Laurie, It looks like it was a fun trip. By the smile it looks like you had a great time. Keep it up, a smile looks good on you. Me, on the other hand, it looks pasted on ...

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 Faith Hun,

  Your smile looks just as good as mine and Tessa's if not better for the simple fact that you don't do it very often. I am sure Lori is very familiar with your smile and wishes you would do it more. You also read all the compliments from us here when you posted that lovely picture of you with that beautiful smile you claim is for me. You have a fine smile girl.
  One thing you learn from meeting Tessa, You are going to enjoy your time with her. That smile on her face is almost a fixture. Go anywhere with her and she is greeting and hugging people everywhere she goes. She is involved with a lot of things in her area and it seems everyone knows and is friends with her. There is no hiding in her shadow either. Oh no, that isn't allowed. She makes a point of introducing you to anyone she stops to chat with. If you aren't careful she might even have you walking in the front of a parade. Yes, it did happen and I was still new to being out as Laurie at the time. What ever you think about Tessa and her boisterousness, you have to love her.

Quote... smile you claim is for me ...

What do you mean by 'claim'  it was for you, deal with it. .. <insert humor stamp here>

By your reply I take it that my mood was not masked by my weak humor attempts .. I even used your stamp.

Tessa? Well, I'd have to meet her first. Kidnap her and drag her to Florida with you, when you come down.

Hey Faith, I get to Florida annually and traveling with Laurie would be a gas...lots of it!  Of course she is a bare bones traveler while I need all the cushy comforts of a bed and morning breakfast.   I may get down South this March to visit with family and always happy to meet more friends along our shared journey.

Laurie thanks for the lovely comments and making me blush.  I love you too!

Michelle, come on up girl!  We love our californicators here in orygun.  Yes, be prepared for witless barbarism and clearcuts while we keep on with the make overs.....

Community is everything to me and we have lots of friends to yet meet.

Quote from: Laurie on January 30, 2018, 12:35:31 AM
..... The number keeps growing. I can think of several more I have on my list to see and I am sure there are some not yet on that list. Who know who or when that may happen but I think some may be soon.

  Thanks for the nice comments folks and some are on my other list. I think those hooligans know who they are.

Hugs
  Laurie

Always welcome here...always a bed, food(lots of Vegemite on toast) and coffee...none of that American rubbish either....proper coffee LOL Oh yeah we may have to teach you how to speak Australian...its pretty simple really that even you could manage it 

Seriously glad your little trip and night out went well. I see both those ladies survived the "Laurie experience" more kudos to them LOL

Take care

Liz

Quote from: Michelle_P on January 30, 2018, 06:45:01 PM
I think I have Laurie's Room all cleaned up and ready. Lucky #4!



Plenty of space for when you visit!


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OMG a Holiday Inn!!
Where's the bar?
So funny
LOL

Quote from: JulieOnHerWay on February 01, 2018, 12:19:01 AM
OMG a Holiday Inn!!
Where's the bar?
So funny
LOL

It's a Howard Johnson's.

We'll leave the light on for ya!

I have stayed in a カプセルホテル (capsule hotel) in Tokyo about the size of the storage cage Michelle has reserved for Laurie - I found it a good inexpensive option for a quick overnight.  Some businesspeople use these when they party a bit late with co-workers and have a long distance commute.  I found it clean and surprisingly quiet, other than I could hear a faint bit of snoring as several dozen sleep pods are packed into each area.  The units are well insulated and have a nicely designed console for controlling everything, which is good because you don't have room to stand up inside the pod.  Not for the claustrophobic, but about 1/3 the cost of a similar quality full size hotel room in Japan.  The one I used was segregated by gender - maybe I'll try one again next time I'm in Japan and can stay in the ladies' area. 

Quote from: Tessa James on January 30, 2018, 02:06:47 PM
Don't we love our Laurie tho!  Some of you may not know of her forensic computer ability but you should be aware that she may be capable of photo shopping any of us into her life at a moments notice!  Really, we did have fun running around, eating too well, hanging out and being politically active. 

With Laurie as our "anchor baby" I propose y'all consider a summer time camp out here at my Skipanon River Retreat.  I'm a mile from Sunset Beach and have private acreage with over a mile of trails.  Beach bonfire anyone?  Consider June when we do Astoria Pride or September when kids go back to school and it is on the dry side of our usually drippy rainforest climate.  This way Laurie may not have to put another 10,000 miles on that ole Chevy PU.?   Let's keep Laurie on line and under 100,000 annual miles 

Love ya darlings.

This sounds like fun!  Copenhagen may have to be cancelled.

Quote from: Kendra on February 01, 2018, 09:42:53 AM
We'll leave the light on for ya!

I have stayed in a カプセルホテル (capsule hotel) in Tokyo about the size of the storage cage Michelle has reserved for Laurie - I found it a good inexpensive option for a quick overnight.  Some businesspeople use these when they party a bit late with co-workers and have a long distance commute.  I found it clean and surprisingly quiet, other than I could hear a faint bit of snoring as several dozen sleep pods are packed into each area.  The units are well insulated and have a nicely designed console for controlling everything, which is good because you don't have room to stand up inside the pod.  Not for the claustrophobic, but about 1/3 the cost of a similar quality full size hotel room in Japan.  The one I used was segregated by gender - maybe I'll try one again next time I'm in Japan and can stay in the ladies' area. 

Hey girlfriend,

  Those look a little more comfy than what Michelle has ready for me but at least I can stand up at Michelle's. I'll need to brush up on my lock picking skills though.
  And what the heck are you doing getting stuck in the snow in eastern Washington? I thought you were "Resting" at Bethanyz and Saha's I am going to have to have a talk with them.... Especially that Saha...

Hugs,
  Laurie

Oh god, the Japanese space pod hotels. Those things are my greatest nightmares come to life.

Quote from: Kendra on February 01, 2018, 09:42:53 AM

Open the pod bay doors, HAL!

Quote from: Kendra on February 01, 2018, 09:42:53 AM
I have stayed in a カプセルホテル (capsule hotel) in Tokyo

I've always wondered what it was like to sleep in one of those. I'm not really claustrophobic, but I'm not sure I could take being in that tiny confined space all night.

Quote from: KathyLauren on February 01, 2018, 02:34:05 PM
Open the pod bay doors, HAL!

Wooooooooooooooooooo, A CAT Scan without the Scan

Quote from: Kendra on February 01, 2018, 09:42:53 AM
We'll leave the light on for ya!

I have stayed in a カプセルホテル (capsule hotel) in Tokyo about the size of the storage cage Michelle has reserved for Laurie - I found it a good inexpensive option for a quick overnight.  Some businesspeople use these when they party a bit late with co-workers and have a long distance commute.  I found it clean and surprisingly quiet, other than I could hear a faint bit of snoring as several dozen sleep pods are packed into each area.  The units are well insulated and have a nicely designed console for controlling everything, which is good because you don't have room to stand up inside the pod.  Not for the claustrophobic, but about 1/3 the cost of a similar quality full size hotel room in Japan.  The one I used was segregated by gender - maybe I'll try one again next time I'm in Japan and can stay in the ladies' area. 

Best Western

I am thinking March.

  Hi folks,

  I was thinking today (yes, I know that can be dangerous) When I was at Tessa's I told her I couldn't understand why so many of you care about me. I told her, I am nothing special. I'm not a particularly smart person. I don't have words of wisdom. Okay, I was a good computer repairman when I was working. Pretty good but that was all. I said all I do is try to find something in the posts I read that I can relate to and I talk about how I can relate to it. I talk about myself. By doing so I make a connection with the person that wrote it and that lets them know that they are not alone. She responded with a few points in my favor and one of those I have heard several times from some of you here. That one was that I am honest about what I say.
  That is what I was thinking about today, my being honest. And I think that is true, I do try to be as honest as I can. Ever since I began this journey of mine I have been honest with virtually everyone about every thing. My doctors, my friends, my family, and all of you here. The good and the bad of who I am are all honestly portrayed here.
  Why is this so important to me? Because that guy I was could never be this honest. Almost all my life I have been dishonest about who I am. Lying even to myself at times. I had a deep dark secret I could tell almost no one all my life. Is it any wonder I grew up hating myself? I always had very few friends and none of them could know so I lied. I lived a lie. I hated the thought of being a hypocrite and yet I lived as one. For 64 years I lived a lie. I was dishonest.
  Today I am not.

Laurie, you spend most every day trying to help others. Not to maintain a public image, or for some form of personal gain, and not even just to make yourself feel better because you did something good. It is selflessness, pure and simple, a true desire to help, and it is so incredibly rare in today's world. Those of us who show up on this forum... As you well know, we're lost, scared, alone... To have you (and others here as well to be sure) reach out... to relate... to show people kindness when they need it most. I have zero doubt that at some point you have saved someone's life, whether you know it or not.

Laurie,

Just a line to let you know I am still out here, keeping tabs on you.  What I am seeing does my heart good.

Keep it up girl,
Stephanie

You are wonderfully honest, and like Ellie said, you've gone out of your way to help so many of us here. You inspire me & others to want to reach out and help others (even though I don't always have the words to say).
You reached your hands out to me, and I'm reaching mine out to you. You know what that means? HUG TIME!!!!