12T09:19:41.483-07:002009-10-12T09:19:41.483-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-63052173657818657682009-10-12T09:17:39.726-07:002009-10-12T09:17:39.726-07:00Auntie M: Ah, so you can "practice." I&...Auntie M: Ah, so you can "practice." I'd better go buy a couple of bags myself so I can "practice" too. :)<br /><br />Jill: You are very welcome. And thank YOU for allowing your story to be told.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-10885597639206341152009-10-12T05:22:14.306-07:002009-10-12T05:22:14.306-07:00Thank you all for refusing to tolerate the R word!...Thank you all for refusing to tolerate the R word!<br />~ Sarah's MomJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-21635285043206324212009-10-12T05:08:27.836-07:002009-10-12T05:08:27.836-07:00Randi:
I'll do it. I think I'll buy some ...Randi:<br /><br />I'll do it. I think I'll buy some Candy Corn today so I can practice.Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-68905999801543396992009-10-11T18:09:20.779-07:002009-10-11T18:09:20.779-07:00Auntie M: I hereby accept the dare. Anyone else u...Auntie M: I hereby accept the dare. Anyone else up for the challenge?Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-86197935270629208352009-10-11T14:03:45.575-07:002009-10-11T14:03:45.575-07:00Randi:
You betcha. Eating the white tip first is ...Randi:<br /><br />You betcha. Eating the white tip first is like opening an Oreo sandwich cookie and eating the frosting first. We all do it. But the corn tip is not really satisfying so we must resort to eating a whole handful for pleasure. As for putting Candy Corns (correct name) in my mouth as teeth, probably, but I have no actual memory of doing that. I dare you to post a photo of you doing it on National Candy Corn Day. No Photoshopping allowed.Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-54005233584200739442009-10-11T13:54:47.728-07:002009-10-11T13:54:47.728-07:00Ken: You're welcome for the mention of the new...Ken: You're welcome for the mention of the new granddaughter. (Secretly I am trying to line up future dates for my 6 month old grandson.Does she like older men?)<br /><br />Ah, the old cleaning the lens remedy! Well aren't you MR.WISEGUY! Actually I've tried that several times until I have finally concluded that the spot is on the inside---probably from when I dropped my camera in the snow and a waterdrop dried on the inside. Clean my lens. I'll get even, Ken Devine. :)Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-9981877993489669302009-10-11T13:50:07.516-07:002009-10-11T13:50:07.516-07:00Auntie M: October 30, here we come! I'm up fo...Auntie M: October 30, here we come! I'm up for slamming down a couple of handfuls of candy corn (or corn candy, in your honor) on that day! I had no clue that it was invented in the late 1800's. So let me ask--do you eat the white tip first? And did you ever stick the white tip under your lips to make teeth?Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-43209573476730319252009-10-11T12:29:43.357-07:002009-10-11T12:29:43.357-07:00You are such a witty twitterless thinker Randi. It...You are such a witty twitterless thinker Randi. It makes great reading.<br /><br />Thanks for the mention. We've just said goodbye to her (her first venture ouside).<br /><br />"R" is a word we dislike too, but fortunately it isn't used that often here. Whenever it is used, I imagine it's just their way of saying who and what THEY are...they just omit the "I am" bit.<br /><br />Have you tried cleaning the lens? Sorry, I'll try not to insult you ever again!<br /><br />I identify with "Organized" perfectly.<br /><br />Have a great week teaching...if it's possible to have both.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-88685106874900988562009-10-11T10:57:04.972-07:002009-10-11T10:57:04.972-07:00Randi
I concede to you. I looked up the various B...Randi<br /><br />I concede to you. I looked up the various Brach's candies and it's Candy Corn, invented in the late 1800s. By the way, October 30th is National Candy Corn Day. <br /><br />Let's enjoy a handful.Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-18791781452026487532009-10-11T09:47:24.436-07:002009-10-11T09:47:24.436-07:00Hayden: Wow, I can't believe I forgot the &quo...Hayden: Wow, I can't believe I forgot the "g" in Quangstah!<br /><br />Auntie M: See, you're literary even when you don't mean to be!<br /><br />I think we call it different things because of the emphasis we want to place on it. For me, candy always comes before corn because of my sweet tooth!Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-19726225870053755242009-10-11T04:50:30.812-07:002009-10-11T04:50:30.812-07:00Randi:
I'm glad you don't tweet. We might...Randi:<br /><br />I'm glad you don't tweet. We might never have learned to mix peanuts and corn candy for a yummy treat. <br />Hey, that rhymes. <br /><br />Funny, I say corn candy, you say candy corn. And we both grew up in Iowa, the corn state.Auntie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-39036598770978954382009-10-10T19:34:46.861-07:002009-10-10T19:34:46.861-07:00septembermom: So you sneak Halloween candy too? I...septembermom: So you sneak Halloween candy too? I remember when my daughter was little she said,"Mom, I feel sorry for parents. They don't get to go trick-or-treating." I said, "That's ok sweetie. We just wait until you're sleeping and then sneak what we want out of your bag."<br /><br />Yes, I think most kids, when they realize what they are really saying, are happy to be a little more sensitive to the names they use. Besides, cookies help anything!Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-57983005557411068022009-10-10T19:30:02.789-07:002009-10-10T19:30:02.789-07:00Hayden: Thank you for validating my analness! That...Hayden: Thank you for validating my analness! That's right! Un-anal people just don't understand. :)<br /><br />I'm glad you love being called a Quanstah. I'm channeling Coolio now...Quanstah's Paradise!<br /><br />That's interesting what you say about messy people being visual. I remember when I was a young teen and shared a room with my older sister. She would always keep her clean clothes on a sofa that we had in our room. Big, huge, piles. One day, in a spirit of sisterhood, I folded all her clothes and put them in her drawers. I thought she would thank me, but nooooo. She freaked out, saying, "How am I supposed to find anything?" and she dumped all her drawers back on the couch. Must have been a visual person.<br />She's not that way anymore though. Her house is immaculate.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-80500718534037965822009-10-10T18:41:28.344-07:002009-10-10T18:41:28.344-07:00That does sound like a yummy fall snack! I should...That does sound like a yummy fall snack! I should try to do that instead of eating the Halloween candy already :) I also like to stop kids when they call someone "retarded". I remember hearing one of my son's friends saying it and I did take the time to give a little sensitivity training (with cookies on the side)!septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489063201658597291.post-19220616405554287562009-10-10T18:27:25.141-07:002009-10-10T18:27:25.141-07:00“Of course we were. What good is it to be related ...“Of course we were. What good is it to be related to an anal person if you can’t make fun of her?”<br /><br />HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY BE PREPARED IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE PERTINENT AND IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION?<br /><br />I'M JUST SAYING.<br /><br />Ahem, also I freaking loooooooove being called a Quangster. Except, in my heads it's Quangstah!<br /><br />Anyway, I just reorganized my MIL's office and she is a messy person. And I just happened to call her a messy person to her face totally on accident. (I swear!!) Here's what I've learned about messy people during my extensive organizational experience:<br /><br />"Messy people" are often "visual people". (Unless they're hoarders, in which case they're just messy!) They need to be able to SEE everything. The problem is that houses are designed for people who put things away, so messy people don't have enough space or systems to see what they have. Hence the messy.Hayden Tompkinshttp://throughtheillusion.comnoreply@blogger.com