12:04 am
justafreep
and boy there's an lot of overlap with yesterday's grid
12:07 am
Gillie
dr7 (I think I called it yesterday, too)
12:07 am
justafreep
sm7 x 2
12:08 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
justafreep
re7 x 3
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep
re8 x 2
12:17 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:28 am
Gillie
ce7 x 2, re7 x 5
12:40 am
dcseain
augh is a word. Hmph.
1:12 am
sprite
morning babblers
1:36 am
ursh
hello all - i have typed which at least 3 times
2:09 am
grannyrose
* hugs * spritey. how was yesterday darling? is the aftermath too terrible?
2:10 am
grannyrose
hey ya Kam. * hugs *
2:10 am
sprite
*hugs rose* It was beautiful, very respectful of who Brigitte was, and the traffic wasn't as bad as predicted. And yeah, the aftermath is beastly.
2:10 am
grannyrose
* hugs * dcseain. still awake mate, i see.
2:11 am
Kamanjah
*hugs* Rose
2:11 am
grannyrose
you poor love, sprite. but i am proud of you. still going when you knew the price to be paid.
2:12 am
sprite
wouldn't have wanted to miss it. Can you imagine, over 300 people in the church?
2:13 am
grannyrose
wow ! she must have been loved and respected so much.
2:15 am
grannyrose
i have been feeling really offish since i came home. itchy-scritchy. sort of restless on the inside. finally gave in, took a valium, had a nap this afternoon. awake and feeling so much better. i think i was coming down too quick. does that make sense?
2:16 am
sprite
absolutely
2:17 am
Kamanjah
Yes, Rose, it makes sense. I'm glad you are feeling better now.
2:18 am
grannyrose
anyway. full st5 ahead here. i can't believe Don ! he hasn't told me he needed some washing done in ages. now he's down to socks neither of us remember he ever had. forced myself to put on a load. would you believe it? it filled the machine, mostly socks for pete's sake... lol
2:21 am
grannyrose
thanks Kam. i love you guys so much. never judging me. supporting me all the time. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have you to talk to.
2:23 am
sprite
awwww Rob just told me he can walk Nero this morning. That will give my meds some chance to start doing something
2:24 am
sprite
and right back at ya, rose. We will lift eachother up, no matter what
2:24 am
dizgrannie
glad you have friends who have your back
2:24 am
grannyrose
i haven't forgotten my promise to send you both painaway cream. have a funeral to cater for on Tuesday, then i can think straight again. okay? btw, Kam? have you looked for Fisiocrem? very similar to painaway.
2:24 am
sprite
we have her back, her front, even her bottom
2:24 am
Kamanjah
With FM, we gotta do what we gotta do to feel human. I had another off day today, but tomorrow will be better, I'm sure. My thermostat isn't working, so I have to go get a new one so my handyman can install it on Tuesday when he fixes my sink. I woke up freezing at 6:30AM - the thermostat was set on 76F but kept the AC running down to 63F. If I turn it off for 25 minutes, it starts working for a little while. I'm just leaving it off tonight, it's cool enough outside to just leave the windows open.
2:25 am
grannyrose
yeah. it's nice isn't it Diz. and you do know we are here for you too right?
2:25 am
Kamanjah
Rose, I'll look.
2:26 am
sprite
Rose, no hurries love, no stress
2:26 am
grannyrose
thanks sprite.
2:28 am
grannyrose
poor Kam. there's always something to fix/do. i am very proud of you too. managing on your own like this.
2:28 am
sprite
*hugs Kam*
2:30 am
Kamanjah
I totally hate not having Michael around! I always have to find someone to fix things and do things I can't do. It's a pain.
2:30 am
sprite
very understandable, Kam. You miss him in so many things, and also in the practical ones
2:31 am
Kamanjah
Rose, I found the Fisiocrem on Amazon and it sound almost identical to the painaway. I'll just order it and you can forget about sending me anything. One less thing to think about!
2:31 am
grannyrose
oh good Kam. i do hope it helps you.
2:39 am
sprite
I hurt so much last night that my body went into panic mode. So I took sleeping med and a calming one and I slept like a baby, rose. I knew you would have been proud of me, lol.
2:41 am
Kamanjah
I'm glad you got good sleep after a stressful day. It's good to have a doctor who will give meds to help with pain and stress.
2:42 am
sprite
my former psychiatrist told them to. He wrote them explicit notes to tell them that I need them to break through a pain cycle and that I have never ever abused the privilege. As Rose knows, I undermedicate, never overmedicate.
2:43 am
grannyrose
good for you sprite.
2:43 am
grannyrose
ditto here. undermedicate i mean. but sometimes we have to be realistic and take what we have to.
2:44 am
Kamanjah
I always use less that I'm given for stress, and have cut my pain meds almost in half over the past few years.
2:44 am
sprite
*giggles* I test the situation with the famous words: What would Rose say if she were here?
2:44 am
Kamanjah
Exactly, Rose, if we need it, we need it. Otherwise let it wait until needed!
2:44 am
sprite
so you are another undermedicator, Kam
2:45 am
grannyrose
* giggle * take the blessed stuff for pete's sake.
2:45 am
sprite
yeah that is what you said yesterday evening :D
2:46 am
grannyrose
well we do tend to undermed because we know that there isn't much out there to help us, and we have to be careful not to overuse in case it becomes ineffective.
2:47 am
sprite
that is one of the puzzle parts indeed. Also, our bodies react in a non-standard way to medication. So it is wise to keep the number of chemicals to a minimum.
2:48 am
grannyrose
some people over use then wonder why they have to resort to heavier and stronger drugs. i try the natural things first. heat/cold, lie down, meditation.
2:48 am
Kamanjah
No doctor these days is going to increase meds they don't like to prescribe in the first place. Therefore we need to be careful to only use what is absolutely necessary to stay comfortable. I have found that turmeric and boswellia are good pain relief for me.
2:49 am
grannyrose
also, understanding just how much you can tolerate before it is unmanageable. stopping before that. listening to your body signals.
2:50 am
sprite
yes, me too. If lying down and control my breathing will make things more bearable, that is enough. If time will help, I will wait it out. If a coolpad or a hot water bottle will give relief, I will take it. If all else fails, I will consider meds.
2:50 am
Kamanjah
I think we have become very adept at listening to our bodies!
2:51 am
sprite
that, rose, is the hardest part for me. I still tend to go too far over that limit. It is too easy to think I can take it, just a little longer, just a little more.
2:51 am
grannyrose
i'll never forget the look on my old pain docs face when i told him my GP was concerned because i sometimes took ONE endone per day for a while. she was sure i was addicted. some pretty forceful words were said i can tell you.
2:51 am
Kamanjah
Meditation is very hard for me. My mind is always all over the place. I'll count breaths, concentrate on breathing and relaxing and the next thing I know, my mind is off on a tangent.
2:51 am
sprite
lol, so that is why I knew you'd be proud of me for not waiting it out yesterday
2:52 am
sprite
for some people, meditation in an activity works better, Kam. Like Zentangle, or crafting.
2:53 am
grannyrose
sprite, think climbing a mountain. picture it in your mind. a third the way up your doing fine, going over that third is risky.
2:53 am
grannyrose
* ugh * you're
2:53 am
sprite
that is a good image, rose, thanks
2:53 am
sprite
and that is fireflies for me. *hugs* my dear friends. Thanks for being there. Take care of you.
2:54 am
grannyrose
i hear you Kam. do you have to some sort of music streaming? buds? or whatever they are? play meditation music, as loud as you can while you move. let the music carry you.
2:55 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!
2:55 am
Kamanjah
Take care of you too! WTG, I still have 93 words left, but haven't listed yet.
2:55 am
grannyrose
* hugs * sweet friend. rest today. and know you are much loved.
2:56 am
Kamanjah
Rose, I have music and good speakers hooked to my computer. I've been listening more lately. I used to have music on all day, but so much has changed in my life that I am working to get to know my new life. I've never lived alone before.
3:01 am
grannyrose
i hear you Kam. time for you to get back to your music sweetie. let it lift you like it used to do.
3:02 am
grannyrose
you might find your taste has changed too. try a new genre perhaps.
3:02 am
Kamanjah
I've been putting it on a lot more lately. Actually, I need to get my viola back out and start playing it.
3:03 am
grannyrose
oh yes. Kam! lovely idea.
3:04 am
Kamanjah
I want to try listening to some of the new music. I don't know any currently popular songs! I'm still listening to 1980s - 2000s. A lot of my favorite songs are on Sirius' Lithium, which I just switched back to a couple of weeks ago. I'm enjoying it.
3:06 am
Kamanjah
I hear a lot on some TV shows I watch, but I've not heard of the artists before. I think my musical tastes are more from the best times in my life.
3:10 am
Kamanjah
Well, g'nite, Rose. I'm saving the rest for tomorrow morning. Have a great day!
3:11 am
grannyrose
* hugs * sweet Kam.
8:12 am
hurshy
anyone around now? if so, good morning!
8:13 am
rururocks
good morning hursh.. just arrived a bit a go
8:18 am
hurshy
i've found all the E but one...
8:19 am
hurshy
have tried to make something to do with agents like ipecac but it hasn't worked
8:23 am
MollyL
I don't get it, there is no P
8:23 am
hurshy
agents like ipecac are emetics
8:24 am
hurshy
aHA i was right, it is to do with that! a latin plural
8:26 am
hurshy
and change the first letter to T for that weird TM word
8:28 am
hurshy
and that leaves me with just one T, lower T
8:31 am
hurshy
whereas now the C, i am having much less luck
8:32 am
hurshy
oh there is that set that looks like it has to do with Julius and Augustus but doesn't actually - at least, not directly
8:35 am
hurshy
well at least the Hs are easy
8:36 am
phaeton
the I was easy too
8:38 am
rururocks
i have the c's if you need pointers
8:38 am
hurshy
i'm missing 2. have one ch4, the rest ce
8:39 am
rururocks
ch6 and 8
8:39 am
hurshy
weird ones
8:40 am
rururocks
i've never seen them before
8:40 am
hurshy
i feel like it's possible we've had them before but can't remember for sure
8:41 am
phaeton
can you clue the ch6?
8:41 am
hurshy
it sort of looks like it would sound like italian hellos
8:42 am
phaeton
I have the ch4 does it build off that?
8:42 am
hurshy
end like santa
8:43 am
phaeton
does the 8 build off the 6?
8:43 am
phaeton
got them both...ty
8:43 am
phaeton
now just need 5 ce's
8:45 am
phaeton
phantom: cement
8:53 am
hurshy
is for silly!
8:53 am
hokie carla
lol, every day norma posts one or two letters and then disappears
8:54 am
hurshy
hope she isn't a kidnapping victim trying desperately to communicate
8:54 am
hokie carla
a slow play if so
8:54 am
hokie carla
someone go back every day and write down all the letters.
8:55 am
saanichcat
good morning to all! and thanks for the ch 6 and 8 clues
8:55 am
hurshy
phantom: austere
8:55 am
hokie carla
hey saan
8:55 am
hurshy
now we're accumulating a nice little crew of babblers
8:56 am
hokie carla
wouldn't a male seamstress be a seamster?
8:56 am
hurshy
i suppose we would be more likely to use that word if he wasn't already called a tailor
8:57 am
hokie carla
having 2 words meaning the same thing is rampant in languages
8:57 am
hurshy
yes, but sometimes one is far more popular than the other
8:58 am
hurshy
Us Unravelled!
8:58 am
hokie carla
I'm just saying, enable loves having 30 spellings of one foreign currency but not seamster!
8:59 am
hurshy
no, you are wrong
8:59 am
hurshy
enable is willing to take it but you can't make it in this grid without re-using tiles
8:59 am
hokie carla
oh, I just saw that. Hahaha.
9:00 am
hokie carla
I am struggling with that left S
9:00 am
hurshy
i haven't tackled S at all yet
9:00 am
hokie carla
I started going down today instead of across
9:01 am
hokie carla
but I need to do some things before I get too wrapped up here. TTFN.
9:01 am
rururocks
glad you clarified that hokie
9:02 am
hurshy
ok when i said H was easy i hadn't noticed there were two
9:02 am
hurshy
but i've managed most of the lower H now too, just missing one
9:06 am
rururocks
just finished the r's.. whew
9:07 am
hurshy
i need 2 from the lower one
9:07 am
hurshy
phantom: desert
9:11 am
hurshy
ok, time to tackle these S words
9:14 am
rururocks
those are next for me.. still have three d's
9:15 am
hurshy
i need one D
9:15 am
hurshy
you might need dr5/14 and pl
9:15 am
rururocks
ok.. onto s's
9:19 am
hurshy
aww, it's so nice when Ferrari wins at Monza
9:28 am
rururocks
the s's are exhausting.. but done now.. have a good day all
9:44 am
hurshy
well, i have all the 7s and 8s that have been mentioned, plus es7 which i didn't see mentioned but it's normal
9:45 am
hurshy
one more 7 and 8 to get
9:45 am
hurshy
got my last H - looks like a pl without a singular, rhymes with cu5 and whey (not in grid)
9:46 am
hurshy
got my Gs too!
9:50 am
hurshy
that last 7 was au7
9:50 am
hurshy
and yikes @ ki6/42, another weirdo
9:52 am
hurshy
and there's a third re8, compound, we have it sometimes, it's a bird
10:01 am
periwinkle
hi all. I only have one re8. past tense of an re6 .not seeing the bird one
10:02 am
periwinkle
does the bird one start with a color?
10:10 am
periwinkle
ty but not seeing it
10:11 am
periwinkle
found it ty
10:11 am
periwinkle
help with last re8 please
10:14 am
periwinkle
is it a compound?
10:23 am
mkg
i have no 8s and welcome all help. ty.
10:35 am
BzznBea
last re8 is examined again
10:45 am
MollyL
How is that dusk?
11:05 am
Nachesgirl
Masted
11:16 am
Shirlockc
both directions and their plurals are in here, unusual
11:42 am
cybernan
wow - good morning. last week someone wished for a larger grid on weekeds - be careful what you wish for! Think I will leave this for later in the day!
11:55 am
hokie carla
methinks dusk was a mistype into the chat instead of the add word and not a re8 clue
11:56 am
BzznBea
She knew that.
11:56 am
BzznBea
She just always ahs to point out everyone's mistakes.
11:58 am
hokie carla
yeah, I was pretty sure she did
12:00 pm
cybernan
just read the chat before leaving - only one re colour that I can see and only one bird begining with an h -- the compound is not accepted, so don't know what the bird re 8 is! Was not going to get into this!!!!
12:02 pm
BzznBea
last part is opp of end
12:02 pm
cybernan
ty - have never heard of it before
12:03 pm
BzznBea
It is a thrush.
12:03 pm
hokie carla
hmm, new to me, thanks
12:03 pm
Shirlockc
thx for that, would have thought that was a compound
12:04 pm
Shirlockc
phantom cheek
12:04 pm
hokie carla
that is a compound. r3 + s5. two words put together
12:05 pm
Shirlockc
i meant two words, not one
12:07 pm
periwinkle
I have 2 re8. the bird and to examine again. help with last re8 please
12:08 pm
hokie carla
I haven't actually made it to the R
12:08 pm
Shirlockc
put the re in front of owner
12:09 pm
periwinkle
not getting the clue
12:09 pm
hokie carla
ah, like redoing old music recordings
12:09 pm
Shirlockc
yep likr hokie said
12:10 pm
periwinkle
still not getting it
12:10 pm
BzznBea
dog owner
12:11 pm
periwinkle
ty finally got it
12:11 pm
BzznBea
ma6, sorry
12:11 pm
hokie carla
like say you learned how to solve a rubik's cube. you m6'ed it. but then you forgot for years so you had to re8 it.
12:11 pm
periwinkle
and already had base word "sigh"
12:18 pm
hokie carla
all that about dusk and it was the 12th D I found
12:25 pm
MollyL
Dusk was a reply to a clue ask for re8. It didn't make sense
12:26 pm
Shirlockc
i think it was a mistype in the chog not a clue
12:27 pm
hokie carla
it does make sense as a mistype in the chat since it's actually in the grid
12:29 pm
hokie carla
well, finally finished first pass. 86 left and HOET
12:29 pm
hokie carla
back to work
2:34 pm
hokie carla
almost cemetery
2:41 pm
hokie carla
where are 5 more c's??
2:49 pm
origami
did you get the ch 6/27 and plural?
2:50 pm
hokie carla
no, are they real words?
2:50 pm
origami
Not ones we would ever use. Old roman ambassadors.
2:51 pm
hokie carla
LOL, classic Enable. will try, thanks.
2:55 pm
cybernan
hi again - sounds like a few more foreign words no one could ever possibly know or have heard of
2:56 pm
hokie carla
well, I looked on bestwordlist and found a ch6/27 but can't figure out how to make it plural.
2:56 pm
origami
Two letter plural
2:57 pm
hokie carla
oh, so a ch8?
2:57 pm
nrkii
hi all, happy Sunday!
2:57 pm
hokie carla
lol, was making that way harder than it should have been
2:57 pm
hokie carla
hey nellie
2:58 pm
nrkii
rejoining after first pass and dog walk... 23 to go
2:58 pm
origami
Yep, hokie. Ni nrk
2:58 pm
hokie carla
wow, nice first pass
2:58 pm
hokie carla
19-19-25-6
2:58 pm
nrkii
Yeah, but I'm stubborn and I don't move on from a tile till I'm down to 1 or 2 left to get, unless (see today's C tile) I am truly forced to... so my first pass takes forever
2:59 pm
nrkii
bottom left S also foiled me... 4 missing there
2:59 pm
hokie carla
I definitely was in a hurry this morning with mine
2:59 pm
hokie carla
working 2nd pass now
3:01 pm
nrkii
also, tyvm origami for the ch nudge below.. those were my first words of round 2
3:03 pm
Christa
Greetings
3:03 pm
hokie carla
hey christa
3:06 pm
cybernan
not able to monkey that ch 6/27
3:06 pm
nrkii
add you and me to the ch4 pet
3:07 pm
nrkii
must buy my monkeys snacks -- they just found sa5/16 and sa6 plural
3:08 pm
nrkii
oh, add you and me objective not subjective
3:08 pm
hokie carla
still need 13 + 10 S's
3:09 pm
hokie carla
just found sa5/20 and plural looking for your set
3:09 pm
nrkii
Down to 20 and starting to feel annoyed. List time.
3:11 pm
nrkii
there is a sa6/27 very similar to the sa5/20
3:12 pm
hokie carla
starting to think I don't need to finish today
3:12 pm
nrkii
mad about the ce 6/24... i somehow knew it was there but could not find it
3:13 pm
cybernan
ty nrkii - thought I'd tried that along with everything else
3:13 pm
nrkii
those were my last 3 C's
3:14 pm
hokie carla
if it's not cement I don't think I've thought another ce6 was there
3:14 pm
nrkii
It's a word I'm used to starting with cae
3:20 pm
hokie carla
well now only need 5 + 6 on the S's, but that's still a buttload
3:20 pm
nrkii
anyone have the ki6?
3:20 pm
hokie carla
must be my missing one
3:20 pm
cybernan
still have 119 to go and will list at 100
3:21 pm
hokie carla
I have to get under 30 to list, so I might just be quitting
3:21 pm
nrkii
oh, there is a sa6/36 between the sa5/20 and sa 6/33
3:22 pm
cybernan
happy with 2/3 on the ones this size
3:22 pm
hokie carla
41 left. 9-9-18-5 way too many 6's for me. it's just annoying to list because then I'll end up having to looking them up.
3:23 pm
hokie carla
for me it's not a %, it's I don't want to deal with the bother of that many
3:23 pm
nrkii
damn, there's a tm6 that I missed
3:23 pm
hokie carla
always miss that, thanks
3:24 pm
cybernan
me too - ty
3:24 pm
origami
I'm working on the R's which seem endless
3:25 pm
hokie carla
I did get the ts4 today at least
3:25 pm
hokie carla
I am down to 3 + 1 R
3:25 pm
hokie carla
but they do seem endless
3:26 pm
origami
I still have 13 to go on them
3:26 pm
nrkii
down to that last ki word... am going to morewords
3:28 pm
nrkii
ki6 = like what an automobile snob might say about a Sorento or Optima
3:28 pm
hokie carla
just looked it up - of course it's scottish!
3:29 pm
nrkii
there's a wa5 that is like what a travel snob might say about visiting seattle or tacoma
3:30 pm
hokie carla
I have that one but still need one W
3:31 pm
nrkii
For R's
16 RA
33 RE
2 RH
9 RU
3:32 pm
hokie carla
ok, was the other wa, thanks
3:34 pm
nrkii
anyone need a nudge?
3:34 pm
hokie carla
about to take another break, but thanks
3:35 pm
hokie carla
ah, just found bea's fish
3:35 pm
origami
Finished the R's ... time for a break
3:37 pm
hokie carla
bye nellie!
3:46 pm
cybernan
ki 6 please?
3:49 pm
hokie carla
looks kinda like it is an alt sp of Elvis's actress granddaughter's last name. means trouble or worry in scots.
3:50 pm
cybernan
have no idea who elvis's grandaughter is
3:51 pm
hokie carla
ki + most of a word that can mean zero. like a .30-06 where I'm from is a thirty - ** - six
3:52 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I know you don't. and you don't know guns either, so I have no idea what to do. nellie gave a car related clue below that you probably don't get. so, you should just look it up like I did. LOL. going to play golf. good luck.
3:52 pm
MollyL
ki + l---- to tee hee or ha ha
3:52 pm
cybernan
ty carla
3:53 pm
cybernan
stay out of the sand and water :)
4:06 pm
aslindy
hello all
4:07 pm
phaeton
hello...help with the re8's
4:10 pm
cybernan
gain competence at a task again
4:10 pm
cybernan
colour + begin
4:11 pm
cybernan
quizzed again
4:11 pm
phaeton
have that one :)
4:12 pm
phaeton
don't have the competence one
4:14 pm
cybernan
lord and ma.....
4:21 pm
MollyL
I guess my ki clue didn't work
4:29 pm
saanichcat
maybe she didn't see it, great clue
4:34 pm
cybernan
sorry molly - already had it from carla's clue
4:34 pm
phaeton
it helped me...FW
4:37 pm
aslindy
thanks molly
4:38 pm
cybernan
done -- a lot of work for the monkeys!
6:02 pm
periwinkle
first t36/18 please, last word
6:03 pm
periwinkle
te6/18
10:26 pm
mkg
Hi all. I have no 8s. Please clue one for me. Ty.
10:31 pm
bookwomen
re 6/8 to take an exam again and past tense
10:31 pm
mkg
Ty will try to find it. Ty
10:32 pm
mkg
GOT IT. Super great clue. Ty so much. Others welcome
10:34 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
running through (hi all)
10:37 pm
bookwomen
re 8 color and to begin
10:37 pm
hpb
newbie question: what does HOET mean?
10:38 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
half of every tile (you have at least half the words of each tile)
10:38 pm
hpb
Aha! Thanks.
10:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
it's one of my personal goals for every grid
10:40 pm
hpb
It's a good goal.
11:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
well, i don't have hoet or NBS but i have NBT (no blank tiles -- at least one word from every tile) and i'm far past halfway (120 to go) so goodnight y'all