"YABBER-LINER" - ALL ABOARD

I just got beat by an 8 year old in HORSE (basketball). And he is SO stinkin' smug about it!

Okay...I have been looking for my toga - and I kind of wanted something off of The Gladiator like Lucilla wore...but I can't find anything like that....so I got a sheet from the boys bed and I guess I'll be wrappin' that around me for the party....oh well.

And JPB - I am sneezin' my friggin head off now after playing outside with the boys...shoot.

there you go hunni.....



or you could do this....
(no don't do this one....reaaaaaallllly!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxfLaEBJ83Q&feature=related

(^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - the guy is very serious about his job - bless him and his toga!)

Good evening everyone.

Good evening to you Unc?

How had your day been? Are you well darlin'

I'm doing OK for an old guy. My day has been a crapfest and so it continues. I'm still at the office, just taking a short coffee break.
How have you been darlin'?

Hi Uncle Larry *waves*.

Good evening rainkeeper, whatcha up to?

Oh hey to RK (waves) - lovely to have you crewing hun


Unc, it's been a good day today. I'm up and walking. It's a good feeling. Planning a party for tomorrow so hope you'll come by, put on a toga and join in the party Sorry you're day hasn't been a good one for you. Hope it will improve and you can see something that makes you smile big and laugh out loud. We all need to do that at least once a day if we can. Take care hunni

Will do darlin', I'll have to take a raincheck on the festivities though. I have to head up to Chicago tomorrow night for a meeting on Thursday. I've got to sign off for now, I've got a lot to get done before I get out of here.
I'll talk with you on the 'morrow. :wink:

Have a good trip Unc. You'll be with us in spirit no matter. Take care and we'll be thinking of you in the Windy City. ((((Unc))))

Those are great pics Izzie!

Thanks RK - those deer are the cutest little things - they were just yards from the patio tonite - being very big and brave. It's lovely seeing them. They usually hide out in the woods - but the grass is definitely greener in the paddock at the moment (hasn't been cut in months ) so they are having quite a feast

Back from babysitting. Phew!! Hi to all those still out there.

Hi hi dd.

That grass is green.

Hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooo! Indeedee


Did ya do a "Driving Miss Daisy" whilst "Driving PaPaDD'nSmunch"




OH -RK - how wonderful you look

Hi rainkeeper hope you are good. Izzieliz I still laugh every time I think of that clip.

Me2 Indeedee.

FQ and I were laughing about it when we were on the phone. It's hysterical. I'm really looking forward to doing that next time FQ and I do a Thelma and Louise (except for the ending ). Gonna make myself a spare steering wheel to keep in the car!



OH RH-DJ - we need more funny clips like that hun. Laughter makes you feelso good!


edit: think the party needs to start here as the UK & Aussies are already on Wednesday.... so ..... brb

BLACK PEARL SAILS TO ROME!
THE BLACK PEARL SAILS TO ROME…….



ROMAN NEW YEAR'S EVE - (OK - so it's 3 nite's late or 362 days early for our Vegemite…… but c'mon…… work with me on this…..)

BEN HUR……… (k - it's Roman Nite and had to do a bit of Ben….)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OPNojA5Zi7M&feature=related

nah nah nah nah nah - B'EN going round the world having HURt feet and now……

Chariots of Fire (not running QUITE yet) - we can do anything on this ship...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rKn9pB8YzKI

and just coz I'm English… "JERUSALEM" - and our chariot of fire…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=73eB-aAo8Eg


SO HERE WE GO……………………………………..

Well looky here….Colosseum comes aboard the Black Pearl…



The eagle is used in heraldry both as a charge (something drawn on the shield) or as a supporter (something holding the shield up). Parts of the eagle's body such as its head, wings or leg are also used as a crest or charge. In addition, it symbolized immortality, courage, farsightedness and strength. It is considered to be the king of the air and the messenger. Oh BEAgle - that is so YOU!!!!!



and....you are so GOLDEN


So…..Bosun BEAgle….. you charged with the following…

How to host a Roman orgy:
As soon as the crew seat themselves, ask them to remove their shoes, and have the deckhands wash our feet before hors d'oeuvres are served. A full banquet should consist of at least seven courses. For starters, try dormice rolled in honey and poppy seeds, a favorite of Trimalchio, the unfrugal gourmet of Petronius's Satyricon. As an entree, you might offer the "Shield of Minerva the Protectress," invented to tickle the gluttony-dulled palate of Emperor Vitellius: The recipe calls for pike livers, pheasant and peacock brains, flamingo tongues and lamprey milt. (You'd better hope none of the crew asks what "milt" is.) Sow udders were another popular Roman delicacy, especially when the sow had been fattened on figs. Next, dazzle the crew with a "Trojan pig": a roast pig stuffed as full of other creatures--live quail, in the case of Trimalchio's famous dinner--as the mythical horse was of Greeks.

Since the Romans ate mostly with their fingers, dinner will be pretty greasy. Good table manners called for diners to throw bones, shells and cores on the floor. You should, however, send deckhands around with ewers of perfumed water to wash crews' hands between courses; the very height of elegance was to use pretty slave boys from Asia Minor on whose long hair guests could dry their hands."

Who knew a?

Please can all crew deposit a Roman Coin into the Lighthouse Coin Bank in aid of the "Screaming Eagle" bottle of wine for 200K posts as previously informed! Thanku.



Denarius minted by Mark Antony to pay his legions - (there's our BEAgle flying)



" CREW, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" …

Now we are in Rome and we're all set for an Org….PARTY!!!

Now, I hope that the crew will all join in the festivities. Trusting that our Roman Regal BEAgle and our THINK PINK/BLUE (pen the GOAT Pinky and put on a TOGA baby) crew will be onboard to take care of any stray ASPs that may required, handling with the utmost of care.

I'm off to see if I can find myself a bath of milk to soak in and make like a Cleopatra (heck, it's all Greek to me!!!!)



(oh - any jacka$$es around to offer any milk a? a? a? that'll be coco )

Oh slaves…..can you bring the girlies some grapes please and feed us. Oh Oh Oh - and I would LOVE a foot massage…………………….. :wink:

And while we are ROAMing….on a ROMAN HOLIDAY

Don't get ya hand bitten off by the Mouth Of Truth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Uoezs6Nm0

or drive a vespa without laughing a lot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jITw1fREQtQ

or walk away..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXkxerqUJ0&feature=related

(oh alright crew - I was just having one of those Audrey Hepburn moments!!!!! Indulge me! - k - back to the party a?....)


Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo
Oh what a shame.... how dire straits...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgbhDEzrxY

TTHun - looking out for you Beautiful Water Nymph - can you find my Romeo please…….



PINK - Get The Party Started!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rTlWqW6fSYc



And….. on that note…. Fortune! (alright - I have to do a philosoffffffical bit)

William Shakespeare - Julius Caesar Act IV, scene ii

"There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures."

This philosophy seems wise; it contains a certain beauty as well, suggesting that while we do not have total control over our lives, we do have a responsibility to take what few measures we can to live nobly and honorably. Just gotta keep on plugging away a? :wink:

Nothing is ever forgotten, long journey to go and full steam ahead….

Nothing is trivial…..ever



For Stormy's Jazzie - her gladiator
http://youtube.com/watch?v=crmD_B8ERzk
(how clever is that dog!)

We all need a gladiator in our life at times

Hero of The Day -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bcZE__ixH_E&feature=related

(these tunes are lovely…..)

Now We Are Free - Lisa Gerrard
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mEeRdclNNX0&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HH8FvHWj5XE&feature=related

and here's our RH-DJ






So now you all do know how seriously off the planet I am…. For 24 hours I am Cleopatra In Space just reaching for the stars....




HAPPY WEDNESDAY FOLKS!

Crew - You are the Very Best!



p.s. milt
-noun
1. the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.

BEAgle - have you been a SEAgle lately and fishing a?????????????????

Well done Izzieliz, brilliant captain that you are. Yeah I am ready for roman night (don't know how to get a toga on my avatar ((still blonde you know)) so I will enjoy all yours) Grapes are ready, stiletto sandals on and hoping no-one is going to start fliddling to start a fire. Hail roman night.