*beep, beep* Hi!

[Garnet]

1. How'd you find the Freethought Forum?

Through Fisher and Kang Louie. I see some other IIDB folks here as well.

2. Are you a member of any other online forums? Which?

IIDB, Christianforums

3. How do you feel about smilies (emoticons)?

Love 'em.

4. How do you feel about 2000+ smilies?

The more the merrier.

5. Is flaming:
C. Irritating as fuck

6. Is vulgar language:
A. Hilarious

7. Why did the chicken cross the road?

Fuck if I know.

8. Who pays for your food?

Me.

9. What's one thing you've always wanted to do but never have?

Go ocean fishing.

10. What is your single favorite place in the world?

My bed.

11. What's the significance of your username?

I think garnets are prettier than diamons and all of my jewelry is garnet.

12. What about your avatar?

*shrug* I just liked it.

[livius drusus]

Kang and Fisher sent you; you like smilies, jewelry, and have a potty mouth. Two posts in and I like you already. :beaugest:

:welcome1: again.

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, Garnet.

[pescifish]

Hi Garnet!

11. What's the significance of your username?

I think garnets are prettier than diamons and all of my jewelry is garnet.When I saw your nickname I was hoping it referred to the gemstone! Garnets are definitely one of my favorite gemstones: good hardness, great sparkle, exciting colors. What is your favorite garnet, if I may ask?

I recently posted in the food forum of FF about some unusual garnets I have called gooseberry garnets (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=75073). I hadn't known what a gooseberry is and the kind folks here helped me out. There's a photo of the gemstones there, if you are interested.

Welcome to FF, fellow garnet lover!

[Shake]

Welcome, Garnet! Ain't seen you in a month of Sundays!

[JoeP]

good hardness, great sparkle, exciting colors
Sounds like this should be in the "Best condoms?" thread

[Alex Bragi]

Hi Garnet, I'm newish too.

Hope you enjoy ff as much as I am. :)

[Garnet]

Hi all,

Thanks for the welcomes. :cool:

Gotta be a good place that encourages cursing, garnets and condoms.

Those gooseberry garnets are gorgeous. My favorites are the ones that are a deep blood red. Although I have a gold colored one that really catches the light.

[livius drusus]

My mom has a gorgeous garnet ring of that blood red color. The garnets are so dark you almost have to hold them up to the light to see that they're red. It's one of my favorite pieces from her extensively delicious collection. :)

[Garnet]

OOoooooooooo....sounds wonderful.

[livius drusus]

It really is. When I was little I thought they were rubies based on the well-known "everything red is a ruby" premise.

I can't describe it very accurately, I'm afraid, because it's a really unusual shape. The best I can say is that it looks like the crest of one of those cute poison-spitting dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, with each side of the crest festooned with garnets.

:drool:

[Crumb]

Welcome garnet.

:welcome3:

[Garnet]

How's this for thread necromancy?

Hello again, everyone. :)

This time, I think I'll put my feet up and stay a while.

[Miisa]

Welcomes. You look familiar. Have we met?

[Garnet]

*grins* Ayup. On HH.

[Miisa]

Oh, righty! Gotcha. Mind like a steel trap; rusty and probably illegal.

:ciao:

[Garnet]

I resemble that remark.

[livius drusus]

Best. Necromance. Ever. Welcome back, Garnet. :bigglomp:

P.S. - Love your gorgeous avatar. Can I interest you in a version with a transparent background?

[Miisa]

*nods sagely* Most people do, I find. That particular rustbucket was my own mind, however. Find your own steel trap, dammit!

[Garnet]

Best. Necromance. Ever. Welcome back, Garnet. :bigglomp:

P.S. - Love your gorgeous avatar. Can I interest you in a version with a transparent background?

Thank you! *proceeds to fiddle with avatar*

[Miisa]

That's so very Liv. "I love it! Please change it."

:heckled:

[livius drusus]

OMG mean! Transparency sets off the gorgeous to better advantage, everyone knows that. :hmph:

[Garnet]

OK, in my first of many acts of idiocy, I can't figure out how to change the avatar. I saved it to my hard drive, but when I try to change, I get an error message about the file name.

*grumps*

[livius drusus]

Weird. I'm not sure what the error was babbling about, but I uploaded the avatar for you in the ACP. :)

[JamesBannon]

:woohoo: :wave: Garnet

[Garnet]

Thank you, liv. It looks much better.

Hiya James...fancy seein' you here. *grins*

[livius drusus]

My pleasure, Garnet. She's a beauty. :aww:

[Leesifer]

wb Garnet!

[Naruto]

Hello, Garnet. Welcome to :ff:

[viscousmemories]

:welcomeback:, Garnet.

[JamesBannon]

Thank you, liv. It looks much better.

Hiya James...fancy seein' you here. *grins*
It's always a pleasure to see you Garnet (don't tell MT that, I don't want him to get jealous :D)

[Master Taran]

I heard that Jim. :nyahnyah:

[JamesBannon]

I thought you might :D

[Miisa]

OMG mean! Transparency sets off the gorgeous to better advantage, everyone knows that. :hmph:
OMFG, LOL. *~*Chill*~*, BB. It was bettr B4, but isnt totally fug now e-ther.



Blast, I hate that "language" and suck at it. :pout:

[Shelli]

:welcome4: Garnet :tiphat:

[Watser?]

Hello and welcome (back) Garnet :hatsoff:

[Deadlokd]

Hiya Garnet. Necromancy is all the rage now. Some people are really good at it.

[Crumb]

Welcome back, Garnet! :hai:

[Stormlight]

:wb: Garnet!

[Garnet]

Thanks, all. :D

[Smilin]

Howdy, Garnet...

Long time, no talkie....how are things up in Michiganland?

[viscousmemories]

Uh oh, a Michigander?

:hide:

[Master Taran]

aYup, and I've been pushing snow around this morning.

[viscousmemories]

Wow, I'm amazed that you could spend 37 yrs. in SoCal and then move to Michigan. :shudder: I was born in Detroit and grew up in Ann Arbor, and if I never see a Michigan winter again it'll be too soon.

[Master Taran]

I moved here from Phoenix, Az. I was born in the Valley and didn't know the rest of the world until I went to Az. to go to scooter school. Found out why I didn't like Callie. I got tired of the 'all for Me and fuck you' attitude. The further I am from Callie the better I like it. And 2 of My 3 children live there.

[Garnet]

*grins* Besides, we've both found that we like cold weather. I don't think MT is that enamored with snow when he has to remove it (which he shouldn't blasted have to at all...snow removal is supposed to be done for us...grumble...grumble) but we both enjoy having four seasons.

[viscousmemories]

Hey I got four seasons here in Austin: Rain Season, Blistering Heat Season, Chilly Season and sometimes a day or two of winter.

[Garnet]

*laughs* Well, I grew up in Phoenix, AZ which has 4 seasons too...

Not so hot, Hot, Hotter and IT'S SO DAMNED HOT THE RUNWAYS AT THE AIRPORT ARE MELTING.

[JamesBannon]

In Scotland we have only one season - rain.

[Watser?]

We have: rain, warm rain, rain, cold rain.

[Stormlight]

Pfff, we also have icy rain from time to time.

[Watser?]

I counted that as cold rain.

[Garnet]

I can handle snow, dust, wind, heat, cold, and a variety of strengths of storms.

But not ice. I HATE icy rain and ice storms. I'd rather get 3 feet of snow.