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Jul. 23rd, 2004 09:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cleolindaAwww, hell.
Right in the middle of whining that someone threw out my travel-size toothpaste, I realized that I have no idea where my wallet is. Well, one of them. And that's the problem. The larger, can-stand-on-its-own-as-a-really-tiny-purse wallet has all my money in it. The small brown leather wallet I got in Cuba... has all my ID in it. My debit card, my driver's license... yeah. You're starting to see the problem here.
I am currently trying to put on the appearance of chillaxing with a soda in front of the computer in order to trick the small wallet into coming out of hiding. I have less than two hours before I leave. *whistles innocently*
P.S. I have also misplaced a thirtysomething-year-old Croatian man. About yay high, yay wide, answers to the name of "Vladimir." If you've seen him, please drop him off here at my journal or tell him that "Cleo" is looking for him.
ETA: Bad wallet! Bad! Hiding at the bottom of my bag like that! Bad! I spank you!
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Date: 2004-07-23 07:58 am (UTC)Good luck finding the wallet. I'm sure you'll bait it out of hiding soon enough...
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 08:05 am (UTC)I hope you have a safe and fun trip, Cleo.
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:19 am (UTC)(This is probably going to be the most-documented, least important trip ever.)
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:11 am (UTC)KEEL
The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:14 am (UTC)Once, I couldn't find a small case I always keep in my purse. The purse is black, the case is pink. It's not hard to miss. I went through the whole purse. I finally dumped it completely out and it was NOT there.
I started searching the house, from top to bottom. I finally went back to my purse, unzipped it and the little pink case was right on top. I was alone in the house or I would have accused my family of trying to make me crazy.
It's pixies or house brownies. :)
Re: The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:17 am (UTC)Re: The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:34 am (UTC)Re: The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:49 am (UTC)Re: The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:51 am (UTC)Did you get my last email discussing lunch?
Re: The case of the missing wallet
Date: 2004-07-23 08:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 08:20 am (UTC)My dad, who is only in his 40's, has in the past lost his wallet, cell phone, and various other things. A couple of weeks ago he lost his driver's license. Last month? He forgot his laptop. In the airport. On another continent. When they asked him to take his laptop out of the bag, he just didn't take it back. Brilliant.
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:25 am (UTC)Shutting up about now.
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Date: 2004-07-23 10:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 08:30 am (UTC)Stand in the middle of the room where the lost thing might be.
Say in a very loud voice "Who stole my (whatsit)? Where is my (whatsit)? If one of you doesn't give it back right this instant..."
Look randomly round the room, where whatsit will now be plainly in sight.
The final part of the incantantion is very important.
Say loudly, "Oh! There it is!"
Works like a charm, which I suspect it is.
I have found through experimentation that you can usually shorten the first part to "Where is my? Who's got my?"
I haven't tried it with Croations yet, but you never know. Might be worth a try.
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Date: 2004-07-23 11:59 am (UTC).....
damn.
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 08:43 am (UTC)Oh, I have so been there many, many times. And no one ever believes you when you say you already looked there and it wasn't there. But you really had looked, dammit. It's bored poltergeists, that's what it is.
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:52 am (UTC)Have a great trip - I hope you can relax and read a bit and I look forward to hearing all about it.
Missing Squishy
Date: 2004-07-23 09:04 am (UTC)I'm infamous for looking for things and not seeing them when they are right in front of me. On the other hand when I'm helping someone else find something they've lost I'm very good at finding things for some reason.
ETA: Bad wallet! Bad! Hiding at the bottom of my bag like that! Bad! I spank you!
I'm sure Vlad wouldn't mind a spanking when he turns up. ;p
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Date: 2004-07-23 09:19 am (UTC)Re: Missing Squishy
Date: 2004-07-23 10:58 am (UTC)If I remember correctly there was talk of him coming out to visit you? Sorry, I'm nosey. I love hearing about good internet relationships. My boyfriend and I met playing computer games over the net and we've been living together for 2 years now.
Re: Missing Squishy
Date: 2004-08-06 04:33 pm (UTC)(Awww, that's a sweet story.)
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Date: 2004-07-23 09:33 am (UTC)Have fun in New Orleans!
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Date: 2004-07-23 02:01 pm (UTC)But, uh, wouldn't he be seriously hurt?
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Date: 2004-07-27 06:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 08:04 pm (UTC)... you are a horrible, horrible person! It is unfortunate that I promised the Devil I wouldn't kill any of his evil minions today, or you'd be hanging by your ankles having your entrails slowly removed by carnivorous gophers by now.
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Date: 2004-07-27 06:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-27 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 10:11 am (UTC).. now if only I could get my bathingsuit to drop the games and come out of hiding as well..
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Date: 2004-07-25 04:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-25 01:56 pm (UTC)its from the extended DVD when he talks about Sean directing the helicopters or w.e lol
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Date: 2004-07-23 10:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 01:41 pm (UTC)I'm glad your wallet came out of hiding for you. :) Have a great trip!
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Date: 2004-07-23 02:44 pm (UTC)I wished they'd steal my wallet and give it back with lots of money in it. Now that would be cool.
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Date: 2004-07-23 03:02 pm (UTC)I don't have much day-to-day contact with Croatians of any sort, but I wish you best of luck in locating him.
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Date: 2004-07-23 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-23 05:32 pm (UTC)Try invoking St. Peter. I believe he's the patron saint of finding lost things. (Because of all those keys he's in charge of...) Dunno if he's any help with Croatians, but it couldn't hurt.
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Date: 2004-07-23 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-24 05:54 am (UTC)I have a book of saints around here somewhere, but I can't find it. Right: I was invoking the wrong saint...
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Date: 2004-07-24 02:19 am (UTC)So you know, some of your PoA15m quotes are catching like wildfire where I live.
In particular, your portrayal of Sirius Black (SO CRAZY) and the Groovy New Dumbledore (THIS IS NOT GROOVY AT ALL!)
Even at the MeetUps, we were cracking up ever three minutes quoting PoA15m.
http://harrypotter.meetup.com/boards/viewthread?thread=354555
And yes, we made sure everyone knew it was you who wrote it. :D
SO CRAZY!
OMG
Date: 2004-07-25 11:49 am (UTC)(My chorus all went to see Wicked together-all 40 of us-and we all bought the sometrack and now we sing it all the time, but for whatever reason I can't find any decent pictures!)
Re: OMG
Date: 2004-07-25 11:50 am (UTC)Would you like some?
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Date: 2004-07-25 04:35 pm (UTC)How the hell does that work? You'd think i'd notice the pixies if they walked up and put something in my hand. But apparently not.