I had several messages asking where I was from friends and coworkers. It wasn’t until Roy’s fourth message that I realized I had been gone three days rather than just overnight. I slept that long? No wonder I felt so good. It was surprising the construct had lasted that long with me asleep. I hadn’t even dreamed of her. I called everyone back and let them know I was okay and got yelled at by every one of them. I went online to the chat room. They had been worried too. I don’t log in every day like some of them, but I’m on several times a week. This time, I hadn’t been on since before the tornado. Whiteknight: hi and hugs around all Whiteknight: Wow there’s a lot of people in here tonight Specter: We were planning your funeral. Where have you been? That answer was complicated. I didn’t want to tell them I was an elf, but I couldn’t lie, not even in type. Whiteknight: I passed out at work. I was in the hospital for a few days. Then I took a few days to rest. Morisis: you okay? What happened? Whiteknight: I’m fine. I didn’t eat like I should because there was a tornado in the area, and then I overdid it at work. I spent a few days in the hospital where they pumped me with all kinds of stuff to get me back up to health. And I want back to where I grew up for a few days' rest. Feel so much better now. Whiteknight: want = went Cookie: Good. We were worried. We thought we’d upset you enough that we’d run you off. Whiteknight: Nah, I’m not that sensitive. I’d had some problems at work. I got laid after I logged off. So all’s good. Princess: o.0 Froggy: TMI Whiteknight: LOL, sorry. Morisis: next time, let us know. Whiteknight: That I had sex? If you want Morisis: When you’re gonna be gone a while Whiteknight: I’ll see what I can do. Where I went to rest doesn’t have internet or cell service. Speedy: was there much damage from the tornado? Whiteknight: not to my building. A tree came down, but that’s it. I don’t know about much else since I was out of town. I heard there were some. Whiteknight: I heard there were several storms the other night. Did anyone else have any problems? Speedy: not here. I’m nowhere near that area. Cookie: Neither am I Princess: We got rain here, but that’s all. Flower: And a bit of wind but no sirens Froggy: we had sirens, but nothing touched down. Whiteknight: striper, how about you? Striper: I’m in Hawaii. Whiteknight: that’s right. I forgot. Sorry. *Slips striper some bacon for forgiveness* Striper: :D Froggy: I once had to get rescued by a fireman. He was hot. Princess: pun intended? Froggy: no. But I was carried down his ladder. Specter: And you loved every minute of it. Froggy: :D Whiteknight: Is going down his ladder an innuendo? Whiteknight: I mean English isn’t my first language ;) Princess: o.0 Specter: ROFLMAO Froggy: unfortunately not Cookie: WK, is English really not your first language? Whiteknight: nope. I was born in Denmark. I learned Danish first. Cookie: So you went back to Denmark for a few days? Cobra: Who went to Denmark? Knight, did you? Whiteknight: No. I was born there. I didn’t live there full time. My mom’s work took her to Denmark frequently. She happened to be there when I was born. I went to where my dad lived. Hi Cobra Cobra: Hi. And Hi all Speedy uploaded a picture of a mermaid. Speedy: for my latest comic Whiteknight: looks good. Morisis: needs more stuff in the background. It’s kind of plain Speedy: thanks Knight Speedy: That’s coming, Morisis. I wanted opinions on the mermaid herself. This is an updated version for the new software Morisis: she looks good. No poke throughs on her top or broken fingers. Specter: I like how her hair floats like she’s really in the water. And the bubbles are a nice touch. Speedy: Thanks Whiteknight: Are all your characters getting upgrades? Speedy: Mos are Speedy: Most, I mean Froggy: is Hidden Lands worth watching? Froggy: never mind, it is a repeat Froggy: I forgot what day it is Froggy: cries on Cookie’s shoulder Princess: today’s show was a rerun of some other episode Froggy: I know Cookie: there, there, Frog. *pats her back and offers a tissue* Cookie: if you get snot on me I'll shoot you Froggy: *blows nose noisily* Specter: hooonnk Cookie: I have had more than my share of snotty shirts thanks to working childcare Froggy: ick Cookie: snot is one of the less offending fluids Cobra: but it's snot what you think Froggy: is not going to ask Froggy: but I want to know Froggy: huddles in a corner Cookie: anything that can come out of a child can get on you whether the child is sick or injured or you’re just changing a diaper Froggy: hope you have your shots Princess: I don’t do diapers Froggy: don’t say never Cookie: only mind diapers if the kid is sick or has eaten oats Cookie: I think it was the oats. it makes the poop so grainy you’d think it was mixed with sand and is impossible to get off Froggy: ick Froggy: Cookie, you just cemented the fact that I am happy to never have had babies Whiteknight: Maybe I don’t want to be a dad Cookie: lol. it’s not bad Cookie: you get used to it Froggy: that you are a caretaker, pretty awesome Cookie: it’s no worse than cleaning a litter box or a hairball Froggy: hee hee Princess: umm ya it is Froggy: vomit and dirty diapers Froggy: pretty much a cat Cookie: but the kid stops after 2 or 3 years cats do it all their lives Froggy: good point Froggy: and they won’t take care of you when you’re elderly Cookie: and kids are less likely to weave between your legs while walking down stairs. Cookie: they may leave the stairs covered in toys, but they aren’t actively trying to trip you Froggy: Cookie, we all know they take out insurance policies and try to make us have “accidents.” Princess: true Cookie: kids do that when they’re older Cookie: die, old man. I want the house Froggy: omg Cookie: not me!! Cookie: in the movies Whiteknight: Then you need to bury the body. Princess: There are better ways to get rid of bodies. I’ve heard stories of people feeding them to pigs, but they don’t eat it fast enough Cobra: Just dump it in a swamp Froggy: and hope no animal finds it Princess: You could dump it in a cemetery. Hide it with the other bodies Cobra: It would get found eventually, but you could dump it in a trunk at an airport. It won’t be found until the owner comes back. Froggy: Or use the body’s car and it won’t get found for even longer Morisis: you folks scare me. You know way too many ways to get rid of bodies Princess: There’s also burying them in wet cement at a construction site Froggy: Or burning them Morisis: Now I’m going to have nightmares Froggy: I’ll keep you company Morisis: lol thanks Striper: Way back when I had a buddy who had this pewter urn he kept on his coffee table & we all flicked our cigarette ashes in it (no butts). It was kind of a party pad, & there were frequent people asking what it was. The answer given was, “Those are Uncle Jim’s ashes. Blow on them for luck”. Striper: It’s surprising how many people would do it. Flower: how not to scatter ashes, poor Donny in the Folgers’ can Striper: When I’m gone, I want my remains scattered over my local playground. Striper: Don’t wanna be cremated, just scattered Flower: lol Striper: :) Whiteknight: Remind me to avoid that park. Whiteknight: Oh, wait, he’s in Hawaii. don’t have to worry Cobra: I was watching my kid at the park, and another parent asked me which one was mine. Just for fun, I said, I’m still choosing. I’m no longer allowed to take my kid to that park. Flower: Are you allowed within 50 feet of children? Cobra: I wasn’t allowed that to begin with. ;) Cookie: Once I was babysitting my neighbor’s little girl, and she asked me why I was so ugly. So I said I was her from the future and she cried for half an hour Specter: Ate a salad for dinner. It was mostly croutons and tomatoes. Specter: Really just one big crouton covered with tomato sauce and cheese Specter: Okay, it was pizza. I ate a pizza Cookie: Once when I worked child care, I had 10 kids, and I only counted 9 and searched for the 10th for 20 minutes before I realized I was holding the 10th Whiteknight: lol you didn’t Cookie: I did. I was on the verge of panic Cobra: A baby’s laughter is the cutest sound until you hear it at 3 am and you’re home alone, and you don’t have kids Flower: Speaking from experience? Cobra: No. The voices I hear aren’t laughing. and they don’t belong to kids Whiteknight: If you see someone wearing camouflage make sure to walk into them, so they know it’s working Flower: Sometimes you have to stop, count to ten, remind yourself you don’t look good in prison stripes, and walk away Princess: I’m the kind of friend that will help you hide a body. But if you betray me, remember I know how to hide a body Whiteknight: lol. That sounds like something Froggy would say. Where is she? She’s been quiet Cobra: She and Morisis are probably sexting it up in a private chat Whiteknight: What? Cookie: Yeah the two of them have been flirting a lot lately in private chats Whiteknight: Man, you take a few days off, and who knows what happens? Striper: Cookie, you’re an admin. Can you see what they’re up to? Cookie: I won’t. Give them privacy. If they want to tell us something, they will Striper: That’s no fun Whiteknight: Not everyone wants to be watched Princess: Most people don’t Striper: I know. I didn’t mean that. just check to see what they’re doing Cookie: Not gonna happen Whiteknight: I need to go. I have to work in the morning. Night all.