are you still in US

haven't talked to you in awhile

wondering how you are

well if you get a chance, give me a shout out...

hugs

! back in HK now.

you are......

yes!

nice

your there

how the heck are you?

i am doing pretty well now

things went pretty well in US, eddie and katie are much better and i'm missing them like the devil.

just got back from dinner here. it's always busy around this time

nancy says "say hi for me"

Hi Nancy!!!

nice

then she kissed me on the neck, and told me "thank you"

I bet

she waves

nice

you having ok morning?

yes, just up to earlier

up to early I mean

i gotcha

yes, you know I am drinking my starbucks

you need more

speaking of which

they just opened starbucks here in next bulding

yes

no way

you are in like flint

love it!!!

so it's ... 5 floor descent, and 10 feet left

o!

lovely, you get your exercise too

grin

so when did you go back?

sent file "IMG_0552.JPG"

I wish I could have talked to you when you were in the states

i got back on my birthday

oh sht

missed that

it's ok ed and katie made up for it

they bought me cake and woke me up to a lovely card on the 12th

nice

i left on 13th, 24h travel time

well Jessica had her baby the 15th

i arrived from gmt-4 to gmt+8

14th

i mean

orly!?!?!

huh?

....i left on the 13th at 9am (gmt-4), and arrived on the 14th at 10pm (gmt+8)

gotta

so, i spent my birthday in the air

lovely

the 12th was your day though eh

how old now

in the us

i think i'm 29 now...gotta take time to do the math, tho

nancy and i are planning her trip back to US in maybe 12-18 months

it'll be her first time entering the states

we're planning a move here shortly closer to mainland china, so that'll take some expense

oh.....please come here

already destined for that

wow

nice

we've not planned itinerary yet cause she has relatives in san fran to see

I need to get my map and look at it when I am talking to you

http://maps.google.com ftw!

your pic is still trying to transfer over

yeah, internet here isn't really fast, but it's "high speed"

about this time all people from hong kong are getting out of supper and getting home or shopping or communicating

so, it's probably a bit slow

how is new position going? stressful?

easy? worky-like?

well, gotta tell ya

nice not having to resolve problems all day long

and no real stress

hardest part is

I was so dialed in with my peeps there...I really miss my friends/co-workers

awww....

but I really like the people here

happens with me and work too

trying to figure out who is my type and buddy up

lol

do so much, but miss the time w/ friends and family when things get quiet

lol

hopefully the balance is found

but i do have to run my deary...shower to relax a bit, then i gotta start my workin' here

what i can tell you is that today is going to be a great day

i know, i just lived it

go

love you dear

love you too spattys!

please talk to me again soon

got a new laptop, so i can buzz ya more often now!

and sometime you can see how small it is here

ttyl love

k

awesome

how are you doing today?

did you have a good day?

today was okay day

just got back from McDonalds

omg

ate new "world promotion"

it was called "C.B.D." or chicken bacon deluxe

stated as "Western Flavor", and yes, it was om nom nom good

too funny

they have new one every month

probably better than USA

more pride

lol

last year, they had "McPepper" which was basically quarter pounder with heavy pepper sauce

so if you move closer to China, where will you be living?

was....ugh...i still remember flavor

it'll still be in hong kong

oh good

Nancy says she has friend moving out, and places off of Island Hong Kong are more suburban

I would worry if you went straight to China...

this room on the island is basically 1 room w/ bathroom

wow

can't enter china w/o visa...

can get temp ... 1 day?..visa...i think

that is what I thought

just to "visit"

sorta like VOA

but i think i pay for it

gotcha

hard to live in a closet

lol

lol, that's basically what it is

closet w/ microwave

which is probably why you don't cook much at home, eh?

do you have to cook off a hot plate

like in college?

nope...lots of local eating

around food time, all local eateries are packed

its what i understand is life

and meals are pretty cheap, too

'cept for, like, McDonalds...that's gourmet

that is good

but other eatieres are cheap, about $1-$2/meal

wow

upwards to $4 if you want full stomach

that is easier than cooking

wish I had that...lol

more about same price but you have to find a spot to eat

ugh...your morning go well?

....sunday there...i think

yah

just turned to monday here

well...

I was a woman possessed in the yard yesterday

my 470 bulbs showed up

yay!

so I got 120 into the first area

oh wow

I have three more areas up front to do

hopefully they all will pop come spring

that'll be a hell of a sight

then moving back to the mound to plant another 200 and some

I have irises, globe thistle, tulips

for the MM

i can hear it now... *growl!* BULBS ARE GONNA GET BURIEEED!

i have to look up globe thistle...never heard of it

Patrick had it

remember those big purple balls

yup, i see 'em now

in Patrick's back yard?

that is globe thistle

pretty spiny things they are

yes

they will grow in that climate?

great for arrangement, but expensive...I only bought 3 bulbs to start

they will spread

oh yes

we are zone 6

ah, got the wiki article on it now..

i'm suprised they made it in jamestown...

they must really love it down there

Jamestown is 5a zone

mmk, gotcha

basically the zone is how cold it can get in your area...for us, zone 6 is 0-10 degrees

there is yourhorticultural lesson for the day

"Hardiness Zone"

got usda map now

good job

i'm good googler

*pats self on head*

especially w/ HK google

this is where I got my bulbs from

yes, I bet

so, 33% planted, then...not bad for a morning

....more like 40%

wonder if brent and becky would deliver out here j/k

I am not sure, but would be interesting

I am going to send you the link of what my front yard will look like

!

look at this page, all those bright tulips are in that one section of my front yard

oh wow

that's gonna be amazing

you promise pictures once they flower, right?

of course I will take pics when they all start blooming

you know it

i know.. ...i just wanted to say

lol

love it!!!

so how was your visit back? you never really said?

oh!

started off really well

was planning for 6 month until Ed said "Come stay here"

I had a court date to make

oh shit..child support?

mmm...no. civil matter actually

is everything okay (don't mean to pry)

it's ok

do you need to talk about it or are you okay

in a nutshell, i wrote a program that many other people used, and they were coming after me for compensation.

and i'm good now

lemme continue

k

it's the story of blaming the gun maker for accidentally shooting the neighbor, really.

i had a lawyer on hold when i arrived, but he couldn't make the first date (too early) so i was going for a delay to have him show up at the next date

I see

ends up he called the court ahead of time, and a week later they ended up giving up, assuming that they didn't think i'd lawyer up for it

gotcha

never really understood it all, but he comforted me w/ the fact that they can't go after me for doing something i really didn't do

well, they didn't realize whose kid you are

bwahahahah!

but it was better that i stayed w/ ed and katie, really, or else i'd be a realllly bored man

even helping Ed after his teeth pulling session just was great

how are they doing?

They are doing pretty well, actually

well, I feel badly that he had to go through that

good deal

Ed's working his ass off, overtime and all

I know, he told me, I am really proud of him

In fact, the usual "problems" come around due to his success, if you know what i mean

I just keep telling him to pile is money away so he can get a beater

but he's smart about it

YES! i tell him the same

it is the first step to freedom

check this one out...

i told him i was proud of him as well when i departed, since he took more responsibility that i did at his age

yes, well...truly it is what each of us are suppose to do

oh wow...that's a heartwarming purple

launch from the nest, but in Ed's case...he never really had a good "nest"

almost indigo

love it

is it wierd that i feel like i want to eat it...

lol

too funny

when do you think you will be back again?

unsure of date yet

alot of my travel has depleted us significantly

yes, it cost a ton of travel

we can still travel, but we can't enjoy the expenditures of a vacation

I can relate to that

lol

yup... i member

my vacation will be in the backyard for quite awhile

plus I have no leave for work, so just as well

i thought you agreed to it from the start...

oh yes

but you know that I love to travel

so, you don't have enough time off

but it was time to put energy into another direction

travel is travel whether it be physical or mental..

yes, well I am happy with our decision

love this town

and loving being a first time homeowner

i can't wait for my chance, too.......

so...guess I should shove off and get this day rolling

but big hugs to you

keep on keeping on

i am keepin' on keepin' on

love you much brother...

can't wait to drink coffee with y ou again in real time

enjoy the buryin'!

yes! we so will

yes

bye

love ya spattys!

happy day friend

are you really around?

are you online?

i'm online! just walked in door!

how you holdin' up sis?

well...rough night last night but overall okay

good to hear

overall is better measure

how about you

full tummy now. just got new place and preparing to move in 2 weeks about 40km north

met nancy's dad last night for first time. wierd moment

and, it's pretty day. missed first cyclone completely

wow...that must have been interesting

their cutlture is very different

yes, i understand he is very strict chinese man, and he does not speak any lick of english

glad to hear your moving out of the closet

nancy was to be telephone, but for some reason service was not ordered

yah, closet is too small.

huh?

was to be telephone?

lost me dude

yeah, translator

lol

like, playing telephone game.

ah

got it

well, as long as they still love her and don't shun her for being with an American...god forbid

lol

awwww

that would be...bad

her mom me

so, i've got 50% of it

bwahahahaaaa

she says hi while lookin' over my shoulder

well, that is all that matters...you have her heart and a mother's support

Hello dear!!!

yuppers

so will this become your permanent address now?

will I be able to mail you a package?

I bought you something that I have been waiting to send

i'm hoping so, yes. 1 year lease

orly?...!

well email me your address

so I can air mail you something

it is going to crack you up

mmk...when i get the full one, i'll send it to your yahoo

all i know is that it's in Sham Sui Po

which is sorta electronic district

lots of technology there

you mean aol, right?

oh yeah

yes, i meant aol

i got it in my yahoo address, duh

it's the full stomach thing...soooo comfy

be back

well, I just ate too...so I can relate

is it breakfast there

I can never remember the time difference

a bit past...

over here, it's GMT+8, and EDT now is GMT-4, so from Jamestown it's +12 hours, and from west coast it's +15 hours

wow

you are nearly a new day always

yes, when eastern daylight makes the new day, i'm already eating lunch

too funny

and i'm pretty sure they don't work with daylight savings here, so it's always +8

hellooooooooooooooo

are you around???

just got up...wishing you a happy halloween....guess there won't be any trick or treating over there...lol

there's trick or treating, just more costumes and stuff around. We didn't do much trick or treating, cause it was also Nancy's and I's anniversary. you didn't happen to get visitors to the new place, did ya? !

hey there

are you online now?

ask for the trick/treaters..they came out on Sat night

I got about 40 kids

not bad for being the newbie

I saw some really creative costumes that were homemade...loved the dirty laundry and the spaghetti & meatballs

oh dear, i've been afk than online. been preparing and cleaning and doin' everything to move into the bigger closet. finally got internet ordered yesterday, so that should be installed tomorrow, and had to get enough out of the old place for the housekeeper to get enough cleaned on sight.

hey big guy...are you around?

yes i am!

lovely

how are you bro?

what have you been up to

haven't talked to you in a couple of weeks

i've been good good good

just got done moving to the new place

are you all settled in

mmhmm

oh good

further ahead then me

well, almost

had to order stuff from Ikea to have delivered

too funny

what did you get?

we have a stand, a 2-person wide desk, and a couple chairs

and a table

oh nice

...i think

it's pretty high up here, so we can hear less traffic

and i learned last week that we're actually in the poorest area of hong kong (hence the /great/ deal on rent)

but the area is very rich in spirit

and the food....om nom nom

lovely

well that is okay

it's actually technology-central of hong kong

as long as they don't break in and steal your computer

lol

haha they can't...

fun

building is under security, and to get to the room you have to go through 2 doors

plus an 11 floor rise in the elevator

well, no one is getting in there

sorta came pre-packaged with a bed and toilet

one could say it's a fixer-upper

so what do you think? do you love living in a foreign country and city?

it's got everything i need here

well, almost everything

just the basics, i guess

it's good, so far

i'll put it that way

I am sure you miss your kids and your parents

yah, i do miss 'em

at least i can save money better now

yes

*sighs*...hows the new place rollin' along?

get enough time to finish the landscapin?

well you would be proud

I was out there for another three hours planting perennials and bulbs

working on hanging pictures in the house now

bought a surround sound system

hooked it up

last i member you were 45% planted with bulbs

but wire too short to do the back speakers

oooo! no more headphones... *badah-boom*

ugh...lol

so now I need longer cable

any wire should work...

it happens

/should/

like extension cord

some good 'ol 12-2

I figure so

but no real way to hide the wire on the walls

not without drywallin'...

I am trying to run it in the cracks

lol

I hooked all the components up and having a problem with the blueray

...what's the cable for the bluray? you recall?

well I just hooked up the HDMI

yah that'd do that

and I have sound and no picture

I tried changing on the inputs but still no pic

maybe the cable, then....

well I selected the right input

so who knows

I have sound so I know I did something right

yah...

life goes on

I hung blinds in the living room last night

ooo! picture or didn't happen

no picture

ok, i believe ya

vertical? horizontal?

omfg the job!

hows that rollin' along?

I like the job, it took some time to adjust to the new role

going from mega stress and problem solving

to just flowing and creativity,

no one to be responsible for

lol

i believe it's called "HBIC"

I was offered the perioperative director position two weeks ago

and...you said "GIMMIE?!?!?!"

I was tempted

thought about it for two days

and when my boss came back from a week away

I turned it down

the turn off was the stress, i'm bettin'...

do you know what I decided in the end

nope....

that this position was a gift...

yeah, you made your goal

I didn't want to let the folks down that were so excited that they finally had a clinical educator

and that I needed time and energy to pour into my home and husband

<--- you has too much of

which is a great thing

and lastly, I am just finally starting to release a lot of grief for Patrick

and I think my soul just needs to be in a low stress, independant position

that allows me to grow internally & externally

agreed.

so that was my final end result...heal

grow

keep my stress down

Chris has been really neglected over the past several years

I put a ton of energy into work

getting my education

my hobbies/interests

I think we need to reconnect

on a ton of levels

we still have love

the base, always a good foundation

but need to regain a bunch of initimacy

you've got some good land now... take a walk

let it be you, chris, and the world

yes, I think he is a lot happier now

he hated the Navajo and the rez

it got really ugly

he wanted out

and I was stuck there

but for the longest time I didn't leave

and now you've stepped forward, goals made that were set and new goals being born

yes, I think we have come a long way

I worked my ass off the last ten years to get to where I am

I think it is okay to use your brains/energy in another way

I am still making the money I wanted

part of an organization I love

and your still loved, too

you have it made, sis

I have done well

and I still have room to grow in my career...

more importantly this man of mine still loves me too

lol

well, I need to head out to the store

before people get up

I am baking pumpkin brownies today

for a homeless shelter

and i need to find some coffee, and get some nappys in

my professional org

mmm pumpkin

is feeding the homeless tomorrow night

none of that around here

so I am baking six trays for them

lol

I bet

I love you

email me your address

you too spatty's

I have something to mail to you

now that you are settled

and you are a large, right?

MMK! we just learned what that was for ikea shippin lol

size???

i think medium

lovely

lemme ask nancy

k

HHAHAA!

well email it to my virgotwin01@aol.com addy...the address

k

in asian size, i'm XL

yes, you would be

mmk

lol

lol

tell nancy hello

and I will talk soon

mmk

big hugs to both of you

!!!!

bye

hey mr. matthew

what's shaken in the big city

are you around?

or out eating?

good morning (for me)

how are you two?

hey brother...are you out there?

are you around?

yes! just woke up

where have you been my whole life?

lol

If I don't see you tomorrow, happy thanksgiving

just saying hello

where the heck have you been

I MISS YOU

are you out there brother?

hullo

hi

spattys! sorry, it's been real stressful with work that i've had to keep focus for about 3 weeks straight. it was just horrid on the amount of income lost, but the stress has died down i misses you!

thank you for letting me know you are alive...I have been worried about you!!! Send me your mailing address, I have something I wanted to send you for xmas...email it to my virgotwin01@aol.com

is your brain fried yet?

you look as if it hurts

ok, it's past fried love

but i'm dealin, business as usual, just more of it as usual...

hi

what's going on?

past fried love? did you break up?:

spattys i sorry for not keeping in contact. work has been really difficult, and nancy and i have had lots of relationship issues that were trying to work through. i'm thinkin i'll be better in contact in about 2 weeks. we have soooooooo much to catch up on remember that i'm ~14 hours ahead

I know dear

hang in there, thanks for your note...I have been wondering how you are

I had something to send you for christmas, is it possible to get an address for you?

love you brother...

hey, how are you?

can you chat?

it has been a long time and wondering how you are...

hi

how have you been?

spatties!

i've been good! i've been bouncing 2 big projects around one in maintenance and improvement, and the other in current development. lots of dire work.

hows the position workin' for ya? everyone warmed up to you ok?

I keep missing you

darn

what the hell is your cell phone anyway...I need to put you in...or better yet, call me sometime

775-217-7301

the new position is good, have had a few interesting challenges...but they seem to like me

my toughest employee told me today he was beginning to trust me...lol

are you still in the states?

where are you living?

fill me in one of these days

glad you have work...that is a good thing

later

hey there...are you still in Jamestown?

where are you now? Hong Kong? I really miss chatting with you M...

just letting you know that I am coming east at the end of June into July. I would really like to see you. I am sorry that you have flown off my radar, I really miss talking to you. I will be staying in the Jamestown area July 3 & 4

I think i should be present

I really miss you Matt

Since i did just get back into the country about a week ago

I have no idea how you are doing, all my info I get from Sarah

you did

are you still going back & forth to HK?

are you still in love?

Yeppers, stayed in London for 4.5 months

and yes, still in love

boy, you get around

just a bit difficult with paperwork at the moment

well, will you pencil me in for lunch or something...lol

Already done dear

I am hoping to see everyone...including steve

love you

can I have your cell #

love ya

my cell is 775-217-7301

not sure if it will be the same number at the time, it changes much

i've got 716-397-5670

are you running from the law? lol

nooo

okay, will put that in myh cell

lol

typically the server is bad overseas with a local phone >.>

ahhhhhh

I didn't know if you had international calling on your phone

when do you leave again?

I have to go to my garden soon, but I really want to talk to you & catch up

so much has happened in the past year

No leaving again planned yet. working on a fiancee visa now.

LOL

same girl?

yes

texting or skype, your pick

or phone?

do you want to talk tomorrow? I have a huge day

need to get in the garden before it heats up

have a full days work ahead...lol

I've got a busy weekend, starting in about 10 minutes with my Brother drivig down to help fix my vehicle

okay...just send me a text when you have 30 mins

then workin' the rest of the weekend until about wednesday

I will

if I can talk...will call your cell

I do miss you spatty

and patrick

really don't want to lose your friendship

k

so go...ttl

ttyl

bye

So...I have a business proposition for you, Steve & my best friend Michael from Scranton

when I come to Jamestown, I want to meet

asap

I have three months to make sure I get the chief nursing officer position in my hospital

I want to do for Nurses...what Mark Z. did for facebook

with a nonprofit called nomoretears.org

I want to create this for Patrick...so no one ever kills someone we love again

let me know if you are in

if you are interested...let me know...because I need three of the best coders I know

I have one & with you two...we could change healthcare forever

Yes, i'd be very interested