h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I noticed you're sanctified now.. congratulations!

I must be improving, my cactus isn't dead yet and I've had it for months. Just thought you should know.

-- Rupert

My ceremony was actually in April but thanks anyway.

Good news about your cactus. I'm really happy to hear it. Just let me know immediately if it gets sick.


Hati

Oops! Have I been that blind? And I got on board on May.. Oh well.. late congrats still.

I'm really surprised about my cactus, it's even growing! I'm the kind of person that normally can't keep even plastic plants alive.

You might not notice my wings etc because I don't use the title all the time. Usually I prefer shorter nicknames. But when I'm up on "business" I use some of them. I'm also a keeper and muse.

Plastic plants shouldn't be kept at all, in the first place. Cacti love some sprinkling in summertime, only not in the sun. If you take good care of yours, it may even surprise you with the flowers.

My nickname's getting a bit long too..

I've sprinkled my cactus every now and then and now it's growing leaves. I don't *have* any plastic plants but I'm just not good at keeping plants alive. The last plant I bought had even a user's manual, which I followed, but the flower lasted for a week and then died.


-- Rupert the Observer (Lurker, Keeper of Poor Excuses, Eurovision Song Contest and All Things Minoritical, 1+7+42-8+0=42)

(what do you mean, long nickname?)

I meant if I write myself as: Hatifnat (Guardian Angel, Patron Saint of Homeless Houseplants, Muse of Mostly Harmless Cactus and Other Friendly Houseplants, Keeper of Menthol Cigarettes, Zaphodista, [1x2x7+(0x5)]x3=42) it'll look terrible in fora and who's online window. And if everybody does so, it'll make the pages load slower and slower.
Or what?



New plants from the shops - you reside in Finland as far as I remember. They sell a lot of flowers grown somewhere in Holland or somewhere else in greenhouses. The air in the room is too dry for them, they need to be kept in a plastic bag for a week or 2.

My sainthood - I just noticed that on May 15th I left a message on your page saying I am a guardian angel.

Wow! That's one cool nickname! You should definitely use it!

Yes, you did say that you were a guardian angel (and I've taken you as my guardian angel without even asking you ) but I do still believe that guardian angel is different from sainthood. At least in Catholicism it is. I might be wrong though.

No, I won't. I'm usually not in action s I am a very lazy person.

As about it is somehow a little different here but I've never dived deeply into details.

You don't need to ask me to be your . I am the one who made the offer and you are always welcome to turn to me.

Rupert? Hi, Rupert!
Still lurking somewhere around?

Hiya darling

Yeah, still lurking.. haven't really been around that much, had a too fantastic summer I suppose. Now it's getting colder and darker and that I'm not enjoying so much.. This summer was quite interesting, I have to say. I've been too busy with the Real Life part that I haven't had the time to hang around here as much as before. Strange. Quite nice, but strange (for me anyway )

I had a fantastic summer, quite great September too. November is going to be grand also.

I just wanted to ask if you are planning to take part in Nordic Meet-up in Stockholm next year. I would like to see you there.

What about October? Isn't that going to be great or are you just resting for a bit so you could handle all the grandness of November?

I would love to take part to the meet but I'm not quite sure if I can come. See, I've been delaying one thing for quite a bit but can't delay any longer.. I'm starting my civil service (military service is not quite for me) in the beginning of January and I'm going to be kind of out of money for the next 13 months. I have noticed the meet and I am considering it seriously but it all comes down to money; I don't know yet if I can afford it (or can I have a few days off from my service thingie then; I get only 14 days of holiday during that 13 months). *sigh*

Oh! I still hope you can make it work.

As about October - well, it's all about my . I won't see him in October but he'll come here in November, I hope.

Me too. I do hope I can come. I just don't know how I can manage a conversation.. after all, there is a risk of non-English words..

As for the other part..

(because that's just so goofy-looking)

*giggles*

You know, they even spoke German at South-Germany Meet-up. Just horrible, I didn't understand anything!

They did?!? Schocking! I'm abscholutely schocked!

*nods*

Ever so offencive!

But then again - can you imagine, almost everybody was speaking German on the streets and everywhere...

They've taken the streets, too? They seem to be spreading.. what's next, Austria?

Well, I can tell you a secret.. just don't tell anyone.. I've met some people around here who actually refuse to speak English to me, only Finnish.. rebels!

Makes me really wonder what they do in Sweden. That must be really offencive. Even though I know they never say "teisipäev" there.

It must be Thursday.. I never could get the hang of Thursdays..