Originally posted by Cloudbringer:
the previous thread is here:

<H2><font color="plum">Cloudy's Cafe</font></H2>

Come in, be welcome, be comfortable, be yourself

Welcome to Cloudy's Cafe, a place to have a cup of coffee or a good
darjeeling and the finest in conversation and camaraderie.

The proprietor asks that you follow a few simple guidelines:

<H3>this is a real conversation zone, not a role-play zone</H3>

* no flaming; if you disagree with a viewpoint expressed by any patron, please do so in a civil manner

* any topic is fair game, but keep posts to the standards that Ziroc has set for the entire forum, please (ie: foul language is not appropriate and things should be suitable for all audiences)
-a side note from Cloudy: I see this as a place for those short
conversations about a new baby or the latest soccer fiasco, not for things that are big enough to warrant their own threads, by all means give those things the space they need and post separately!

* Please, no one word or smiley posts (Ziroc has declared them 'real spam' and the proprietor doesn't want the reputuation of "good spam" to suffer!)

* do feel free to be serious or silly and enjoy the company of others while you are here. By all means POST if you have something to say, even to start another topic , we can handle multiple chats, we're a CAFE!!! But be courteous and don't disrupt a conversation just to disrupt it.

Come on in! The bar is stocked with coffees, teas, juices and waters from around the world. And purple napkins, of course!

<font color="pink">The lighting is low, the golden oak counters and tables glow with inviting warmth. Near the window, the lighting is brighter, as comfy, plush leather armchairs wait for those who'd like to read a book while relaxing to music or just lazily watch the world go by.</font>

<H1> <font color="plum"> PLEASE NOTE </font></H1>

This is a modified reminder that I've posted before in reply to someone asking "can we spam the cafe". It still holds true, so I'm going to repeat it periodically for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Read the first post of the thread, it's NOT a spam zone. If you want to discuss you grades, a problem with a teacher,the weather, your neighbor's new car etc.....etc.. (real life conversations) this is the place. I don't mind a SMALL amount of spam but when the Cafe gets to be 8 pages in one day and it's all one liner pure spam, I have to ask people not to do it because most of the members who would come to talk about their day or things that they want advice or sympathy or cheers on, will not post in that atmosphere. I want you to be comfy here, but not at the expense of other members.

So the answer is NO, I don't want to see page after page of roleplay spam or one liner spamfests that could be done on msn or aim etc. because our goal is to TALK WITH one another , not fill up a cafe in five hours. ;)

Good day to everyone! Evening to those over in Singapore or Australia and vicinity! How is everyone this fine day/evening!?

It's a hazy, steamy, hot morning here in my neighborhood and a Monday on top of all that, but aside from wishing it was a long weekend, I'm in a good mood! :D So come on in and have a chat and a cookie or a group hug or whatever it is you're needing today! [img]graemlins/ladyhearts.gif[/img]

From the last Cafe:

Yeah, the movies aren't bad. If only I could watch them in anything but German. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
(Never feel like renting them, and I watch them in German class. ;) ) </font>[/QUOTE]So you must be improving your German...I mean Hogwarts is a good vocabulary word to know in any language, right? ;) :D LOL, can you follow them in German or does it get hard to figure out what's going on?

This seems an appropriate venue for this, so...I am entering a music competition, for song writers. I have some prepared pieces on my site, and would like some opinions on which piece to use. It costs $30 to enter a piece, so I'm only going to enter one, and I really can't afford that, but even second place would pay my rent for that month, so, while it's a gamble, it's a worthwhile one. It's a lot to ask, but if some of you could give a listen to the pieces, and give me an opinion as to which one I should use. I will listen to the consensus, as after all, you are the music buying public, and who better to ask?

I like Bard Song Part 2 :D


Well, it's cold in my office but I'm not going to complain or they'll make it too hot...can't win around here!

Hey, Sir G, got any popcorn? I've got to wait a half hour for lunch! :D

Awhile back, on one of the first days of I-Pride... I strained my back doing deadlift. It hadn't been bothering me so I assumed it got better in a few days. I was wrong. It's been bugging me lately so now, I have an ice pack on my lower back. Man, it's cold. Coach also doesn't want me doing deadlift tomorrow, which kind of sucks. Anyway, how's every doing today?

Take care of that back, SG, you never can be to careful with injuries there. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Not too bad today, although my co-worker didn't show up for work so I'm managing alone today and tomorrow.

Gotta watch the back, for sure. They tend to not heal right sometimes.

Yeah, my office is full of people who hurt their backs and never got over it. I knew there was something unhealthy about weightlifting.