Hi Guys! I know I've been MIA for the last couple of days - I've been lurking but banned myself from posting to try and get out of the procrastinating habit. It almost worked, but unfortunately I think the ultimate answer will be to work on a computer that doesn't have internet access. Eek! Scary proposition! So much has been happening these last few days - first of all,

Ali - CONGRATS on getting to goal (and even going beyond it). That is SO FAB, are you going to get some 'official' photos done to celebrate the occasion? If you do, remember to post one here, won't you (says she who still hasn't posted even 1 ... I'm working on it though ...)?

And speaking of photos - Kim, Suzanne, YAY! for posting yours. They're both lovely, and it is SO GOOD to be able to put more names to faces. OF course, neither of you look even remotely like the Kim and Suzanne I had in my head, but I've adjusted!!!

And Angie - YIPPEE! on being below 200. I am so close but stalling a bit, so you have inspired me to get going again. YOU GO GIRL!!!

Also - Lori - welcome to the 'soon-to-be-smug-marrieds' club (aka, congrats on your engagement!). We just did the preliminary bits (ie booked the venue and the registrar) for June 1st 2002, but that's all so far, so like you I'm enjoying hearing everyone else's engagement/wedding stories.

Ok, this will be short (for me, the champion waffler!) as I am DETERMINED to finish the introductory section of that chapter TODAY. Will prob be back later ... HUGS everyone!

Lolly
xxx

ps:- I answered 'early to bed' on the poll because though I'm a research student and don't technically have weekends (very flexible timetable ...perfect for procrastination), blokey is always so knackered come Friday, we just veg out and he falls asleep (usually by about 9pm!).

good morning everyone!

I too chose early to bed, because I'm the one who's knackered! It's the biggest change from school life to work life.
Kim and Suzanne... you two look fab! Thank you for posting those pics!
So who was surprised that Tina won? I thought Colby had it in the bag, but I guess people really liked how Tina held on by her fingernails without winning any challenges.
Have a great day!
L.

I chose Other

To me Friday means that my dh will be home for the weekend and we can finally spend some time together on Saturday and Sunday.

Lolly Thanks for the congrats! I was pretty happy to see the number go down You CAN do this, glad to hear that you are back on track!

Lola I agree I thought in the end it would be Colby. I must say that I never liked him much, but after last night I really respect him a lot more. I like the way he handled his loss, and I also that he voted Keith out and not Tina. That showed a lot of him I hadn't seen before. Going against Keith would have been a sure thing for him.

HAve a good one all

Angie

morning girls! TGIF! In less than 4 hours i'll be on the train to paris - yippee!! unfortunately it looks like i'll be getting 3 days of french rain while london gets some unexpected sunshine. never mind.
i love seeing the pics that get posted! more more more! i promise to try and find the scanner and put one of me up - honest! isn't it funny how we all get mental images of each other only to discover how inaccurate they are!?
tonya - i don't know joan lunden, so i looked up her picture on the internet. nothing like me, unfortunately!
i'm a bad daughter. i was thinking about engagements and remembered my mum telling me that her and my dad were married within 9 months of meeting each other. i was just working out how many years they'd been together (30) when i twigged i'd missed their anniversary. oops. do you get belated anniversary cards with the postmark stamped last month?
stacey - you made me laugh!! i'm so glad we can all share these body stories! i tell you, taking communal showers at the gym really opens your mind to the range of different bodies out there. it actually makes you feel good about your own. it's not that anyone has a bad body, we're just all different and it makes such a nice change to see something other than skinny models with "perfect" bods.
ali - don't disappear on us now!!
hello to everyone else, i have to go to work and this post has gone on long enough! lolly - hope you're working too!!
see you all on tuesday!

kirsty

Hi girls!

Thanks for the compliments.....Kim...that gator pic was awesome! You are brave I would have never touched that thing

I'll post another funny one of my bf with his dream girlfriend here....it was when we went to the wax museum (check out the huge grin on his face)....

TGIF! I put other for the weekend cause I look at Friday and the weekend as a time to catch up with laundry, clean the house, and do garden work...well lately for the garden work. Also time to spend with bf.

Will be back later!

Posting pics is addicting!

This is me and wax Oprah Last one, I promise!

Great Pic Suzanne....bf is a hotty

OK, I want to post a pic but all of mine are over 40000 bytes....how do I get them small enough to post?

Suzanne - ace pics! I WILL do some, just as soon as I can track down a scanner (college one has died and we have been waiting ages for a new one). Angie, do you have photoshop or a similar programme? That's how I've always sized down photos. Eek! Have to go! Am about to head off to eye doctor where I will have to confess I haven't been doing my eye exercises (convergence problems). Oh, the guilt ... and there's a lovely guilt-soothing cake shop right around the corner from the eye hospital ... Hmm ...

Back later!
Lxxx

I have photo Impact. When I try resizing I can never get it below 85,000 bytes.

bf resized them somehow when he was saving them....he just made the image less clear or something...try that.

I didn't get to see the reunion b/c my vcr messed up. I did tape the 2 hour show, though.
I figured Tina had it and I was so glad that a woman won such an enduring contest!!! Hear us ROAR!!
Great pics Suzanne! I agree, b/f is a hottie!
I'd better get back to work, but I just wanted to jump in for a moment.
Have a great day and surely I'll be back!

HI all... I had a Tupperware party to go to last night... went in with 13 points to spare and splurged on chips and dip and a Coke! Don't feel too guilty, just a little. Today we are having a chip adn dip afternoon snacky thing and I made sure we got baked tostitos and salsa! Yah me!

I voted that the weekend is 2 days off... however I am like Suzanne and I use it too catch up with all the things I neglected over the week!

Suzanne.... you look lovely next to Oprah!!! And I agree with Angie... BF is a cutey!!!

LOLLY... STAY AWAY FROM THE CAKESSSSSSSSSS!!!

Angie... you need to make the resolution smaller to increase the size. It takes a little playing around. Try 600 for the resolution, if that doesn't work, go to 300. IF the pic is still clear, then it should show up OK on here.

Kirsty... Have fun on your trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for Survivor. I knew if it was between Colby and Tina, Tina would win. There wasn't as much backstabbing going on in this Survivor. Also... Remember that Tina could have won a challenge, but she gave it up to let Keith win so he wouldn't be voted off. It was the first one where they stood on the polls in the water. So really she could have won one!!

Have a great day/weekend!

What a pretty girl you are....THAT SKIN!!

Well, I WI, down a little, new decade!! 10.4 to my second 10%!

Gotta run though..

Belle

I posted to the wrong thread! So everyone go to thurs to read my friday response-Just kidding...
in a nutshell-happy friday everyone!
Ali-congratulations-I am jealous!
Everyone who posted pictures-they're cool-I need to figure out how to do that.

Gotta go-I'm picking up my ring today-whoo hoo!!!
We should hopefully have a reception hall and a church by tomorrow-a huge stress lifted.

Lolly-Good luck avoiding the cakes-I am in that position as well!!!
bye-lori

Hi everyone! Are we sharing boyfriend pics? I've been going photo happy lately because when I had some photos developed at Wal-Mart, I got the service that puts them online so I could download them. Here's one of Brian and I on New Year's Eve. We both look goofy and I have a few extra chins. Ugh.