Does it embarrass you to suffer from a mental illness?

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   figmentposted 15 years ago

   Where is everyone??

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      lyricsingrayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I'm here-friends stick together even in cyberspace

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   B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

   hello my friends. Just finished a movie with Skully , he heard me say I wanted to see Zombieland with Woody Harrelson in it and low and behold, guess who showed up with the movie
   
   ( yeah, Im a big fan of Woody, lol   )

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   B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

   odd sense of quiet..it seems that 3 or 4 people are not on yet ...hmmmm

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   B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

   I slept from about 6 am to 9am, them I made a new scent in honor of this thread..I named it ZEN, and I was able to make a batch of 45 incense sticks with this formulation that came to me in my sleep...it is very calm and soothing, with an almost oriental spiciness to it.

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      figmentposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I'll be in and out.  Was here earlier... but seem empty except for lyricsingray.

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         lyricsingrayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Hon, pardon me?  I'm sorry I couldn't hear you, I can't seem to hear a thing.  Come Again?

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            figmentposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            I SAID THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND!

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   B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

   hmm, wonder where sara and everyone is tonight?  Hope they are o.k.

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   wyanjenposted 15 years ago

   Howdy.
   
   I was working late tonight, sorry.
   
   So I'm just here for a HELLO, and a SEE YOU GUYS LATER
   
   
   
   see you tomorrow, everybody behave.

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      B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      hello and goodnight jen

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   figmentposted 15 years ago

   I'm working on a new Hub so I'll be in and out....did I say that already.

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   Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

   I'm here but just barely. Long day and I'm pooped!

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   lorlie6posted 15 years ago

   Me too, Sara-I'm off to dreamland soon myself.

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    hello friend
    
    Was worried about ya , since I did not see ya earlier, glad to see ya now and know your O.K.
    
    sorry to hear about having a bad day though..I am having a physicly painfull day myself , but I will be alright..
    
    Just glad you could make it 

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    and I just noticed not one, but 2 people I was wondering and worrying about appear...
    
    
    
    hello to you both this evening 

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    (((Hi BC, hi lorlie!)))

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Sounds like we're all getting old! Can't stay up late too many days in a row even though we're night owls.

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    (((( Hugz ))), sorry , my left arm is not working well and cooperating with me today at all, so Im typing one handed and it was a weak but well meant hug....

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Kerry was I supposed to get the other 2 parts of that catalog email?
    
    Not rushing you at all. Just asking so I know. 

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       B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I will get them to you this week my friend, i have made a few new formulas into incense I need to add on and some new body soaps and washes, plus my original perfume needs to be re-added, since I have a fresh batch that just needs 1 more day to finish off..
       dont worry, you will get both by the end of the week, I promise.

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          Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          No problem, no hurry. Whenever you get to it will be fine.
          
          I just wanted to make sure you hadn't sent them and they'd gotten lost (or deleted by me cuz I'm not real bright).

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             B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             hun, do not put yourself down, I think you are very intelligent! 

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             wordscribe41posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             How nice to be wondered about!    I was actually writing a HUB.  Say what?  A what?  A hub, I tell you.  I DID IT!  Hope you are all well.  Off to read what I missed...  Love to all.  Laura

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                B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                and there you are
                
                how was your twins birthday?
                
                did they have an awesome time?
                
                
                You must fill us in 

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                   wordscribe41posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Oh.... you remembered!!!!  Thanks for asking.  Yes, it was great, that's another reason I've been MIA today.  We had a small little family party and they wanted to go to McDonald's.  Ugh, not my favorite place.  They had a blast.  We're having their official friends' party this weekend.  It's the first year they're having separate parties, so it's gonna be a wild Saturday.  My son is having an indoor skateboarding party, while my daughter is having a sleepover (with the Science Center as the main activity).  It's going to be a LONGGGGG day. 
                   
                   How are you doing today?  I missed chatting with all of you!
                   
                   Laura

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                      B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                      Sounds like fun..
                      
                      I am having an off day, Im physically not feeling well, y left side of my body is not functioning properly and is causing much pain, other than that I am doing O.K.
                      
                      
                      made a new incense formulation and scent, got in a little bit of sleep, and watched a movie that Scott brought home, I had briefly mentioned it while talking to someone else on friday, he overheard and actually remembered, brought it home and watched it with me in the livingroom tonight..
                      
                      I was very surprised..

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                         wordscribe41posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                         Ohhhh, that's thoughtful of him.  Glad you got some nice movie time.  I'm so sorry you're in pain.  I can't imagine how hard dealing with chronic pain must be.  I've had 5 knee surgeries (played way too much tennis), but at least I knew I'd eventually recover.  After the last 3 surgeries, I had to be non-weight bearing for 12 weeks and those were some of the lowest times in my life.  I hope your pain at least dissipates a bit, BC.  Does it tend to jump around?

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                            B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                            unfortunatly no, it is a constant pain that is only masked with medications, it is in specific areas and never lets up..for some reason it is super strong on my left side of my body tonight and has been since about 6 am ...
                            
                            hopefully it settles down a bit, i do not want to run out of my meds early, but I can't have this continue for days either..I hope that I can fall asleep in a few hrs and wake up, take meds, and it gets under control...
                            
                            crappy part is it is un-fixable...

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    lorlie6posted 15 years ago

    I honestly hope this thread goes on and on.  I'm not a night owl any more, but I love reading what everyone has written when I was snoozing.  I REALLY like you people.  The candor and openness is amazing.

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Sorry about your arm.

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    I feel the same lorlie.   We pretty much hijacked the thread (unintentionally) and made it our club house! 

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Oh, it's also the headquarters for taking over the world!

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       lorlie6posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, yes...Pinky!

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    ship is ready to be boarded, I think we should just decorate it when we get them all crated up inside the ship..they will be ok waiting a little longer to launch...

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    lyricsingrayposted 15 years ago

    Tic Tac Anyone?

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I'll take a Tic Tac, thanks! It'll be my bedtime snack tonight. I'll fall asleep before it dissolves...

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    I saw that Jen had to say a hi and bye tonight too. Has anybody seen Faybe, figment, sky or wordscribe?

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    figment is around, but I have been looking for wordscribe myself..I logged in later than I usually do because Scott brought me a movie to atch with him...the guy who said I was forever his valentine, even though me are estranged spouses....
    
    He overheard me mention it briefly that I wanted to see this movie and low and behold..it was here tonight, and its funny, I said I would like a new DVD player for the shared living room and he brought one home from work yesterday..
    
    It makes me wonder if he regrets what happened to us and might want to be together again....I do not know, we have been friends since 1990, and we share a house and a daughter, yet have seperate areas..I have the downstairs, he has the upstairs..but he has been spending a lot of time in the living room , which happens to be downstairs where the big entertainment center is...
    
    he is the one who left the only valentines day card i got this year, slipped under my door very early, around midnight monday morning...had a pic of a dog on it and it said you make my tail wag, and hand written and underlined, it said
    "I LOVE YOU, SCOTT" and on the back of the envelope it said you will be my valentine forever and have always been..
    
    hmmmm, just makes me think

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Hmm... So we have a romance possibly re-blooming?

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    I love all my friends, and he is always going to be my friend..my mind says its just kindness, because he has stopped drinking, his alcoholism is what tore us apart as a couple when we has 12 years of marriage..
    
    you could be right, he might have the want to have his family as a whole again..this I do not know, he does not talk to me much, just has been making nice, silent gestures???

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    I made a new formula that I made into incense, I only made 45 sticks though..it came to me in my 3 or 4 hrs of sleep..I woke up and whippped it up..I dedicate it to us in this forum..it is called "ZEN"....it is a relaxing scent, yet has a hint of oriental spiciness...
    
    but it is dedicated to us 

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Now that's really cool! And very special! Thank you!

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    I just remembered it was wordscribe's twins' birthday today. That's prob why she's not here.

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    I sleep real light, almost as if I never really sleep and thats when my good scent formulations come to me... odd but true

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    I think it will be one of my big sellers ...I handed a few out to a few of my regular customers..i called them to come over for a sample and input...they are ready to buy them and want to know when I will have a bundle made  ..so I will have to make a bundle of 100 this week sometime... they will bbe in the catalog and added into one of my special pre-packs I think...I am adding 5 or 6 more pre -packs to the special.
    
    I generally get vibes from talking to people and know what will best fit them and their need when I do these pre-packs, that is why you choose your theme and I go from a certain group to match the person.

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Sounds like ZEN is a hit already!
       
       I'll for sure order some of them!

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    I have actually burnt 5 of them myself today, they are mezmorizing... and give me a happy feeling

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent!
       
       Alright, I'm going to call it a night cuz I can barely keep my eyes open. BC, thanks again for making us ZEN! And keep us informed if something starts re-brewing between you and Scott.
       
       Till tomorrow then, g'night all! 
       
       (((group of crazies planning to take over the world)))

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    good night dear, ttyl..sleep well in peace and blessed be 
    
    ~Kerry

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    wordscribe41posted 15 years ago

    Yeah, the un-fixable part must be the worst part.  I really do have a whole new respect for people who suffer chronically.  I hope sleep will allow it to ease up a bit.  Off to read hubs, yours included!!!

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       B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       read away , dear..I will probly still be here when you return, if I am not I will say ((hugs))) and good night for now...but most likely I will still be up, I am just not tired at all tonight.

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    lyricsingrayposted 15 years ago

    The disorders I suffer from from the age of 14, now 20 years later, took the risk of writing about them.  I was blindfolded from the fact everyone that knows me knows how ill I am, with 27 electric shock therapy treatments, shrinks and pills , well, you know the routine.  This will be the first time I admit I am embarrassed, had a breakdown in the forums, and have been treated differently by many, i will correct how that sounds as many more here were non condescending but supportive.  At the end of the day why do I let the minority keep me up at night and I could delete the hubs, but they've been read.
    
    You know what I did by sharing, I exposed myself, just like too many times before.
    
    I could never judge someone for something they have no control over that gifts them with the horror of an inability to cope, which then in turn is mocked.
    
    Sorry for huge post but I thank you for this thread, its the first time i have admitted that.
    
    i write because i have to not because i want and suppose cherish it even that much more
    
    i thank you

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       wordscribe41posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Very well said, lyrics!  I think we're all feeling a little "naked" here.    Hope all is well...

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          lyricsingrayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          and to you also:)

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    Well, good night and blessed be to all, ttyl..I must go lay down, I probly will not sleep, but Im really hurting, been sitting for too long, I really need a new office chair..
    
    (((( HUGS ))) Peace and love to all...
    
    
    ~Kerry

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    figmentposted 15 years ago

    I'm back.  Just published a new Hub.... whewwwww!!

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    mega1posted 15 years ago

    how to defuse your a**hole button:  recipe includes 1 quart of vodka, a dozen roses, a bubble bath, and a back rub

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       lyricsingrayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       and 3 cashews don't forget - crushed and added salt,  ah,  the spell begins.

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          mega1posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          crushed cashews?  I thought that was a secret!  how did you find out?  :

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       cheaptrickposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Mega!I heard to much Vodka can cause Communist thoughts to Spontaneously Occur!
       Just to be on the Safe side I think I'll stick to my Jack Black...The rest Sounds Great!, but I'd have to do it in Secret cause I'm a "Real""Tough" "He Man" Type!LOLOL<-------This dudes CAARAZZY!!!

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    yeah, my kids father does not get it..he gets drunk and wants the pills to "party with"..I have told him no and he has deliberetly thrown my pills to the point they scattered and were not all found across a bedroom floor...
    
    
    Sometimes, I just dont get it..like I was to take a friend to Cleveland tonight, he had been being nice, till now..he said you have 10 minutes to go out and be back our you will be locked out and have to find somewhere else to f'in stay....
    
    and you wonder why the friends I still have are around, I probly just lost another one because of his nastiness...
    
    he thinks is I get something he has to have it to and everything I have ever owned I have to share or he steals from me..it had stopped for awhile, but it has once again stated...
    
    I dont pay for this house, but I found the title and my name is still on it!

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    What the heck? I take one night off and everybody is cured? No crazies left? 
    
    Yoo-hoo! Helloooo?
    
    Where's Pinky?
    
    Where's Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain...?

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    wordscribe41posted 15 years ago

    Not by a long shot, Sara.  If you can believe this, I've actually been hubbing.  Go figure.  Hope all is well with you.  I must go take a nap, stayed up WAY too late last night writing.  I'll be back here later.  I fully expect to see you here as well. 

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    lorlie6posted 15 years ago

    Hey everybody!  Just thought I'd pop in before my very, very hot shower to let you know I'm still a nut and intend to stay that way.  So, Sara, at least I'M not cured!   Wouldn't like that one damned bit.
    See ya later, folks!

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Whew! Thanks for reassuring me. I was beginning to worry that all of you were captured (with a big net) by the 'normies'. It was horrible...
    
    I'll be back later too. My sports blog took up some time yesterday and might again today, but I'll find time to sneak in here.
    
    And I might -- might -- even work on a hub today!
    
    Or tomorrow.
    
    Or over the weekend.
    
    Or...

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    skyfireposted 15 years ago

    I'm trying to figure out if myself is cured so let me find him first.

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Better take along a picture of yourself so you'll recognize you when you find you.
       
       Good luck!

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    wordscribe41posted 15 years ago

    Hi Sara, how are you?
    
    Hey, what blogging platform do you use?  Wordpress?  Blogger?  A sports blog, huh?  Very cool.  I'm going through the motions of starting one meself.

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       You musta snuck in while I was typing!
       
       H'lo!
       
       My sports blog is with the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
       
       I have a whole buncha blogs on Blogger though. May start one on Wordpress if I find a new topic. And a new name.

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    Okay, I fell for it. They told me they'd be back but are they? Nooooooooo.
    
    I'm here by myself. All alone. A solitary soul. A recluse. Friendless. Cloistered. Abandoned. Deserted. Forsaken. Unattached. Solo.
    
    Just me; even myself and I are missing.
    
    http://www.eventsounds.com/wav/takmeawy.wav

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       Faybe Bayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       No I am here, no one was here before and I hate being alone.

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          Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Hello! I was just about to read your new blog about Kseniya Simonova. Thank you for writing that!

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          skyfireposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          +1. I hate being alone. But loneliness likes me.

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             Faybe Bayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             I know how that is it seems to follow me wherever I go

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    figmentposted 15 years ago

    I'M here.  I've been working on a new Hub.

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       H'lo!
       
       Man, everybody's writing hubs 'cept me. I better force myself to crank out a few.

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          Faybe Bayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Want ideas? I ran into a forum question, went and found content, came back three times to post and I don't know if she ever even read it, you could take it up, write a hub for her. LOL

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             Faybe Bayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             oooh waay too much coffee for me.

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             Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             
             
             Thanks, but I have ideas. Energy and oomph... not so much.

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    Faybe Bayposted 15 years ago

    Thank you for reading I will add more content as I find more, but she takes my breath away, eenjoy. The videos are so worth watching, especislly when she talks about herself taking such pains to stick with English

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    Faybe Bayposted 15 years ago

    watcha workin on I am research central at your service, LOL

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    skyfireposted 15 years ago

    I've 10+ hubs unpublished Lot of graphic work needs to be added.

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       Sara Tonynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Does adding a video help or hurt your hub score and/or author score?

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          skyfireposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          No. Adding Video clip doesn't hurt hubscore. ( On the other hand it helps keeps visitor sticky to hub). But not sure how many to add cause some readers may get distracted with it.

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    figmentposted 15 years ago

    Is anybody out there?

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    Sara Tonynposted 15 years ago

    I'm here but I'm just about ready to call it a night.
    
    It's a night!
    
    Catch ya'll on the morrow.

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       figmentposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Nighty night

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    wyanjenposted 15 years ago

    
    
    
    Okey doke, I'm bumping the "Other" thread.
    I'm doing a hub, so I'll check back in a few to see who wants to chat.

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       figmentposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Wow.  Nobody's played on this forum in awhile.

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