Be my valentine!

[Primalex]

You all didn't really think you could get rid of me, did you?

Let's get over the emotional and smoochy parts of this thread fast:

a) Condition of my wife is stable, with medical treatment every other day, which is covered by my insurance.

b) Thank you for all the various supporting words and private messages. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.


Random fun facts about my life:
I've started to learn Turkish. Yes, the language, not some sexual perversion. It has absolutely no use for me in my life, but I just want to know if my brain can still do this.

I did a hearing test and was told that my hearing equals the average 38-year-old male. Considering that I am a 38-year-old male, this seriously annoys me.

A rusty dishwasher rack messed with my knives. I love my knives as much as Dexter does.

And I tidied up my spice cabinet, purchasing 48 apothecary glasses with cork lids, that fit perfectly into my cabinet. I love the Internet, where you can get what you want and don't need to resort to what local companies have in stock.


So, do you want to be my valentine?

 

[MeekMe]

Welcome back! Glad to see things are looking up. I don't want to be your Valentine, but I'll share homemade peanut butter cups with you.

 

[CutieMouse]

I will mourn your rusty knives with you, shake my fist at the (obviously invompetent) hearing test tester guy, celebrate your wife's improved condition... And be your Lit Vanentine.

But it'd be nice if you'd buy me a beer, or make a phone order for some ungodly expensive lingerie or something, in return.

 

[BiBunny]

Welcome back!

I was just wondering how you were the other day, actually. Glad to hear things are better than they were the last time you checked in with us.

 

[unregistered]

 

[IrisAlthea]

Good to see you and good to hear that your wife's condition is stable. I hope treatment works well and that it keeps getting better.

I can relate well to knife love and I do feel for you with the rust thing but Primalex, pretty please and for the love of God, don't let good knives meet the dishwasher!
I don't know how to say that in Turkish, so I'll go with "Salamünaleyküm!".

 

[seela]

Good to see you back, Primalex!

Awesome to hear good news about your wife! I was just thinking about you a week and I'm glad things have taken a positive turn for you.

I'm infinitely jealous of your new spice jars. I dream of having a perfectly arrenged spice cabinet with cute jars, but because I can only reach the bottom two rows of my spice cabinet without a step stool, I have to store most of my spice elsewhere for now. Completely impractical.

How's Turkish? I've wanted to learn it ever since I had a Turkish penfriend when I was around 12. It looks fascinating, but I never got around to it. I did pick up some other (useless) languages of my penpals, though.

I'll gladly be your Lit Valentine.

ETA: I am the litster formerly known as JtohisPB

I've been wondering about that. Good to have confirmation.

 

[midwestyankee]

Glad to see you and to hear that your wife is stable.

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

Good to see you back.

http://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/great-british-bake-off-recipes
A little something for the missus. I know she likes the home baking, and believe me, this woman knows her stuff when it comes to baking.

I hope she is going to keep making progress, and life for both of you gets closer to normal.

 

[All_4_Love]

This belongs in the things that made me smile today thread.

Welcome back, Primalex.

 

[unregistered]

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

Nice to see you.

Best wishes for everything continuing to improve.

 

[Primalex]

I'm infinitely jealous of your new spice jars. I dream of having a perfectly arrenged spice cabinet with cute jars, but because I can only reach the bottom two rows of my spice cabinet without a step stool, I have to store most of my spice elsewhere for now. Completely impractical.

Send me a picture of your kitchen, I'll work something out.

How's Turkish? I've wanted to learn it ever since I had a Turkish penfriend when I was around 12. It looks fascinating, but I never got around to it. I did pick up some other (useless) languages of my penpals, though.

It serves its purpose. As I speak already two Latin-based languages, I didn't want a third one, although Spanish would have been most likely the most useful. It's different enough to be a challenge and not as confusing as Japanese.

I'll gladly be your Lit Valentine.

Uhm.....so are we going to cuddle in the General Board..?

 

[Primalex]

Welcome back! Glad to see things are looking up. I don't want to be your Valentine, but I'll share homemade peanut butter cups with you.

And "share" means, you eat them physically and I eat them metaphorically?

 

[seela]

Send me a picture of your kitchen, I'll work something out.

My solution to not enough easily reachable cupboard space has been starting to look for another apartment.

It serves its purpose. As I speak already two Latin-based languages, I didn't want a third one, although Spanish would have been most likely the most useful. It's different enough to be a challenge and not as confusing as Japanese.

Turkish grammar is fascinating based on what wiki has to tell about it, but so is Japanese. I took Japanese for two semesters, but it was so long ago that I don't remember much. Mandarin seemed to stick a bit better and was also a lot less confusing.

Uhm.....so are we going to cuddle in the General Board..?

Why, of course. Does having a Lit valentine serve other purpose than cuddling in GB?

 

[Primalex]

We've been looking for a spice rack solution ourselves, though it's more the shelf situation that's the problem right now, than the organization of the spices themselves. The new kitchen has maybe 2/3 the space of the old one.

I hear ya. Our kitchen is rather small, too. There is no solution, except to throw everything away that wasn't used in the last 6 months. That's the stuff you just don't need.

 

[Primalex]

But it'd be nice if you'd buy me a beer, or make a phone order for some ungodly expensive lingerie or something, in return.

You are not really requesting random-sized lingerie, are you?

 

[MeekMe]

And "share" means, you eat them physically and I eat them metaphorically?

I'll tell you all about how I enjoyed them.

 

[Endless_Night]

Hello there, Primalex. So glad to hear your wife is improving!

Like Seela, I too am jealous of your 48 apothecary jars with cork lids!

 

[IrisAlthea]

I'll tell you all about how I enjoyed them.

That's just evil, Meeks!

 

[LallyH]

Good to see you back and glad to hear that your wife is getting better

 

[midwestyankee]

That's just evil, Meeks!

She does seem to have a mildly evil streak, doesn't she?

 

[Betticus]

Merhaba.

That's pretty much the only Turkish I still remember. Gimme credit, I was only six when I lived there.

 

[Primalex]

I don't know how to say that in Turkish, so I'll go with "Salamünaleyküm!".

It would be the same in Turkish..or English - it's a fixed religious expression, very much like "Hanukkah" is "Hanukkah", no matter what language is spoken (just the spelling might differ slightly, to have it matched to the local pronunciation).

 

[IrisAlthea]

It would be the same in Turkish..or English - it's a fixed religious expression, very much like "Hanukkah" is "Hanukkah", no matter what language is spoken (just the spelling might differ slightly, to have it matched to the local pronunciation).

Yes, I meant that I don't know how to say the rest of what I said in Turkish.
I think it's a cool language to learn. The grammar is quite different from the latin based languages, I think?