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So, Eurovision is this week, and I still haven't watched last year's Final... :slink:

I saw both the Semis at the time. But, I taped the final, and never got round to watching it. And then forgot all about it until now.

I know I won't get the chance to watch before tomorrow's first Semi, because of the British Superbikes being on today, and having other things to do tomorrow.

Oh well! I always prefer the Semis to the Final anyway, because there are always good songs that don't get through for some inexplicable reason (the perils of a public vote! :drama: ) And at the end of the day, it is only 6 songs that I missed (the "Big 5", and the host).

Still like to watch the whole thing, though, to see if anybody is better / worse in the Final than they were in their Semi. So, I will still watch it at some stage.

Probably after this year's, though.

At least I don't know the full results from last year. All I know is who won (from the fact of where this year's is being held), and that it's one of the songs I did hear.

It was an OK song, but I wouldn't have picked it as a Top 5 contender, never mind the winner.

Here's hoping there are no strange results this year.

Still can't get my head around the fact that, 2 years ago, I liked ALL of the songs in Semi Final 2 except for one, which was absolutely awful. And that that one song that I thought was awful ended up winning the whole thing! :eek:

CaroLiza_fan
 
CaroLiza_fan said:
So, Eurovision is this week, and I still haven't watched last year's Final... :slink:

I saw both the Semis at the time. But, I taped the final, and never got round to watching it. And then forgot all about it until now.

I know I won't get the chance to watch before tomorrow's first Semi, because of the British Superbikes being on today, and having other things to do tomorrow.

Oh well! I always prefer the Semis to the Final anyway, because there are always good songs that don't get through for some inexplicable reason (the perils of a public vote! :drama: ) And at the end of the day, it is only 6 songs that I missed (the "Big 5", and the host).

Still like to watch the whole thing, though, to see if anybody is better / worse in the Final than they were in their Semi. So, I will still watch it at some stage.

Probably after this year's, though.

At least I don't know the full results from last year. All I know is who won (from the fact of where this year's is being held), and that it's one of the songs I did hear.

It was an OK song, but I wouldn't have picked it as a Top 5 contender, never mind the winner.

Here's hoping there are no strange results this year.

Still can't get my head around the fact that, 2 years ago, I liked ALL of the songs in Semi Final 2 except for one, which was absolutely awful. And that that one song that I thought was awful ended up winning the whole thing! :eek:

CaroLiza_fan
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I've got hooked over Eurovision past weekend, was doing a bit of home spa on Saturday and thought 'oh, next week is an Eurovision week, maybe some check on songs?' - and it really consumed me!:). Quite a few interesting songs out there for me and the biggest fun was to watch those rehearsals, with costumes, staging and whole thing happening live in Lisbon:), I'll definitely try to watch live both semis and final;)
 
Arrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! :bang: :bang: :bang:

I have just heard some very exciting news about one of my favourite skaters from a third party (who is definitely a reliable source, because they were part of the process that led to it). And I am dying to talk about it, but I know fine well that it will be ages before it is announced officially. :drama:

Ugh, I wish that everybody got their announcements about next season out of the way early in the off-season! At least then we would have something concrete to talk about, rather than speculating and talking nonsense. :agree:

CaroLiza_fan
 
I'm over people judging me and Mr. P's parenting. I'm also over having to remind people that Toddlers are still learning and are not perfect creatures at birth.

Short story: We're at Mass (yep, we're Catholic) and a woman comes up before the Eucharist (communion) and chastizes us because our daughter, in her opinion, is misbehaving too much and "disturbing" her. And that we have to "do something."

Mind you, my girl's an energetic almost 3 year old. She can be kind of loud. But she has never bothered anyone and simply is a squirmy girl who has a hard time sitting still for an hour -- heck the struggle is for real for me some weeks.

Mr. P says, "Well do you want us to raise her Catholic, cause we do and we're going to keep taking her to church."

I did not handle it with so much grace, so after taking Eucharist, I took Toddler P outside and let her burn some of her energy while I let my emotions out.

The cool thing is that a lot of people saw what went down and came to us and gave us encouraging words of support and that we need not let this one lady get us down.

This is sadly the second time this happened in a year. I get it-- it's distracting -- but I mean if we had "figured out" a way for her to magically "be quiet" and "still." We might have tried it already?! Or the fact that she's not only this way at church?
 
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I've been listening to J Soul Brothers' music again--because my friend suddenly asked me about EXILE TRIBE and their other groups. It reminds me that Zhenya loves EXILE too. Makes me wonder which group she's most into :laugh:
 
I have such a low tolerance for spicy food. My dad had to get stuff so he asked if I wanted a chicken sandwich from Burger King. I said yes. And I meant regular. So he got home, I took a bite of it and my mouth IMMEDIATELY filled up with heat. I spit out that piece of chicken and went to get milk from the fridge to drink it (Cause I knew since elementary school that dairy products cool your mouth down when it's overpowered by spicy stuff). It took a few minutes for my mouth to cool down afterwards. My brother ate some of it and of course he found it spicy, but it was totally bearable for him.

In other news, I'm going to see if I can teach myself Russian.
 
cheerknithanson said:
I have such a low tolerance for spicy food. My dad had to get stuff so he asked if I wanted a chicken sandwich from Burger King. I said yes. And I meant regular. So he got home, I took a bite of it and my mouth IMMEDIATELY filled up with heat. I spit out that piece of chicken and went to get milk from the fridge to drink it (Cause I knew since elementary school that dairy products cool your mouth down when it's overpowered by spicy stuff). It took a few minutes for my mouth to cool down afterwards. My brother ate some of it and of course he found it spicy, but it was totally bearable for him.

In other news, I'm going to see if I can teach myself Russian.
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I feel your pain, I can't bear even the mildest spicy food, it's like my mouth is on fire! I shudder to think what would happen to me if I ever accidentally ate a chilli pepper or something, you'd probably hear me scream in China :laugh2:

And I'm trying to teach myself Russian too! I'm using Duolingo, it's coming along OK...not sure I'll ever be able to pick up spoken Russian though, but maybe I could read it a bit.
 
Mrs. P said:
I'm over people judging me and Mr. P's parenting. I'm also over having to remind people that Toddlers are still learning and are not perfect creatures at birth.

Short story: We're at Mass (yep, we're Catholic) and a woman comes up before the Eucharist (communion) and chastizes us because our daughter, in her opinion, is misbehaving too much and "disturbing" her. And that we have to "do something."

Mind you, my girl's an energetic almost 3 year old. She can be kind of loud. But she has never bothered anyone and simply is a squirmy girl who has a hard time sitting still for an hour -- heck the struggle is for real for me some weeks.

Mr. P says, "Well do you want us to raise her Catholic, cause we do and we're going to keep taking her to church."

I did not handle it with so much grace, so after taking Eucharist, I took Toddler P outside and let her burn some of her energy while I let my emotions out.

The cool thing is that a lot of people saw what went down and came to us and gave us encouraging words of support and that we need not let this one lady get us down.

This is sadly the second time this happened in a year. I get it-- it's distracting -- but I mean if we had "figured out" a way for her to magically "be quiet" and "still." We might have tried it already?! Or the fact that she's not only this way at church?
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Oh, don't get me started on Polish masses/churches and some 'moralization' practiced there, not only regarding children's behaviour, but adult's too. Clothing 'moralization' I've seen is a material for separate topic, book even I think :laugh:.

I admit, LOUD, obnoxiously loud children running and screaming all around church/chapel are getting on my nerves, I am no saint - but for me it shows more not a one-time event, but just how spoiled/bratty the kid is, especially looking often at his/her parents' reaction. Situation you described has nothing to do with 'disturbance' - some people just thrive/live for making others' life as bad as theirs it seems; if kid has an active nature, it just requires an understanding and right approach towards it, not dismissing based on our own impression/experience of things. And I try to understand every single time I see such things, but sometimes it is hard when I see same kids doing same mayhem every Sunday and SAME 'my-kids-my-thing-you-cannot-tell-me-anything-he/she-will-do-whatever-he/she-wants' reaction from parents...I admire your patience (both of You, shoutout to Mr. P:)) and Mr. P's line about raising as Catholic ;). Please keep up good attitude and do you! And Happy Mother's Day for You, Mr. P. - all the best going forward!:ghug:

And the whole 'moralization' on parenting...I have no kids, but seeing sometimes how young moms especially are disoriented by amount of 'advice'/various opinions poured on them, neglecting often their own instincts makes me sad. Don't get me wrong - having someone experienced by your side in parenting can be a great source of knowledge and joy, but in this whole era of 'Insta moms' that is getting so popular in Poland it is sometimes pathetic to see 'wars' over parenting topics or an urge/trend poured from social media on moms to be instantly fit, happy and glowing after giving birth...As I said -do you and stay positive despite people!
 
anonymoose_au said:
I feel your pain, I can't bear even the mildest spicy food, it's like my mouth is on fire! I shudder to think what would happen to me if I ever accidentally ate a chilli pepper or something, you'd probably hear me scream in China :laugh2:

And I'm trying to teach myself Russian too! I'm using Duolingo, it's coming along OK...not sure I'll ever be able to pick up spoken Russian though, but maybe I could read it a bit.
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There's an amazing jerk chicken place near me. However, the sauce is something you pour on yourself depending upon taste. As I've never had their jerk chicken before I start loading up on it thinking it's like the jerk chicken sauce you get from Wegmans. The woman at the counter looks at me and warns me that it's spicy, and thinking this is a warning she gives all white people just shrug it off. It's jerk chicken, how hot is jerk chicken sauce?

Their jerk chicken sauce contains the heat of a thousand blazing suns. I took one bite and realized I had made a terrible terrible mistake and started googling if it's possible to get chemical burns due to spiciness. I am looting my refrigerator for bread, ice, milk, anything that would numb the pain, tears streaming down my cheeks and wondering if I was going to seriously die. But the actual chicken is so tender and smokey I try another bite. It took nearly 15 minutes for my mouth to cool down.

But it was worth it. Now I go and just get the chicken with their much milder bbq sauce.
 
NoNameFace said:
Oh, don't get me started on Polish masses/churches and some 'moralization' practiced there, not only regarding children's behaviour, but adult's too. Clothing 'moralization' I've seen is a material for separate topic, book even I think :laugh:.

I admit, LOUD, obnoxiously loud children running and screaming all around church/chapel are getting on my nerves, I am no saint - but for me it shows more not a one-time event, but just how spoiled/bratty the kid is, especially looking often at his/her parents' reaction. Situation you described has nothing to do with 'disturbance' - some people just thrive/live for making others' life as bad as theirs it seems; if kid has an active nature, it just requires an understanding and right approach towards it, not dismissing based on our own impression/experience of things. And I try to understand every single time I see such things, but sometimes it is hard when I see same kids doing same mayhem every Sunday and SAME 'my-kids-my-thing-you-cannot-tell-me-anything-he/she-will-do-whatever-he/she-wants' reaction from parents...I admire your patience (both of You, shoutout to Mr. P:)) and Mr. P's line about raising as Catholic ;). Please keep up good attitude and do you! And Happy Mother's Day for You, Mr. P. - all the best going forward!:ghug:

And the whole 'moralization' on parenting...I have no kids, but seeing sometimes how young moms especially are disoriented by amount of 'advice'/various opinions poured on them, neglecting often their own instincts makes me sad. Don't get me wrong - having someone experienced by your side in parenting can be a great source of knowledge and joy, but in this whole era of 'Insta moms' that is getting so popular in Poland it is sometimes pathetic to see 'wars' over parenting topics or an urge/trend poured from social media on moms to be instantly fit, happy and glowing after giving birth...As I said -do you and stay positive despite people!
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Thank you for this!

I'm meeting with Therese's godmother (and my friend) soon to talk about this... Honestly, that's what they're there for right? :)
 
Mrs. P said:
I'm over people judging me and Mr. P's parenting. I'm also over having to remind people that Toddlers are still learning and are not perfect creatures at birth.

Short story: We're at Mass (yep, we're Catholic) and a woman comes up before the Eucharist (communion) and chastizes us because our daughter, in her opinion, is misbehaving too much and "disturbing" her. And that we have to "do something."

Mind you, my girl's an energetic almost 3 year old. She can be kind of loud. But she has never bothered anyone and simply is a squirmy girl who has a hard time sitting still for an hour -- heck the struggle is for real for me some weeks.

Mr. P says, "Well do you want us to raise her Catholic, cause we do and we're going to keep taking her to church."

I did not handle it with so much grace, so after taking Eucharist, I took Toddler P outside and let her burn some of her energy while I let my emotions out.

The cool thing is that a lot of people saw what went down and came to us and gave us encouraging words of support and that we need not let this one lady get us down.

This is sadly the second time this happened in a year. I get it-- it's distracting -- but I mean if we had "figured out" a way for her to magically "be quiet" and "still." We might have tried it already?! Or the fact that she's not only this way at church?
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Oh Mrs. P I am so sorry this has happened to you. I have some counsel: become Episcopalian:laugh: well, we do have a rocking chair, (quiet) toys, coloring books, even a rocking chair for Mom, in the back of my church. Not that we’re so enlightened, but if attracting young families is a priority, then they need to feel attracted. So we try.
I do remember when I was a youngster they would just dismiss us all right before the sermon, but we weren’t taking Communion until we were confirmed, as tweens.

In the meantime, I join your fellow parishioners, don’t let the naysayers get you down. They clearly need prayer :pray:
 
Mrs. P said:
The cool thing is that a lot of people saw what went down and came to us and gave us encouraging words of support and that we need not let this one lady get us down.

This is sadly the second time this happened in a year. I get it-- it's distracting -- but I mean if we had "figured out" a way for her to magically "be quiet" and "still." We might have tried it already?! Or the fact that she's not only this way at church?
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So sorry you had that experience. Very discouraging, I'm sure. The only way kids learn how to go to church is by going. That being said, I have very quietly and unobtrusively moved when I can see that a little one will have a hard time being still. Other times I've waved and made faces to try to help entertain a bored child. :slink: We have a separate, small, relatively soundproof (but with a speaker in it) "crying room" where parents can sit with a child if they choose to do so. A friend of mine and her husband decided that they would temporarily worship separately until their daughter got a little older. They were both so stressed that neither one of them was getting much out of the services. Soft books, quiet toys, and an un-messy snack sometimes seem to help. Some churches have little "blessing bags" they give to kids as they come into church. Not sure what all is in them.

Tough situation. Please let us know how things develop.
 
Might seem stupid, but I am weirdly excited about getting today my order from grocery/food shop - cannot wait to get that peanut butter with Himalaya salt, coconut paste/mousse, yeast flakes, all spices, organic dales and raisins :love:. I plan to get it into use during weekend - no-baked banana bites with peanut butter and dale caramel and lentil/veggie stew with yeast flakes adding that cheesy flavour;)
 
Updated- now the ice show is actually making me drink. At least I'm still on wine, I'll know things are bad when I progress to the hard liquor.
 
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