Our Christmas chat with Andrew 2003

Key (in order of appearance):
TomKatJohn - Kathy Johnson
granolagirl94 - Dana Torp
esmartuek17 - Andrew Johnson
waterman98 - Michael Johnson
DTorpAK - Kristi Torp
arizonatom53 - Tom Johnson
Holly3895 - Holly Johnson
 
 

First Conversation:

Session Start (AIM Chat 18157335984115655510): Thu Dec 25 10:20:33 2003
TomKatJohn: Lots of junk food. Brush your teeth!!
granolagirl94: LOL Nice. Any lights on that tree?
esmartuek17: hey mike
waterman98: hey hey!
DTorpAK: Da's looking over mom's shoulder
esmartuek17: no lights.. we had a tree outside our room withlights though
DTorpAK: dad
granolagirl94: Sweet.
waterman98: cool
esmartuek17: on saturday we're going back out into the middle of nowhere til the end of deployment
DTorpAK: we kept talking to you during our christmas program last night. It was pretty funny
esmartuek17: heh
TomKatJohn: So no contact again?
DTorpAK: when does deployment end? Do you know yet?
esmartuek17: ummm.... situation has improved out there
esmartuek17: probaly march-0may now
TomKatJohn: That's good.
DTorpAK: WHAT!?
granolagirl94: Definitely good.
DTorpAK: that long!
TomKatJohn: Do we still need to send you the crimper and cable ends?
esmartuek17: but, since all we're going to be doing for 2 months is guarding a compound (instead of missions in the most dangerous place on earth) it'll be easy
esmartuek17: YES!
esmartuek17: moreso than before...
granolagirl94: And with the combat pay...:-D
granolagirl94: That's easy money!
esmartuek17: we had LAN set up here... out there... it's a whole new project
TomKatJohn: Hah!
DTorpAK: yeah right! We'd rather have him home
granolagirl94: Well, duh.
DTorpAK: Dana got your present
granolagirl94: Thanks for Deus Ex 2, btw.
granolagirl94: (I was just about to say that)
esmartuek17: good
esmartuek17: not a problem...
esmartuek17: I figured you might want a copy
TomKatJohn: We're curious about the box that you sent. It's in your room. Are we supposed to open it?
esmartuek17: there's alot of gifts I'll have to give when I get back
esmartuek17: no, it's just clothes and stuff
TomKatJohn: Okay. We were just wondering.
esmartuek17: my new geek wardrobe
TomKatJohn: How many boxes did you get? Did you get all three with gifts?
esmartuek17: all three
granolagirl94: LOL Um...is it golf attire in the box? Golf shirts and plaid pants?
esmartuek17: got the one with Sim City 3 days ago
DTorpAK: geek wardrobe?
TomKatJohn: Good.
esmartuek17: (Link: http://www.thinkgeek.com)www.thinkgeek.com might explain..
TomKatJohn: I tried Holly again. She must be at her mom's
DTorpAK: ah
granolagirl94: "thinkgeek.com" Hilarious.
esmartuek17: that's alright... I've still got a chance to call her tonight
waterman98: did you get a BSOD shirt?
esmartuek17: what on earth does that stand for?
esmartuek17: I saw it but didn't know what it meant
DTorpAK: hehehe, nice website
TomKatJohn: We're all wondering....
waterman98: Oh yeah... I got my CCNA! Now I'm working on the MCSE and CCNP
DTorpAK: I like that...
waterman98: Blue screen of death... when windows crashes
esmartuek17: wow
esmartuek17: OH
esmartuek17: I've been away from pre-XP for so long...
TomKatJohn: These acronyms are driving me crazy -- between the army and computers....
DTorpAK: poor mom
esmartuek17: heh... I'm going nuts with XP-home
waterman98: need pro?
esmartuek17: the Dell OEM version is driving me insane with bugs
esmartuek17: yes, please
TomKatJohn: Mike, dad says to burn a copy and send it to him.
waterman98: NP
TomKatJohn: What about drivers?
granolagirl94: Drew, did you get the "w00t" shirt? That'd be dope.
DTorpAK: (mom and dad aren't used to IM slang, it's funny)
waterman98: lol
TomKatJohn: I know some of it -- like :-) and BRB, etc.
DTorpAK: btw
DTorpAK: and of course "powned" right Dana?
TomKatJohn: What did you do today, Drew? Have you been doing any more raids?
waterman98: Ok... thinkgeek doesnt have the bsod shirt... check out (Link: www.errorwear.com)www.errorwear.com sometime
DTorpAK: I think we should get dad some geekwear
granolagirl94: No, no, no honey...pwn5d
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DTorpAK: ah
TomKatJohn: Drew???
DTorpAK: Doh! Drew let
waterman98: (Link: http://www.errorwear.com/huge-notresponding.html)http://www.errorwear.com/huge-notresponding.html for dad
DTorpAK: left
DTorpAK: he'll be back....maybe
granolagirl94: He's back. Kristi, reinvite him.
DTorpAK: done
DTorpAK: waiting for him
granolagirl94: So, there was a priest, a minister, and a rabbi...
DTorpAK: I think the invitation is taking awhile
waterman98: really?
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DTorpAK: I've sent it 3 times
DTorpAK: Hey!
esmartuek17: hey
granolagirl94: Third time's the charm.
DTorpAK: So how's your Christmas been?
esmartuek17: interesting... been packing for this move all day
esmartuek17: we're moving back out into the middle of nowhere
DTorpAK: I'm glad you were able to get on and talk to us
esmartuek17: me too
TomKatJohn: So do you take everything? I bet you've got a lot of stuff to move.
esmartuek17: got a few minutes til I have to log off
DTorpAK: I told Shauna (Meyer) you got married and she screamed
esmartuek17: no, we just pack a small amount...
esmartuek17: heh
TomKatJohn: Why so short? It bugs me that there are guys in Baghdad who get to call home every day. Of course, they have rank. Like Steven Rizzuto.
DTorpAK: We're going over to Cali when Dennis gets back. Try to get leave time i August to come with us
esmartuek17: I doubt I can get leave time
TomKatJohn: You forget, he's married and has a kid, so there are more responsibilities there.
DTorpAK: that sucks
esmartuek17: hey, if you can, please try to send a really small quad
DTorpAK: I love you Drew! I miss you! Christmas hasn't been the same w/o you
TomKatJohn: Like the military ones?
TomKatJohn: Or a real quad with everything?
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DTorpAK: We went to Dee's and saw LOTRROTK yeterday
waterman98: doesnt he get the military ones from his chaplain
granolagirl94: Probably gave him the Koran.
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esmartuek17: back
esmartuek17: it had an error
waterman98: ok... 4th time!
waterman98: :D
granolagirl94: LOL
TomKatJohn: We all love you and miss you. It hasn't been the same without you
DTorpAK: We'll try to get you a quad. Di Holly tell you that's what we got her?
esmartuek17: no, I haven't talked to her for a week
DTorpAK: yep, from Mike, Dana and I
granolagirl94: We have a teddy bear in desert camo, though. It's not as talkative as you are, but it'll have to do for this Christmas. ;)
esmartuek17: I sent her about $100 of roses and stuff for a quick christmas present... I'm obviously going to get her something more elaborate when I get back
TomKatJohn: I'm back in the chat room.
granolagirl94: Good call.
DTorpAK: She loved it btw
waterman98: drew do you have the military versions of the scriptures and just want something bigger, or not even have those?
TomKatJohn: She said she got the roses and bear. She was excited. Our box didn't arrive, though, and we sent it on the 10th. Things get to Fallujah faster than Lubbock.
esmartuek17: I don't have any scriptures out here
esmartuek17: I've been praying the sacrament off the top of my head (which isn't that hard to remember)
granolagirl94: Here's some scripture for ya...D&C 4
DTorpAK: we'll talk to the bish and get you some
granolagirl94: "Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men..."
DTorpAK: uh oh, Dana's quoting scripture again
waterman98: I believe the military pocket size ones you get from the church leaders
esmartuek17: not servicemans's set... they're still bulky
TomKatJohn: Or go to Distribution -- which is now by Deseret Book in Family Center, btw
granolagirl94: "Therefore, oh ye that embark in the service of god, see that ye serve him with all you heart, might, mind, and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.
DTorpAK: sheesh
TomKatJohn: "Jesus wept."
granolagirl94: (Doh, that "therefore" is supposed to be "wherefore")
esmartuek17: heh
DTorpAK: Dana and I are moving back to Provo
esmartuek17: so I read just an hour ago
granolagirl94: "Wherefore if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work"
DTorpAK: oh ya
TomKatJohn: "And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
esmartuek17: hehe
esmartuek17: send another DVD of this year
DTorpAK: there's your week's supply of scripture
esmartuek17: I liked that pretty DVD-r
DTorpAK: oh good!
TomKatJohn: And this taxing was first done when Cyrenius was governor of Syria -- who is Cyrenius, Dana?
waterman98: I'm glad!
esmartuek17: if I had a printer I'd print it
granolagirl94: "For behold, the field is white already to harvest. And lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul."
granolagirl94: Um...Herod's janitor?
DTorpAK: Dana was having a hrd time with bible people, but he has LOTR people down
waterman98: yeah LOTR ROTK rules!!!
DTorpAK: Dad wants to know if your crackers came in one piece
granolagirl94: "And faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God qualify him for the work."
esmartuek17: I can't believe haji doesn't have any bootlegs of LOTR-ROTK or harry potter yet!
waterman98: if I "stumble across" a copy... I make one for you too. I'm glad your dvd-rom had no problems with the disk
esmartuek17: crackers?
esmartuek17: the triscuts?
esmartuek17: they were mostly whole still
DTorpAK: I don't know...he left
DTorpAK: I'll tell him
granolagirl94: "Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence."
esmartuek17: no problems at all... now most of my platoon knows what you all look like... I got most of the ridicule though...
TomKatJohn: For the hair?
granolagirl94: "Ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you. Amen." Please, please, hold the applause...
esmartuek17: even our crappy DVDplayer played it
DTorpAK: yes, yes, dear, we get the point. You'll be an apostle someday and show us how much scripture you REALLY know
granolagirl94: Eh, I just know D&C 4.
esmartuek17: for the hair, yes
waterman98: btw I'm hosting a win 2k3 server (Link: www.waterman981.com)www.waterman981.com
TomKatJohn: We'll send you a copy of this year's pageant.
DTorpAK: it was pretty funny
esmartuek17: awesome
DTorpAK: I dressed up like an angel
DTorpAK: (dana was one for Halloween)
esmartuek17: nice server
DTorpAK: if I email pics, can you get them, or should I mail them?
granolagirl94: Oh, lds.org has scriptures if you have a hankering to read da word every so often. Until you get a quad or something.
waterman98: i'll try to get the picture gallery working on my site again and we can set everyone up with accounts to upload to it
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waterman98: i'll try to get the picture gallery working on my site again and we can set everyone up with accounts to upload to it
DTorpAK: way to go mom
esmartuek17: I look 10X better with these contacts
granolagirl94: Yeah, the horn rims aren't...flattering...:-D
DTorpAK: I beleive it
esmartuek17: it didn't leak
TomKatJohn: There are no backup contacts, though. You'll need a new prescription for that.
DTorpAK: I bet lying to a federal office is a felony. Mom's a felon!
TomKatJohn: So lock me up!
granolagirl94: Is there a reward?
DTorpAK: I bet this conversation is being watched....they'll come knocking at our door any minute....
esmartuek17: so? I lied to the government and now I am suffering worse that the threatened imprisonment.. I can't get out!
DTorpAK: (I hate to say I told you so, but.....)
esmartuek17: oh well, it's good money (tax free :P)
waterman98: invite arizonatom53
DTorpAK: ok
esmartuek17: I gotta go
granolagirl94: The weather is nice, free room and board, tax-free money...
granolagirl94: Aw.
esmartuek17: it's FREEZING
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esmartuek17: in 5 minutes
TomKatJohn: We love you! So glad you were online
esmartuek17: I got 5 minutes left
TomKatJohn: Oh no, Dad just got on.
DTorpAK: doh! Dad just got on!
DTorpAK: ok 5 minutes...whew
esmartuek17: dad got an AOL account?
esmartuek17: heh
DTorpAK: now he did
arizonatom53: did the crackers come in one piece?
TomKatJohn: Say something, Tom.
DTorpAK: ys they did
esmartuek17: yes.. the triscuts were tasty
granolagirl94: "Something, Tom." Har, har.
TomKatJohn: You're SOOOOOO funny.
arizonatom53: I love you too, when will we hear from you again
granolagirl94: It's hard being this good. Oh, yeah!
esmartuek17: I wish I could save this conversation.... I really like talking to you all.
DTorpAK: Maybe we can print it out
waterman98: easy
waterman98: trillian is your friend
esmartuek17: ummmmmmm.... we get the phone for longer and more often down there
arizonatom53: mom is trying?
DTorpAK: This is great, we should do this more
TomKatJohn: I save most of all the conversations and put them on Word Perfect. I'll print it for you.
DTorpAK: trillian? What mike?
waterman98: its a chat client
esmartuek17: I have Trillian Pro
DTorpAK: ah
esmartuek17: : P
esmartuek17: I've had it for a long time too
DTorpAK: :P yourself!
waterman98: I'm just using the free one
esmartuek17: want the code?
esmartuek17: heh
waterman98: yeah
esmartuek17: I'l have to rummage through my emails to find it... but I'm on a public computer right now
arizonatom53: I'm going to put it on downstairs
esmartuek17: I can get you the code next time I'm online
granolagirl94: When do you think that will be?
DTorpAK: you can email him from his website
waterman98: yeah... I use the hotmail one linked on the website if you want to email me..
esmartuek17: I liked the program so much I paid for it.... just cause to support the great cause
waterman98: I've done that!
esmartuek17: heh
waterman98: tmpgenc
esmartuek17: tmpgenc?
granolagirl94: w00t!
waterman98: mpg encoder
esmartuek17: oh
arizonatom53: whateveeeveeeer!
esmartuek17: now that I have a job I can do that
esmartuek17: heh
waterman98: lol
esmartuek17: but I've gotta get my home all setup before I start using personal funds
arizonatom53: yeah I'll have to send you some more financial updates
esmartuek17: send me one of the packets of my mutual funds
DTorpAK: I keep telling Holly you guys need to move out here
TomKatJohn: Dad has been paying off your high interest loans.
arizonatom53: I also sent and another letter last week
TomKatJohn: With your money, of course
DTorpAK: then we could help
esmartuek17: I'm trying to convince her to let me goto SLCC when I get out.. but she doesn't like the cold...
granolagirl94: it's cold here? LOL
DTorpAK: She sounded like she would the other day
arizonatom53: its snowing
waterman98: just cause its snowing right now
TomKatJohn: We're having a snowstorm today.
DTorpAK: tell her it isn't like Alaska. Now that's cold
esmartuek17: well, if he would've sent that letter to them to drop my interest to 6% (legally binding... they can't ignore that request...)
TomKatJohn: Jinks
waterman98: dont
waterman98: er doh
arizonatom53: for your Dell???
esmartuek17: yes
esmartuek17: and the car loan
arizonatom53: oh okay
esmartuek17: it's a JAG thing... some soldiers and sailors act..
esmartuek17: I gotta go
esmartuek17: love you all
arizonatom53: love you
TomKatJohn: We love you. Merry Christmas
granolagirl94: Love ya, boy. Be good.
DTorpAK: II love you
waterman98: love ya man! Later!
DTorpAK: miss you
esmartuek17: merry christmas.. and if I can't... happy new years
DTorpAK: you too
esmartuek17: bye
granolagirl94: bye
DTorpAK: bye!!!
waterman98: bye\
arizonatom53: bye
esmartuek17: blow up fireowrks for me
TomKatJohn: Call or write when you can
DTorpAK: ok
waterman98: big ones!!!
granolagirl94: Word.
DTorpAK: lots of them we'll take pics
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granolagirl94: Aw.
granolagirl94: That was fun.
DTorpAK: I know
DTorpAK: should we stay here and talk
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DTorpAK: and be lazy
DTorpAK: this is the future of relationships
granolagirl94: Um, not between you and me it isn't!
granolagirl94: :-D
DTorpAK: e-marriage honey. It's all the rage
TomKatJohn: We'd better leave before this gets out of our league, Tom
granolagirl94: LOL E-polygamy...
granolagirl94: That's the rage in UT.
DTorpAK: ummmm, no. I'll be down in a minute
granolagirl94: ROFL Adios, all.
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Session Close (Chat 18157335984115655510): Thu Dec 25 11:03:18 2003


Second Conversation:

Session Start (AIM - waterman98:Chat 33108667062633340998): Thu Dec 25 11:14:50 2003
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DTorpAK: hey!
granolagirl94: sweet
arizonatom53: so you got more time
DTorpAK: this rules
DTorpAK: he's not in yet
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granolagirl94: Um, Kristi...will you invite him?
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granolagirl94: Word.
DTorpAK: there he is
esmartuek17: yo
granolagirl94: Sup, boy. Long time no see.
arizonatom53: so Drew did you get more time?
waterman98: Where's Holly?
esmartuek17: yeah, I jumped back in line
DTorpAK: we thought she was on, but she's not
arizonatom53: great!!!!
TomKatJohn: I'll call her.
waterman98: oh
DTorpAK: we need her mom's number
arizonatom53: we were just talking what a great time it was
DTorpAK: false alarm
waterman98: And I showed them how much cooler trillian is with its log files...(since everyone closed their windows)
arizonatom53: What???
granolagirl94: Communication in the 21st century.
DTorpAK: how long do you have drew?
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waterman98: that long
granolagirl94: LOL
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granolagirl94: He'll be back. They always come back.
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granolagirl94: See?
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arizonatom53: what is going on here?
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granolagirl94: LOL hold on a sec
granolagirl94: DC, zig, sign off.
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granolagirl94: Kristi?
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waterman98: wrong chat window dana???
granolagirl94: I'm not in under my username. Kristi is.
waterman98: well yes... that we see
granolagirl94: Drew's not here anyway.
TomKatJohn: What's going on?
arizonatom53: i"m under impression the Drew enjoyed that too!
granolagirl94: I think my friends invited me for a chat or something and somehow that became involved with this one. Don't know how, though. Weird.
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granolagirl94: Yeah, Drew enjoyed it. I just hope he can come back!
TomKatJohn: Kristi is trying to send stuff and she can't
TomKatJohn: She's going to have to close the chat room and then open it again.
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granolagirl94: Ok.
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waterman98: whoa
DTorpAK: this got wierd
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arizonatom53: okay is this where everyone is?
TomKatJohn: I'm here
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arizonatom53: Yes 2 x's
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DTorpAK: I invited Dana
waterman98: so did I
TomKatJohn: Nice of you.
granolagirl94: Yay! I'm back and I'm beautiful!
granolagirl94: :-D
arizonatom53: re-invite Mike
DTorpAK: ok
granolagirl94: Mike's here.
arizonatom53: oh he is here
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DTorpAK: I sent an invite to drew
DTorpAK: there he is
esmartuek17: my traceroute to your IP isn't looking too good... already at 22 hops
arizonatom53: hey --good job
granolagirl94: Esmar! I mean Drew! How're things?
waterman98: wow
esmartuek17: took 9 hopes to get onto the sprint network
TomKatJohn: How long do you have online?
DTorpAK: this thing was freaking out for a minute there
DTorpAK: yes, how long?
waterman98: yea... for us to hit the net is so many hops
arizonatom53: yes
DTorpAK: Drew?
granolagirl94: Is that jumps between servers?
arizonatom53: yeah
waterman98: routers
granolagirl94: Oh. Hey, you learn something new every day.
granolagirl94: The more there are, the worse it is, right?
DTorpAK: I think it's freaking out on drew again
waterman98: and the maximum keepalive for RIP (routing protocol) is 15 hops
arizonatom53: so Drew do we send to the same address?
granolagirl94: Man...
DTorpAK: last time I could read, but not send anything
TomKatJohn: I'm trying to I/M him privately and he doesn't respond. But it still says he's here.
DTorpAK: mine too
granolagirl94: Same here.
DTorpAK: sorry about inviting all Dana's friends, it added them on
TomKatJohn: Yoohoo, Drew???
DTorpAK: they were kinda perplexed
granolagirl94: Understandably.
arizonatom53: mike is tracing the routes
DTorpAK: I'm glad someone knows how
arizonatom53: so was this just a fire drill?
granolagirl94: I tried IMing Drew as well. Nada.
DTorpAK: Drew sign off then back on
granolagirl94: Will that help?
TomKatJohn: He said he jumped back in line and got on again
DTorpAK: that
DTorpAK: s what I did
DTorpAK: probably just internet traffic stuff
TomKatJohn: Maybe he has to put more rubles in the meter. Or whatever.
arizonatom53: rubles is Russian money
granolagirl94: LOL maybe.
DTorpAK: what's the biblical stuff?
granolagirl94: Do they still use rubles?
DTorpAK: I an't remember
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TomKatJohn: Mites?
granolagirl94: Maybe he'll try signing on again.
arizonatom53: so here we are like flies on a Kybo seat-- waiting for the rest to come!
granolagirl94: LOL I had never even heard of a Kybo seat until I met Kristi.
DTorpAK: shekels,talents...
TomKatJohn: Come back, Drew. We forgive you.
arizonatom53: we need to get Drew's IP address!
TomKatJohn: Oops, he's off again.
granolagirl94: "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars'..."
arizonatom53: yeah I got a knuckle sandwich
granolagirl94: Maybe he's spending tithing money to get back on the net or something and that's why he can't get back on...;)
waterman98: well he said:esmartuek17: this cable modem here to the satellite dish is having problems
TomKatJohn: There you go.
DTorpAK: he says it's trying to rejoin
TomKatJohn: My I/m says he's on
TomKatJohn: Reinvite him
DTorpAK: I'm talking to him,
arizonatom53: it's solar flares
granolagirl94: No such thing.
TomKatJohn: Northern lights?
DTorpAK: He's trying to get in
waterman98: snow on their sattelite
DTorpAK: (Dana's not ascience major)
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DTorpAK: Doh!
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granolagirl94: No, but I am a correct spelling major! ;)
granolagirl94: :-D
TomKatJohn: I bet he's growling now!
arizonatom53: this has got to be frustating for him
DTorpAK: kicked him offf
DTorpAK: we'll wait
granolagirl94: "AMTGARD!!!"
waterman98: lol
DTorpAK: ROFL
TomKatJohn: Huzzah!
arizonatom53: get the swords
TomKatJohn: He's off again -- oops, back on.
waterman98: avast!
granolagirl94: "Now, this is the correct way to do it. I saw it on Nova once..."
DTorpAK: this is quite the effort. "So what did you do all Christmas....?
granolagirl94: Um...I've almost topped off my liter of Mt. Dew.
arizonatom53: tried the internet
DTorpAK: He's not answering regular IM
granolagirl94: And I'm FEELING THE BUZZ!!!
arizonatom53: some one tell all the rest of the world to GET OFF!!!
TomKatJohn: Off again.
granolagirl94: ROFL
TomKatJohn: You'd think it was Christmas or something.
arizonatom53: :-X
TomKatJohn: Back on.
granolagirl94: "Heavenly Father, make all the heathen gentiles go away..."
arizonatom53: are you the only one who can talk with him?
TomKatJohn: Versus the Christian gentiles?
TomKatJohn: I just see that he's on -- no messages yet.
DTorpAK: he's talking to me, hang on
granolagirl94: eh, it's just more descriptive. :-D N stuff.
arizonatom53: how can he talk to Kristi and none of the rest of us?
DTorpAK: I'm special
DTorpAK: says he thinks it'll work now
TomKatJohn: She reinvited him into the chat room.
granolagirl94: I just got through with an IM.
DTorpAK: it takes a while
waterman98: Thats why everyone should have a T3 to their house
DTorpAK: or military base
granolagirl94: Such a good movie. I loved T3...
waterman98: exactly!
arizonatom53: oh right! T1 not fast enough?
DTorpAK: he says brb
TomKatJohn: Off again.
granolagirl94: maybe we need to make a new chat room, but invite him first.
waterman98: nope... 1.5Mbps would be too slow... I need the full 36Mbps
arizonatom53: bathroom breaK?
DTorpAK: it tries, but wont connect
TomKatJohn: Oh well, we didn't have anything else to do. He's back again. Reinvite.
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DTorpAK: everyone say a little prayer
waterman98: yay
esmartuek17: is it working?
waterman98: yup
arizonatom53: are we are virtual family now?
granolagirl94: Word up!
DTorpAK: It's Christmas miracle!!!
esmartuek17: wow
waterman98: its a festivus miracle
granolagirl94: We need to get virtually sealed...
arizonatom53: hey there he is
DTorpAK: I know, this is too difficult
DTorpAK: We're glad you're here drew
granolagirl94: still there Drew?
arizonatom53: so we can be a virtual forever family!
TomKatJohn: How long do you have -- or is this the question that kills the connection?
esmartuek17: heh
granolagirl94: "Virtual families can be together forever..."
DTorpAK: don't say it Dad!
esmartuek17: uhhhhhh
granolagirl94: "Through AOL's plan..."
waterman98: lol
DTorpAK: rofl
esmartuek17: hehehh
granolagirl94: :-D
DTorpAK: that was awsome
TomKatJohn: Did you see that lightning bolt?
granolagirl94: um...what?
DTorpAK: really?
esmartuek17: no....
granolagirl94: ZOZT! Ow!
arizonatom53: okay drew --- will your mail still get to U in the desert
TomKatJohn: Direct from heaven!!!
DTorpAK: drew, you didn't see the lightning from there...? Weird
esmartuek17: yes
granolagirl94: My Mt. Dew absorbed most of it, though.
esmartuek17: getting mail to us is a multi-million$$$ operation here... they even have machines to sort it...
arizonatom53: good!
DTorpAK: Dana got a liter of Mt Dew from Sants
granolagirl94: Whoa.
TomKatJohn: We're being struck down. But I guess that song isn't scripture, so who cares?
esmartuek17: heh
granolagirl94: LOL
DTorpAK: nice
granolagirl94: Santa knows what I like.
arizonatom53: so you want slim jim and?
esmartuek17: you got my message!
DTorpAK: beef stick
esmartuek17: when did I send that?!?!
granolagirl94: Beefy!
TomKatJohn: Hey Mike, make sure we keep a copy of this one too.
arizonatom53: yesterday!
esmartuek17: yes.. slim jims are good
DTorpAK: I'm saving this one
esmartuek17: those summer sausages are good too
granolagirl94: What about Slim Jim's covered in ketchup?
DTorpAK: beef stick
waterman98: np... it does it automatically for me
TomKatJohn: We had to grovel at McDonald's to get the ketchup
arizonatom53: oh did you like Mike's gift?
esmartuek17: we have enough soda to drown fish.....
esmartuek17: the creole seasoning?
waterman98: yeah
arizonatom53: yes
granolagirl94: Caffeinated fish...I wonder how that would taste?
DTorpAK: we want to get you a DVD when you get back, we were worried about sending it though
esmartuek17: I packed it for the move... I'm planning on using that on everything
waterman98: figure if anything can make MRE's taste good its that
TomKatJohn: Is everything you leave safe?
DTorpAK: it could make caffienated fish taste good
granolagirl94: Chat rooms rule.
arizonatom53: do I need to send some SASE for other people for you?
esmartuek17: ummm... most DVDs that I like that are of movies still in the theaters there... yeah... I have the ones I like... it's not the best quality... some and from theater cams.. others are screener copies... all have pro menus
TomKatJohn: Chat room rules?
granolagirl94: John Wayne was, indeed, tall.
DTorpAK: we'll get you one when you get back (LOTR ROTK maybe)
esmartuek17: SASE.... no... SAE
waterman98: he probably has it
arizonatom53: oh yeah mail is free!
TomKatJohn: Hale Bob?
esmartuek17: umm.. I doubt I'll get a copy of LOTR-ROTK anytime soon
DTorpAK: Did Holly send the DVD she got you?
granolagirl94: LOL
waterman98: I'll keep my eyes open
DTorpAK: (do you know what it is?)
esmartuek17: she got me a DVD?
DTorpAK: yep
arizonatom53: oh yeah where is Holly?
esmartuek17: awwwww
DTorpAK: still offline
esmartuek17: she's not responding to my IMs
TomKatJohn: No answer on the phone
esmartuek17: Holly3895
arizonatom53: do we have any other phone #'s for her?
DTorpAK: I only have her home one
esmartuek17: just her work number.. she isn't working
TomKatJohn: Just her work # and she's not working today.
TomKatJohn: Jinx
esmartuek17: 12345678910
DTorpAK: ?????
granolagirl94: Holly sent us some nice presents. She made sweatshirts for the men in da family. Mine has a little football-playing bear on it with a #28 on its' jersey.
DTorpAK: yeeeeeesssss
waterman98: lol
esmartuek17: you owe me a candy bar !
DTorpAK: OHHH!
granolagirl94: with ketchup!
DTorpAK: ok
esmartuek17: heh
DTorpAK: I get it
arizonatom53: some kids never growup!
esmartuek17: lol
esmartuek17: hey, I gotta remember something to teach my kids
TomKatJohn: Didn't you just tell me you refuse to grow up.
arizonatom53: Mike jot a bunch of
waterman98: ram
granolagirl94: I thought he refused to die?
arizonatom53: DVD's for Christmas
TomKatJohn: Both
arizonatom53: I'm just slow.
granolagirl94: Oh. Man, me thinks he doth want too much!
esmartuek17: heh
DTorpAK: We're going to have James Bond marathon
esmartuek17: I need to invest in more RAM... but I really need to try to get further in investigating the upgradability of my video card... if I can't upgrade that... I have no use for more RAM...
DTorpAK: big movie weekend
TomKatJohn: Dad got me a home theater system, but I don't really understand it yet. I guess we're going to rock the walls.
esmartuek17: oooo
DTorpAK: yeah, it's tight
esmartuek17: send me a copy of Better off Dead on DVD if you can
granolagirl94: Oh, it's going to ROCK!!!
waterman98: Usually with laptops you are stuck with the video
DTorpAK: (mom, just doesn't know it yet)
arizonatom53: so you now it looks to be a couple more months before you get back, right!
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granolagirl94: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
arizonatom53: again!!!!!
DTorpAK: ooops, we lost him
granolagirl94: YOU lost him.
DTorpAK: You did!
granolagirl94: Liar!
TomKatJohn: Come back, come back.
arizonatom53: all who wander are not lost!
waterman98: [walks off looking innocent]
TomKatJohn: He's back.
granolagirl94: ROFL
DTorpAK: you made him leave
granolagirl94: I think we're getting better at this.
granolagirl94: You're the one that didn't take a shower!
arizonatom53: than what?
granolagirl94: Wait, I didn't either.
waterman98: I've always been pro
DTorpAK: see!
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DTorpAK: it's trying
granolagirl94: Nah, just better at conversing via AIM. We're in more of a flow.
DTorpAK: YAY!
esmartuek17: heh
TomKatJohn: Drew's back!
granolagirl94: ...in black...
DTorpAK: this is getting redundant
granolagirl94: well, desert camo
arizonatom53: this is sad -- we have more fun on-line than at the table!
DTorpAK: but it's fun
esmartuek17: my computer tends to have issues... more with having only a 30gig harddrive (with games like sim city that take up 1.6gigs.. it gets full fast)
DTorpAK: I know....
TomKatJohn: We've got Dad's projector from work so we watch movies on the wall -- last night Pirates of the Caribbean
esmartuek17: heh
granolagirl94: Tonight, Lamb of God.
DTorpAK: good movie, you'd like it
esmartuek17: I have that
granolagirl94: Er, I mean, Moonraker.
arizonatom53: so you need an external HD!
esmartuek17: I have alot of movies...
DTorpAK: ummm, hello Dana, big Bond weekend? Ring a bell?
waterman98: Yeah in order to make your disc I needed to fix my system after I fried a cpu... so santa got me an early gift of the A7N8X deluxe with 1 GB of dual channel pc3200... that way we got that dvd done in time
granolagirl94: Tom, how many HD's do you have lying around?
DTorpAK: I know
waterman98: I know what you mean about hard drive space...
arizonatom53: and he is still using MY 200GB HD
waterman98: Desert Combat is like 700 MB to download now!!!
granolagirl94: LOL
waterman98: with 13 GB full
DTorpAK: o_O
TomKatJohn: You've lost me....
arizonatom53: so I have to buy more......you can never have to many HD's
DTorpAK: Drew till there?
TomKatJohn: Or coolers....
DTorpAK: still
granolagirl94: Elrond. Just think of Elrond.
DTorpAK: WHAT?
TomKatJohn: What?
granolagirl94: Drew?
arizonatom53: Esmar?
granolagirl94: Like how you were lost with Return of the King. Sort of...
DTorpAK: Dana lives in his own world. It's those geek books he reads
granolagirl94: I just read what you give me, honey.
*** Holly3895 has been invited to the group chat.
arizonatom53: Mike said Holly's status changed?
*** Holly3895 has joined the chat.
TomKatJohn: Too many names, too many numbers, too many abbreviations
DTorpAK: I never gave you those
TomKatJohn: Holly, are you there?
DTorpAK: Holly!
granolagirl94: Holly! What up?
Holly3895: hi.
arizonatom53: HI HOlly
DTorpAK: Oh no, where's drew
DTorpAK: it says he's still here
granolagirl94: DREW!!!
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DTorpAK: Doh!
Holly3895: he left :(
arizonatom53: Welcome to the virtural Johnson family!!!
DTorpAK: he'll be back
granolagirl94: Holly, we've been talking with Drew off and on for a while.
Holly3895: Thank you.
granolagirl94: We were hoping you'd get online.
TomKatJohn: He's back. Reinvite.
waterman98: we'll have to send you the chat logs from what happened earlier
granolagirl94: Oh, and I'm Dana.
*** esmartuek17 has been invited to the group chat.
granolagirl94: DTorpAK is Kristi.
DTorpAK: I resent
arizonatom53: Dana the girl??
*** esmartuek17 has joined the chat.
esmartuek17: hey!
waterman98: yeah
DTorpAK: Hey!
Holly3895: Andrew!!!!!
arizonatom53: so now we have everyone!!!
granolagirl94: Dana the "not as muscular as he should be" boy...
esmartuek17: holly!
Holly3895: *tacklehugglesmoochie*
DTorpAK: eeewwww, get a room
waterman98: hey now!
waterman98: lol
TomKatJohn: Now don't get too mushy...
granolagirl94: Um, so...Kristi...how are ya?
Holly3895: lol
arizonatom53: oh they are in one!!
DTorpAK: uuuhhhh
granolagirl94: So we have to get a room?
granolagirl94: But we paid for this one!
DTorpAK: So this is like the whole family together for the first time huh?
arizonatom53: how do we close our virtual eyes!
DTorpAK: nice
Holly3895: yup.
arizonatom53: are we getting mushy
DTorpAK: (now they're talking by themselves....)
TomKatJohn: Too bad Gillian can't type
arizonatom53: Oooooooooo!
granolagirl94: I'll do it for her. "slkdfjaweiojfasd;kzv"
Holly3895: Well I believe we have witnessed that she can (00333330000.....)
waterman98: good job!
granolagirl94: Nice!
arizonatom53: we need a microphone
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DTorpAK: come back you guys!!! We're sorry
DTorpAK: not again
TomKatJohn: Don't forget us, you two.
arizonatom53: agian!!!!!!!!!!!!
granolagirl94: Alright! More funding for Army communication!
waterman98: we've been having connection problems with him all morning
arizonatom53: so Holly --- hows your Christmas going?
granolagirl94: Where's our Congressman?
waterman98: Thank you for the sweater!!!
Holly3895: I wish I hadn't left earlier. I went to help my mom put together a foosball table.
TomKatJohn: He's off again.
granolagirl94: Yep, the #28 was a nice touch. Go Rams!
arizonatom53: Thank you for the sweat shirt -- I really like it!!
DTorpAK: we'll send a transcript of our last conversation and this one
Holly3895: Your most welcome. Thanks for the scripture set I absolutely LOVE it.
granolagirl94: Yeah, well, I picked the color...
granolagirl94: I knew you liked green.
granolagirl94: :-D
arizonatom53: and such a good job you did!
DTorpAK: I love the bath stuff. It's the same color as our paint!
Holly3895: Really? that's good.
DTorpAK: (he did not!!! he wanted black)
granolagirl94: Which is also green.
granolagirl94: Black...green...what's the difference in the virtual world?
arizonatom53: what??
DTorpAK: (his dad and I picked green!)
granolagirl94: Did not!
waterman98: just look above
granolagirl94: Reinvite Drew!
DTorpAK: lets see if it'll let him in
arizonatom53: it had better!!!!!
DTorpAK: I sent 2
TomKatJohn: I hope he gets a discount for the lousy service
granolagirl94: Doesn't this violate Freedom of Assembly or something?
arizonatom53: So Holly --- Drew said he is looking at march to may now!
DTorpAK: that blows!
Holly3895: Oh man. That's kinda good and bad.
granolagirl94: How's that?
arizonatom53: and they are moving him back out to the desert
DTorpAK: bad connection again
TomKatJohn: The good thing is that they're sending them into the desert away from the rebels
arizonatom53: it must be the snow!!!
Holly3895: good cause it allows me to finish post op appointments and like. Bad cause he'll be gone longer.
TomKatJohn: It's stopped snowing!
granolagirl94: Oh. Yeah, that's true.
DTorpAK: NOOOOOOO!
arizonatom53: I can't see the mountains>
DTorpAK: does that mean we have to drive Dana?
granolagirl94: I see dead people.
Holly3895: Neither can I LOL
waterman98: Hey I'll post these transcripts on my web page.... for you Holly its (Link: www.waterman981.com)www.waterman981.com
granolagirl94: Um, I don't know hon. Probably not.
arizonatom53: the paths of the dead----- connections>
DTorpAK: lol
granolagirl94: Whoa.
granolagirl94: That's kinda creepy.
DTorpAK: he gets it from you
granolagirl94: Me?
arizonatom53: poor Drew - missing it all!
TomKatJohn: It's still supposed to snow tomorrow.
DTorpAK: yes
granolagirl94: Nah.
Holly3895: Its pretty nice out here. 55 right now.
granolagirl94: I've always been able to see dead people.
DTorpAK: Drew only has 5 minutes, he says Merry Chritmas, but he'd like to talk with his wife
arizonatom53: oh man, I wonder how warm Drew is?
TomKatJohn: Bye. We love you.
granolagirl94: Aight. Sounds good to me.
granolagirl94: See ya!
TomKatJohn: Save it, Mike
arizonatom53: ooooooookay. I'm outa here!
DTorpAK: (he's not here, he can't see you)
granolagirl94: >:o
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DTorpAK: (he says he loves you
granolagirl94: We love you too, Drew! Merry Christmas!
granolagirl94: Bye
Holly3895: Happy Christmas everyone!
waterman98: Ok... the first chat is online
waterman98: I will add all of this in a second