Comments on: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

By: courtland

courtland — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:10:10 +0000

Cynthia,
You know, when I first saw you at CFI you seemed vaguely familiar. I was a transcriber for most of the time and worked a good mix of days, swings and mids so I must have seen you around. The community there was pretty small, and the folks who worked at Gab were an even smaller group. Good to see we both made it to sunnier climes, though it was a great place.

Cheers twin,
Courtland

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:35:45 +0000

Courtland,

We are officially Twinners. I was also stationed in Augsburg!! From 86-91. Good old Gablingen….the Elephant Cage.

If you tell me that you were in the Air Force, I will KNOW that I was really drunk the whole time I was in Augsburg, because I thought I knew/drank with/threw up on all the zoomies.

I feel like I’ve met up with a long lost relative that I never knew.

By: courtland

courtland — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:39:50 +0000

Cynthia, We were probably at DLI at the same time, as I finished up in May 87 and spent the next four years in Augsburg, which was a fantastic place to live and work. Czechoslovakia never really seemed to present much of a threat, and when I went there for a visit with buddies, the folks were really nice and we drank most of the beer in the country, though I understand they have refilled the kegs since then.

Yeah, now I shovel for a living…still a lot of fun.

Cheeers,

By: M

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:22:31 +0000

Just to clarify–the 9:30 class DID NOT ROLL the weights! In fact, due to my hearing and/or addition problems, some people did a little extra!!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:05:31 +0000

Hmph, Coryna/Cornya/Cornea:

You dare call us CHEATERS earlier because our coach yesterday told us to count each touch as a rep (Mark, there will be a little something extra in your paycheck this week for that little gift!)

I DEMAND reparations for my hurt feelings. Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting will do nicely. Cupcakes. Plural.

By: Coryna (apparently, aka Little Cheddies McBean)

Coryna (apparently, aka Little Cheddies McBean) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:47:49 +0000

hope=hop

By: Coryna (apparently, aka Little Cheddies McBean)

Coryna (apparently, aka Little Cheddies McBean) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:47:28 +0000

Cynthia, you are a freaking hoot and a half. I always hope on the blog multiple times a day just to see what your two cents are for the day. Your comments always make me laugh!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:03:28 +0000

Courtland!

I didn’t know that you are an attorney. I checked out your profile on your firm’s website—you went to DLI!! So did I, from 85-86! Czech linguist (USAF). No honor grad here, I was a big fat drunk then. Damn that place was fun!

Small world, huh? AND–I work for the Attorney General’s office as a paralegal. It’s like we’re living parallel lives…the same, only different. Yeah….a lot of my brain cells were killed by alcohol….

By: courtland

courtland — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:49:16 +0000

“Coryna” … apologies

By: courtland

courtland — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:42:38 +0000

As Cornya points out, apparently the morning crews yesterday had special “counting” indulgences that deprived them of their full shoveling virtuosity. For shame!

I for one had excellent shoveling form (probably from shoveling so much bullshit as a lawyer) and I know this to be true because my back is not sore but my hamstrings feel like they are full of angry lobsters.

I have no interest in running around the block today with plates…it’s a law school tort exam hypothetical fraught with multiple layers of liability. Besides, it’s my rest day.