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Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
i'm not too worried about laundry, i do my own alot of the time and other stuff, the hardest thing will just not having my parents there to support me...
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Evangeline Posted Apr 30, 2003
Not having your parents around is the biggest step towards growing up. My family was a bit less than ideal(felt more like I was raised by wolves). At 18 I left home and had to learn how to do a lot of things for myself. Fortunately, my older brothers were around...and both of them can cook, launder, iron and balance a checkbook.
Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
managing my own money will definitely be hard...and maybe actually haveing expenses
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Evangeline Posted Apr 30, 2003
Start clipping those grocery coupons... and shop around a bit now so you know where to find things for the best price when you need it. Things like notebooks are cheaper during the back to school sales, but, clothing that is on clearance now is what you would need in the Fall(flannel sheets, blankets).
One of my brothers lives in New York now. He doesn't like shopping there because unlike here, there is no Wal Mart. So, whatever he buys for the apartment is usually mail order. A second back pack just for shopping and running errands might be worth the investment.
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Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
my family are pretty supportive
i can come back and do laundry here and get a nice meal and whatnot...
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Evangeline Posted Apr 30, 2003
That's good 
My brothers are a bit older than me (13 years and 8 years). For a few years we rented a house near the local university. They taught Maverick a few tricks and he taught them a few things too
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Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
good to know, i really need to get clothes....
blegh
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Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
i love it when my sis comes back for a weekend or a day...
she is actually moving back in forthe spring in a few days after school gets out!
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Evangeline Posted Apr 30, 2003
You probably wouldn't believe how much I can avoid the local mall.
Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Evangeline Posted Apr 30, 2003
*experiencing technical difficulties: 
keeps flinging herself on keyboard and attacking mouse*
How much older is your sister?
Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted Apr 30, 2003
she is 21, she is going to be a junior(maybe sophmore, i am not sure) next year... 4 years older
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the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" Posted May 1, 2003
woah, too much backlog to read it all! (the pain of having shit loads of work that needs handing in soon 
)
Some nice advise there on keeping costs low, must remember it! (im 1st yr uni student so keeping costs down is veerrrry imprtant at the mo!)
& 
all round! 
omy 
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Elfrida Posted May 1, 2003
*waves hello* such a gorgeous sunny day!
*does a spot of gardening*
Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted May 2, 2003
*waves*
wow elfrida, you are turning this place into a high class establishment... 
thanks!
yum! ~
thanks omy!
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Elfrida Posted May 2, 2003
Well I have fits of enthusiasm for gardening, especially since reading the "Food for Free" book which tells me, for instance, that the new green tops of those nettles over there *points* will be delicious in a spring vegetable soup!
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Galen Posted May 2, 2003
really, nettles? how intruiging!
i never thought of such a thing, well just goes to show...
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Elfrida Posted May 2, 2003
...they have to be very new and green and fresh when you pick 'em...taste a bit like spinach when cooked! My sister is more adventurous than I am at picking and cooking wild plants and herbs, but I'm getting more confident. It's easier to tell with things like blackberries and rosehips what's good to eat, but I still shy away from harvesting wild mushrooms as I'd rather be safe than sorry!
Galen- Pitch 675(at the top of the tree)
Galen Posted May 3, 2003
or safe than happy and not sorry at all
but s can be dangerous, very poisenous
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Elfrida Posted May 3, 2003
True, very true... in Italy the autumn before last, after a journey into the hills around Genoa on a delightful dinky little train, we got back to a cloudburst (the heavens opened, just like a small monsoon) so dashed into the station cafe for an industrial-strength 
and shelter...
A man who I'd seen earlier on the train getting on at one of the hill-top stops appeared with a basket full of the most incredible mushrooms, golden brown to palest yellow, arranged artistically with bright green chestnut leaves! The other people in the cafe were either local, so were used to him showing up with this bounty from the high forests, or British like us...
I gathered he was taking these wonders to one of the expensive restaurants in town, but I couldn't help admiring them in my fractured Italian (much to the annoyance of the other Brit family who clearly thought I was being too loud and effusive!).
Anyway we ended up with a map of the region spread over two tables and a great conversation in Engtalian (or Itlish) about where exactly to find the best mushrooms...When he went he bowed and presented one of the pretties as a 
t for our dinner!
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the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" Posted May 3, 2003
oooh mushroomys!
i think they taste nicer raw than cooked tho..... is that jus me being weird?
omy
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