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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: hefdaddy42 on February 08, 2017, 10:34:42 AM
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New thread!
Go!
Old thread here: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=46825.0
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Herro DTF.
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I don't like it.
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Smells funny, and that's before I even got here.
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Smells funny, and that's before I even got here.
Sorry, that was me.
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Q : Why did the Mexican throw his wife off a cliff ?
A : Tequlia ! :neverusethis:
Q : What is a pilot's favourite flavour of potato chips ?
A : PLAIN :neverusethis:
NOW ITS A CHAT THREAD
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Did 3 hours extra work so far this week and i'm off all next week Sunday to Sunday then it's half term and then i'm off again the week after that.
:metal :metal :metal
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Smells funny, and that's before I even got here.
Sorry, that was me.
I always wondered what a Vegemite fart smelled like.
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It smells like a bloody Wallaby's arse after an outback curry MATE !!!!
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DEAR GOD THAT SOUNDS HORRIBLE!!
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..or a can of Fosters.
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nice new thread!
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New thread with only one page. I'm not a fan of change
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WE FEAR CHANGE
Actually i've been after a new Chat Thread for a while i'm easy like sunday morning :coolio
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I'm just about to sleep, but I though I'd have a post on page 1 before that. Goodnight!
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Today I have listened to Erasure, Abba, Green Day, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Metallica, Mastodon...
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I feel a change...
Back to a better day...
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SHAPE SHIFFFTTT !!!!
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So I got a call from my dad at 230pm today saying he fell at home and couldn't get up. So I head down. He's on the floor and it's bad. I can barely get him back in his chair. He has the Life Alert but of course he's too stubborn to wear it.
After fixing the couch so he can sleep there since he felt outside when we told him it was too icy, he dragging himself in from the porch where he fell.
I get him changed tell him not to move while I go get food so he can stay home since there's a snow storm 6 to 12 inches. My brother is on the way from work but I best him back only to find my dad back on the floor. He didn't listened and tried to get up.
Now my brother gets there and both of us can't get him up. We call 911 for an ambulance to bing him to the hospital since no way he can be alone. He now has a cough like his chest is full of junk and the doctor tells is he has A-fib and maybe bronchitis and they are keeping him for observation. I got home at 12am. What a day.
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In...
And see you next chat thread...
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Got to make my presence known.
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I thought you usually liked to hide your presence.
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I love 'em and leave 'em
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Damn King, sorry about your father, what a long day that must have been... and now the snow is coming down hard.
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Morning. Yeah. I'm getting the work down. I've got an orientation for a new hire then I'm driving through the snow to see him at the hospital. 8 to 12 inches expected.
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ugh, hope you have a SUV. The snow only just started here, but I'm pretty big against driving through these snowy conditions because the local roads are never plowed until much later and my car is a Civic so kind of hard to get through even my own street.
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Nope. I have a Corolla. Taking it very slow when I leave.
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Sorry about your father King. Does he live far from you?
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I live 40 minutes away from him. My brother lives 7 minutes away. I worry because both my brother and his wife work full time and they have a 4 1/2 son. Their life is all ready busy.
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Yea that's tough, how old is your father?
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70. He has MS. He is very stubborn and thinks he can do that things like he did when he was younger. He's not exercising to help with the last of leg strength from the MS and the doctor wanted him to go to rehab to help and he blows it off.
We got him to get the life alert and he won't were the chain with the button to get help if he falls.
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That's really tough King. I worry I'll have similar issues with my mom as she gets older, she is also incredibly stubborn.
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All we ask of him is to allow him to be independent for as long as he can. He don't see it like that. He has to let go of his pride.
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Yea, I can imagine it from his side too, I can't imaging what slowly loosing your independence must be like.
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That's why we want him to go to rehab so they can strengthen him.
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Ugh, sorry to hear about your dad Joe. My dad had similar issues with my grandmother being stubborn about independence. It's really tough.
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We're working on him. We want him to understand that "we: want him to be independent as well.
So looks like the cruise is ass kicking. That pick with Ren was awesome.
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The cruise has been stupendous so far. Glad I took the plunge in going, it'll be tough for me to find a better lineup than this. Today we're in port, but I'm staying on the boat and resting this morning as we've got
2pm Spock's Beard
4pm Frost*
5:30pm Neal Morse Band
6:15 Kansas (will miss the first half or or so because I'm staying for all of NMB)
9:15 Haken
And then potentially catching bits of Patrick Moraz and/or Angalagard later on.
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That is one hell of a show!!!
I wonder who the drummer for SB will be now that Jimmy left.
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Dear fucknuts my head is killing me. I hate these weather-induced migraines.
Come to think of it, I hate all migraines.
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king, sorry to hear about your Dad. Hope that works out. Be careful in the snow.
Hype, sorry about your head.
axe, I am so jealous of you.
Morning, everyone.
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morning
King, hope your dad gets better!
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Just came in early to work because my boss asked me to. I asked why he wanted me to come in early "I forgot" was his response.
In other news one of the jobs which I was grossly under qualified for in December called me back today and said if I was still interested they'd still like me to come in for another interview.
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Do it !!!!
If a job comes along that i'd massively prefer doing i'd leave the cafe job IN. A. HEARTBEAT
( Disclaimer - with 2 weeks notice as per my contract )
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Well I wanted this job but during the testing I just didn't have the technical knowledge which was fine when they passed on hiring me but if I get another shot at it I'm going for it.
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The job that I was more than qualified for never called back to schedule an in-person interview and has ignored follow-ups. Back to that drawing board.
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In other news one of the jobs which I was grossly under qualified for in December called me back today and said if I was still interested they'd still like me to come in for another interview.
:metal
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Cannot wait to call it a day and leave tonight
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Thanks folks. Dad is ok. He's staying in the hospital. What a fun drive. Got home snowblowed our house and my neighbor's house. Just sat down.
I'm gassed.
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Thoughts and prayers for your father, Joe.
We got a lot of f'n snow!
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Thanks Tim. The stubborn old mule was in good spirits. Still dealing with A-Fib. Medicine is working.
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The stubborn old mule was in good spirits.
Well you should be. Oh wait, you're talking about your Dad.
;D
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Yup. :lol
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I'm gassed.
Thanks for the heads up ;D
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:lol
That's a given Zy! I'm proud of it.
Morning.
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It was really warm for a couple of days and now it's below freezing. . .
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It was really warm for a couple of days and now it's below freezing. . .
8 degrees here this morning.
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It's cold this morning, but I'm just glad the wind gusts from yesterday have died down. That shit was worse than the cold.
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Thoughts? :lol :omg:
(https://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm267/cramx3/test.jpg)
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Fiverr? I hardly know her.
Sorry, I'm tired.
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Cram has a Faythe fetish.
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I'd bangg the hell out of that chickk Cram. :lol
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I'd bangg the hell out of that chickk Cram. :lol
You'd throww your back outt.
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less than two hours to go
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I'd bangg the hell out of that chickk Cram. :lol
You'd throww your back outt.
Nope my hamstrings. :lol
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You missed it..
Anyway, she needs a name.
How about Cramela?
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Oh. A new thread.
So to continue on with the cryptic work related post from a few days ago..
Basically my current place of employment is turning to shit. My supervisor stopped giving a rat's ass a year ago. I left here for 6 months and then returned to the place almost in flames. I am used to feeling like I am one of the few people here who give a damn, but now I feel as if I am the ONLY one. But now I know I am the only one. Rumor has it (well not rumor, it is truth...) my company is in negotiations to pick up another property a few miles from here. Similar in size. If this happens, I am going to step up and tell the owner of the company that I want to be involved. I want to supervise the property.. even if it means I still work under my current supervisor (who kinda acts as an area supervisor... we are the farthest account away from the company HQ. They have 2 designated area supervisors who run shit down south, and once in a while they make their way up here). I feel as if after 4.5 years, this is my chance to move up with this company.
Or, my other option is to leave and find something else. I need to find something and stabilize my life, and pay off some of my debts so I can try to go back to school. My problem is I have no idea what I want to do with my life.
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Do it. Show the initiative. You got this.
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It will probably be a few months before we get the property (if we even do.. its still in the early stages of bidding.. but the property manager for the current property I work also manages the potential new property, and is pushing for us.)
I think I would be a great choice, as I have the most seniority out of any of the employees up here (I've been here longer than my supervisor. The only reason he got the job over me in the current property is he has prior law enforcement experience.) I also have a great working relationship with the property manager here, and id you ask any of the board members for the HOAs we work for here (5 total, 1 master, 3 sub associations, and one other association.. lotta politics here), no one would ever have anything negative to say about me. Hell, there have been meetings where the only positive things said security wise were ABOUT me).
It would be a fresh start... that also hopefully involves a pay bump. I already can and have practically ran this place at times. I've done scheduling (even though I have no management title now, I still am the one pointing out issues with the schedule and fixing them). I have done payroll in the place of my supervisor. I have great people skills and can build relationships with those who I should have them with (Board members, etc). I know the ends and outs of the job. I just need the chance.
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Do it. Show the initiative. You got this.
Agreed. Show you are the only one who cares.
I'd bangg the hell out of that chickk Cram. :lol
You'd throww your back outt.
Nope my hamstrings. :lol
:rollin I have a few pictures of her. One is pretty sexy. I was just sharing the sample I got. I needed some revisions so once that's complete I'll have the final images (without the fiverr.com logo) and hopefully something good to share :yarr I figured a good looking gal would help keep eyes on my youtube page
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Jigglypuff's not doing it?
What do you think of my name for her? Cramela.
Or does she have one?
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Do it. Show the initiative. You got this.
Agree with King, and even though it's months away try to show your interest. In the meantime you can always be thinking of a plan .
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Jigglypuff's not doing it?
What do you think of my name for her? Cramela.
Or does she have one?
Cramela is fine with me, she does have a name. Mappy. And no Jigglypuff isn't doing it. Well it's fine for an icon, not for a banner.
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Mappy?? Is this someone you know?
I have a few pictures of her. One is pretty sexy. I was just sharing the sample I got. I needed some revisions so once that's complete I'll have the final images
I think DTF should see the samples and pick the winning image!
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Mappy?? Is this someone you know?
I have a few pictures of her. One is pretty sexy. I was just sharing the sample I got. I needed some revisions so once that's complete I'll have the final images
I think DTF should see the samples and pick the winning image!
:lol and no, I sadly do not know this lady. I used that website fiverr.com to find a girl to take pictures for me. Cost $21 after fees, but assuming she fixes what I asked, I plan on throwing some extra for a tip (well I'll giver her one anyway, but final cost to me is still TBD). She's been great to work with although she kind of fucked up pretty badly on a few aspects of what I requested of her, hence the revisions I asked for. Most specifically are the dimensions of the photo aren't right.
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She's been great to work with although she kind of fucked up pretty badly on a few aspects of what I requested of her,
She was wearing clothes?
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She's been great to work with although she kind of fucked up pretty badly on a few aspects of what I requested of her,
She was wearing clothes?
:rollin
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Just booked a one-way flight to Florida, going to grab my motorcycle and ride 600 miles back home in one day. Will my body make it? :lol
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Just booked a one-way flight to Florida, going to grab my motorcycle and ride 600 miles back home in one day. Will my body make it? :lol
Sounds like an adventure. Hopefully the weather works out.
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Just booked a one-way flight to Florida, going to grab my motorcycle and ride 600 miles back home in one day. Will my body make it? :lol
The most i've ridden in one day is 100 miles. Maybe 150. Don't think i could manage 600 in one day.
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I've done a 400 mile bike ride before and it wasn't easy but I want to bring my bike up to NC and I'm sure I can handle the ride. Lots of breaks.
Just booked a one-way flight to Florida, going to grab my motorcycle and ride 600 miles back home in one day. Will my body make it? :lol
That's what I"m hoping, it's beautiful today in Charlotte so hopefully in a couple of weeks it'll be nice. I've driven through rain a bunch of times so I'm not too worried about that, it's more the cold/ice.
Sounds like an adventure. Hopefully the weather works out.
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I once walked 500 miles.
And I'd walk 500 more.
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Hello folks.
Driving back from visiting Dad. 2 hours ago it started to snow. 18 to 24 inches expected. Damn winter is making up for the easy time we had so far.
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Hello folks.
18 to 24 inches expected.
:zydar:
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That's Long Dong Silver territory.
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:rollin
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That's Long Dong Silver territory.
That's TAC territory!
:neverusethis:
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He said inches not millimetres !
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That's Long Dong Silver territory.
That's TAC territory!
:neverusethis:
You've gone down on Long Dong Silver? :lol
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*opens up thread*
*closes thread*
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Tbis should be a quiet week, though I'm sure the fates will have something to say about that. Boss is out all week, one person is on vacation all week, and another is on personal leave for health. Quieeeeeeeeeet.
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Morning guys
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And it appears of the few people I need to interact with today, a few have already taken their bitchy pills this morning.
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My job is hilarious in the sense that everyone drags their feet on Monday's because it's Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday work gets done, Thursday is close to the weekend so everyone is a little loose and Friday no one does anything.
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My job is hilarious in the sense that everyone drags their feet on Monday's because it's Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday work gets done, Thursday is close to the weekend so everyone is a little loose and Friday no one does anything.
Yup same here. Mondays and Fridays are typically quiet and everyone wants to get their shit done on Tuesday - Thursday.
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So they found a mass in my dad's right lung. They have to build up his strength first to walk on his own then they'll do a biopsy. My have been a blessing in disguise that he was so stubborn. They took him of his Ritalin that helps with his focus so we had to get the proxy to by in control of Dad's health.
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Hoping all goes well and things are clear, Joe.
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Me too. It feels like we are trying to plug up holes in a damn with not enough fingers right now. It feels like my dad is giving up on his health. It's heartbreaking.
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I'm really sorry. Never know, though. He might pull through and get some good strength back. All you can do is be supportive and caring, which you are.
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Sorry to hear that, king. Keep your chin up. Prayers.
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Damn, Joe. Real sorry to hear that. All the best.
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G'morning all.
Sorry to hear about that Joe. You never know though how someone's health can turn around. My grandmother was rushed to the hospital once while I was in grad school. I was told to expect to have to come home in the next few days, and my grandmother received her last rites twice during that stay. My dad went to the hospital the morning after her second last rites to find her sitting up wide awake and alert complaining about wanting to go home. She lived for more than five years after that.
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Well, I've got 2 fronts to worry about right now. 1st is Dad's pride and not taking care of himself to be independent still. If he has to be in a wheelchair he won't be able to live in his house anymore and that's a hard thing to deal with. Secondly is the mass they found in the lung. That is exactly what happened to my mom who dies of lung cancer 5 years ago.
The scary part was he was admitted to the hospital the same day my mom passed away 5 years to the date so it hit a sensitive chord with our family.
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I'm sorry to hear that King. I hope things work for the best and I'll keep you in my thoughts.
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I have a $10 gift card to jomashop.com after buying a watch like 3 years ago. Its apparently still good. Anyone interested PM me for the code.
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Nothing like a call from Dad at 540am flipping out saying he doesn't want to be at the rehab place anymore. It's heartbreaking.
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Stay strong, king. I hope the situation with your dad improves. :hug:
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Stay the course, king.
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I might of missed it in an earlier post but how long is he going to be in rehab?
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Not sure. He's sometimes a little resistant. It could be a couple weeks then still the biopsy.
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Well stay strong and hopefully the biopsy doesn't turn up anything serious.
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That what I'm telling myself but I'm also worried that my dad is so stubborn he we be in a wheelchair soon and we won't be able to take care of him.
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:hug:
On a happier note - I have a date for Friday ;D ;D ;D
I'm taking my 13 year old brother to see Lego Batman :D
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That sounds pretty awesome.
I'm excited to see my brother when I go to Florida in a couple of weeks.
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It doesn't come out until March 30 here. :( Already planning to see it as soon as it comes out though.
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I was supposed to go with my brother and my little nephew to see that Sunday but the snow storm delayed seeing it.
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Too many movies out/coming out right now. Need to see John Wick 2 and also want to see Fist Fight and Lego Batman.
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I still need to see the first John Wick.
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My group at work is doing a team outing to see John Wick 2 tomorrow afternoon. I never saw the first and honestly don't care. I opted out since it would cost me money to meet them in NYC since I work in NJ. But thinking, maybe tomorrow I go to my local movie theater while they are doing this since it's during work hours :lol
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The first John Wick was an absolute blast. If you enjoy fun action movies it's highly recommended.
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I still need to see the first John Wick.
Yes you do. Easily one of the best action films made in the last 30 years.
Can't wait to catch the sequel.
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Fuck, it's only 10:22. There are only three of us int he office today, I have a very small not even remotely urgent to-do list....wake me when it's time to leave.
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@ Cram, I see the new sig.
Two questions:
1. What band is that?
2. What's the deal with the cat? :lol
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@ Cram, I see the new sig.
Two questions:
1. What band is that?
2. What's the deal with the cat? :lol
Meant for my youtube banner, but figured it worked here as well. The cat is Buddy, he is my cat and is featured in a few of my youtube videos, I have another one filmed but needs to be edited featuring him as well. The band, which I purposely made not very visible (was going more for a crowd cheering look, not to focus on the band), is Devin Townsend Project from Progpower last September. But I was messing around with the image and ended up with the cat behind the girl and it almost looks like he is about to pounce so I thought it worked well :lol
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That girl doesnt stand a chance against Buddy, the biggest cat on earth.
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Good morning
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morning.
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Day 4 of quietude.
Everything with my name on it has been copacetic. Here's to hoping that continues.
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G'morning all.
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morning!
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Just got to the office. Luckily I was outside taking the garbage out when I noticed a string hanging from my rear tire, ended up jacking the car up and taking out 30+ft of small rope wrapped around my rear wheel.
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How TF is everyone ?
I love my new EP.
:corn :) :)
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Not too bad, slowing inching my way towards what should be a pretty solid weekend.
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I'm on my week off #1
Sun thru Sun back on Monday, Tue, Wed,Fri.SAt and then off again Sun thru Sun. Can't wait.
Plus my hours have been reduced to where i'm comfortable working and my pay has gone up and my bike will be back on the road in a couple of weeks so yeah
:) Bring on spring/summer !
Cant F*KIN WAIT BIATCHES
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A message to the powers that be...
I'm 35% being watched. Its been that number for a few years now. Don't I get a reduced sentence for good behavior?
I'd like to go down to 30% if at all possible.
Thanks.
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Whatcha talkin' about Willis?
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Good morning gang
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No new emails this morning - really hoping for a totally chill Friday.
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I'm hoping it'll be a chill friday at work as well. Long weekend this weekend.
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I'm hoping it'll be a chill friday at work as well. Long weekend this weekend.
Yup, I just want this day to end so the long weekend can begin.
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At 12pm today I'm buying tickets to RoSfest! :metal
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So, the move to Raleigh is pretty much complete now. We finally closed on the sale of our old house in Mount Airy yesterday. Money in the bank, new batch of cigars, and an awesome meal last night to celebrate. :metal
Now if 4:00 PM can hurry up and roll around, I have a glass of Macallen and a Liga Privada No. 9 waiting on me.
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Nice, must be a huge relief and feeling of accomplishment to get that done :metal
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At 12pm today I'm buying tickets to RoSfest! :metal
Nice. I began looking into going, but there's nobody on the bill who particularly interests me besides the Neal Morse Band.
So, the move to Raleigh is pretty much complete now. We finally closed on the sale of our old house in Mount Airy yesterday. Money in the bank, new batch of cigars, and an awesome meal last night to celebrate. :metal
Now if 4:00 PM can hurry up and roll around, I have a glass of Macallen and a Liga Privada No. 9 waiting on me.
Congrats hef :hat What Macallen is lined up?
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I love going in not knowing much about the bands. I've come out buying their CD's. I'm dying to see Moon Safari though.
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Nice, must be a huge relief and feeling of accomplishment to get that done :metal
Indeed.
Congrats hef :hat What Macallen is lined up?
12
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Can't go wrong with the 12 .... but seriously get yourself a bottle of the 15 Fine Oak. So goddamn good. My bar is out, quite sadly, but I haven't given myself the "OK" to drop the $100+ on it lately.
And I've recently gotten word of a 17-year FO...wonder how big a difference those 2 extra years make.
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So, the move to Raleigh is pretty much complete now. We finally closed on the sale of our old house in Mount Airy yesterday. Money in the bank, new batch of cigars, and an awesome meal last night to celebrate. :metal
Now if 4:00 PM can hurry up and roll around, I have a glass of Macallen and a Liga Privada No. 9 waiting on me.
Congrats on the sale of the house King!
Speaking of cigars, I smoke a few cigars a year so I don't really have any knowledge about them but I wanted to ask if you could recommend me something that's a light smoke. I'd like to have some in the house and maybe light one up this weekend.
Thanks.
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Can't go wrong with the 12 .... but seriously get yourself a bottle of the 15 Fine Oak. So goddamn good. My bar is out, quite sadly, but I haven't given myself the "OK" to drop the $100+ on it lately.
And I've recently gotten word of a 17-year FO...wonder how big a difference those 2 extra years make.
I will keep it in mind.
So, the move to Raleigh is pretty much complete now. We finally closed on the sale of our old house in Mount Airy yesterday. Money in the bank, new batch of cigars, and an awesome meal last night to celebrate. :metal
Now if 4:00 PM can hurry up and roll around, I have a glass of Macallen and a Liga Privada No. 9 waiting on me.
Congrats on the sale of the house King!
Speaking of cigars, I smoke a few cigars a year so I don't really have any knowledge about them but I wanted to ask if you could recommend me something that's a light smoke. I'd like to have some in the house and maybe light one up this weekend.
Thanks.
I am hef not king! :lol
Something light? OK.
Arturo Fuente's Seleccion d'Oro is pretty good. Can't go wrong with an Ashton. The Rocky Patel Dark Dominion is a favorite of mine. If I had to get only one "light" cigar, it would be the Undercrown Shade by Drew Estate.
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When you're bad ass like us Hef it's easy to mix us up.
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Seriously who the fuck sends out an email at 2pm to schedule a conference call for 3pm on a Friday?! FUCK
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Seriously who the fuck sends out an email at 2pm to schedule a conference for 3pm on a Friday?! FUCK
that's some fucked up repugnant shit right there.
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I fucking hate conference calls. It's 15 minutes of people talking over each other to cover 2 minutes worth of business.
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Oh and joy of fucking joys they just bumped it to RIGHT FUCKING NOW. Someone will be killed very slowly before being hurt.
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The Lewiston Maine DC is at critical mass. They have almost no pallets to ship out with and we are trying to help them. So I have to be in contact all weekend communicating. I can't even get away for one day. the joys of being a boss.
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Whatcha talkin' about Willis?
In my profile it says I'm "35% being watched"
For my past transgressions against the brotherhood of DTF.
Goodie goodies like you can't relate. :tick2:
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:lol
That's the first time I've been told I'm a Goodie. Golly.
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Oh and joy of fucking joys they just bumped it to RIGHT FUCKING NOW. Someone will be killed very slowly before being hurt.
I'm thankful that we have enough going on as far as daily deliverables (which I'm mostly just supervising) in the afternoon that I can basically turn down any and all conference calls after lunch.
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I hate Dell, I think I've been troubleshooting something for hours today that seems just like a bug from their hardware :facepalm:
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Useless conference call that somehow managed to dump more work on me.
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(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/personal/20170217_165051_zpsnepkckhj.jpg)
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DTF's resident plantation owner.
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Looks like an awesome place, Hef!
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Looks like an awesome place, Hef!
Not bad for a rental. We will start looking for a house to buy this summer.
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Oh shit, I thought you already bought a house..
Paying attention..I should try it some time.
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How to you like the area?
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How to you like the area?
LOVE it.
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(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/personal/20170217_165051_zpsnepkckhj.jpg)
You make me so jealous.
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Looks like you got a nice deck and a yard, that's pretty awesome. Seems relaxing.
Also the fact that you are wearing a tshirt outside is enough to be jelly.
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Also the fact that you are wearing a tshirt outside is enough to be jelly.
Seriously. It's sad how excited I am for it to be up in the 50s this weekend.
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Less than an hour to go, cannot wait to get the hell out of here.
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Morning. I was so exhausted that I slept 9 hours last night. I haven't done that in a long time.
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9 hours? lol I could do that in my sleep.
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My sleeping pattern is all over the place from shift work, but usually when it's my first day off, I'll sleep a good 9 hours too
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Lol Blob. I normally get 7 hours max. Watching Grimm right now.
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Lol Blob. I normally get 7 hours max. Watching Grimm right now.
Pretty funny episode. Dianna is so hilariously creepy. I expect she'll play a big part in the final with her powers.
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We're up to her abduction and Renard stopped panicking and ate a cookie. Weird.
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:lol I laughed when he stopped to casually eat a cookie. Not that I blame him, those cookies looked pretty good.
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:lol. Right now all I can think is he knows his daughter will rip that guy apart.
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Good morning
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OMG, Hank is killing it. Lol
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OMG, Hank is killing it. Lol
Absolutely. He must have had so much fun with that. :lol
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The ending with the champagne was perfect. :lol
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Damnit guys I need to catch up
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Where are you up to, Reap?
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G'morning all.
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Morning Bill. Good beers yesterday.
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I can count all the episodes of Grimm i've seen on the fingers of one hand.
If that hand belonged to Abu Hamza.
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Bourbon and a cigar. I knew we have something in common, Hef! :)
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Where are you up to, Reap?
Just caught up with Grimm, that was a really fun episode. I also cleaned out the garage which is awesome, now I have space to fit both cars in.
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Morning.
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Morning blob,
On the online chat with Amazon. We keep getting other peoples packages delivered by our door, usually i just drive them to the neighbors house but last nights package is 30 miles away.
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Was the address on it listed correctly? Because that's a hell of a screwup, and definitely beyond what's reasonable for you to have to deal with. Idiots.
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It is, I just got off the phone with support they told me to just keep the items because the dude called last night and got a refund. I now have 3d filament and pre-workout
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It is, I just got off the phone with support they told me to just keep the items because the dude called last night and got a refund. I now have 3d filament and pre-workout
pre-workout? What dat?
There are worse things to get for free than filament though. Now you must buy the machine to use it!
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I was thinking of getting a 3D printer actually :lol
Pre workout is a shake that has a lot of stuff in it like caffeine
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Oh. That sounds awful. We don't have that here.
I'll get a 3D printer at some stage, but at the moment I'm poor. I'd really love a formlabs printer, but that doesn't use filament. I'll just stick to Shapeways for my 3D printing for now.
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Got that good ache in my legs from a 7.5 mile run this morning. About to crank some Transatlantic in honor of the unseasonably warm weather and start brewing.
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Morning blob,
On the online chat with Amazon. We keep getting other peoples packages delivered by our door, usually i just drive them to the neighbors house but last nights package is 30 miles away.
That seems unlike Amazon to screw up like that
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Nothing like having a few brews and playing smite
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What is smite?
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Come over here and I'll show you :lol
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Um..I think I'll settle for the brews. :lol
Pretty sure I don't need to know that bad!
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What is smite?
Moba style game
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Definitely over did it with the drinks last night. Good morning guys
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Morning Reap. Man after to good nights of sleep I slept like crap last night. Work on the brain.
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Are you working today King?
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Yup. this DC is only closed for 3 days. It sucks.
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That sucks King.
I've never worked for a place that has as many days off as the place I work at now.
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Now I hear my boss is coming. Great, it's not busy enough right now.
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That sucks King.
I've never worked for a place that has as many days off as the place I work at now.
I'm listening..........
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Blob doesn't even know what day it is. He has so many days off! :lol
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Blob doesn't even know what day it is. He has so many days off! :lol
Of course I know what day it is!
I figure it out by which TV shows I watch that day. :lol
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:rollin
True dat. Morning sir.
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Morning!
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Morning, peoples!
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Not morning here anymore.
I want today to be over.
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Not morning here anymore.
I want today to be over.
:-* :-* :-*
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If hef says it's morning, it's morning.
Even when it's 4am.
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...4am is morning.
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It's always morning somewhere !!
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...4am is morning.
Oh yeah? Then answer me this. If 4am is morning, then why am I about to go to sleep? Checkmate!
Actually it's 5:30am now, but same thing.
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...Afternoon!
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So it has been said......
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...4am is morning.
Oh yeah? Then answer me this. If 4am is morning, then why am I about to go to sleep? Checkmate!
Actually it's 5:30am now, but same thing.
At 5:30am my time, my alarm was going off and I was waking up.
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Good afternoon all. In the office once again on a holiday, but with things going fairly smoothly for once.
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Hello all.
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JAAAAAYYYYY!!
How are you doing?
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Ello Ell !!!!
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I'm alive sadly.
Been really down.
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Hey, we're here to lean on.
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I posted a bit of it in the depressed thread. I don't really wanna go into details .
I am just happy that DTF has always been here for me.
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Any time. My dad fell and on the process they found a mass in his lung. I'm trying to be positive. We all have to.
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Ooh, sorry to hear that Joe. Anything definitive yet?
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No. Can't biopsy until he's done with the therapy to get him to walk on his own again after the fall.
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Ugh.
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Evening guys
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Ugh.
My dad is very stubb4and with the MS he can't afford to.
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Morning everyone
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Hey hey
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Howdy.
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Afternoon. Just got to work. I have two interviews tomorrow, one for Wells Fargo so here is hoping for a new job.
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Morning everyone.
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Morning Reaper.
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Morning. I'm in the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts. Man I need a coffee this morning. I slept 8 hours and it feels like it's not enough.
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I'm the opposite. I slept a lot less than I normally do and feel fine. It's nice having all this extra time
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I woke up at 4:30pm. Then I sat around and watched TNG at 5pm on TV. :blob:
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Nice :tup
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G'morning all. Just a little bit groggy this morning after my homebrew club meeting last night.
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Hey hey peeps
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Hey. Boss here. No playing on DTF today.
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So I just got back from 5 Guys with my 2 sons. I'm happy because they both really look forward to going and it's a special thing to do with Dad. We don't go very often. Once or twice during the summer and once on school vacations, but they look forward to it.
So school vacation + Mom working = a boys' lunch at 5 Guys!
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*5 Guys opens up in my town*
* I go along to check out a meal*
*See prices*
*:lolpalm: Nah you're alright*
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Also I bought a new mattress today. £40. not bad. I was expecting it to be really expensive.
The old one had springs poking right through the material.
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*5 Guys opens up in my town*
* I go along to check out a meal*
*See prices*
*:lolpalm: Nah you're alright*
5 Guys isn't too outrageous here.
Don't ever order a large order of fries.
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Too large or disappointingly small ?
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Too large or disappointingly small ?
Too large! Enough to feed the three of us.
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I didn't go. If I fancied a burger joint I usually went to Burger King.
When I was in town late at night and was famished - double whopper was the best thing ever.
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Five guys is not comparable to burger king. One is fast food and one is an actual burger. Five guys is great. But yea, even a small order of fries is too much. I just finished eating my peanuts from going to five guys last week.
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We had a few "proper" Burger places but BK was just convenient.
Obviously i'd go to Homemade Burger Kitchen or 5 Guys If I had the money.
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Five Guys isn't bad, but Shake Shack is where it's at :hat
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Any thoughts on Red Robin?
There is one right down the road from our new place. I think the burgers are good, but I love the different FF dipping sauces and go just for them lol
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There's one not too far from us, but I've only been once and that was at least 5-6 years ago so I don't remember much about it. I do also like Smash Burger, mostly for their Smash fries (tossed in olive oil with garlic and rosemary).
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Shake Shack is delish, but none are near me. Smash burger was alright, there's one at newark airport terminal C. I liked the fries. Five guys is good all around, but not as good as Shake Shack. All are better than Burger King or Wendys and all cost more too.
There's a Red Robin near work that I went to once, it was good but didn't blow me away. Was also more expensive than all of the above, likely because it was a sit down service restaurant and bar.
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One thing that drives me nuts about some burger places is when they insist on only cooking their burgers well done.
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Five guys is not comparable to burger king. One is fast food and one is an actual burger. Five guys is great. But yea, even a small order of fries is too much. I just finished eating my peanuts from going to five guys last week.
damnit now I want Five Guys for dinner.
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So I made my post thinking someone would say, "Gee that's nice TAC, spending time with the kids" and it turned into a conversation about burger joints. :lol
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I think I'm going to switch it up to Chick Fil A for dinner.
I got some good news from my interview today. I'm getting a final panel interview with Wells Fargo! w00t
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Congrats Reaper :metal
I just got back from delicious pizza dinner :D Now catching up on this week's episode of Marvel Shield.
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Hey
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Hey you sexy beast.
Good luck Reap.
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Hey
My bedroom. Right now.
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Like you even had to type that.
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Hey
My bedroom. Right now.
Pass.
Hey you sexy beast.
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Hey Joe
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John! Just got back from dinner with my boss. Got my review. Now sitting back with a Irish whiskey on an ice sphere.
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Sorry, Adami. I flipped my humanity switch a couple of weeks back and stopped giving a fuck. It's just so much easier not to feel everything that has happened in the last couple of years.
John! Just got back from dinner with my boss. Got my review. Now sitting back with a Irish whiskey on an ice sphere.
I'm at work. I should have brought the bourbon with me.
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Every TV cop show has it in the drawer.
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Is it bourbon or something else?
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Whisky, Bourbon. It's all good.
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It's kind of moot since all bourbon is whisky.
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That's like saying all beers are the same.
I just put you in a corner baby.
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I didn't say they were the same. I just said that bourbon is a kind of whisky.
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Well to me there is a difference. I enjoy both differently.
Bed time for this old guy. Night John.
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Night
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Love it when I get called in at 6am for a 3 minute job. Now I'm stuck here for the next 12 hours.
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Good morning guys
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Morning Reaper.
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I know I say this a lot but I really can't wait to get riding again.
Weather is gradually improving. Spring is on the way. :)
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I know I say this a lot but I really can't wait to get riding again.
Weather is gradually improving. Spring is on the way. :)
Didn't England just get hit with a huge storm?
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I'm going riding for the first time this Sunday, driving my bike to Charlotte.
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Howdy all and Blob.
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KIIIIIIIIIIIING!
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WHHHAAAAAATTTTUUUPPPPPPP!!!
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NOT MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH! WHY ARE WE YEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG??
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What's happening King?
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Gorgeous day forecast today, boss is out and yesterday she was pleased. Can't complain as long as shit doesn't come crashing down. Plus we got out an hour early yesterday to go get drinks for National Margarita Day, on the boss's dime.
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NOT MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH! WHY ARE WE YEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG??
I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!
What's happening King?
Nadda. Got my review yesterday boss left. I'm getting out early to see my dad at the rehab center.
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Hi everybody!
How's your dad getting along Joe?
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Another resignation, though we kinda knew this one was coming, too.
And so it goes...
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Hey guys. Been in a training session all day.
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Hi everybody!
How's your dad getting along Joe?
At 80% I think 2 more weeks then we take him to his primary to see how they will proceed with the biopsy.
Hey Hef.
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Hey Hef.
*waves*
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I know I say this a lot but I really can't wait to get riding again.
Weather is gradually improving. Spring is on the way. :)
Didn't England just get hit with a huge storm?
Yes it's f*ing awesome :metal :metal
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Made my first ever shepherd's pie today ! :)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ3o0bxDCGi/
Yummy yummy.
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I think I need to wash this robe...*phew*
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Morning, gents.
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Boss is closing the office 2 hours early today.
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Man, I want an early Friday dismissal :lol I'll be happy if I get out of here at 5:45, which I've managed to do the last couple nights.
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Well the weather has been glorious and she's in a giving mood, and also probably a little panicky because of the recent resignations. Hurry have to be nice so no one else quits. :lol
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My manager just did the same thing. The weather is so ridiculously nice that upper management gave word to their reporting managers that if all is good, people can leave early... and since my shit is all settled for the most part, I got permission to leave at 2pm! :metal :metal
And then two week business trip in LA, which should be one of my easiest trips ever so I am really looking forward to it
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Jealous dudes! Bossman let us out early last Friday on account of us not having president's day as a paid holiday, so I doubt we'll get the go ahead to leave early today.
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I just concluded a rather pleasant conference call, made a couple updates, and am about to go get lunch. And then it's hopefully coasting til 3.
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Just enjoyed my friday lunch, which is paid for by work on fridays, hot wings. I think I'm checking out mentally from work for the week although I got to physically be here until 2. No complaints, this day is turning out great. Also tomorrow Im going to the rangers/devils game on a double date so that's going to be a lot of fun. Sunday is my day to relax and pack.
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Just polished off a gyro and am currently sitting back, feeling the breeze and listening to Google Play radio based on LTE.
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Just finished lunch (leftovers - pork chops, green beans, corn), and leave work in less than an hour.
Taking my daughter to see her favorite band, Twenty One Pilots, tomorrow night. Should be fun.
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I've seen so much stuff online about that band but I have not heard a single note, and can't really be arsed to look them up...what style are they?
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I've seen so much stuff online about that band but I have not heard a single note, and can't really be arsed to look them up...what style are they?
Um...pop?
Basically, it's a two-man band. One guy is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, and the other guy is the drummer. Most of their performances will apparently be to backing tracks (to fill out the sound from drum or whatever the other guy is playing). Of course, when they played on Saturday Night Live, they just used a string quartet as their backup band, so there's that.
The biggest hit was a song called "Stressed Out" but I hate that crap. My favorite well-known song of theirs is "Heathens", which was featured in the Suicide Squad film (probably best part of the film lol). Another good one is "Heart of Gold".
They aren't great, and I wouldn't be going if it weren't for my daughter loving them so much, but it should be fun.
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Interesting....
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That must be cool to go to a concert with your child, even if the music is your favorite, just the idea your child even wants to go to a concert is awesome.
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That must be cool to go to a concert with your child, even if the music is your favorite, just the idea your child even wants to go to a concert is awesome.
I desperately wanted to take Eric to see R40 because he fucking loves Rush, but he was 5 and loud noises aren't his thing. I think the amount of people and the volume, plus the timing would have been unbearable for him. I'm hoping to take him to shows in the future, it's just a shame that it likely will never be a Rush show. Though if they do a one-off performance in some accessible place, like NYC, you can bet your ass I'll be on a train to that show with him in tow.
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I usually don't take my ipod with me on my lunch break, but this weather screams for some Transatlantic on my after lunch walk.
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Pain of Salvation right now, Remedy Lane.
Earlier this morning it was Ghost, followed by the LTE radio.
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That must be cool to go to a concert with your child, even if the music is your favorite, just the idea your child even wants to go to a concert is awesome.
I desperately wanted to take Eric to see R40 because he fucking loves Rush, but he was 5 and loud noises aren't his thing. I think the amount of people and the volume, plus the timing would have been unbearable for him. I'm hoping to take him to shows in the future, it's just a shame that it likely will never be a Rush show. Though if they do a one-off performance in some accessible place, like NYC, you can bet your ass I'll be on a train to that show with him in tow.
Yea I mean 5 seems a bit young. It's funny, I don't recall how old I was besides very young, but I know my parents took me a Madonna concert as a child and we sat on the lawn and I have no other memories besides sitting on the lawn for some concert (it wasn't till later I learned it was a Madonna concert :lol)
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Pain of Salvation right now, Remedy Lane.
Earlier this morning it was Ghost, followed by the LTE radio.
I love Remedy Lane so, so much. I'm digging the new album some, but I think it'll but hard for Daniel to ever top RL for me.
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I actually prefer TPE1 overall, though RL is awesome as well.
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Switched shifts with a co-worker. Working late tonight and off to Florida tomorrow.
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Ah, home and on my couch with a beer in hand and Indian food on the way :hat
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Bill. DIPA from a local brewery blowing up in N.H. Pipe Dream Brewing.
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2 hours left. . . .
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Do you think the Frankenstein references were too subtle in this week's Grimm? :lol Just in case naming the scientist Victor Shelley wasn't enough, they had him quote "He's alive!" too for good measure.
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I've got a coworker who has been pacing back and forth behind me in the office for half an hour. This guy is already fucking stupid to the point where he makes me angry... Now he's full blown pissing me off. It's taking so much of my willpower not to turn and tell him to go fuck off.
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That would make me so edgy. I'd go with the telling him to fuck off option. :lol
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Do you think the Frankenstein references were too subtle in this week's Grimm? :lol Just in case naming the scientist Victor Shelley wasn't enough, they had him quote "He's alive!" too for good measure.
Weakest episode this year.
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I've got a coworker who has been pacing back and forth behind me in the office for half an hour. This guy is already fucking stupid to the point where he makes me angry... Now he's full blown pissing me off. It's taking so much of my willpower not to turn and tell him to go fuck off.
What's his problem.
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Do you think the Frankenstein references were too subtle in this week's Grimm? :lol Just in case naming the scientist Victor Shelley wasn't enough, they had him quote "He's alive!" too for good measure.
Weakest episode this year.
You're probably right, although I still enjoyed it. No Dianna, and besides Eve and the mirror deal, no major progression of the story on their end, and only a small isolated thing with Renard finding out a bit more.
After the first couple of episodes, I was hoping they'd be done with the procedural cop aspect and be more full on with the story line.
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They always have that one episode that doesn't further the plot enough. This was the one. That's ok, they'll bounce right back.
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Did last week's further the plot? I considered that a filler episode too, but it was a lot of fun.
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No it did not but good sows have that one really different fun episode that's a ton of fun. Plus with such a serious show that was a ton of fun.
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Only 5 more episodes!
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Crap.
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Morning
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Crap.
And I just realized that the date that the cloth drawing/map corresponds to is actually the airing date of the second last episode. I don't know if that date was supposed to be when the finale airs or whether it's correct for the second last episode, but it obviously means big shit is going down soon!
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Morning
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Morning Reaper!
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How is it going blob?
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Just the usual.
And I was not awake when you messaged me last night. I haven't been awake that early in a while now. :lol Been trying to fix it, but my body refuses. Also I keep forgetting to go to bed before 5am. :blob:
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I figured you were sleeping. I was just bored at work
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Oh right, work. Sorry I wasn't around to break your monotony with my monotony. :lol
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lol
I slept bad last night, feels like I haven't slept at all really and I have a long day ahead of
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lol
I slept bad last night, feels like I haven't slept at all really and I have a long day ahead of
What are you doing today?
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lol
I slept bad last night, feels like I haven't slept at all really and I have a long day ahead of
So tired you fell asleep typing that sentence? :P
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I'm flying to Florida at 2:20pm, doing an oil change on my bike, visit my grandma, my old job, and my brother at his new job.
Then I'm going to try and wake up tomorrow at 6am and drive back with my bike to Charlotte.
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lol
I slept bad last night, feels like I haven't slept at all really and I have a long day ahead of
So tired you fell asleep typing that sentence? :P
The coffee hasn't kicked in yet :lol
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I'm flying to Florida at 2:20pm, doing an oil change on my bike, visit my grandma, my old job, and my brother at his new job.
Then I'm going to try and wake up tomorrow at 6am and drive back with my bike to Charlotte.
I couldn't remember when you were picking up the bike, but thought it was probably that. How long do you anticipate the ride will take? I assume you're going to be doing that in one day?
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In a car it takes about 8 hours but I thinking between 10-11 on a bike.
More gas stops and probably longer gas stops so I can stretch. I'm trying to make a playlist to listen to while I ride right now.
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Morning Reap.
Morning John.
So we are all as a family visiting dad today then going to Portsmouth, N.H. for a birthday dinner for my brother and his wife. Their birthdays are 12 days apart.
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Morning King. How has your dad been doing?
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Morning, King. What's going on?
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So we are all as a family visiting dad today then going to Portsmouth, N.H. for a birthday dinner for my brother and his wife. Their birthdays are 12 days apart.
:tup
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Much better and we think he might be out in 2 weeks. The shadow hanging over us is he has to get a biopsy for the mass in his lung they saw in the cat scan.
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Well, whatever it is, and I know it's easy to say that from afar, but at least he'll be out of the hospital and in his own home.
Joe, does he understand what is happening as far as the mass goes?
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Much better and we think he might be out in 2 weeks. The shadow hanging over us is he has to get a biopsy for the mass in his lung they saw in the cat scan.
My father went through that a couple of years ago. They removed half of his lung just to be on the safe side. His breathing has never been the same since then but he survived and cheated death a second time.
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He does but I think the thought of getting out of the rehab is engulfing him.
John, that sounds scary.
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I have access to...certain people. So, I suppose it's cheating a bit but both my parents have survived cancer thanks to the attention I was able to get for them. Obviously this won't always be possible but I try to take advantage of it while it's still an option.
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I have survived cancer myself but with my dad's MS and his stubbornness it something that worries me.
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I get the stubbornness. It's hardwired into that generation.
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I'm really loving the fact that I can save Netflix on my device. Gonna watch some Star Trek on this flight.
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Has anyone else noticed that Corey Feldman is Skrillex?
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Has anyone else noticed that Corey Feldman is Skrillex?
Oh lol, had to google that up. I can see it. :lol
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Evening...
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Evening...
Who's the new lady below you?
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She's lucky I can tell you that much. ;)
Dani Divine
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She's lucky I can tell you that much. ;)
Dani Divine
She's really beautiful. :heart
I love her hair and man....
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And she's British! That accent.... :heart
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And she's British! That accent.... :heart
I always wanted to have that British accent. It sounds soo nice.
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She's lucky I can tell you that much. ;)
Dani Divine
She's really beautiful. :heart
I love her hair and man....
Yes. She's something else.
And she's British! That accent.... :heart
I always wanted to have that British accent. It sounds soo nice.
Yes, she's British. I didn't expect that the first time I heard her talk. That threw me off.
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Evening guys.
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What's up, Reap?
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I was sleeping lol.
Morning guys. On my journey to charlotte. 596 miles left, just stopped at a Waffle House for breakfast
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Morning Reaper!
Enjoy your trip.
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Thanks blob! I was thinking of stopping to take pictures but there is nothing of interest on the way there
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Morning chumps.
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Thanks blob! I was thinking of stopping to take pictures but there is nothing of interest on the way there
Pfffft, a real man would just strap a GoPro to their helmet and let it do the rest.
Morning king!
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Blob, I was up until 1am last night. Party animal.
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I thought about it, but the wind drag from it for that long would be too much
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Blob, I was up until 1am last night. Party animal.
You rebel!
I was up until after 6am, as is the norm now. :blob:
I thought about it, but the wind drag from it for that long would be too much
I was joking anyway. :lol
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The norm :lol
I need coffee.
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Went to bed at 3PM yesterday and got up at 8AM this morning. I was the last in my house to get the 24 hour bug this week.
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Damn Tim. That's a long sleep. Get better.
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Thanks, yeah, I'm much better this morning. Everyone took a turn being out of commission for a day this week.
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What's up everyone?
Amidoinitright? :sadpanda: :sadpanda:
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Hey guys
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sup
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How's it hangin?
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Short, shriveled and to the left.
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Like a dried up hot dog
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Like a dried up hot dog
I've often heard it compared to a raisin, but never a cried up hot dog. That's an upgrade!
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How's it hangin?
Alive sadly.
Going on hour 12 out of 12 for my workday.
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Anyone around?
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Airport is dead, typically I love the 6am flights because the security lines are short and delays are unlikely, but I've never seen it this quiet.
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Maybe you'll get a special frisk job by the TSA.
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Morning.
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Morning king.
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So whatcha doin' right now good sir?
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Right now? 3D modelling a Burke model 115 chair, ie. the bridge chairs from Star Trek TOS. :blob:
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OOOHHH!
Very cool. For shits and giggles or for something you're working on?
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It's for my next video idea. You can't have the bridge of the Enterprise without chairs! You might remember ages ago I posted a couple of renders of the Enterprise bridge I made.
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I sure do. Awesome. Can't wait to see it completed.
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As I say to Reap all the time, don't hold your breath. :lol
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:lol
I know. that's why I said completion! :lol
Friday, I'm getting out of work early and the wifey and I are having a movie and dinner date. We are going to see Logan.
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Airport is dead, typically I love the 6am flights because the security lines are short and delays are unlikely, but I've never seen it this quiet.
Keep an eye out for Tempus' wallet.
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:lol
And memorize his family stats they asked.
Morning Tim. Feeling better?
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Came in to 27 emails from the boss, all individual thoughts/requests on our website. Nothing negative but fuck did that drop the heart a bit seeing my inbox explode like that upon arriving.
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Morning
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Morning Reap.
I don't have to worry about that. My damn work cell phone has the emails so I see every one over the weekend.
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I purposely do not check my email on off days unless I am expecting something and until they pay my cell bill I don't get mobile work email.
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They pay my cell bill. I have to.
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Its rare I get any emails of importance after work hours but often times it's just a quick 2 minute reply.
It's going to take my body a week to recover from my motorcycle ride yesterday. It's as if my motorcycle took me to federal pound me in the ass prison
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Probably shouldn't have kept the dildo attached, then.
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I took it off half way through.
Florida and Georgia were easy drives. South Carolina is where drivers go full retard.
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G'morning all. Dragging a bit this morning as the Pain of Salvation show kept me out past my bedtime :lol
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Morning axe, how was the show?
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Morning
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Morning Prog
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Morning axe, how was the show?
Really good. The band seemed a little more enthusiastic than the sets I saw on the cruise. Was also cool that Mike Portnoy came out and played drums on Ashes.
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What's up, Reap?
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Morning guys.
I learned Saturday night that the loudest noise on Earth is 16,000 teenage girl screaming at the top of their lungs.
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:lol :lol hearing come back yet?
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:lol :lol hearing come back yet?
Yeah, but I'm tired as hell.
Not only did I take my daughter to the show Saturday night, but my wife and I also led worship at our old church in Mount Airy Sunday morning as a favor to the music minister, who was out of town. When we originally agreed to do that, we didn't realize that it was the same weekend as the concert. :xbones
So, my wife (who wasn't attending the concert) drove straight to Mount Airy from Raleigh on Saturday afternoon (just over two hours driving time), got our hotel and stowed our stuff and my guitar, and went for a girls night out with some of her girlfriends. She met them at a local winery/pub around 6:30, and was there until after midnight, and she went on to the hotel.
Meanwhile, my daughter and I left Raleigh for Greensboro (an hour and twenty minute drive) for the show. Opening act goes on at 7pm, followed by a second opener. Twenty One Pilots go on at 9pm, and the show is a solid two hours, most of which I am on my feet and my daughter is completely losing her shit (think footage of fans at Beatles concerts). Due to the size of the crowd and inept crowd management, we make it to the hotel in Mount Airy around 1:15 am.
Have to get up around 5:30 am Sunday morning so everyone can shower/shave/get dressed and be at church for a 7:30 run-through of music. Worship at 8:30 am. And I am active when singing playing, I move a LOT, especially on uptempo songs.
We eventually get back home yesterday afternoon and I am completely worthless.
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Morning Tim. Feeling better?
A little tired but yes much better thank you. The 24 hour bug went right through our house last week.
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What's up, Reap?
Nothing much, just getting into work. Got some studying I need to do before I go into my interview tomorrow.
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Made it to LA, whats up with the cloudiness here? Not that it would matter, right to the basement data center I go, got a lot of work to do today and then the next two weeks should be a bit quieter while I am out here.
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Made it to LA, whats up with the cloudiness here? Not that it would matter, right to the basement data center I go, got a lot of work to do today and then the next two weeks should be a bit quieter while I am out here.
It's a little gloomy for out here, but it'll be fine. Why you no hit me up fool?
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Made it to LA, whats up with the cloudiness here? Not that it would matter, right to the basement data center I go, got a lot of work to do today and then the next two weeks should be a bit quieter while I am out here.
It's a little gloomy for out here, but it'll be fine. Why you no hit me up fool?
No idea you were out here. I'll be around if you want to meet up. Got the weekend off out here and should have all my evenings free, but no plans on anything besides good food.
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This entire day has felt like one long episode of the Twilight Zone. Nothing feels "right" about it yet nothing is particularly wrong, either. It just feels horrendously weird.
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I've had those days, I've also had days where I feel like I'm in a dream.
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Made it to LA, whats up with the cloudiness here? Not that it would matter, right to the basement data center I go, got a lot of work to do today and then the next two weeks should be a bit quieter while I am out here.
It's a little gloomy for out here, but it'll be fine. Why you no hit me up fool?
No idea you were out here. I'll be around if you want to meet up. Got the weekend off out here and should have all my evenings free, but no plans on anything besides good food.
And now wild sex.
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1. :coolio
2. :zydar:
3. :zydarscouch:
4. :hat
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Made it to LA, whats up with the cloudiness here? Not that it would matter, right to the basement data center I go, got a lot of work to do today and then the next two weeks should be a bit quieter while I am out here.
It's a little gloomy for out here, but it'll be fine. Why you no hit me up fool?
No idea you were out here. I'll be around if you want to meet up. Got the weekend off out here and should have all my evenings free, but no plans on anything besides good food.
What's everyone doing here all of a sudden?
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It's my allure Jay.
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Joe, you're allure is PUSHING people to LA?
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I'm not here by choice, although I have no complaints. Been over a year since I've been here.
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Yes, but not push,
Banish
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Evening, guys
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Not now Johnny we gotta get....
Awe hell, what's up brotha?!
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;) What's going on?
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Hating employees that let their life affect their work. I was supposed to have a 5 man crew tonight. I'm down to 2.
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Hating employees that let their life affect their work. I was supposed to have a 5 man crew tonight. I'm down to 2.
What were their excuses?
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Half an hour and I'm out of here for the night.
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One, I'm sick.
Supervisor picks up employee, I text him about box employee with same name will be late. He doesn't pick up employee.
Temp goes home sick. Starts out as a 5 man crew. Down to 2.
Tomorrow the kid that called out gets a final warning. One more call out in the next 3 months and he will be fired.
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Long day for you
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Did I tell you weekend day guy did something to his back outside of work and missed half of his scheduledeath shifts and another has his son in the hospital the last 2 weeks and missed the same amount.
Then weekend nights, guys leaves early 2 out of 3 nights sick and another had a family emergency.
Yeah, no days off for this guy.
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That's rough. Some people have a bad work ethic.
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One, I'm sick.
Hope you didn't catch it DTF'n with me!
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I deal with many people like that. So self centered, so not even getting by in life.
One, I'm sick.
Hope you didn't catch it DTF'n with me!
Well asses do cause stress. :lol
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Ass stress:
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I hate when that happens!
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I have that Kids in the Hall DVD! :lol
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That's SNL. ;D
Christopher Guest and Billy Crystal.
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It looks like the 1st season.
Ow well, that SNL season was only one year. Been a while since I've seen an episode from that season, marvelous.
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Morning
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Morning Reap!
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What's going blob? What time did you wake up?
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Just before 4pm today. That's an improvement! :lol
What are you up to?
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You vampire!
Morning.
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You vampire!
Morning.
If I'm a vampire, then explain how I managed to successfully get to sleep while the sun shone on my face without dying. Checkmate!
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I've only seen pictures of you in the dark.
Balderdash!
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There's artificial lighting! That's sorta like daylight if you quint really hard. Which I do, because natural light hurts my eyes.
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It must take all you've got to walk outside in the day for Comic-cons. :lol
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I sit in a car for an hour, then walk for 5 minutes, then walk around indoors for hours, then repeat. Not that hard, even for me. :lol
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:lol
BUT YOUR SLEEP PATTERNS!!!
Oh wait. You don't have any.
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Oh yeah, I do have to wake up before the crack of noon for cons. That's tough! One of the big cons here is getting Brent Spiner in the other states. I hope we get someone from Trek too.
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Morning!
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Morning Podrick.
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Sir, Blob.
Check out this cement factory that an architect converted to his home. :omg: https://www.boredpanda.com/cement-factory-renovation-la-fabrica-ricardo-bofill/
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I saw that first pic pop up in my feed somewhere, but didn't click through to see the whole thing. Looks pretty funky! That pic with the big metal vats above the table looks like it's ready to plop out some gruel for your guests to eat. :lol
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Yeah, I laughed when I saw that. What would be worse would be if he bought an old dentist chair with retention straps and stuck it right underneath. :lol
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Strap you into a dentist chair, then it buries you in concrete. :lol
I feel like this setup needs a conveyor belt too.
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Oooo, great idea!
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Fuck, look at the time. I need to get ready for work...
God, I can't wait until retirement...
See y'all
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Fewer emails this morning, and I don't know if the boss is making her way in today or not. Weather is nice right now, though rain is in the offing for later.
Just another day on the grind.
EDIT: Welp, boss will likely be gone the rest of the week...she had some mishap with her eye, details are sparse. Last I heard was either a torn or detached retina, but she's been uncharacteristically silent about it. Strange...
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Hey, peoples.
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G'morning all.
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Morning peeps. Other half has jury duty today.. Meaning I've the house to myself till I go to work! But... I have business to take care of at the courthouse.. So instead of spending the beginning of my day sleeping... I'm getting my ass showered and going to head out there to meet her for lunch and then take care of my Shit. Yay adulting!
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I feel so refreshed, after waking up at 3am and then going to bed finally at midnight (EST time) I managed to get a good nights sleep and back to work today and now my trip out here should ease up since I busted ass yesterday to get the high priority work done. I'm feeling good :metal
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I got the job this morning that I was interviewing for!
I came in for the panel interview, met with 5 people I met with the initial manager who would be my boss and he offered the job to me on the spot. I'm blown away both because I got the job right away and that it's at a much higher pay rate than expected, almost double my current salary.
After three straight months of rejection after rejection I feel pretty good.
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Awesome, congrats.
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I got the job this morning that I was interviewing for!
I came in for the panel interview, met with 5 people I met with the initial manager who would be my boss and he offered the job to me on the spot. I'm blown away both because I got the job right away and that it's at a much higher pay rate than expected, almost double my current salary.
After three straight months of rejection after rejection I feel pretty good.
That's fantastic! Congratulations!
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Thanks guys, seriously all the interviews I went to already put me in a negative mindset but I guess consistency paid off.
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Congrats man :metal
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Thanks guys, seriously all the interviews I went to already put me in a negative mindset but I guess constantly going paid off.
Give your bike a clean and wax and top up her tank to celebrate. YOU DESERVE IT :hug:
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I got the job this morning that I was interviewing for!
I came in for the panel interview, met with 5 people I met with the initial manager who would be my boss and he offered the job to me on the spot. I'm blown away both because I got the job right away and that it's at a much higher pay rate than expected, almost double my current salary.
After three straight months of rejection after rejection I feel pretty good.
hell yea congrats! :metal
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so what's happening with you guys this afternoon?
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It's pancake day !!!
Went up to Dads for dinner and pancakes and started up my bike and rode her up the drive and back a few times. Seems fine. hoping to book her test this week.
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Hoping to sail through the end of the work day relatively unscathed, then I head into NYC tonight to start weekly classes to prep for the test to become a certified judge for homebrew competitions.
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:metal
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Axe what goes into becoming a certified judge?
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Axe what goes into becoming a certified judge?
Curious as well.
The best part about work travel is all my expenses paid so free food. I'm out getting Mexican food at Olvera street which is apparently the oldest street in LA and has a bunch of shops and restaurants with authentic food.
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That's one thing I'm jealous of with my gf's work. She gets a good amount to spend on food per day and gets to try a bunch of new restaurants.
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Axe what goes into becoming a certified judge?
There are two components to your beer judge status, test scores and points.
First there is a web based test that you can take at any time. 180 multiple choice questions on beer styles, brewing processes and ingredients, and the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) to be completed in an hour. You are simply graded pass/fail with no numerical score, and you can attempt the test up to once a day.
Once you pass that test you're considered Provisional and not yet an official judge. Provisional status allows you to sit for the Judging Exam, wherein you're served six beers blind and asked to fill out a score sheet for each one as if it were a competition. You have 90 minutes to complete all six, and your scoresheets are then graded by highly experienced judges. A score of 60 is needed to pass and become a Recognized judge.
At this point you're considered an official judge and can begin judging at BJCP sanctioned competitions. From there you can get up to the rank of Certified with a score of at least 70. This is where points come into play, as you accrue points as a judge for judging or otherwise working behind the scenes at competitions. So in addition to the 70 you need to accrue 5 points total from working competitions, half of which has to come from actual judging and not other work.
To advance further you need to take a second written exam, consisting of multiple choice questions about judging and five written essays. What makes this exam tough is that the material covered by multiple choice is information that all judges are expected to know, so you don't gain any points for correct answers, you just lose points for wrong ones.
The three levels beyond Certified are National (minimum score of 80 on the Judging Exam, minimum composite score of 80 taking the average between Judging and Written, 20 judging points), Master (80/90/40) and Grand Master (80/90/100).
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That's pretty cool axe :tup
stupid question but do you guys use a spit bucket like wine tasting?
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That's pretty intense. Do you get paid to be a judge?
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That's pretty cool axe :tup
stupid question but do you guys use a spit bucket like wine tasting?
Hell no :hat
Judging is typically done in pairs (though sometimes there'll be three if the competition has a surplus of judges signed up) and each judging team will judge anywhere from 6 (high ABV category and/or lots of judges available) to 10-12 (low ABV category and/or shortage of judges) beers in their assigned flight. Entrants are required to submit two bottles of each beer they're entering, and the judges will be provided one, which they'll open and pour out a couple ounces of each. They'll try it separately and fill out the scoresheets with comments and such. Once they're done they'll come up with preliminary scores and discuss. They take into account the quality of beer as well as how it fits the style it's entered in. Scores are out of 50 (3 for appearance, 12 for aroma, 20 for flavor, 5 for body/mouthfeel, 10 for overall) and if the judges are too far apart they'll talk about why and may revise their final scores up/down. It's not uncommon for the judges to come to a different number, but they should be in the same ballpark. The average of the two scores is then that beer's official score.
If a single judging team has a flight that covers an entire category, then the highest three scores the judges give to that flight become first/second/third for that category. More commonly, more than one judging team is working on a subset of the entries for a given category. What happens then is that after all the teams working on a category finish their flights they get together and each brings any entries from their flight that they think is worthy of further consideration. All the judges (or at least one rep from each team that worked on the category) then try all the worthy contenders and debate and decide on first/second/third for a given category. This is called a Mini Best in Show. Once every category has been judged and winners determined, a panel is assembled to try all of the first place beers (hence the second bottle) and determine an overall first/second/third Best in Show. In addition a local brewer will sometimes be on the panel and choose a Brewer's Choice in addition to the Best in Show that the brewer eventually brews a commercial batch of.
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sweet, how many competitions do you think you'll be judging?
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That's pretty intense. Do you get paid to be a judge?
Nope, it's all on a volunteer basis.
sweet, how many competitions do you think you'll be judging?
Probably not too many at least at first, mostly because I'm not terribly mobile (no driver's license). There are a couple in NYC and north Jersey that I can make it too without too much trouble, but that's about it. Once I'm clear of my student loan debt and settled in a condo I may use it as an opportunity to do a bit of travel. Competitions are typically on weekends, maybe a Friday night session if it's a big one. Could easily plan a long weekend around a day or two of sightseeing and a day or two of judging.
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That's a lot of effort for becoming a judge all for fun, but I know you love that so that's cool
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That's a lot of effort for becoming a judge all for fun, but I know you love that so that's cool
Well it's also two other things. One it's a bit of giving back to the community. I've entered a bunch of competitions over the years, and getting impartial feedback has been invaluable for me as a brewer. Second, prepping for the exam should make me much better at evaluating my own beer and thus make me a better brewer. We'll be getting into things like different off flavors (what they are, how they occur, and when they might be appropriate) and style minutiae (e.g. tasting two different pilsners and being able to discuss which is Czech, which is German, and why).
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Yea that's nice to give back, think you'll ever open a microbrewery?
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If you open a microbrewery I'm there axe
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so what's happening with you guys this afternoon?
Not much. Finished up with the shit I needed to take care of... and ran into an old coworker from the county job (not surprising, as I was across the street from my old office during lunch time.) The guy told me that they are so swamped that it's not even funny. They are doing 3x the workload that was expected.. and he alone has over 100 untouched cases, half which are overdue (in comparison, I as a trainee, was considered underwater with my 20 untouched and 5 overdue when I was fired). And it's not just him. The entire dept is drowning, as expected for this time of year (they took in new Medi-Cal /Medicaid cases from ACA referrals, and Open Enrollment killed them). -I am so glad I am not there.
I then came to work 2 hours early, threw on headphones, and walked the Marina. It was nice to just get away for a while in my head.
Annnd now.. Work.
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That's a lot of effort for becoming a judge all for fun, but I know you love that so that's cool
Well it's also two other things. One it's a bit of giving back to the community. I've entered a bunch of competitions over the years, and getting impartial feedback has been invaluable for me as a brewer. Second, prepping for the exam should make me much better at evaluating my own beer and thus make me a better brewer. We'll be getting into things like different off flavors (what they are, how they occur, and when they might be appropriate) and style minutiae (e.g. tasting two different pilsners and being able to discuss which is Czech, which is German, and why).
Man I jealous.
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Yea that's nice to give back, think you'll ever open a microbrewery?
It's in the back of my mind, but not for a couple years at least. Firstly, I'm about a month away from being student loan free, and I'd like to enjoy not having any debt for a while :lol Secondly, I just don't have enough beer recipes that I'm totally happy with. It's tough enough making the jump from doing what I do in my garage to brewing on a commercial scale even if you have all your recipes in place, and I'm not there yet.
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Roughly how many beer recipes do you have that are your go to's
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Congrats Reaper! :D
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Thanks blob!
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So when does this new job start? And do you know the hours?
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It'll start within 2 weeks, I have a drug test and a background check to do but also a shit ton of paperwork because I'll be working for a bank.
My hours are flexible to an extent, I can work 9 hours between 8-7. I will also have software to implement and test Saturday between 10pm-1am every few months.
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It'll start within 2 weeks, I have a drug test and a background check to do but also a shit ton of paperwork because I'll be working for a bank.
If they find out about your crack business, you're screwed.
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It's alright, I have it well covered up.
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Good. I like to keep my crack covered up too. :neverusethis:
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oh you!
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Well today was mentally draining.
Had to deal a suicide at work today, as well as the moral dilemma of whether or not I let someone on to the property who's intent was to break into the house, which ultimately led to the discovery of the body.
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Morning
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Morning
Don't pull the "morning" bullshit yet. It's still nighttime damnit!
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It's AM...that means morning to me. ;)
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Morning guys.
Jay that is one hell of a tough call to make
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Morning!
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Morning King, what's happening?
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Grey, bleary day outside. Might be near 80 today, depending on the locale, and by Friday we might have snow squalls.
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Well today was mentally draining.
Had to deal a suicide at work today, as well as the moral dilemma of whether or not I let someone on to the property who's intent was to break into the house, which ultimately led to the discovery of the body.
Yikes.
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Morning King, what's happening?
Not much. Going to visit the old man in the rehab today. It sounds like he might be released next week.
Like Hef said, I hope to never see anything like that.
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Grey, bleary day outside. Might be near 80 today, depending on the locale, and by Friday we might have snow squalls.
Sounds similar to the weather we are having here
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G'morning all. Grey skies here as well. It was raining before, looks like it's since stopped.
Roughly how many beer recipes do you have that are your go to's
I'd say about a handful where I really wouldn't change a thing. There are just so many styles that I either haven't gotten dialed in yet, or haven't even gotten around to trying to brew that I don't feel like I'm "ready" to try and go pro. I actually had an offer about a year and a half ago from a couple of guys I know who wanted to open a brewery and for me to be the one behind the recipes (they're big craft beer fans, but to that point had never brewed themselves). I considered it for a week or two but ultimately backed out.
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Girl who is on disability until after she gives birth and her maternity leave decided to stop in and say hi to everyone today. I guess everyone excludes me, because she went into everyone's office to say hi except mine. I looked outside and noticed her car was gone.
So yeah, there's that.
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Have you had issues before in the past?
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She has been erratic. One minute she'd act as if she wanted nothing to do with me and hated the fact that she had to deal with me at all, and then an hour later she'd be in my office chatting like we were best friends.
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It'll start within 2 weeks, I have a drug test and a background check to do but also a shit ton of paperwork because I'll be working for a bank.
My hours are flexible to an extent, I can work 9 hours between 8-7. I will also have software to implement and test Saturday between 10pm-1am every few months.
IT work at a bank? You'll probably have more late nights. From my experience, you can't do a lot of real work until after 6pm to minimize risk to the bank.
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My position is essentially to work with their internal app for documentation. I'm ready for late nights. They also told me that every few months the whole team has to work from home on Saturday between 10p-1a for upgrades to the software.
All in all I'm ready, i'm just twiddling my thumbs at my current job and there is no possibility of growth.
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Ah if you are just doing documentation than maybe not so bad. Late nights were the norm for making production changes in a bank, especially an investment bank. They do not mess around. They are also really quick to fire you if you make a mistake that affects trading. Sadly Ive seen it a few times. It really made me not want to work in a bank, plus they shit on IT people. This was my experience at JP Morgan Chase and Bank of Tokyo and the little work I did for Goldman Sachs. I worked at Bear Stearns before they went out of business and the atmosphere there was much better.
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What type of work where you doing if you don't mind me asking?
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What type of work where you doing if you don't mind me asking?
Data Center, same type of job I have now. When I started we also owned part of the network, but they took all that away and dumbed our jobs down while outsourcing as much as possible. My current job is still data center but a lot more networking and systems as well which is good because I learned a lot more here than I would of if I stayed. Not trying to knock working for a bank, just sharing my experience and your experience will likely be very different.
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Sweet! I interviewed for a data center job a little while back actually.
So I come from IT background, mainly help desk support but from what I'm told this role is more to work with the roll out of the software that Wells Fargo has. They kept stressing to me that it's not an overtly technical role and the official title is technical business analyst
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So I finally got my shit together and did my taxes.
I am literally breaking even on Federal. I about shit a break.
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Sweet! I interviewed for a data center job a little while back actually.
So I come from IT background, mainly help desk support but from what I'm told this role is more to work with the roll out of the software that Wells Fargo has. They kept stressing to me that it's not an overtly technical role and the official title is technical business analyst
Cool, good luck!
I got to do my taxes when I get back from LA. I actually really like doing them since buying my house because I get so much back now from deducting the property taxes and mortgage interest.
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I didn't pay any taxes when I was on Unemployment, as well as I had no Health Care for half the year.
So that basically killed my return.
Thanks Obama.
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She has been erratic. One minute she'd act as if she wanted nothing to do with me and hated the fact that she had to deal with me at all, and then an hour later she'd be in my office chatting like we were best friends.
So, she's a woman?
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No one else here is that erratic and they are all women. Apparently others have noticed that about her, too, so it isn't just me.
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Ah.
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This day is absolutely unending. The severe storms they keep issuing warnings for have yet to hit my office, so I don't even have that to watch.
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And it's official. I miss my drums.
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Funny you mention that, I just got a severe thunderstorm warning on my phone :lol
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Well in all fairness, it's been quite a long time. I just was watching some music videos and really getting the itch to play but they haven't been set up for years.
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Brutal afternoon in the office. Delays from other teams and technology failures stacked up on each other. Just barely going to make it out unscathed it seems.
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Blob, I'm watching the first episode of season 2 Humans!! :metal
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Evening...
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sup
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Just got home and had a sandwich now to kill some time
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What kind of sandwich?
Did you plan to share with the rest of us?
How rude...
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Just got home and had a sandwich now to kill some time
Play video games.
No wait, scratch that. I haven't updated Rocket League. :lol
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Three and a half hours left until my weekend begins.
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:tup
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Got up at 5 this morning to piss and the wind was seriously whipping. Damn near had a heart attack when a tree landed on my house mid-piss.
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How big of a tree Brian?
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How big of a tree Brian?
Pretty good size. It was dead and I was planning on having it taken down this spring. I guess I get to save some money now. It snapped about 14-16 feet off the ground, and where it broke was probably 12-14 inches in diameter. The backyard and the top of my house look like a war zone. No damage to the house as far as I can tell. Looks like the tree hit and just blew apart. There are massive chunks of wood scattered all over the roof.
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Morning gang
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Morning Reaper.
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What's happening blob?
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Just the usual. What are your plans for this.............. *checks day* Thursday?
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Nothing much, just going to clean up around the house. Go to work and give my two weeks notice which is always really uncomfortable.
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How big of a tree Brian?
Pretty good size. It was dead and I was planning on having it taken down this spring. I guess I get to save some money now. It snapped about 14-16 feet off the ground, and where it broke was probably 12-14 inches in diameter. The backyard and the top of my house look like a war zone. No damage to the house as far as I can tell. Looks like the tree hit and just blew apart. There are massive chunks of wood scattered all over the roof.
Glad you guys are okay. We had a tree do exactly this a couple weeks ago. It was mostly dead and it snapped about 12 feet up, came down next to my house and hit my car in the driveway. It motivated me to pay tree trimmers to come in this week and cut a bunch of stuff back away from our house. We basically live at the end of our street bordering a forest. So they cut a bunch of stuff away behind and beside my house and are trimming a couple in the front yard to control the size.
The wind was insane here too last night. Even though we had all that stuff cleared away a couple days ago, I still couldn't sleep last night. That was some of the strongest wind I remember in a long, long time.
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How big of a tree Brian?
Pretty good size. It was dead and I was planning on having it taken down this spring. I guess I get to save some money now. It snapped about 14-16 feet off the ground, and where it broke was probably 12-14 inches in diameter. The backyard and the top of my house look like a war zone. No damage to the house as far as I can tell. Looks like the tree hit and just blew apart. There are massive chunks of wood scattered all over the roof.
No damage to the roof? I had a huge Oak tree fall on our house and it went trough the roof. I have pictures on Facebook. I should post a few to show you.
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Just the usual. What are your plans for this.............. *checks day* Thursday?
Why am I not shocked you had to check? :lol
Morning.
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Just the usual. What are your plans for this.............. *checks day* Thursday?
Why am I not shocked you had to check? :lol
Morning.
I don't have any shows to watch on Thursday, so I have no frame of reference! :lol
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:lol
Blob time.
It's like a TV Dial.
Since we got the DVR I never watch show the day it airs for the most part.
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:lol
Blob time.
It's like a TV Dial.
Since we got the DVR I never watch show the day it airs for the most part.
I watch everything as soon as I can (not like I have anything else to do). When I wake up coincides well with when the night's shows have finished airing in the US and been uploaded, so it's the first thing I do.
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My DVR is at 58% so I have about 95 shows still to watch.
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Lightweight.
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How big of a tree Brian?
Pretty good size. It was dead and I was planning on having it taken down this spring. I guess I get to save some money now. It snapped about 14-16 feet off the ground, and where it broke was probably 12-14 inches in diameter. The backyard and the top of my house look like a war zone. No damage to the house as far as I can tell. Looks like the tree hit and just blew apart. There are massive chunks of wood scattered all over the roof.
No damage to the roof? I had a huge Oak tree fall on our house and it went trough the roof. I have pictures on Facebook. I should post a few to show you.
None that I can see. I went in the attic and checked and all looked alright. I'll take a better look tonight after work. Like I said, this tree was super dead. It should have fallen years ago but it was being held up by a nearby pine. As soon as it hit the house it shattered like glass. Had it been a relatively healthy tree filled with a lot of water and weight, it probably would have done more.
How big of a tree Brian?
Pretty good size. It was dead and I was planning on having it taken down this spring. I guess I get to save some money now. It snapped about 14-16 feet off the ground, and where it broke was probably 12-14 inches in diameter. The backyard and the top of my house look like a war zone. No damage to the house as far as I can tell. Looks like the tree hit and just blew apart. There are massive chunks of wood scattered all over the roof.
Glad you guys are okay. We had a tree do exactly this a couple weeks ago. It was mostly dead and it snapped about 12 feet up, came down next to my house and hit my car in the driveway. It motivated me to pay tree trimmers to come in this week and cut a bunch of stuff back away from our house. We basically live at the end of our street bordering a forest. So they cut a bunch of stuff away behind and beside my house and are trimming a couple in the front yard to control the size.
The wind was insane here too last night. Even though we had all that stuff cleared away a couple days ago, I still couldn't sleep last night. That was some of the strongest wind I remember in a long, long time.
I'm caught in this internal dilemma of investing money into the property like that or just moving.
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I'm caught in this internal dilemma of investing money into the property like that or just moving.
I feel you, I've been stressed for weeks since that tree fell at our place. We are 1 1/2 years into a 30 year mortgage though, so I made the decision to invest in the property, pay the tree trimmers and make the house as safe as possible. Like you said, it pretty much takes a tree being mostly dead for that to happen under fairly normal weather situations, we got rid of those and now just have healthy trees on our property.
Still scared the crap out of me though. Like I said, I've been stressed ever since, which is not like me at all.
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Morning, all.
We had thunderstorms last night as well, although they weren't overly severe.
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It was 65 degrees yesterday tomorrow, highs in the low 20's. Crazy.
Lightweight.
Downloader, please. :lol
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Near 80 yesterday, 50 today, possible snow squalls tomorrow.
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I'm glad that I don't have many trees on my property, one small one in the front yard (which does a nice job blocking my bedroom window so my neighbors don't see me doing things), and a bigger one in the backyard although not big enough or close enough to hit my house if it fell (it's also very healthy looking). Growing up we had a HUGE tree in the backyard fall, it fell on an angle that let it just miss the house during a huge snow storm. Had it fell 20 degrees difference, it probably would have done serious damage to the house. I remember the root came out creating a huge hole in the ground and I would chill in it while the tree was still down which created like a cool hiding spot until people came to chop it up and then we had many years worth of firewood.
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Greetings everybody.
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What's up Bill?
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Morning, all.
We had thunderstorms last night as well, although they weren't overly severe.
I love all storms... It was lovely and windy last night. I hate winter - but I think that if we must have winter - i'd rather have snow and gales and rain. Make it worthwhile.
Have a few awesome storms.. Not just drizzly rain and grey skies.
The windows were rattling last night and the extractor fans in my kitchen were flapping like crazy. :coolio
And I was in a warm bed just listening to it all . Nice.
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What's up Bill?
Not much. Another day at the office. Getting together with a couple friends for beers after work, which should be good. You?
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Friday, Lisa gets out at 3pm so dinner date and seeing Logan. Then early Saturday morning I'm getting my car inspected, haircut and seeing dad. Sunday is a lazy day with food shopping and seeing dad.
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Oh, hai chat thread. So good to see you my friend ... it's been a while. Time to begin to heal the wounds of self denial.
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Hey. I've missed having you around! :tup Wish it was under better circumstances, but still happy to see you.
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Morning gents and Zydar.
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Yo bitches. And king.
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Hello all
Its almost 4 AM. Why am I still awake?
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Hey Zydar and zombies and 4am Jay.
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Hello all
Its almost 4 AM. Why am I still awake?
Are you blobbing?
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If by Blobing, you mean surfing Reddit, while drinking, and listening to Haken?
Yes.
But it is now time for me to sleep
Night peeps
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That Aussie uber wanker Nick Kyrgios has now beaten Federer, Nadal and Djokovic at his first try. Super duper wanker but I have to admit that's pretty amazing , even more so with bad attitude and no coach.
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Ugh. Not much worse than super talented pricks that have no humility.
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If by Blobing, you mean surfing Reddit, while drinking, and listening to Haken?
Yes.
But it is now time for me to sleep
Night peeps
I wouldn't do any of those things. :lol Goodnight!
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About the only time I ever go to a Reddit is when a musician I like is doing an AMA.
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I have an account, and at times I've browsed there, although not in a little while. I already waste too much time on the net as it is. :lol
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Yeah I have Twitter and DTF and YouTube tabs open pretty much permanently.
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I have 60 tabs permanently open of things I intend to get back to but haven't because I'm a lazy shit. Things I intend to download / research / buy etc.
The regular pages I don't keep open though. I'll switch to the browser, open all of my regular sites at once, check them all, and close them as I go. I check them all so impulsively that it makes little difference either way. :lol
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60 tabs? How much RAM does that take?
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I don't know, but a browser is the least of my concerns when it comes to RAM usage on my machine. :lol
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Ah yes, that kangaroo porn takes up a lot of RAM too.
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That is one sexy pouch baby.
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Ah yes, that kangaroo porn takes up a lot of RAM too.
Sheep porn takes up more RAM. :neverusethis:
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Morning guys!
Jingle it's great to see you!
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Morning Reaper.
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Morning blob, going to get fingerprinted today.
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Morning Reap.
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Morning blob, going to get fingerprinted today.
For the new job, or did they finally catch you for the meth lab in your basement?
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It's for the new job, I had to burn my fingerprints off because of the issues I had with the meth back in 2013
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It's for the new job, I had to burn my fingerprints off because of the issues I had with the meth back in 2013
They can still catch you if you try that. I learned that one the hard way.
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So you are a snitch Blob.
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Friday morning bitches
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Morning guys!
Jingle it's great to see you!
Great to be seen. Been busy as shit the last three days talking with work colleagues, customers, and other business contacts informing them of my situation. After today, I'm on a semi-permanent vacation.... and it will be glorious.
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G'morning all.
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Bill.
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Gotta bolt early to head downtown, and then likely come back to work for a couple more hours before the weekend.
Today is an odd one because with the windows closed, the sun is out and it feels like one of those glorious almost-Spring days....except it's 36°F out.
There's a chance for snow this afternoon, it won't likely cracl 40° this weekend, by Monday it'll be in the 60s and Tuesday it might break 70.
This weather fuckery is getting old. Be one thing. If it's going to be winter, be fucking winter. If it's going to be spring, fucking be spring. This Weather by Sybil is getting old.
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Hey everyone !!!!
Me so happy :D
My motorbike passed it's "MOT" ( roadworthiness test in UK ) and I just finished Taxing and insuring it.
I can go for a ride later !! :D :D
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So impatient to be done with this work day and be relaxing in a recliner with a beer at the theater for Logan.
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I was actually on my way to the cinema to see if anything was on when I got a text saying my bike has passed it's MOT.
So i'm doing that instead. :p
For non UK peeps - MOT = Ministry of Transport. Old name for Road Worthiness tests for all vehicles. It's not called that anymore but we still call it the MOT for shorthand.
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I am having my car inspection done this afternoon myself.
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Back after my downtown soirée, hoovered a burger from Sonic, and I really don't have much going on this afternoon. I think the wife and I are going out tonight while the kiddos hang with her parents.
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Having a one-off celebratory Coca Cola because my bike is back on the road after 6 months :)
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Nice Kotow! You have any trouble getting going/
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Nice Kotow! You have any trouble getting going/
None she started immediately ! My back tyre has a thinner profile than the old one so it's easier to lean around corners but I had a nice ride. Even though I was pretty cold.
I didn't care of course. PLUS the moment I set off it stopped raining and the sun came out and I basically drove towards a rainbow :rollin
What better omen could you ask for ?
Oh and after it passed the Road Worthiness test - it took me less than half an hour to tax and Insure it online.
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I'm finally recovered from my bike ride last weekend, I'm ready to ride some of the beautiful roads we have around here.
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Is it just me that likes seeing mistakes in films like a boom in shot or very obvious ADR or continuity ?
Not to take the piss out of the movie - just to spot them.
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I'm finally recovered from my bike ride last weekend, I'm ready to ride some of the beautiful roads we have around here.
Dude. Spring is right around the corner. The weather is only going to get better. I obviously don't *mind* driving in the rain.
But no wind, perfect hot day ? Nothing better.
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Hot damn Logan was an amazing movie.
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Evening
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Hey John. Taco pizza and beer with my lady love.
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Taco pizza.... I'm not sure if the Italians or Mexicans will come for your life first. ;)
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Both would approve of this.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20170303_194416_zpsde20r5gw.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20170303_194416_zpsde20r5gw.jpg.html)
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Are you cooking the person who came up with taco pizza? :D
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About the only time I ever go to a Reddit is when a musician I like is doing an AMA.
Confession time: I spend more time on Reddit than DTF nowadays...
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In your face Johny Tightlips.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20170303_195157_zps6qckaiqk.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20170303_195157_zps6qckaiqk.jpg.html)
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What's that green stuff on my pizza? :lol
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:lol
It was fucking awesome and suck it up Italian buttercup :lol
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(https://media.tenor.co/images/f894b2a65d12e207fc0be1db8cc6fadd/raw)
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This is making me hungry.
Too bad all I have to eat right now is a vegan bean salad.
It's delicious.. but not filling.
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Don't worry. I love an old fashion Pepperoni or a Margherita pizza.
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;) I know.
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What's that green stuff on my pizza? :lol
I'm going to go with this. I love cooked spinach on white pizza, but not sure how I feel about the lettuce although it does look delish.
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You put lettuce in tacos, we'll, same thing.
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I don't do Mexican pizza, but I do Italian nachos.
Spread a plateful of tortilla chips, and throw pizza sauce and mozzarella on it. Nuke it for a minute. :metal
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You put lettuce in tacos, we'll, same thing.
lol fair enough
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I eat tacos - authentic Mexican tacos. I eat pizza, lettuce and taco free. :lol
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Right, why on earth would anyone put lettuce on a pizza? Kind of defeats the purpose of having..you know..PIZZA!!
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It's like turkey bacon or veggie burgers...pointless. Just eat the real thing. ;)
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Now a taco pizza is pretty good too, maybe some lettuce on that? :lol
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I am not OK with taco pizza.
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I am ok with any kind of pizza lol
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I want pizza
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(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/07/article-2155472-137ED524000005DC-705_634x432.jpg)
" Salad ? That's for rabbits ! " :angry:
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Ate dinner last night at a Latin American restaurant. They had Mexican, Cuban, and Salvadoran food. I had pupusas, kind of stuffed sandwiches. So good.
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I've had Cuban food once. It was the most delicious meal I've ever had.
Damnit Hef. Now I want Cuban food.
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Morning. Getting the car inspected. Too damn early.
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Morning king. Yes, I've watched Grimm.
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As did I. I liked the episode. My only worry is their cramming this build up in only a few episodes. The funny episode should have been the only deviation from the story arch especially in a 13 episode season.
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G'morning all. A little early Saturday couch surfing and watching last night's Sleepy Hollow.
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I was hoping a fuse blew for my windshield wiper spray but it's the pump. Crap.
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Good morning guys! Cold weekend ahead, having some coffee and catching up on Grimm
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As did I. I liked the episode. My only worry is their cramming this build up in only a few episodes. The funny episode should have been the only deviation from the story arch especially in a 13 episode season.
Yeah, I agree. As I said once before, after the first two episodes, I was hoping that the season would follow that format, rather than going back to the procedural cop stuff. Not that I haven't enjoyed these episodes, but I feel like these ongoing arcs need more than just a couple of scenes per episode. There are only 4 episodes left, IIRC.
Morning Reaper!
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Good morning guys! Cold weekend ahead, having some coffee and catching up on Grimm
Indeed. Didn't stop me going for a ride though. It wasn't raining but it was grey and cold. I had to rush home though as my hands were just hurting too much.
At least it will be getting gradually warmer from now on.
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Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Hope everyone has a good weekend!
It is a good weekend. :)
Hey everyone. How's it going?
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Hey guys
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John. What's cookin' good lookin'?
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Afternoon nap after the dog park. What could be better?
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Did you curl up in a ball? :lol
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Duuuuudes.
My favourite road has had roadworks and traffic lights on it for months & months. Now it's finally finished and it's like FIVE MILES of virtually empty road.
In the summer - i'm gonna be doing that FLAT OUT fur sure.
It's amazing. it's like a racecourse with no other motorists. :)
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Evening
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Yo.
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ciao
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What's going on guys?
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Chillin'. I'm ready for bed.
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Lucky you. I just got to work...and I'm ready for bed. hah
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Lol. I got up at 6am. Talk to you later. Night!
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I have to finish writing about transgender identity development for my dissertation tonight but I have no motivation.
Advice that doesn't involve mermaids?
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So I'm working a party right now. I was dreading it at first. I didn't want to babysit drunks. But it turns out its a girl's sweet 16. 91 people... Mostly teenage girls. Jesus.. I would have been I'm heaven here 10 years ago..
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Good evening all.
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Morning crew. Busy day ahead of doing some relatively simple chores/errands. And a nap. A glorious afternoon nap.
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G'morning.
I am looking forward to when the rest of the family goes out for the afternoon today and it's just me, my couch, a beer, and Bar Rescue reruns.
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Jingle I had an afternoon nap yesterday and it was everything I hoped it to be.
Morning gang.
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Morning.
I don't have afternoon naps. I don't see the point of having a nap right after waking up. :lol
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What's a nap?
Morning.
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It's half a napkin.
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naps are great
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I honestly prefer naps to my own kin.
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Where are the pun police when you need them?
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THE PUN POLICE THEY LIVE INSIDE OF MY HEAD
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Oh Nooooooo!
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Evening guys
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Evening? Morning? These terms are all so confusing.
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Time of day to you Blob.
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Time of day to you Blob.
OOOOHHHHHHHHH like the time travel.
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Hey guys
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Morning, or for something simple for blob, hi!
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Greetings Reaper!
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What's happening?
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Such a glorious weekend. Not having to rush and get everything done that I normally have to on a weekend. Got a few things to putter around with today - Costco run chief on the list. Other than that, the Spring of Chad starts in earnest.
Be jealous bitches.
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Get back to me once you no longer know the difference between weekday and weekend. :neverusethis:
Hey buddy! Glad you're enjoying yourself.
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Have a good time. I took time off from working before moving to Charlotte and it was glorious, so so glorious.
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Get back to me once you no longer know the difference between weekday and weekend. :neverusethis:
Hey buddy! Glad you're enjoying yourself.
I hate you too.
Morning!
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Morning king! Gonna check out a new time travel show in a couple of hours. It doesn't look that great, but eh, it's time travel!
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Morning king! Gonna check out a new time travel show in a couple of hours. It doesn't look that great, but eh, it's time travel!
Tell us how it was on page 47 :neverusethis:
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What's the name of it?
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Time After Time. HG Welles is the main character. Yet another time travel show with a generic vaguely time related name. :lol
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My DVR is too full to take on another TV show right now.
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My DVR is too full to take on another TV show right now.
First world problems right? :lol
You need to blob more, power through them!
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Get back to me once you no longer know the difference between weekday and weekend. :neverusethis:
Hey buddy! Glad you're enjoying yourself.
That could take a while... I have high-school aged kids. So, I always know when it's Monday-Friday.
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My wife bitched about her false nail breaking opening a beer can. 1st world problems! :lol
Then I got yelled at for not opening it for her. All men's world problems. :lol
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This weekend utterly drained me.
Saturday on our way to dinner, getting onto the highway we notice a large backup on the onramp only to realize it was an accident that had just happened; one vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was off the road on its side. So I, along with about 6 other cars, all pull over and get out to help. One driver, no passengers, no other vehicles, we are all steadying the car and a few of us are holding the door open so the driver can climb out. After some struggling he gets out, we let the door close and then we tip the car back onto its tires. Amazingly the driver is completely unhurt, aware, and in remarkably good spirits. He says an animal darted in front of his car on the onramp and he tried to avoid it and before he knew it he was skidded off the road and tipping over. Had his seatbelt on, which probably saved his life. One or two people stuck around with him while waiting for EMS and a tow truck. So that was around 5:30 in the evening.
Fast forward to overnight Saturday, around 1:50am. We are asleep, with plans to go out to breakfast fairly early the next morning. My wife's phone rings, and it's her colleague and friend who happens to live down the street from us. She doesn't make a habit of middle of the night calls, so my wife answers. All she hears is her friend calling her name and saying "I'm freezing to death" and then she hangs up. I should add it's roughly 12° outside. So my wife frantically throws on some clothes, gets her phone and keys and drives over to our friend's house, telling me to stay in the house with the kids who are still sound asleep.
Short while later my wife returns home, I go downstairs to see our friend literally in a ball on the floor, desperately snuggling our big dog, shivering under blankets my wife has given her. She reeks of alcohol and has told my wife she's been outside for 3 hours and is locked out of her own house. Fearing hypothermia, I grab an in-ear thermometer and try to take her temperature while my wife looks up symptoms of hypothermia. Her core temp is too low for the thermometer to give any reading other than "Lo" so I call 911. This is much to the verbal displeaure of our friend who is insisting she needs to get home to her cat saying she's not going to the hospital.
Fire truck and ambulance arrive, everyone files into our living room where she is still laying on the floor. They ask her various questions, check her vitals, etc. Her BP is good, her body temp is slowly warming up, but her blood sugar is low. EMT asks us to get her a sandwich to raise her blood sugar and he starts trying to get the story from her. She says she's had 4 beers (bullshit), hasn't eaten in almost 24 hours and never took her anti-seizure medication (something we didn't know she was on). So this is why we called 911.
She refuses to let them take an EKG, but the EMT is pretty convinced she had a seizure. He is also pretty sure she isn't in any danger anymore, but he wants her to go to the ER. She continues to refuse so he has her sign a release. She answering all the questions properly so she is of sound mind, so he can't force her to go. He tells us what we need to do to watch out for her and gives us his cell number in case she seizes again. She barely eats any of the sandwich, everyone leaves, and we set her up to crash on our couch. Neither of us got much sleep even after she passed back out.
The next morning my wife goes back to her house with her while she calls a locksmith to get into her house and change the locks, etc. At this point we find out a little about what happened: Friday, she was told by the school that she would be losing her department chair position due to her unreliable attendance record this year. So in a fit of anxiety and depression, she basically just went out drinking. She wound up 2 counties south, with no memory of why she went there, and got pulled over and cited for a DUI. Her car was impounded, likely with her keys inside, and she got a cab home. Apparently, the cab left her at her house, where she realized she didn't have her keys, she had a seizure and passed out in the freezing cold, and when she woke up she called my wife. When my wife left her place round 9am, she was sleeping in her own bed and that was that.
tl;dr - helped at a car accident, then had a drunk friend suffering form hypothermia crash overnight at my house at 2am.
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Jesus, what a terrible story but I'm glad you guys were around to help!
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Yeah... that could've ended a lot worse.
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Definitely glad to have been able to help in both cases.
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Jesus, what a terrible story but I'm glad you guys were around to help!
agreed!
I just got my offer letter from Wells Fargo, so pumped !
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This weekend utterly drained me.
Saturday on our way to dinner, getting onto the highway we notice a large backup on the onramp only to realize it was an accident that had just happened; one vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was off the road on its side. So I, along with about 6 other cars, all pull over and get out to help. One driver, no passengers, no other vehicles, we are all steadying the car and a few of us are holding the door open so the driver can climb out. After some struggling he gets out, we let the door close and then we tip the car back onto its tires. Amazingly the driver is completely unhurt, aware, and in remarkably good spirits. He says an animal darted in front of his car on the onramp and he tried to avoid it and before he knew it he was skidded off the road and tipping over. Had his seatbelt on, which probably saved his life. One or two people stuck around with him while waiting for EMS and a tow truck. So that was around 5:30 in the evening.
Fast forward to overnight Saturday, around 1:50am. We are asleep, with plans to go out to breakfast fairly early the next morning. My wife's phone rings, and it's her colleague and friend who happens to live down the street from us. She doesn't make a habit of middle of the night calls, so my wife answers. All she hears is her friend calling her name and saying "I'm freezing to death" and then she hangs up. I should add it's roughly 12° outside. So my wife frantically throws on some clothes, gets her phone and keys and drives over to our friend's house, telling me to stay in the house with the kids who are still sound asleep.
Short while later my wife returns home, I go downstairs to see our friend literally in a ball on the floor, desperately snuggling our big dog, shivering under blankets my wife has given her. She reeks of alcohol and has told my wife she's been outside for 3 hours and is locked out of her own house. Fearing hypothermia, I grab an in-ear thermometer and try to take her temperature while my wife looks up symptoms of hypothermia. Her core temp is too low for the thermometer to give any reading other than "Lo" so I call 911. This is much to the verbal displeaure of our friend who is insisting she needs to get home to her cat saying she's not going to the hospital.
Fire truck and ambulance arrive, everyone files into our living room where she is still laying on the floor. They ask her various questions, check her vitals, etc. Her BP is good, her body temp is slowly warming up, but her blood sugar is low. EMT asks us to get her a sandwich to raise her blood sugar and he starts trying to get the story from her. She says she's had 4 beers (bullshit), hasn't eaten in almost 24 hours and never took her anti-seizure medication (something we didn't know she was on). So this is why we called 911.
She refuses to let them take an EKG, but the EMT is pretty convinced she had a seizure. He is also pretty sure she isn't in any danger anymore, but he wants her to go to the ER. She continues to refuse so he has her sign a release. She answering all the questions properly so she is of sound mind, so he can't force her to go. He tells us what we need to do to watch out for her and gives us his cell number in case she seizes again. She barely eats any of the sandwich, everyone leaves, and we set her up to crash on our couch. Neither of us got much sleep even after she passed back out.
The next morning my wife goes back to her house with her while she calls a locksmith to get into her house and change the locks, etc. At this point we find out a little about what happened: Friday, she was told by the school that she would be losing her department chair position due to her unreliable attendance record this year. So in a fit of anxiety and depression, she basically just went out drinking. She wound up 2 counties south, with no memory of why she went there, and got pulled over and cited for a DUI. Her car was impounded, likely with her keys inside, and she got a cab home. Apparently, the cab left her at her house, where she realized she didn't have her keys, she had a seizure and passed out in the freezing cold, and when she woke up she called my wife. When my wife left her place round 9am, she was sleeping in her own bed and that was that.
tl;dr - helped at a car accident, then had a drunk friend suffering form hypothermia crash overnight at my house at 2am.
Good Lord. You need a weekend to recover from your weekend!
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Looks like someone was saving live this weekend... but damn your neighbor is a mess :lol
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Looks like someone was saving live this weekend... but damn your neighbor is a mess :lol
She's always been drama-inducing, but not to this scale with us. She has had some rough patches in her life, but she has also made a lot of her own problems.
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Looks like someone was saving live this weekend... but damn your neighbor is a mess :lol
She's always been drama-inducing, but not to this scale with us. She has had some rough patches in her life, but she has also made a lot of her own problems.
Something about drinking, not knowing where you are and how you end up somewhere, getting a dui, and passing out on your neighbor's house while refusing EMT treatment after being saved from freezing to death screams some serious problems IMO. I know we all have moments where shit gets bad, but that, to me, screams for a call for help.
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Agreed. There are issues present.
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Wow, that's some weekend right there.
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I am so thankful that the kids slept through the entire paramedic ordeal. And I'm glad everyone wound up okay in the end.
In a similar vein, is it normal to feel like you're putting EMTs and emergency responders out when you call them at 2:30am? Don't get me wrong, I am very glad our friend's condition was no worse than it was, but I felt myself almost apologizing to the responders when they didn't have to do anything particularly intense. Is that a typical response?
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Man, this local story hits close to home.
https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-student-death-0304-20170303-story.html
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Man, this local story hits close to home.
https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-student-death-0304-20170303-story.html
Is that a place you've frequented?
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Tim. Falling off a roof.
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Tim. Falling off a roof.
Let me guess..Seinfeld?
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Tim. Falling off a roof.
Let me guess..Seinfeld?
:youfail:
Guess you weren't around when that happened to Chino.
#tootiredtofindthethread
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Working a double tonight. After getting home from my regular shift at 9, I didn't even bother sleeping. I got back here for 4 and I'm working until 8 tomorrow morning. Fuck sleep.
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I've been around for over 12 years! :lol
Did Chino fall off a roof?
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I've been around for over 12 years! :lol
Did Chino fall off a roof?
No! He's always talked like that :neverusethis:
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I've been around for over 12 years! :lol
Did Chino fall off a roof?
No! He's always talked like that :neverusethis:
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I've been around for over 12 years! :lol
Did Chino fall off a roof?
Well a 3rd story porch if memory serves me correctly. Brian is that correct?
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I thought it was higher than that.
I can't wait to get the hell out of work
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I've been around for over 12 years! :lol
Got you beat there. :p :lol
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I thought it was higher than that.
Yeah, I thought it was 7th or 8th floor or something. I stand corrected - 4th story
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Drunken-Man-Falls-Four-Stories-101875058.html
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That's Chino??
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I thought it was only second, but that's legit.
This perfectly explains the love of Avatar and not remembering having seen any classic movies. :neverusethis:
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Evening
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Hey. What's up?
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Nothing much blob just laying bed watching some family guy. Also reading about the switch release issues.
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Man, you must be up late.
I just watched a new mediocre time travel show, and now back to getting some work done.
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Hi
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Morning
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BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! TOTO IS PLAYING 30 MINUTES FROM WHERE I LIVE IN JUNE!!!!!! :metal
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Train of thought ?
Just put on the CD where you live now !!
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Train of thought ?
Just put on the CD where you live now !!
I added an O sir.
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Train of thought ?
Just put on the CD where you live now !!
I added an O sir.
Toto is playing near you ? but what about Dorothy ? :neverusethis:
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Well, I do live in the Emerald City......
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Well, I do live in the Emerald City......
::) Yeah and monkeys might fly......
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BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! TOTO IS PLAYING 30 MINUTES FROM WHERE I LIVE IN JUNE!!!!!! :metal
:tup
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Well, I do live in the Emerald City......
::) Yeah and monkeys might fly......
No but hot air does! :lol
Blob, this is a new theater that a smaller venue I love decided to get a little bigger. Last show I saw there was The Fixx.
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Oh, god. Now I'm not going to be able to get that fucking Rosanna song out of my head!
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Or that stranger in town.
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good morning
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Oh, god. Now I'm not going to be able to get that fucking Rosanna song out of my head!
Rosanna is a great song! :hat
Morning Reaper.
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Morning Reap. I'll be over you......
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I hate office 365
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I hate office 365
Yeah, well it doesn't think much of you either, bud.
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Blob protecting his own kind. :lol
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I actually use Open Office, for the very few rare times I use anything like that.
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Obviously I use it for work.
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It's not obvious to me. You know I know nothing about work! :lol
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Obviously I use it for work.
What's work?
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I'm jealous of course.
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G'morning all.
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Hey Bill.
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How goes it good sir?
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Struggling the balance or work and my dad at rehab. We have to rearrange is first floor so he can sleep downstairs. Otherwise not bad. I'm just gassed from work, the dad situation. I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
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Struggling the balance or work and my dad at rehab. We have to rearrange is first floor so he can sleep downstairs. Otherwise not bad. I'm just gassed from work, the dad situation. I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
Yeah, that's gotta be tough. When's he moving home from rehab?
I know what you mean about vacation though. Not that I have anything that intense going on in my life right now, but I've got a long weekend in VT with friends coming up in early April and I feel like I'm just trying to hold on until I get there.
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We don't have a hard date but if feels like soon. Then he has to get a biopsy on his lung which is hanging over our heads right now.
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Ah, right. Sooner you get a chance to do that the better.
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As soon as he's out I'm taking him to his PCP to get it checked out.
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Afternoon guys, at work, ready to leave. Can't believe this is my last few days of work.
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I've been ready to leave since I got out of my car this morning.
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I am so bored at work. I completed everything to do on my trip, yet I am still here until Friday. My boss totally mismanaged this as I warned him. My work queue at home is stacking up so much and I am stuck here just twiddling my thumbs. It could be worse, but I feel like I should have gone home today to save the company money and to actually be productive. Oh well, I am just refreshing multiple ticket resale websites today to hopefully scoop up a decent priced ticket for the red hot chili peppers at the staples center tonight. Or tomorrow night too, but tonight looks cheaper probably being Tuesday.
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I would hate to see a concert at the Staple Center. That building is huuuuuuuge!
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I would hate to see a concert at the Staple Center. That building is huuuuuuuge!
Yea, I really dont want to sit in the rafters. Having sat up there for basketball games, I know how far away you are and that's not worth 200+ $
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Well the freakyboy avatar has been retired, but I'm a man of old designs. This avatar dates back to 2002 on the vBulletin dt.net board. And yes, it's my eye.
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I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
I'm working on it. Quit bugging already!
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I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
I'm working on it. Quit bugging already!
We need to work on Hef. He is trying to work over his wife to let him go.
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I already dropped him a PM on FB after we chatted.
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Sweet.
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Booked for the National Homebrewers Conference again this June :hat It'll be in Minneapolis this year.
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List of beers you entered sir?
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I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
I'm working on it. Quit bugging already!
We need to work on Hef. He is trying to work over his wife to let him go.
I'm working on it.
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It would be glorious to see you two plus Nick and maybe Mason. Hef, you'd get the meet the Queen. The real boss.
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So I posted on the facebook event page for tonight's concert asking for a fair prices ticket... some lady messages me, she is going to sell me a dead center midlevel ticket for under face value (100 compared to 116 she paid). Working out the transfer now :metal :metal Apparently there is an app for digital tickets for the Staples center and a way of transferring tickets that way.
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have fun!!
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have fun!!
Thanks, if I could find another person to sell under face value I'd go again tomorrow :lol also the transfer isn't complete so I'm still a bit worried this isn't legit even though we are talking on facebook and she seems very real from her profile and the way she is talking to me. I just can't help naturally feel like I am being scammed when a deal is too good.
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how did she see your post if she isnt a friend on fb?
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List of beers you entered sir?
English barleywine, wee heavy, gueuze, saison, and a sweet mead.
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How long have you been making mead?
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how did she see your post if she isnt a friend on fb?
I went to the RHCP's facebook page and went to events, well just had to scroll down since the event is today. Clicked the event and there's a public wall to post. I just asked for a ticket. Someone commented saying message me. I clicked her name and we began talking. So the transaction is complete now. I paypaled her $100 and she sent me the ticket digitally using the Flash Seats app which I had to download and research quickly (it's legit for tickets at Staples Center). She subscribed to me on youtube :lol Anyway, I just refreshed stubhub and theres a ticket in the row behind me, $171 after fees. I think I got a great deal and a met a nice lady, pretty great day so far (also the weather is fantastic). :metal :metal
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Hey @reaperKK !!!
Dad got me a waterproof onesie :P
So Today I went out riding in jeans, T shirt, biking boots, that waterproof overall, waterproof Jacket and my armoured biking jacket, thick thick warm gloves and helmet of course.
If I didn't have to keep lifting my visor to dispel the breath fog - i'd have been snug as a bug ! :biggrin:
But I was driving home at night and any time a car came the other way - I had to almost stop and look straight down as I cannot see shit with their headlights on me.
Not fun on the back roads. Not so bad on main roads.
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Cram, seeing the RHCP in LA would be awesome!
I saw them in Boston in 95/96 on the One Hot Minute tour and they were awesome! Not a fan, really, but I loved that album.
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Cram, seeing the RHCP in LA would be awesome!
I saw them in Boston in 95/96 on the One Hot Minute tour and they were awesome! Not a fan, really, but I loved that album.
Nice, I saw them as a freshman in PSU in 2003. I honestly didn't think they were great live, specifically the vocals. The band is great, Flea is amazing. However, I understand Kiedis has gotten way better live. The run of Californication - By The Way - Stadium Arcadium is really great (Frusciante on guitar), but I don't particularly love the earlier stuff nor the newest stuff (although Go Robot is an awesome song). I think seeing them in their home sold out huge venue should be awesome, I know they have a really awesome stage show as my friend who saw them at MSG a few weeks ago showed me. Plus a varying set list so who knows what we will get tonight :yarr
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Hey @reaperKK !!!
Dad got me a waterproof onesie :P
So Today I went out riding in jeans, T shirt, biking boots, that waterproof overall, waterproof Jacket and my armoured biking jacket, thick thick warm gloves and helmet of course.
If I didn't have to keep lifting my visor to dispel the breath fog - i'd have been snug as a bug ! :biggrin:
But I was driving home at night and any time a car came the other way - I had to almost stop and look straight down as I cannot see shit with their headlights on me.
Not fun on the back roads. Not so bad on main roads.
Those are pretty nice! I have a two piece but the problem with is that it would get crazy hot with it on.
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Anyone around?
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kinda
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Kinda? Care to expound?
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I'm playing World of Warcraft. lol
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;) Fair enough. I'm partially distracted, too.
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Hey @reaperKK !!!
Dad got me a waterproof onesie :P
So Today I went out riding in jeans, T shirt, biking boots, that waterproof overall, waterproof Jacket and my armoured biking jacket, thick thick warm gloves and helmet of course.
If I didn't have to keep lifting my visor to dispel the breath fog - i'd have been snug as a bug ! :biggrin:
But I was driving home at night and any time a car came the other way - I had to almost stop and look straight down as I cannot see shit with their headlights on me.
Not fun on the back roads. Not so bad on main roads.
Those are pretty nice! I have a two piece but the problem with is that it would get crazy hot with it on.
Not at the moment ! Pretttty cold out there ( wut is diz miami bech ?! )
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What up bitches!
Fuck, being out of work has never been so busy and exhausting. But at least it's good energy I'm burning through.
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Hey, Chad.
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No sleeping again John?
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I'm on the night shift for the next few months. Though, my sleeping is almost non-existent these days. I sometimes go two to three days without it.
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Yo.
Morning
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Morning king.
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a0/72/fa/a072fa9cef2264b6f4082c14ebdc7816.jpg)
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Ah my youth.
Morning Blob, John & Chad!
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Morning
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Morning
How do you find driving at night when cars are coming towards you ? I find I cannot see the road until they've passed.
I have to slow and look directly straight down to make sure I don't veer over.
But it's much worse on un-lit country roads. It's not so bad on main A roads with streetlights and no trees to block out any ambient light.
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Morning Reaper. Afternoon Kotow.
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Evening Blob.
Goodnight John Boy.
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Morning
How do you find driving at night when cars are coming towards you ? I find I cannot see the road until they've passed.
I have to slow and look directly straight down to make sure I don't veer over.
But it's much worse on un-lit country roads. It's not so bad on main A roads with streetlights and no trees to block out any ambient light.
I don't usually get it that bad, the only time it sucks is there are lots of people who love driving with their high beams on which blinds the shit out of me
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Evening Blob.
Goodnight John Boy.
I only get that reference second hand.
And you should know it's useless to try to use time of day labels on me. DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY SCHEDULE? :neverusethis:
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
He was never in time for waking up...
He wasn't in time for his dinner...
Then one day...
he wasn't in his time at all.
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He was praised as the perfect teenage booooy
And everyone though highly of hiiiim
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Greetings and salutations, peoples of the DTF sort.
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Snow showers Sunday :( Looks like I won't be riding my bike as much as I wanted to.
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It's going to be balmy and lovely here today and tomorrow, followed by a severe drop in temperatures for the weekend with chances of some snow showers.
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Today is pretty cool, I'm going to take the dog to the park in a bit.
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G'morning fellow chat thread denizens.
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Exalted salutations to all.
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The Deific Dual-Deity Duo that is the Double-Hs extend our exalted salutations to you all.
- H&H (hefdaddy & Hyperplex)
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OMFG.
First clear day in a week.
Sod's law it rains for a week whenever you get your bike back.
Reap will back me up.
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Evening Blob.
Goodnight John Boy.
I only get that reference second hand.
And you should know it's useless to try to use time of day labels on me. DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY SCHEDULE? :neverusethis:
Good day to you Blob!!
:angry: sir did you just assume my CIRCADIAN RHYTHM?!?!
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
He was never in time for waking up...
He wasn't in time for his dinner...
Then one day...
he wasn't in his time at all.
I got that. I got that reference.
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OMFG.
First clear day in a week.
Sod's law it rains for a week whenever you get your bike back.
Reap will back me up.
I got you beat, I was going to go riding this weekend and I was really looking forward to it but now it's going to snow.
I know I'm becoming an old man because I'm fascinated with fixing and maintaining my lawn.
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i don't have any kind of garden at my flat.
Just a communal patio which nobody uses and everyone's bins :P
I can drive in the rain no problem. High wind is annoying as hell but i'd never go out in the snow. No chance.
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All but one piece is done and ordered for our EU summit...that should be approved and ordered tomorrow.
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Evening...
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
He was never in time for waking up...
He wasn't in time for his dinner...
Then one day...
he wasn't in his time at all.
I got that. I got that reference.
:clap: I was hoping you (or anyone) would!
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Evening
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Hey. What's up?
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Nothing much blob, just got home from work. What are you up to?
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Just finished up my morning internet catch-up, which always puts me in a great mood for the day!
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lmao.
The morning internet catch-up is one of the highlights of my day
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Not for me. :lol I dread seeing what fresh hell the world has conjured up while I slept. What went wrong in the world today? What are people getting triggered about without reason for now? Who died? What new thing is going to fuck up my day?
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I just usually read about music and game releases :lol
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I'm not that interested in that stuff to spend much time reading about it every day.
I bought a new game on Steam the other day because it was on sale for $1. Played it for half an hour, then it got too hard and I gave up. Add it to the pile of other games I gave up on for the same reason. :lol
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Hello peeps.
Had my first full blown migraine develop today. Work literally gave me a fucking migraine.
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Hope it doesn't last. Headaches and migraines are just the worst
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Morning
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Hey yo.
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What's the good word?
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Hey. I'm in the parking lot for work and I just don't feel like going in.
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Then don't.
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As the manager I can't do that. I'm at my desk now but I am mentally and physically spent right now.
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Morning guys.
What game was it Blob?
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Morning guys.
What game was it Blob?
It's called Pid. I quit like a bitch pretty quickly, and it was already on easy setting.
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Never heard of it. Heading to work early today, not looking forward to it.
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As the manager I can't do that. I'm at my desk now but I am mentally and physically spent right now.
One of those days I guess?
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Never heard of it. Heading to work early today, not looking forward to it.
It's a 2D puzzle platformer, looks kind of cutesy. I'd suggest it to you, but you have enough games to catch up on. Shit, you probably already have it. :lol
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As the manager I can't do that. I'm at my desk now but I am mentally and physically spent right now.
One of those days I guess?
Yeah, my legs are rubber today. I need a day off.
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
He was never in time for waking up...
He wasn't in time for his dinner...
Then one day...
he wasn't in his time at all.
I got that. I got that reference.
:clap: I was hoping you (or anyone) would!
I'm like DTF's resident BTTF nerd !
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17 year old Marty = Kotowboy. Doc = Blob.
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Where Blob goes, there is no time.......
He was never in time for waking up...
He wasn't in time for his dinner...
Then one day...
he wasn't in his time at all.
I got that. I got that reference.
:clap: I was hoping you (or anyone) would!
I'm like DTF's resident BTTF nerd !
#2 maybe. :)
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Never heard of it. Heading to work early today, not looking forward to it.
It's a 2D puzzle platformer, looks kind of cutesy. I'd suggest it to you, but you have enough games to catch up on. Shit, you probably already have it. :lol
That happened to me recently lol. My brother was telling me to play xcom, I said I'd buy it on sale. He was like "you have it" I said I don't, and he looks at my game list through stream and it turns out I do
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Morning
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Never heard of it. Heading to work early today, not looking forward to it.
It's a 2D puzzle platformer, looks kind of cutesy. I'd suggest it to you, but you have enough games to catch up on. Shit, you probably already have it. :lol
That happened to me recently lol. My brother was telling me to play xcom, I said I'd buy it on sale. He was like "you have it" I said I don't, and he looks at my game list through stream and it turns out I do
:lolpalm: You're terrible.
Morning hef! What's up?
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Morning hef
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Morning.
So it's beatiful again today, window open, sun out. Just finished dealing with my inbox and as long as people don't drag their asses today I should be in good shape to get the last of my deliverables for the summit out the door today.
Tomorrow, 43° and potential for snow.
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Morning your Hefness.
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Hey, guys.
It's been an eventful week here in the hef household. In a sign of increasing age, I had to wear a heart monitor for 48 hours earlier this week. Monday night, we finalized summer vacation plans. Tuesday evening we attended a county-wide art show at the Performing Arts Center downtown, where my youngest daughter (now 14) had a watercolor piece entered (only one from her school!). Tonight, she has a music recital with her band from school.
Yesterday I got a raise at work, and found out about my bonus.
Saturday we head out to meet an old work friend to go over music for her wedding (my wife and I will be doing the honors).
So, you know, nothing out of the ordinary here.
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As long as the heart monitor outcome was good, sounds like a mostly awesome week. :tup
On an unrelated note, Hef, is our amalgamated deity name to be Hefferplex or Hyperdaddy?
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Morning all.
In a sign of increasing age, I had to wear a heart monitor for 48 hours earlier this week.
Please don't casually vomit up scary shit and then not explain. Seriously, hope all is well.
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As long as the heart monitor outcome was good, sounds like a mostly awesome week. :tup
On an unrelated note, Hef, is our amalgamated deity name to be Hefferplex or Hyperdaddy?
IMO, Hyperdaddy has a better ring to it than Hefferplex lol
In a sign of increasing age, I had to wear a heart monitor for 48 hours earlier this week.
Please don't casually vomit up scary shit and then not explain. Seriously, hope all is well.
Well, MOST is well. I had some really odd symptoms about a month and a half ago, some of which followed off and on for a couple more weeks (although nothing in the last several weeks). I had already seen my primary care doctor. On Valentine's Day, I had a weird tingling sensation in my left arm (no pain, just weird), and knowing that it could possibly be heart attack or stroke, I went to the ER and was poked, prodded, and tested pretty much all day. The feeling went away, and they didn't really find anything, and referred me to a neurologist to see if there was anything going on there (there wasn't).
So then I had my primary care doctor refer me to a cardiologist, just to be thorough. And like I said, no weird symptoms or feelings since that day, so it could be just a phase or nothing serious. But, to be thorough, I wore the heart monitor for 48 hours, and I go back in two weeks for a stress test. If there's nothing wrong, great. If there is, we find out what it is and treat it. Just another problem to solve, no big deal.
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Have you ever had a burning in your chest, like really bad heartburn that seemed to radiate?
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Have you ever had a burning in your chest, like really bad heartburn that seemed to radiate?
Occasionally. Hardly ever.
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Better safe than sorry Hef. Glad you are getting it checked out.
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Quite the eventful week for sure. Joe... sorry to hear how shit work is - I know that dance, and it ain't no fun.
As for name mash-ups, I'm not sure mine would work with anyone - jingle.daddy, Kingjingle, blobvanjingle, jingle.plex, jingle.snob, jingle.pod... nothing comes up aces.
Goddamned dogs - I've got a 13 week old puppy that can't hold his pee for more than 6-7 hours; and his 9 year old great uncle can't either! It's been a series of 4:30-5am start times around here. What the hell is good in being unemployed if I'm getting up 2 hours earlier than when I was employed!
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Just burnt from the turnover Chad and the constant battle as we talked about and dealing with Dad's issues.
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Have you ever had a burning in your chest, like really bad heartburn that seemed to radiate?
Occasionally. Hardly ever.
That's good. My dad had that a lot and completely ignored it. When he finally told his doc, he was immediately ordered to have a stress test which he failed right away. Angina. That was almost 20 years ago, though.
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G'morning all. Been at work 90 minutes and so far managed to empty/sort my inbox and by Kong tickets for tonight. Quite the productive morning :lol
Today also marks six weeks since the construction crew showed up and started on the major house renovations. Everyone's pretty sick of not having a kitchen (and losing some other space on the first floor temporarily), and we still have a few more weeks to go. Will all be worth it in the end though.
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Have you ever had a burning in your chest, like really bad heartburn that seemed to radiate?
Occasionally. Hardly ever.
That's good. My dad had that a lot and completely ignored it. When he finally told his doc, he was immediately ordered to have a stress test which he failed right away. Angina. That was almost 20 years ago, though.
I doubt that's it. But if it is, we will deal with it however we need to.
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So I'm ordering graphics through a printer in Spain to be delivered to our event in Barcelona. The final bill is, of course, in Euros, and I have the option of initiating a bank transfer or charging it. So I went to our office manager and had the following converstaion:
ME: *recounts situation* Do you know if AMEX will charge a fee for a foreign transaction?
HER: I just got €440 for like, $480 at the bank."
ME: I know how the exchange rate works, a euro is more than a dollar....thats not what I asked."
HER: I just told you it costs more to get fewer euros.
ME: AGAIN not what I asked. Do you know if AMEX will charge us a fee for a foreign transaction?
HER: The bank did.
ME: Never mind I'll just charge the fucking thing.
*headdesk*
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I doubt that's it. But if it is, we will deal with it however we need to.
From what you've said I don't think that's it either. Was just a concern since I witnessed my dad with it.
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So I'm ordering graphics through a printer in Spain to be delivered to our event in Barcelona. The final bill is, of course, in Euros, and I have the option of initiating a bank transfer or charging it. So I went to our office manager and had the following converstaion:
ME: *recounts situation* Do you know if AMEX will charge a fee for a foreign transaction?
HER: I just got €440 for like, $480 at the bank."
ME: I know how the exchange rate works, a euro is more than a dollar....thats not what I asked."
HER: I just told you it costs more to get fewer euros.
ME: AGAIN not what I asked. Do you know if AMEX will charge us a fee for a foreign transaction?
HER: The bank did.
ME: Never mind I'll just charge the fucking thing.
*headdesk*
:facepalm:
I doubt that's it. But if it is, we will deal with it however we need to.
From what you've said I don't think that's it either. Was just a concern since I witnessed my dad with it.
:tup
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Bill, I'm thinking of leaving early at work and heading up to Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, ME for some beers for the weekend.
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Bill, I'm thinking of leaving early at work and heading up to Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, ME for some beers for the weekend.
I like your style Joe. I need to pick up beers at some point, I don't currently have anything on hand to serve as a suitable shower beer, and it ain't a weekend unless I'm drinking in the shower :lol
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Now certain weatherpeoples are calling a 40% chance of a "significant snowfall event" for the mid-Atlantic this coming Tuesday. *sigh*
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Yeah, my uncle was supposed to be coming up from Raleigh to visit for the weekend but ended up canceling at the last minute because they're supposed to get some snow and he didn't want to leave my aunt alone.
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Due to the snow storm tomorrow, United has allowed me to change my flight for free and after getting permission from my manager, I am now catching a red eye tonight to hopefully land before it starts snowing back home. This works out well because now I won't go to work tomorrow and if the snow lets down by the evening as it should, I can go to the Amaranthe concert in the evening.
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That's pretty solid. I always hated red eye flights, as I usually find it near impossible to fall asleep on an airplane.
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Due to the snow storm tomorrow, United has allowed me to change my flight for free and after getting permission from my manager, I am now catching a red eye tonight to hopefully land before it starts snowing back home. This works out well because now I won't go to work tomorrow and if the snow lets down by the evening as it should, I can go to the Amaranthe concert in the evening.
Amaranthe is in Baltimore tonight I think. Didn't have the time to go.
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That's pretty solid. I always hated red eye flights, as I usually find it near impossible to fall asleep on an airplane.
I take sleeping pills on flights and it works for me. But it's usually very poor sleep and I don't wake up refreshed, however, it does a great job passing the time on a flight where I typically find it very hard to sit still.
Due to the snow storm tomorrow, United has allowed me to change my flight for free and after getting permission from my manager, I am now catching a red eye tonight to hopefully land before it starts snowing back home. This works out well because now I won't go to work tomorrow and if the snow lets down by the evening as it should, I can go to the Amaranthe concert in the evening.
Amaranthe is in Baltimore tonight I think. Didn't have the time to go.
Yup, I am somewhat worried they may not be coming back for awhile since one of the singers quit. So I was actually going to go to PA on Saturday to catch the last concert of the tour, in case they actually never come back :lol It seems I won't have to go that far out of my way now.
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Red eye's are the worst. I avoided them at all costs. You never get any decent sleep, and then either napping for most of the morning, or trying to power through the day and being completely unproductive by the early afternoon - usually needing a nap. Might as well just take an early morning flight.
But, in the Cram's case, it makes sense. Mother Nature ain't gonna wait.
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Only time I almost slept on a plane was going when I went to Italy a few years ago. Flight was leaving Philly at 4:30pm and then getting to Frankfurt the next morning for a layover before continuing to Rome. Knowing my issue with sleeping on flights I stayed up almost the whole night before so I'd be tired enough to sleep on the plane. We took off and I closed my eyes and could feel myself drifting off to sleep, only to have the stewardess wake me up to ask me what I wanted for dinner. Wide awake the rest of the flight :censored
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Yeah, my uncle was supposed to be coming up from Raleigh to visit for the weekend but ended up canceling at the last minute because they're supposed to get some snow and he didn't want to leave my aunt alone.
We may get some snow, but the ground has been too warm for too long for it to accumulate.
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Hi guys.
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ohmuhguh I'm so close to finishing this fucking project I just need one more goddamn approval and I can send the final out and be DONE.
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I've got less than three hours left, not sure if I should have pizza now or later.
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I've got less than three hours left, not sure if I should have pizza now or later.
Yes.
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I've got less than three hours left, not sure if I should have pizza now or later.
Yes.
Pizza
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I've got less than three hours left, not sure if I should have pizza now or later.
both
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Got my approvals, sent the files off around 4.
I'm fucking beat. Want bed.
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I had it now :lol
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I was just waiting in line to board the plane and decided to grab my headphones out of my book bag. I see the blinking light that the batteries are dying, which I knew I'd need to change before the flight. So I go to grab a rechargeable AAA battery from my back bag in the little pocket I keep a few of them in. I notice this pocket is scorching hot. I pull out the batteries and they are so ridiculously hot. One feels like the label melted onto it. Nothing else in the pocket is hot. I tossed them before boarding. No idea what's up with that but maybe one had a chemical reaction? Just reminded me of exploding phone batteries.
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Maybe the battery was bad, or by some fluke of events something was shorting it out? Was there anything else in the pocket that could have carried a current? Wouldn't want it happening again, but it's lucky you noticed it in time before anything worse happened.
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I had some loose change in it that could potentially do it. And all my work receipts.
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Yeah, coins might have managed it, but that would be some luck to manage. Might still be worth keeping them apart though.
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I tossed those. I wasn't risking bringing them on the plane. All three were dead too. Luckily my boarding line wasn't moving yet so I bought some new ones so this 5 hour flight is not without music... speaking of which when the fuck is it going to take off :lol
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What are you listening to that requires AAA batteries anyway, out of curiosity?
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Bose Noise Cancelling headphones. Requires one battery. Plane has mechanicalready problems. Fml.
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Oh headphones. I was thinking you were using a 20 year old walkman or something. :lol
So where are you flying to?
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Back home to New Jersey, it's been a nightmare getting out of LA today and I don't expect this flight to be any better considering the winter storm that I was trying to beat getting home. Finally moving so should be in the air soon now I'd hope. :yarr
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:victorydance: Enjoy your tunage.
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I've got less than three hours left, not sure if I should have pizza now or later.
both
Pizza
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Morning
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Morning Reaper.
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How is it going blob?
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Not bad. You?
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Pretty good, last day at my current job and I wish I didn't have to go. It's going to be a long day because they are already short staffed.
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It's your last day. What are they gonna do, fire you? :neverusethis:
I'm working on the Enterprise ship. I didn't make the model, but I'm fixing it up to be more accurate. I got bored of doing other stuff.
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Nice! one of the things I've always wanted to learn was to model the ST ships.
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I was hoping Blob would work on Uhura's short skirt and legs but I guess the ship will do.
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I was hoping Blob would work on Uhura's short skirt and legs but I guess the ship will do.
Give it time!
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Giggity.
Morning!
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I do know that blob worked a lot on Kirks buldge
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Gross wet snow. I appeared to race it into work, as it was gross wet snow when I left my house, I drove into rain, and then as I arrived at my office it changed back over to really gross wet snow.
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I do know that blob worked a lot on Kirks buldge
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:lol
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I do know that blob worked a lot on Kirks buldge
It's true. I spent days working on that damn side-penis bulge.
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Seems to me you know your way around polyester.
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Ummm
Good morning?
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Blessed Friday to each and every one of you.
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And also with you.
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So this weekend puts me one year away from turning 50. Where has the time gone?
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Damn, you're getting old.
I mean, it's just a number.
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G'morning all. Going to be an interesting day at the office considering half of my team isn't in for the day. At least I've got Kong: Skull Island to look forward to.
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Damn, you're getting old.
I mean, it's just a number.
I think the body feels older. My mind tells me I'm younger.
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My body feels older than ever, and I'm not old. It sucks, because I shouldn't feel that way but I do. Like, I don't *feel* like an old person but there are certain physical things that just don't feel right. My knees shouldn't be hurting at my age.
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It's all my fault. I need to step away from work and actually get physical again. I'm close to getting things settled at work so I'm hoping to get back to eating better and getting exercise.
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Well that was mostly a nightmare getting home last night/this morning (took about 12 hours from leaving work to getting home), but it's snowing pretty good near my house so the decision was likely the right one... plus I now get to hang out with my friend from San Fran and catch Amaranthe tonight (assuming the snow stops like the weather says this afternoon). :metal
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6 hours until I leave this job for good. Need to stock up on beer for the weekend.
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So this weekend puts me one year away from turning 50.
Wow, Happy Birthday!
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THE GOOSE IS LOOSE!
Sunday my friends. I'm turning 49. Where did the years go..........
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Sunday my friends. I'm turning 49. Where did the years go..........
I hear ya, Joe, being that we are the same age (except I'm younger! ;D)
It's amazing the we've been out of high school for over 30 YEARS!! It's mind boggling, really.
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30 years seems not so long ago but it sure is.
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guess I shouldn't complain about getting old because I'm about to hit my thirties :P :lol
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guess I shouldn't complain about getting old because I'm about to hit my thirties :P :lol
Don't blink Bill!
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For some reason, 35 was the birthday I had the toughest time with.
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I battled Lymphoma when I was 30 and 31 so I came out and enjoyed my 30's. We bought a house, saw great concerts, saw many championships. The only regret was not us not able to have children.
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32 was tough for me. I remember being freaked out that it had been 16 years since I was 16. I don't know why that terrified me. Of course, it's been 23 years since I turned 32. :lol
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I remember saying when I was 17, "I'll be 31 when we hit the millennium." "I'll be a grown up!" :lol
So wrong. :lol
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My rough year was 36.
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My rough times haven't been associated with a particular age but rather the events of the year that were actually independent of my age. The year my son was born, with the sole exception of his arrival, was a tremendously difficult year. 2015 wasn't a whole lot better than that. But none of those circumstances directly related to my age.
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I don't remember any particular age being difficult because of the age/number. Certainly, as Jean Luc once said "I've become aware that there are fewer days ahead than there are behind." Technically, that might not be the case, but at 45, I'm pretty sure that it is/will be.
The one year that stood out to me was when I was 37, and I became acutely aware that I'd been alive more years without the German Wall, than I had been with the wall. I don't know why that struck a chord with me, but it did.
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Who's Jean Luc? :lol Some Canadian dude?
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Who's Jean Luc? :lol Some Canadian dude?
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This is Tim who still uses a transistor radio. :lol
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40 minutes left until beer time
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My mind has not been in a good place lately and I find myself fixating on alarmingly negative things.
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You have 2 beautiful children and an awesome wife. That should be your focus. You are a lucky man. Remember that.
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This is Tim who still uses a transistor radio. :lol
:lol
And Viewmaster FTW!!! :metal
Maybe my transistor radio will tell me who Jean Luc is? Is that the Canadian version of Jim Bob?
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To answer you as Samuel L. Jackson,
It's Star Trek The Next Generation Mother Fucker! :lol
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Doesn't know who Jean Luc is? :bosk1:
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I thought everybody knows a French captain played buy a Brit with a British accent? :lol
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What's not to get, right?
Morning king!
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Morning
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Morning!! Waiting for the coffee to brew.
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Morning gang. I was going to sleep in today, got up at 7am anyway.
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Morning gang. I was going to sleep in today, got up at 7am anyway.
Haha hahahahahahah
Morning Reaper.
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You are sooooo evil Blob. :lol
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Hey now, to be fair I keep waking up early too. Today I woke up at 1:30pm before my alarm went off.
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It's like your growing up in front of our eyes.
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Before you know it, I'll be eating solids, and sleeping through the night.
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I don't understand why construction crews only work on Saturday's in my neighborhood.
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I don't understand why construction crews only work on Saturday's in my neighborhood.
Just to piss you off.
Reaper, you should see this Enterprise model I'm working on. I've got it looking so legit to the original show, shittiness and all. :lol
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Wow, slept in until nearly 6:30 am. Morning to those state side, and g'day to Blob.
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getting on skype blob, I want a pic
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I was just down making a coffee when it occurred to me that it was midnight or so in Australia. Sorry for the incorrect greeting, Blob.
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I was just down making a coffee when it occurred to me that it was midnight or so in Australia. Sorry for the incorrect greeting, Blob.
That's ok, midnight is day for me, so it's accurate enough. :blob:
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Yes, but I actually try not to be an ugly American going around thinking that the world is all U.S.. I realize I'm probably failing terribly, but at least I try. :)
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Yes, but I actually try not to be an ugly American going around thinking that the world is all U.S.. I realize I'm probably failing terribly, but at least I try. :)
And it's much appreciated. :biggrin:
Also Ugly Americans was a decent cartoon. Did anyone else watch that? :blob:
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I never did watch it.Good?
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G'morning all. Couch surfing for now, just finishing up last night's Sleepy Hollow. Going to have to get off my ass and start brewing soon.
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You have 2 beautiful children and an awesome wife. That should be your focus. You are a lucky man. Remember that.
Thanks, Joe. I know this and make sure to remember it every day. That said, when quiet moments come, it's often hard for me to silence the negative thoughts that often don't pertain to them.
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I see the smile when you are snuggling with your children. That is all you need to remember.
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Went to a place called Duck Donuts this morning, custom donuts essentially. Fantastic. Got one with maple bacon on it :metal Also Amaranthe was great last night. Had a blast and so did my date which was pleasantly surprising.
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Bacon Donuts.....interesting
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Dog park, yard work, returning household goods, making fondue for dinner. It's been a busy but nice Saturday.
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Up at 9 am for work.
Work 10 am - 3:15 and had to come back for another hour later as we were really busy and I wanted a rest !!
Went for a long ride and a bit of a lie down.
Went back to work for 8pm and finished off the kitchen and then there was a covers band on downstairs so hung around for a bit.
Came home at 10PM. now playing Destiny on PS4 and listening to Hardwired To Self Destruct.
:)
DAY OFF TOMORROW
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Evening
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Went to a place called Duck Donuts this morning, custom donuts essentially. Fantastic. Got one with maple bacon on it :metal Also Amaranthe was great last night. Had a blast and so did my date which was pleasantly surprising.
We have Duck Donuts here too. So good. Warm, fresh, made to order.
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Duck Donuts sounds a bit like Fractured Prune here. I think my wife is the only person on the planet who doesn't like them.
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Good morning guys!
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I just googled and there is a duck donuts like 20 minutes away, is it worth a drive?
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G'morning all. Had a late (for me) night in NYC last night, settling in now for a long day of couch surfing.
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Finishing up an IHOP breakfast with the fam. Today is laundry and I don't know what else. Did the shopping yesterday so I might just stay in after this and do absolutely nothing, if I can.
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Nice, I haven't been to IHOP for breakfast in a while. I've got a tasty prosciutto and mozz sandwich from the best deli around here on it's way for breakfast, and then it looks like we're going to a matinee of John Wick 2.
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Evening...
I heard prosciutto and mozzarella. Imported I hope? ;)
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Hopefully everyone had a good weekend
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Drank some good bourbon and spent time with the spawn, so, yes. ;)
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Screw you DST. It's 10 pm and I'm wide awake and I have to get up at 5am.
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It benefited me. I worked one less hour last night. :laugh:
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Evening...
I heard prosciutto and mozzarella. Imported I hope? ;)
Of course. Very legit Italian deli.
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Where is it?
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Just getting into bed, what a great weekend of doing nothing.
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Sounds like one of my typical weekends. Very relaxing.
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Where is it?
Nicolo's in Montclair.
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Screw you DST. It's 10 pm and I'm wide awake and I have to get up at 5am.
You not only lost an hour today..you lost a year!
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Most annoying thing for me with DST is that Europe switches over on a different schedule. Half of my clients at work operate based on GMT, and half work on east coast time, so all of my timelines get screwed up for a week or two until the limey Brits catch up.
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:lol
I see you are still up old man. Bed time for me. See you in the am.
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Where is it?
Nicolo's in Montclair.
If I'm ever near there I'll keep it in mind.
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Morning guys
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Morning Reaper.
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Hey there folks.
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Have to do a bunch of chainsawing tonight out in the blistering cold. Getting a huge storm tomorrow and that tree of mine that fell last week is blocking the shed with my blower in it.
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Good job it's not blocking the chainsaw shed!
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Have to do a bunch of chainsawing tonight out in the blistering cold. Getting a huge storm tomorrow and that tree of mine that fell last week if blocking the shed with my blower in it.
My brother had to cut a tree to get out of his driveway last week. He didn't know until he left for work.
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Yea this storm coming tonight is not looking fun. In fact this entire day is not looking fun, back to the grind in NJ. I miss that LA weather.
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Good job it's not blocking the chainsaw shed!
It is :lol I had to borrow my father's chainsaw.
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:lol
We are going to get clobbered tomorrow. 20 inches estimated.
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Yeah, this one is not shaping up to be good. I'm going to have to snow blow a few times throughout the day just to keep up.
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Yea, looks like it'll be an early morning shovel followed by routine ones every few hours. I'm just hoping to get the official announcement of work from home tomorrow.
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Yea, looks like it'll be an early morning shovel followed by routine ones every few hours. I'm just hoping to get the official announcement of work from home tomorrow.
I'm already assuming I won't be setting an alarm.
Just go this from my department's meteorologist
Hi Everyone,
A strong trough of low pressure is pushing through the Great Lakes today which will spawn a high amplitude coastal low pressure system late tonight along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That coastal storm will undergo explosive intensification (“Bombogenesis”) as it moves north-northeast tomorrow. Such a track puts the heaviest snowfall inland from NYC to Northwest of Boston. However, the final track, how much intensification occurs, how fast it moves, and where the heaviest snow bands set up will ultimately determine final snow totals.
Expected Impacts: Heavy, wet snow (2-4” per hour possible), strong winds (40 mph gusts inland, 50+ mph possible along the coast), temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s, minor coastal flooding, 6 am to 8 pm timing, and THUNDERSNOW possible
Snowfall Estimates:
Hartford New Haven Eastern CT Western CT NYC Springfield Boston Providence
NAM* 17” 15” 15” 19” 15” 16” 15” 16”
GFS* 18” 17” 20” 15” 17” 19” 13” 13”
NWS* 18” 16” 17” 20” 19” 16” 13” 12”
Potential 24” 24” 24” 24” 24” 24” 24” 20”
*North American Model (NAM)
*Global Forecast System (GFS) Model
*National Weather Service (NWS)
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I think I'll have the option of working from home or just taking a day. We're forecast to get 8-12".
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Just got the official email to work from home. Sadly though today is going to be a nightmare. My data center was left unmanned last week while I was in LA and my coworker went on vacation. There's so many broken devices that need to be fixed and if I can't get in tomorrow, I need to get a lot of this done today.
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Today to compensate for a possible shipping delay due to the snow, I am stuck printing and assembling 150 ID badges for our Summit, along with laying out a publication from scratch.
Also, FUCK MICROSOFT WORD.
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G'morning all. Not looking forward to this storm, as it sounds like we may be getting a little more than the 8-12 inches I last heard and our snowblower isn't working.
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I just googled and there is a duck donuts like 20 minutes away, is it worth a drive?
If you like warm, made to order, custom made cake-style donuts, then yes.
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I just googled and there is a duck donuts like 20 minutes away, is it worth a drive?
If you like warm, made to order, custom made cake-style donuts, then yes.
Man that sound horrible.
Said insane people.
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Yeah, they are pretty awesome. No pre-made donuts in the case for you to pick out. You tell them what toppings you want, and they make them.
Other than the maple bacon, my favorite is simple - the cinnamon sugar. Mmmmmm
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Lolz bacon and maple syrup doughnuts.
AKA the " Gimme three Type II doughnuts please "
:biggrin:
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Yeah, they are pretty awesome. No pre-made donuts in the case for you to pick out. You tell them what toppings you want, and they make them.
Other than the maple bacon, my favorite is simple - the cinnamon sugar. Mmmmmm
Yea we got a half dozen and tried all different types. The Maple Bacon was easily my favorite and the Cinnamon Sugar was probably my second favorite. I'm personally not a huge donut, or sweets, guy. Like I don't see myself driving 20 minutes just for donuts, but that's just me. This place was very good and I liked how it was warm not some hardening cold donut so if donuts are your thing, then a 20 minute drive may be worth it.
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Hot cinnamon sugar doughnuts sound amazing right now. Earl Grey tea would make it perfection.
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Hot cinnamon sugar doughnuts sound amazing right now. A nice coffee stout would make it perfection.
Fixed ;)
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I would probably steer toward the stout myself lol
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Well, you're not twisting my arm. :lol
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What's snow?
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Good evening guys.
First day of work is done and it was great. A lot to learn but the team is one of the nicest I've worked with.
Also it's really refreshing when I come into work and everything is ready, my security badge, computer, all my logins work and I have a welcome book. I've worked a few places already and I'm just sitting there because they've never set up my accounts or pretty much forgot I was starting.
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Evening....
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Good evening guys.
First day of work is done and it was great. A lot to learn but the team is one of the nicest I've worked with.
Also it's really refreshing when I come into work and everything is ready, my security badge, computer, all my logins work and I have a welcome book. I've worked a few places already and I'm just sitting there because they've never set up my accounts or pretty much forgot I was starting.
Where are you working? If you don't mind me asking.
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I've had a few jobs where the first day you just twiddle your thumbs because it seemed like no one was prepared for the new hire, but like you, my current job was on top of that and was really great to me on my first day. It makes a difference in perception of the company.
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Morning
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Morning
Hey, pal. How's it going?
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Not bad. Sleep deprived as usual. Stuck at work until tomorrow morning. Otherwise, right as rain. How about you?
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Things are OK, I suppose. No major complaints.
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Morning. To hell with this snow!
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Then it would melt
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Just completed my first shovel of the day. So far about 3 inches fell, but its thick wet snow. So damn heavy to shovel. Drenched in sweat and ready to die :lol
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I'm totally ready for spring
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So glad we had someone come by and fix the snowblower yesterday. Went out to breakfast with the family and now "working" from home while I watch The Hateful Eight.
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It was nice of my job to buy us breakfast and lunch and coffee. It's the least they can do for keeping us trapped here. :biggrin:
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It was nice of my job to buy us breakfast and lunch and coffee. It's the least they can do for keeping us trapped here. :biggrin:
Indeed.
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Been working remotely all day. It's nice to be home and have the snow not be as bad as it could have been. Still wish I could relax a little more but won't complain too much.
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Getting a bit of work done and now on to High Plains Drifter. Clint Eastwood = :hefdaddy
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Hello Peeps.
The best thing about working on a hot day is the fact that we have hi-def cameras fixed on the pool and jacuzzi in the complex. Gotta.. keep an eye out for suspicious activity and such...
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High Plains Drifter. Clint Eastwood = :hefdaddy
Oh hell yes! :metal
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High Plains Drifter. Clint Eastwood = :hefdaddy
Oh hell yes! :metal
I mean really. Clint rolls into town and within five minutes has killed three strangers and forced himself upon a pretty lady... and he's the hero :lol
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Good evening guys.
First day of work is done and it was great. A lot to learn but the team is one of the nicest I've worked with.
Also it's really refreshing when I come into work and everything is ready, my security badge, computer, all my logins work and I have a welcome book. I've worked a few places already and I'm just sitting there because they've never set up my accounts or pretty much forgot I was starting.
Where are you working? If you don't mind me asking.
Didn't mind at all, I work for Wells Fargo now. I was working for the Boy Scouts of America.
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Evening
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Yeah, it is. ;D
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I've been at work for the last 24 hours and I still have 11 more to go. Don't irritate me. :biggrin:
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You are insane.
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I've been at work for the last 24 hours and I still have 11 more to go. Don't irritate me. :biggrin:
Oh, then in that case, it's actually morning.
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Pretty awesome day today.
Despite being pretty sick at the moment, gave a great presentation on Gestalt therapy that I prepared for for about 10 minutes. Then I helped my next class understand what was being taught because the teacher is so inept and worthless that he had no idea how to explain what he, himself, was teaching. Then had three awesome psychotherapy sessions.
WHO WANTS TO HUG ME?!?!
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I would like to hug you yes.
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Not me.
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Not me.
Once I get done with the hugs, we can do our thing.
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Good morning, so cold this morning.
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I'm dreading going out there.
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Morning.
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Yo. What should I do today? Only plans are to start 'spring cleaning'.
Starting in the basement.
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Oh God, Our basement is atrocious!
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Neighbor got stuck today as I was leaving. The plows left a 14" ice shelf in front of all the cars. We cleaned ours out yesterday but he didn't. It's beyond rock hard right now; chiseling it with a metal shovel wouldn't dent it. He tried to back over it and came crashing down. His front wheels were on ice and his back wheels....weren't touching anything. Oops.
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We didn't get any snow, but it is definitely cold as balls outside.
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We got 20 inches. The wind was a mother bleeper yesterday. 40 MPH winds. The snow hurt my face.
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Maybe the snow is trying to tell you something, King.
Morning!
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Neighbor got stuck today as I was leaving. The plows left a 14" ice shelf in front of all the cars. We cleaned ours out yesterday but he didn't. It's beyond rock hard right now; chiseling it with a metal shovel wouldn't dent it. He tried to back over it and came crashing down. His front wheels were on ice and his back wheels....weren't touching anything. Oops.
That's why you don't wait. :facepalm: I'm not sure what the solution here is, maybe turn the hose back on and try to melt the ice? Once it gets that hard you are kind of fucked.
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Maybe the snow is trying to tell you something, King.
Morning!
I already have a wife for that. Screw you mother nature! :lol
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Neighbor got stuck today as I was leaving. The plows left a 14" ice shelf in front of all the cars. We cleaned ours out yesterday but he didn't. It's beyond rock hard right now; chiseling it with a metal shovel wouldn't dent it. He tried to back over it and came crashing down. His front wheels were on ice and his back wheels....weren't touching anything. Oops.
That's why you don't wait. :facepalm: I'm not sure what the solution here is, maybe turn the hose back on and try to melt the ice? Once it gets that hard you are kind of fucked.
I'm pretty sure he chiseled his way out, but it's far too cold for water to do any good at this point. I think he was at least able to push his car off the shelf. I swear when he topped the shelf I thought he had wrecked into another car, that's how hard he came down on his undercarriage.
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Good afternoon all. Currently rocking out to How The West Was Won at work.
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Good afternoon all. Currently rocking out to How The West Was Won at work.
:metal
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Good evening guys. Just got home, pizza on the way.
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We went teenage food. Turkey dogs cut up in Velveeta Mac n cheese.
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chicken, veggies and pasta for me
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Evening
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Boston Beer Works, downtown Boston :metal Went to the Celtics game tonight.
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When I went to Boston for the first time years ago I was with a group of friends. Me and one of them walked into every bar we passed and had a beer. I don't remember the names of the bars but it's very possible I've been to that one.
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Morning
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Morning.
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How is it going blob?
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Just the usual nerd stuff here. How's the new job?
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Good. I thought it'd be super busy at first but it really isn't, the office is just good at looking busy :lol
Shitty thing is I can't visit DTF at work, everything is blocked on their network so I have to surf on my phone.
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Good. I thought it'd be super busy at first but it really isn't, the office is just good at looking busy :lol
Shitty thing is I can't visit DTF at work, everything is blocked on their network so I have to surf on my phone.
You sneaky bastard. Ducking out pretending to have a cigarette or go to the bathroom, when really you're feeding your dirty DTF habit. You're going to get caught eventually, and they'll fire your ass.
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:lol hardly, we don't have any cell access at work unless you are sitting by a window and even then it's spotty.
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The whole building must be RF shielded to try to stop scum like you doing such things.
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Yea :lol I don't know how I'm going to get my fix.
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"HEY! Why are you hanging out of the window? Are you trying to smoke while at work? Go outside for that."
"No, I'm actually browsing a Dream Theater forum."
"Oh, that's much worse. You're fired"
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Helluva night.
Took jingle.son and a few friends to Archery Tag last night. They played for 2 hours, and didn't get home until pretty late (11pm). Then, at 1:30, he comes into our room complaining of some pretty bad pain in his chest. He's got an incredibly high pain tolerance, so when something wakes him up - and he thought he was gonna throw up - ya know it's pretty bad. So, couple of tylenol's and some traumeel rub (it's like A5-35), and it's subsided enough about an hour later.
Then the damned dogs start whining to be fed at 5:20am. >:(
And to top it off, mrs.jingle and I are taking jingle.daughter to an open house at one of the universities she's planning to apply to next year - in Peterborough, which is a 2-ish hour drive.
:vfs:
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Yikes, Mang, that's a night. Hope you have a better day.
Morning, all.
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Morning!
Chad, Tim Horton's is your friend today.
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Tim Horton is a friend that is always around!
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10 and it's a struggle to stay awake at my desk.
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I'm by myself today til around noon. Totally quiet and chill here, and I'm not swamped. I will be later, but that I know is coming, so right now I'm just trying to relax and be free.
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Those moments are the best when you are alone in the office.
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Not alone anymore but it will still be a quiet, hopefully chill day.
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G'morning all.
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Good morning axe.
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That sucks about what's blocked at work Reaper. Most of the sites that I use (aside from social media) are accessible on my work comp. The only one I have issues with from time to time is Ticketmaster, which can be annoying if I'm trying to get tickets for something that will sell out immediately.
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Hello
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Howdy. What's shakin'?
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Me, baby
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:eyebrows:
Tomorrow my brother and I have a meeting about my dad's release. Saturday, I'm getting furniture taken out and then ordering a new bed and bureau for him to live only one one floor. So baby steps right now.
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Howdy hef.
Sounds like progress Joe :tup
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Once he's back we set up rehab at his house and the nurse sees him twice a week. No driving a car until his PCP gives the ok and then the options on the biopsy of the mass is his lung.
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Chad, Tim Horton's is your friend today.
Indeed he (it) was today. Hope everything goes well with Papashmegland.
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Thanks Chad. We'll find out more tomorrow. Cranking the title song Octavarium right now waiting for the night shift supervisor to come up front for their safety food.
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Good luck, Joe!
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Evening guys
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Morning
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Morning.
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What's happening blob? I should install Skype on my phone so I can chat with you while at work.
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Do it. I need someone to bug with my nerdy shit! :lol
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We know you are full of....
Morning!!!
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We know you are full of....
Morning!!!
I can only assume that sentence was going to end with "fascinating science fiction trivia". :blob:
Morning king!
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Blob, I demand a new video with that 1920s guy.
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You're in a position to demand exactly two things, Zydar. Jack and shit. But I second the demand.
Morning
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:lol
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:lol
We know you are full of....
Morning!!!
I can only assume that sentence was going to end with "fascinating science fiction trivia". :blob:
Morning king!
It takes up 95% of your CPU Terminator! :lol
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Blob, I demand a new video with that 1920s guy.
Maybe some time, but I've got other stuff to make first. Also that video did shit. :sadpanda:
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How to Zydar women 1920's style.
Oh the sexy 1920 couches Blob could dream up.
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Boosting the sales of chloroform since 1920.
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Blob, I demand a new video with that 1920s guy.
Maybe some time, but I've got other stuff to make first. Also that video did shit. :sadpanda:
Didn't JR link to it? I thought that would help.
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Blob, I demand a new video with that 1920s guy.
Maybe some time, but I've got other stuff to make first. Also that video did shit. :sadpanda:
Didn't JR link to it? I thought that would help.
JR and DT both linked to it, which I was very grateful for, and accounts for the vast majority of the views the video has. Unfortunately that's still only given it a total of 6500 views, and it gets an average of about a dozen views a day, compared to the video before that which gets from 500 - 1000 views a day.
I didn't have high expectations for that video though, so I'm not too disappointed.
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Hmmm... I would have thought Lillian Gish would create more of a draw. Sorry to hear that, Blob. I thought it was brilliant.
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It was well done though Blob, the internet is weird.
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Hmmm... I would have thought Lillian Gish would create more of a draw. Sorry to hear that, Blob. I thought it was brilliant.
I guess I overestimated the internet's interest in the stars of silent film! :neverusethis:
I'm still very proud of the video, but I didn't expect it to be big, I just needed a test run for the character rig. I'm much more excited about my next ones.
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I believe it is going to be a long slow boring Friday. Maybe I'll close my office door and take a nap.
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Good morning all and happy Friday.
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Hey guys.
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Hiddely ho, kingerino.
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Hey-Diddly-Ho Neighbor-eeno!
Man I'm gassed this week.
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This week has run me ragged, but I don't feel as bone tired as I expected to today....yet. I have no St. Patrick's Day plans so...maybe it'll be a low key weekend.
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It feels so much like a Friday to me. March Break for the kids, along with being jobless will do that to ya.
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I have no St. Patrick's Day plans
I don't think I've ever celebrated St. Pattys Day. Im a small bit Irish, but I always felt like the holiday was just an excuse to drink, which I certainly don't need an excuse for. My buddy wants me to got o AC tonight to party, I have no interest in spending above average price just because of this holiday. I plan on staying low key this weekend myself, life's been busy the past couple weeks so this weekend looks like a good one to relax and not touch the wallet.
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Found out I will be completely by myself in the office on Monday.
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Party at Hyper's office on Monday :hat
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Party at Hyper's office on Monday :hat
:djhef:
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I'll bring the beer
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No complaints here, wouldn't mind a little shindig.
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I'll bring cigars!
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Someone rope Coz in here so he can cover "entertainment" :hat
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I'll mooch off of all of you.
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Speaking of mooching...
I spent like £60 on albums this month but i'm doing at least 8 more hours at work next week so that'll make up for it :)
FYI It was Hardwired To Self Destruct Red Vinyl and Mastodon's Emperor of Sand.
Both double Vinyl.
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Hmmm... I would have thought Lillian Gish would create more of a draw. Sorry to hear that, Blob. I thought it was brilliant.
I guess I overestimated the internet's interest in the stars of silent film! :neverusethis:
I'm still very proud of the video, but I didn't expect it to be big, I just needed a test run for the character rig. I'm much more excited about my next ones.
I'm excited to see what you have next to blob.
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I'm excited to see what you have next to blob.
I'm guessing a box of moist towelettes.
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*sigh* So fucking bored. This whole week was a crush of work that kept me busy and even staying late yesterday and Wednesday to meet some deadlines, plus I worked from home during the snowstorm. I had expectations of being extremely busy today due to a publication due date, but as it turns out the date that was communicated was inaccurate. So I stayed a little late yesterday to meet the draft date and am now in limbo. I passed the morning with some site maintenance and updates but now I am full of cheesesteak and bored out of my fucking skull.
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I have a decent amount of work on my plate, but nothing urgent and no one in my company wants to work on Fridays so I think this afternoon is going to drag. It was like pulling teeth to get a systems engineer to work with me this morning. I am also full and tired from lunch. Had columbian food today, sooo good.
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When I worked in Towson I was walking distance from this place called Pollo Amigo; best damn Peruvian chicken I've ever had. Just one dude and a cook, with 2 small tables inside, a picnic table outside and of course carryout. Could get THE BEST chicken burritos, carne asada, steak burritos, anything. All grilled right fucking there in front of you, you could see the grill smoke, so fucking amazing. I miss going there.
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I'm a little busier than normal because one of my colleagues is out. On the plus side, he's the only person who would normally be in the office with me, so I can leave my music cranked with no interruptions. Also, Friday afternoons means I'm doing only what's required to be delivered by the end of the day, so as long as nothing goes wrong it shouldn't be too bad of a final sprint to the weekend.
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Colleague just ran out for an errand, so I am once again by myself for a small duration.
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I have a decent amount of work on my plate, but nothing urgent and no one in my company wants to work on Fridays so I think this afternoon is going to drag. It was like pulling teeth to get a systems engineer to work with me this morning. I am also full and tired from lunch. Had columbian food today, sooo good.
Nice. Victoria's taking a bus into Hartford to meet me after work. We're going to bar hop around the city and cap the night with some Brazilian Steakhouse. This afternoon in dragggging.
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Quiet night for me tonight, but looking forward to friends coming by tomorrow to open some bottles and watch basketball while I brew some beer.
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We have no plans this weekend. Tonight I think the plan is have dinner at home and go to bed. So exciting.
My mom is trying to get my sister to agree to go out for her birthday which was Monday but my sister is refusing as usual, so who knows.
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Quiet night for me tonight, but looking forward to friends coming by tomorrow to open some bottles and watch basketball while I brew some beer.
Tomorrow sounds like a good beer and ball day.
I have a decent amount of work on my plate, but nothing urgent and no one in my company wants to work on Fridays so I think this afternoon is going to drag. It was like pulling teeth to get a systems engineer to work with me this morning. I am also full and tired from lunch. Had columbian food today, sooo good.
Nice. Victoria's taking a bus into Hartford to meet me after work. We're going to bar hop around the city and cap the night with some Brazilian Steakhouse. This afternoon in dragggging.
Sounds good although I've never actually gone to a Brazilian steakhouse, but everyone says they are so good. I got to check out my local one.
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Only Brazilian place I've been to is Fogo de Chao, which is amazing, but I'm sure it's a lot less traditional than many.
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Nice. Victoria's taking a bus into Hartford to meet me after work. We're going to bar hop around the city and cap the night with some Brazilian Steakhouse. This afternoon in dragggging.
Sounds good although I've never actually gone to a Brazilian steakhouse, but everyone says they are so good. I got to check out my local one.
This is our first time going to this one. We go to the one in East Haven once a month or so. It's cool. There's a buffet with maybe like 25 things you could put on your plate, and then you sit down and turn this tower on the table over so the top is green. This signals the staff to do their thing. There are 14 different items that they bring to your table one at a time on huge skewers, and then they cut it right onto your plate. There are steaks, grilled pineapple, lamb, bacon wrapped chicken and turkey, different pork, chicken hearts (I stay away from those), etc.. It's expensive as hell, but we always find Groupons that are basically a buy one get one.
First the meat is cooked
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The the staff comes around and does their thing
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That's Fogo de Chao.
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Yea, that's what I've heard about those Brazilian steakhouses and that looks so delicious
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The one we go to is about 1/5 that nice looking, but they cook meat like a boss.
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Grammar people will love this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/oxford-comma-lawsuit.html
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Grammar people will love this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/oxford-comma-lawsuit.html
Saw that earlier.
The Oxford comma should have been used. People and organizations who leave it out do so at their peril, for precisely this reason. It gives clarity, where the lack of it leaves ambiguity.
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After reading that, I am surprised that editors advise to NOT use it. That makes no sense to me. I always use the Oxford comma. I was taught that way in grade school and it always makes sense and makes things clear. The legal advice to not use it, I'm not sure how I feel about that since reading things in a legal way is a bit different so maybe leaving it out for some ambiguity makes sense.
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But if you notice in the article, the Maine Legislative Drafting Manual advises AGAINST using the Oxford comma pretty explicitly. They also caution against frivolous use of commas since they are apparently so poorly understood. But you are correct. --EDIT cram shot in there as well.
I'm in such a weird spot, though, because throughout my career in design and layout, it's almost a given that the Oxford comma is to be omitted; however I have always personally preferred its use. Every time I have chosen to use it in professional word, it's been redlined.
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78° and sunny out here today. Everyone else left the office early today and I'm stuck here holding down the fort, so I'm streaming the Bay Hill Invitational on my second screen.
All things considered, I'd rather be playing golf than watching it. Still, not a terrible way to spend the afternoon at the office.
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I'd rather be working than watching OR playing golf! ;D
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I'd rather be working than watching OR playing golf! ;D
You are so silly.
Well we've got to get the new bed & bureau set up so dad can at least be at home by Friday. I just placed the order.
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Ugh I need more coffee.
So we have an employee here.. who is just... idk. He might be retarded. He is completely useless at even the simplest tasks, let alone being able to back people up in the event of an emergency (I've been in at least 2 situations where my safety was on the line and I was unable to rely on him, to the point where he has has given the wrong info on a 911 call, sending police to the wrong place, while I dealt with a fucking tweaker burglar whom I caught on property...) .. Anyways.. this guy needs to be babysat every shift.
And then my supervisor hired another guy, who literally refused to listen to a word that ANYONE told him. Every shift he'd argue with myself, the supervisors, other employees, etc about EVERYTHING.
He quit after a week. Thank goodness.
And then my supervisor hired the first dude's brother. This guy doesn't come off as stupid, but he's covered in tattoos, showed up to work with a fucking nose ring and a goatee (I dont mind any of those things personally, but they are way against our dress code policy). I got stuck training the fucker on Wednesday. The dude had his nose in his phone the ENTIRE FUCKING TIME.. even sitting to watch a video on his phone while I showed him around the property. (Mind you, portion of the training I was going over was very very simple, and I wouldn't give a fuck if the dude was looking at his phone from time to time, but don't make me wait for you while we are walking around a maze of a construction site because you decide you wanna sit and fuck around with Snapchat!)
After all that, I brought it up to my superior (the guy who holds the position I had before I left this place last year), and he said "Did you tell him to pay attention?"
No.
I am not going to sit and tell a grown ass man to pay attention as I train him on the job. I shouldn't have to do that.
Starting next week, I will be working with the brothers every Tuesday. It will be a miracle if I don't fucking deck someone.
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That is super shitty Jay. When I worked in hospitality I would have to train people who didn't want to do the work from day one and it felt like a giant waste of time. I just finished my first week of work and I'm exhausted. I will be in bed by ten.
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I'm a tad envious of your new gig. Haha. Yea.. I don't foresee this guy lasting long.
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Thanks, my job isn't anything special, just a fucktonnof meetings.
How else are things Jay?
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Home life is a tad better. Still been depressed.
Work outside of dealing with the dumbass employees has been busy. We have 2 public restrooms on the site (mind you, I work in a semi gated / semi private community.) One of them is in a park right outside the property line, literally a dozen yards, and the city has been neglecting to lock them at night. One of our local gangs (La Colonia Chiques) has started to make use of them, as well as the surrounding parks, for their business. Witnessed a drug deal a few days ago (one of those situations where I kept my mouth shut and pretended to not know what the fuck was going on), and then today we caught someone smoking Meth. And these aren't like our normal tweakers I deal with on a nightly basis. Those fuckers I am not too scared off. These guys mean business.
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Shit, Jay. That doesn't sound like fun to be around.
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It's not.
The Colonia Chiques ran rampant back in the 80s and 90s.. all the way up to the mid 2000s, where an injunction was put into place to help curb the activity. Basically what it did was put all known gang members on a list, and they could be arrested for during certain things, including wearing gang related clothing / Cowboys apparel (Colonia has a thing for the Dallas Cowboys, they like to remove the "w" so it reads CO BOYS), congregating in groups of 3 or more together, as well as establishing a curfew of 10pm within the area. It sparked a lot of outrage but crime decreased by a shit ton. They actually implemented another injunction against the other big gang in the area (Southside Chiques)... The big issue is, the area I work in is right outside of the injunction zones, and in between both of their turfs. Also, a lot people who did time related to the injunction (minus the big players, who are still in jail), are getting out. So there is a shit storm brewing.
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Awesome.
You were smart to keep away from it, but something needs to be done about that.
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Awesome.
You were smart to keep away from it, but something needs to be done about that.
I'm on it.
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Our Police force is way understaffed, under trained, and just... I have a feeling a lot of them are jaded to point that they don't give a fuck.
Awesome.
You were smart to keep away from it, but something needs to be done about that.
I'm on it.
I'll call you next time I need help.
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I didn't read any of what you guys are talking about it, so I can only assume the thing I'm "on" is a super hot girl that is not someone you should be around?
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I wish.
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Jay it's crazy how much shit goes down in your community. I've seen a few pictures you posted and the community looked really nice. Be safe out there buddy.
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Hey Reaper.
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Howdy.
Blob, Grimm was quite informative last night.
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Howdy.
Blob, Grimm was quite informative last night.
Yes! Only two more episodes to go, so I'm glad there aren't any cop cases any more. Great episode. The final two episodes are going to be huge.
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Yea I actually caught grimm as it aired. I'm bummed it's ending, it's one of the few shows I really enjoy.
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Jay it's crazy how much shit goes down in your community. I've seen a few pictures you posted and the community looked really nice. Be safe out there buddy.
The area I work in is like the second newest community in the city, and by far the most up scale in the city. As soon as you cross the street, you're in what the cops call "The Blue Ghetto", which is a really really shitty neighborhood.
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There were a lot of places like that in Florida, beautiful mansions one side of the street and slums right next door.
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Morning guys
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Morning Reaper.
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How is it going Blob?
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G'morning all. What a day yesterday. First friends showed up at 1:30pm as my brewday was starting and there were about a dozen of us over the course of the day. Last friends didn't leave until 1:30am. Will update the drinking thread with a graveyard shot in a bit.
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Wait..that "Shape of You" song is Ed Sheeran ?
HOW is he so popular ? All his songs are the most generic robotic nothing-to-it plastic pop fluff ever.
That song above. i just assumed it was just some one hit wonder nobody. Not " the most streamed artist on Spotify ".
Geeeeze.
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I'm going to get flamed for this but my girlfriend asked me to come to a show with her and he is a great performer. His guitar playing is on point and watching him sing and construct the songs through a looper is very impressive.
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I can't wait until May when we go to RoSfest.
I'm working on it. Quit bugging already!
We need to work on Hef. He is trying to work over his wife to let him go.
I'm working on it.
Any luck? I've sealed the deal. Gonna purchase my tickets manyana
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Awe yeah!
Edit: Man I just booked a hotel and it was tough! We are at the Quality Inn. All the hotels close are booked.
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I'm going to get flamed for this but my girlfriend asked me to come to a show with her and he is a great performer. His guitar playing is on point and watching him sing and construct the songs through a looper is very impressive.
I knew just by hearing that one song that his album had a team of writers and producers - and when I checked Wikipedia I was correct.
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I'm going to get flamed for this but my girlfriend asked me to come to a show with her and he is a great performer. His guitar playing is on point and watching him sing and construct the songs through a looper is very impressive.
I knew just by hearing that one song that his album had a team of writers and producers - and when I checked Wikipedia I was correct.
I don't know any of his music, but I listened to his Howard Stern interview last week or two ago when I had XM radio in my LA rental car and thought he came off as a pretty interesting and cool guy. He's making a musical appearance in this season of Game of Thrones apparently.
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My.. other half.. likes him. One of the only CDs in her car is one of his albums.
Not -bad-
but.. not my thing.
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Evening everyone.
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Evening!
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Almost bed time for me folks. Damn work.
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Almost bed time for me folks.
Teeth in the cup. Check
Nightime Depends. Check
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I do all my underwear peeing in the daylight pal.
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So that's why you wear your shirts untucked!
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Nope. I wear 6 pairs of underwear in case of seepage.
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Nope. I wear 6 pairs of underwear in case of seepage.
Ah, I see....page. :lol
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:lol
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Good evening gents.
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I'm doing my final dtf round before bed too.
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Evening
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'ello
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What's up, Jay?
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Working. Dealing with idiots, and now someone who has called out sick 2 shifts in a row (Thursday, and then tonight... he has Fri and Sat off). Last minute coverage is a pain in the ass. And I would stay late to cover but there's a chance I have to be in court tomorrow.
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Court? Who did you kill?
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:lol
No one (yet).
More bullshit with my dad's death. It's shitty and a long story.. but the dude keeps dicking us around and it looks like we are going to have to postpone things AGAIN.
Tomorrow also would have been my dad's 63rd Birthday. Gonna be a shitty day.
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Ouch. Sorry. That's a sensitive subject.
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Basically the next month is shitty. Tomorrow is his birthday.. then my birthday is 4/29, and he was killed on 4/30
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:'( I turn off my switch when death is around. I get far too fucking emotional, even if it's someone else's loss. I'm an empath (which I have probably mentioned before), but I've learned to control it so lately my switch has been off. Here's an example. It was a couple of weeks ago and I was an hour into my shift. My coworker gets a phone call and all I hear him saying is, "No...no...no." I knew what it was. His wife had just died. The few workers who were there were either going up to him or at least looking in his direction. I just kind of sat there, completely different. That's how I am when I switch off the empathy. The only thing that becomes important is me (and my daughter).
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good morning.
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Morning, Reap. What's going on?
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Nothing much, just drinking coffee before going into work. It's going to be a long day. What's happening with you?
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I'm just waiting for my shift to end - one more hour. Work was basically quiet tonight so I was finishing putting my CCIE outline into a spreadsheet.
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When do you think you'll be takign it?
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I have a pair of stretchy jeans with no button that I like to wear when i'm indoors coz they're comfy.
I just chopped the legs off below the knee so now they're double comfy.
I also am drinking coffee and watching a guitar video** and playing Destiny.
The Taken King.
:hat
**Gibson 335 VS Epiphone Dot on Andertons
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When do you think you'll be takign it?
Maybe summer of 2018. They say that if you finish studying in less than a year then go back and start over because you missed something. heh I bought a couple of books. You have to love Amazon's used books. Two books that cost together well over $100 when they first came out I was able to get for $12 plus free shipping. I'll need quite a few more books though.
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I also am drinking coffee and watching a guitar video** and playing Destiny.
I haven't had coffee in two days. I'm trying to cut back to see if it helps with my insomnia. I've been drinking different teas.
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That's what I did with the CCNA, went through it, then started over with the book.
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:hug:
I just try not to have caffeine after 6pm.
Sorry if that makes me a delicate little snowflake internet.
:hat
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Hey Reap I went for an 80 mile drive last Thursday. Weather was pretty nice for the 40 miles there.
Drizzle all the way home so I was being careful as it's winding hilltop roads.
I didn't even notice how wet it was until I stopped to fill up.
Bike was drenched. The heat from the engine helps though.
Shoulda packed my waterproofs just in case. I may do that from now on.
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That's what I did with the CCNA, went through it, then started over with the book.
Gods, I am going to wish I was studying for the CCNA. :lol They say to do no less than 1000 hours of lab work for this test. I was able to find workbooks for a couple of the training companies so that saves me a few hundred dollars. I might do a Cisco subscription because I heard their practice labs are just as hard as the ones on the exam.
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:hug:
I just try not to have caffeine after 6pm.
Sorry if that makes me a delicate little snowflake internet.
:hat
I work overnight so it just screws everything up.
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Morning. So here's how my Monday started.
The power went out and back on in 5 minutes. It woke me up since I wear a C-Pap machine. I asked my wife the time since she wears a watch. So I reset my clock and the alarm.
So the alarm goes off and I jump in the shower and as I'm getting dressed I see the clock on the cable box and it says 2:03 am. WTF, my wife was half awake and gave me the wrong time. So I was going to strip until I heard something in the basement. I turn on the light and see water everywhere. A copper elbow cracked and waater was coming out. I turned of the main water and dried it all up.
I went back to bed and got up at 5:30 am to go to work. Now I need to get a hold of my plumber A.S.A.P.
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Morning. So here's how my Monday started.
The power went out and back on in 5 minutes. It woke me up since I wear a C-Pap machine. I asked my wife the time since she wears a watch. So I reset my clock and the alarm.
So the alarm goes off and I jump in the shower and as I'm getting dressed I see the clock on the cable box and it says 2:03 am. WTF, my wife was half awake and gave me the wrong time. So I was going to strip until I heard something in the basement. I turn on the light and see water everywhere. A copper elbow cracked and waater was coming out. I turned of the main water and dried it all up.
I went back to bed and got up at 5:30 am to go to work. Now I need to get a hold of my plumber A.S.A.P.
Ugh. Sucks. I just had a plumber come up last weekend... I picked the wrong career. $110 an hour.
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I picked the wrong career. $110 an hour.
:rollin
You could probably go online and learn to fix it yourself for a tenth of that.
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Yea when I would have plumbers come to the hotel it was never less than $90, god help you if it was afterhours or on a weekend.
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I'm quite lucky in that my Dad is an engineer and my Grandad - both whom live very locally - is a builder who used to build homes for a living.
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You fuckers stood me up for my office party. >:(
Yesterday morning at 7 I get a call from Spain that my Barcelona print vendor fucked up and printed my foam signs on paper, so they won't work. Of course it's fucking Sunday so no chance on that one. I send over the files so thehotel printer can rush print the job. They get it done. Then I get a phone call that my colleague in Spain LOST THE FLASH DRIVE with all the presentations and videos on it, so I had to find a way to send her 3gb worth of files. Come in this morning to a voicemail from Spain, at least this time a good one - the original printer tried to make things right but we moved too fast for him so we're getting a refund. At least shit seems to be working out but I can't stand this shit.
At least today I have the office to myself and can hopefully take it easy.
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I picked the wrong career. $110 an hour.
:rollin
You could probably go online and learn to fix it yourself for a tenth of that.
Morning, all.
That's a pretty reasonably priced plumber. If you think a plumber who charges you $110.00 per hour is actually taking home that money, your ignorance is showing. Supplies, tools, vehicles, fuel, mileage, rent on a shop, property insurance, auto insurance, liability insurance, bond insurance, inventory, employee salary, employee match FICA, employee health insurance, advertising, etc., in other words overhead, all must be paid prior to him/her taking a salary. Also, to be a commercial plumber for hire, there is the special knowledge of national, state and local building codes that you must to be up to date on before you can get your bond insurance.
Plus, you can never bite your fingernails again. Ever.
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Morning. So here's how my Monday started.
The power went out and back on in 5 minutes. It woke me up since I wear a C-Pap machine. I asked my wife the time since she wears a watch. So I reset my clock and the alarm.
So the alarm goes off and I jump in the shower and as I'm getting dressed I see the clock on the cable box and it says 2:03 am. WTF, my wife was half awake and gave me the wrong time. So I was going to strip until I heard something in the basement. I turn on the light and see water everywhere. A copper elbow cracked and waater was coming out. I turned of the main water and dried it all up.
I went back to bed and got up at 5:30 am to go to work. Now I need to get a hold of my plumber A.S.A.P.
Yikes thats miserable but sounds like a blessing that your wife gave you a bad time as that lead you to discover the water in the basement.
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Tell me about it. I'm waiting on the call back from the plumber right now.
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That a shitty morning, king. At least you were able to shut the water off.
Also, I'm willing to bed the plumber only sees a fraction of that $110 an hour. That has to cover everything including parts, labor, driving to and from, etc. Not saying plumbers don't get paid handsomely, but I guarantee you he isn't earning nearly $230,000 a year.
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Hey hey
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At the office, doing fuck alll, watching Inspector Gadget. The cartoon. As in, the only one worth watching.
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I am presently also not actively engaged in anything productive here at the office.
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I am presently also not actively engaged in anything productive here at the office.
Add me to the list. Monday morning, no one is working yet. I think I have to work overnight tomorrow too so not highly motivated at the moment to start busting out my work.
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I picked the wrong career. $110 an hour.
:rollin
You could probably go online and learn to fix it yourself for a tenth of that.
Just like replacing a bike wheel, am I right?
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I did some not so urgent thingamabobs and am now continuing to fuck off.
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March 20th is finally here. 5 pounds of ribeyes are in my fridge just waiting to meet some fire this evening. Booyah.
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She have it on her calender on her smart phone Coz? You know, might try to play dumb. :lol
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:lol
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I've gotten a little bit done so far this morning, also giving AJFA a spin for the first time in far too long :metal
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She have it on her calender on her smart phone Coz? You know, might try to play dumb. :lol
Amazingly, she never makes an attempt to get around it. This will be our 12th year in a row celebrating this blessed event. Booyah.
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You done right putting a ring on that gal, Coz.
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I picked the wrong career. $110 an hour.
:rollin
You could probably go online and learn to fix it yourself for a tenth of that.
Just like replacing a bike wheel, am I right?
DAS RYT :hat
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I am presently also not actively engaged in anything productive here at the office.
Me either. Then again, I'm excused.
Literally.
Hef... I got my RosFest clearance. You?
King... good thing the Queen gave you the wrong time, or there might've been more leakage.
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How weird Chad to have this happen and the timing. Plummer going to be there for 3pm.
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Christopher Plummer is coming to your house ?! :o
Actually I tell a lie - I *DO* take my bike wheel to a garage to change a tyre because it's a huge PITA to do it yourself and last time we damaged the inner tube.
The tyre garage near me is extremely fast and ludicrously cheap.
I rolled my wheel in one day with my new tyre in the other hand - they took the old tyre off - replaced the inner tube and put the new tyre on
£5 they charged me.
FIVE. POUNDS.
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Yes, he's a plumber
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Christopher Plummer ( Plumber and Plum Farmer and Drummer ).
At your service !
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Why hasn't Christopher Plummer ever played a plumber? Hmmm.
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He refused to show plumbers crack.
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Is there a porn being filmed at King's house?
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When isn't there?
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He refused to show plumbers crack.
I'd never show plumbers crack.
i. I would never be in possession of illegal narcotics
ii. I'd never try to pay for their services with said drugs.
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When isn't there?
:lol
Kotowboy you can't control when you show the plumbers crack. It just happens.
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It sure does.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/1f/e2/5f/1fe25f2ea7c48d140dec943039b8ae13.jpg)
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Ow, my eyes!
Butt wait a minute... that's...
BRB
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Zydar, now I want to know if that was on your phone already? :lol
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No way :lol
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I'm back, I just knew I had a picture like that on my phone.
(https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/plumber21-600x800.jpg)
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Evening...working a double. :yarr
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$1000.00 to fix the pipe and boiler issue. Ugh.
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Yikes, King.
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$1000.00 to fix the pipe and boiler issue. Ugh.
Get a second opinion. One garage quoted my Grandad £1k to fix his car and another garage said it was an easy fix £5.
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$1000.00 to fix the pipe and boiler issue. Ugh.
Know any plumbers?
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holy schnikes thats a lot. Im guessing it's something you can't wait to fix either with such a price tag? AKA maybe they got you by the balls.
My buddy did not prepare to have his house plowed last snow storm and since he was late to call someone, the best price he could find was $250 which is insane for a 15 minute driveway plow, but that's what happens when you are stuck and a contractor has you by the balls.
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Already paid and fixed folks.
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Home with some pizza and Star Trek ToS
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Pizza sounds good right now.
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It does.
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Ugh, I can't wait to eventually move to the East Coast and have some good pizza again.
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What's so special about East Coast Pizza?
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Is that a serious fucking question?
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Jay, even this guy knows NY/NJ is the mecca of pizza.
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I mean everyone rants about how good it is.. but as someone who's never had it... I just.. I just don't understand...
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I have and I agree. Of course there are places as good in other states but I know as a Boston guy where it's at.
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It's all about the tomatoes and cheese. NYC pizza is the best.
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So if I am eating Little Ceaser's , am I doing it wrong? :neverusethis:
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There's a pizzeria down the street from my job that's one of the best I've ever had.
It's all about the tomatoes and cheese. NYC pizza is the best.
It's the water. ;)
So if I am eating Little Ceaser's , am I doing it wrong? :neverusethis:
If you show up at my house with a Little Caesar's pizza, you're going to wind up like Caesar.
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Jay, even this guy knows NY/NJ is the mecca of pizza.
But I will say this. New England Clam Chowder is better than Manhattan Clam Chowder.
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So a coworker of mine, who is also working in Real Estate, showed me a listing from a local Real Estate agent looking for an Full Time Assistant. Local. Mainly data entry and running around for her and what not. Starts at $5 more an hour than I make currently. I am thinking about going for it.
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So a coworker of mine, who is also working in Real Estate, showed me a listing from a local Real Estate agent looking for an Full Time Assistant. Local. Mainly data entry and running around for her and what not. Starts at $5 more an hour than I make currently. I am thinking about going for it.
Why are you thinking about it and not doing it? I rarely meet anyone who hates their job as much as you do. Go for it.
Then take all that extra money and go to New York and eat some real pizza.
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Give it a shot, you have nothing to lose
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You got got...
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You got got...
I thought about the back doooooor.
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:zydar:
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You got got...
I thought about the back doooooor.
She didn't wanna do it, but she did anyway. :zydar:
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Morning
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Morning Reaper.
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What's happening blob?
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Not much at all. :lol What about you?
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Morning Reap and Blob.
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Jay, even this guy knows NY/NJ is the mecca of pizza.
Yo, you can fuck right off with those lies! New Haven CT is the mecca of pizza.
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It's the water. ;)
This is exactly correct.
You got got...
I thought about the back doooooor.
She didn't wanna do it, but she did anyway. :zydar:
I approve of this turn of events.
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Morning, Reap and Coz.
Evening, Blob.
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You guys know shit about shit. Say I have a logo/band name that's already kinda put together. There are two things I want to do to it.
1) Outline all the letters in white in some fashion.
2) Take ONE of the letters and superimpose flames over it.
Is this something I could easily do with free software like GIMP?
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Probably, I'm sure it echos the procedures made popular in Photoshop. The outline is simply a layer blending option. Probably the easiest way to put flames in one of the letter is to create a layer mask and past the flames into that. You may need to copy the test layer and rasterize it prior to making the layer mask.
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At work and just got the news that one of my coworkers wont be coming in.
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You guys know shit about shit. Say I have a logo/band name that's already kinda put together. There are two things I want to do to it.
1) Outline all the letters in white in some fashion.
2) Take ONE of the letters and superimpose flames over it.
Is this something I could easily do with free software like GIMP?
GIMP can definitely do it. Is this logo a font, or a hand drawn sort of thing?
Alternatively, I'd be happy to do it for you, if you want.
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At work and just got the news that one of my coworkers wont be coming in.
That could be a good or a bad thing depending on the co-worker.
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You guys know shit about shit. Say I have a logo/band name that's already kinda put together. There are two things I want to do to it.
1) Outline all the letters in white in some fashion.
2) Take ONE of the letters and superimpose flames over it.
Is this something I could easily do with free software like GIMP?
GIMP can definitely do it. Is this logo a font, or a hand drawn sort of thing?
Alternatively, I'd be happy to do it for you, if you want.
It is a font. It's not even something I'm 100% certain we'd use, but it's an idea I want to float by band members to see what they think. I'll send it over to you, because the amount of time it would take me to actually learn how to do this and apply it properly would be like all day or something. Thanks.
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Looks like I'll need to download GIMP and give it a whirl. This is the first I've ever heard of it.
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I use Photoshop like a real man.
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Me too, but it wouldn't hurt to be familiar with it.
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I don't know, I tried to use it once, and it hurt quite a bit. :lol
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:lol
Like trying to use an open source 3D modeler after using Studio Max for years? Not that I would know.
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I have always used GIMP because it's free. If I were using it all the time, for professional projects, I'd probably shell out the eleventeen brazillion dollars for Photoshop.
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:lol
Like trying to use an open source 3D modeler after using Studio Max for years? Not that I would know.
Not quite that much of a contrast. :lol At least GIMP tries to emulate Photoshop, which is half the problem when it deviates.
I've never actually tried any free modeling software, besides using Blender once or twice to convert an obscure 3D file. The only reason I even tried GIMP was because my computer was out of commission waiting for an upgrade, and I was trying to find something to pass time on another computer.
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GIMP is pretty simple, free, and as close to photoshop as I've seen. Granted, I am not artistic so I pretty much suck overall when using it. Now Adobe Premiere, I really enjoy using.
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I use a lot of the Adobe creative suite. I literally have Photoshop permanently open on my computer all day regardless of what I'm working on it's that essential, and I use After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Audition regularly for all of my video and audio work. I use Illustrator occasionally, but I'd only call myself a beginner with that. I've always wanted to learn it properly, just never had the need to delve into it properly.
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Well I got a raise today, but no promotion. I was really expecting a promotion to senior level. I'm pretty bummed by this. Starting to think I have no upward movement in this company. The good thing is I got tons of stock options, and the company valuation has gone up (over 3 times the value since I started) so they kind of got me by the balls to stick around to see this company go public and actually make my money that way. We shall see.
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At work and just got the news that one of my coworkers wont be coming in.
That could be a good or a bad thing depending on the co-worker.
I forgot to mention that it's great news :lol
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Hi everybody!
Well I got a raise today, but no promotion. I was really expecting a promotion to senior level. I'm pretty bummed by this. Starting to think I have no upward movement in this company. The good thing is I got tons of stock options, and the company valuation has gone up (over 3 times the value since I started) so they kind of got me by the balls to stick around to see this company go public and actually make my money that way. We shall see.
See, now I see that as getting more money but not more responsibility, which sounds pretty good to me :lol :lol
I get it though, definitely want to feel like you have a path ahead. Sounds like you should be in pretty decent shape if you can stick around until the company goes public.
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Yea I get what youre saying, but I want to move forward and while I may have monetarily, it's not exactly helping me in the long run. The extra cash over the course of a year isn't going to change my life in any meaningful way, but actually getting a promotion will help me in my career down the line. Either way, the stock options are where it's at and I am definitely safe here and treated well so I need to stick it out so I can turn that paper into cash, but part of me wants to get a data center management position which I will never get here (my boss isn't going anywhere and he has a hook up with a relative being high up here).
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Cram, how long have you've been with the company?
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First haul in a while - the move to Raleigh has me way behind in some areas, so I rectified that with an Amazon order.
CDs:
Haken - Affinity
The Neal Morse Band - Similitudes of a Dream
Nova Collective - The Further Side
Blu-rays:
The Neal Morse Band - Alive Again
Neal Morse - Morsefest 2014
Neal Morse - Morsefest 2015 (preorder - should have it this week sometime)
So far I have finished Alive Again and it's fantastic, and I'm on my first listen of Nova Collective, and it's really awesome so far.
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Cram, how long have you've been with the company?
3 years
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I've been behind myself Hef. I to just ordered,
Nova Collective -- The Further Side
POS -- In The Passing Light Of Day
Kyros -- Vox Humana
The Feeling -- Self titled.
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Cram, how long have you've been with the company?
3 years
Have you moved up yet into another position?
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Cram, how long have you've been with the company?
3 years
Have you moved up yet into another position?
Nope. My boss told me within my first year he viewed me as a senior level technician and I perform at the same level as the other two senior level technicians including the one I trained (he was hired a year or two after I started, I even interviewed and recommended him). That's what kind of bothers me. Maybe if he never told me to my face so long ago then I wouldn't feel this way.
I should really just look at the bright side, more money and no new responsibilities although I have to work till probably 1am tonight :lol Too bad this pay raise doesn't go into effect until April 1st. Would have been nice to get that extra bump in my OT tonight.
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I would ask for a meeting and express your disappointment in not getting the senior level technician position. It will show that you truly want the position. If he then pulls you need to work on this first and that wasn't in your review you just got explain that you will never get the chance to move up if you don't know what deficiencies you need to work on.
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Thanks and I agree with that advice.
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It never hurts to talk about your want to move up in the company.
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Yea very true :tup
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Yea I get what youre saying, but I want to move forward and while I may have monetarily, it's not exactly helping me in the long run. The extra cash over the course of a year isn't going to change my life in any meaningful way, but actually getting a promotion will help me in my career down the line. Either way, the stock options are where it's at and I am definitely safe here and treated well so I need to stick it out so I can turn that paper into cash, but part of me wants to get a data center management position which I will never get here (my boss isn't going anywhere and he has a hook up with a relative being high up here).
This might not be the worst thing. Build up your salary now, and when the inevitable promotion does come through, your new pay scale will start that much higher. Have you talked to your boss about setting up a 12 month plan or something to get you there? I've found management responds really well to that kind of stuff. Tell him you want to put together goals and objectives to get you to senior level.
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My manager is not a typical manager by any means :lol and while I think he would put me in the right direction, setting up a plan like you say probably would not be something he is interested in. Just to show, this is how he notified us in our chat room about the paperwork he was sending us:
in other news i am sending you fucks your raise paperwork...i am supposed to have some bullshit 15 minute discussion with each of you where i cup your balls and thank you profusely for the great work that you do for *company name*....so how about we "say" that we had this discussion and continue on with our day
FYI - you raises are tied to quarterly ratings...a 3 rating (meets expectations) has a 3% raise...and it goes up with higher ratings...so if you want more money next year then keep your ratings high
(hows that for a fucking pep talk)
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Man, he speaks the same way my brain thinks. So jealous.
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So re: the job thing with me
I was thinking about it.. one thing that would kind of turn me off of it is the unpredictability of the job hours, plus the fact it would involve A LOT of driving in my own car, which is on it's last leg.
But on that, I was doing some talking with my other half (Panda), and I could always drop down to part time in my current job, and spend time focusing on helping her with her job (She works in Social Media Advertising and PR type stuff)... And the extra income she makes from having more help would out weigh what I'd be losing from here. Plus I have my Mystery Shopping (which I am starting up again), and the events I work on weekends. Between all of that, AND the fact I would be able to pick up shifts here to supplement when needed (There is A LOT of overtime going out that I could help cut down on), I think I'd come out on top.
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Jay, even this guy knows NY/NJ is the mecca of pizza.
Yo, you can fuck right off with those lies! New Haven CT is the mecca of pizza.
Stop with your delusions. Did you happen to look at the Top 20? NINE, that's right, NINE (five in Brooklyn alone) of the pizzas were from a NY/NJ place. THREE, that's right, THREE were from New Haven. Out of the whole countdown of 101 pizzas, thirty were in NY. There is no contest when it comes to pizza. Sorry.
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Eh, Connecticut pizza has nothing on New York City pizza. I love my local pizza in NJ, but that's not as good as NYC either.
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And now I'm the mood for some but it's too late.
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I could definitely go for some pizza now
My network maintenance actually worked this time. Been here for 18 hours today so now the long drive home :yarr
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The power just went out for a couple of hours because of thunderstorms today. They weren't even bad, but the power in our area is shitty when any kind of weather is involved.
I was stuck with whatever entertainment was on my laptop, so I finally got around to watching the BTTF Delorean restoration documentary.
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We had a really bad thunderstorm here last night, reminded me of Florida.
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Mother Nature spent the night blowing out the warm air. It was 15F this morning, and ain't gonna warm up too much from that today.
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Yup. Supposed to be cold today but then warm up again for the weekend.
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Yep it's cold today, but by the weekend it's supposed to be in the mid 70s, just in time to drop 20 degrees for Sunday and then rise 15 for the beginning of next week.
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Morning. Getting furniture and a new toilet installed at my Dad's house. Setting up for him to go home Friday.
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G'morning all. Two extremely aggravating days at work, and today marks two months since we've started major home renovations. They began installing the cabinets yesterday only to discover that one is missing. If it doesn't turn up then we have to wait 2-3 weeks for a replacement. Seriously considering secluding myself in the basement this weekend and going on a bender :censored
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That sucks axe. That's been the story ever since we got our home. Issue arises and it takes weeks to get fixed.
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It's beautiful and warm here today, looks like some real spring weather and the snow is almost all gone now.
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Morning, peoples.
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Hef, *nods*
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This has been such an eerie fucking week it's just....gah.
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That sucks axe. That's been the story ever since we got our home. Issue arises and it takes weeks to get fixed.
Yeah it's starting to get annoying now. We had a 2.5 week delay before we even started because the contractor could not get some necessary permits from the town (not his fault, evidently our town is a pain when it comes to that). Had another week's delay because the electrical inspection failed over something minor and the inspector for plumbing didn't show up until everyone at the site had already left for the day. We've had a few random days where they just didn't show up because we're not his biggest/highest priority job (which in the grand scheme of things I get, but it's just another cause of delays). And now this issue with the cabinet (plus realizing that one of the windows they put in needs to be moved over a tiny bit). The original start date was Jan 9th and the estimate was six weeks if everything goes smoothly and eight being more likely. We didn't start until Jan 25th, meaning today marks 8 weeks, and there's still a couple weeks of work to go.
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That sounds like a nightmare, I told my girlfriend once we finish with this house I'm never moving again :lol
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I love my flat but the next time I move I want it to be 100% to myself. No neighbours above , below or to the side.
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I love my flat but the next time I move I want it to be 100% to myself. No neighbours above , below or to the side.
Yea, got to say moving out of my apartment and into a house, that was one of the huge benefits. No one else in close proximity. Which means I can be really loud and annoying with out annoying anyone else essentially, and no one else annoys me.
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It's generally quiet from other people but i'd love to be fully on my own so I can blast my records.
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Exactly. I love blasting my sound system watching concerts on blu ray
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Best thing about owning your own house. Cranking music and movies.
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Are all singers completely fucking insane? WTF?
(musician's chat thread explains it all)
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I can't tell you how many times I went through that Coz with every member of any band I was in.
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Evening
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So we'll talk on this side now. Lol
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:biggrin:
So...booze and hookers?
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:lol
It's like I'm a maid man!
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Ugh, I've written 20 pages for my dissertation since Saturday and I still need to write another 5 pages tonight. Kill me.
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It sounds Ike your 17 again Adami when a project is due.
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It sounds Ike your 17 again Adami when a project is due.
And this is just a first draft of one chapter!
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Speaking of writing, I need to finish a second story for that anthology being published. I have until Friday.
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I still deal with deadlines except it's all work related.
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Speaking of writing, I need to finish a second story for that anthology being published. I have until Friday.
You and me both. You finish your thing, I'll finish mine, and then we get some pizza and hookers as a reward.
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I love my flat but the next time I move I want it to be 100% to myself. No neighbours above , below or to the side.
Yea, got to say moving out of my apartment and into a house, that was one of the huge benefits. No one else in close proximity. Which means I can be really loud and annoying with out annoying anyone else essentially, and no one else annoys me.
I love my house, but it's a lost more upkeep unless you have the money to have everything taken care of.
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Speaking of writing, I need to finish a second story for that anthology being published. I have until Friday.
You and me both. You finish your thing, I'll finish mine, and then we get some pizza and hookers as a reward.
Sounds like a good idea. ;)
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Hoover only add chapters lad.
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Hoover only add chapters lad.
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:lol
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Morning, all.
Hoover only add chapters lad.
English, motha-fucker! Do you speak it?
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Thinking through my day...
Is it wrong to plan my porn watching around coverage of the World Golf match play tournament? What does it say about me as a person other than I'm middle-aged?
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Watching golf should not take priority over anything, especially porn.
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Hoover only add chapters lad.
Man, I don't even know what I meant last night? :lol
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:lol How many beers at that point, King?
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It's not even the alcohol! :lol
I text and never proof read. Now we'll never know what the hell I was saying! :lol
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Hoover? I think he was trying to tell the age-old joke: what's the difference between a Hoover vacuum and a Harley Davidson?
The location of the dirt bag.
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Hoover only add chapters lad.
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:lol
Yeah but that King is creepy.
Hoover? I think he was trying to tell the age-old joke: what's the difference between a Hoover vacuum and a Harley Davidson?
The location of the dirt bag.
Hoover? I didn't even know her!
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Hoover? I didn't even know her!
Never stopped ya!
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Hoover? I think he was trying to tell the age-old joke: what's the difference between a Hoover vacuum and a Harley Davidson?
The location of the dirt bag.
:spitcoffee:
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I think it's a secret wet dream about Miss Hoover.
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G'morning all.
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Morning
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How goes it?
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Hey.
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Howdy Joe. How's your dad getting along?
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I'm picking him up tomorrow to come home. No driving for him yet but we have everything on the first floor for him now at least. I've got to set up a visit to his PCP to talk about the biopsy on his lung next.
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Ah, good news at least that he's ready to come home :tup
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Yup. He's dying to get out. I hope that's motivation to continue working on his strength still.
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How goes it?
It goes, slowly but surely.
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How goes it?
It goes, slowly but surely.
Indeed. This week in particular is dragging for me. Had much time to listen to any of your new music haul aside from Nova Collective?
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Rock band and karaoke this Saturday night. Fun fun!
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How goes it?
It goes, slowly but surely.
Indeed. This week in particular is dragging for me. Had much time to listen to any of your new music haul aside from Nova Collective?
I've listened to most of Affinity. Just incredible.
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I just love, love, love Affinity. A great balance of subtle music styles blended together.
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Yeah, it's pretty fantastic. I think The Mountain might edge it out for me, but either way that's a seriously great one-two punch of an album.
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Morning folks, one more day and I'm free for the weekend.
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I need a mindless day this weekend.
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Me too.
Also every weekday.
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You suck but in a good jealous way.
Morning.
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Yea blob, I wish I had time to blob
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Neighbor's dog barked me awake at 5:45, happy fuckin' Friday!
And a good morning to you gents.
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Morning
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I love dogs but cats are just so much easier as a pet.
Morning John.
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What's up, King?
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Hey, Prog and King!
Dogs are great pets if they are owned by decent human beings. Hint, not my neighbor.
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Taking the old man home today. I'm busting out my production at work and heading out.
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Congrats to him, and you. I'm sure he'll be happier.
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He's dying to get out. I hope this pushes him to take care of himself more. Now onto his PCP and his lung.
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I'm supposed to be finishing my story today... *le sigh*
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Morning, folks.
king and jingle, I will see you at ROSFest.
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I love dogs but cats are just so much easier as a pet.
Morning John.
I love my dogs and cats but my German shepherd is the neediest thing alive. He doesn't bark or whine he just needs to be within sight of me. The yorkie and the cat I could leave for 12 hours and they wouldn't even notice.
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Did my signature disappear?
Morning, folks.
king and jingle, I will see you at ROSFest.
I wish I could go to that.
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So I've made it through 2 hurdles for a potentially new position and was supposed to have a final phone call this morning, but it was just rescheduled to Monday morning. Would be the last step before an in-person interview should I get past it. Kind of let down because I was looking forward to it but all the same there's nothing negative about it; hiring manager has a meeting that backs up to mine and rather than risk her meeting running long and missing me she wanted to reschedule for the same time on Monday.
*sigh*
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Just annoying that you'll now have this interview on your mind all weekend although I think maybe that's better for them to call and reschedule vs leaving you hanging and nervous not knowing why the interview is delayed.
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Oh of course, I have no problem with them. In fact it's quite courteous and shows they value what they're doing enough to devote the proper time to it. It's my lack of delayed gratification that's getting me. Now instead of possibly already schedulign an in-person interview (assuming I even get that far) for next week, I still have to wait to have the phone call. I've already had two calls with recruiting. This one is with the manager who would be doing the hiring.
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Morning, folks.
king and jingle, I will see you at ROSFest.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/backpain-1292835351_zpspnoyjn9g.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/backpain-1292835351_zpspnoyjn9g.jpg.html)
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Gonna be epic.
Any word yet on who the mystery VIP performer will be?
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Morning, folks.
king and jingle, I will see you at ROSFest.
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:lol
Gonna be epic.
Any word yet on who the mystery VIP performer will be?
Nope. They are keeping it hush hush.
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Do they do that kind of thing every year?
Also, what is the "Prog Nation" Friday night? Like a jam session or something?
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Do they do that kind of thing every year?
Also, what is the "Prog Nation" Friday night? Like a jam session or something?
No they don't normally do a surprise so I'm looking forward to it. There's an after party where they have a band play and you get to hang with the bands. I've never done it since i need the sleep. :lol Nick and Mason went a few times.
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Cool.
You there for all three days?
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Yes. The wife and I are there. Can't wait to get the gang together.
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:djhef:
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I got the best bill in my email today (said no one ever)
So almost a full year ago I had solar panels put up on the roof of my house. One, renewable energy, two, saving money, and three to stick it to my local power utility company who constantly raises prices and is currently trying to put up huge powerlines in my neighborhood.
So it took about 8 months from the day they were installed to the day they were active and in use due to inspections and local codes and paperwork... but they finally got turned on in December. It's taken a few months but slowly I've been seeing my power bill go down. I think things have finally settled to where they should be now. My power bill this month to the utility company was $2.98. :metal :metal :metal
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That's awesome!!
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sweet news!
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Grats, Cram. That's really cool!
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So king & Reap, um, that episode of Grimm huh?
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Why isn't this thread called The Aristochats?
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For the same reason the Mastodon thread STILL hasn't been renamed to Emperor Of Sand..
Basically this : :dunno:
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My signature disappeared.
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So king & Reap, um, that episode of Grimm huh?
Morning. I just got up. We are watching it this morning.
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So king & Reap, um, that episode of Grimm huh?
Morning. I just got up. We are watching it this morning.
Yeah, I intentionally avoided spoilers. Get back to me once you're finished though!
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Morning, or Evening, depending on whether you're Blob, or not.
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Hey Pod.
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How's the battle, good sir?
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Nothing about my life is a battle, sir. Except the battle to get out of bed every day to do nothing. What about you?
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So king & Reap, um, that episode of Grimm huh?
Yea it was something else
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Nothing about my life is a battle, sir. Except the battle to get out of bed every day to do nothing. What about you?
Every Saturday morning, Mrs. P has a conference call with her doctoral class mates and her dissertation coach where they sit around and psyche each other up for the coming week.
I just read DTF and stay out of the way. :)
I live a charmed life, Blob.
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Morning guys.
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Morning, Reap.
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Morning Podaar, DTF on a Saturday morning is what I've been doing for years.
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So king & Reap, um, that episode of Grimm huh?
Morning. I just got up. We are watching it this morning.
Yeah, I intentionally avoided spoilers. Get back to me once you're finished though!
ONG!! The ending of that episode!!!
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Yup, blob and I have been talking about it. Didn't see it coming
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Now does he pull out the stick to save them only to have that,creature see it?
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Last fall, during a hellacious wind storm, my little car was struck by a flying turn lane sign that had been ripped from its post. It completely destroyed the passenger side mirror.
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0987_zpsx3hznelf.jpg)
The body shop quoted $1,200.00 to replace it. I wasn't willing to spend that much for 2003 car with 150,000 miles on it so I went on Ebay and found a used one for $140.00. I don't drive this car during the winter (my 4-wheel drive truck is much safer) so it sat in this condition for three months.
Last Saturday was really nice so I pulled the car out of the garage and replaced the mirror.
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0995_zpstjqfs0fe.jpg)
It looks all sexy again. :)
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Not sure, they won't kill them off
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That's a nice car Podaar!
I've enjoyed it, but it's getting pretty long in the tooth. 14 years is pretty old even for a Merc. The motor, trans and paint are all really good, but the interior is getting a bit ragged even though I've kept it clean. If you think mine is nice you should see Mrs. P's car!
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Nice, did you know how to fix it or did you watch a youtube video or read a manual or something? That's a nice chunk of DIY savings
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Once the replacement part arrived it was pretty obvious what needed to happen. Fortunately, Mercedes expects that things like this will need to be replaced so there is some forethought engineered into the door panel. It allows easy access to the screws holding the assembly in place. The job literally took me 15 minutes, which included time for me to be all anal and thoroughly clean the exposed areas.
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That's a nice car Podaar!
I've enjoyed it, but it's getting pretty long in the tooth. 14 years is pretty old even for a Merc. The motor, trans and paint are all really good, but the interior is getting a bit ragged even though I've kept it clean. If you think mine is nice you should see Mrs. P's car!
That's how I feel about my BMW. I'm going to buy a new car for my birthday later this year. I'm just getting too many issues. My rear struts need to be replaced, driver door lock, tires, brakes.
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"Spring" cleaning is in full force here. jingle.girls are working on the upstairs - Mrs pulled apart the hall cabinet which was filled with a metric shit-ton of medicines and such. What a mess. They also pulled apart all the drawers / shelves in the upstairs bathroom (which is the "girls" bathroom).
I've been working on my den... Now off to the continued cleansing of the basement.
Who the hell knows what jingle.son has done.
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Good evening gents.
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Evening!
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How goes it?
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Karaoke on Facebook for shits and giggles for you Facebook friends. I'm doing the high harmonies. Lol
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Thank God I'm not on Facebook.
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ONG!! The ending of that episode!!!
WTF is ONG
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Last fall, during a hellacious wind storm, my little car was struck by a flying turn lane sign that had been ripped from its post. It completely destroyed the passenger side mirror.
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0987_zpsx3hznelf.jpg)
The body shop quoted $1,200.00 to replace it. I wasn't willing to spend that much for 2003 car with 150,000 miles on it so I went on Ebay and found a used one for $140.00. I don't drive this car during the winter (my 4-wheel drive truck is much safer) so it sat in this condition for three months.
Last Saturday was really nice so I pulled the car out of the garage and replaced the mirror.
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0995_zpstjqfs0fe.jpg)
It looks all sexy again. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A64AP4rmg4A
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ONG!! The ending of that episode!!!
WTF is ONG
Ong Bak. Greatest martial arts movie of this millenium.
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I suspected as much.
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Evening
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I suspected as much.
Oh Nog Guy.
DS9 is the shiznit.
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:lol
Morning.
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Morning, Confusatron.
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Morning to you Pornatron.
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A grand Sunday to you bitches. Cold and wet here. Seems like a perfect indoor day to continue de-cluttering the house. Got lots accomplished yesterday, and the basement is almost back to a fully usable state.
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I only think Blob can challenge you. His hard drives full of porn is impressive.
Morning Chad. We had fun playing Rockband last night. A very sad video is on Facebook. :lol
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I only think Blob can challenge you. His hard drives full of porn is impressive.
It's only one hard drive, and it's only ~400GB out of a 2TB drive. I cleared out a bunch of files the other day.
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Blob, don't be modest. You have a hard time (giggity) picking a movie to watch for 5 minutes.
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I'm leaving work. Time to make like a tree...and get out.
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Blob, don't be modest. You have a hard time (giggity) picking a movie to watch for 5 minutes.
Which is why it's never just one. :zydar:
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Morning. Grabbing some breakfast and then I'm off to buy a lawn mower
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Blob, don't be modest. You have a hard time (giggity) picking a movie to watch for 5 minutes.
Which is why it's never just one. :zydar:
After 2 hours and a sammich. :lol
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I only think Blob can challenge you. His hard drives full of porn is impressive.
Morning Chad. We had fun playing Rockband last night. A very sad video is on Facebook. :lol
Indeed it was - sad (or sick)! :lol I didn't even know what the hell you guys were trying to sing until the last 2 seconds! You guys are hardcore though... with the cymbal attachments for the drums.
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It's so fun to play the pro version on drums with the cymbals.
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I'd love to try out one of the recent rock band release. I remember playing the drums on the original release, I'm sure it must've improved a bunch over the years.
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They added 3 cymbals. It's really fun but hard.
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Hey, hey!
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Hey, hey!
What can I do?
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Hey, hey!
What can I do?
I got a wooooman, and she won't be true.
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*sigh*
Good afternoon peeps.
I had the day off yesterday. Came back to work this afternoon to find that we've had 2 shifts here that have been left unfilled. Basically a secondary account right next to our main account has sat empty since 7am and will remain so till 11pm tonight. So now I am sitting here trying to fill the spots. It's hard to find people to work a shift last minute on a Sunday afternoon.
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I go through that with call outs all the time.
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This isn't from last minute call outs.
This is from one guy taking the weekend off (he's in the middle of moving, was going to leave a few weeks ago but decided to help fill the schedule through the end of this month) and the other open spot is basically from my higher ups not filling it. They hired a guy to fill certain spots. The dude quit. Then they hired another guy, who is another pos. He doesn't have a phone, nor does he have a car.. so this dude who's supposed to be available to fill shifts is completely worthless.
There aren't any supervisors on shift on weekends anymore... I am the closest thing and I am off Saturday and I dont come back in till Sunday afternoon. So there's no one to take care of this shit.
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No I get it. I'm just saying I know the feeling trying to fill in those spots last minute.
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Something like 55 pages into my lit review and I am about to shoot myself in the head. A week ago I was at 26 pages. I have to finish today.
Can someone, I'm looking at you Prog, please come over and kill me?
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What's the total pages Adami?
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What's the total pages Adami?
It's really up to me, as many as it takes to write what I have to write. I know people who are turning in 30 something pages. Another friend is on 41 or so.
I just have more to write about.
Tip for all you kids out there, don't write a dissertation on the authentic sense of self for transgender Jews. It's a lot of god damn work.
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Tip for all you kids out there, don't write a dissertation on the authentic sense of self for transgender Jews. It's a lot of god damn work.
Noted.
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Tip for all you kids out there, don't write a dissertation on the authentic sense of self for transgender Jews.
Shit, I was just about to get started.
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Glad I could be of service.
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What's the total pages Adami?
It's really up to me, as many as it takes to write what I have to write. I know people who are turning in 30 something pages. Another friend is on 41 or so.
I just have more to write about.
Tip for all you kids out there, don't write a dissertation on the authentic sense of self for transgender Jews. It's a lot of god damn work.
I figured you had a number in your head as a goal but we know how that works out sometimes.
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Whatever happened to Senecadawg? Does anyone know?
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What's the total pages Adami?
It's really up to me, as many as it takes to write what I have to write. I know people who are turning in 30 something pages. Another friend is on 41 or so.
I just have more to write about.
Tip for all you kids out there, don't write a dissertation on the authentic sense of self for transgender Jews. It's a lot of god damn work.
I figured you had a number in your head as a goal but we know how that works out sometimes.
I think I'm aiming for 60 at the moment. Luckily I have a very clear vision of what I want to write, I just have to actually do it and not just watch Golden Girls endlessly.
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:lol
My sister in law's favorite TV show.
I figured your have a structure to the limit then edit yourself to tighten it up.
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Evening
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Howdy
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Hows it hanging?
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Low and to the left, you?
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All three are hanging just fine.
Wait...
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Have you been keeping a secret from us?
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What? that I have 3 balls?
One of them is cracked. I shouldn't be using it.
But I do.
/bowling jokes
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What you do with your balls in public is your business.
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:lol
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His basically exactly 60 pages. 10 more than I had intended when I set out. But I think I'm done!
Now I have to re-read the last 34 pages, proof it, send it off to my mom to edit (she's awesome at that) then send it off to my chair to review before he tells me how much it sucks or what to fix.
I feel like I just took a 20 pound crap.
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I feel like I just took a 20 pound crap.
Until you've actually taken a 20 pound crap, please do not throw around such comparisons so lightly.
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I feel like I just took a 20 pound crap.
Until you've actually taken a 20 pound crap, please do not throw around such comparisons so lightly.
This is me after eating too much Chipotle.
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Plz.
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Morning everyone
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Morning, Reap.
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Morning Prog, what's happening?
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The usual. Waiting for the shift to end. Reading and studying. You?
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Morning. I felt crappy yesterday. I had a temp of 102. I don't have it today.
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You should swallow the coffee before taking your temp.
:hat :coolio
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Morning. I felt crappy yesterday. I had a temp of 102. I don't have it today.
Damn, I'm not so bad but I also felt crappy yesterday and this morning feel out of it as well. I called out. I think I must have ate something bad, my stomach is a disaster.
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You should swallow the coffee before taking your temp.
:hat :coolio
I love lava like coffee and still slug it down.
I feel better today. My body was achy as well.
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This has definitely been a Monday morning....-_-
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I'm just at work. It's a slow morning which will probably turn into a slow day. Can't wait to get home.
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Howdy.
Started the house search yesterday. Prospects are promising.
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G'morning all. Start of what looks to be a fairly rainy week here, but at least it's warmed up a bit.
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The other day a dog barked at me.
From a moving car.
As they drove past.
Stupid fucking parasite.
Dogs think they own everything they can see.
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:lol
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Some dogs are just bitches.
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Maybe the dog was trying to tell you your fly was down.
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Whatever happened to Senecadawg? Does anyone know?
No idea. I'm not FB friends with him, but I do have his email address. I've been so off and on over the past couple years myself, I often don't notice when others are also absent for a while.
Howdy.
Started the house search yesterday. Prospects are promising.
Have you just been renting since your move?
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@Kotowboy, try to remember that dogs don't always bark as a warning or a threat. Sometimes they're just saying, "Hey, let's have some fun."
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Howdy.
Started the house search yesterday. Prospects are promising.
How may rooms for bed and bath are you hopping for?
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Some dogs are just bitches.
At least 50%.... :hat
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Maybe the dog was trying to tell you your fly was down.
This is highly likely. I must stop buying cheap jeans :hat
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@Kotowboy, try to remember that dogs don't always bark as a warning or a threat. Sometimes they're just saying, "Hey, let's have some fun."
No shit.... my older dog does that all the time when playing outdoors. He never shuts up. It's his "PLAY WITH ME GODDAMMIT!!" bark.
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Had a third phone interview today...seemed to go really well and it sounds like a position I'd really enjoy. They said they'd get back in touch with me for next steps. I really hope this comes through, but again, I'm afraid to be optimistic.
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The other day a dog barked at me.
From a moving car.
As they drove past.
Stupid fucking parasite.
Dogs think they own everything they can see.
WTF? Haiku?
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Hi You
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Howdy.
Started the house search yesterday. Prospects are promising.
Have you just been renting since your move?
Yes. We like the house we are renting, but it doesn't tick all the boxes.
How may rooms for bed and bath are you hopping for?
We NEED 3 BR 2 BA. We would like at least 4 BR (5 would be awesome) and 3 BA. We'll see what happens.
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Which boxes does the current place not tick?
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Which boxes does the current place not tick?
Not quite the layout we would like, and some other little things. And it's in a neighborhood with VERY small parcels of land, so our neighbors are a little too close to us.
Also, we are just renting, so it isn't OURS. We can't make some of the changes we would like to make.
But it's nice. Nothing really WRONG with it.
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Saw monster truck history on my trip to Vegas last week.
(https://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/17/13/1490627429-truck.gif)
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Every goddamn minute that passes between my phone interview yesterday and whatever the next communication is makes me feel less in their radar. *agony*
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Every goddamn minute that passes between my phone interview yesterday and whatever the next communication is makes me feel less in their radar. *agony*
Hate that feeling, but you never know. When I interviewed for the job I'm at now I didn't hear anything for a week afterwards. Turns out they were just getting all their ducks in a row as far as approvals to make me an offer (which, at a place as big as Citi, is always a PITA).
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Saw monster truck history on my trip to Vegas last week.
(https://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/17/13/1490627429-truck.gif)
Neat!
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Hate that feeling, but you never know. When I interviewed for the job I'm at now I didn't hear anything for a week afterwards. Turns out they were just getting all their ducks in a row as far as approvals to make me an offer (which, at a place as big as Citi, is always a PITA).
Of course. My logical mind realizes that. They told me they wanted to move in Q2, which is Monday, and that they'd "be in touch with next steps." But I've been around long enough to recognize buzz words and staple phrases when I hear them, so I'm wary. I also know the hiring manager is out of town Thursday and Friday this week, so that could delay things as well.
To assuage some of my insecurities, I took an opportunity to send a thank you email to the recruiter, also thanking the hiring manager whose email I don't have, for the phone interview and the entire process up to this point. Come off as endearing, professional, and apprecative and maybe I'll get rewarded. Everything about this job is right in my wheelhouse, and that includes a pretty substantial pay raise....I so don't want to fuck this up.
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Me to my distributor : " is it ok to have 4 mins of silence at the end of my album and then 1 minute of music all on the same track ? "
My distributor : " Yes thats fine as long as the track title is [such and such / secret track] "
Me : Ok... * does so*...
My Distributor : " Hi we cannot release your album as there is 4 mins of silence at the end "
:lolpalm:
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Evening
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Good morning
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Morning Reap.
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Morning blob, just blobbing today?
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Morning Folks and Zydar.
And Blob.
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Morning Earthlings....and DTF...
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In the office and I'm ready to go home :lol
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I KNEW IT KOTOWBOY!! :lol
Morning.
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Going anniversary shopping today. 20 years in a few weeks.
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Morning blob, just blobbing today?
You know it.
We had a hotter day today, so I've just watched Arrival and sat around.
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Going anniversary shopping today. 20 years in a few weeks.
Grats, coming up on sixteen for me in May...for this wife :biggrin: This your first marriage Tim?
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Going anniversary shopping today. 20 years in a few weeks.
Grats, coming up on sixteen for me in May.
So she's 30 years old ? :neverusethis: :zydar:
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Going anniversary shopping today. 20 years in a few weeks.
Congrats Tim to you and your wife!
Blob traveled a far distance from his bed to the computer chair.
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Going anniversary shopping today. 20 years in a few weeks.
Grats, coming up on sixteen for me in May...for this wife :biggrin: This your first marriage Tim?
It's not, actually.
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Okay, fair enough. Congrats on your anniversary, 20 years rocks.
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Congrats Tim!!
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Blob traveled a far distance from his bed to the computer chair.
First of all, I'll have you know my bed and my computer are not even in the same room, so I have to travel an extra several feet to do that.
Secondly, I actually traveled down the staircase today, because it was too hot in my room with the PC.
:blob:
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:tup
Have some layout work to do today...otherwise nothing much special.
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Blob traveled a far distance from his bed to the computer chair.
First of all, I'll have you know my bed and my computer are not even in the same room, so I have to travel an extra several feet to do that.
Secondly, I actually traveled down the staircase today, because it was too hot in my room with the PC.
:blob:
I hope you had an oxygen tank for you downstairs!
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Morning, peeps.
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Hey yo.
I think I'm gonna read, and do some shit around the house.
Next week, I'm gonna have to start getting productive.
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More like do shit around the house. ;D
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You guys every shit with the door open? It's very liberating.
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no
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You guys every shit with the door open? It's very liberating.
No.
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wot we sed
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You guys every shit with the door open? It's very liberating.
Yes, yes it is :lol One of the little things I miss from when I was living in my own apartment for grad school.
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You guys every shit with the door open? It's very liberating.
Piss yes, shit, no.
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You guys every shit with the door open? It's very liberating.
I always leave the back door open when I go out there to shit, just in case I need to duck back into the house in a hurry. Nosey neighbors, you understand.
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I always leave the back door open when I go out there to shit, just in case I need to duck back into the house in a hurry. Nosey neighbors, you understand.
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You are old!
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Evening
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Evening Prog.
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What's going on, Reap?
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Nothing much, just surfing the web before going to bed. What about you?
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Studying/reading about Cisco Express Forwarding. It's one of the first topics on the list. I only need to know it from an informational perspective, not for configuration. Since it's a huge forwarding mechanism, it's important to know how it works. I'm still reading about the troubleshooting commands anyway. One can never know too much on this test.
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Yo.
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(https://media.tenor.co/images/2d5dd46112e413ce68f37a0fb3d1e364/tenor.gif)
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You evil SOB. Tim to go to bed. 530am wake up call sucks.
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I'll call you at 530 and moan into the phone.
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Good morning gang
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morning
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Morning!
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Blob what's the progress like?
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A very bright and jolly morning to you, Ladies and Gentlemen!
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Blob what's the progress like?
Almost finished with making the necessary characters, then I might make some background extras. Almost ready to start animating!
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Sweet, sounds like you've been making progress
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Morning folks!
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Sweet, sounds like you've been making progress
Apparently yes, despite my best efforts otherwise. :lol
Morning king!
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Blob, 2 weeks until I see Steel Panther again. :metal
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:metal Nice. I saw them years ago, I think just after Balls Out was released.
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
Self censoring in what way?
I find myself not bother as much these days, because I can pretty much play out DTF's responses in my head and realize it's not worth the trouble. :P
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I don't so much "self-censor" as I second guess the worthwhileness of my post. After a few lines, my posts often feel meaningless or like they fail to contribute anything worthy to the discussion, so I end up cancelling them.
Morning all. Partly cloudy, chillier but still relatively nice today. Hope the sun pokes out a bit later.
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I wish I could respond more. Sometimes I don't have enough time to type out a long post. You know, work and stuff.
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Sometimes I wish my actual talking was more like my posting. I have more time to think and ponder the validity and value of my posts, and if I second- or third-guess, I don't post. If my mouth and brain worked that way, I'd be much better off.
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After a few lines, my posts often feel meaningless or like they fail to contribute anything worthy to the discussion, so I end up cancelling them.
This is mostly what I was referencing, thanks Hyperplex. I also have a tendency to post weird or bullshit comments that are only funny to me. I'm trying to limit that as well.
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I'm the same way. It's just like talking, too. I feel like I'm about to say something funny, that will get a few laughs, and it ultimately falls flat or gets ignored, so it's like why bother in the first place.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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Yup :tup
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Sometimes I just don't have enough time to type out what i want to articulate.
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Huh...I never would have guessed that, King.
This is probably an example of where I should not hit post.
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Sometimes I just don't have enough time to type out what i want to articulate.
And yet you do anyway. You make up for that time in proofreading though. :lol
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Sometimes I'd like to expand what I want to say but I feel guilty playing online at work. Even though I'm the boss I don't want the employee see me f'ing around all day. That's another reason I misspell a lot, I rush typing. I just feel funny playing online at work.
edit: Blob fucking with me. :lol Blob i do but I could just sit on my computer all day, I don't want to do that.
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What I find most frustrating is that it isn't just here where I do that.
Even if I'm trying to write something personal, I'll start to type or whatever and as the words come, they feel emptier and emptier til I decide they aren't worth it and get tossed into the fuck it bucket.
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edit: Blob fucking with me. :lol Blob i do but I could just sit on my computer all day, I don't want to do that.
I don't understand. Why would anyone not want to sit at the computer all day? What else is there in life? ???
j/k king. You know we love you.
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I think one of the reasons it's easy to poke fun at your typos, king, is because you're obviously intelligent, and it's incongruous with the typos. We know it's either autocorrect or rushing so it makes it even more humorous. It isn't like your typos are the result of ignorance or poor understanding of the language.
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My brotha down under. :-*
When I see a large post I think to myself I couldn't sit typing that out. I feel guilty.
I wear it as a badge of honor. It's always on my for rushing and not proof reading.
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It's always on my for rushing and not proof reading.
???
The irony...
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:lol
Exactly.Right now I'm doing production and BOL's while talking to you.
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
No.
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So this might actually seem like one of those stupid sales pitches but I'm actually writing this and figure why the hell not:
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Just offering, since I think a lot of people are going to be jumping on this bandwagon with the new legislation.
https://nordvpn.com/?ref=13119675c <--that's my referral link. And if you use the code 2YSpecial2017 you can get the cheaper 2 year deal.
Sorry if this sounds like spam, it isn't. Figure I'll offer to help out those who are interested and those who aren't can ignore this.
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
No.
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:lol
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
Self censoring in what way?
I find myself not bother as much these days, because I can pretty much play out DTF's responses in my head and realize it's not worth the trouble. :P
You do hit the nail on the head most times
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
No.
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The Woman's Book club. My wife and I replayed that scene 10 times laughing our asses off. Too damn funny.
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I swear, at least half-a-dozen times per day, I cancel posting a message on this forum. Do you guys find yourselves self-censoring much?
Self censoring in what way?
I find myself not bother as much these days, because I can pretty much play out DTF's responses in my head and realize it's not worth the trouble. :P
You do hit the nail on the head most times
It's a talent. :lol
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Holy hell it's a boring day today. After having to very tight serious deadlines yesterday, I have absolutely fuck all to do today, so I'm basically just sitting here collecting a paycheck watching seconds tick by.
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Greetings all.
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Holy hell it's a boring day today. After having to very tight serious deadlines yesterday, I have absolutely fuck all to do today, so I'm basically just sitting here collecting a paycheck watching seconds tick by.
Sounds like me for the foreseeable future - though, I collected my pay cheque last week. No more deposits coming.
It ain't so bad. The "March" of Chad was pretty good. Looking forward to April.
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Holy hell it's a boring day today. After having to very tight serious deadlines yesterday, I have absolutely fuck all to do today, so I'm basically just sitting here collecting a paycheck watching seconds tick by.
Sounds like me for the foreseeable future - though, I collected my pay cheque last week. No more deposits coming.
It ain't so bad. The "March" of Chad was pretty good. Looking forward to April.
Chad, have you ever thought about taking up Frolf?
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I'm very much looking forward to it being April, everyone else on my team had a bunch of rollover vacation days from last year that they had to use by the end of March, so we've been shorthanded every day for the last few weeks.
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Holy hell it's a boring day today. After having to very tight serious deadlines yesterday, I have absolutely fuck all to do today, so I'm basically just sitting here collecting a paycheck watching seconds tick by.
Sounds like me for the foreseeable future - though, I collected my pay cheque last week. No more deposits coming.
It ain't so bad. The "March" of Chad was pretty good. Looking forward to April.
Chad, have you ever thought about taking up Frolf?
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My May and June are going to be full schedules indeed.
May:
5th-7th: Rosfest in Pennsylvania with the DTF Irregulars
12th: taking my daughter and her friend to see one of their favorite bands, Bastille
20th-21st: Relay for Life
28th: My wife and I are providing music for a wedding
June:
5th-6th: Chaperone my daughter's class trip to Washington DC
17th-24th: Family vacation in North Myrtle Beach, SC
30th: My oldest daughter's 21st birthday
I'm gettin' too old for this shit.
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June:
5th-6th: Chaperone my daughter's class trip to Washington DC
Dude that's the closest you've been to me. We should grab a drink.
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We've been invited to three weddings in June. I think I'm going to blow one of them off.
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I've got pretty much one trip to look forward to each month for the next couple months.
April: 3 nights in Vermont with a bunch of friends for a beer event
May: Overnight to the Boston area for a Metallica show
June: National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis
July: Family vacation for a week down in the Outer Banks
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My wife's cousin is getting married in July in Cooperstown, NY and it's at a resort so the crush was on to book rooms, etc. And it wasn't fucking cheap at all. So here we were stressing over the trip and having someone watch our dog while we figure out the travel with the kids, only to find out children are not invited...so FUCK THAT we won't be going. Huge weight off.
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Problem solved. I feel like a cousin is close enough where I would normally expect that kids would be invited, unless the wedding was in general not kid friendly somehow.
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I've got pretty much one trip to look forward to each month for the next couple months.
April: 3 nights in Vermont with a bunch of friends for a beer event
May: Overnight to the Boston area for a Metallica show
June: National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis
July: Family vacation for a week down in the Outer Banks
Mount Snow winter beer festival?
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Problem solved. I feel like a cousin is close enough where I would normally expect that kids would be invited, unless the wedding was in general not kid friendly somehow.
I'm sure it's because they chose to have it at a resort in a resort town in summer and $$$. As it is, to stay at the venue would be nearly $400 a night, plus travel to and from, not to mention the aggravation of bringing along a 6 and 2 year old in the heat of summer, dressing them up, and then actually attending the wedding.
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June:
5th-6th: Chaperone my daughter's class trip to Washington DC
Dude that's the closest you've been to me. We should grab a drink.
I would absolutely love that, but I am not sure that I will have time.
I should have the itinerary soon. When I have it, we can compare notes and hopefully make it happen.
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Nice.
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30th: My oldest daughter's 21st birthday
21st birthdays are a riot. There are very few things I enjoy more that spending time with adult children!
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I just realized I'm now the age my dad was when I was born. Yeesh.
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I just realized I'm now the age my dad was when I was born. Yeesh.
I do that with my age now and when my dad was the age I am now and what was I doing at that time. Time sure does fly by.
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Each year faster than the last.
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I've got pretty much one trip to look forward to each month for the next couple months.
April: 3 nights in Vermont with a bunch of friends for a beer event
May: Overnight to the Boston area for a Metallica show
June: National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis
July: Family vacation for a week down in the Outer Banks
Mount Snow winter beer festival?
Nope, the beer forum I'm on is having an anniversary party Saturday night at Parker Pie. We're coming up Thursday, spending the night in Waterbury, and then on to Hill and that area on Friday. Party Saturday and then head home Sunday.
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Sweet.
Each year faster than the last.
I didn't believe my dad when I was younger but he was right.
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I just realized I'm now the age my dad was when I was born. Yeesh.
I do that with my age now and when my dad was the age I am now and what was I doing at that time. Time sure does fly by.
I just passed the age my dad was when he and my mom split. :sadpanda:
Sorry, didn't mean to pull a Kotow, but it was a weird feeling knowing I've been an 'in-the-house' father to my kids longer than my dad was to me.
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Pull A Kotow ? ::)
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Sounds dirty.
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Kotowboy isn't into that kind of dirty.
That kind of dirty is pulling a Zydar.
Which can have many meanings.
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Morning guys.
Tonight is the finale of Grimm!
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Morning.
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I'm both excited and sad. Morning King
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Morning guys.
Tonight is the finale of Grimm!
Damn! I'll be sad too, but I think it's going to be a killer final.
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"killer"
No doubt.
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Tee hee.
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Blob and Joe, my favourite Hexenbiests.
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Zydar, my favourite sexenbiest!
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:zydarscouch:
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Zydar, my favourite sexenbiest!
He vogues into Hugh Hefner.
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Well my wife hit the ball out of about nine ballparks last night for the birthday dinner. Jeebus...
Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce, bacon wrapped scallops, lobster tail, cheese puffs with crab imperial, mashed yukon golds, and green beans.
And cheesecake for dessert. Holy balls...
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Zydar, my favourite sexenbiest!
He vogues into Hugh Hefner.
:lol
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Zydar, my favourite sexenbiest!
He vogues into Hugh Hefner.
I think it's the other way around. :lol
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^ What Blob said. :lol
Morning.
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:lol
That's a Gif I'd love to see. :lol
Well my wife hit the ball out of about nine ballparks last night for the birthday dinner. Jeebus...
Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce, bacon wrapped scallops, lobster tail, cheese puffs with crab imperial, mashed yukon golds, and green beans.
And cheesecake for dessert. Holy balls...
Happy birthday !!!! Your stomach was pleased.
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'Twas. And thanks.
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Bon Jovi in Philly tonight. Should be a good show. A Philly original band, Mach22 is opening for them. If the rest of their stuff is anything like this tune, I'm gonna dig the hell outta them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKYFHy3XR4
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Bon Jovi in Philly tonight. Should be a good show. A Philly original band, Mach22 is opening for them. If the rest of their stuff is anything like this tune, I'm gonna dig the hell outta them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKYFHy3XR4
Very AC/DC sounding. Reminds me a lot of What Do You Do For Money Honey. I like it, but the vocals are a bit of a letdown imo.
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Looking forward to it. Leaving work at noon, Bon Jovi tonight, practice with my guitarist tomorrow, then the last meat raffle of the season tomorrow night. Should be a good weekend.
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:tup
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5th-7th: Rosfest in Pennsylvania with the DTF Irregulars
This is like 38 miles from my house.
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5th-7th: Rosfest in Pennsylvania with the DTF Irregulars
This is like 38 miles from my house.
It's only 303 miles from mine.
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Well my wife hit the ball out of about nine ballparks last night for the birthday dinner. Jeebus...
Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce, bacon wrapped scallops, lobster tail, cheese puffs with crab imperial, mashed yukon golds, and green beans.
And cheesecake for dessert. Holy balls...
*drools*
5th-7th: Rosfest in Pennsylvania with the DTF Irregulars
This is like 38 miles from my house.
Come hang out. Fun will be had.
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I'll come hang out for beer and food, but I'll pass on the music, thanks.
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Well my wife hit the ball out of about nine ballparks last night for the birthday dinner. Jeebus...
Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce, bacon wrapped scallops, lobster tail, cheese puffs with crab imperial, mashed yukon golds, and green beans.
And cheesecake for dessert. Holy balls...
You had me at filet.
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I'll come hang out for beer and food, but I'll pass on the music, thanks.
Coz IM all of us on that pizza place so we can meet up 3pm to eat. We all have to check in to our rooms and the show starts at 7pm.
Nick, Mason, Hef, Chad and myself.
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I'll come hang out for beer and food, but I'll pass on the music, thanks.
Coz IM all of us on that pizza place so we can meet up 3pm to eat. We all have to check in to our rooms and the show starts at 7pm.
Nick, Mason, Hef, Chad and myself.
Imagining Nick Mason drumming for Hetfield and Chad Kroeger.
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I'll come hang out for beer and food, but I'll pass on the music, thanks.
Coz IM all of us on that pizza place so we can meet up 3pm to eat. We all have to check in to our rooms and the show starts at 7pm.
Nick, Mason, Hef, Chad and myself.
Will do
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I'll come hang out for beer and food, but I'll pass on the music, thanks.
Coz IM all of us on that pizza place so we can meet up 3pm to eat. We all have to check in to our rooms and the show starts at 7pm.
Nick, Mason, Hef, Chad and myself.
Imagining Nick Mason drumming for Hetfield and Chad Kroeger.
You'll have to look at the photograph then.
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Sorry I don't have the.....
.... Money :zydar:
Shit I meant time. Time. I don't have the time... SHIT.
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What do you want from me Kotowboy.......
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Apparently I got a toll fine while I was in LA a few weeks ago. I know exactly what I did but didn't realize I got busted, also didn't do it intentionally. I was on my way to the airport and the traffic was so bad that I switched my GPS to Waze to reroute me, which it did and saved me 20 minutes, but it definitely took me to an onramp to the highway that placed me into the express lane. I immediately got out of the lane once I got into the highway, but it was too late obviously. I'm thinking there must have been a sign saying you can't use the ramp unless you have the express pass, but I totally must have missed it since I thought it was odd to get onto the highway in that lane and I was probably too focussed on following the GPS through local roads I didn't know. $25 fine for that, but Hertz also topped a $30 fine for "the transfer of the toll ticket to my name" what a joke. >:( Oh well
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We use EZ Pass for heading over the Bay Bridge to the beach and it often works great. Well one time we were headed down and I guess I went through the gate too quickly because the light didn't go green so I slowed down, rolled down the window, held the damn EZ Pass out the window, nothing happened, I keep sloooooowly rolling forward, arm outstretched, and then the loser alarm (loud buzzer that tells everyone you didn't pay the toll) goes off as I head through towards the bridge. I was pissed.
Never got a fine, never got a notice, nothing. Maybe they snapped a picture of the license plate, saw me trying to pay, and just debited the associated account...? No idea.
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EZpass is great. I know for a fact I've gone through tolls (NJ is toll land, you better have an ezpass if you want to drive around this state) where the EZpass signal showed I didnt pay or didnt register or even wasn't in my car (oops) but I've never once gotten a ticket from them and I assume it's because they catch your license plate and are able to apply the charge without raping you. I'm not sure on that, but Im not sure how else I've never gotten an ezpass ticket.
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I just felt like a dolt because there I am with a line of cars behind me, arm out the window waving around my ezpass like a numbnut because the damn sensor wouldn't read it, while the machine buzzes at me like I'm the class dunce.
Maybe they cut me some slack because they felt sorry for me. :lol
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My one friend has his little act he does to avoid tolls. I've heard stories of people who do it, but I've only seen him do it in person and multiple times. I've also heard about this move catching up to you and getting hit with a multiple thousand dollar fine, but that's all on him. He pretty much drives up to the exact change booth and throws loose change (maybe a few cents or a nickel) waits a moment, honks, throws his hands up in the air, looks at the camera and gives a sign like the toll is broken, then drives away. He says he hasn't gotten a ticket, but one day he just might.
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With my luck there will be a cop there that day checking things out.
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Howdy all. Had a bad dream about work last night, so this impending weekend is much needed :lol
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We get an early April fools joke (at least us in the EST time zone)? :lol
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It's april fools somewhere in the world.
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Especially here, apparently.
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:metal
It's about time this forum had a TURBO BOOST
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It's april fools somewhere in the world.
:rollin yea thats what I was thinking. Pretty surprising since I just did a refresh and everything changed. Very cool, nice work :tup
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I like the new layout!!
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well Bosk's thread makes a little more sense now :lol
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I totally forgot it was April Fool's Day tomorrow until I logged on here. Well done, Bosk!
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well Bosk's thread makes a little more sense now :lol
It sure does. :lol
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What, are we using the Assyrian Lunar calendar now?
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We're using the "I haven't slept in a bed in three days and I wanted to get this shit down before I fall into a 2 day coma" calendar.
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I'm sure it's April fools in blobs part of the world
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It's always April Fool's in Blob's part of the world!
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That's a good point tac
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I like the new layout!!
OK, it's only been what, 10 minutes, and I literally cannot look at my computer anymore.
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I like the new layout!!
OK, it's only been what, 10 minutes, and I literally cannot look at my computer anymore.
Is it because David keeps staring at you lol
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:20170401:
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Thank God it's not a Winger forum!
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The Hoff will substitute as my avatar for the next 24 hours, I feel privileged.
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Thank God it's not a Winger forum!
I was outvoted.
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Holy shit, Mach22 was awesome!
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THAT DAMN GRIMM EPISODE KILLED ME!!!!!!!
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What's Mach22?
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What's Mach22?
A band. Google is your friend.
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Google?
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Google?
You are not that old faker.
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;D
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:lol
I wish it was true so I could slam you. :lol
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I forgot about the April Fools' Day themes for the forum, so this was a pleasant surprise. :lol
Of course it's a completely illegible font, impossible to read light on dark, and hurts my eyes, but it's THE HOFF!
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What's Mach22?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKYFHy3XR4
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King, hurry up and get in here so we can talk about Grimm!
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I'm here!! Half way through the episode I was heartbroken. Dianna was all from it too!
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By half way through I kinda realized what they were going to do, so I didn't feel too bad, but I almost lost it when I saw Monroe start to cry. :(
I thought it was a satisfying finale, although I didn't need the little bit at the end at all.
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C-c-c-c-combo breaker.
Good morning peeps. No Grimm watcher here. Been catching up on Blacklist though.
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Morning.
I just woke up from a nightmare (I guess) and it's got me all weepy. It's a weird and long dream but by the end of it I was speaking on the phone with my Dad. We weren't' communicating well, in the dream he had dementia, but I didn't care because it was so great to hear his voice. The last thing he said to me was, "You won't think it's so funny when it happens to you." I was just about to tell him I didn't think it was funny, when I realized he's been dead for sixteen years.
That's when I woke up.
Man, it was so good to hear his voice...I miss him...
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Chad, I'm onto Redemption right now.
Blob, I though about the ending too but I thought of the Grimm life and thought it might end the way the episode was going.
Monroe and Rossalee (sp?) was heartbreaking.
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Morning.
I just woke up from a nightmare (I guess) and it's got me all weepy. It's a weird and long dream but by the end of it I was speaking on the phone with my Dad. We weren't' communicating well, in the dream he had dementia, but I didn't care because it was so great to hear his voice. The last thing he said to me was, "You won't think it's so funny when it happens to you." I was just about to tell him I didn't think it was funny, when I realized he's been dead for sixteen years.
That's when I woke up.
Man, it was so good to hear his voice...I miss him...
That's sad. My dreams are never that meaningful. I'd mention my recent ones, but it would seem ridiculous after reading yours.
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By half way through I kinda realized what they were going to do, so I didn't feel too bad, but I almost lost it when I saw Monroe start to cry. :(
I thought it was a satisfying finale, although I didn't need the little bit at the end at all.
Watched it last night and it was a great episode but I'm with you, I had a good feeling what was going to happen towards the middle.
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By half way through I kinda realized what they were going to do, so I didn't feel too bad, but I almost lost it when I saw Monroe start to cry. :(
I thought it was a satisfying finale, although I didn't need the little bit at the end at all.
Watched it last night and it was a great episode but I'm with you, I had a good feeling what was going to happen towards the middle.
When it was just Hank and Woo, it was like ok maybe they'll kill off two minor characters. When Eve died it was like, maaaaaaaybe but not likely, and of course after that it was like nope. :lol
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Just drove the wifey to work and snowblowed. 8 inches of snow so far and it's wet and heavy. Yuck.
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Yuck is right
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By half way through I kinda realized what they were going to do, so I didn't feel too bad, but I almost lost it when I saw Monroe start to cry. :(
I thought it was a satisfying finale, although I didn't need the little bit at the end at all.
Watched it last night and it was a great episode but I'm with you, I had a good feeling what was going to happen towards the middle.
When it was just Hank and Woo, it was like ok maybe they'll kill off two minor characters. When Eve died it was like, maaaaaaaybe but not likely, and of course after that it was like nope. :lol
Yea when they started killing everyone I knew it wasn't going to last. They weren't going to pull a GoT.
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So my birthday gift this year is....
The full 12-volume History of Middle-earth book set.
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Nice! Happy birthday!
I like how Tool trolled people on April Fool's day by saying Sammy Hagar was going to be the new Tool singer due to the struggles of getting the next album out and posted a picture of Maynard and Sammy together on facebook :lol which was obviously not true, but love Sammy so I love it regardless. The post also said how Sammy was able to take VH to new heights so he could do it for Tool.
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Thanks
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Happy Birthday!
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That's an excellent gift. Imagine what you will get for the eleventy-first birthday.
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Probably a pine box.
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Morning gang
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Morning Reaper! I'll have to show you the latest on my project some time.
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I'll shoot you a message when I get on Skype
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Good Morning!
So today marks my first day back on morning shifts at work.. at least for the weekends. This also marks the week I am trying to lower my caffeine intake.
I have to admit.. I am already failing.
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This also marks the week I am trying to lower my caffeine intake.
Good luck. Im a caffeine addict so I can only imagine how difficult this can be. Is there a reason you are holding back? I just got diagnosed with gout, but apparently coffee is good for it which was good to know as that became my main source of caffeine after giving up soda.
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This also marks the week I am trying to lower my caffeine intake.
Good luck. Im a caffeine addict so I can only imagine how difficult this can be. Is there a reason you are holding back? I just got diagnosed with gout, but apparently coffee is good for it which was good to know as that became my main source of caffeine after giving up soda.
The withdrawals from going a day with out it were too much.. and I know it's just not healthy.. the amount I consume. I was consuming at least a monster a day for a long time, and when I started working my big county job that failed, I started drinking a lot more of both monster and coffee. None of this counts my soda intake as well.
I got through Friday with just soda, Drank a small coffee yesterday (the headache got to me), and then broke down this morning and picked up coffee on my way to work. I use the fact that I am working the morning shift today as my excuse. lol
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Got Emily's crib disassembled and her toddler bed built. Last time that crib will be set up.
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Oh man I forgot how much stuff actually happens during the mornings here.
Spent 2 hours dealing with a burst pipe on one of our docks. It took myself, the Fire Department, and Harbor Patrol to figure out how to get the water turned off.
Upside was the girl from Harbor Patrol was really cute :zydar:
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Evening
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Good morning. Got a couple of special things planned for Mrs.Jingle - it's our 18th Anniversary today.
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Good Morning!
So today marks my first day back on morning shifts at work.. at least for the weekends. This also marks the week I am trying to lower my caffeine intake.
I have to admit.. I am already failing.
It's tough, I'm went from coffee to tea a lot of the time which helped. I'm used to working a morning shift but the boredom at work coupled with the time I wake up makes it very hard to keep the eyes open.
Morning.
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Morning jingle. Morning Reaper.
Just caught up on The Walking Dead. I watched the episode, and the ending seemed abrupt; turns out a lot of sites uploaded a version that cuts out after only 41 minutes, right before all of the action begins. Managed to find it from another source and watch the end though.
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Didn't know the walking dead was back on.
Truth be told I stopped watching this season, I just lost interest.
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You along with several million others. :lol
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Morning ... I never watched the show. As much of a horror fan that I am, I was never big on the whole zombie thing.
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Morning.
No emails all weekend. Boss is returning with limited hours this week. It's so much better when she isn't around.
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Good morning. Got a couple of special things planned for Mrs.Jingle - it's our 18th Anniversary today.
Congrats to you and your wife Chad!
Morning.
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Have a fun day, jingle.couple!
Morning.
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I cannot wake the fuck up this morning. I'm in a damn daze. What's weird is I had an easier time getting out of bed but since getting ready to leave the house I've been struggling mightily.
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G'morning all. Absolutely fried after a long (but quite fun) weekend. Thankfully it's a short week for me this week.
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Morning all.
Finally got taxes done over the weekend. We did surprisingly well. All of those moving expenses (and keeping track of them) helped out tremendously.
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Such a pain to do so but when you get the money it's worth it.
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I guess I should have moved last year!
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Morning all.
Finally got taxes done over the weekend. We did surprisingly well. All of those moving expenses (and keeping track of them) helped out tremendously.
Yeah we got ours finished up late last week and sent in the eFile forms this morning. This year was a "good year" and I'm glad I can forget about them now.
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:'( :'( Howdy y'all
@reap...
My bike engine gave up the ghost... :( ... We're now looking at Yamaha YBR 125's or replacement engines for my SR 125...
Looks like i'll be getting the bus to the beach this summer. Oh well. At least I won't have to try and shove lots of stuff into my top box when I park at the beach...
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Good morning. Got a couple of special things planned for Mrs.Jingle - it's our 18th Anniversary today.
Congrats!!
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Evening
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Hi John. How are you doing?
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I'm alright - just got to work. What's going on with you? I was debating getting a ticket for ROSfest, but I don't think it's feasible.
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I would so love you to be there. It's an awesome venue and I'd love to knock a few beers (and bourbon on the rocks) down with you.
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I know. It would be quite the memorable evening.
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Damn straight it would be.
Get one night. Crash at one of our hotels.
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I was contemplating that. It's in May, right?
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Yes. 5th through the 7th.
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It's very tempting.
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I'm sure one of us could board you.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/31925695_zps3zzubpsa.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/31925695_zps3zzubpsa.jpg.html)
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Do you want to board me? :zydarscouch:
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I don't have an extra bed but bring a sleeping bag and a pillow and a big hell yeah!!
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I doubt I would sleep much anyway.
<===== insomniac
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I'll bet the hotel would have cots available. I've got a King-bed in my room (no, I'm not sleeping ON Joe :lol), so as long as you don't have the jimmy-legs, I might consider letting you spoon with me for a night.
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:lol
Your loss Chad.
Morning.
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Morning King and Jingle
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Morning
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Reap my engine gave up so we're looking at getting a YBR 125. Much newer plus it has a rev counter / fuel gauge... Two things I wanted and didn't have on my other bike.
They're pretty nice bikes.
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Sup
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Morning hef. What's up?
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Morning hef. What's up?
Basking in the glow of another National Championship for the Tar Heels!
It's sports, never mind.
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:lol As long as you're happy, that's what counts. GO TEAM!
Am I doing it right?
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Blob, you ever see Brian Regan yelling out GO TEAM! GO MY TEAM GO!!?
That's how I picture you. :lol
Morning.
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:lol As long as you're happy, that's what counts. GO TEAM!
Am I doing it right?
Close enough.
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Blob, you ever see Brian Regan yelling out GO TEAM! GO MY TEAM GO!!?
That's how I picture you. :lol
Morning.
Never heard of him, don't recognize him. But he probably goes for a completely different team to me.
Morning king!
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He's a comedian. It's hilarious. I'll see if I can find it tonight when I'm home.
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I'm baaa-aaackk....
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WHAAAAAAATTTUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPP???!!!!!
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Word up, yo.
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millahh! Now that Jersey City is not a frozen tundra anymore, we're probably overdue for beers.
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You know, work and stuff. Seeing Steel Panther next week.
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millahh! Now that Jersey City is not a frozen tundra anymore, we're probably overdue for beers.
Indeed! Not exactly a tropical paradise at the moment, but it's no longer a winter hellscape.
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It's just a wet spring. The rain has been so annoying lately. I guess trains running from NJ to NYC are slow or running on a different schedule today, saw alerts on the turnpike and it took me twice as long to get in this morning also due to the rain and lots of accidents.
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It's just a wet spring. The rain has been so annoying lately. I guess trains running from NJ to NYC are slow or running on a different schedule today, saw alerts on the turnpike and it took me twice as long to get in this morning also due to the rain and lots of accidents.
Trains into NYP are f'ed up today from the derailment yesterday (apparently Hoboken Terminal was a zoo this morning), and I think a lot of people drove to avoid the trains, so higher volume on the roads, plus the rain...does not equal a good time.
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WTF all of a sudden the scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't work on DTF. It works on all other web sites.
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Yeah, my Hoboken train was extra crowded and sat outside the station for almost 15 minutes waiting for a free platform. I heard that the PATH station there was insane, but we came in at the other end of the terminal and I usually just walk through Newport to my office. My mom was dropping my sister off at the airport this morning and what should have been 40 minutes round trip took closer to 90.
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My mouse's scroll wheel is not working on DTF but is working on every other website. What gives?
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The scroll using my tracker pad on my macbook works fine
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My mouse's scroll wheel is not working on DTF but is working on every other website. What gives?
It's almost as if someone else also had that problem.
WTF all of a sudden the scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't work on DTF. It works on all other web sites.
But it's working again now, so I don't know.
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My mouse's scroll wheel is not working on DTF but is working on every other website. What gives?
It's almost as if someone else also had that problem.
WTF all of a sudden the scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't work on DTF. It works on all other web sites.
But it's working again now, so I don't know.
:lol :lol My bad. Seems to be working for me again too as well.
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I've had an issue recently where I'll randomly not be able to scroll on DTF with the touchpad on my laptop. As soon as I open a new instance of DDTF though it works again (only on the new tab).
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Reap my engine gave up so we're looking at getting a YBR 125. Much newer plus it has a rev counter / fuel gauge... Two things I wanted and didn't have on my other bike.
They're pretty nice bikes.
What happened to your engine?
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Reap my engine gave up so we're looking at getting a YBR 125. Much newer plus it has a rev counter / fuel gauge... Two things I wanted and didn't have on my other bike.
They're pretty nice bikes.
What happened to your engine?
It was making new whirring / grinding sounds all day and gradually losing power. Then it popped a few times and just went dead.
It'll start but it won't go or have any power. Dad's mechanic friend reckons it's the "big end" or "crank shaft" ...
Prolly gonna look for a brand new bike. I like the YBR 125 or the Zontes Panther. Both are sexy AF :coolio.
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My mouse's scroll wheel is not working on DTF but is working on every other website. What gives?
It's almost as if someone else also had that problem.
WTF all of a sudden the scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't work on DTF. It works on all other web sites.
But it's working again now, so I don't know.
:lol :lol My bad. Seems to be working for me again too as well.
This happened to me twice today. I'm glad I read this thread or it would have frustrated me. Reload the site and it goes away.
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Evening guys
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Morning
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Morning Reap. Time to walk into work.
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I have another 8 minutes before I have to leave
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Morning, chums.
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Holy Multitudes Blob! Morning!
Holy _________ Blob!
Your turn.
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Are we doing Batman and Robin now?
Holy megabits, king! Watch out for the evil Mr Morning!
POW! BLAM! ZIP! FAP!
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:lol
Holy segue Blobman!
BOOF!
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I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
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I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
It was quite horrible.
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I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
No, I'll wait until it comes on cable but I heard it was very good.
I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
It was quite horrible.
Morning Crankshaft.
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I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
It was quite horrible.
No it was consistently funny and even cranky 38 year old me and my 13 year old brother enjoyed it :)
Mind you - the closing song is GODAWFUL :lolpalm: - it's not " everything is awesome " thats for sure.
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I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
No, I'll wait until it comes on cable but I heard it was very good.
I'd say about as good as the first Lego movie, and it pokes a lot of fun at the comic book stuff.
I just saw the Lego Batman movie last week. Have you seen it? I know you'd enjoy it. Bring a kid along if you need an excuse. :neverusethis:
It was quite horrible.
No it was consistently funny and even cranky 38 year old me and my 13 year old brother enjoyed it :)
Mind you - the closing song is GODAWFUL :lolpalm: - it's not " everything is awesome " thats for sure.
The opening song makes up for it, which I absolutely loved. That was way better than "Everything is Awesome", which is just an obnoxious song.
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The previews with the robin stuff looked hilarious and i love Will Arnett's voice. A funny take on Batman.
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Oh yeah I could have done without his monologue over the opening credits **- But there were laughs right from the get-go with " McGuffin Airlines " :P :P
** I get that it was to spell it out for kids who probably wouldn't understand more subtle jokes. . . I also liked the refs to previous Batman films.
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G'morning all. Last day of work this week before a long beer weekend in Vermont :hat
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:metal :metal sounds awesome
Just got myself all booked for Def leppard next weekend. Was really on the fence about going since I saw them over the summer, but someone listed a single ticket for $100 under face value so I snagged it up and it's a solid seat too. :metal
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Nice :metal
I just had to push a work trip back two weeks (hadn't been booked yet) because I realized it was going to cause me to miss the NYC Mastodon show.
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G'morning all. Last day of work this week before a long beer weekend in Vermont :hat
Awe yeah.
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G'morning all. Last day of work this week before a long beer weekend in Vermont :hat
Awe yeah.
Rough itinerary:
Leave 5am tomorrow
Get to Hill Farmstead at open
Backtrack to Waterbury and check in at the Old Stagecoach
Spend the afternoon at Pro Pig/Res/Blackback
Dinner reservations for 8 of us (including Shaun Hill!) at Hen of the Woods
Back to the Waterbury bars
Doc Ponds for lunch on Friday when another friend gets into town
Back to the Waterbury bars quickly
Back to Hill late in the day Friday
Dinner at Parker Pie, and we have an airBnB in that area Friday night
Breakfast Saturday at Parson's
Saturday during the day is pretty open, probably just back to Hill :lol
Anniversary party for the beer forum I post on at Parker Saturday night
Home on Sunday (after probably another breakfast at Parson's)
We'll be stopping at Alchemist at some point while we're in Waterbury for cans, not sure if it'll be Thursday or Friday (or both) though.
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How the hell did you pull off the dinner with Shaun Hill?!!!!! Holy crap!!!
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How the hell did you pull off the dinner with Shaun Hill?!!!!! Holy crap!!!
One of the guys I'm going up with is good friends with Shaun. He's been going there pretty much since the beginning, before they blew up at all. My friend made reservations for the big table at Hen, which is a six person minimum, and as of a few days ago we only had five people lined up, so my friend texted Shaun and asked if he wanted to come down and join us and surprisingly got a yes. I still feel like there's a decent chance he doesn't show because he's always so busy, but we'll see.
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Who is Shaun Hill?
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Is this the former NFL QB?
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Brewmaster for Hill Farmstead.
He can be a recluse sometimes. That is cool!!
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Thanks Kingshmegland for the facts.
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Like Joe said, he started/runs a brewery called Hill Farmstead that's pretty widely considered the best craft brewery in the country, if not the world.
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Cool. Will check out.
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Afternoon guys. Got some great news today, my boss came up and gave me my full salary early. I was supposed to get a $8k a year raise in three months once training ends but since I was doing so well I got it 3 weeks in, super pumped.
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That's pretty damn awesome, congrats :hat
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Thanks! Drinks will be had tonight.
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Afternoon guys. Got some great news today, my boss came up and gave me my full salary early. I was supposed to get a $8k a year raise in three months once training ends but since I was doing so well I got it 3 weeks in, super pumped.
Hey, I'm suddenly reminded me that you owe me 8 grand.
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Afternoon guys. Got some great news today, my boss came up and gave me my full salary early. I was supposed to get a $8k a year raise in three months once training ends but since I was doing so well I got it 3 weeks in, super pumped.
:clap:
So now you can come up to ROSFest, right?
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I wish I got an $8k a year raise. Yep, making $8k a year would be sweeeeeeeeeeet.
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Afternoon guys. Got some great news today, my boss came up and gave me my full salary early. I was supposed to get a $8k a year raise in three months once training ends but since I was doing so well I got it 3 weeks in, super pumped.
:clap:
So now you can come up to ROSFest, right?
I've been wondering what this was after seeing it being talked about. Right of Spring fest right? Neal Morse is playing there?
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I wish I got an $8k a year raise. Yep, making $8k a year would be sweeeeeeeeeeet.
:lol
That's awesome Reaper! :metal
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Cool !!!!
I really like two 125cc bikes I've seen but i'm gonna see what's available near me.
I like these two especially :
(https://bikes.motobank.co.uk/2017/Yamaha/YBR125/Competition_White_Right.jpg)
Yamaha YBR 125
(https://www.2commute.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_3495.jpg)
Zontes Panther 125
I really like the white too. But both are pretty sexy :zydar:
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Afternoon guys. Got some great news today, my boss came up and gave me my full salary early. I was supposed to get a $8k a year raise in three months once training ends but since I was doing so well I got it 3 weeks in, super pumped.
:clap:
So now you can come up to ROSFest, right?
I've been wondering what this was after seeing it being talked about. Right of Spring fest right? Neal Morse is playing there?
The whole band actually. :neverusethis:
Do it... it'll be an even grander DTF gathering.
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Good morning ish. I've decided that the neighbors need to be treated to Haken while I do yard work. :JayOctavarium:
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My neighbours listen to awesome music...
...whether they want to or not :hat
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Basically.
I usually wear headphones... But I don't wanna be dealing with the cable as I'm on my hands and knees pulling weeds.
Oh well.
They'll survive.
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*snip* horrible joke that in hindsight wasn't very funny.
See, this is why I censor myself.
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I have over the head headphones for inside but I have some nice SONY in ears for outside with my iPhone.
I would use the big headphones outside but Dad chopped off the broken jack and put on a really long cable and a volume control in so i can plug them
into my record player across the room so that would be so irritating to walk around with.
I cannot stand Apple Earpods. No bass at all and the slightest head movement and they fall out.
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My mouse wheel is being ignored by DTF again.
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I also have over the head headphones for indoors and in ear for outdoors. Both free headphones from work that are amazing. Our holiday gift this past year were really nice wireless in ear blutooth headphones. They are amazing and easily the best company gift I've ever received. To top it off, I also got two of them since my company seems to always mail me two gifts every year :lol
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Wireless in ears sound like the stupidest idea ever.
I'm talking mainly about the ones here...
I like iMacs and iPhone but their headphones have always been garbage and i've 0% interest in iPads or iWatch.
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Why is it such a stupid idea? Have you ever tried them? They are great.
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Because Apple in ears fall out at the slightest movement. If one falls out - you could lose it as it's not attached to anything.
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My mouse wheel is being ignored by DTF again.
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Sound like woman problems. :lol
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My mouse wheel is being ignored by DTF again.
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Sound like woman problems. :lol
Sounds like King problems :hat
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Awe, you are so cute Kotowboy. I cold pinch you.
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Because Apple in ears fall out at the slightest movement. If one falls out - you could lose it as it's not attached to anything.
I'm assuming you are talking about the ear buds that come with an iphone? I've always had issues with cheaper in ear buds not being able to stay in my ear. The ones I have now are wayyy better. Came with three interchangeable in ear pieces plus has another piece that wraps alongside the outside of your inner ear (not sure if that make sense) to help stay with falling out. At the end of the day, I will always prefer my over the head headphones, but certain situations like going for a walk, the in ear ones are much better.
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Awe, you are so cute Kotowboy. I cold pinch you.
Warm your hand first please.
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Because Apple in ears fall out at the slightest movement. If one falls out - you could lose it as it's not attached to anything.
I'm assuming you are talking about the ear buds that come with an iphone? I've always had issues with cheaper in ear buds not being able to stay in my ear. The ones I have now are wayyy better. Came with three interchangeable in ear pieces plus has another piece that wraps alongside the outside of your inner ear (not sure if that make sense) to help stay with falling out. At the end of the day, I will always prefer my over the head headphones, but certain situations like going for a walk, the in ear ones are much better.
I pretty much always buy in ears with the rubber diaphragms which grip your ears so they *never* fall out when you turn your head. Plus they provide more low end.
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Awe, you are so cute Kotowboy. I cold pinch you.
Warm your hand first please.
No way. The shock factor is the best.
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Just got home from the hospital. Had a small surgery on my right ear. Seems there was so much fluid behind my eardrum, it actually collapsed it backwards. My right ear has been about 40% of my left ear for a couple of years. Now, everything is so f'n loud!!
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Is that an immediate fix then? That's good you got your hearing back and hope for a quick recovery if it's not all good now.
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What? Speak up, Tim!
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Is that an immediate fix then? That's good you got your hearing back and hope for a quick recovery if it's not all good now.
Immediate fix. I'm having a few things done this year. My wife's insurance is so much better than mine. The doctor doesn't seem to think it'll reoccur.
Literally the first surgery I've had since I had my wisdom teeth out as a teenager.
What? Speak up, Tim!
I know a guy!
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Damn Tim. 2 years you waited?
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Damn Tim. 2 years you waited?
I probably noticed a difference longer than that. Like my right headphones are so much softer than my left. It's funny, like in a restaurant, my wife always sits on my right, and I can never hear her.
Last year, we tried to opt out of my insurance and go on my wife's, but after a long appeal process, I got fucked. So as soon as we switched this year, I made a slew of appointments. 2017 is the year I have The TAC 100,000 mile tune up done.
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It's funny, like in a restaurant, my wife always sits on my right, and I can never hear her.
Most men would say that's a bonus.
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Yah, I can't stand how hard it is to switch. We should be able to opt out whenever we want and change.
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It's funny, like in a restaurant, my wife always sits on my right, and I can never hear her.
Most men would say that's a bonus.
I know. She already said I have no excuses now. :lol
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Just got home from the hospital. Had a small surgery on my right ear. Seems there was so much fluid behind my eardrum, it actually collapsed it backwards. My right ear has been about 40% of my left ear for a couple of years. Now, everything is so f'n loud!!
Relevant - https://youtu.be/GlN3oEjMpUQ
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Chad, you are so right.
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That is some dirty pool. That's like taking a Marchand spear in the nuts.
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If your nuts just had surgery. :lol
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:lol
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TAC I'm glad to hear you hearing is better!
Kotow, I've never heard of Zontes but I swear by my Yamaha. It's incredibly reliable and well built.
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Blob, I just saw the 2nd trailer for the War For The Planet Of The Apes.
Hot damn that looks good.
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Evening
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Blob, I just saw the 2nd trailer for the War For The Planet Of The Apes.
Hot damn that looks good.
My most anticipated movie of the year! The first two were excellent, I just hope this one differentiates itself enough from the previous one.
Dammit, I was all excited about the return of Archer, and now it's apparently some stuck inside of a dream bullshit for the whole season. I can't even watch this. This is worse than the season Carol became a country singer.
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Morning
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TAC I'm glad to hear you hearing is better!
Kotow, I've never heard of Zontes but I swear by my Yamaha. It's incredibly reliable and well built.
Yes it would be nice to go Yamaha again but i'm gonna see what's available !
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are either of those bikes fuel injected?
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Morning Reaper.
Greetings Kotowboy.
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What's the good word blob?
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Sorry I don't know Reap.
Qa'pla Blob.
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Morning. I DVR'd Archer so I can't comment yet Blob.
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What's the good word blob?
I am unable to contain myself to a single word.
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nerd
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I need to give Archer another shot. I remember watching a couple of episodes from the first season a few years ago and the show didn't really click with me.
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I need to give Archer another shot. I remember watching a couple of episodes from the first season a few years ago and the show didn't really click with me.
It's a great show. It's the kind of show with recurring jokes and builds up the characters, so it gets better as it goes.
Except S5. I hate S5.
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Which season are they on now?
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They just started S8, and I think they've been renewed for a 9th/10th season to finish it off.
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Morning
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Morning
Morning John.
What's the good word blob?
I am unable to contain myself to a single word.
Show off.
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What's the good word blob?
I am unable to contain myself to a single word.
Show off.
When you can spell them all properly, you get that luxury. :neverusethis:
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TAC I'm glad to hear you hearing is better!
Thanks Reap!
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What's the good word blob?
I am unable to contain myself to a single word.
Show off.
When you can spell them all properly, you get that luxury. :neverusethis:
What is this thing you call spelling?
Tim, So I'll guess there is a sharpness and clarity now in that ear. Not as muffled or dull sounding?
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I wish there was an app that made browsing this forum easier at work.
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Yep a mobile version would be aces.
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Tim, So I'll guess there is a sharpness and clarity now in that ear. Not as muffled or dull sounding?
Yes, it's actually really strange. Everything is so damn loud now. :lol
I listened to my iPod last night and I can't believe I went so long with diminished hearing on that side. I picked up on the hearing loss a few years ago. Over the past year though, it's been worse and has been more of a nuisance.
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Well I'm glad you finally took care of it.
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I get a lot of wax in my ears recently.
But at least now I know if it feels blocked or I have extra noises in my ear I just use some ear drops and that usually helps it.
Before - I used to get up in the night and of course tinnitus plus panic plus new sounds equals a whole truck load of anxiety...
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Not a single email in my inbox this morning. I have one thing on my to-do list. Wake me up at 5.
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That's a good thing!
Kotowboy, same with me. Right now I need to put peroxide in my left ear.
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That is some dirty pool. That's like taking a Marchand spear in the nuts.
Just be thankful I was on my mobile, and couldn't copy the link directly to the chorus!
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Morning, folks.
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Rainy and foggy here. This week has drained me and it's only Thursday.
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Another rainy day here in the 40's though by next Tuesday it will be 70. Yay!!!!!
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Oh man the rain and traffic is so damn annoying. However, what saved my terrible commute this morning was the asshole in the mini van flashing people and almost crashing into me. Normally that wouldn't make me happy, but I got it all on video thanks to my new adjustable tri-pod mount I wrapped around my rearview mirror for holding my phone (and works great as a dashcam too). So I think him driving like an asshole with my live commentary and some edits, I have a fun youtube video in the making :lol
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The weather has been really nice here in the Peg the last week and getting even nicer for the weekend
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It's pouring right now, but it's not a bothersome rain. I kinda like it, though I would still prefer sunshine.
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Half the work day is done, however the time between 1 & 5 feels he longests.
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Half the work day is done, however the time between 1 & 5 feels he longests.
Yup it always done. The mornings always go faster than the afternoons for me.
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Is it just me or does prosciutto smell and taste like feet?
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Half the work day is done, however the time between 1 & 5 feels he longests.
Yup it always done. The mornings always go faster than the afternoons for me.
I work from 10 am to 4pm now it's getting busy again...
10-12 goes quite slow but once I get to 12 the next 4 hours go really quickly.
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Is it just me or does prosciutto smell and taste like feet?
Gotta disagree with you there Coz
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Is it just me or does prosciutto smell and taste like feet?
Gotta disagree with you there Coz
Im disagreeing as well, prosciutto is pretty awesome. But I am italian and maybe biased.
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Is it just me or does prosciutto smell and taste like feet?
Gotta disagree with you there Coz
Im disagreeing as well, prosciutto is pretty awesome. But I am italian and maybe biased.
I like prosciutto, but only the fake American versions. The stuff imported from Italy is nothing but $23/lb of garbage. I really don't like how the authentic stuff tastes.
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I also can't do a lot of it at once, only small amounts. Like a small sandwich or eating a small amount of it with antipasta.
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No, it's definitely feet. Perfume-y feet.
Whenever Mrs. C. has a work function with food, she often brings home leftovers that I take for lunch the next day. She brought home half an Italian sub from a local place. It has a generous layering of capicola, genoa salami, pepperoni, prosciutto, sopressata, and asiago cheese, as well as all the bread, lettuce, tomato, onion, etc. I can taste the prosciutto overpowering everything. and there isn't any more of it than there is anything else.
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Is this just one example? Maybe it's some bad meat, or that brand of it is pure shit. That's definitely not my experience with prosciutto.
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They use Boar's Head meats and cheeses. I've definitely noticed this to be the case ANY time I've come even close to prosciutto.
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Is it just me or does prosciutto smell and taste like feet?
https://youtu.be/gYeCSArNcr4?t=119
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Lol, I knew before I clicked what it was gonna be. Classic scene. :lol
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Lol, I knew before I clicked what it was gonna be. Classic scene. :lol
One of my favorites. Custard - good; jam - good; meat - goooood.
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"Why dont you drink dave?"
I choose not to?
"but it's a proper laugh m8"
Oh like crashing your car TWICE whilst drink driving ? And getting evicted from your house because you didn't pay rent and instead spent it all on
booze and the landlord finding 300 bottles scattered all around the house and in the garden ?
Fun fun fun.
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Well there certainly is a whole lot in the middle of abstinence and abuse.
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You recognize, of course, that it's possible to drink and not be a stereotypical reckless alcoholic slovenly piece of shit, right?
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Yes but it's usually the folks wot are most vocal about it being " a top laugh brah " which are the ones which get hammered and do stupid shit.
But also I don't like the taste of any alcoholic drinks. I like sweet tasting drinks.
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Not liking alcohol is completely understandable. Associating recreational drinking with alcoholic stereotypes = not understandable.
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Not liking alcohol is completely understandable. Associating recreational drinking with alcoholic stereotypes = not understandable.
:tup
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Yes but it's usually the folks wot are most vocal about it being " a top laugh brah " which are the ones which get hammered and do stupid shit.
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Some people stay home and get hammered responsibly.
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Some people stay home and get hammered responsibly.
And some people can have 1-2 drinks just because they enjoy it.
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I choose not to drink, but I've got no problem with anyone else doing it, and they respect my decision not to. :dunno: Hang out with better people.
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Some people stay home and get hammered responsibly.
And some people can have 1-2 drinks just because they enjoy it.
For sure. One beer last night and I was fading in and out from 9 to 1030pm. Tonight, no alcohol. I have to get food for the weekend night shift.
Morning.
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Morning king.
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Morning guys. Just looked up RoSfest and I know one band there :lol
I'd go if it was a bit further out than May, I have my gf's family coming up sadly that weekend and following week.
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Morning Reap.
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Morning blob, what's happening?
Boss is out of town today so I'll be on the forums more.
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Morning blob, what's happening?
Boss is out of town today so I'll be on the forums more.
What about Skype you son of a bitch? :neverusethis:
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morning
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Morning blob, what's happening?
Boss is out of town today so I'll be on the forums more.
What about Skype you son of a bitch? :neverusethis:
Is this how you treat all your bitches? :lol
morning
Morning JJ!
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Morning blob, what's happening?
Boss is out of town today so I'll be on the forums more.
What about Skype you son of a bitch? :neverusethis:
Is this how you treat all your bitches? :lol
Only the ones I care about.
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You you care about me. You really do! I promise to proofread.
Eh, the hell with it.
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Responsible drinking = finishing off the last few leftover sips of Jack and apple juice when you get up for work, so that it doesn't end up being wasted.
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^ I approve of the above message. If you're not man enough to finish it before sleepy time, man up and swallow it the next morning.
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If you're not man enough to finish it before sleepy time, man up and swallow it the next morning.
Giggity.
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Responsible drinking = finishing off the last few leftover sips of Jack and apple juice when you get up for work, so that it doesn't end up being wasted.
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Morning crew. Rain, wind, ice, sleet... Mother Nature needs to get over her menopause. jingle.son had school cancelled today due to the nasty road conditions. 0C with a wind-chill of -8. Sunday, it's going to be 17C and sunny.
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If you're not man enough to finish it before sleepy time, man up and swallow it the next morning.
You should try that one with Mrs P
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17C
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You're directing that question at the wrong side of this argument, Coz. :lol GET WITH THE PROGRAM, MURICA.
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Can't get on Skype unfortunately. I can't wait for today to be over.
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Can't get on Skype unfortunately. I can't wait for today to be over.
Damn, I might have to resort to work.
I'm not going to do that.
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Can't get on Skype unfortunately. I can't wait for today to be over.
Damn, I might have to resort to work.
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17C
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Darth Vader as voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3Wveg4DMk
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An oldy but a goody. :lol
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Morning
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Howdy John.
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An oldy but a goody. :lol
That was better than the usual ones. It wasn't ten minutes long for a kick off and the audio and video actually - shock - synced up well.
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Morning, King. What's going on?
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Well the bike I really like is £3k brand new or £75 a month for 3 years...
I just know i'm gonna end up with a shitty second hand one because "it'll do"... and it'll blow up in another 2 years...
Ho hum. C'est la vie. La Tristesse Durera. :emo:
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Morning, King. What's going on?
Just punching in numbers to a new efficiency report I have to send daily. We are sorting the air bags from the trucks now and giving back the good ones for Wal Mart to reuse. Being green! Well they made a new report and I have to plug all the numbers in again.
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It sounds tedious - nothing a shot of bourbon can't fix. ;)
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Hello?
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Is it me you're looking for?
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I love it when you sing LR to me Zy. :lol
It sounds tedious - nothing a shot of bourbon can't fix. ;)
Pencil pushing work. No alcohol here. I always joke that I was born to be a TV cop. They always have booze and 2 glasses in their desk.
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Lionel, she's blind.
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I love it when you sing LR to me Zy. :lol
It sounds tedious - nothing a shot of bourbon can't fix. ;)
Pencil pushing work. No alcohol here. I always joke that I was born to be a TV cop. They always have booze and 2 glasses in their desk.
:lol Such a TV cliché.
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Friday is kicking me in the nads hard today. I don't have an ounce of work in me.
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Both of my business partners are out with the flu. The receptionist is on vacation. The phones are dead. The Masters is on... yeah, I'm fucking off hardcore.
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Hey.
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Sup
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Shit is real
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I know
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It's real as shit.
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Over half the day is done..
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^ that video still cracks me up to this day :lol
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:lol
I can't wait Hef.
So Monday night Steel Panther. My buddy is dressing up in spandex and a long wig. Now Hef, shit will get real. :lol
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Nice! Steel Panther is playing by me tomorrow night, but I never really got into them
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I'm so jealous. It really kills me that they aren't stopping at CT this time around. They packed the Oakdale to capacity the last two times they came here. :'(
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Nice! Steel Panther is playing by me tomorrow night, but I never really got into them
I can't recommend seeing them enough. Even if you think the music is just meh, it's impossible to not have fun at one of their shows. Plus, there's 110% chance you'll get to see boobs.
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Nice! Steel Panther is playing by me tomorrow night, but I never really got into them
I can't recommend seeing them enough. Even if you think the music is just meh, it's impossible to not have fun at one of their shows. Plus, there's 110% chance you'll get to see boobs.
There's about 3 or 4 strip clubs along the way from my house to Starland Ballroom if I wanted to see boobs :lol I did consider the idea of going, but I just dropped money for Def Leppard next weekend so that eliminated the possibility of seeing SP.
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I always joke that I was born to be a TV cop.
Paul Blart, maybe.
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I always joke that I was born to be a TV cop.
Paul Blart, maybe.
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;D
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:lol
I saw him as a stand up before his TV show.
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^ that video still cracks me up to this day :lol
When I met them back during that tour, I asked about it. They were both hysterical.
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I have zero interest in Steel Panther.
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I have zero interest in Steel Panther.
This.
I get that they're a parody band but once you've heard one song / seen one video you get it.
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It's a fun night. It really is.
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I have zero interest in Steel Panther.
A million times this.
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It's a fun night. It really is.
I'm sure it is.
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Guys, every girl flashes at the show. That's worth going.
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Guys, every girl flashes at the show. That's worth going.
:lol I really don't know their music but the only reason I was considering going was because I hear it's a good time.
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It is and my buddy is dressing in full 80's hair metal garb. You know I'll post pics.
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Color me (un)surprised that Steel Panther gets very little love around here. ::)
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The same amount of love Dream Theater would get on the AquaNet forum. ;)
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Color me (un)surprised that Steel Panther gets very little love around here. ::)
Don't worry Coz, I've got your back
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It is and my buddy is dressing in full 80's hair metal garb. You know I'll post pics.
That alone sounds fun :metal
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I just find the lyrics to Steel Panther are getting old. But i know they put on a good show
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The same amount of love Dream Theater would get on the AquaNet forum. ;)
Early DT probably WOULD get some love there.
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I have no clue to what you are referring.
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Lol, I know, right?
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I mean to insinuate that a prog musician would reduce themselves to worrying about their hair is unfounded.
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^
The single reason I ignored WDADU when it came out.
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:rollin
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Totally true. I had it in my hands.
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Totally true. I had it in my hands.
There's other websites for that.
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Good evening folks.
Here's hoping for a quiet Friday evening at work. Shift's halfway over. But the second half is when the fun usually happens.
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Totally true. I had it in my hands.
There's other websites for that.
You would know, old man!
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I wouldn't have my pants on.
Hey Jay. Wait a sec...
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I wouldn't have my pants on.
It's a disc drive, not a...oh nevermind...
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Color me (un)surprised that Steel Panther gets very little love around here. ::)
I know right? I would have never guessed! :neverusethis: It would be like trying to have a gangbang at an old folk's home.
Which Steel Panther also have a song about. :zydar:
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Morning, g'day, or good evening...depending where you are.
Just finished up paying our income taxes for another year. Oh, goody!
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Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Welp besides it being a wet evening last night, all went well.
Got off at 11pm.
Came back in just now at 7am. I've got some Steven Wilson playing. No one died in the 8 hours I was gone. Should be a nice easy shift. *knocks on wood*
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Morning
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yo
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What's up, Jay?
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Not much. Trying to stay awake at work.
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Caffeinate
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Already downed a 5 hour energy. I am still technically trying to kick caffeine, so if I do anything else, it'll just be a soda or something.
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You're better off with coffee. Coming off the rush of those 5 hour energy drinks sometimes makes you more tired.
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You're better off with coffee. Coming off the rush of those 5 hour energy drinks sometimes makes you more tired.
True
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That may be the direction I go.
It would require driving though.. which I don't wanna do. We have a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, as well as a Starbucks, adjacent to my work, but both their coffee tastes like burnt cat piss. I'd take McDonald's coffee over it any day.
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I just went with 5 hour because I found a case of like 6 for $3 on clearance a few days ago. lol
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McDonald's coffee isn't too bad. As far as Starbucks, get the blonde roast. I stopped getting the darker roasts because the asshats that work there don't know how to make coffee. At least with the blonde roast, it's lighter and you get to actually taste the coffee. Plus I like asking for a tall blonde. ;)
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The Veranda roast is liquid caffeinated sex. I usually forget about it until it's too late.
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Just never get the normal espresso. The guest beans are ALWAYS nicer.
I always get the guest beans even if it's a few pence more.
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The Veranda roast is liquid caffeinated sex. I usually forget about it until it's too late.
That's the blonde one they usually have. Next time you go in just ask for liquid caffeinated sex. I want to know their reaction.
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I haven't gotten Starbucks coffee in ages. Really just not into it at all anymore.
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Costa > > > Starbucks.
Plus I had a massive crush on a Barista in Costa in 2009. So that didn't hurt :hat
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One of the Starbucks baristas used to give me the eyes when I would go in, so that made me go there more for a while. I certainly would have made a move if she wasn't literally half my age. Not that dating a 24 year old a couple of years ago proved anything. :lol
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Oh what a day.
I've had the same person yell at me about something 3x in the last 18 hours here at work. Last night the issue was on shitty timing. Today it was shitty timing and me working with an incompetent coworker.
The dude called last night about something that my coworker just missed (bad timing... 48 square acre property.. cant be everywhere at once.)
And then called today for the same thing (asshole kids skating and being assholes) and chewed me out. My coworker today decided right before then to leave and go get lunch. On the other side of town. Was gone for half an hour. The normal rule of thumb is to not leave for more than 15 min, and to stay withing a mile radius (the problems of working an 8 hour shift with a working lunch). So bad timing. I ran into the kids right after dumbass coworker gets back, and chase them off property. As I finish, I run into the resident who has at that time screamed at me 2x over the phone. He proceeds to chew me out again. To the point where I lost my professionalism and was kind of a dick back to him.
He told me that he's going to report me, yadda yadda, and he's already written an email to the property manager regarding the situation, and will write another one regarding me. Give him my name and say go right ahead and walk away.
I then called my boss and told him what happened. I basically was told not to worry, the dude is an asshole, and just make sure all my I's are dotted and T's are crossed on my end.
It was so hard not to tell the dude to go fuck himself.
One of the Starbucks baristas used to give me the eyes when I would go in, so that made me go there more for a while. I certainly would have made a move if she wasn't literally half my age. Not that dating a 24 year old a couple of years ago proved anything. :lol
There is, or was, this really cute Barista working in the Starbucks in the Vons (Safeway) next to my work. Blonde. A tad thick. Glasses. Cute enough to make me kinda stutter (worse than normal) when talking to her. Sadly though I think she was only filling in at this location, and is now working full time in another town.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf by my work(which is so much better than Starbucks) has some good looking girls in it, but the one near my county job I had for 6 months took the cake. Everyone in there was really cute, and the girls were also all really sweet. It got to the point where I was calling my order in on my way to work and one or two of them would answer the phone and I'd get a "Hi Jeremy!" when they heard my voice. Good times.
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It was so hard not to tell the dude to go fuck himself.
I have a problem NOT doing that when the situation deserves it.
One of the Starbucks baristas used to give me the eyes when I would go in, so that made me go there more for a while. I certainly would have made a move if she wasn't literally half my age. Not that dating a 24 year old a couple of years ago proved anything. :lol
There is, or was, this really cute Barista working in the Starbucks in the Vons (Safeway) next to my work. Blonde. A tad thick. Glasses. Cute enough to make me kinda stutter (worse than normal) when talking to her. Sadly though I think she was only filling in at this location, and is now working full time in another town.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf by my work(which is so much better than Starbucks) has some good looking girls in it, but the one near my county job I had for 6 months took the cake. Everyone in there was really cute, and the girls were also all really sweet. It got to the point where I was calling my order in on my way to work and one or two of them would answer the phone and I'd get a "Hi Jeremy!" when they heard my voice. Good times.
Nice. Sometimes it's worth going somewhere just to see those same warm smiles.
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It was so hard not to tell the dude to go fuck himself.
I have a problem NOT doing that when the situation deserves it.
I know how far I can bend things before I run the risk of really getting in trouble. I told a resident to go fuck himself once, back in like December. I was able to get away with it because the guy was drunk was trying to get physical with me.
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Did he at least buy you dinner first?
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:lol
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He was trying to get physical?! That asshole should have his mailbox full of dog shit.
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Nah. The good thing about having the amount of klout I do with this community is that they, sometimes, will back me up. Dude was dealt with by the HOA board here.
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Not enough in my eyes. Attacking those who protect that community is bad. They should have kicked him out.
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Ricky Gervais is a monumental piece of shit.
He made a joke on stage about babies dying and a couple who had recently lost their child walked out...
Ricky took to Twitter to apologise.. oh wait he didn't he tweeted over and over about how nothing is offensive and he can say whatever he wants.
Not one tweet showing any empathy whatsoever.
People replied to him saying he goes too far and all this...
He replies " Haha stop talking shit. If I had £1 for every person i'd offended - oh wait i do - and i'm going to keep doing it - and worse ! :D "
Fucking. Cunt.
Also - when other atheists say you go too far with laughing at people's beliefs - you probably do go too far. He thinks he can say whatever he wants and talk his way
out of it later.
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Kotow, congrats on the new bike!
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Kotow, congrats on the new bike!
Thanks i'm looking forward to getting it home.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C86QE_OXUAoYPtf.jpg
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When does it come home?
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I've paid a deposit and chosen a (licence plate) Registration...Nothing personal - just a list.
I chose the one which ends in JBX. Because it has an X :p
And I just need to pay the £1,450 and pick it up.
I'll just need to pay road tax and insurance on it then i'm good to go.
I need a name for it. I named my last bike Bissy - short for Bicyclette. C'est bicycle en francais.
Moto doesn't sound as good :p
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Nice! Has the riding season started yet over there?
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Nice! Has the riding season started yet over there?
Yeah loads of bikes out. Stunning weather for a change.
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Nice, the weather just took a turn colder so I won't be riding this week.
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Nice, the weather just took a turn colder so I won't be riding this week.
I'm gonna do small trips to begin with. Need to get used to a completely new bike.
Fave thing is that it has rev counter, fuel gauge and gear indicator - all things I wanted on my SR.
It has electric start and kick start but I dunno why i'd need a kick start.
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Yea, you could always push start if your electric start fails.
You have more options than me :lol. I don't have a gear indicator or fuel indicator. I have a low fuel light and a special fuel trip counter, at that point I have around 25 miles to fill up.
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My old bike was a 10 litre tank and that could do around 200 miles before i'd need to fill up.
new bike is 12 litres. I'm guessing that means I could do around 240 on a full tank.
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I got a little bigger tank tahn you, mine is 14 litres but I only get 150 miles.
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Nothing like worming on Saturday night for a software release. At least it's from home, and at least I can have a beer while doing it.
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Worming or working ?
I really fancied a 125 Honda CBF because the dash looks really futuristic n cool. :tup
I told Dad I like those jagged looking bikes with lines everywhere and he said they're probably not very comfy so..
This kind of thing - - - - https://www.zontes.co.uk/index.php/component/joomgallery/image?view=image&format=raw&type=img&id=119
Like if USS Vengeance from into Darkness was a bike :p
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Morning
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Morning. Beautiful day today. After food shopping we are going for a drive to get lost and heading to a brewery we've never been to.
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Morning. Beautiful day today. After food shopping we are going for a drive to get lost and heading to a brewery we've never been to.
Sounds awesome!
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I'm watching the first episode of Grimm. I'm not one minute in and I hear the same scream used in Metropolis 2. :lol
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I'm watching the first episode of Grimm. I'm not one minute in and I hear the same scream used in Metropolis 2. :lol
That stock scream is used so many places. Always sticks out when you've heard it so many times. :lol
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Morning peeps.
I have a bunch of coupons for free breakfast sandwiches from Chick Fil A. I was so tired this morning that I pulled into the drive thru and sat there for a minute or two till I realized it's Sunday. They're closed.
Fail.
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I'm watching the first episode of Grimm. I'm not one minute in and I hear the same scream used in Metropolis 2. :lol
That stock scream is used so many places. Always sticks out when you've heard it so many times. :lol
It's the female Wilhelm Scream, isn't it?
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I'm watching the first episode of Grimm. I'm not one minute in and I hear the same scream used in Metropolis 2. :lol
That stock scream is used so many places. Always sticks out when you've heard it so many times. :lol
It's the female Wilhelm Scream, isn't it?
Pretty much, although luckily it hasn't reached the point of excessive ironic use yet.
I need to download the first season and do a full watch through. I've got S2 onwards on my computer, but I haven't rewatched them yet.
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The series is over, right?
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Yeah, it finished just over a week ago. It ended really strong too. I'd love to go back to the start and see how everything started again.
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Was the story complete or was it forced off the air?
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Nerds
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(https://25.media.tumblr.com/87b5b674e1d8f66202fb04d34b0d4993/tumblr_mwfpc2Fgyd1qan42po4_250.gif)
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Was the story complete or was it forced off the air?
They knew the most recent season was their last, so it has a complete ending.
Nerds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8
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Nerds
Does kingshmegland have to smack a bitch?
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I would have laughed if you misspelled your name. :biggrin:
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King would never misspell his own name!
Of course, I'm lying. He misspelled his own name on Twitter. To this day I've just assumed it's intentional, because the alternative is too horrifying to deal with. :neverusethis:
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I would have laughed if you misspelled your name. :biggrin:
:rollin
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Mnnn. I can misspell anything. But the bonus of watching you all lose it is worth every penny.
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I'm watching the first episode of Grimm. I'm not one minute in and I hear the same scream used in Metropolis 2. :lol
That stock scream is used so many places. Always sticks out when you've heard it so many times. :lol
It's the female Wilhelm Scream, isn't it?
Pretty much, although luckily it hasn't reached the point of excessive ironic use yet.
I need to download the first season and do a full watch through. I've got S2 onwards on my computer, but I haven't rewatched them yet.
I also heard it in PS2 game TimeSplitters 2. An amazing game.
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On the way home from a pretty great three days in Vermont, capped by an anniversary party for the beer forum I post on. Also, there's a place up there with some of the best sausage gravy I've ever had. Cured me of what hangover I did have this morning.
(https://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/axeman9182/IMG_20170409_112856177_zpsqkshdd19.jpg) (https://s575.photobucket.com/user/axeman9182/media/IMG_20170409_112856177_zpsqkshdd19.jpg.html)
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Worming or working ?
I really fancied a 125 Honda CBF because the dash looks really futuristic n cool. :tup
I told Dad I like those jagged looking bikes with lines everywhere and he said they're probably not very comfy so..
This kind of thing - - - - https://www.zontes.co.uk/index.php/component/joomgallery/image?view=image&format=raw&type=img&id=119
Like if USS Vengeance from into Darkness was a bike :p
Honda has always had great tech on their bikes.
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I'd never heard of Zontes bikes before and I just saw one out and about . Same as mine but 50cc.
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On the way home from a pretty great three days in Vermont, capped by an anniversary party for the beer forum I post on. Also, there's a place up there with some of the best sausage gravy I've ever had. Cured me of what hangover I did have this morning.
(https://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/axeman9182/IMG_20170409_112856177_zpsqkshdd19.jpg) (https://s575.photobucket.com/user/axeman9182/media/IMG_20170409_112856177_zpsqkshdd19.jpg.html)
Have to say i'm not feeling that :p
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Spent the day doing nothing except going to get some breakfast. That's how I like my sundays.
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That's a get your belly full of something to soak up the alcohol.
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Hopefully that food looks better in person lol
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Evening
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Evening prog
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What's going on, Reap?
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Nothing much, just woke up :lol
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Heh Falling asleep and waking up to DTF.
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That's my routine typically. How was the night Prog?
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With the exception of having to head out into the field for something tedious, it was slowwww. And that is my routine, too. And probably most every one else's. :lol
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Hey Reap - went to insure my new bike and it was ludicrous. Must be because it's a brand new bike...
I asked Dad to see how much it would be for him to insure it for himself and add me as 2nd driver...
WAY cheaper. So we may just do that and cancel my previous policy on the Yamaha.
Even if I give dad his quote AND pay the rest of my old policy - it's still *less than half* of what it would be for me .... ::)
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Hopefully that food looks better in person lol
No kidding.... the stuff on the right looks - LITERALLY - like what my dog hurled up on Thursday morning.
Goddamn what a great weekend (weather-wise) it was. More of the same in store for this week.
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Hopefully that food looks better in person lol
No kidding.... the stuff on the right looks - LITERALLY - like what my dog hurled up on Thursday morning.
Goddamn what a great weekend (weather-wise) it was. More of the same in store for this week.
Looks like Beef Stroganov :P
EDIT : Insuring my new bike for me and Dad if *I* make the claim : £550...
Insuring my new bike for me and Dad if *Dad* makes the claim : £90
:lolpalm: Fine by us. Works out fuck loads cheaper and the end result is the same...
Anyway Dad has officially bought the bike in his name - I just need to pay him back. :)
Pics soon ! :)
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Morning folks!
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Morning king! What's up?
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Working right now. Getting out early to head to Boston to see Steel Panther! That's what!! :metal
I took tomorrow off.
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:metal Nice! Have fun! (as if you wouldn't)
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Boobs will be viewed. My buddy is getting dressed up in spandex and a wig. lol I'll pick a pick tomorrow.
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Boobs will be viewed. My buddy is getting dressed up in spandex and a wig. lol I'll pick a pick tomorrow.
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
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I don't feel like doing anything today.
Which makes this just like any other day, I suppose.
Hey hef!
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Hey hef!
Oh good, you're here!
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G'morning all. First day back at the office from vacation ftl.
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Hey hef!
Oh good, you're here!
You forgot sarcasm green.
:neverusethis:
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Hey hef!
Oh good, you're here!
I found a spare moment in my busy schedule to grace you with my presence.
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You're the best one on your row.
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What :lol
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:lol
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G'morning all. First day back at the office from vacation ftl.
Feeling a little sluggish Bill after the fun weekend?
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G'morning all. First day back at the office from vacation ftl.
Feeling a little sluggish Bill after the fun weekend?
Yeah, pretty much nothing but late nights for us and I didn't sleep especially well.
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Hopefully that food looks better in person lol
No kidding.... the stuff on the right looks - LITERALLY - like what my dog hurled up on Thursday morning.
Goddamn what a great weekend (weather-wise) it was. More of the same in store for this week.
Looks like Beef Stroganov :P
EDIT : Insuring my new bike for me and Dad if *I* make the claim : £550...
Insuring my new bike for me and Dad if *Dad* makes the claim : £90
:lolpalm: Fine by us. Works out fuck loads cheaper and the end result is the same...
Anyway Dad has officially bought the bike in his name - I just need to pay him back. :)
Pics soon ! :)
That's a huge difference Kotow.
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(https://i.imgur.com/mzga7zh.jpg)
:heart :heart :heart
I love it. It was really weird at first getting used to no only a new bike but also a bike that's 2017 new and not from 1995 with 22 years wear & tear.
Rides lovely. Seat is higher so going around corners feels less :eek
Just rode her home behind Dad and then filled up the tank and went for a long drive.
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sweet ride!!
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Thanks !! What's inheritance for anyway ?? :p
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:yup congrats Kotow that's a great looking bike. Be safe out there!
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Damn
I have the itch for a bike.
If I come into some money sometime soon from that shit with my dad, I may have to take the plunge.
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Evening
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Blob, I sent you a booby Steel Panther pic on Facebook IM.
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No you didn't. I want to see your boobies dammit! :(
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I'll send right now!
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Got it.
Finally the internet can be used to see a boob! It's about time, huh? :neverusethis:
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:lol
There was 5 sets. I was too slow to get them all. :lol
Too much damn fun. Well it's 2am. Bed time. I'll post more pics tomorrow.
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Glad you had a good time, king! :metal
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:metal :metal
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- - Updated my OS - -
Then my audio interface was not recognised :p
Luckily for me - I never download new OS immediately - I always wait several months and by then all updates and stuff will be packaged with it..
Sure enough - after downloading the new OS - i simply went to Line 6's downloads page and it was right there waiting for me :D
I remember one time I upgraded my OS as soon as it was out then I couldn't use my Audio Interface for several months. . .
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Morning
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Just about.
On the bus "r n"
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Almost noon there?
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Good morning.
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Morning!
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Morning JJ, what's good?
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Morning, guys
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It was around 11:20 when I posted.
Hey Reap 👋🏻 👀
https://youtu.be/3EP--OdwsuE. Short bike vid
Old bike I named Bissy. This one is Nuvo.
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Just got to work, ready to go home.
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Morning. Having coffee on the recliner. The day after the Steel Panther concert.
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That's the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there.
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Hef, are you testing a theory that any post on DTF could be answered by a line in Ghostbusters?
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Hef, are you testing a theory that any post on DTF could be answered by a line in Ghostbusters?
Sir, what you have there is what we refer to as a focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm, or a Class Five full roaming vapor. Real nasty one, too!
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I just don't understand how I can have so many meetings. I spend more time in meetings talking about work than actually working.
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I just don't understand how I can have so many meetings. I spend more time in meetings talking about work than actually working.
:lol that's the worst
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I just don't understand how I can have so many meetings. I spend more time in meetings talking about work than actually working.
I feel your pain, man. I've spent the last 4 hours trying to find evidence of signoff from 17 months ago because my director likes to volunteer our department for regular audit. The process I work around requires 18 signoffs per production change. Last month I had to spec out 13 production changes. 234 fucking signoffs. I spend more time worrying about audit compliance than I do getting stuff done. I can't take it any more. I stopped smoking pot a last week to start cleaning out my system. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I can't take the corporate world. I want to get out now rather than later. Leaving my current salary behind will suck, but it's only going to get harder as that salary increases. Even with the pay, the vacation time, the healthcare, and the schedule, I honestly can't take. I feel like a whiny millennial bitch talking that way, but I already feel my body failing from sitting 12+ hours a day, I'm anxious all the time now (which was never an issue) and the headaches I get from staring at screens all day has gotten very old. I'm tired of it after just 3 years.
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You know what's funny is I have read your work posts for years and I just stepped into a BA and dev role and holy hell I completely understand your complaints. Sad thing is I make way too much to leave :lol
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You know what's funny is I have read your work posts for years and I just stepped into a BA and dev role and holy hell I completely understand your complaints. Sad thing is I make way too much to leave :lol
This is what I'm trying to avoid.
The thing is, I don't think the BA role is actually that bad. I mean, I never loved it, but we transitioned from waterfall methodology to agile recently and it put it over the top. I'm also working in insurance. I couldn't have selected a more boring subject that I have literally negative interest in. If I was a BA for a company I gave a damn about, something like Tesla or SpaceX, I probably wouldn't hate it as much. I'm sure I'd still bitch all the time, but Sundays wouldn't be ruined by the thought of going into work on Monday. At least I'd feel like I was part of something I felt was worthwhile.
What's your least favorite thing so far?
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The boredom. I worked in IT for the past year, call center stuff tier 2 & 3 type issues. I really lied it because it required critical thinking 90% of the time and the problems that got escalated to me were often unqiue and highly technical, the pay was shit. When I joined Wells the job description made it sound intriguing and the pay made it even better. Turns out all I do is compare spreadsheets most of the day. I look at employees that have been here for a while and they do the same and just look busy all day.
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"look busy all day" I honestly hate that the most of any job and one of the reasons why I like my current job since I work remotely, there is no one I need to look busy for. When there is work, I am on it, if things are slow, I am on DTF and don't need to hide it.
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Yea. Basically I've been learning what the team isnresponsiblenfor by doing their jobs. I can be done with everyone's reports by 2pm typically, all 4 employees.
No DTF for me unless it's on my phone :(
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If they ever banned Reddit here, I'd be fucked.
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Hef, are you testing a theory that any post on DTF could be answered by a line in Ghostbusters?
Ah, if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.
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Hef, are you testing a theory that any post on DTF could be answered by a line in Ghostbusters?
Ah, if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.
I'm sorry, I don't believe in any of those things.
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Well, that's all right. I don't either.
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What is Reddit?
And I couldn't quote a single line out of Ghostbusters, the single most overrated movie of all time!
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" First you {colour} my mind then you {colour} my mind "
The answers are red and blue.
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What is Reddit?
Reddit is the front page of the internet!
Basically, Reddit is a message board of sorts. It has thousands of "sub reddits" or sub boards, for anything you can think of from world news, cute animal pictures, Bondage Porn, Music, etc. People submit things (links, pictures, text posts), and there's an up/down vote system for submissions as well as comments.
Reddit is the reason I disappeared from DTF for a while a year or so ago (not that anyone noticed :lol ).
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Thanks Jay, that was a serious question. A forum like that would be way to huge for me.
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No prob.
Reddit is great, but having THAT many people on a social site has it's issues. Users on Reddit took it upon themselves to help ID the suspect(s) in the Boston Marathon Bombing. They scoured through pictures and Identified someone, found their name and what not and started harassing the person's family (mind you the dude had disappeared after the bombing). The FBI actually released the suspects' info early due to this witch hunt, which is suspected to be what caused them to come out when they did, and caused the shooting of that cop and all that bullshit.
The guy which Reddit had IDed actually killed himself. I don't think it was related to the actual event (since he was missing before he was IDed).
That's the kind of thing that happens when you have THAT many people in a forum together.
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Thanks Jay, that was a serious question. A forum like that would be way to huge for me.
It can be if you stick the default subreddits but you can find some great discussion. You got a new bike so check out www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles
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I spend most of my time on AskReddit
www.reddit.com/r/askreddit
Which is basically a forum where people post broad questions and people discuss.
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Honestly, DTF gives me all the news and answers I need!
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Evening...
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It is.
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(https://media.tenor.co/images/ea9c594bdb737eecf451f3be792d9ce8/tenor.gif)
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Is it?
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Is tit?
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mmmmm
tits
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(https://geekologie.com/2011/04/06/udders.jpg)
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Played with some beautiful tits tonight.
That's all I have to add.
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Yours don't count.
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Yours don't count.
That they don't. :P
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(https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/7zD39_UnUuZ2BFjk0JUvk02hJ-M/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2014/05/16/005/n/1922283/ff9802617259f3e0_damon-damon-salvatore-28836474-500-281/i/He-works.gif)
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Don't be jelly that I had a sexy as hell New York girl over ;).
If it helps, I did imagine it was you.
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Fucking GIFs
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Fucking GIFs
I think that's called porn.
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Nah it's called being unable to think of a witty reply of your own. ;)
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Nah it's called being unable to think of a witty reply of your own. ;)
Oh come on, at least give me half a point for the word play.
And also not using a GIF.
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:-* ilysm rn ngl xo
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Nah it's called being unable to think of a witty reply of your own. ;)
(https://media.tenor.co/images/4958a88749c6dc428ac8d4e5ffdb33a7/tenor.gif)
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:-* ilysm rn ngl xo
Is that a code that requires a cipher? I really wish I knew what that meant.
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Hahaha. It's stupid teeny text speak.
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Hahaha. It's stupid teeny text speak.
I am clearly too old to understand it.
Let me try though...."I like you so much....right now.....now get laid....xo"
?
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Close :p
Not Gonna Lie..
I'm 38 :p
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Recently I learned that some folk say "Cokes" to mean ANY CARBONATED SOFT DRINK ?!?!
That's a bit like calling Any vehicle a Ford
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Recently I learned that some folk say "Cokes" to mean ANY CARBONATED SOFT DRINK ?!?!
That's a bit like calling Any vehicle a Ford
They do that already to a degree, like with Hoover, or Kleenex, Jacuzzi, Chapstick, Sharpies, or Tupperware.
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The technical term for that is genericide, which is an awesome word.
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Also - the name Coke for Coca Cola was adopted by Coca Cola after people started it calling it that for short.
I can understand calling any Cola drink a Coke just for brevity or whatever but...Saying 'Coke' for a Dr.Pepper, a 7Up, a Gatorade, A Mountain Dew...nah.
EDIT : Although... I guess since Coca Cola the Company probably owns a lot of those drinks - I guess it *kinda* makes sense ?
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Dr Pepper is the only pop drink that I really like
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I spend most of my time on AskReddit
www.reddit.com/r/askreddit
Which is basically a forum where people post broad questions and people discuss.
what kills me on askreddit is the same topics appear.
Good morning guys.
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And I couldn't quote a single line out of Ghostbusters, the single most overrated movie of all time!
Alice, I'm going to ask you a couple of standard questions, okay? Have you or any of your family been diagnosed schizophrenic? Mentally incompetent?
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Did TAC's account get taken over by Trump? Did Ghostbusters say something bad about TAC?
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:lol
Blob, I loved your Kirk and Spock. Can't wait to see what you're doing with them.
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Thanks, king. I'm proud of how they turned out. I'm almost ready to start animating with them, so hopefully there will be something soon-ish. I think you'll like it. :blob:
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I showed my engineer buddy your internet in the 20's. He couldn't stop laughing.
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Oh good, that would explain the view that video got this week. :neverusethis:
I'm going to be using that style of character in most of my videos now. It makes it a lot quicker to just keep recycling it. :lol
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:lol
Still, it was fun to see how you had him walk to the mailbox with different emotions. The creep walk was the best!
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I liked the one where he totally flips off the mailbox :lol
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Lunch time, over half the day is done. Can't wait to go home.
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About to head to lunch in a few minutes myself. Looking forward to Better Call Saul and The Americans on the DVR tonight.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/sonic-blast-shrimp-named-pink-floyd-131228223.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/sonic-blast-shrimp-named-pink-floyd-131228223.html)
A newly-discovered shrimp species with a bright pink claw and the ability to produce one of the loudest sounds in the ocean has been named after legendary British band Pink Floyd, zoologists said on Wednesday.
:metal :metal
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Why did they name it after Pink Floyd? Does it put its prey to sleep with boring droning noise and make it wish for sweet sweet death? :neverusethis:
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Why did they name it after Pink Floyd? Does it put its prey to sleep with boring droning noise and make it wish for sweet sweet death? :neverusethis:
Hold it! I want this man arrested! Captain, these men are in criminal violation of the Environmental Protection Act! And this explosion is a direct result of it!
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What weird is that I was just reading this morning that there was going to be an Animals Reissue, featuring a lost bonus track.
1. Pigs On The Wing Part 1
2. Dogs
3. Pigs
4. Sheep
5. Shrimp
6. Pigs On The Wing Part 2
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Why did they name it after Pink Floyd? Does it put its prey to sleep with boring droning noise and make it wish for sweet sweet death? :neverusethis:
Just throw a shrimp on the barbie will ya?
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I always get a chuckle when I look through the music discussion side or the DT side and see some of the oddly conceived threads there. The current head scratcher is "bands with good 4th and 5th albums". Nothing against TLM for creating it, I guess my brain isn't wired on that high a level, because it would never occur to me to look that in-depth into things. I expect at some point to see a thread discussing bands whose second side of their third album have songs with no guitar solos.
Sadly, the answer is Kiss - Dressed to Kill - Rock and Roll All Nite
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:lol
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I always get a chuckle when I look through the music discussion side or the DT side and see some of the oddly conceived threads there. The current head scratcher is "bands with good 4th and 5th albums". Nothing against TLM for creating it, I guess my brain isn't wired on that high a level, because it would never occur to me to look that in-depth into things.
I suppose the rationale is that if a band was successful that A)they got to have a fourth and fifth album, and B) those albums were good, then it must be a decent band.
Of course, there are still some shitty choices in that thread.
Sadly, the answer is Kiss - Dressed to Kill - Rock and Roll All Nite
I can live with that.
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https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/channel/323-livestream/#.WO56VWPJnxw.twitter (https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/channel/323-livestream/#.WO56VWPJnxw.twitter)
Live police chase in california, been going on for almost an hour now. We are all watching at work :lol
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I spend most of my time on AskReddit
www.reddit.com/r/askreddit
Which is basically a forum where people post broad questions and people discuss.
I just got banned from this sub 5 minutes ago for sharing my own email address :facepalm: I'm fucking pissed. It's basically my favorite sub for killing time.
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I always get a chuckle when I look through the music discussion side or the DT side and see some of the oddly conceived threads there. The current head scratcher is "bands with good 4th and 5th albums". Nothing against TLM for creating it, I guess my brain isn't wired on that high a level, because it would never occur to me to look that in-depth into things. I expect at some point to see a thread discussing bands whose second side of their third album have songs with no guitar solos.
Sadly, the answer is Kiss - Dressed to Kill - Rock and Roll All Nite
I love you.
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The answer is Mastodon because they have yet to do a shit album.
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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/possible-stolen-Chase-Pursuit-Watch-Live-SoCal-Wednesday-419303094.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/possible-stolen-Chase-Pursuit-Watch-Live-SoCal-Wednesday-419303094.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand)
and.... our second live police chase in california. This is great. The last one ended with the car skidding out trying to get off the highway with the driver crawling out the back door and running only to (likely, couldnt see behind the tree) getting sacked by the dog chasing him.
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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/possible-stolen-Chase-Pursuit-Watch-Live-SoCal-Wednesday-419303094.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/possible-stolen-Chase-Pursuit-Watch-Live-SoCal-Wednesday-419303094.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand)
and.... our second live police chase in california. This is great. The last one ended with the car skidding out trying to get off the highway with the driver crawling out the back door and running only to (likely, couldnt see behind the tree) getting sacked by the dog chasing him.
This one ended by St Bonny's High School.
I live in Oxnard, which the next town over.
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I'll post more pics tomorrow.
:impatient:
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I'll post more pics tomorrow.
:impatient:
You are right. Give me a few.
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Thanks king - I suppose one more photo (in additon to the one you'd already posted) sort of counts as "more pics." :neverusethis:
The legendary Satchel guitar/drum solo :metal
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Poison sucks!
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I can't post the other pictures I'd like to post. :lol
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So basically all of your photos except two are of tits - is that what you're saying?
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Well half of the 40 pics. :lol
But those 20....... meow.
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I didn't know Tuff were still playing shows.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
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:lol
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I doubt it's happiness. He would have imploded by now.
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:lol
After going through chemo in my early 30's I started to get allergies. Worth it though. I'm still here to misspell.
Morning.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
No. You can't be allergic to something that doesn't exist.
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FUCKIN REKT
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WUTDAFUXISWONG?
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
Thank you for making my morning great Blob.
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:lol
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Weird request, can someone tell me what they see when they click this link?
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/4494/K2SswY.jpg
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I see an MS Paint drawing of carrot Trump saying "Make America's soil fertile again!"
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I see an MS Paint drawing of carrot Trump saying "Make America's soil fertile again!"
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I see trees of green, red roses too.
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I see an MS Paint drawing of carrot Trump saying "Make America's soil fertile again!"
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Cool
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
I must admit, that was my first thought.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
I must admit, that was my first thought.
Are you sure it wasn't cake ?
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??? Yes.
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Morning. I think I'm experiencing allergies for the first time in my life, either that or I have a cold.
After 38 years I found something to which I am allergic.
Is it happiness? I'm going to guess it's happiness. :neverusethis:
I must admit, that was my first thought.
Are you sure it wasn't cake ?
See. Everybody responded to your comment wrong. It didn't take you 38 years to realize you were allergic to happiness. I'm assuming it was the first time you tried jerking off and realized you couldn't even have an orgasm because of your adversity to feeling good. ;)
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Howdy all. Today's kind of my Friday, as I'm not in the office tomorrow, but I'll be working at the family restaurant all day Friday and Saturday selling Easter chocolate.
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My Friday also. My business is closed tomorrow for Good Friday.
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Yeah, ours is supposed to be, but my employees will be in the office from 12-5 or so. Normally I work the holidays myself because A) I am a benevolent dictator and B) I wants the extra day off I get for working it, but I always make an exception for Black Friday because I like working back at the family business on Easter weekend.
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Sweeet, my gf and I snagged two tickets for 60 total after fees for Bon Jovi tonight at Madison Square Garden. Not a huge fan besides his first album, but why not go check him out at that price. We got a free room at a hotel right by the garden too so tonight may be a wild one :metal :metal
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Sweeet, my gf and I snagged two tickets for 60 total after fees for Bon Jovi tonight at Madison Square Garden. Not a huge fan besides his first album, but why not go check him out at that price. We got a free room at a hotel right by the garden too so tonight may be a wild one :metal :metal
:metal
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Excellent :metal
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Nice. I haven't listened to anything from Bon Jovi since Have a Nice Day, but I must have listened to the album Crush a few hundred times as a kid.
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I haven't listened to them in years. After Keep the Faith I pretty much lost interest in them. I think New Jersey is probably my favorite though.
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I remember Keep The Faith being a good album.
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I think you guys all listen to Bon Jovi more than I do :lol I just made a playlist of some of the songs they are playing that I don't know... they are alright. Some better than others, but really nothing that's impressive. It'll be fun for sure, but I don't think I've ever really enjoyed any of his albums besides his first, self titled besides individual songs here and there
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I saw Bon Jovi open up for the Scorpions on the Love At First Sting tour in 1986. It was their first big tour backing their debut album.
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I saw Bon Jovi open up for the Scorpions on the Love At First Sting tour in 1986. It was their first big tour backing their debut album.
Sure was. Just read about that on wikipedia. That's awesome though. I also am seeing the Scorpions this year! :metal Catching all these 80s bands I liked when I was younger and more into 80s metal that I've never gotten a chance to see. Def Leppard/Poison/Tesla on Saturday too (although I've seen Def Leppard a couple times before).
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I saw the Scorps with Queensryche 2 years ago. They still rocked!
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I saw Bon Jovi open up for the Scorpions on the Love At First Sting tour in 1986. It was their first big tour backing their debut album.
1984 bro.
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Dammit. Why do I keep doing it. June 1984. 2 days before finals. Mom was not happy.
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Dammit. Why do I keep doing it. June 1984. 2 days before finals. Mom was not happy.
Saw it on Saturday June 9th in Providence. Saw Spinal Tap at the movies the night before. A great weekend!
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I think it was June 6th. Oh the memories.
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Happy Good Friday all - especially for those of you that do get the day off. It's a stat holiday up here, so everyone is off. I'm going down to a good friend's house later this morning who took a puppy from the same litter that we got our puppy from, and let the two brothers hang out and play like puppies for a few hours. We try to do this every few weeks. Then, busy planning/prepping for next week, as Mrs.jingle is taking her mom away on a Caribbean vacation - so I'll be Mr. Mom (220, 221, whatever it takes) for a week. It'll be the first time ever that I've had this much time to myself in the house. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm sure it's gonna be kinda weird. Gonna binge watch the shit-load of shows I have on the PVR, read, exercise, listen to tunes, watch concert DVDs... all the shit I never have time to do.
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wife going to see Beauty & The Beast with a friend tonight so I'm thinking man cave time. Underwear, empty pizza boxes and beer cans on the floor. Yup, sounds perfect.
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wife going to see Beauty & The Beast with a friend tonight so I'm thinking man cave time. Underwear, empty pizza boxes and beer cans on the floor. Yup, sounds perfect.
I don't drink alone often, maybe a couple nights a year, but when I do it's a blast.
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear ?
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear ?
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear ?
Wife is going out. I'll be alone.
But it would be very butch of me to hang with my buds in our underwear. I'd be on top. I'm an Alpha.
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Sometimes I wonder if Kotowboy is an alien sent down from another planet to observe, in an attempt to understand human culture and customs.
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear ?
Wife is going out. I'll be alone.
But it would be very butch of me to hang with my buds in our underwear. I'd be on top. I'm an Alpha.
You my liege are the whole goddamned alphabet, and a bag of chips. :heybaby:
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This is why i don't make obvious jokes more often. . .
. . but at least I don't reply to posts with a GIF.
As someone now hilariously will. .
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear ?
Wife is going out. I'll be alone.
But it would be very butch of me to hang with my buds in our underwear. I'd be on top. I'm an Alpha.
You my liege are the whole goddamned alphabet, and a bag of chips. :heybaby:
You did wear me down in Montreal.
Sometimes I wonder if Kotowboy is an alien sent down from another planet to observe, in an attempt to understand human culture and customs.
He really should hang out with Roger from Family Guy. Loosen up and do naughty things.
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. . but at least I don't reply to posts with a GIF.
I fail to understand your beef with this. Internet conversations are required to be text-only? You never watch a movie that is also a book? Sometimes visuals are as/more effective than words on the screen, and do contain/add something that plain text cannot.
I guess for you, a picture is worth zero words.
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It's fun, he can't understand.
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This is why i don't make obvious jokes more often. . .
. . but at least I don't reply to posts with a GIF.
As someone now hilariously will. .
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Reply with a gif?
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Lazytown GIFs? Is it 2005 again? I'm getting horrible flashbacks. :lol
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:lol
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Ah yes, from the classic TOS episode "The Lights of Zydar"
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replying with a pic is the absolute bottom of the barrel of humour
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replying with a pic is the absolute bottom of the barrel of humour
This is like Khan agreeing with Kirk.
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replying with a pic is the absolute bottom of the barrel of humour
I 100% disagree.
Perfect example; A buddy of mine posted something on Facebook yesterday saying they still had two openings on their running team for some race coming up in a few months. He was asking if anyone was interested in joining. He's a huge BTTF fan, and I'm fat and don't run. The following response between friends was completely appropriate given the context.
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I don't agree with it at all. I was just posting it for reference. I reply with pics all the time.
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I don't agree with it at all. I was just posting it for reference. I reply with pics all the time.
For a second, I thought the apocalypse was coming true.
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At work, nothing to do so I'm just going to spend the day listening to music and listening to pod casts.
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Damn....I missed the GIF posting to aggravate Kotow.
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Prog I didn't know your a fan of vampire diaries.
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That is an understatement. :biggrin:
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Tuesday : Bought a Panini. It had garlic in. Note to self : haunt Pret A Manger.
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Has no one really posted in here for nearly 24 hours?
ARE YOU GUYS ALL ALIVE?
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Nope.
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well shit
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Still not.
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well shit
Morning king.
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Hey Blob. Sorry I didn't get back. I was with the old man.
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Made it out to long island for the Def Leppard and Poison concert tonight at the redone Nassau Coliseum. I've never been to the old one and only heard bad things, but excited to check it out now. It just re-opened and there's been a bunch of concerts the last two weeks to celebrate the re-opening including tonights. I was on the fence about going because I saw Def Leppard over the summer and they play the same songs, but I really do like them and figured why not when I snagged a ticket for $100 under face value on stubhub plus I've never seen Poison, never really was a fan, but the setlist looks like a solid selection of songs I enjoy by them plus I would hope Brett Michael's draws a lot of ladies. :metal :metal :metal
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Has no one really posted in here for nearly 24 hours?
ARE YOU GUYS ALL ALIVE?
I've been mostly dead all day.
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So much yard work, so much more left to do.
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Evening
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Evening prog, what's happening?
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Just listening to some Epica at work. How about yourself? To answer your question, I love the Vampire Diaries.
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Nothing much, I have to phone into work at midnight so I'm killing time and listening to Devin Townsend
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Evenin' gents. Currently on the couch working up a good buzz and catching up on the DVR. Currently working on Agents of Shield.
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Evening Axe, I think I'm going to start a game of overwatch to kill some time
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Part of me has an itch to fire up some Halo, which I haven't played in a while.
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Halo 5?
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Halo 5?
I actually got it a little over a year ago and haven't played it yet :lol Wanted to finish a playthrough of 1-4 on the Halo 2 Tenth Anniversary Edition before I took the plunge into 5, and that just hasn't happened yet.
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The only reason I bought an xbox 1 was for Halo. I played through all of them and love them, but hated how the newest doesn't have split screen. A huge turn off for me.
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well my round of Overwatch is done, lets see should I play Witcher or Skyrim?
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The only reason I bought an xbox 1 was for Halo. I played through all of them and love them, but hated how the newest doesn't have split screen. A huge turn off for me.
Halo 3 was life for me in college. My senior year my two roommates and I each had an Xbox 360, a 22" monitor, and a surround sound system. We would eat dinner and the just drink and wreck people in social slayer until whatever parties that night had started up.
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I never did get into Halo. I was always a PC gamer and I really enjoyed the few times I played with my college roommate but as far as FPS's go I play them on PC.
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The only reason I bought an xbox 1 was for Halo. I played through all of them and love them, but hated how the newest doesn't have split screen. A huge turn off for me.
Halo 3 was life for me in college. My senior year my two roommates and I each had an Xbox 360, a 22" monitor, and a surround sound system. We would eat dinner and the just drink and wreck people in social slayer until whatever parties that night had started up.
Yup, I miss social slayer with friends locally while playing online.
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It's Sunday! Which means it's that time of year once again to celebrate the return of a 2000 year old guy who spread the word of peace, only to die and rise again.
Of course I'm talking about the return of Doctor Who! :metal
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I thought you were talking about Cthulhu.
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Don't be silly.
That's more of a Monday celebration.
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The days get muddled together.
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Especially when they go and change the name half way through the day, right? I wake up on Saturday, and go to bed on Sunday. It makes no sense!
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Pfft. It's almost as if they want us to lose our minds.
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It's all a conspiracy from Big Calendar. Or something.
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Big Calendar...
:facepalm:
:lol
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I keep watching the new Kia commercial with Christine Hendricks.
Now I want to buy a Kia.
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I haven't seen it, but I'm surprised you even noticed the car.
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I haven't seen it, but I'm surprised you even noticed the car.
Well, it's classy. It's not just her in a bikini or anything.
If the guys at Herdee's/Carl Jr.'s made it, she would have been oiled up and writhing all over the car, or something.
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Still. I'm surprised you even noticed the car. :lol Especially if it was a Kia.
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*shrugs*
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So, Happy Easter and stuff.
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Hope everyone's easter is
EGG-CELLENT !!!!
:neverusethis:
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I keep watching the new Kia commercial with Christine Hendricks.
Now I want to buy a Kia.
You're strange.
I'd rather buy Christine Hendricks. :biggrin:
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I can't afford Christine Hendricks lol
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Morning bitches, bunnies and a guy that died for us on a cross.
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Please don't bring religion into Easter...
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Well then happy chocolate bunny day.
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Well then happy chocolate bunny day.
<eagerly awaits Shmegland Easter Egg meme - you know the one>
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Good morning gang.
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Morning Reap & everyone else.
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Well then happy chocolate bunny day.
<eagerly awaits Shmegland Easter Egg meme - you know the one>
I have no idea what you are talking about
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Where........... where do you hide them? :|
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Do you really want the answer blob?
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:eyebrows:
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Do you really want the answer blob?
You know I do.
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Good morning.
Sitting at work eating Ham and Potato soup (made a HUGE batch last night. SO GOOD), and listening to Haken.
Oh and happy Easter.
REMEMBER.. RABBITS DONT LAY EGGS.
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Good morning.
Sitting at work eating Ham and Potato soup (made a HUGE batch last night. SO GOOD), and listening to Haken.
Oh and happy Easter.
REMEMBER.. RABBITS DONT LAY EGGS.
OH YEAH?
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WTF
:rollin
also..
dealing with call out # 2 for today. Yay for unreliable assholes!
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G'morning all. Just got back from a solid post breakfast walk, and we'll be heading to my aunt and uncles soon for much eating and drinking.
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I got some ribs in the smoker now, can't wait to have them in a few hours. I'm going to try my hand at smoking sausages too
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I can't possibly eat an entire easter egg in one go these days.
When I was a kid - no problem.
I like chocolate less and less every year.
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Good. One less thing that might accidentally bring you some joy.
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:lol Post of the day.
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Kotowboy just lost 10 years of his life with that post.
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HOLY FUCK I'M GOING TO DIE 10 YEARS EARLIER THAN I WOULD HAVE ? :omg:
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WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!! SLOW DOWN GRAMPA!!
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Dad said if I couldn't buy my new bike myself - he would have bought it..
So I asked for a new drumkit for my next big birthday instead ( Nov 2018 )
I want this one :D
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Evening
I can't afford Christine Hendricks lol
:lol
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Kotowboy just lost 10 years of his life with that post.
Don't get him excited.
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'mornin.
Just dropped of mrs.jingle and her mom at the airport. I'm on my own for a week. Hopefully everyone survives!
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'mornin.
Just dropped of mrs.jingle and her mom at the airport. I'm on my own for a week. Hopefully everyone survives!
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Do guys normally hang out together in their underwear?
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:lol
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:lol
Morning.
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'mornin.
Just dropped of mrs.jingle and her mom at the airport. I'm on my own for a week. Hopefully everyone survives!
I just dropped my gf at the airport which means I'm alone for the week, now if only I didn't have to work.
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'mornin.
Just dropped of mrs.jingle and her mom at the airport. I'm on my own for a week. Hopefully everyone survives!
I just dropped my gf at the airport which means I'm alone for the week, now if only I didn't have to work.
Ha Ha. Got ya beat there... though, I do have 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 teenagers to take care of, so that's pretty close to full-time work.
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Pretty sure kids + animals more than cancels that out. :lol
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Blob would lose his mind! :lol
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I lose my mind often enough without the need for additional help. :lol
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:lol
Well, I've got a lot on my mind right now. My dad looked whipped out yesterday and tomorrow he has the cat Scan assisted biopsy on the mass in his lung. I'm really worried about him. It's hard to focus today on work.
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Yeah, I bet. Hopefully things will improve. Maybe work can take your mind off it a bit temporarily though.
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You guys do that for me. Keep Blobing. It helps me. :lol
Blobing, it should be in the dictionary!
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'mornin.
Just dropped of mrs.jingle and her mom at the airport. I'm on my own for a week. Hopefully everyone survives!
I just dropped my gf at the airport which means I'm alone for the week, now if only I didn't have to work.
Ha Ha. Got ya beat there... though, I do have 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 teenagers to take care of, so that's pretty close to full-time work.
You got me beat there, I only have 1.5 dogs to take care of when I get home.
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I hope everyone had a good weekend. I certainly did.
Looking forward to this coming weekend as well. Taking the wife for a much-deserved weekend getaway at the beach.
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Same place as last year Hef?
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Same place as last year Hef?
Same place for the getaway, yeah, but it was two years ago. What with the move and change of jobs, we actually didn't get any real vacation last year.
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Time flies by. 2 years. Wow.
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You guys do that for me. Keep Blobing. It helps me. :lol
Blobing, it should be in the dictionary!
It's in the Blobtionary.
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Is that the dictionary that's only up to the letter Q? :lol
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I'LL GET TO IT. STOP NAGGING ME!
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:lol
I know. Too busy watching Doctor Who.
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That was so yesterday, king. Today I'm busy making Star Trek characters. :blob:
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Ah, A red shirt dying I'll guess. :lol
Or Welshie! (SP?)
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:lol NOOOOOOOOOO! WELSHY!
I just wrote a red shirt joke, but there will be no red shirts shown dying. Probably.
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I haven't watched that Futurama episode in a while.
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I rewatch it periodically. So good.
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All along he was just a teenager.
No he's not! He's 33! :lol
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Remember that episode where you got high on spores and smacked Kirk around?
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G'morning all. Grateful for a quiet day at the office so far after a tiring (but good) weekend.
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Hey guys
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Couple of hours left at work, can't wait to get the hell out of here.
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Remember that episode where you got high on spores and smacked Kirk around?
Deffo (one of) The best Futurama episode. So well written.
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Morning. At the hospital with Dad. Waiting to set up the biopsy.
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Morning King, I hope your day goes well with your Dad.
How has he been doing?
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Morning, guys.
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Morning King, I hope your day goes well with your Dad.
+1
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Just got into work. Hopefully this day goes by as quickly as yesterday.
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
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How do you do the voice acting by the way?
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How do you do the voice acting by the way?
Curious as well, do you do it yourself?
Just got into work. Hopefully this day goes by as quickly as yesterday.
Yesterday didn't go quickly for me cause work was so slow, I expect today to be the same.
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How do you do the voice acting by the way?
I pay someone else to do it. :lol
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Morning King, I hope your day goes well with your Dad.
How has he been doing?
Good days, bad days. They just took him for the procedure.
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Best of luck, King. I'm cheering for you and Pops.
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Prayers your way, big man.
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Thank you everyone.
He's out. The procedure went great. He's ordering breakfast and staying here for a few hours for observation.
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Great news!
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So far, so good.
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Glad to hear good news at least so far Joe :tup
G'morning all.
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Shouldn't your father be Kingshmegland and you just Princeshmegland? You should get him to join the forum.
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He's a Buddy Holly guy and The Ventures.
His nickname from his sons when we were young was "Herniaman!" :lol
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And what was his nickname for you?
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And what was his nickname for you?
Paul Di'Anno.
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The neighborhood called me "Arm Pit Slapper" since I had hair in my armpits when I was 8 years old. :lol
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So as discussed in Musician's chat, I'm filling in for two gigs with my old band, as their guitarist is a pothead flake. I have a couple new songs I gotta learn. Lonesome Loser, Jessie’s Girl, and Lola Montez (Volbeat). I sat down with my acoustic last night and learned everything for Jessie’s Girl (except the solo) in about 30 seconds. I looked over the tab for Lola Montez today and it’s pretty straightforward. Really cool song. Lonesome Loser, I need to listen to, to be sure of what’s going on. Never a dull moment.
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Lonesome Loser is a cool 70's tune.
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If you're a cool 70's band.
The name of the motorcycle club my old singer and his wife are in is called the Lonesome Losers, so they kinda had to learn the song. :lol
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I love the Little River Band.
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
What project did you start on?
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
What project did you start on?
The next project in his list that won't get finished either. :biggrin:
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
What project did you start on?
The next project in his list that won't get finished either. :biggrin:
The one I'm messing around with today probably won't go anywhere, as it was just an ADHD impulse thing, and involves a fair amount of programming and graphics that my PC can't even run properly until I get a new graphics card. After spending a couple of months only working on the one project, I needed a change of scenery.
The project I'm in the middle of will definitely get done though. My proper video projects like this always get done, they just take a while because of the amount of work involved, and this one's coming along really well so far. And these videos all earn me money, so that's a nice little motivator too. :hat
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
What project did you start on?
The next project in his list that won't get finished either. :biggrin:
The one I'm messing around with today probably won't go anywhere, as it was just an ADHD impulse thing, and involves a fair amount of programming and graphics that my PC can't even run properly until I get a new graphics card. After spending a couple of months only working on the one project, I needed a change of scenery.
The project I'm in the middle of will definitely get done though. My proper video projects like this always get done, they just take a while because of the amount of work involved, and this one's coming along really well so far. And these videos all earn me money, so that's a nice little motivator too. :hat
What/who are you doing these videos for? Like did someone contract you for some work or is this just for your own personal like your youtube page?
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What/who are you doing these videos for? Like did someone contract you for some work or is this just for your own personal like your youtube page?
Yeah, it's just for my own Youtube page. I have a lot of ideas that I want to make, and I've been trying to improve on the time it takes to make them.
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What/who are you doing these videos for? Like did someone contract you for some work or is this just for your own personal like your youtube page?
Yeah, it's just for my own Youtube page. I have a lot of ideas that I want to make, and I've been trying to improve on the time it takes to make them.
That's pretty awesome, I subscribed to you last week (I don't think I knew before you had a page), got some good original content. :tup
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My stupid brain decided to start a completely new random project today instead of continuing the half finished video. I think I lost some motivation because now I need the voice acting done. There's still a ton of other stuff I could do, but that's not how my brain works.
What project did you start on?
The next project in his list that won't get finished either. :biggrin:
The one I'm messing around with today probably won't go anywhere, as it was just an ADHD impulse thing, and involves a fair amount of programming and graphics that my PC can't even run properly until I get a new graphics card. After spending a couple of months only working on the one project, I needed a change of scenery.
The project I'm in the middle of will definitely get done though. My proper video projects like this always get done, they just take a while because of the amount of work involved, and this one's coming along really well so far. And these videos all earn me money, so that's a nice little motivator too. :hat
Nice. It's all about the Benjamins.
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If I was to use a famous deception in reverse from a show Blob loves and is what he is working on,
King -"Blob I need that YouTube video up in two weeks."
Blob -"I'm givin it all she's got King!"
So 2 months. :lol
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If I was to use a famous deception in reverse from a show Blob loves and is what he is working on,
King -"Blob I need that YouTube video up in two weeks."
Blob -"I'm givin it all she's got King!"
So 2 months. :lol
You're probably exaggerating as a joke, but that's probably about how long it will take to finish it off. :lol I'm reverse-Scotty for estimating times.
Nice. It's all about the Benjamins.
Or in my case..... actually I have no idea who any of the people on the Australian notes are. :lol
What/who are you doing these videos for? Like did someone contract you for some work or is this just for your own personal like your youtube page?
Yeah, it's just for my own Youtube page. I have a lot of ideas that I want to make, and I've been trying to improve on the time it takes to make them.
That's pretty awesome, I subscribed to you last week (I don't think I knew before you had a page), got some good original content. :tup
Thanks. My main problem is that it takes so long per video. If I could get that down to the point of releasing more than a couple of videos a year, I think I'd do quite well.
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Yea that's important, got to keep the content coming. I have a soft goal of making one youtube video a week to try and keep my content flowing and since it seems I typically get a subscriber or two per video I release, it makes sense. However, it's much easier to release video game video or concert footage than a totally original animation. One of my good friends has a fairly successful channel, he makes about $300 a month so he has given me some help with getting my page going, but now he hardly makes any videos (I think he is getting tired of it).
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Yea that's important, got to keep the content coming. I have a soft goal of making one youtube video a week to try and keep my content flowing and since it seems I typically get a subscriber or two per video I release, it makes sense. However, it's much easier to release video game video or concert footage than a totally original animation. One of my good friends has a fairly successful channel, he makes about $300 a month so he has given me some help with getting my page going, but now he hardly makes any videos (I think he is getting tired of it).
The good thing about Youtube is that you can create whatever you want if you get bored of creating one particular thing. My goal for this year is 6 proper videos, which may or may not be doable. How serious are you about your Youtube channel?
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Or in my case..... actually I have no idea who any of the people on the Australian notes are. :lol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4RmF7CEAAE-tl.jpg)
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Nice. It's all about the Benjamins.
Or in my case..... actually I have no idea who any of the people on the Australian notes are. :lol
:lol That's right. You don't have Benjamins.
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Or in my case..... actually I have no idea who any of the people on the Australian notes are. :lol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4RmF7CEAAE-tl.jpg)
:lol Classic.
They appear to have based this on the $5 note for some reason though. Our biggest note (100) is yellow.
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Yea that's important, got to keep the content coming. I have a soft goal of making one youtube video a week to try and keep my content flowing and since it seems I typically get a subscriber or two per video I release, it makes sense. However, it's much easier to release video game video or concert footage than a totally original animation. One of my good friends has a fairly successful channel, he makes about $300 a month so he has given me some help with getting my page going, but now he hardly makes any videos (I think he is getting tired of it).
The good thing about Youtube is that you can create whatever you want if you get bored of creating one particular thing. My goal for this year is 6 proper videos, which may or may not be doable. How serious are you about your Youtube channel?
Not terribly serious, but serious enough to commit a lot of time to it. It's mostly fun and I limit my videos to things I just do regularly, as in I don't go out of my way to make videos. But I love editing and my attempts at being funny while gaming. I also have little interest in spending money on my hobby, my other friend has to have the best camera and pays for advertising, I have paid with adwords before and will use it strategically, but I am not interesting in dumping money into my channel at this point besides the initial cost of getting the venezualan chick to pose for a few pictures for me :lol
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Yea that's important, got to keep the content coming. I have a soft goal of making one youtube video a week to try and keep my content flowing and since it seems I typically get a subscriber or two per video I release, it makes sense. However, it's much easier to release video game video or concert footage than a totally original animation. One of my good friends has a fairly successful channel, he makes about $300 a month so he has given me some help with getting my page going, but now he hardly makes any videos (I think he is getting tired of it).
The good thing about Youtube is that you can create whatever you want if you get bored of creating one particular thing. My goal for this year is 6 proper videos, which may or may not be doable. How serious are you about your Youtube channel?
Not terribly serious, but serious enough to commit a lot of time to it. It's mostly fun and I limit my videos to things I just do regularly, as in I don't go out of my way to make videos. But I love editing and my attempts at being funny while gaming. I also have little interest in spending money on my hobby, my other friend has to have the best camera and pays for advertising, I have paid with adwords before and will use it strategically, but I am not interesting in dumping money into my channel at this point besides the initial cost of getting the venezualan chick to pose for a few pictures for me :lol
Didn't that only cost you like $5? :lol
The only money I spend on my videos is for voice acting, because I can't really do that myself (and couldn't do it well enough regardless). All of my upcoming video ideas require it too. I'm waiting on a voice actor to get back to me now about my current video. My did the voice of C3PO and Jar Jar Binks in one of my videos, and it turned out great.
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:lol it was $5 for the logo and $20 for the girl. I also gave her a $5 tip since I find her work to be fairly personal. I've considered the idea of getting another girl for pictures too just to switch it up, maybe next year.
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Oh sorry. Now I feel bad for undervaluing a girl. :lol Tbh, I don't really think adding pictures of girls is necessary.
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Probably not, I thought it might help with attract young guys eyes (I think my key demographic is younger males). It hasn't proven to work, but I can't say I don't like it.
But that type of feedback is what I need, someone to say, this idea sucks. All my friends either ignore my requests for feedback or just say some generic positive response which is fine, but doesn't help me.
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Tbh, I don't really think adding pictures of girls is necessary.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/54/b2/3f/54b23fb44e686fa030db901c8a2f717d.gif)
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Probably not, I thought it might help with attract young guys eyes (I think my key demographic is younger males). It hasn't proven to work, but I can't say I don't like it.
But that type of feedback is what I need, someone to say, this idea sucks. All my friends either ignore my requests for feedback or just say some generic positive response which is fine, but doesn't help me.
It's not that it's a bad idea, I just don't think it's a priority to be spending money on it, and I doubt it will help enough to warrant it. It may get a second look if your video shows up in a search, but the more important question is how people are finding your videos to begin with. If they're searching for the relevant search terms, would your video show up in the pages of results? If they watch it, what makes it unique from the rest? Is there anything in your videos that compels people to share it around? People will subscribe if your video entertains them enough, and your channel in general gives them something they don't get from other channels they already follow. Gaming channels are hard to start these days because it's an oversaturated area due to the low barrier of entry, and the fun people have doing it whether it's profitable or not.
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Probably not, I thought it might help with attract young guys eyes (I think my key demographic is younger males). It hasn't proven to work, but I can't say I don't like it.
But that type of feedback is what I need, someone to say, this idea sucks. All my friends either ignore my requests for feedback or just say some generic positive response which is fine, but doesn't help me.
It's not that it's a bad idea, I just don't think it's a priority to be spending money on it, and I doubt it will help enough to warrant it. It may get a second look if your video shows up in a search, but the more important question is how people are finding your videos to begin with. If they're searching for the relevant search terms, would your video show up in the pages of results? If they watch it, what makes it unique from the rest? Is there anything in your videos that compels people to share it around? People will subscribe if your video entertains them enough, and your channel in general gives them something they don't get from other channels they already follow. Gaming channels are hard to start these days because it's an oversaturated area due to the low barrier of entry, and the fun people have doing it whether it's profitable or not.
Well I envision the girl more like my face to represent the "brand" in a way. I use the picture of her holding my logo in almost all of my youtube thumbnails as a way of showing the "brand". I figured it would be like eye candy. So far, I haven't seen anything to prove this has worked, at all. But I personally didn't find the $25 investment as too much since it put some sort of identity to my channel that I did not have before, and while I put myself in a lot of my videos, I don't want my ugly face to be the logo for my channel. (I actually thought about this today when I saw on twitter some other gamer's logo to be him and he was so ugly that I thought "Wow Im glad to have this girl").
As for how do I get exposure, through google adwords is one way. But that costs money. I started tweeting all my videos and increasing my twitter presence to promote my channel. I think this works, but not on a large scale, not yet at least. I get a lot more followers on twitter but it hasn't lead to subscribers on youtube. I know for a fact a lot of my videos show up on search results, I suggest downloading tubebuddy which is a chrome extension and it shows you where you rank in searches. Not all of my videos rank, but some do, and some of my music videos rank fairly highly actually. Just type in "Now the world" in youtube and my video will pop up.
Granted, my biggest hits on youtube are music videos that I have no ownership over. BUT, my idea was to use the music videos which draws people to my channel to get them to watch my other videos that I own and can monetize (I do this by setting up playlists, using cards, and ends screens). I'm actually slowly (as in EXTREMELY slowly) seeing some gains here the more and more videos I post. That's exactly why I said I have a soft goal of one video per week. I think that's been the best way for me to get exposure.
As for my gaming videos, the only thing that makes them unique (I think) is my commentary and reactions. I haven't seen many videos done the way I do them. Example (and honestly, I think this is my best video) Battlefield 1 Behemoth Comeback (https://youtu.be/KVMql2rEmws) where its an entire match condensed to about 7 minutes with my live playing commentary mixed in with my after the game commentary to explain a story of what happened in the game (while being extremely over dramatic).
Do you have any tips or tricks?
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Is there enough overlap between the kinds of people looking for the music videos, and those who looking for gaming videos? Directing people to your video is only the start, they also need to be the right people for it. I have that issue with some of my videos, because at the moment I'm all over the place (specifically because I don't want to be pigeonholed into one particular thing). And I tend not to follow a channel if too high a percentage of their content is stuff I'm not interested in, even if there's stuff I am interested in. I think a channel needs to have focus, even when there's variety.
As for social media, I suck at that, so I'm no help there. :lol I don't even share my videos with friends and family, I usually just upload them and leave them. That's mostly worked because my videos have gone somewhat viral because they're different. For regular content like gaming, it's probably going to be a lot more grinding, constantly uploading, sharing, and improving your content.
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Yea, your content is wayyy more unique and original so it makes sense. And you have a point about my audience. I'm a bit all over the place as well with my content, it's not just music and video games, it's animal videos and what I call stupidity as well. I don't really have any interest in building multiple channels or do only focus on one of the genres I make videos in, since I just do it mostly for fun. I don't make money and I don't have any expectations of making money, but it would be cool to get a following and some interest.
Also, I don't share my videos with my family either :lol
And the gaming is more constant, but that's what leads me to hitting my weekly goal, all I need to do is play games during the week and I *should* if I don't play like shit, have content to make a video out of.
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You need more Jeffries tubes in all your videos.
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Happy Cozmo Day. Don't spam the spam thread.
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https://www.facebook.com/fox11la/videos/10158570136655553/ (https://www.facebook.com/fox11la/videos/10158570136655553/)
Live car chase in case anyone else is bored like I am.
My boss started a new chat room at work to discuss the car chases. Its the most active of any chatroom at work :lol. This is why I do like my job.
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Good morning
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Morning Reap.
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Like good morning or something.
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Good morning or night or whatever time of day it is.
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Good time of the day to you too sir.
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Alternative phaser settings :
1. That moment where you're about to leave the house but you suddenly need a poo
desperately.
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After you already went once after you woke up.
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I keep correcting another site manager's spelling on Instant Messenger and I wonder if Blob's mind would blow up if he saw this. :lol
Add DTF to being blown away. I'm chuckling to myself right now.
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I didn't realize you worked IN BIZARRO WORLD
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I am. It's so funny. I told him I was out of it.
He told me to get my shit to gether.
I told him "together". Alright I'm back. :lol
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Goddammit king
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Tee Hee.
We things couldn't have gone better yesterday for dad. Now we cross our fingers on the results.
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*crosses fingers*
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G'morning all. Glad to hear it's so far so good with your dad Joe :tup
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Warning: Do not attempt humor on the DT side--no matter how lame. It will offer offense. DT is serious fucking business!
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I want to but people are so freaking serious. What thread? I want to pile on. :lol
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The "Dear Dream Theater" thread.
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And my 2 cents were thrown in. :lol
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Home from work!
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Time to chill.
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Yup, this is the best time, the non work time :lol
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@ King :tup :tup
Yup, time to chill. I can hear Mrs. P putting ice into glasses down stairs. Kansas tomorrow night, so I'm going to put them on the stereo and go read.
Night, night, folks.
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Evening
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John. How are you doing?
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Three more weeks left of this night shift. How are you?
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Finally for you. 2 weeks for RoSfest. Can't wait for the big meet up
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That should be an awesome time.
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The wife and I are jacked for the event and the company.
Then on vacation in August, Haken, The Neal Morse Band and Anathema are playing in Boston. What a vacation.
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The three of them are playing here within a couple of weeks of each other. Anathema is at the top of my list.
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I can't wait.
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Bed time. Night.
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Night, King.
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Good morning
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Morning Reap. What's up?
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NOthing much, over slept, gotta head out to work in a bit. What about you?
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Morning
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NOthing much, over slept, gotta head out to work in a bit. What about you?
Remaking the first level of Donkey Kong Country out of boredom. :lol I need to chase up this other guy so I can get back to work on my video.
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Nice! Is it going to be a playable first level?
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Nice! Is it going to be a playable first level?
Yeah, I'm programming a playable level using Unity, but it will just be a video, not a downloadable demo. It's not something I'll be able to finish until I get that sweet 1060 though.
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I would so own you playing Donkey Kong.
You're in my realm mofo! :lol
Morning.
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I would so own you playing Donkey Kong.
You're in my realm mofo! :lol
Morning.
This is Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, bitch, none of this old man arcade shit! :biggrin: You're in my yard now!
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Like I didn't own that as well sucka! :lol
I loved N64 games. Man did we as a family own so many game consoles.
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Yeah, we've had a ton of consoles over the years. Even very recently, we've played with our SNES and N64. Those games still hold up well. I've been trying to find our copy of Banjo Kazooie, but I don't know where we put it.
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I wonder if my brother still owned that game. The Mission Impossible game for the N64 was great.
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Never played that one. The World is Not Enough was a good game at the time too.
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Never played that one. The World is Not Enough was a good game at the time too.
The World is Not Enough was my favorite shooter for N64. The laser guided rocket launcher was so much fun.
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Never played that one. The World is Not Enough was a good game at the time too.
The World is Not Enough was my favorite shooter for N64. The laser guided rocket launcher was so much fun.
It's been too long since I've played it to remember, but I remember it had a good variety of missions and gadgets. Goldeneye was still the benchmark for multiplayer though.
I have literally every N64 game on my computer, so there's nothing stopping me from playing any of these again, I'm just lazy.
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I remember the Tiger Wood game on Game Cube you could make your own character. It was fun to do.
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The wrestling games were always the best for creating your own characters. We made so many different characters, and we'd always remake the same characters in every game.
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That is cool. My brother needs to get a wrestling game for the X-Box 1. My 5 year old nephew would love that!
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The wrestling games were always the best for creating your own characters. We made so many different characters, and we'd always remake the same characters in every game.
Yea I would look up online created characters for celebrities or other wrestlers that weren't in the game to create some pretty cool playable characters. That was always fun.
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The wrestling games were always the best for creating your own characters. We made so many different characters, and we'd always remake the same characters in every game.
Yea I would look up online created characters for celebrities or other wrestlers that weren't in the game to create some pretty cool playable characters. That was always fun.
The great thing about the THQ wrestling games is that they went from making the WCW games to making the WWF games, but they left everything in there so you could create any of the WCW wrestlers, all of the moves/taunts/clothes/faces etc.
I always hated seeing people post CAWs for random people though, and it would always be listed under cheats taking up space. :lol
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Howdy folks.
King, my ROSFest weekend is even more awesome. That Thursday night, May 4th, the fam and I are watching Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
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The wrestling games were always the best for creating your own characters. We made so many different characters, and we'd always remake the same characters in every game.
Yea I would look up online created characters for celebrities or other wrestlers that weren't in the game to create some pretty cool playable characters. That was always fun.
The great thing about the THQ wrestling games is that they went from making the WCW games to making the WWF games, but they left everything in there so you could create any of the WCW wrestlers, all of the moves/taunts/clothes/faces etc.
I always hated seeing people post CAWs for random people though, and it would always be listed under cheats taking up space. :lol
Yea that was great to leave all that stuff in the game for the fans. I recall I had a forum I would go to for CAWs and they were always solid. I also had my game genie for more unlockable goodies in those THQ games. Why can't they just make a new one based off that same engine?!?! I actually bought one of the newest wrestling games like 6 months ago for PC because it was on sale and I was hoping to bring back that nostalgia and the game flat out sucked. Totally unenjoyable IMO.
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The wrestling games were always the best for creating your own characters. We made so many different characters, and we'd always remake the same characters in every game.
Yea I would look up online created characters for celebrities or other wrestlers that weren't in the game to create some pretty cool playable characters. That was always fun.
The great thing about the THQ wrestling games is that they went from making the WCW games to making the WWF games, but they left everything in there so you could create any of the WCW wrestlers, all of the moves/taunts/clothes/faces etc.
I always hated seeing people post CAWs for random people though, and it would always be listed under cheats taking up space. :lol
Yea that was great to leave all that stuff in the game for the fans. I recall I had a forum I would go to for CAWs and they were always solid. I also had my game genie for more unlockable goodies in those THQ games. Why can't they just make a new one based off that same engine?!?! I actually bought one of the newest wrestling games like 6 months ago for PC because it was on sale and I was hoping to bring back that nostalgia and the game flat out sucked. Totally unenjoyable IMO.
The new ones are ok for the occasional play, but they don't flow like those older ones, and they still lack a lot of the features. I played a ton of WCW Revenge and Wrestlemania 2000 recently with my brother, and it was still the most fun I've had playing a game in ages. We'd spend ages reversing and blocking everything, and even the most lowly punch and grapple was well earned. :lol
The Gamecube ones were actually very good, and the most similar to those N64 games, even though it wasn't the same group. I'd love to see a new game based on that engine. I've even looked into whether there was any way to get the code from it to do it myself. :lol
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Nice, yea there was a gamecube wrestling game we loved to play in college but I forget which one it was since I didn't own it. We would have a 4 way hell in a call match before dinner almost every day for awhile :lol
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Yep. Borderline irritating sometimes. The PR forum is the same way. Even in the political humor thread, recognition of anything funny is very minimal. WTF?
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Nice, yea there was a gamecube wrestling game we loved to play in college but I forget which one it was since I didn't own it. We would have a 4 way hell in a call match before dinner almost every day for awhile :lol
The Hell in a Cell matches in those games were the best. They're balls in the newer games though. It's some convoluted esoteric crap just to even get out of the cell. What fun is a Hell in a Cell match if you can't easily get out of it and climb on top?
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True, that's why I don't enjoy the new games. The mechanics just aren't fun to play. You can throw all the bells and whistles at the game, but if the gameplay itself isn't fun, then I don't care that you have TLC matches, backstage brawls, Hell in a Cell, elimination chamber.. whatever, give me a game that plays well.
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True, that's why I don't enjoy the new games. The mechanics just aren't fun to play. You can throw all the bells and whistles at the game, but if the gameplay itself isn't fun, then I don't care that you have TLC matches, backstage brawls, Hell in a Cell, elimination chamber.. whatever, give me a game that plays well.
Absolutely. The problem with the new games is that everything is so scripted. You can do a lot of things, but none of it flows naturally in a fun way, it's just doing tedious scripted combos that aren't worth the effort. That was what gave the old games such great replay value, nothing was scripted. You could do a ton of shit because it was designed with that freedom in mind.
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Howdy all.
Joe, how far are you from Portland Maine?
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Is this your first week here? ;)
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Howdy all.
Joe, how far are you from Portland Maine?
1 hour 15 minutes away.
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Is this your first week here? ;)
:lol that was kind of funny to see that joke go right over everyone's head and be taken seriously
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What I thought was funny was current ticket prices being seen as a personal assault. One guy even quoted his annual salary. ???
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Howdy all.
Joe, how far are you from Portland Maine?
1 hour 15 minutes away.
Potentially coming up for this in July, thought it might tickle your fancy.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pils-love-tickets-33493305378
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What I thought was funny was current ticket prices being seen as a personal assault. One guy even quoted his annual salary. ???
I know. I just don't get the whole premise of the thread.
Then, of course, it devolved into DT with MP vs. DT without MP. AGAIN. That subject is the new Kevin Moore, FFS.
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What I thought was funny was current ticket prices being seen as a personal assault. One guy even quoted his annual salary. ???
I know. I just don't get the whole premise of the thread.
Then, of course, it devolved into DT with MP vs. DT without MP. AGAIN. That subject is the new Kevin Moore, FFS.
If they ever replace Mangini on drums with Kevin Moore I'm pretty sure the forum would spontaneously combust.
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The premise of rising ticket prices makes sense, it's a real industry trend across all music. However, it seemed mostly a complaint about "I can't afford it so DT is the problem" which is ridiculous
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Howdy all.
Joe, how far are you from Portland Maine?
1 hour 15 minutes away.
Potentially coming up for this in July, thought it might tickle your fancy.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pils-love-tickets-33493305378
Let's me talk to my brother. That's the weekend of my dad's birthday. I'll get back to you
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My Grandad is away for 2 weeks and he let me stay at his place by the sea. It's a detached house with no neighbours for several meters so i can CRANK my music :coolio.
Got my iMac set up in the lounge and sleeping in the guest lounge upstairs :coolio.
Bike is outside and is much safer there since my house is in the middle of town and I would not want to leave it outside on a busy street...
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^That sounds cool^
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Totes :coolio
Think i'm a gonna take my bike out for a ride :coolio.
Already driven around 50 miles today but whatevs it's still daytime.
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So today is the 10 year anniversary of my college roommate and I throwing bottles off our 5th floor balcony which lead us to getting charged with disorderly conduct. The funny part is I only just recently realized we did this on 4/20 and I swear we were not even high at all, just drunk. I also have it on video so I think it may be time to share the video with the rest of the world as 10 years also means the dismissed charge (we did 15 hours of community server in favor of dismissing the charge) will drop off my record so I can't get in trouble again for it :lol
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Fuck. It's cancerous and in place that may be too hard to remove. Doctor said they might not be able to do anything for him. We'll find out more next week when I take him to a surgeon that specializes in this.
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Oh shit, so sorry King
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Sorry, King. Best of luck with the surgeon.
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Ah, for fuck's sake!
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Ah, for fuck's sake!
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Damn, so sorry Joe.
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Fuck. It's cancerous and in place that may be too hard to remove. Doctor said they might not be able to do anything for him. We'll find out more next week when I take him to a surgeon that specializes in this.
Dammit. So sorry, Joe.
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Thank you everyone. Appointment with the surgeon on Wednesday. We'll find out more then.
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Really sorry to hear that King, keep us posted on what's going.
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All of the above. Very sorry to hear that, Joe.
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Sorry to hear about your dad. Hopefully the outlook is a little more positive once you see the surgeon.
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Good morning guys
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Morning. Thanks everyone.
Tough morning. Sipping on my coffee and getting ready to head into work.
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Morning King, I hope that work takes it easy on you today
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Morning guys.
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BTW Blob I got a new Captain's Chair at work. It's a sweet computer chair for my fat ass. :lol
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BTW Blob I got a new Captain's Chair at work. It's a sweet computer chair for my fat ass. :lol
Nice. Does it have an intercom on the armrest, and a bunch of rocker switches and lights? :blob:
I'm in desperate need of a new one. The "leather" has all flaked off mine, and one of the wheels has broken off, and the gas lift is failing.
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I was thinking about needing a new chair yesterday. Don't know if I want to go leather.
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I was thinking about needing a new chair yesterday. Don't know if I want to go leather.
Leather is a terrible choice as a desk/office chair. I've got one with a memory foam cushion, and mesh backing with lumbar support contour. Best office chair I've ever had - and durable. No 'flaking' at all.
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BTW Blob I got a new Captain's Chair at work. It's a sweet computer chair for my fat ass. :lol
Nice. Does it have an intercom on the armrest, and a bunch of rocker switches and lights? :blob:
I'm in desperate need of a new one. The "leather" has all flaked off mine, and one of the wheels has broken off, and the gas lift is failing.
I wish! The arms do go up. The place I got it labeled the prive worn so I got it for $120 instead of $180
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I was thinking about needing a new chair yesterday. Don't know if I want to go leather.
Leather is a terrible choice as a desk/office chair. I've got one with a memory foam cushion, and mesh backing with lumbar support contour. Best office chair I've ever had - and durable. No 'flaking' at all.
I went with a cloth like seat for my last office chair and it was better, I'll have to do some test sits lol.
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I was thinking about needing a new chair yesterday. Don't know if I want to go leather.
Leather is a terrible choice as a desk/office chair. I've got one with a memory foam cushion, and mesh backing with lumbar support contour. Best office chair I've ever had - and durable. No 'flaking' at all.
Next one I get won't be any kind of leather, it just gets too hot, especially if there's any humidity. I don't like the idea of the mesh ones, so it will probably just be cloth.
I was thinking about needing a new chair yesterday. Don't know if I want to go leather.
Leather is a terrible choice as a desk/office chair. I've got one with a memory foam cushion, and mesh backing with lumbar support contour. Best office chair I've ever had - and durable. No 'flaking' at all.
I went with a cloth like seat for my last office chair and it was better, I'll have to do some test sits lol.
Invite me over to do some test sitting for you. For a small fee, of course.
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Lol do I have to pay for he flight?
You see the news that the snes classic maybe coming out this holiday season?
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Lol do I have to pay for he flight?
You see the news that the snes classic maybe coming out this holiday season?
Yeah, but then it's like, I have an actual SNES with the best games anyway, plus I have hundreds of SNES games on my PC that I can play any time (and have been playing this week), so I couldn't care less. :lol
And of course you have to pay for the flight, you lazy shit.
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He'll never make it to the airport. :lol
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We gotta bring blob over state side, blob you can enjoy the land of Air conditioning.
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We gotta bring blob over state side, blob you can enjoy the land of Air conditioning.
I'm pretty sure A/C isn't exclusive to your country, we just don't have it in this particular house. :lol
Also I don't think I'd want to come to the US. You come here instead!
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But Blob, we could visit Bill Shatner!
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I've already met Shatner. I'm pretty sure he's just a wax figure at this point. :lol
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:lol
I did see a wax figure of him in the early 80's. Stop reading my mind!
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Posting it here 'cause it's just so random... at work it's a very slow day and people put in the lab some music on, a coworker suggested "hey, let's take turns for the 'jukebox', each one picks a song"... I immediately turned to my other fellow DT fan that works with me and told him "Ok, let's do that, when it's our turn we pick Octavarium so for 24 minutes we'll torture the others" ;D :biggrin: :lol
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In your face co workers! :lol
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Finishing up this podcast and gonna listen to the new incubus album.
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Finishing up this podcast and gonna listen to the new incubus album.
Nice, I want to give it a listen tonight. Going to see them this summer.
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Is is out yet? I need to pick it up.
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Is is out yet? I need to pick it up.
Came out today, I honestly wasn't impressed with the two singles, but they weren't bad either. I need to listen to the full album.
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G'morning all. Settling in for what should be a fairly lazy day at the office, just got off the phone with my boss and the testing I've been working on doesn't need to be wrapped up until mid May.
Listened to SFAM during the morning commute (as I do every Friday/last work day of the week) and now Haken's Restoration EP. So damn good.
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Seeing Crystallized last year live was amazing.
Is is out yet? I need to pick it up.
Came out today, I honestly wasn't impressed with the two singles, but they weren't bad either. I need to listen to the full album.
I'm still going to pick that up.
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Work til 2 pm.
Then pick up the wife and head to the coast for the weekend. :metal
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In your face co workers! :lol
Maybe one of them will pull a "take that back", and load up Green Carnation.
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Seeing Crystallized last year live was amazing.
I'm not gonna lie, still salty that I haven't gotten to see that song live.
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Work til 2 pm.
Then pick up the wife and head to the coast for the weekend. :metal
:metal
In your face co workers! :lol
Maybe one of them will pull a "take that back", and load up Green Carnation.
That would be too funny.
Seeing Crystallized last year live was amazing.
I'm not gonna lie, still salty that I haven't gotten to see that song live.
well Our show what the power outage so I didn't get to see TYS. Haken added an extra song for the night so we got Crystallized and Celestial Elixir.
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Morning peeps.
So I was promoted on Wednesday.
To the same position I had before I left here last year.
So the things I've been doing since I've come back have gone from extras to things expected of me.
Good news is now I can write fuckers up who show up late.
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Congrats Jay, for coming full circle and achieving a net result of 0! :neverusethis:
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And... no pay raise!
I am still making my "shift lead / assistant supervisor" wage... which is now the starting wage for new employees coming in...
Shit's kinda fucked up. lol
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I'd say so.
G'morning all. Just got back from a good morning walk, going to relax for a little and then go over to a friend's for some steaks and beer in honor of another friend's birthday.
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Good afternoon right coasters, and whatever time of day it is to the rest of the world
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Passed out at my dad's for 15 minutes. Man I'm gassed.
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Do not fart in my general direction please?
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So I just ran into a coworker from my old job (the county job). Apparently the manager who laughed at me when I requested a second chance in a different dept, tried to get me to resign, and then ultimately fired me left that dept a few months later. He is now basically overseeing the largest dept in the entire agency. Meaning, if I were to grow the balls to reapply and make it to an interview, odds are he'll be there. And even if he didn't interview me, he'd have to approve me getting hired. So... there goes that.
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Morning. Food shopping today then a birthday party for my God daughter. 10 years old. Where did the time go?
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:headnod:
Not much happening here. Chores, TV-binge watching, dog-walking, working out, then Leafs. Usual stuff for a Sunday. Last full day flying solo - Mrs.Jingle gets home tomorrow around dinner time.
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Morning, chaps.
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Morning Blob.
Chad so 10 hours to clean the house? :lol
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Morning Blob.
Chad so 10 hours to clean the house? :lol
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Hell yeah! :lol
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Morning guys
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Morning Reap.
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What's happening blob? HOw is the game coming along?
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I saw the game on Twitter. Very cool.
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I'll probably ditch it in a couple of days and go back to the Star Trek thingy. :lol
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We need to see Bones!
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Bones is actually probably the one main character that won't be in the video in any form. :lol
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Bones is actually probably the one main character that won't be in the video in any form. :lol
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Alg-crying-baby-jpg_zpsxlccxbqk.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Alg-crying-baby-jpg_zpsxlccxbqk.jpg.html)
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:lol
I only planned to have Kirk and another random character he's talking to, but then I wanted to have Spock in there too. Then I managed to make Uhura, so you'll see her too, and Scotty/Chekov/Sulu will be in there, but they're only very rough to be seen from behind filling chairs. Kirk is the only one with proper dialogue planned though. This shit's a lot of work!
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Dammit Blob, I'm a fan, not a bricklayer.
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:lol
King's grammar is dead, Jim!
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Shit yeah, got the fur shader working for Donkey Kong.
(https://i.imgur.com/YboSnp8.jpg)
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:lol
Your killed grammar. You bastard!
Wow, that looks fantastic!
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I didn't make this model obviously, it's ripped from the latest Super Smash Bros, but the fur was a pain to get working because of some technical shit.
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I remember animated fur was a big deal when the first Monsters Inc film came out.
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Fur is still a bitch to do properly in 3D animation like that, at least for a pleb like me. This is just using a couple of layers of polygons with alpha to give the illusion of some depth. It's cheap, but it looks good here.
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Afternoon, gents...
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Thankfully for Blob all girls go with hardwood floors now.
HeyJohn.
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Afternoon Prog
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What's up, King? Reap?
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Nothing much, just doing a bit of coding and now I'm about to boot up SkyRim. What's up with you?
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Birthday,party in an hour for my 10 year old goddaughter
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Hope one of the TVs has the Bruins on.
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In his theater room it will.
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I'm really dreading going into work tomorrow.
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Evening
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Morning
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Morning, Reap. What's going on?
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Morning.
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Morning, Blob...or whatever is there. :lol
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The time on the clock is not really related to my day anyway, so it doesn't matter. :lol
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Same here actually - since I'm working the night shift. Day is night, night is day. Left is right. Scarred is your favorite song.
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Not even Bizarro opposite world stretches that far. :lol
I woke up at 3pm today. One of those days where I woke up and thought fuck it, I don't want to do today.
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Yeah, I get that. It's why I took two sick days within the last couple of weeks, which I never do. This night shift is toxic to an insomniac. I just needed an extra day to rest.
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I think i've taken one day off sick at work in 2 years.
And one time i had to go home from work as I was sick.
I think I'm well overdue a sickie.
But I've got 5 days off next week so that'll do for now.
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Yeah, I get that. It's why I took two sick days within the last couple of weeks, which I never do. This night shift is toxic to an insomniac. I just needed an extra day to rest.
Yeah, I can see how that would be a problem. Obviously I don't have a work schedule to be concerned with, but my inconsistent schedule still messes with my sleep and makes me feel isolated with nobody around a lot of the time. Whenever I get back into a routine, it never lasts more than a week or so.
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It does mess with your health. Something to keep in mind.
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Yeah, I notice that too. This may shock you, but I don't have the healthiest lifestyle.
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I know as far as your extracurricular activities it's not managed properly, but I also know you have actual health issues you've mentioned in the past. Hence my concern. They've done studies on people who keep odd hours as far as rest and work. It's never good. Something about a certain chemical that gets secreted when the body is supposed to be at rest. I didn't dig much deeper, but I should - as should you.
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All I know is that I feel a lot better and I'm more productive when I keep a more regular schedule, but it's harder than it seems when you're a lazy ADHD shit like me. :blob:
Sometimes it feels like I'm forever going to be stuck in the same cycle.
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Just got into work. The worst thing about mondays is that it's the furthest day from the start of the weekend.
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All I know is that I feel a lot better and I'm more productive when I keep a more regular schedule, but it's harder than it seems when you're a lazy ADHD shit like me. :blob:
Sometimes it feels like I'm forever going to be stuck in the same cycle.
Maybe you will; maybe you won't. Just figure out what it takes to break the cycle.
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Work. BOOOOO!!!!
My old boss and new boss may be here this afternoon. They are definitely here tomorrow.
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Work. BOOOOO!!!!
My old boss and new boss may be here this afternoon. They are definitely here tomorrow.
Is the new boss the same as the old boss?
Had an audition for a band last night, the invitation to join has been extended. I'm feeling a little conflicted, may start a thread in the Musicians forum. The music is great (like if Mogwai dd Rush and Zeppelin covers), but the non-music stuff gives me some reservations...
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The new boss was my old boss when I first started.
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The new boss was my old boss when I first started.
So, you won't get fooled again?
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LOL By employees yes. They are all trainwrecks. I hate saying that too but it's so true
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LOL By employees yes. They are all trainwrecks. I hate saying that too but it's so true
You're the man who spurs them on, you sit in judgment of all wrong.
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
Ok, I hit the wall on that one, couldn't find lyrics that made a good response :lol
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I'm back in my cubicle today after a week on the couch. Had the flu pretty bad last week. If I had to choose between being here and having the flu, I'd take the flu.
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I'm back in my cubicle today after a week on the couch. Had the flu pretty bad last week. If I had to choose between being here and having the flu, I'd take the flu.
Got it from the gf?
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Watching the NASA stream of Trump speaking to the ISS crew. This is painful.
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I'm back in my cubicle today after a week on the couch. Had the flu pretty bad last week. If I had to choose between being here and having the flu, I'd take the flu.
Got it from the gf?
Yep :-\
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Watching the NASA stream of Trump speaking to the ISS crew. This is painful.
Dude. For real. He couldn't seem more disinterested.
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Watching the NASA stream of Trump speaking to the ISS crew. This is painful.
Dude. For real. He couldn't seem more disinterested.
Seriously. Look at the guy's face. He looks like me in a meeting when I'm being told by an overly-excited individual that our models can now factor in the cubic feet of gas lines in a building rather than just the feet in length.
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
Ok, I hit the wall on that one, couldn't find lyrics that made a good response :lol
Being less of a smartass, is there any opportunity for any of these people to ever take on more responsibility (and likely more cash), or are they just going to permanently be sets of hands?
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Watching the NASA stream of Trump speaking to the ISS crew. This is painful.
Dude. For real. He couldn't seem more disinterested.
Seriously. These questions are sad too.
Do you think that guy was taking a subtle jab by mentioning all of the international cooperation and the Russians, after Trump just spent 5 minutes rambling about Murica? :lol
OH GOD HE JUST MENTIONED A SECOND TERM. :neverusethis:
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Watching the NASA stream of Trump speaking to the ISS crew. This is painful.
Dude. For real. He couldn't seem more disinterested.
Seriously. These questions are sad too.
Do you think that guy was taking a subtle jab by mentioning all of the international cooperation and the Russians, after Trump just spent 5 minutes rambling about Murica? :lol
OH GOD HE JUST MENTIONED A SECOND TERM. :neverusethis:
Of fucking course he transitioned this into what the military can do in space :facepalm:
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The stream is very stuttery for me and just cut out twice. I think I'll give up. It was hard to watch anyway, and those comments were cancer.
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Yeah. I lost the feed too. That was embarrassing and painful.
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Work. BOOOOO!!!!
My old boss and new boss may be here this afternoon. They are definitely here tomorrow.
Is the new boss the same as the old boss?
(like if Mogwai dd Rush and Zeppelin covers)
I'm immediately interested.
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Morning, peeps.
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G'morning all. Allergies showed up with a vengeance over the weekend. Thankfully I'm due for another decongestant soon, otherwise I might be testing how shatterproof the windows of this office building are >:(
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
Ok, I hit the wall on that one, couldn't find lyrics that made a good response :lol
I kept using Google to see what the songs were. :lol
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
Ok, I hit the wall on that one, couldn't find lyrics that made a good response :lol
Being less of a smartass, is there any opportunity for any of these people to ever take on more responsibility (and likely more cash), or are they just going to permanently be sets of hands?
Absolutely. Benefits, safety bonuses. Overtime, opportunities to move up the company. With our company, you can get health care one month in not 3 months like most companies.
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Nah. I ask for is to be consistent but more can't. It's a low paying physical job and the employees are here for a reason. I want to help them and show them about responsibility and a good work ethic but it never ends.
Ok, I hit the wall on that one, couldn't find lyrics that made a good response :lol
Being less of a smartass, is there any opportunity for any of these people to ever take on more responsibility (and likely more cash), or are they just going to permanently be sets of hands?
Absolutely. Benefits, safety bonuses. Overtime, opportunities to move up the company. With our company, you can get health care one month in not 3 months like most companies.
So the problem is not lack of incentive, but lack of fucks being given...
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Dead on. It is a low paying job but you have to start somewhere and our insurance is great. Kids don't care about that.
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So the problem is not lack of incentive, but lack of fucks being given...
As is usually the case.
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No playing on DT Forums today. Bosses are here.
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That sucks King
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*plays*
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Two hours down, 7 to go. . .
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Two hours down, 7 to go. . .
Have fun with that....
I'll probably be spending the rest of my day animating Donkey Kong.
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Two hours down, 7 to go. . .
Have fun with that....
I'll probably be spending the rest of my day animating Donkey Kong.
Will this be similar to that modern day sonic rendering you made a few years back?
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Two hours down, 7 to go. . .
Have fun with that....
I'll probably be spending the rest of my day animating Donkey Kong.
Will this be similar to that modern day sonic rendering you made a few years back?
I'm surprised you even remember that! Yeah, this will be the same concept, but this one will be a real game and not just faked video. I'm remaking the first level of Donkey Kong Country.
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Two hours down, 7 to go. . .
Have fun with that....
I'll probably be spending the rest of my day animating Donkey Kong.
Will this be similar to that modern day sonic rendering you made a few years back?
I'm surprised you even remember that! Yeah, this will be the same concept, but this one will be a real game and not just faked video. I'm remaking the first level of Donkey Kong Country.
Of course I remember that. I saw it online and splooged in my pants due to overexcitement. You fooled me hard. When I found out it was you, I hated you for a while because of it. I can't wait to see the DK game come to fruition. That was one of my favorite games as a kid.
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Of course I remember that. I saw it online and splooged in my pants due to overexcitement. You fooled me hard. When I found out it was you, I hated you for a while because of it. I can't wait to see the DK game come to fruition. That was one of my favorite games as a kid.
So you saw the video on the internet but not from me? Nice. :lol
I've made a couple of other fake gameplay videos since that have also done well, but they weren't of real games. I've been wanting to do another remake of a real game though, and that first level of DKC is iconic. I also want to do a level from Banjo Kazooie at some point.
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Of course I remember that. I saw it online and splooged in my pants due to overexcitement. You fooled me hard. When I found out it was you, I hated you for a while because of it. I can't wait to see the DK game come to fruition. That was one of my favorite games as a kid.
So you saw the video on the internet but not from me? Nice. :lol
Yeah. I think I saw it on someone's MySpace page. Opening it through the website rather than Youtube made is so I didn't see BlobVanDam as the creator. I remember showing a bunch of my friends. We were all crushed when we found out it wasn't real.
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MySpace...... wow, was that video that long ago. :lol
I wish I had my channel monetized at that point. That would have made some good coin.
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Greetings and salutations
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*waves*
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*gives middle finger, but affectionately*
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:lol
how's Tuesday treating everybody? Or Wednesday if you're a time traveler living in Australia.
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:lol
how's Tuesday treating everybody? Or Wednesday if you're a time traveler living in Australia.
I'm ready for the weekend. Definitely got a case of the Tuesdays.
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Wednesday sucks so far. Took me half an hour to solve a bug that crashed Unity upon trying to run anything. Turns out that the code to search for a subobject isn't recursive through the hierarchy, so it crashed upon failing to find the object, so I needed to specifically specify the subobject. Boy does my face look red, guys! :blob:
Tuesday was a public holiday here, which sucked. It threw me entirely off. I have enough trouble telling the day of the week as it is without that curveball.
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:lol
how's Tuesday treating everybody? Or Wednesday if you're a time traveler living in Australia.
I'm ready for the weekend. Definitely got a case of the Tuesdays.
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I'm just glad that my allergies have calmed down to their normal level, they were brutal Saturday through yesterday to the point where it's been affecting my sleep. I've got a beer judging class tonight, but leaning very much towards just going home and having an easy night on the couch instead.
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:lol
how's Tuesday treating everybody? Or Wednesday if you're a time traveler living in Australia.
I'm ready for the weekend. Definitely got a case of the Tuesdays.
I feel the same way.
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And I'm back!
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The bosses were there just long enough to have someone slip a web traffic recorder on you system. Be careful.
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Actually. we are moving to the modern world with a 31" touch screen we will use with our Visual controls. Damn cool. We'll set it up this week and then the program will be emailed to me.
I dig it.
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Touch screen? Holy crap, you will achieve whole new levels of word mangling.
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I won't have to. Each shift supervisor will do that. :biggrin:
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I won't have to. Each shift supervisor will do that. :biggrin:
What?
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So The Lovely Mrs TAC is in surgery ATM. Having a biopsy. She likely has an autoimmune issue that presents similarly to .... in the lungs. Just ruling the fucker out.
Directly across from my wife's pre-op bed is a picture of an RN who worked here but died of .... at age 44. And today's the anniversary of her passing.
WTF'nF?
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Just met with Doc. He thinks she'll be fine. Again just ruling it out. Few days for tests to come back but Doc is not worried at all.
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I will not mistype anything Hef. Each shift supervisor (we have 4 shifts over the week) will have to input the information. I will not.
Tim, I fell ya. Lungs are a serious thing. Hope all turns out well.
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I will not mistype anything Hef.
Tim, I fell ya.
;D
Thanks Joe. Should be ok. She was real nervous.
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:lol
Feel. Lol. Tomorrow we take dad to the surgeon to talk over options.
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Good luck with that.
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Yeah. I'm trying to be optimistic.
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Good Evening peeps.
My boss hired a new girl recently for our small account. She wound up working yesterday on the fly on our main account and got stuck dealing a shit ton of bullshit. She took it well. So not only do we have ourselves fully staffed at the moment, but she's got a decent head on her shoulders, as well as the fact that she's actually kind of cute. I am looking forward to training her on our main account.
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main account... that's a new nickname for it :eyebrows:
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Morning
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Yo. What's up?
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Sitting at work, trying not to fall asleep. Ewe?
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Doing some rough animation for a game. Looks surprisingly good considering how shit a job I've done so far. :lol
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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How goes it sir?
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Just the usual. I might post another video of my game progress later. Looks much better with Donkey Kong in there now. :blob:
What about you?
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Morning, King.
Just the usual. I might post another video of my game progress later. Looks much better with Donkey Kong in there now. :blob:
What about you?
Who doesn't love Donkey Kong?!! That's always worth seeing.
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Morning, King.
Just the usual. I might post another video of my game progress later. Looks much better with Donkey Kong in there now. :blob:
What about you?
Who doesn't love Donkey Kong?!! That's always worth seeing.
I should point at that at present, Donkey Kong's running animation looks like he suffered a stroke and got set on fire. :lol
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Well...what's life without some improvisation?
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That's not the kind of improvisation I was looking for. :lol
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Morning DTF bros
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Morning, Reap.
That's not the kind of improvisation I was looking for. :lol
Is he running to save the princess?
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Hi guys. Blob, I look forward to seeing DK stroking.
Wait, what?!
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Hi guys. Blob, I look forward to seeing DK stroking.
Wait, what?!
:rollin
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At work, just got some sad news, my gf's sister is coming to visit a day early next week which means that her family will be staying even longer.
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That's not sad new. It's disturbing news. :lol
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At work, just got some sad news, my gf's sister is coming to visit a day early next week which means that her family will be staying even longer.
My condolences.
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I'm sorry to hear that, Reap.
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*Bows head for a moment of silence*
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Is she hot?
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No, she did live with us a few months ago and she does have a talent for constantly painting herself as a victim
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G'morning all.
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Morning Axe.
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I keep on thinking it's Thursday, feels like it's been a long week already.
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I keep on thinking it's Thursday, feels like it's been a long week already.
It is Thursday, fool!
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I keep on thinking it's Thursday, feels like it's been a long week already.
It is Thursday, fool!
Not for us non-time travelers.
I ended up in a conversation with the person next to me at a bar when I was on vacation in Las Vegas a couple summers ago who happened to be visiting from Australia. They were over here for almost a month and a half I think, taking in a lot of the big cities in North America in one shot. He was telling me about his flights and it was something like he took off from Australia and landed in California earlier than when he had left, but when he went back he was going to be taking off on a Tuesday and landing on Thursday :lol
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Time travel time zones are strange.
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I keep on thinking it's Thursday, feels like it's been a long week already.
I am also having this problem
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I'm having the reverse problem because we had a public holiday on Tuesday, so Wednesday felt like Monday. I'm easily confused.
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We still love you Blob. It's ok.
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Speak for yourself.
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My bad. Zydar hates your guts.
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Evening
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Morning
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Morning, Reap. What's going on?
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Hey guys.
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Hey, King. Eight minutes until my weekend starts. :metal
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Lucky you!
Next Friday we take off at 6 am for Gettysburg!! :metal
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Awesome! Make sure you get plenty of photos of that.
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Oh you know I will. I'll post a lot on Facebook.
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Nothing much, I just got into work.
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Morning, chaps.
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Morning blob.
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Morning Reap. What's up?
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Well hello there bloke!
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Fancy seeing you here!
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Wasting away at work. Just making notes on what I want to add into my game. What about you?
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Wasting away at work. Just making notes on what I want to add into my game. What about you?
Same. How did it go getting back into coding? You've always got free tech support on Skype if you need it. :blob:
Today I'm working on bananas. Dem bananas look beautiful now.
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I'm getting on skype and you better show me these bananas.
It actually clicked pretty easily, I had a lot of "oh yea!!! That's what this block of code does"
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That's good. If you're at the point where you can refresh yourself just by looking over your code, you're retaining it pretty well.
I'll show you my banana any time, bebe.
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Good morning.
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Fancy seeing you here!
Indeed old chum!
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Morning all.
I'm hanging out at the house this morning waiting for tree trimmers to come and shape the Maple tree and take out two others.
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That will cost you a pretty penny there.
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Bring those trees over to charlotte. We built a house in a new area and we have 6 tiny trees with no shade
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Good afternoon all. Looking forward to getting home tonight as the new kitchen counter should be installed. The electrician should also be by today to do his thing, and the plumber's supposed to come tomorrow. Yesterday marked 13 weeks from when demo started on the house and we should finally be able to start moving everything back into the kitchen this weekend :hat
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That's awesome. It must have been a long 13 weeks.
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So we got some fancy new Dell servers for testing and evaluation. So new that there are no documentations yet on it. But they need me to flash the bios.... needless to say Delll is here right now struggling to do the same after I couldnt figure it out :lol
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Victoria's father needs a new driver and a crew member. I'm talking to him about it this weekend. I'd need to get my CDL.
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That's awesome. It must have been a long 13 weeks.
Yessir. Very much looking forward to being able to eat a home-cooked meal again sometime in the near future :lol
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Victoria's father needs a new driver and a crew member. I'm talking to him about it this weekend. I'd need to get my CDL.
If that's what will make you happy, and you guys will be OK financially, go for it.
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Victoria's father needs a new driver and a crew member. I'm talking to him about it this weekend. I'd need to get my CDL.
If that's what will make you happy, and you guys will be OK financially, go for it.
We'd take a hit financially, but if I can generate even 75% of what I'm anticipating with the farm, I could offset about 2/3s of what I'm losing. It's the prospect of taking over the business that's a driving factor behind this decision. I'm looking at the hit to my salary as an investment.
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That will cost you a pretty penny there.
$600.00, King. Not bad and the Maple looks terrific now!
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That will cost you a pretty penny there.
$600.00, King. Not bad and the Maple looks terrific now!
I have 10-12 oaks I want to take down. I got quoted $6000 for one :sadpanda:
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There's a pretty big difference between taking out a couple of locust trees, trimming up a 30 foot maple and doing anything significant to a New England oak tree. Still, $6,000 sounds pretty steep.
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There's a pretty big difference between taking out a couple of locust trees, trimming up a 30 foot maple and doing anything significant to a New England oak tree. Still, $6,000 sounds pretty steep.
It's a 90+ year old behemoth that spit early on and grew into two giant trees joined at the bottom. Each trunk is about 30" across. It's on the corner of my house and is arching all the way over the street and is hovering over my neighbor's garage. They'll have to close the road to remove it.
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Okay, that sounds about right now. :lol
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So we got some fancy new Dell servers for testing and evaluation. So new that there are no documentations yet on it. But they need me to flash the bios.... needless to say Delll is here right now struggling to do the same after I couldnt figure it out :lol
Sounds interesting. Why the bios flash?
I've started documenting how the content server works for our document storage because none of my co-workers could explain it to me and suggested I ask offshore who doesn't really know either.
It blows me away that a company this massive licensed software from a team 4 guys somewhere in Europe.
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So we got some fancy new Dell servers for testing and evaluation. So new that there are no documentations yet on it. But they need me to flash the bios.... needless to say Delll is here right now struggling to do the same after I couldnt figure it out :lol
Sounds interesting. Why the bios flash?
I've started documenting how the content server works for our document storage because none of my co-workers could explain it to me and suggested I ask offshore who doesn't really know either.
It blows me away that a company this massive licensed software from a team 4 guys somewhere in Europe.
They probably got a kick back for that :lol
And my dell fiasco continues today. It's brand new hardware and I think they want everyone who is testing and evaluating it to have the latest and greatest BIOS and other firmwares. Essentially the Dell guy who came here yesterday left saying none of it was necessary (after him and I struggled to follow to terrible evaluation instructions) and Dell sent out the firmware and info for a different type of new server, not the one we have. An hour later I get an email saying he's coming back in (today) to complete the bios upgrade because it's actually the same BIOS for both servers and they were all just confused. :lol On top of that, I need to install another brand new test server from Dell. I'm more interested in that one as it's likely something we will buy in the thousands.
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That's pretty awesome cramx, id love to do something more technical here. Most of the day I surf the web with my phone lol.
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Hello everyone.
Payday on Friday = Pork chops, fried potatoes and sleep nekid! Woohoo!
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Nice, I love the every other weekend pay day. My money shows up when I wake up Saturday morning. It's a great way to start the weekend (my payday is tomorrow, and this month had 3 pay days cha-ching!)
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My only payday is my Youtube payday, which is once a month if I make the minimum threshold. Next month I'll actually get paid! :blob:
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Ugh, absolutely useless at my desk today. Got a call about 20 minutes after I got here from my dad, in tears, that my mom (who is visiting a friend of hers about 2.5 hours away) was out for a morning walk and got dizzy and maybe collapsed or passed out or something and had been taken to the hospital, and that he and my sister were driving down there. He called about an hour later that the friend told him she was awake and seemed fine for all intents and purposes but they're going to give her a CAT scan anyway since they don't know what happened. He should be getting there about now, so hopefully I'll get another call soon.
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That sucks, axe.
Hopefully you know something soon.
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Damn thats not a good way to start a Friday. Glad she's seemingly OK, hopefully it's something simple like dehydration and not serious.
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Ugh, absolutely useless at my desk today. Got a call about 20 minutes after I got here from my dad, in tears, that my mom (who is visiting a friend of hers about 2.5 hours away) was out for a morning walk and got dizzy and maybe collapsed or passed out or something and had been taken to the hospital, and that he and my sister were driving down there. He called about an hour later that the friend told him she was awake and seemed fine for all intents and purposes but they're going to give her a CAT scan anyway since they don't know what happened. He should be getting there about now, so hopefully I'll get another call soon.
Glad she seems to be doing alright. Any history of low blood sugar in the family?
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Damn that blows. Scary situation for anyone, but for those getting on in their years, there are so many possibilities. Hopefully is something as innocent as low blood pressure/sugar or dehydration or some shit like that.
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Just got off the phone with my dad. Doesn't sound like she ever fainted or anything. She was about a mile into her run and felt like something was wrong. Went to turn around and go back to the house and couldn't make it all the way back, was supporting herself on a street sign or something and someone was passing by and helped. Evidently what happened was presenting like a stroke, but the CAT scan they did didn't show any signs that you'd typically see after a stroke, which the neurologist from Philadelphia they had conferenced in said he's never seen before. She's undergoing some more tests (MRI and I think MRA) now, and presumably staying there overnight before being moved somewhere local tomorrow if need be. My dad said she's awake/alert, she just doesn't quite seem 100% herself and she's having an issue raising her right leg much and keeping it elevated. I'm leaving the office and heading home, don't know much what I'm going to do with myself the rest of the day since I can't get down there.
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Best wishes, Axe. Hang in there.
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Bill, keep pushing your parents to get tests done. No stone left unturned.
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Thanks Podaar.
Oh I don't have to worry about that Joe. My mom is the exact opposite of an older person who is stubborn about the doctor, and she's been through it all before (skin cancer when I was young and breast cancer about five years ago).
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Evening, guys
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Evening, Prog. Anything exciting planned for the weekend?
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Nothing too exciting. I'm heading to my parent's house tomorrow to help my father with his planting and whatnot. He's not in the best shape to be doing it all himself, so I want to give him a hand.
How about you?
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Probably trying to con my son to come over and help me do some gardening. I'm not in the best of shape to be doing it all myself.
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I guess he's too told to ground. :biggrin:
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Yup. College boy...actually he should be graduating this fall. Wow, I just realized that. :lol
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I'm not even close to that yet. She's only 7. heh
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Seven is an awful time for sons, but absolutely a delight for daughters.
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She is enjoying herself, so you're right.
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What a fucking day.
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You did a lot of fucking?
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If only.
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Jesus fuck.
So today is what.. The 28th? May 1st is Monday. We are supposed to have a schedule posted for the month of may a week before the start of the month. Here I am.. Friday night... Having to bug my supervisor about the schedule for May, seeing as it hasn't been posted (or even fucking made), and I have 2 new employees who need to know their schedules, as well as at least 2 others who's availability changed and it needs to be reflected on the schedule as it effects shifts as of Sunday. After explaining to my supervisor the situation, I was told to make it.
Keep in mind, the process of making a schedule here usually takes a few days. Our turn over is so high and so many people have availability changes make a it a pain in the ass. Dealing with the needs of nearly 20 people across 2 accounts. But I fucking pulled one out of my ass, and I'm just waiting to hear back from a new girl on her ability to work 2 might shifts.. And then it's golden. This would also mark the first time this year that a schedule has been posted with out open shifts needing to be filled. I deserve a fucking cookie.
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You deserve a box of cookies - or maybe a freshly plucked rose smelling sweet tasting vagina.
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Morning troops. It's a lovely day in paradise here.
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Hey. Rough day yesterday.
My brother was on the phone with my dad when all the sudden you hear my dad phone, he falls and then the phone went dead. We're going into a panic we all were leaving work.
As I was leaving I saw my supervisor in with Walmart security. He had his car stolen right out of the parking lot. Now I'm in a real panic because I need to leave but I want to deal with that. Dad got stitches on his head and we have to have a real conversation about him walking around the house without a walker while using the phone.
He was rushing to look for something and needs to slow down, put the phone down and use the walker.
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Ah geez... that honks King. It's so sad when our elderly fail to accept that they simply cannot physically do the things their mind tells that that they could/should be able to do. :sadpanda: Sadly, that time comes for all of us - often in stages, but later on, everything can become monumental.
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That sucks king, I'm glad it was nothing more serious. I know your dad is stubborn but does he have one of those life alert things? I mean it's really lucky that your brother was on the phone when this happened.
Morning guys, I'm getting old. I know it's Saturday and I could sleep in but I stayed up until two and got up at 7am because I couldn't sleep any longer.
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:lol :lol I've been like that for 15 years! Used to be (in my 20s and early 30s) that I could get by with 5-6 hours sleep during the week, so long as I had a solid 10-12 on the weekend. I can't remember the last time I stayed in a bed longer than 8 hours. My body just can't handle it. I'm now a 5-6 hour guy seven days a week.
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If I only got 5-6 hours a night, I'd probably literally die within a week.
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Yes he has the life alert. No he can't thing fast enough to use it. At some point he will not be able to stay at home and that might be sooner than later.
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Ugh, that sucks Joe.
Spoke with my mom on the phone yesterday. She was about a mile into her run and just suddenly felt wrong. Went to go back to the house, but she started having trouble with her arms/legs. Thankfully a passerby and some neighbors were there to help and call both an ambulance and the friend my mom was staying with. She was even having trouble speaking, though she said she never had any troubles mentally, just making her mouth say what she knew she wanted to say. By the evening her speech and arms were pretty much back to normal, but her legs hadn't quite gotten there yet. Still no answers from any of the tests they've done, and there's one more scheduled for this morning. Not sure what happens after that as far as whether she stays down there or gets moved to a hospital closer to here. I'm just glad it happened when it did yesterday, a couple hours later and she would have been in a car by herself on the highway heading home.
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So. I'm. Incredibly drunk.
My buddy's classic rock cover band just played part of Voices as an intro to Sweet Emotion. I shit you not. I'm probably the only person in the bar who caught it.
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Because it wasn't Voices. It was Ice Ice Baby you drunk fuck. :lol
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Nope.. Spider in the window. I know my dream Theater.
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Sounds like it could be a cool segue to Sweet Emotion.
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Nope.. Spider in the window. I know my dream Theater.
Nooo.. it's spanked the lonely widow. *sigh*
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It's definitely spider.
he's riding on the back of the first dancing turtle..
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Oh, right. That makes more sense now.
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G'morning all.
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Yo.
Food shopping and then my cousin comes over to watch the RiRHOF show I recorded last night.
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It was certain people's plan to get me black out drunk last night. Didn't work! Remember.. Most everything! Haha. So like.. The band was just kinda jamming before going into Sweet Emotion.. The lead guitarist is fucking around with the volume pedal and my buddy starts playing the piano part on his bass and the guitarist sees where it was going and plays along for the first verse.. Then sweet emotion kicked in. It was small.. And only 2 people in the audience picked up on it.. But made my night. Musically
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I had my Gibson SG on eBay for £400 and some guy bid £400 on it but he was based in Italy for one thing plus his ebay profile was over a year old and it had zero activity. No profile pic. Nothing.
I got suspicious and cancelled the listing.
I tried selling the guitar before and someone tried to scam me.
Sigh.
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Evening
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I just put a pot of coffee on :hat
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After I leave here, I'm getting some.
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Morning guys
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Morning Reap.
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WHat's happening blob?
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Morning, guys
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WHat's happening blob?
Been working on the game for two weeks now. Looking really good. I'll have to show some time.
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For sure, I'll have to log in on skype on my break so I can check it out. Monday morning again, weekend is so far away.
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For sure, I'll have to log in on skype on my break so I can check it out. Monday morning again, weekend is so far away.
When will that be? I'll be away from my main PC for a little while yet.
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Top of the morning to ya.
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Just counting the days.
Thursday night - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with the fam.
Friday morning - hit the road, bound for Pennsylvania.
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I'm trying to talk my wife into seeing the movie Thursday night but we'll see how the packing goes.
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I'm trying to talk my wife into seeing the movie Thursday night but we'll see how the packing goes.
I see.
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LOL You should know taking a woman on a trip and how we pack so little and girls......
BTW, I hear rain and cold low 60's all weekend. That's a shame. The last 2 years were beautiful. Sunday the only sunny day.
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G'morning all.
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BTW, I hear rain and cold low 60's all weekend. That's a shame. The last 2 years were beautiful. Sunday the only sunny day.
Well, that f'n blows. That's what the weather is like here at the moment, and for the next few days.
Gonna see if I can get mrs.jingle to drive jingle.son to school Friday morning, and get on the road sooner to ensure 'za and brews with ya'll.
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We've got to meet a little earlier than 3. The show starts at 6 and I know we all have to get to our hotels to check in so I'm hoping we all can meet for 2 if possible.
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We've got to meet a little earlier than 3. The show starts at 6 and I know we all have to get to our hotels to check in so I'm hoping we all can meet for 2 if possible.
That's why I'm trying to get out of Dodge earlier.
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I'll IM of Facebook about it tonight.
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2 should be good for me. :metal
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Day is over halfway done. GF is gone so I'm going to make some fondue tonight.
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I went and got myself an Indian Mixed grill takeaway with 2 naan bread.
Had to go and collect it on my bike but it survived the ride home in the top box :)
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Evening
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Hey John! How much longer are you working 3rd shift?
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Just under two weeks left. What are you up to?
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Crazy week. Work crap. Then dad has a P.E.T. scan that I have to get up at 4am Wednesday. Friday we get up early to head to RoSfest! :metal
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At least you can end the week on a high note.
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I so need it.
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I bet you do. Make sure to have a few drinks for me, too.
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Morning
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Morning.
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Hey.
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Hey king! What's up?
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Oh you know. Employees that are head cases, temps stealing employees cars. Temps not showing up. Employees calling out. I have to get up at 4 A.M. tomorrow to get work done and to take dad to his P.E.T. Scan at 10 am tomorrow. Then getting up at 4:30am on Friday to leave for the music festival to hook up with Hef, Jingle, Nick DTVT and on the way down a meet up with Coz.
And you?
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Damn, dude. Glad there's something in there to look forward to.
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It's been tough lately. I'm ready to Hulk out.
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Incredible or Hogan? :neverusethis:
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Hopefully Hogan.
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Whatcha gonna do when Kingamainia runs wild on you?!
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Pretty much had the scariest moment of my life yesterday. I had just gotten home from, went into the basement to throw a load of laundry in, and when I came upstairs I smelled smoke. A couple minutes later, my downstairs is filling with smoke and my alarms are going off like mad. I can't find a fire anywhere, so I assumed it was in the walls or something. I grab the dog and am frantically looking for the cat as the amount of smoke continues to increase. I finally found the fucker hiding in the bedroom TV cabinet and got the fuck out of the house.
My asshole neighbor started a fire in his yard that got out of control and set his deck ablaze. There was so much smoke it was coming into my house.
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Damn that must have been scary
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Holy crap!
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Did you put a boot in his ass?
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
READ IT
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
READ IT
Yea, you got to let her know she needs to read it and then come to you for further discussion if necessary. She'll keep coming to you until you tell her that. Clearly she doesn't get it.
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
Legit question - can she read?
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Did you put a boot in his ass?
Nope, he set up orange safety cones around the bordering property.
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
Legit question - can she read?
Sometimes I wonder, she has been at the company for ten years, maybe she has been faking it.
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Reap, I'm uploading a demo video of my game right now.
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Glad it didn't carry over to your house Chino.
I swear I'm going to throw my laptop at my coworker, I send her an email, she doesn't read it and comes over and asks what y email was about, every day she does this.
Legit question - can she read?
Sometimes I wonder, she has been at the company for ten years, maybe she has been faking it.
Tell her you'll explain it to her in an email.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
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Interesting times around here...
-I accept the offer to join the band, less than 48 hours, the drummer quits (I don't think it was because of me!), first gig is two and a half weeks out, I've only played 4/12 songs with them, and the set is half originals, and half radically reworked covers. This should be interesting.
-Wife's grandmother died over the weekend, and it was a "good riddance, bitch" kind of passing. Not to go all P/R, but it's all well and good that Jesus allegedly forgives, but that doesn't address that the person was a monster in life. The Jesus thing is a convenient way for family members to shrug off the damage that woman did to my wife when she was a little girl.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
Duuuuuuuuuuuuude.
I love it.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
Duuuuuuuuuuuuue.
I love it.
:tup Thanks. That's 2 weeks of progress so far. It might not look like much yet, but there was a lot of stuff to figure out and code in that.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
Duuuuuuuuuuuuue.
I love it.
:tup Thanks. That's 2 weeks of progress so far. It might not look like much yet, but there was a lot of stuff to figure out and code in that.
Nice! Is this supposed to be like your sonic video? Ive never actually played this game so not familiar with it.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
Duuuuuuuuuuuuue.
I love it.
:tup Thanks. That's 2 weeks of progress so far. It might not look like much yet, but there was a lot of stuff to figure out and code in that.
Nice! Is this supposed to be like your sonic video? Ive never actually played this game so not familiar with it.
This is actually playable, correct? The sonic one was just video.
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Reap, here's a video of my Donkey Kong remake so far. It doesn't normally look this jittery, but I had to run it at higher res, plus recording messes it up a bit too. Also excuse the random shit like the floating gopher and the random particle effect. :lol
https://www.blobvandam.com/link/dkc2.mp4
Duuuuuuuuuuuuue.
I love it.
:tup Thanks. That's 2 weeks of progress so far. It might not look like much yet, but there was a lot of stuff to figure out and code in that.
Nice! Is this supposed to be like your sonic video? Ive never actually played this game so not familiar with it.
This is actually playable, correct? The sonic one was just video.
Yeah, this one's actually a playable game, whereas the Sonic one was entirely fake/animated. But the basic idea to make a video from it will be the same.
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So what is your plan for the game then? Make a full game out of it? Make an app to play it? Or just for fun
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So what is your plan for the game then? Make a full game out of it? Make an app to play it? Or just for fun
I only plan to remake the first level of the game for a video like the Sonic one, and if that does well, maybe remake another level, we'll see how it goes. But it's definitely not to make a full game or to let anyone else play it. Nintendo would C&D my ass so quick. :lol My Sonic video is my most viewed by far, so I figure this might do well too.
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So what is your plan for the game then? Make a full game out of it? Make an app to play it? Or just for fun
I only plan to remake the first level of the game for a video like the Sonic one, and if that does well, maybe remake another level, we'll see how it goes. But it's definitely not to make a full game or to let anyone else play it. Nintendo would C&D my ass so quick. :lol
Yea totally, but what is the point of making a playable game then? Just to do it? Your Sonic video did well so I'd think this one would also do well.
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I'll pay $0.99 per playable level.
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So what is your plan for the game then? Make a full game out of it? Make an app to play it? Or just for fun
I only plan to remake the first level of the game for a video like the Sonic one, and if that does well, maybe remake another level, we'll see how it goes. But it's definitely not to make a full game or to let anyone else play it. Nintendo would C&D my ass so quick. :lol
Yea totally, but what is the point of making a playable game then? Just to do it? Your Sonic video did well so I'd think this one would also do well.
Animating the whole thing manually is kinda tedious (I gave up animating half way through the level with the Sonic one :lol ), and it locks me in to the original gameplay. With all of the detail that will be in there, it works out just as easy to make a real game. And in the long run it pays off more each time I make a video from it. Also it's fun and I'm learning a lot for making my own games in future.
I made a playable game when I did my Lego Doctor Who videos too-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLmCyNukTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPuBUhfxzmM
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Ah nice, I didn't realize those were playable. And interesting that it's much easier to make a game :lol
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Ah nice, I didn't realize those were playable. And interesting that it's much easier to make a game :lol
:lol Yeah, it seems a bit counter-intuitive, but the more complex the game and also being an entirely made up, it made sense. I was able to make that second video very quickly after the first one, which I couldn't have done if it was just animated. I still plan to make more Lego games for other franchises.
Also, no rendering time, because it's realtime. That's a huge plus.
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Nice, that's a good way to more efficiently pump out videos and make more money then
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Greetings, buttpirates.
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Nice, that's a good way to more efficiently pump out videos and make more money then
I like money.
Money unfortunately does not like me. :lol
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Nice, that's a good way to more efficiently pump out videos and make more money then
I like money.
Money unfortunately does not like me. :lol
Sounds like a bad rap song.
Greetings, buttpirates.
YAAAARRRRRR!!!!!
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Howdy all.
Blob that there video is pretty badass, can't wait to see the final product :tup
millahhh, is your band's gig local?
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Greetings, buttpirates.
YAAAARRRRRR!!!!!
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Shiver me forklift timbers!
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Evening
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Evening Prog
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What's going on, Reap?
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Does anyone here have a recent version of Adobe Illustrator? I have a file I can't open because it's too recent for my version (I have CS6), and was hoping someone could just open this file and resave it in an older format for me. Quick job.
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Can't help you with that. Are there any online file converters for it? I know I've come across them for converting chm files to pdf or rar to zip or whatever.
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Morning gang.
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Can't help you with that. Are there any online file converters for it? I know I've come across them for converting chm files to pdf or rar to zip or whatever.
Yeah, I've looked, but they only convert the flattened image, which I can do myself in Photoshop or in a roundabout way in Illustrator, but I need all of the hidden file stuff retained, like the guides.
I'll probably be fine either way, but it would have been nice to use this template file properly.
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Morning gang.
Morning, Reap.
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Hey hey
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Are you doing anything after RoSFest, or is that it?
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Yeah BOOOOOOOOYYYYYY!!!!
I'm with dad who is getting a PET scan. It almost takes 2 hours. Got up at 4, got into work at 5am to get my stuff done so I could take him today.
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Best of luck to your Dad. Best wishes to you, King.
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Are you doing anything after RoSFest, or is that it?
Not unless any of you guys want to see Gettysburg on Monday. I love Gettysburg but have toured several times, so I won't stick around to do anything myself that day. If that's the case then I'll leave around 11am and be around around 1pm, so it's kinda like a half day off at home then.
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Best of luck to your Dad. Best wishes to you, King.
Thank you. One more test next week and then they can see if the cancer is localized in the lung or spread. If it is localized they will take a 1/3 of the lung out which is the best situation.
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Are you doing anything after RoSFest, or is that it?
Not unless any of you guys want to see Gettysburg on Monday. I love Gettysburg but have toured several times, so I won't stick around to do anything myself that day. If that's the case then I'll leave around 11am and be around around 1pm, so it's kinda like a half day off at home then.
I would love to see Gettysburg, but since I will have a 5 and half hour drive ahead of me, I will probably skip it.
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Last year Lisa and I got up early Saturday and Sunday and checked out the battlefields but we were gassed Sunday night.
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G'morning all.
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Last year Lisa and I got up early Saturday and Sunday and checked out the battlefields but we were gassed Sunday night.
Yeah, with how late I stay at the party, and how early the music starts, I make no plans to do anything in the mornings.
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We'll see about Saturday or Sunday mornings. I am physically unable to sleep late under normal circumstances, so I will be up.
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Sucka... It's nice to be on a (temporary) permanent vacation. Though, after RoSFest, I gotta get into job-hunting mode.
Are you doing anything after RoSFest, or is that it?
Not unless any of you guys want to see Gettysburg on Monday. I love Gettysburg but have toured several times, so I won't stick around to do anything myself that day. If that's the case then I'll leave around 11am and be around around 1pm, so it's kinda like a half day off at home then.
I would love to see Gettysburg, but since I will have a 5 and half hour drive ahead of me, I will probably skip it.
Ditto... I've got to be back home by 5 on Monday, so I'll need to be on the road no later than 10.
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Breakfast before we part company?
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That would seem necessary, yes.
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I can't. I'm stopping at another site we work at to visit the site manager it's in Pottsville.
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I can't. I'm stopping at another site we work at to visit the site manager it's in Pottsville.
Too bad we can't do lunch after that, you should be hungry!
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I can't. I'm stopping at another site we work at to visit the site manager it's in Pottsville.
The site manager at Yuengling?
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52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Sucka... It's nice to be on a (temporary) permanent vacation. Though, after RoSFest, I gotta get into job-hunting mode.
I hear there are soon to be openings for softwood border smugglers.
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:lol
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Good lord, this is a busy week.
Last night - Grocery shopping last night
Tonight - driving 45 minutes for BIL's birthday dinner
Tomorrow - leaving work early to taking dog for quick booster shot then taking Jr. to pick up his prom tux
Friday - leaving work early to meet up with ROSfest-goers for beers
Saturday - loading all my gear into the truck, helping Jr. get ready for prom, and the 2300 pics Mrs. C. is going to take, then leaving directly behind them to go play a private party with my old band
Sunday - yard work, POSSIBLY a band practice, if everyone decides to try to jump on a benefit opening for next weekend
Busy, but it should be a good rest of the week.
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So, we are meeting at 2pm for lunch/beverages?
What is the place again?
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IT's at the beginning of our IM thread on Facebook 2pm everyone. 45 minute drive from there to Gettysburg Kyros on T 6pm. I am not missing them.
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2PM. Okay, I missed that part. Good thing I checked, I was set to leave here at 2:30.
The place is Al's of Hampden, 2240 Millennium Way, Enola, PA 17025
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Beers at Al's, new DTF in person ticks, and eventual NMB goodness... so many jealous feels :(
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IT's at the beginning of our IM thread on Facebook 2pm everyone. 45 minute drive from there to Gettysburg Kyros on T 6pm. I am not missing them.
I actually have to be at the venue around 4, so there is a slight chance that I have to leave lunch early.
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Half an hour to go
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Breakfast before we part company?
Without a doubt
52 HOURS TILL VACATION.
Sucka... It's nice to be on a (temporary) permanent vacation. Though, after RoSFest, I gotta get into job-hunting mode.
I hear there are soon to be openings for softwood border smugglers.
No way in hell I'm letting you touch my softwood. Hef on the other hand can have as much of my wood as he can handle. :heybaby:
Beers at Al's, new DTF in person ticks, and eventual NMB goodness... so many jealous feels :(
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Evening
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Evening prog, what's happening?
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Sitting at work and reading. I just had some dinner. What are you up to?
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Nothing much, just took the dog for his last walk of the night, playing some Factorio and going to bed soon.
This is the worst part of the night, I'm just trying to prolong waking up to go to work.
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I hear you. It's like I countdown the hours until I have to get ready for work.
I just started reading the first Vampire Diaries book.
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Oh nice, that's what the show was based off right?
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Yes. There are so many differences though. I wasn't expecting that.
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Full day at work tomorrow then a week off so that'll get me through it. :)
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That's not bad. The in-laws are going to be in town so I don't mind working next week :lol
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Morning. Last day of dealing with work bullshit. Packing tonight then off to the meet up!
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Morning. Last day of dealing with work bullshit. Packing tonight then off to the meet up!
Same here, but squeezing in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in IMAX 3D tonight with the family.
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No way in hell I'm letting you touch my softwood. Hef on the other hand can have as much of my wood as he can handle. :heybaby:
We'll see. :hat
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It's Canadian so it's aged Maple softwood.
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lol
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It's Canadian so it's aged Maple softwood.
Spoken straight from experience.
I be packed already. Got a few errands to do to leave the house in working order for the weekend - since it's gonna start raining in a couple of hours, and is supposed to stop sometime around Monday afternoon.
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I will pack tonight after the movie.
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G'morning all. Looking forward to Guardians 2 tonight as well :hat
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G'morning all. Looking forward to Guardians 2 tonight as well :hat
:tup
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In laws arrived, already locked me out of the house while I was walking the dog. Going to be long week.
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Best wishes to everyone traveling into PA today. It's miserable and rainy, so be careful.
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Going to be an easy day at work today. Gotta figure out what to have for lunch.
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Hey.
I've been all over the place the past two days (even for me). Gotten nothing done (even for me).
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Best wishes to everyone traveling into PA today. It's miserable and rainy, so be careful.
Yea it's nasty out here, terribly day for a drive. I had some good road rage this morning when some dude break checked me.
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Fuckers. Damn, am I ever glad the M3 festival was last weekend, since it's all outdoors.
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Best wishes to everyone traveling into PA today. It's miserable and rainy, so be careful.
So I packed all my RoSfest stuff last night and packed a small bag of clothes to change into at work before I head on out to Gettysburg. Obviously I don't check the weather because I'll be in a t-shirt and shorts. :lol
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G'morning all.
Best wishes to everyone traveling into PA today. It's miserable and rainy, so be careful.
So I packed all my RoSfest stuff last night and packed a small bag of clothes to change into at work before I head on out to Gettysburg. Obviously I don't check the weather because I'll be in a t-shirt and shorts. :lol
Seeing as I never got around to tossing you overboard, I'm considering this retribution for me not getting Crystallised on the cruise.
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G'morning all.
Best wishes to everyone traveling into PA today. It's miserable and rainy, so be careful.
So I packed all my RoSfest stuff last night and packed a small bag of clothes to change into at work before I head on out to Gettysburg. Obviously I don't check the weather because I'll be in a t-shirt and shorts. :lol
Seeing as I never got around to tossing you overboard, I'm considering this retribution for me not getting Crystallised on the cruise.
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:lol
Greetings from Al's. First!
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Good afternoon gang
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Yo.
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What's happening blob?
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Howdy all (except king... too jealous to offer him pleasantries).
Shitty weather + no cafeteria in our building (it's in a building we also occupy across the street) = delicious Thai food delivered for lunch.
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What's happening blob?
Sent off the script today to the guy doing the voice acting for my vid. No idea when I'll get a reply from him, but all I can do is wait on that now.
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Sweet, I hope you hear back soon. I'm at work planning out a script that I need to write that will organize the log files we get.
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Sweet, I hope you hear back soon. I'm at work planning out a script that I need to write that will organize the log files we get.
Cool. What will that be written in?
I never know with this guy. It could be tomorrow, it could be a week. But I know he'll deliver.
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So upon returning to work after lunch, it turns out the entire street leading to my data center was flooded... so I went home early. The roads in that area of NJ are terrible and mostly flooded with a lot of closures.
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Hi
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Hey Splent
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Evening all.
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Me to myself at work today: "Don't flirt withe the new girl. Don't flirt. Don't flirt."
Yea. Didn't happen.
I apparently have a very flirtatious personality.
Oops.
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Morning
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Morning.
So apparently it's a fetish to see girls in casts and braces and stuff? I stumbled across a really strange page of it while looking up reference pictures for a full body cast. :lol I swear my search was innocent. If it wasn't, that's not what I would have been Googling!
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So the shitty shitty film "crash" then ?
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I haven't heard of it or seen it. Luckily. :lol
I guess if I had to choose, I'd rather see hot desperate Russian chicks being paid to wear casts than watch a terrible movie about it though? Or none of the above?
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Morning guys.
Blob I made a bunch of progress on my game last night except I fixed one big problem and then broke another aspect of the game.
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Morning guys.
Blob I made a bunch of progress on my game last night except I fixed one big problem and then broke another aspect of the game.
:lol
If you need any help, feel free to catch me whenever I'm around. I want to see your progress! :tup
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Will do blob!
How is your work coming along?
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I've been working on something else the past few days (not a new project, just a poster I want printed up this week for something), so not really any progress on my stuff.
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6 hours of sleep. Morning.
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6 hours?
5 here ;D
I had someone pull a fire alarm in one of our buildings at work last night. So I spent the last hour of my shift clearing a 3 story condo complex, dealing with the Fire Dept, etc... And this morning I'm reviewing camera footage to see who the fuck pulled it.
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Reap-
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:lol
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I think Donkey Kong Country was ( at least one of ) the first video game i noticed with no score or anything on screen.
It goes away after a few seconds.
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It was definitely not at all common in the 8/16 bit era. There may have been some other later games that did it, but not many.
Which means I had to program it in my version. Slight pain in the butt.
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Blob that looks incredible.
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Evening
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Yo from Gettysburg.
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How's the show?
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Neal Morse was fantastic!
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Did Nick tape it? :lol
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:lol
I threw a 40 second clip on Facebook.
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I have to see Neal one of these days.
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Seeing the new album live is a great experience. Very much looking forward to the NYC show in August.
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Kotowboy's thought for the day.
If you can tell someone with depression to "just cheer up mate" - then you can also tell a man who has no legs to "just grow more mate".
People who say " Depression is just attention seeking " are rich spoiled twats who've never had anyone say no to them.
If people with depression are so desperate for attention - why do they largely keep it to themselves and act happy and normal when around company ?
Idiots.
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I think depression is hard for people to understand unless they've experienced it, because the outward signs don't show the true nature of it. The name incorrectly gives some people the sense that it just means sad. I've never heard anyone say it's about attention seeking, but in my experience depression is closer to the opposite.
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Usually those seeking the attention by acting a certain way (i. e. depressed) are not actually that way and really just want attention on them. People who are depressed are in such pain and inner tumult that even moving off the couch feels pointless other than to use the bathroom. Eating becomes an unnecessary chore. Trust me, I know. I lost 50 pounds two summers ago. You feel like every muscle in your body is sore. Whatever chemicals are being released due to your state are drowning any chance of feeling better. People try to help. They do their best to help you, but unless they've actually gone through it whatever they do to "cheer you up" for the moment disappears the second you're left alone again. You want to force a smile because you feel bad that they are trying so hard and you feel bad that they feel helpless. That smile hurts. It feels like your whole face just went deformed for a moment because that smile is unnatural. You're miserable. The sun hurts your eyes so the curtains remain closed. Even watching your favorite shows seems tedious but you watch them anyway just for the company, just to break up the monotony.
Nobody knows how that feels unless they've lived through it themselves. Unless they've stood at the precipice and saw nothing but blackness. No hope. No point. No purpose. Everything is totally fucking empty. So fuck you to people who pretend that they're depressed just for the attention.
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Good morning everyone
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G'morning Reaper.
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Morning axe, how is it going?
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Morning.
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Morning axe, how is it going?
Pretty good. Planning on a mostly quiet day today after spending all day with family visiting for my goddaughter's first communion yesterday. You?
Morning.
G'morning Joe. How was the Neal Morse Band show last night? They did all of TSOAD?
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They sure did. Neal came running up the walkway during "I'm Running", ran up to my seat and we were singing to each other. Everybody was so in shock they couldn't get their phones out to take a pic!
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I'm pretty sure that's when he came out into the crowd on CttE as well. Loved seeing that album live so much. I was considering Morsefest this year even though I haven't really been grabbed by Testimony 2 yet, but I'm just catching their August show in NYC instead.
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You can tell the professional bands here. Like the NMB they are showmen as well as great musicians. The vocals were killer.
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So. Jealous.
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Usually those seeking the attention by acting a certain way (i. e. depressed) are not actually that way and really just want attention on them. People who are depressed are in such pain and inner tumult that even moving off the couch feels pointless other than to use the bathroom. Eating becomes an unnecessary chore. Trust me, I know. I lost 50 pounds two summers ago. You feel like every muscle in your body is sore. Whatever chemicals are being released due to your state are drowning any chance of feeling better. People try to help. They do their best to help you, but unless they've actually gone through it whatever they do to "cheer you up" for the moment disappears the second you're left alone again. You want to force a smile because you feel bad that they are trying so hard and you feel bad that they feel helpless. That smile hurts. It feels like your whole face just went deformed for a moment because that smile is unnatural. You're miserable. The sun hurts your eyes so the curtains remain closed. Even watching your favorite shows seems tedious but you watch them anyway just for the company, just to break up the monotony.
Nobody knows how that feels unless they've lived through it themselves. Unless they've stood at the precipice and saw nothing but blackness. No hope. No point. No purpose. Everything is totally fucking empty. So fuck you to people who pretend that they're depressed just for the attention.
:'( :'( :'( :clap:
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Morning everybody
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Morning
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Back at work half the staff is gone today which is going to make for a peaceful day.
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G'morning all.
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Morning Axe
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Having the nice quiet day you were anticipating?
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Yea it's pretty amazing actually, getting a lot of work done, after work I'm going to have some drinks.
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Nice :hat
It's my sister's birthday today, so I'm going to try to duck out fifteen minutes or so early as we're going to my favorite restaurant tonight (luckily it's the whole family's favorite).
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What type of restaurant is it? I'm on a diet so I have to be careful with all the food trucks at the brewery.
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What type of restaurant is it? I'm on a diet so I have to be careful with all the food trucks at the brewery.
https://www.villagerestaurantgroup.com/menus/DelMonicos_DinnerMenu.pdf
They're a little bit all over the place, they have some traditional steakhouse fare, some more asian inspired dishes, and some pasta. All I know is they make a consistently fantastic steak, I'll be putting a 10oz filet with butter and garlic preparation and a side of peppercorn sauce in my belly tonight :drool:
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So, I'm packing my things up. I have to move back to my parent's house for a while.
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I haven't had a good steak in a while I have to go out sometime soon.
Why are you moving back Prog?
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The child support for two different kids is killing me. Until I get a better job, which I will once I pass the CCIE, I'm going to stay at my parent's house.
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Hello. Home from RoSFest.
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Still not home. Buying beers from Trillium 20 minutes out from Foxbourgh. Taking care of my bro.
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Cool
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Still not home. Buying beers from Trillium 20 minutes out from Foxbourgh. Taking care of my bro.
Great. So you'll be dropping them off here in about a half hour?
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The child support for two different kids is killing me. Until I get a better job, which I will once I pass the CCIE, I'm going to stay at my parent's house.
That sucks Prog, hopefully you pass your ccie soon
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It'll take some time to study, but it's what needs to be done. Then I'll be on my way.
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Kotowboy's Thought For The Day...
Russell Brand is the 21st century Kenneth Williams.
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Still not home. Buying beers from Trillium 20 minutes out from Foxbourgh. Taking care of my bro.
Great. So you'll be dropping them off here in about a half hour?
Nope. I'm chilling them in my fridge.
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Good evening peeps.
I'm currently at work dealing with massive headache. And stupid people.
If shit stays the way it is, I may say fuck it and take off early tonight.
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Evening
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Morning guys
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Morning.
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Morning. Tomorrow it's back to work. Yuck.
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Work? Yuck!
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I am in total agreement. So how's the Star Trek characters going Blob?
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Oh I haven't worked on that in weeks. :lol I've sent the script off to the voice actor, so I'm waiting to get back the dialogue so I can start animating. That's why I'm making Donkey Kong for now. Always gotta be doing something. :blob:
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Voice actors? Cool!
I sent you a PM.
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It's only one voice actor. I'm not made of money! :lol It's the same voice actor from the Jar Jar Binks video.
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Still, very cool.
You should of heard my Word voice on my answering machine years ago. :lol
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Your word voice? I assumed you used your voice for all of your words. :neverusethis:
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Another day with half staff, how can I be so lucky lol
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Yup. :lol
We did skits for the answering machine.
Bevis & Butthead.
Andy Rooney from 60 Minutes.
Gollum (LOTR) by my brother.
Star Trek TNG.
We had so much working on the messages.
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Yup. :lol
We did skits for the answering machine.
Bevis & Butthead.
Andy Rooney from 60 Minutes.
Gollum (LOTR) by my brother.
Star Trek TNG.
We had so much working on the messages.
TNG skits for your answering machine. That is so '80s. :lol I like it.
Another day with half staff, how can I be so lucky lol
If you were really lucky you'd be able to get back on Skype, you bum.
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My Word line was, "If you were any other telemarketer, I would kill you where you stood!" "Leave a message you baktag."
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Word is my favourite character, right after Captain Pecan, and Captain Kebab. And of course, Spork.
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:lol Worf
It's going to get worse. I had a system's update and all the auto correct words reset. I guess a better proof read everything.
Nah, let's have fun.
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Don't forget K.
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Ok, so...not in a band anymore! The commitment they were asking for ratcheted up rather dramatically as soon as I said "yes"...so, that became a "no"!
Also...moving to Newark, and the Prudential Center is basically right behind my apartment (will be living over the Dinosaur BBQ)...so, super convenient pre-show happy hours!!
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Don't forget K.
Only you could typo a letter.
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Don't forget K.
Only you could typo a letter.
Come on man. Even I can be self deprecating!! You make me a better fool man. You complete me.
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Don't forget K.
Only you could typo a letter.
Come on man. Even I can be self deprecating!! You make me a better fool man. You complete me.
I was of course joking. :lol I know that one was intentional. Where would our conversations be without self deprecation humour?
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Humor gets me through the day.
So you see the Facebook pictures of our meet up for the music festival?
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Yeah man. Looks like you all had a great time. :tup
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We really did. I'm glad to have a day to Blob™️ before working tomorrow.
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Don't forget K.
Only you could typo a letter.
Kotowboy said it first :hat
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Don't forget K.
Only you could typo a letter.
Kotowboy said it first :hat
Yes, I was half paraphrasing your comment, since it's right there in my sig. :D
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No, I said it first. :lol
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Ok, so...not in a band anymore! The commitment they were asking for ratcheted up rather dramatically as soon as I said "yes"...so, that became a "no"!
Also...moving to Newark, and the Prudential Center is basically right behind my apartment (will be living over the Dinosaur BBQ)...so, super convenient pre-show happy hours!!
Nice, when are you guys moving? Been waiting for allergies to not be murdering my eyes/nose to grab drinks again.
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Ok, so...not in a band anymore! The commitment they were asking for ratcheted up rather dramatically as soon as I said "yes"...so, that became a "no"!
Also...moving to Newark, and the Prudential Center is basically right behind my apartment (will be living over the Dinosaur BBQ)...so, super convenient pre-show happy hours!!
Nice, when are you guys moving? Been waiting for allergies to not be murdering my eyes/nose to grab drinks again.
Lease starting sometime in May, legit move probably about the end of the month.
This is part of relocation...out NJ sites are condensing into a single location in Madison. Hoboken -> Madison = teh suck, so Newark it is. The actual site move isn't until end of September, so I'll just take PATH in to work in the interim.
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Ok, so...not in a band anymore! The commitment they were asking for ratcheted up rather dramatically as soon as I said "yes"...so, that became a "no"!
Also...moving to Newark, and the Prudential Center is basically right behind my apartment (will be living over the Dinosaur BBQ)...so, super convenient pre-show happy hours!!
Nice, when are you guys moving? Been waiting for allergies to not be murdering my eyes/nose to grab drinks again.
Lease starting sometime in May, legit move probably about the end of the month.
This is part of relocation...out NJ sites are condensing into a single location in Madison. Hoboken -> Madison = teh suck, so Newark it is. The actual site move isn't until end of September, so I'll just take PATH in to work in the interim.
Word. You see that new biergarten that opened up last week?
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Madison is very nice though and newark uhh... Lol that's cool you are into of dinosaur bbq. Clutch. Looks like I know where to go before the iron maiden concert next month.
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Ok, so...not in a band anymore! The commitment they were asking for ratcheted up rather dramatically as soon as I said "yes"...so, that became a "no"!
Also...moving to Newark, and the Prudential Center is basically right behind my apartment (will be living over the Dinosaur BBQ)...so, super convenient pre-show happy hours!!
Nice, when are you guys moving? Been waiting for allergies to not be murdering my eyes/nose to grab drinks again.
Lease starting sometime in May, legit move probably about the end of the month.
This is part of relocation...out NJ sites are condensing into a single location in Madison. Hoboken -> Madison = teh suck, so Newark it is. The actual site move isn't until end of September, so I'll just take PATH in to work in the interim.
Word. You see that new biergarten that opened up last week?
Been seeing signs all over for it, but haven't strolled over yet.
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Madison is very nice though and newark uhh... Lol that's cool you are into of dinosaur bbq. Clutch. Looks like I know where to go before the iron maiden concert next month.
Newark is like Brooklyn not that long ago...art galleries, gastro-pubs and beer gardens, high-end restaurants, a Whole Foods...all of the artists who can't afford Brooklyn and Chelsea anymore are flocking to Newark. It is on a very steep trajectory up
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Morning.
I seem to be moving slowly today for some reason.
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I have an idea why.
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Omg. My wife just said the same thing.
I have no motivation today and that's ok.
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I know I should be giving Mastodon's new album some more spins ahead of the show on Thursday, but I just can't stop, won't stop listening to Thank You Scientist today.
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I know I should be giving Mastodon's new album some more spins ahead of the show on Thursday, but I just can't stop, won't stop listening to Thank You Scientist today.
Just picked up their newest album at RosFest over the weekend and listened to it on the drive home yesterday.
Holy crap, that was so good.
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I know I should be giving Mastodon's new album some more spins ahead of the show on Thursday, but I just can't stop, won't stop listening to Thank You Scientist today.
Just picked up their newest album at RosFest over the weekend and listened to it on the drive home yesterday.
Holy crap, that was so good.
Yeah, I've listened to them probably more than anybody else since I first saw them open for Haken last year. Maps of Non-Existent Places is also wonderful, though I do think they stepped their game up a notch with Stranger Heads Prevail.
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I have to get that first one.
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I just picked it up last week.
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Morning.
I seem to be moving slowly today for some reason.
Yeah, I hear that.
I personally prefer Maps to Stranger by a hair, but they are both superb.
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Morning, folks.
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Word up, yo.
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How's the pedantic business?
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
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Back to work today. BOOOOO!!! HISS!!!
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Full staff at work now, it was a nice couple of days.
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
Very good. Top notch.
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
Very good. Top notch.
And your bending of whiskey?
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Howdy everyone.
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
Very good. Top notch.
And your bending of whiskey?
Well, I had Scotch with Chad over the weekend, so I would say: Very good. Top notch.
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Hey Bill.
So we've got a touch screen for visual controls at work. Problem is my lap top does not have an HDMI output. I need to find a HDMI to USB connector. I might have to buy that online.
Hef, and millahh, Indeed.
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
Very good. Top notch.
And your bending of whiskey?
Well, I had Scotch with Chad over the weekend, so I would say: Very good. Top notch.
Outstanding.
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How's the pedantic business?
It's bastardly.
Very good. Top notch.
And your bending of whiskey?
Well, I had Scotch with Chad over the weekend, so I would say: Very good. Top notch.
To be clear to everyone, he was referring to the company, not the scotch.
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That is already understood.
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That is already understood.
Well, Kotowboy is a regular in this thread, so I didn't want to take anything for granted.
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:lol
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Evening. Tonight is my last night on this shift!
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WOOOOOT!
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:metal
What's the word?
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:metal
What's the word?
Legs.
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Chicken?
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:metal
What's the word?
I have it on good authority that bird is the word.
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(https://gb.fotolibra.com/images/previews/395303-dead-penguin.jpeg)
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Welp that's an interesting photo to start my morning off
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Breakfast, anyone?
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Delete your account.
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I actually would like some breakfast, I'd love a bagel. Too bad I gotta be at work.
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Well...you're getting dead bird. ;)
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Morning. Grape Nuts cereal for me this morning.
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Hello
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Morning gang, what's happening?
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G'morning all. Excited to see Mastodon tonight :metal
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Nice! I haven't checked out the new album but I've heard great things.
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Yeah, to be honest a lot of the tunes haven't distinguished themselves from one another for me yet but I do like what I hear when I've listened to it. I'm also a little weak on their pre Crack the Skye albums, so I made a playlist of the setlist they've been playing on tour and that's what I'm listening to at the office today.
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Started doing a Nielsen Radio Ratings Diary. Got a pack in the mail from them (they said my house was randomly chosen, but I also completed a breif tv/radio survey a few months ago that was also apparently randomly chosen, they paid I think $4 cash for it total) that came with two diaries for household members. Each diary comes with two dollars cash inside and the actual diary to send back (the postage is all part of the diary so just place the diary in the mail) and then they will send $10. I think it's kind of cool to share input how I listen to radio and also fairly easy since I only listen to one station (WFAN New York) during my morning commutes. There's a comments section, so I think I will voice my opinion about the lack of a modern rock station in NYC.
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I did one of those in college and it came at the perfect time because they gave me $30 for the radio diary.
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Damn they gave more out back then haha
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Started doing a Nielsen Radio Ratings Diary. Got a pack in the mail from them (they said my house was randomly chosen, but I also completed a breif tv/radio survey a few months ago that was also apparently randomly chosen, they paid I think $4 cash for it total) that came with two diaries for household members. Each diary comes with two dollars cash inside and the actual diary to send back (the postage is all part of the diary so just place the diary in the mail) and then they will send $10. I think it's kind of cool to share input how I listen to radio and also fairly easy since I only listen to one station (WFAN New York) during my morning commutes. There's a comments section, so I think I will voice my opinion about the lack of a modern rock station in NYC.
The rock radio situation around here is a goddamn travesty.
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The beginning of a 3 day weekend
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The beginning of a 3 day weekend
And no more nights!!
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Mmmmmmm, three day weekend. I've got one of those next week.
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They sure are lovely.
The beginning of a 3 day weekend
And no more nights!!
At least not for another two years when my turn comes up in the rotation, but I'll probably be working elsewhere by then.
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Prog it felt like you were on nights for a long time.
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Morning guys
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Morning.
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Hey yo. Jingle.son is off to Europe tonight for a school sponsored trip. 10 days he'll be gone. Shall be interesting to see how he and mrs.jingle both handle this.
We had a nice (early) Mother's Day celebration since he won't be here Sunday.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 this afternoon before he heads off.
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Hey hey! Busy day today. I've got 4 interviews coming in. first one in 2 hours.
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What are these new triangular spinning things kids are always holding? I saw three children (different families) at Costco with them yesterday, one of which ended up getting rammed by my cart.
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A fidget spinner kind of thing? Just a guess since I only heard of this thing a few days ago from a video.
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What are these new triangular spinning things kids are always holding? I saw three children (different families) at Costco with them yesterday, one of which ended up getting rammed by my cart.
I think it's called a fidget top or something like that. My old boss would make them with his 3D printer and sell them. It's kind of like the fidget cube I've seen around.
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Damn kids and their fidgeting! Can't they just play video games indoors like a kid should?
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That'd be best, I'd prefer not to run into any kids in public
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What are these new triangular spinning things kids are always holding? I saw three children (different families) at Costco with them yesterday, one of which ended up getting rammed by my cart.
I think it's called a fidget top or something like that. My old boss would make them with his 3D printer and sell them. It's kind of like the fidget cube I've seen around.
Victoria bought me a fidget cube one day, and I have to say, I really enjoy the thing. I use it all the time at work, especially if I'm on an hour long conference call or something and just staring at a deck.
For those that don't know, this is a fidget cube. It's just a cube with a bunch of stuff to keep your fingers busy. My favorite thing on it is the toggle switch. The roller ball and joystick/button are good too. I never touch the spinning disc thing.
(https://www.specialchildrentoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/37e5ba410e_51jNWVvkceL.jpg)
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That'd be best, I'd prefer not to run into any kids in public
I'd prefer not to run into anyone in public. :lol People ruin everything.
Decided to work on some music today.
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What are these new triangular spinning things kids are always holding? I saw three children (different families) at Costco with them yesterday, one of which ended up getting rammed by my cart.
I think it's called a fidget top or something like that. My old boss would make them with his 3D printer and sell them. It's kind of like the fidget cube I've seen around.
Victoria bought me a fidget cube one day, and I have to say, I really enjoy the thing. I use it all the time at work, especially if I'm on an hour long conference call or something and just staring at a deck.
For those that don't know, this is a fidget cube. It's just a cube with a bunch of stuff to keep your fingers busy. My favorite thing on it is the toggle switch.
(https://www.specialchildrentoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/37e5ba410e_51jNWVvkceL.jpg)
Is that the one that was on Kickstarter a year or so ago? It looks like it. Almost considered getting one myself.
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Damn kids and their fidgeting! Can't they just play video games indoors like a kid should?
Yes, so I can kill them easily when they are fidgeting in game and easily noticeable.
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What are these new triangular spinning things kids are always holding? I saw three children (different families) at Costco with them yesterday, one of which ended up getting rammed by my cart.
I think it's called a fidget top or something like that. My old boss would make them with his 3D printer and sell them. It's kind of like the fidget cube I've seen around.
Victoria bought me a fidget cube one day, and I have to say, I really enjoy the thing. I use it all the time at work, especially if I'm on an hour long conference call or something and just staring at a deck.
For those that don't know, this is a fidget cube. It's just a cube with a bunch of stuff to keep your fingers busy. My favorite thing on it is the toggle switch.
*snip*
Is that the one that was on Kickstarter a year or so ago? It looks like it. Almost considered getting one myself.
I think that's where it started. Apparently there are a million knockoffs now. Pretty sure mine isn't an "official" one.
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I bought the board game Risk, and it's arriving today. Can't wait to play tonight. We've played Pandemic and Firefly to death and wanted something new. I never played it before and my only knowledge of it comes from the Seinfeld episode.
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Damn kids and their fidgeting! Can't they just play video games indoors like a kid should?
Well I just laughed way to hard reading this.
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I think that's where it started. Apparently there are a million knockoffs now. Pretty sure mine isn't an "official" one.
I don't know, I just know the faces are all identical to the one that was on Kickstarter. I didn't know fidgeting was such big business now. :lol I just have a few loose mechanical keyboard keys I press to keep me occupied.
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I'm ready to go home. It's been a long week.
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Howdy all. Hoping today continues to be a smooth landing into the weekend. A little bit tired and my ears just stopped ringing from last night, but Mastodon was awesome :metal
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Howdy all. Hoping today continues to be a smooth landing into the weekend. A little bit tired and my ears just stopped ringing from last night, but Mastodon was awesome :metal
:2metal:
I saw them in 2006 with Tool at Wembley Arena and in 2007 supporting Blood Mountain at HMV Forum.
They were obviously better when they headlined. Songs like Iron Tusk and Where Strides The Behemoth were awesome.
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Good afternoon / evening.
My bowling league is over for the summer, and when things start back up in Sept, My gf is going to be running the league as secretary. I don't think she realizes how much of a bitch it's going to be. Since she is doing that, I will be taking over running one of the side betting games for the league. I didn't volunteer. I was volunteered! lol
And now for today, I came in to work to find that my supervisor has decided to delegate parts of his job out.
I am now in charge of scheduling. Not only am I in charge of it, I get to migrate our account off of simple MS Word schedules and start using a program the rest of the company is on. Wouldn't be an issue, but there are so many changes that had been made to the schedule just this week alone (people calling out, coverage, shift swapping, etc) that it's insane. And each one of these changes has to be inputted manually. I swear to god when I bring up a raise in the near future, I better not catch any shit.
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Morning Blob.
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Morning king. What's up?
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Nada. Just saying hello. I'm having coffee watching the Count Of Monte Cristo.
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Morning guys
King is it the 2002 remake?
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Tomorrow is mother's day and my brother's birthday. I am not sufficiently prepared for either. :lol Half the stuff I ordered for my brother hasn't arrived yet. It hasn't even shipped yet, even though it was in stock and it's been a whole week. Dumbasses.
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The problems of online ordering.
I'm making quiche for our breakfast get together tomorrow.
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The problems of online ordering.
Yeah. I mean, it's either that or leave the house, so what are you gonna do? :lol
I've never ordered from this site before (although other family members have), but I'm quit annoyed about it. When I can, I stick to sites I know are reliable, but this was the only site that had what I wanted.
I also got him a custom designed laminated poster, and that arrived the next day, as has everything I've ordered from that particular site. The sites I get DVDs / music / video games from are always reliable too.
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Some day we'll get you out of that house blob.
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Blob, you could have ordered a few weeks ago. :lol
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Blob be blobbing
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(https://skd-1e9a.kxcdn.com/sites/11/2013/08/07183810/hey-blob-whats-up.jpg)
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:lol
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Pizza_the_Hut_zpscomq2q6w.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Pizza_the_Hut_zpscomq2q6w.jpg.html)
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Blob, you could have ordered a few weeks ago. :lol
Pffffft if you wanna get technical about it......
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If it makes you feel any better Blobby,
I haven't even thought about getting anything for my mother.
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If it makes you feel any better Blobby,
I haven't even thought about getting anything for my mother.
It does make me feel better, knowing I'm not the only terrible son in the world. :heart
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Well my mother hates mother's day.
She about had an anxiety attack when my brother and I took her out last year.
And I could get something for my stepmother, but.. nah.
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My little bros have fidget spinners.
You spin em a few times.
Time how long they take to stop.
Ok I'm done. 😐
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Me last night at work to myself: "Do I really have to put a memo up telling employees not to leave before the end of their shift?"
Apparently I need to. I arrived today, 10 min early, and the employees whom I was relieving took off as soon as they saw my car.
I hate people.
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People are indeed the worst.
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Evening.
It's official. My seven year old daughter is obsessed with Epica and Haken. We must have watched the Earthrise video about a dozen times today. "Daddy, put on the Haken video with the multicolors."
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That's awesome Prog. Now I have to check out Haken :lol
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That's awesome Prog. Now I have to check out Haken :lol
Yes, yes you do.
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Yes, yes he does. ;)
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Yes, yes I will
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(https://i.imgur.com/dP7ebTy.gif)
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:lol :lol perfect.
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That's awesome Prog. Now I have to check out Haken :lol
Checked them out a couple of times, but had to stop as soon as the vocals came in. Otherwise it probably would have been alright. Vocals are always the biggest deal breaker.
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Agreed blob. I have learned to like some vocals over time.
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Someone showed me a song off their latest album recently, and I was digging it until the vocals came in. It's not that they were bad, I just didn't like them.
And what are you doing up at this time anyway?
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People are indeed the worst.
That is something we can all agree on.
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I will second that (third, fourth, whatever).
Hey jingle. What up?
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Sending a kid for a drug test today. He texts me a friggin novel then will not answer when I call. I've called 3 times.
Yes I also agree that people suck.
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G'morning all.
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DTF Chat Thread v. People Suck
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Yup. Making a bacon, spinach, mushroom, tomatoe & cheese quiche for Mothers Day.
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My mom wants to do work around the house for Mother's Day. Not a fan of this development :lol
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We celebrated Mother's Day on Thursday, since jingle.son is in Greece right now. Gonna do yard shit today... we had a cube of soil delivered on Friday, and have had a new 10x12 sun-shelter from Costco sitting in the garage for about a month just waiting for some good weather to take down our old one - the roof was fabric, and shredded last fall when we took it off for the winter. The new one has a hard top, and is a 3-4 person job to put up from what a buddy of mine (who has one) told me. Naturally, I'm trying to recruit him - but he's being elusive.
Gonna go do the necessary, then watch SNL.
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Yup. Making a bacon, spinach, mushroom, tomatoe & cheese quiche for Mothers Day.
Great! What's the Queen going to eat? ;D
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Yup. Making a bacon, spinach, mushroom, tomatoe & cheese quiche for Mothers Day.
Great! What's the Queen going to eat? ;D
This is Mothers Day Tim, not the Coolest Man On Earth Day.
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Morning guys, blob I don't know why I was up :lol
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Morning guys, blob I don't know why I was up :lol
That is the correct answer.
Morning!
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Blob can't explain Blob time. It just happens.
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Blob can't explain Blob time. It just happens.
Blob time is almost an oxymoron. One cannot keep Blob time.
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It's going to suck doing the yard work today. It looks like it'll be pretty hot.
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Blob can't explain Blob time. It just happens.
Blob time is almost an oxymoron. One cannot keep Blob time.
It's like Dr. Who just exchange the TARDIS for a computer chair.
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Blob can't explain Blob time. It just happens.
Blob time is almost an oxymoron. One cannot keep Blob time.
It's like Dr. Who just exchange the TARDIS for a computer chair.
Also I can only time travel forwards, and only in realtime.
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Sometimes you miss days too. :lol
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Oh, maybe I am a time traveller then. :lol
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Blob I dont see you motivated enough to travel time.
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I'm too unmotivated to even dispute that.
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I was going to work on my game this weekend but I'm so sucked into Factorio.
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Oh that's just a lame excuse to try and get out of showing it to me. :neverusethis:
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That's awesome Prog. Now I have to check out Haken :lol
Checked them out a couple of times, but had to stop as soon as the vocals came in. Otherwise it probably would have been alright. Vocals are always the biggest deal breaker.
Agreed. Vocals always ruin a band for me.
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So if we can get moved and set up in time, thinking of hosting pre-show happy hour at our new place before the Maiden/Ghost in Newark. Should know in the next couple of days. We're literally around the corner from Prudential center, so it's super easy. And if we're not ready, still plenty of nearby spots that look promising on the beer front.
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Can't believe it's Monday again.
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Can't believe it's not butter.
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Parkay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVWQYeiB6JI)
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Talking butter containers. Ahhh...the old days.
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"Sounds like to me their trying to avoid a lawsuit. You can say that about anything. If any believe that chair is not butter." -- Richard Jeni.
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"Sounds like to me their trying to avoid a lawsuit. You can say that about anything. If any believe that chair is not butter." -- Richard Jeni.
Aaahhhh... Platypus Man. Even with the typo, I knew the exact line.
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Well, crap. DTF is now blocked on my employer's network, which means I will be on here a lot less often.
:(
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Well, crap. DTF is now blocked on my employer's network, which means I will be on here a lot less often.
:(
Welp. At least you know that 'big brother' is watching you!
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Awe damn Hef.
"Sounds like to me their trying to avoid a lawsuit. You can say that about anything. If any believe that chair is not butter." -- Richard Jeni.
Aaahhhh... Platypus Man. Even with the typo, I knew the exact line.
Yup!
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That's my situation hef, I have to surf on my phone.
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And now a minor toothache has become what feels like a migraine.
Oh, and my dentist can't see me until tomorrow morning.
Yaaay
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My wisdom tooth needs to be pulled. No fun.
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I had all four wisdom teeth pulled when I was in high school. I really don't recall it being that bad, like everyone said it would be miserable and besides a bloody mouth waking up the first couple nights and a light diet of liquids and mushy foods, the pain wasn't that bad overall. Maybe it's more painful with age, not sure. I got the funny gas for that procedure and I recall laughing my ass off when the nurse asked me what I wanted to do for a living. I so distinctly remember it because I was thinking to myself, who asks such a question when I am gassed? But I think it's part of making sure the gas is working. I think my hysterical laughter at such a question was enough for them to know it worked.
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I had all 4 out when I was 18. Remember the injection then waking up feeling woozy and being sick...
Then the car ride home where I pretty much slept the whole time.
Then being in bed for ages with puffy cheeks eating soft food and my pillow having the smell of blood :P
But no pain, crucially.
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I have to get two out, it's gonna suck
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I remember them asking me if I wanted to be awake or not.
I chose not.
Then I arrived and they wouldnt let me have them out the first time as i'd had a cup of tea in the day.
So I had to come back when I hadn't consumed anything.
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Morning.
Taking the motorcycle to work today, should make for a nice ride.
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Morning Reap.
I'm working on yet another project today. I'm out of control. :lol
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What's the project?
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Morning
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What up, party people.
Sorry to hear you got WebSensed, heffy Had that happen a few years ago (which was not coincidentally shortly followed by me ceasing to be a mod in P/R). Fortunately, our IT eventually decided they had better things to do than police how people spent a few minutes here and there.
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Seth MacFarlane's new Star Trek parody TV show looks all kinds of shit.
Just the same thing he's been doing for years. Casting himself as the lead in vanity projects and making really obvious Family Guy style jokes.
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I think it looks quite good so far, like a comedy TNG. Seth MacFarlane is a huge Trek fan, and I expect it's actually going to be a much better Trek show than the new Trek. I know king's excited for it too. Galaxy Quest: the series.
But I know your feelings on Seth MacFarlane, so I expected you to automatically dump shit on it, just like everything else.
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:rollin :rollin
Yeah It's not like I watched the trailer with an open mind or anything and came to my own conclusion... :lolpalm:
:rollin :rollin
And you're the one who constantly dumps on Discovery without even SEEING a trailer......
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Those little rolling thingies signify laughter and enjoyment, something I'm not convinced you understand. :biggrin:
"All kinds of shit" sounds totally open minded and not biased at all. :neverusethis:
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Orville just looks like " A Million Ways To Die in Deep Space "
i.e. nothing new for Seth at all. Just Family Guy live action in space.
:dunno:
I don't mind Family Guy humour and I occasionally find it hysterical - but Seth is so one note and it's tired at this point.
Also I LOVE Galaxy Quest. And this looks like a really bad version of that.
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Just got to work, I see things are spicy in this thread lol
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Spicy like that one time I tried to arm wrestle a Klingon
*non-sequitur flashback*
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Seth MacFarlane has very little to do with FG besides voice acting and hasn't for a long time, so that's not that irrelevant. If I say something negative about a new Trek movie based on one trailer you're all like YOU CAN'T JUDGE A MOVIE BASED ON ONE TRAILER ZOMG SO BIAS MUCH HATER JJ WOW. Hey, maybe your boy Ricky Gervais will pop up in it too because it's been almost a week since you've let us know about that one! :biggrin:
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:rollin :rollin
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*waits for Kotowboy to edit post to 5x the length in a flurry*
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:rollin :rollin
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I think I broke Kotowboy. :-[ Or...... fixed him?
VOTE NOW!
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Fixed him?
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Morning king?
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Hi Blob?
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What's up?
Did I mess up because that's an actual question?
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Yes, I was questioning if you could ever fix Kotowboy.
BTW, you should redo the Everything is Awesome song from the Lego Movie for Kotowboy. Still upbeat but Everything is Horrible.
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Yes, I was questioning if you could ever fix Kotowboy.
BTW, you should redo the Everything is Awesome song from the Lego Movie for Kotowboy. Still upbeat but Everything is Horrible.
Starring grump cat.
Coincidentally, I actually do have a video idea involving that song on my list of stuff to make. :lol
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:lol
I know you too well! :lol
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Or do you..........?
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Everything is Horrible.
Or just go with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcs3j8qc5SI
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Or do you..........?
*Evil background thunder and lightning*
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Everything is Horrible.
Or just go with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcs3j8qc5SI
No. Kotowboy would like that. We need that horrible happy music from the movie with the changed lyrics.
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Howdy all.
My mom wants to do work around the house for Mother's Day. Not a fan of this development :lol
So yeah, did not end up doing this on Sunday. Less than half a mile into a walk with her friend my mom had another episode like the one I was posting about a couple weeks ago. Once again she was mostly fully recovered within about 24 hours, but she's still in the hospital until at least this afternoon for testing.
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Howdy all.
My mom wants to do work around the house for Mother's Day. Not a fan of this development :lol
So yeah, did not end up doing this on Sunday. Less than half a mile into a walk with her friend my mom had another episode like the one I was posting about a couple weeks ago. Once again she was mostly fully recovered within about 24 hours, but she's still in the hospital until at least this afternoon for testing.
That's concerning. So I'm guessing they didn't find anything the first time, and just released her since she'd recovered?
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Howdy all.
My mom wants to do work around the house for Mother's Day. Not a fan of this development :lol
So yeah, did not end up doing this on Sunday. Less than half a mile into a walk with her friend my mom had another episode like the one I was posting about a couple weeks ago. Once again she was mostly fully recovered within about 24 hours, but she's still in the hospital until at least this afternoon for testing.
That's concerning. So I'm guessing they didn't find anything the first time, and just released her since she'd recovered?
Yeah, all the tests came back negative the first time so after a little more than 24 hours she was released since the symptoms had totally disappeared. We'd been following up with doctors up here and she'd had some more testing done (also negative) and then it happened again. My guess is she'll be discharged either later on today or tomorrow unless one of the tests actually show something, and then all we can do from there is continuing to follow up with different specialists. In the meanwhile she's not going to work, not driving, and we try not to leave her in the house by herself for too long when possible (all things we've been doing since the first incident).
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Have they at least ruled anything in particular out from testing, or are you no closer to an answer yet?
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Have they at least ruled anything in particular out from testing, or are you no closer to an answer yet?
I don't know what in particular they've looked at and ruled out. I know she's had at least one each of a CAT Scan, MRI, MRA, chest X-ray, neck ultrasound, and traditional stress test (and at least one of those scans has been done twice) all showing nothing unusual. They took a ton of blood for analysis yesterday and did some more testing, which we hadn't heard anything about as of last night. They had a more specialized stress test and I think something else scheduled for today.
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:hug: :hug: :hug:
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Bill, keep us informed. I sure hope they do find something so they can treat whatever is going on.
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So at work 2 of our full time (and also reliable) workers are out for an unknown amount of time. One had "a family emergency" and had to bolt to Mexico (he owns a house down there had have had a lot of issues with people fucking with it) and the other's wife just passed away.
Plus a reliable part time guy is on a planned vacation.
Fuck My Life.
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That sucks Jay, is there a large turnover at your job?
Good morning everyone.
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Morning
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Hey John. How's the sleep going now that you are on days?
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I've slept three hours in the last three nights...altogether. So, not well.
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What's your new shift?
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Take care of yourself man. That can be dangerous.
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Take care of yourself man. That can be dangerous.
I know. I need to make a conscious effort to go for a sleep study. I have to get my benefits handbook and see which places are covered. I mean, for fucks sake, I live in New York City. I have access to the best doctors for every affliction. I need to take advantage of that.
What's your new shift?
8 AM to 4 PM
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I had to do a sleep study 14 years ago. That's how I found out I had sleep apnea.
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I remember you telling me about it not too long ago. I'll see where I can go.
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Do you have a primary doctor?
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I second the sleep study. I keep telling my gf to get one because she will get very little sleep and when she does sleep she often wakes up.
I'm going to check about my ADD tomorrow for the first time in my life. I'm interested to see how it goes with the therapist.
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I've been interested in a sleep study too. I snore badly apparently, but over the last 6 months I've noticed I've been sleeping really well lately, not sure why, but the thought of doing a study has been less and less on my mind.
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I'm going to check about my ADD tomorrow for the first time in my life. I'm interested to see how it goes with the therapist.
I've been seriously considering that lately too.
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So if I continue to misspell it will drive you to take care of your ADD?
I'm your huckleberry.
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Well, my mom's home. None of the tests showed anything out of the ordinary, so they discharged her last night. She's following up with other doctors today, got an idea on a potential cause (generally speaking) while talking with her two really good friends (who both work in the medical field). So for now we just make sure she takes it easy in the meanwhile and see what the doctors can come up with.
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Do you have a primary doctor?
Yes, I do. I am going to him tomorrow, so I'll ask him then.
I second the sleep study. I keep telling my gf to get one because she will get very little sleep and when she does sleep she often wakes up.
She is just like me.
I've been interested in a sleep study too. I snore badly apparently, but over the last 6 months I've noticed I've been sleeping really well lately, not sure why, but the thought of doing a study has been less and less on my mind.
At least whatever the issue was seems to have subsided.
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Well, my mom's home. None of the tests showed anything out of the ordinary, so they discharged her last night. She's following up with other doctors today, got an idea on a potential cause (generally speaking) while talking with her two really good friends (who both work in the medical field). So for now we just make sure she takes it easy in the meanwhile and see what the doctors can come up with.
I hate the unknown Bill. Hopefully they find the cause soon.
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I'm going to check about my ADD tomorrow for the first time in my life. I'm interested to see how it goes with the therapist.
I've been seriously considering that lately too.
I'll let you know how it goes. I have had problems all my life but never had the insurance or money go see a doctor. It's becoming a real issue though. I can't even enjoy hobbies. For example I love riding my motorcycle but right when I get on it all I can think about is which game I want to play so I go that instead only to start thinking about my motorcycle again or something else. I'll spend days off jumping from one thing to another completing nothing.
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I'm going to check about my ADD tomorrow for the first time in my life. I'm interested to see how it goes with the therapist.
I've been seriously considering that lately too.
I'll let you know how it goes. I have had problems all my life but never had the insurance or money go see a doctor. It's becoming a real issue though. I can't even enjoy hobbies. For example I love riding my motorcycle but right when I get on it all I can think about is which game I want to play so I go that instead only to start thinking about my motorcycle again or something else. I'll spend days off jumping from one thing to another completing nothing.
Yeah. Well you know how I am like that. :lol I'm just too lazy to do anything about it.
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Morning
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Morning.
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What's happening? Shit-ass sleep here - out (relatively) late at a concert last night, then between mrs.jingle and jingle.dogs, the heat (it was 31C here yesterday) kept everyone up constantly. Definitely gotta turn the AC on today.
Off to wine country today - our supply is getting depleted.
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Really hot here as well. That's changing tomorrow. 25 degrees cooler.
Morning.
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Yea yesterday and today feel like summer, beautiful, but needed to blast that AC when I got home
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Loving this weather... Leaving work today at 1, taking tomorrow off, and spending the weekend here.
https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p133387#&gid=1&pid=1
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Nice, a guys weekend or a romantic getaway?
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Nice nights for a fire pit.
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Nice nights for a fire pit.
I was thinking the same thing when I left my house this morning. I have a growing pile of cardboard that I typically save for my fire pits in the summer, but I haven't had a good burn yet in 2017. Maybe tonight I get a fire going and have a nice smoke outside and relax.
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Nice, a guys weekend or a romantic getaway?
Girlfriend and I are going with another couple. We typically go camping with them on this weekend every year, but we decided to just get a house this year instead.
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We bought a fire pit last year so I'm looking forward to using it.
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Nice nights for a fire pit.
Definitely. We're bringing up a whole car just for wood.
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G'morning all. Definitely glad the weather will be a little bit cooler tomorrow. Planning on leaving the house by seven tomorrow to hit Trillium and Tree House breweries with my cousin before we get to the stadium for Metallica. Trying to see how much of their discography I can get through at work today, currently a bit more than halfway through Ride the Lightning.
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I need to hit Tree House again soon.
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I need to hit Tree House again soon.
They're opening a new brewery location soon, should be able to buy their stuff in much larger quantities.
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God, this whole thing with Chris Cornell sucks. Head and shoulders above anything else that came out of the musical wasteland that was the 90's. And people are still fellating Nirvana. Nirvana should never be included on any list of positive things that happened to music. Chris Cornell? Yes. That guy was awesome.
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I need to hit Tree House again soon.
They're opening a new brewery location soon, should be able to buy their stuff in much larger quantities.
I just read up on it. Sweet.
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God, this whole thing with Chris Cornell sucks. Head and shoulders above anything else that came out of the musical wasteland that was the 90's. And people are still fellating Nirvana. Nirvana should never be included on any list of positive things that happened to music. Chris Cornell? Yes. That guy was awesome.
I'm struggling with it.
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God, this whole thing with Chris Cornell sucks. Head and shoulders above anything else that came out of the musical wasteland that was the 90's. And people are still fellating Nirvana. Nirvana should never be included on any list of positive things that happened to music. Chris Cornell? Yes. That guy was awesome.
Nirvana were ridiculously over rated.
I like Nevermind but Bleach and In Utero were meh.
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For me personally, there is absolutely nothing at all redeeming about Nirvana. Zero.
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For me personally, there is absolutely nothing at all redeeming about Nirvana. Zero.
This I can agree with. It also brought Courtney Love into fame. #shivers
Mrs.Jingle and I just took the dogs for a walk. Risk of Thunderstorms all over the area, but the skies looked good when we left. Naturally, the last 10 minutes of the walk, we got drenched - despite the fact the sun was still out... Liquid sunshine as they would say in the islands. Dogs were not impressed either. And, as we walked up our driveway, it stops.
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Evening guys
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Hey John. The wife just got home. Time to watch a few shows and pass out.
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Anything good?
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Elementary right now.
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For me personally, there is absolutely nothing at all redeeming about Nirvana. Zero.
This I can agree with. It also brought Courtney Love into fame. #shivers
I would take Hole's Live Through this over any other Seattle band's albums save for Classic Queensryche.
And Nirvana's Unplugged In New York is awesome!
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I wouldn't. That's a god awful album.
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I've listened to it more in the last 20 years than I have Power Windows!
:natalieportman:
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I'm watching Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and the only thing I can think is that if I ever meet Orbert the first thing out of my mouth is going to be, "Wanna Twinkie Ghengis Khan?"
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I've listened to it more in the last 20 years than I have Power Windows!WW
:natalieportman:
Your ears are failing you.
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Show vids!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=33789.msg2318965#msg2318965
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For me personally, there is absolutely nothing at all redeeming about Nirvana. Zero.
Holy fuck! We actually fully agree on something music related.
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Lol, yay!
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Dave was a good drummer but there was nothing special about Kurt.
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Morning
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Morning.
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Buongiorno
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A little hungover this morning, I wasn't going to go to sleep until I beat this boss in dark souls three. I kept drinking until I beat him and well it took me a while to get there.
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:lol I'd think the drinking would be counter-productive to improving at defeating the boss.
Also I started another project yesterday. I need an intervention.
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FOCUS BLOB!!!!
Morning. Happy Friday. Saturday the wife and I are getting together with our niece and nephew to go see Guardians Of The Galaxy II. It's cool that late 20's kids want to hang with the old folks.
Sunday we brew a beer in honor of my mom on her birthday.
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FOCUS BLOB!!!!
I'M TRYING!
I'm actually now working on the project I planned to after the current one (still waiting on the voice actor to get back to me). I just got sidetracked by two new projects in the meantime.
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That's the same guys as Jar Jar's voice correct?
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Yeah. I'll chase him up this weekend if I don't hear back from him.
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He's busy working on his "Welshy" voice.
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NOOOOOOOOO! WELSHY!
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I can never get sick of that episode.
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I was awoken at 2:30am last night from text alerts from Chase, someone stole my credit card info and was trying to make a few small purchases with it. Nice that Chase was on top of it. New card coming Monday and none of those charges got processed.
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I can never get sick of that episode.
It's a shame that James Doohan didn't participate, even if it did introduce Welshy into our hearts. I'll give DeForest Kelley a pass, with not being alive and all.
I was awoken at 2:30am last night from text alerts from Chase, someone stole my credit card info and was trying to make a few small purchases with it. Nice that Chase was on top of it. New card coming Monday and none of those charges got processed.
That sucks. Do you know how they managed to get your info?
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I was awoken at 2:30am last night from text alerts from Chase, someone stole my credit card info and was trying to make a few small purchases with it. Nice that Chase was on top of it. New card coming Monday and none of those charges got processed.
Chase is awesome about that. That's why I bank with them because Wells Fargo and BoA really didn't have the level of customer service chase does.
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I was awoken at 2:30am last night from text alerts from Chase, someone stole my credit card info and was trying to make a few small purchases with it. Nice that Chase was on top of it. New card coming Monday and none of those charges got processed.
That sucks. Do you know how they managed to get your info?
No idea and it appears to be in Minnesota. Chase didn't provide anymore info. I'm guessing they just cancel the card and move on, not wasting time and money to figure anything else out.
I was awoken at 2:30am last night from text alerts from Chase, someone stole my credit card info and was trying to make a few small purchases with it. Nice that Chase was on top of it. New card coming Monday and none of those charges got processed.
Chase is awesome about that. That's why I bank with them because Wells Fargo and BoA really didn't have the level of customer service chase does.
Really? I thought all banks would be on top of this stuff now. About 5 years ago Chase was great with another freud attempt on me, that time it was about $10k worth of purchases at a place I actually made a purchase which made things more difficult but they did remove all the charges from my account with little to no hassle which made me really respect them (even though i worked at Chase and hated it :lol )
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yea Wells is especially terrible as that's what my gf uses. It's funny because I work at Wells and I like it, but their customer service blows.
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Howdy troops. What's the good word?
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Morning Chad. Getting together with my niece and nephew this afternoon to see Gaurdians II.
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Morning
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That's everyday.
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Indeed, it is.
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Good afternoon all.
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Yo.
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Sup!
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I got up at 11am this morning. We went to a medieval fair today. Now my head hurts. I might have to go to bed early tonight, at like 3am or something.
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How was the medieval fair? I haven't been in many years.
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Pretty average, but still enjoyable. We got there late and missed a lot of the stuff to see, so only caught one sword fight demonstration. We didn't bother with the jousting again, because that was boring last year.
Also I had a spud from a food stall called Spuds. As soon as I saw it, I knew they deserved my money. SPUDS!
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What was on your spud?
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Bacon. Cheese. Sour cream. Chives. There was also some coleslaw on the side but fuck that. I was promised SPUDS not SLAW.
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I approve of the spud.
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I knew you would.
I got so excited when I saw that place. :lol
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I love going to midievel restaurants. I get to slam my fist on a table and tell the wenches to fetch me more ale.
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Bacon. Cheese. Sour cream. Chives. There was also some coleslaw on the side but fuck that. I was promised SPUDS not SLAW.
Sounds so good. We have a chain here in the states that sells some amazing spuds.
https://www.mcalistersdeli.com/menu/giant-spuds
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Bacon. Cheese. Sour cream. Chives. There was also some coleslaw on the side but fuck that. I was promised SPUDS not SLAW.
Sounds so good. We have a chain here in the states that sells some amazing spuds.
https://www.mcalistersdeli.com/menu/giant-spuds
Damn, those sound amazing.
This was just a small stall, so they only had 4 basic options.
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They are blob, they are so good.
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Morning
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Holiday up here today... then again, when you're unemployed, every day is like a holiday.
Shit-ton of rain yesterday, everything is still soaking wet. Might be decent enough to sit out on the deck later and enjoy some rays. #fingerscrossed.
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Morning. Nice day yesterday brewing our beer for our mom on her birthday. The girls took Dad to Mom's grave and brought flowers then brought him to us to hang. The girls made dinner after. Got home around 8pm. Tired but a good day.
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It's a dreary day here in the city that never sleeps. Rain is expected for most of the week. The gods clearly have the poem all mixed up. It's supposed to be April showers bring May flowers. I do not like the ring of May showers bringing June bugs.
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New gig vids!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=33789.msg2319967#msg2319967
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One hour left. I'm a third of the way through American Gods. It has been a slow day at work today.
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It's a dreary day here in the city that never sleeps. Rain is expected for most of the week. The gods clearly have the poem all mixed up. It's supposed to be April showers bring May flowers. I do not like the ring of May showers bringing June bugs.
This rain is miserable
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Settled in at our Ohio office to work this week. Between Metallica Friday night and having friends over late Saturday and Sunday nights, and then a 4:30 wakeup to go to the airport, I'm calling it a win if I don't fall asleep at my desk before the day's over :lol
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It's a dreary day here in the city that never sleeps. Rain is expected for most of the week. The gods clearly have the poem all mixed up. It's supposed to be April showers bring May flowers. I do not like the ring of May showers bringing June bugs.
This rain is miserable
I don't mind the rain. As long as it isn't cold and there is no snow I'm happy.
Settled in at our Ohio office to work this week. Between Metallica Friday night and having friends over late Saturday and Sunday nights, and then a 4:30 wakeup to go to the airport, I'm calling it a win if I don't fall asleep at my desk before the day's over :lol
I dozed for a minute.
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Morning guys
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Morning. What's the good word?
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No good word really, killing time before work.
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I just got here myself. It looks like there are a lot of tickets today so hopefully I get one that allows me to hide somewhere after I finish it. I'm almost done studying the first section of the CCIE exam topics.
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How many sections do you have?
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There are seven sections - Network Principles, Layer 2 Technologies, Layer 3 Technologies, VPN Technologies, Infrastructure Security, Infrastructure Services, and Evolving Technologies.
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I just got here myself. It looks like there are a lot of tickets today so hopefully I get one that allows me to hide somewhere after I finish it. I'm almost done studying the first section of the CCIE exam topics.
wtf someone in india opened 20 tickets for me last night and Im all alone this week and next.
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Morning guys.
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Morning
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Morning.
Reaper, I got the recordings from the voice actor, so now I can finish off my video. :blob:
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Morgan Freeman?
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Titty sprinkles
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Dick Dukem.
Morgan Freeman playing the part of Captain Kirk. That would be something. :lol
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He'd be a better Q.
Morning.
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That's awesome blob, are you back to working on it now?
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That's awesome blob, are you back to working on it now?
Yeah, although I haven't done much yet. I've mostly been sorting through the recordings, and getting all of the characters ready (which I totally could have done already, but didn't because I'm a lazy shit :lol).
Hopefully the animation doesn't take too long, because that's always where I seem to waste most of the time.
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I sure hope Kirk has that dramatic long pauses. :lol
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I sure hope Kirk has that dramatic long pauses. :lol
Are you kidding? That's the entire basis of the video! :lol
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:lol
*Nerdgasm*
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:lol Hopefully it turns out well. I haven't really done a video like this before.
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Just one person in perv mode. Black and white.
BTW, I still show everybody that one. It's hilarious.
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Just one person in perv mode. Black and white.
BTW, I still show everybody that one. It's hilarious.
So you're that one person watching it. :lol
I considered that the test for my new character setup that I'm using from now on. I was happy with how it went in that video, but this will be a lot more complex, because it's mostly dialogue based.
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I am! :lol
Interesting that you used that as a test run. Have you tweaked anything on the motion of the characters at all?
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I am! :lol
Interesting that you used that as a test run. Have you tweaked anything on the motion of the characters at all?
I've made a lot of little fixes and changes, especially the face. I had to make a face rig so I can now do full lip sync. I cheated in that video and just drew a few crappy mouth shapes that I needed, which looked sorta half passable, but now it has smooth mouth animation so I can animate proper speech. And now I've made a female version of the character for Uhura. I also had to fix up the fingers, the legs, and the neck. The flaws weren't too noticeable in the last video, but they needed to be fixed.
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Hooray for losing my wallet while traveling for work :censored
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That sucks hard Axe, no chance of it showing up?
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FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!
They scheduled my dad surgery to remove part of his lung the day I'm having 20 management over for training and I can't miss it.They are flying from all over the country. I'm beside myself right now.
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That sucks hard Axe, no chance of it showing up?
Don't think so. I walked to Starbucks from my hotel, and then from Starbucks to my office. I had it at Starbucks because I paid for my breakfast, and then I noticed it was gone when I got to the office. Retraced all my steps and went back to the Starbucks, no luck. I've already cancelled both my personal and corporate cards and replacements are being overnighted, and I've filed a police report. Basically I'm out maybe $200 in cash and I need to replace my state ID and my insurance cards. Thankfully I have my passport with me so I have ID for my return flight to NJ on Friday.
The only bright side is that I spent $2.50 on breakfast and nothing on lunch (one of my employees covered for me), so that leaves me more than $70 in my daily per diem food budget to order room service tonight :D
FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!
They scheduled my dad surgery to remove part of his lung the day I'm having 20 management over for training and I can't miss it.They are flying from all over the country. I'm beside myself right now.
Shit Joe, that's pretty unfortunate. You and your dad will be in my thoughts.
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I can't imagine how scarey and freaked out I would be if I lost my wallet while travelling, you are very fortunate to be traveling with your passport.
Also, looks like you'll be eating like a king tonight :lol
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Yeah, funny enough I only have my passport with my because the company who books all our corporate travel fucked up my flight a little bit. Most people have an email address of firstname.lastname@citi.com, but because somebody already was here with the same name when I started I was set up with firstname.middlename.lastname@citi.com and so the company booked my flight with my first name and middle names combined into one. I brought my passport because it actually has my middle name on it, just in case there was an issue with TSA.
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FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!
They scheduled my dad surgery to remove part of his lung the day I'm having 20 management over for training and I can't miss it.They are flying from all over the country. I'm beside myself right now.
That's really shitty King, I'll be thinking of you and your dad and keep us posted when you can.
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FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!
They scheduled my dad surgery to remove part of his lung the day I'm having 20 management over for training and I can't miss it.They are flying from all over the country. I'm beside myself right now.
That sucks king. I hope it works out somehow.
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Insomniac checking in... Anyone alive out there?
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Insomniac checking in... Anyone alive out there?
SUP!
Perks of being in the Middle East at the moment. Time zone differences!
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What are you doing out there?
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What are you doing out there?
Bringing peace. duh!
Nah, just visiting my mom, having a vacation and eating way too much food. I'll head back to the states on Tuesday unfortunately.
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I am guessing it's not as calamitous where you are.
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I am guessing it's not as calamitous where you are.
Nope. I'm in the Jewish part of Israel. All calm here at the moment.
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Morning. I wound up sleeping for two hours.
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Morning. Still struggling about not being there for my Dad's surgery. The day after I'll just come in for 3 hours and see him after but it's bothering me.
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That's so shitty King. There is no way you can miss work is there?
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Not with 24 people flying here for this training seminar that I'm part of the training process. It's killing me but we are at the mercy of the doctor. His schedule is so damn bust this was the closest date to do the surgery. We can't wait.
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Sorry to hear that, King. If I could I'd come out there and deal with the corporate assholes for you, I would.
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Normally They could change the date but it's too close and they all have the airfare and hotels set up.
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G'morning all. Already have my replacement corporate card and just got it activated. Hooray for being able to spend money again :lol
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:lol
Still it's gut wrenching to lose CC's and everything else!
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Yeah, definitely made for a crappy day yesterday (although a great excuse for an epic room service order last night :D). Still though, considering I still have ID for my flight home, don't have to replace certain stuff (local train/bus/subway tickets), and already have both of my cards replaced and activated, this is probably as painless as losing your wallet while traveling gets.
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Hi gang. I just ordered a new debit card with this on the front of it :)
It's my new bike in the Welsh mountains. Stopped to take some pics as I was driving thru.
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Mountains you say? Looks like hills to me.
:millahhhh
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They're out of shot :hat
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They're out of shot :hat
Heh, I was making a way too subtle reference to An Englishman Who Went Up a Hill
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I have heard of this motion picture starring impossibly English fop and one time prostitute / lay-by enthusiast Hugh Grant.
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Morning
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Morning Reaper.
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Morning blob, what's happening?
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Oh you know.
I still haven't done anything. :lol
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:lol it's alright blob I know you'll get it done.
I just bought a 5-pack of dress socks, I live such a thrilling life.
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I'll have to teach you to live a thrilling life like me. :blob:
Ok, my goal is to get this video done by the end of June. So I guarantee it's going to take until at least August. :lol
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(https://reactiongifs.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Jon-Hamm-man-men-friday.gif)
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Oh you know.
I still haven't done anything. :lol
Stunned. :lol
Morning.
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Oh you know.
I still haven't done anything. :lol
Stunned. :lol
Morning.
Oh yeah? Well I'll show you! :getoffmylawn:
I won't show you. I'll just sit here watching scifi then go to bed at 5am. :lol
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watching scifi at 3am makes it feel realistic. :lol
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SCI-FI IS ALWAYS REALISTIC!
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I'll have to teach you to live a thrilling life like me. :blob:
Ok, my goal is to get this video done by the end of June. So I guarantee it's going to take until at least August. :lol
Well at least it'll be this year
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I'll have to teach you to live a thrilling life like me. :blob:
Ok, my goal is to get this video done by the end of June. So I guarantee it's going to take until at least August. :lol
Well at least it'll be this year
I said at least August. STOP PUTTING SO MUCH PRESSURE ON ME.
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SCI-FI IS ALWAYS REALISTIC!
You sound like me trying to convince people dragons once existed. :blob:
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Just show them a fucking history book. Idiots.
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Here they are:
(https://www.tolkienlibrary.com/tolkien-book-store/images/000751.jpg)
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Ah yes, good good.
I'm partial to documentaries for my scientific evidence. You can't dispute actual video footage, right? :blob:
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Nope. That's hard evidence of truth. Lots of alien spacecrafts and chem trails.
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You can't just fake that stuff. A lot of the time it's the alien spacecraft that leave the chemtrails. They're probably trying to make us all sterile then they'll just come back in 100 years and inherit the Earth or something.
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Just show them a fucking history book. Idiots.
:lol
You made my day.
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Don't I always? :angel:
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You can't just fake that stuff. A lot of the time it's the alien spacecraft that leave the chemtrails. They're probably trying to make us all sterile then they'll just come back in 100 years and inherit the Earth or something.
I bet you would love to be their liaison.
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Who says I'm not already?
DOO DOOOOOOO DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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You sure do.
Busy weekend again. We are going out to dinner tonight celebrating my wife's adoptive parents anniversary. Tomorrow, mow the lawn, buy a new weed whacker and hang with my dad. Sunday is food shopping and my best buddy's middle daughter's B-Day. 14 years old. Where does the time go?
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Your time apparently all goes into eating cakes at various birthday parties. :lol
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Like a champ!
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Your time apparently all goes into eating cakes at various birthday parties. :lol
:rollin
Was thinking the same damn thing!
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There's no party without the king. My appearance fee is 2 slices of cake.
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There's no party without the king. My appearance fee is 2 slices of cake.
I remember when you famously said you don't even get out of bed for less than a slice of cake a day.
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A ruler has to have standards.
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G'morning all. Last day in Ohio, going from the office to the airport tonight to fly home.
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Pretty sure Prog is the only one that posts GIFs
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/133TiCFvyZBKHS/giphy.gif)
Helluva day yesterday. Started constructing a hard-top 10x12 sun shelter over the hot tub about 9am. Buddy of mine showed up at 12:30 or so to help with the roof portion. We got it all done by about 6. Now, this friend of mine also has a litter-mate of our youngest dog, so the two of them played in the (soaking wet) yard all day. To say they were caked in dirt would be an understatement. 30-minute bath for our guy, then my uncle popped in for an hour because he was in the area. Capped the night off with our local RibFest, which was absolutely packed.
Fuck I'm old... my right ankle is killing me today. Didn't do anything to it, just being on my feet all day.
Today - charity dog walk (yeah, that's what my ankle needs), chill out for the afternoon, then Evergrey concert tonight.
Good lord I'm glad I can do sweet fuck-all tomorrow, cuz this weekend is going to exhaust me!
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I'm just afraid to do work at home. I'm afraid anything I'd make would look like a kid's fort.
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I'm just afraid to do work at home. I'm afraid anything I'd make would look like a kid's fort.
Then making a fucking kid's fort. That sounds amazing dude.
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I'm just afraid to do work at home. I'm afraid anything I'd make would look like a kid's fort.
I'm starting a new project today building a shelf for the guest bath, I hope that doesn't turn into a kid's fort :lol
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If I was a kid Blob! Except, I need a new fort!
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I've rendered the first shot of my video, and just setting up the second to render now. I had it done yesterday, but I've spent today watching scifi. :lol
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Nice :tup
How many shots are there?
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Nice :tup
How many shots are there?
They're split somewhat arbitrarily, but roughly 20. The first shot was surprisingly easy and quick to animate. It wasn't a difficult shot, but a lot of them are similar.
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What shows did you blob around watching?
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What shows did you blob around watching?
I watched the new episode of Doctor Who (twice :lol ), and I'm rewatching season 2 of Dark Matter before season 3 starts in June.
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An excellent blobing of a day.
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You don't need to tell me. I invented blobbing! :blob:
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Good morning. (is it?)
I got a call last night at almost 11:30 PM from one of the guys at work. He was under the impression he was scheduled to work, and we basically had 3 guys show up for 2 shifts. I vaguely recall this guy originally working Saturday nights this month, but he was taken off the schedule by another lead or the supervisor, for some reason.
I told him that Dude A and Dude B were scheduled to work, but if either of them wanted to head home (one of them was scheduled last night 11p-7a and then today 3p-11p), he could stay. I told them to decide among themselves who is going home, and I would be in at 7 AM to see who stayed.
Well, I got in a few minutes behind, and there was only one guy on... which made since seeing as the other guy's relief was already there and he had gone home. Now I am looking at things and I think all 3 of them decided to stay and work.
Fucking seriously?
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Scratch that.
I one of them input shit into our system logged in as someone else. So I finally said eff it and pulled up the camera footage from the office last night and that cleared things up.
I.. need coffee.
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Your time apparently all goes into eating cakes at various birthday parties. :lol
Blob, I received payment.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20170528_181220_zpsy8pjawez.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20170528_181220_zpsy8pjawez.jpg.html)
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That looks more like a down payment.
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I'm trying to be good Tim.
No seconds.
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Morning
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Morning Prog
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Morning.
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What's going on guys? I'm at work today.
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Me too. I'm hoping to get out early. I slept like crap last night.
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As did I. I fell asleep around 4AM and woke up at 4:45 for work. *yawn*
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G'morning all. Working from the couch today, light day because of the holiday so only need to be logged on from noon until six or so.
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Was out at a show last night (Evergrey and 3 other bands). I think Seven Kingdoms was trolling the audience - the house music they played as they were setting up was We're An American Band, You Can Still Rock in America, and I Am A Real American! I was 1/2 expecting Living in America as well, but after those three songs, they were doing mic checks.
Well played. :clap:
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When I get home I am moving some of my boxes back to my parent's house. I have to be out of my apartment by Wednesday.
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Hey all.
Reap.
I managed to clock up 400km on my new bike before I decided to refuel.
I've not had to switch to reserve yet. When I get to 380km I usually refuel.
Maybe I should keep going until I need to switch to reserve to find out how far I can go.
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Morning.
That's some crazy good miles, how many litres is your tank?
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Morning.
That's some crazy good miles, how many litres is your tank?
15 I think. It's noticeably bigger than the Yamaha.
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Morning . . .
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Guten Morgen :hat
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Morning
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Guten Morgen :hat
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Buongiorno
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Buongiorno
Prhynhawn Dda :hat
..also Guten morgen :hat
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Bonjour.
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:lol
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:biggrin:
Taking the old man to get an EKG done. Busting out my work and leaving at 9:30am.
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Good luck with that.
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Tests before the major surgery. I'm just glad I get to hang with him today.
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Good luck king, keep us posted!
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Morning guys. King, I hope everything goes well with your dad.
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Bueno Suerte.
... Also Guten Morgen :hat
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G'morning all. Good luck with the EKG Joe.
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Just dropping in to say that I managed to cropdust myself over the weekend, by farting as I was descending a ladder.
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Just dropping in to say that I managed to cropdust myself over the weekend, by farting as I was descending a ladder.
Did the cloud knock you out, causing you to fall off the ladder?
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Send that to the Family Guy writers. Seems like kind of thing they'd make Chris or Peter do in a cutaway.
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Don't feed the bear....
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I'm all thunder but boy it's sounds like a machine gun.
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Happy Cozmo Day. Don't spam the spam thread.
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Hey guys
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Hello everyone
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Morning
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Morning. Signed an offer sheet yesterday to become a Senior Account Manager at a digital marketing agency. Completely fucking stoked.
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That's awesome! Congrats hyper.
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Thanks.
13% base raise, several thousand in certification incentives, and up to a 10% performance bonus at year's end.
Also, unlimited approved PTO, flex hours, and a casual office with couches, a hacked Raspberry Pi video game system, and a fridge full of drinks and beer.
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Are you hiring? ;D
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Actually, yes I think we are. But nothing in IT.
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Thanks.
13% base raise, several thousand in certification incentives, and up to a 10% performance bonus at year's end.
Also, unlimited approved PTO, flex hours, and a casual office with couches, a hacked Raspberry Pi video game system, and a fridge full of drinks and beer.
Out-fucking-standing.
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Thanks.
13% base raise, several thousand in certification incentives, and up to a 10% performance bonus at year's end.
Also, unlimited approved PTO, flex hours, and a casual office with couches, a hacked Raspberry Pi video game system, and a fridge full of drinks and beer.
Nice! Congrats, sounds like one of the newer tech type companies in terms of those perks.
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Excellent Hyper :metal
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Thanks guys.
It's a "newer" marketing agency, all young people (I'm actually two years older than the partner/owners CEO and CTO) who seem to value the laid back approach and directly rewarding results. They've been in business for 12 years so it's not like they're fledgling, but they have the young tech feel that looks out for the employees more than the company itself.
I'm excited. Also eager to be out of the design arena. As fun as it can be, I'm burnt and really don't want that to be under scrutiny anymore. I have found I have a lot more success with management and organization, which will also allow me greater advancement potential over time. This is the first time in my career where I don't feel like I have to compromise anything to take a job.
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That sounds awesome hyper, good luck with the new job
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Andrew, congrats!!!!
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My parents are moving to Jacksonville in a few weeks, just booked a trip down there for Thanksgiving, that should be fun :yarr
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Thanks, guys.
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Page 101 ?
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Morning. Signed an offer sheet yesterday to become a Senior Account Manager at a digital marketing agency. Completely fucking stoked.
Fuck you! Getting a new and better job when you already have one! Bite me.
JK of course. Awesome news Drew
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I just thought of something. Did we recently miss the 10th anniversary of DTF? Maybe it got mentioned and I forgot, or maybe I'm just stupid. Or all of the above.
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I just thought of something. Did we recently miss the 10th anniversary of DTF? Maybe it got mentioned and I forgot, or maybe I'm just stupid. Or all of the above.
Holy carp. You're right - of course, referring to the re-launch? Your profile says you registered on June 3rd, 2007... but Bosk and Hef registered on May 18th.
Well, a belated happy anniversary.
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jingle.son and I today are heading down to an art college that he's likely going to apply to next year (he still has one more year of high school). It's not his first choice, but a decent alternative if he doesn't get in to his first choice. Weather looks bootiful for a drive - about an hour each way. Rain is in the works for tomorrow, so it'll be a good day to get some chores done.
Blob... you wanna start an anniversary thread? Better late than never, right?
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I just thought of something. Did we recently miss the 10th anniversary of DTF? Maybe it got mentioned and I forgot, or maybe I'm just stupid. Or all of the above.
Holy carp. You're right - of course, referring to the re-launch? Your profile says you registered on June 3rd, 2007... but Bosk and Hef registered on May 18th.
Well, a belated happy anniversary.
Yeah, I registered a little bit later than the main regulars, probably due to not having permanent internet at the time.
But am I right that nobody else has brought it up? Because that seems pretty significant!
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It says I registered 3 - 11 - 2007
I'm guessing that's March 11 and not November 3
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When I click your profile it specifically says November 04, 2007, 01:38:39 AM.
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EDIT : It says underneath local time is 3 - 06 - 2017 so I guess I registered on November 3rd.
A little while for me yet.
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I just thought of something. Did we recently miss the 10th anniversary of DTF? Maybe it got mentioned and I forgot, or maybe I'm just stupid. Or all of the above.
Holy carp. You're right - of course, referring to the re-launch? Your profile says you registered on June 3rd, 2007... but Bosk and Hef registered on May 18th.
Well, a belated happy anniversary.
Yeah, I registered a little bit later than the main regulars, probably due to not having permanent internet at the time.
But am I right that nobody else has brought it up? Because that seems pretty significant!
I think you be right. I blame Vlasto.
@ Kotow... it's November 3rd. When you sort the member list by date registered, there's a shit-ton on 2007-05-18. Not sure what the 18th month is, so it's yyyy-mm-dd.
Edit - :ninja: 'd
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Kotow, did you just take time to join the new forum, or were you not on the older forums?
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I don't remember.
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Morning gents and Zydar.
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Morning king.
What's a Zydar?
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Morning gents and Zydar.
'Sup.
What's the word with Papa-king?
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I still remember the day of the split...and all the drama leading up to it. Damn it's been a long time. And yes it was May that this board started.
In fact, I'm coming up on my 17th board-versary going back to the origins of Under a Cyber Moon.
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I wasn't too active around the split, but I sure remember the crash - which I believe May 18th was the re-launch date. I don't go back quite that far... I started at DT.net, about 6 months before the split
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Hey, seeing Wonder Woman today. Then getting salad for my nephew's birthday party 5 today! Blob, I will not disappoint. I'm picking up my aunt as well.
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G'morning all.
I'm probably a little bit past my thirteen year boardiversary, I joined dt.net at some point in the run up to seeing them in MSG on the Train of Thought tour. I remember when we got kicked off the official site, and very vaguely the drama around the 5/8 split. Is that board still fairly active? I know they had a pretty engaged user base from when the split happened, but I imagine it's hard to get new members as a fairly random music board.
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I very vaguely remember the split, can't believe it's been that long.
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Morning Reaper.
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So the shit is hitting the fan at work.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/c9/a4/8a/c9a48a68ab155ff9ee9743e913bcfad8.gif)
Can't go into detail, but there is a chance that my company may lose the account I work.
Due to negligance on the part of my supervisor as well as several employees.
The client is on a war path, and best case scenario I can see is we keep the account and they force my supervisor out and push for me.
Not sure if that is something I want. All I know is I am spending the weekend playing damage control, and I keep finding more and more shit that has to be dealt with in regards to this.
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If you were to move to a supervisor role I assume there would be more pay too?
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Yes.
Is his supervisor pay worth the work?
I don't think so.
I am already doing 80% of the supervisor work anyways. So it would be better than nothing. lol
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Would you be in charge of hiring if you were a supervisor?
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Sweet, got my computer set up for youtube streaming. Been testing and adjusting all day playing battlegrounds with my friends and brother. Not sure anyone else has watched any of it though :lol
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Would you be in charge of hiring if you were a supervisor?
I believe so.
At least walk ins.
Like... the company wants to keep control of online apps (through our website, Craigslist, etc). So we can only really take what they throw at us.
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It may be worth considering taking the position because I have seen a lot of comments about the employees being shit at your job. If you have some ability to staff it you could build a stronger staff.
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Hey Reap.
40% done animating (and maybe about 5% done rendering). I'd probably be done by now if I wasn't a lazy shit. :blob:
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Can you animate you as a lazy shit? Sounds funny. :lol
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Can you animate you as a lazy shit? Sounds funny. :lol
I'm far too lazy a shit to animate me as a lazy shit, even though so little work would be required to copy my lack of movement. :lol
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It wouldn't need animating, just a still picture.
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:lol Pretty much.
You'd only know it was video by the background changing from night time to sunrise.
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So what's good blob? How are things going?
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You're pretty much up to speed now. :lol
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Do it like the Simpsons with the same stock backgrounds rolling through behind you. :lol
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Good afternoon all. Got my first run in since about February thanks to back to back knee injuries and then allergy (and thus) asthma season. Got a good ache in my legs :tup
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Day one tomorrow. Amped like fuck.
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Good luck Hyper, let us know how it goes.
Good morning guys
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I went on a trampoline with my little bro and now my back hurts. :D
F*ck Sticks :P
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The last time I was on a trampoline I came close to landing head first on the ground next to the trampoline :lol
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The last time I was on a trampoline I came close to landing head first on the ground next to the trampoline :lol
They have the kind that has a net all around.
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Yea the one I was on didn't have shit around it :lol
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:emo: look after yosel
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Morning
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Morning I have coffee. :hat
Watching Half In The Bag : Wonder Woman
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Morning Prog
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What's going on guys?
I moved back into my parent's house this past weekend. Hopefully I won't be there too long.
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Nothing much, I'm just back at work after a pretty good weekend. Dreary day today.
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Same here. Dreary. Perfect inspiration for my writing. ;)
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Was at the beach all day yesterday.
Torrential rain today.
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It may be worth considering taking the position because I have seen a lot of comments about the employees being shit at your job. If you have some ability to staff it you could build a stronger staff.
Well, I spoke with the owner yesterday about a few things, and the subject came up of bumping my pay and promoting me up to a designated #2 behind the head supervisor. He said he'll come up here sometime this week and we can discuss it over lunch.
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Who is the number #1 guy? How long has he been around?
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Day one worked out well. Paperwork and familiarizing. Boom.
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Who is the number #1 guy? How long has he been around?
The #1 guy being our Post Commander / Supervisor (terminology used interchangably) and he and I have basically been working here the same amount of time, minus 2 weeks. He has the head spot instead of me because he was more qualified at the time.
So you have The Post Commander / Supervisor
and then 3 Leads (or just refered to as Superivsors).
I am one of the 3 leads.
And out of the 3 leads, 1 of them isn't involved with as much day to day "admin" type shit, as he works nights, and his job is more focused on the hands on shit at night, even though he is still in the same "position" as me.
So what it look like what's being proposed is making a position that's between the 2.
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Ok that makes sense.
Good morning guys
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Was at the beach all day yesterday.
Torrential rain today.
You seem more of a cloudy day guy...like me.
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I'm not used to cloudy days. Growing up in Florida when it was cloudy it was storming. Now that I've moved to charlotte it's weird having an entire day of clouds and no rain.
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Today feels intimidating. I love the office, love the people, everything about being here, but I also feel overwhelmed simply because I'm new and not really doing anything of consequence yet. I've had some meetings to go over roles and such but I don't have any accounts yet (will be on a call this afternoon with the other senior). I keep reminding myself that I've done this before, I've only been here for about 10 business hours and I have to learn before I can expect to go...I think I have higher expectations of myself than others because I feel like well damnit I should already know what to do! Have to cut myself some slack and ease in as much as I can.
So far, the perks are sweet:
Flex arrival time, anywhere between 8 and 10 am.
No tracked time, just get your shit done.
Unlimited approved PTO - they are letting me go to the beach for a week at the end of the month.
Company issued MacBook Pro plus mouse, 27" monitor, and keyboard.
Gorgeous office space with coffee, water, multiple fridges, beer and wine, snacks.
Completely free access to a full fitness center in the building next door.
Certification bonus incentives.
Performance bonus incentives.
Flat-screen TVs everywhere.
Lounge area with a hacked Raspberry Pi game system with 40gb of video game ROMs, from Atari 2600 up to SNES and possibly newer.
I'm like.... :eek
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That's pretty sweet Hyper. There are definitely perks to working at a privately owned company. When I interned in finance after my junior year in college (which was right before the market really went into the shitter in 08/09), they kept beer in the fridge for us and gave us breakfast every Friday (mostly just bagels or donuts, but once a month they brought a service in and had fresh hot food). There was also a company party every quarter, so one night after work they bused us out to the piers in NYC and we had food, an open bar for a couple hours, and our choice of bowling, ice skating, or the driving range. Plus a car service there to get everyone home. Needless to say those all dried up once the economy went to hell :lol
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That's awesome hyper. Those are some amazing benefits. I wouldn't stress too much you'll be in the fold.
It took me a good couple of weeks to grasp what was going on but now I feel 100% confident in my job.
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Except that Mac computer. Is that the one punishment? ;)
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Hey, guys, looks like I'm headed to Wildwood NJ, July 5-8. I have a very, very important question.
Cape May Brewing Company or 7 Mile?
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Except that Mac computer. Is that the one punishment? ;)
I'm comfortable on all platforms, but everything in the office works seamlessly.
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Except that Mac computer. Is that the one punishment? ;)
I'm comfortable on all platforms, but everything in the office works seamlessly.
I was not big on Macs until I got a company issued one. I ended up selling my windows laptop. The MacBook pro is fantastic for every day computing needs. Granted, it's above what I'd pay personally for a laptop, but I can't knock it at all.
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Hey gang. Today I did a day trip to Ireland on the ferry.
I took loads of great pictures.
Some are particularly...CORK....ing ? :neverusethis:
Wanna see ?
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Yes please!
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(https://i.imgur.com/wyczSWP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gaLLmjg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Pqado0H.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/u5RbHAF.jpg)
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Beautiful. I bet so relaxing.
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It was very cool. I hadn't been on the ferry in well over 20 years.
I was really excited when I stepped on board - and then when we actually left the port and were out to sea. It was a 3.5 hour journey each way.
But i hadn't slept very well so my tiredness made the nausea worse than it would have been. The sea was quite rough on the outbound journey.
I kept going out on deck to look at the horizon and get some air.
Once we docked - I had an hour to lie down and recover. The return journey was dead calm and wind free. Much nicer. No Nausea.
Best thing is - I parked at the dock and was a foot passenger only. Special deal. £5 return. Too good to pass up.
I may do it again but I don't welcome the nausea again. I'll have to try and get a good long sleep beforehand. :)
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Sometimes the undercurrent can be so turbulent. I'm glad the ride back was much better.
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It's annoying cause when we were little - my bro and I would run around the ferry and not feel any nausea at all. Even at night with no horizon to be seen.
I can ride a train and not feel nausea. Guess the tiredness got to me.
It was mainly in my head - physically not mentally. I was woozy from tiredness and a slight headache. My belly didn't feel bad.
I ate food with no trouble.
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Oh things change when you get older. I could in myself in poison ivy in my youth. Last year it was all over me for 2 months.
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Morning, mortals.
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Luckily...
I picked up my bathroom scales - and it's the all glass one with a digital screen and I knocked the toilet bowl with it and it shattered.
I have no dustpan or brush so i had to kind of mop the broken glass onto a piece of cardboard and vacuum the rest.
Oh well.
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What about using a vacuum?
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Be careful there.
Morning. Sinus is all inflamed right now.
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(https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/les%20goupes/I/In%20Flames/pics/739240_logo.jpg)
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Morning. Sinus is all inflamed right now.
Sinus infection? I had one for the first time last year and since then it has fucked up my sinus' eventually I went to the doctor and she prescribed me flonase. It helped so much.
Good morning guys.
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Allergies. High pollen count today around 10. I have a spray all ready. Tis the season.
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That sucks King, I hope it gets better.
How are things going with your dad?
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Surgery is next Wednesday when I have the conference here. Not happy at all but at least my wife and brother will be there.
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One thing I can't get used to in North Carolina is how unpredictable the weather is. In Florida it was hot all the time, if rain was in the forecast it either never made it to the beach, or rained for an hour.
In Charlotte the rain chance is 20% when I go to bed, wake up at it's 80% and it's not going to rain all day.
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What about using a vacuum?
I finished off with the vacuum.
Just like zydar every night :zydar:
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:riskybiz:
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Good afternoon all. Found some tickets for Maiden tonight with Milllahhh that were a pretty decent mix of seat quality and price, so I've got that to look forward to :metal
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Axeman, I assume you're familiar?
Hey, guys, looks like I'm headed to Wildwood NJ, July 5-8. I have a very, very important question.
Cape May Brewing Company or 7 Mile?
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Good afternoon all. Found some tickets for Maiden tonight with Milllahhh that were a pretty decent mix of seat quality and price, so I've got that to look forward to :metal
And BBQ!
:millahhhh
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Axeman, I assume you're familiar?
Hey, guys, looks like I'm headed to Wildwood NJ, July 5-8. I have a very, very important question.
Cape May Brewing Company or 7 Mile?
Cape May is the only one of the two I've heard of, but I'll put the question out to some people who would be more familiar with their respective offerings.
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:tup Excellent, thanks!
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Just passed my first AdWords certification, so I'm 1/4 of the way to my first bonus.
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Passed HubSpot Inbound last night. All that's left is Google Analytics cert and some internal docs and I get my first incentive bonus.
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Morning, puny humans.
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Morning Bruce.
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What's up, King?
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Woke up today and it's 58 degress outside, in June. I don't think my florida brain can handle this
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This is not any June I remember. At least this weekend it'll be in the 80s.
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What's up, King?
Stressing. Woke up at 3:30am and the mind wouldn't shut off. I know you know something about that.
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Indeed, I do. So many voices...so many sounds. It's disturbing.
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I've got the conference on the day of my dad's surgery. Can't get staffing right here. In 2 weeks I've had 6 people set up for interviews. 6 no shows. My mind is on overdrive.
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Do you work with contractors or do you hire direct?
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I've got the conference on the day of my dad's surgery. Can't get staffing right here. In 2 weeks I've had 6 people set up for interviews. 6 no shows. My mind is on overdrive.
You need some mind altering substance to clear your thoughts.
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Do you work with contractors or do you hire direct?
We do but that's a struggle as well. We try to hire both ways.
I've got the conference on the day of my dad's surgery. Can't get staffing right here. In 2 weeks I've had 6 people set up for interviews. 6 no shows. My mind is on overdrive.
You need some mind altering substance to clear your thoughts.
I've got my bourbon at home.
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You need something that's less of a depressant.
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You need something that's less of a depressant.
Strippers.
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Those are always nice. He needs something more though.
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Strippers and mac & cheese?
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Sup guys
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Strippers wearing mac and cheese
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UPGRADE: just swapped my 1080p 27" secondary monitor with a colleagues 4K monitor because her laptop can't drive it higher than 1080 but mine can. Win.
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Nice! :metal
Sup guys
Yo
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Sup guys
Sup.
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Not a whole hell of a lot. We pulled 234,000 weeds last night. We made a dent, at least. Our property is a fucking weed magnet. Don't even get me started on the garden. Trying to keep the weeds at bay there is damn near impossible.
Our cherry tomato plant is already starting to get out of control. It's likely going to end up being as monstrous as last year's was. I have to figure out SOME sort of heavy duty caging system to keep the damn thing contained. Last year, it fell over on itself and worked its way through all the other tomato plants. When I finally uprooted the thing in the fall last year, I pulled it straight out into the yard and laid it out. Stepped it off and it was around 16 feet long. I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Crazy.
On the plus side, the temperature is supposed to be pretty awesome all weekend, and I have band practice 11-2 on Saturday. Bitchin.
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I've got to spray the poison ivy all over the yard. It's bad. I finally got a new week wacker. Mine died after 14 years.
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Our across the street neighbor had been renting his house out but he's now decided to sell it, so his tenants moved out. Due to some offhand courtesy we did them some years ago, they decided to give us a parting gift: a solid oak and marble bar with two wood, brass, and leather barstools. Yeah, it weights a metric fucking ton but it's GORGEOUS....and FREE!! Thing could easily sell for $500 or more. Monday after my first day at the new job, me and three neighbors moved that fucker over into my basement. Heavy doesn't even begin to describe it. Even if we simply keep it for storage right now, it's such a beautiful piece it would look great in our next house.
Also I passed my Analytics cert, so that's down, too.
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Axeman, I assume you're familiar?
Hey, guys, looks like I'm headed to Wildwood NJ, July 5-8. I have a very, very important question.
Cape May Brewing Company or 7 Mile?
Cape May is the only one of the two I've heard of, but I'll put the question out to some people who would be more familiar with their respective offerings.
Had one person say that Cape May is worth a visit, and another that his friends prefer hanging out at a brewery called Slack Tide rather than Cape May.
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Thanks! Slack Tide is a little further away. Cape May is closer, so I'll probably opt for that. Although a lot of these places have their brews at many Wildwood bars anyway, but I have to at least hit up ONE brewery while there!
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Less than an hour left of my shift. My motivation to work stopped long ago.
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Morning, muggles.
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Morning Harry.
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Morning guys
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Morning. Good morning so far.
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After having the last two days off, Im at work today and Monday before being off for the next 7 days on vacation. I have no motivation to do any work today.
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I have no motivation to do any work today.
This could describe me on any given day!
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I have no motivation to do any work today.
This could describe me on any given day!
Or time.
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I have no motivation to do any work today.
This could describe me on any given day!
Or time.
DAYS ARE TIME.
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The Tardis is affecting you.
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I have no motivation to do any work today.
This could describe me on any given day!
Or time.
DAYS ARE TIME.
DAYS ARE SPACE!
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The Tardis is affecting you.
You say that like it's a bad thing!
Speaking of which, it's a scifi weekend! Tomorrow I'll watch the return episode of Dark Matter, then Sunday I'll see Doctor Who. Scifi Saturday and Scifi Sunday! :blob:
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G'morning all. Last day of my boss's long (2 weeks+) vacation. Very much looking forward to having him back at the office on Monday, as I tend to be quite popular when he's gone :lol
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9:30 AM - Boss 1: "You guys did good this week, I know we've been under a lot a pressure. Feel free to leave at 2:00 today"
1:55 PM - Boss 2: "Moving Monday Morning's meeting to today at 2:00"
1:56 PM - Me: :censored :censored :censored :censored :censored
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Just leave :lol Boss 1 said so
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Typically, I would. But this is the unveiling demo of an application I've been heavily involved in over the last 6 months. I kind of have to show face. I'm absolutely livid right now. Getting my early weekend hopes up for nothing.
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Yea I hear ya, that's some shitty fake news
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(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18953321_10155116834866508_4094626787615288641_o.jpg?oh=084b8e9df6198cc51baedf97bcbe783e&oe=59DD7235)
Just a Friday afternoon at work. Note: this was supplied by the company.
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Skidded massively on my new bike yesterday :o
Musta been something on the road that was slippery as I braked.
I hate that feeling so much. It felt just as bad as when I blew out a tyre at 40mph.
But the tyres are fine and have loads of tread left and the bike just had a service 600 miles ago so.... dunno.
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^I'm spelling 'tire' the way you spell it from now on. Tyre.
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*cross checks*
What's up Zeltar
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Not much today, just about to go get some dinner and catch the Warriors game. Going to uni up in Vancouver now. How have you been?
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Good. Too busy of late.weve got a birthday, Fathers Day, a high school graduation, a conference this Wednesday whole my dad has surgery that day to remove a cancer in his lung. I need to get off the roller coaster.
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Damn that's a tough one, man. Hope he recovers smoothly. That's good stuff besides though. And thanks for the fathers day reminder, I almost forgot :blush
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Me Too! Lol
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Shit, is Father's Day this weekend? Man, seems like it crept up pretty early this year.
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No, next weekend.
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Yeah, that's what I thought. It's late though - I'm not thinking straight. I need a scotch.
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SCOTCH! STAT!
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So my new boss loves Scotch. This keeps getting better.
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So my new boss loves Scotch. This keeps getting better.
The news keeps getting better.
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So my new boss loves Scotch. This keeps getting better.
But does he love good scotch?
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I do!
What's going on, fellas?
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Morning. I need coffee.
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Morning. I need coffee.
Already have one down the hatch. On to #2 .... cup of coffee that is. "#2" will come soon enough.
Gonna be a smokin hot weekend and week. Gonna try to do as much of nothing as I possibly can. Sit on the deck and read (Hef... I'm now 1/3 thru Song of Suze). When it gets too hot and I need to chill, I might come in and do my chores. jingle.son and daughter both have driving lessons today, and daughter is working tonight. Mrs.jingle is gonna want me to work on the honey-do list, but I'm gonna try and weasel out of that for today.
Should probably do some job hunting shit too.
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We are going out as a family to get seafood and ice cream for dad before his surgery. Then a fire pit at home tonight.
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We are traveling today, back to the old hometown for a weekend visit. Then one more work week until our family beach vacation.
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G'morning all. Nice lazy day on the docket for today before I head into NYC to see Mr. Big tonight.
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We are going out as a family to get seafood and ice cream for dad before his surgery. Then a fire pit at home tonight.
Fire pit sounds like a fantastic idea!
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Yup. Going to have my nephew over for it.
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Good morning everyone
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Morning Reap. We got to buy new tiki's today. Damn mosquitos are bad.
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Do those work? We live right next to a lake at the mosquitos are crazy bad
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Yes they do. You fill them with citronella.
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I might have to pick up some. We did buy a nice gazebo for our outdoor area that has a bug net that works well.
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I usually surround my patio with tiki torches, besides the bug repellent part, I also just love the fire atmosphere of them. Although I burnt on town recently, I haven't fixed my full tiki torch surroundings.
Going to Hoboken tonight to see my friend band perform. He hasn't played a show in years and he didn't even tell any of us about it so my friend and I are going to surprise him. I'm going to try and get a video of him too for my YouTube as I would for any other concert I go to.
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That sounds like a pretty awesome night
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See drinking thread guys.
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Fiftenn Fleeting - Fool Live @ Maxwell's Tavern Hoboken NJ 6/10/17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC-fB78xdSA)
I shared this in musicians thread, but I pretty much never go over there and since I brought it up yesterday, just got this bad boy uploaded of my good friend's band. He was sooooo happy and excited that we showed up. They were really good. :metal
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So I just sent 2 emails to my supervisor passively calling him out for some of the shit going on that he's been dropping the ball on (mainly me restating things I've brought up to him within the last week or 3 which he's been ignoring.. ) and asked him why he has never gotten back to me regarding these things. I also CCd the owner of the company. Oops
I sent the owner a text asking him if I could speak to him regarding the emails. He's going to call me within the next hour or so.
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Get 'em Jay :metal
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So I just sent 2 emails to my supervisor passively calling him out for some of the shit going on that he's been dropping the ball on (mainly me restating things I've brought up to him within the last week or 3 which he's been ignoring.. ) and asked him why he has never gotten back to me regarding these things. I also CCd the owner of the company. Oops
I sent the owner a text asking him if I could speak to him regarding the emails. He's going to call me within the next hour or so.
Aaaannnnd ? ? ? ?
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Spoke with him right before I went home. Told him all the BS. He basically told me that 1: He is going to give me a promotion and raise (which I already knew), as well as a new title (Assistant Post Commander) probably effective the next pay period. And 2: He is going to tell my supervisor to basically Shit or Get Off The Pot or he's going bump him down or maybe even ax him and put me in his place.
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Good morning guys
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Morning, meat piles.
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Week 2 begins. I imagine by the end of this week I'll begin being inundated with accounts. We shall see.
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Good afternoon all. Monday feels a little bit more tolerable when it's the start of a two day work week :D
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Today was an easy day thankfully.
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Morning guys.
Yesterday was something else. We had a team meeting with one employee who is responsible for two things at work, not that complicated but she completely dropped the ball.
She can't take criticism, she started crying and being really defensive. The thing is we didn't attack her, we just asked what we can do to help, but she accused us of trying to take her job.
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Morning
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Spoke with him right before I went home. Told him all the BS. He basically told me that 1: He is going to give me a promotion and raise (which I already knew), as well as a new title (Assistant Post Commander) probably effective the next pay period. And 2: He is going to tell my supervisor to basically Shit or Get Off The Pot or he's going bump him down or maybe even ax him and put me in his place.
Is this a good thing for you?
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At work, ready to leave.
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Welp, I haven't yet been added to the company distribution list, so I never received the memo about dressing up for a client today...I am the ONLY one not dressed up. FUCK.
Boss doesn't care, isn't worried and told me all is cool, but I still feel crazy awkward and wrong.
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Dad's surgery went well. They took a 1/3 of his lung out. He was just brought to the room and he's sleeping. I. Hessibg there soon.
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Dad's surgery went well. They took a 1/3 of his lung out. He was just brought to the room and he's sleeping. I. Hessibg there soon.
That's good news Joe (all things considered).
Give him a Hessibg for all of us.
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I'm here now. He's sleeping now. Thanks Chad.
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Dad's surgery went well. They took a 1/3 of his lung out. He was just brought to the room and he's sleeping. I. Hessibg there soon.
That's good news Joe (all things considered).
Give him a Hessibg for all of us.
Seconded.
I hope things only improve King.
Welp, I haven't yet been added to the company distribution list, so I never received the memo about dressing up for a client today...I am the ONLY one not dressed up. FUCK.
Boss doesn't care, isn't worried and told me all is cool, but I still feel crazy awkward and wrong.
It took me forever to get added to all the distribution lists at my current job, about three months actually :lol
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I'm on the distro list now.
Joe, good to hear it went well, hope all continues on the up and up.
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Morning. Thanks guys.
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Morning king. Best of luck for your dad. Glad he's doing ok.
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Glad it seems to have gone well Joe :tup
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Dad's surgery went well. They took a 1/3 of his lung out. He was just brought to the room and he's sleeping. I. Hessibg there soon.
I didn't realize he was having a segmentectomy. My father had one of those a couple of years ago. They removed half of his lung. His breathing has never been the same since.
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This was a third but he also has MS and slight dementia. It's been tough.
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Do you know what would make me feel better if that was me? A red-headed stripper.
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I have a red headed wife.
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I don't think she'll strip for him, though. ;)
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:lol
They're trouble bub.
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Oh, I know. ;)
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I love red heads.
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Maybe I'm in the wrong thread for this but I've just finished watching Citizen Kane for the first time and it was :tup :tup masterful
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The chat thread is the right thread for everything, but there is the movie thread too-
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43505.0
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Morning chumps.
Well a good friend who I just saw a few months ago had his mom pass away from cancer. I saw her in April driving to my dad's and she told me about the cancer. I'm going Monday to the wake.
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Morning guys, almost everyone called out of work this morning which great. Means it'll be a quiet day.
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Reaper, I ordered my graphics card today. The site I was originally going to buy it from listed it as in stock today, so I jumped on it right away, so they better not be fucking with me!
Now I just have to wait until some time next week to get it (hopefully).
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What's the benefit of this graphics card from the one you are using now Blob?
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What's the benefit of this graphics card from the one you are using now Blob?
I'll be able to make my games (like the Donkey Kong one) look a lot better and run smoother. My current card can't handle shit. Also I might be able to use it to render videos faster, which would be great. And it's a lot better for playing games, although that's not a high priority for me. This new card is literally 15x better in every regard, so it's going to be a huge upgrade for anything that involves 3D.
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That is a huge upgrade.
Hey! So I'm seeing Toto in 9 days! A new theater about 30 minutes from my house!
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:metal Awesome. Been listening to some Toto today, actually.
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What album?
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I've been listening to Mr. Big a lot lately. Can't say I like a lot of their newer stuff quite as much. The first two albums were unbelievable. The third was mostly pretty good. After that, they really started losing me. There were only a couple songs on Hey Man that I care for. After that, the only thing I really care for is What If, and even then, not quite so much. On a similar note, I can say for Racer X that there's really only one album that I don't care for and that's Getting Heavier. Technical Difficulties is an absolute crusher of an album.
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What album?
Mostly the first album today, plus Rosanna, because I saw a Youtube video of some guy playing it with Toto in soundcheck and in got me in a Toto mood.
I've been listening to Mr. Big a lot lately. Can't say I like a lot of their newer stuff quite as much. The first two albums were unbelievable. The third was mostly pretty good. After that, they really started losing me. There were only a couple songs on Hey Man that I care for. After that, the only thing I really care for is What If, and even then, not quite so much. On a similar note, I can say for Racer X that there's really only one album that I don't care for and that's Getting Heavier. Technical Difficulties is an absolute crusher of an album.
Never been a fan of Mr Big, despite those early albums being in the right era.
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Mr. Big was right there in my face at the time I was learning guitar. My brother had gotten the first Mr. Big album and was listening to it a lot. He had a bass and he and his friend were always playing around on guitar and such. So I had the drums and started trying to figure out how to play the bass. It was a rocky start, because all I had to try to work on was the bass tab for Metallica's MOP album. THAT was ambitious. That was also like 27 years ago. Jesus. So he had the first album and I was mesmerized by the fact that a bass player was doing things like this, that nobody does. I got the bass tab for that album as well and realized there were SOME things about it that I was capable of. It was fun playing around with it. So MOP and Mr. Big were the two big albums that kick-started my whole desire to play guitar, so they'll always be special.
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I saw them open up for Rush a few times but they never really grabbed me which is a surprise really.
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In other news, I'm listening to the entire Ace of Spades album this morning for the first time. Good shit so far.
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For some reason yesterday afternoon on my way home I decided I wanted to listen to Master of Puppets for the first time in a while. I've since spun Justice and am now listening to Far Beyond Driven. Huzzah for metal flashbacks.
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In other news, I'm listening to the entire Ace of Spades album this morning for the first time. Good shit so far.
Do you know the story about me telling a buddy I'd never see Motorhead live and the shenanigans after?
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For some reason yesterday afternoon on my way home I decided I wanted to listen to Master of Puppets for the first time in a while. I've since spun Justice and am now listening to Far Beyond Driven. Huzzah for metal flashbacks.
I played Stone Fury -- "Burns Like A Star" yesterday. I love that album.
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In other news, I'm listening to the entire Ace of Spades album this morning for the first time. Good shit so far.
Do you know the story about me telling a buddy I'd never see Motorhead live and the shenanigans after?
I feel like it sounds familiar, but it isn't coming to me.
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A running joke was that I told the world that I would never see Motorhead to piss off a few of my buds. No reason, I was just being a dink. Well, my friend got tickets to see Alice Cooper on the Raise Your Fist And Yell Tour. I was all in.
As we entered the concert hall I heard a familiar song, I started to run down the hall yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" It Was The Ace Of Spades! It was Motorhead! :lol
Later that week, my buddy who was one of the Motorhead fans that I was needling about how I would never see them found out. He then got my mom to let him in my room at home when I was at work and he hung up at least 6 pictures of Lemmy over my Geddy Lee pictures on my wall.
I didn't notice this for a few days. :lol
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Later that week, my buddy who was one of the Motorhead fans that I was needling about how I would never see them found out. He then got my mom to let him in my room at home when I was at work and he hung up at least 6 pictures of Lemmy over my Geddy Lee pictures on my wall.
He was right to do so.
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Later that week, my buddy who was one of the Motorhead fans that I was needling about how I would never see them found out. He then got my mom to let him in my room at home when I was at work and he hung up at least 6 pictures of Lemmy over my Geddy Lee pictures on my wall.
He was right to do so.
*Bitch slap*
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:lol
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:rollin
I remember that now. Outstanding.
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That then lead into me putting the bumper sticker on his car.
"Bigger Than John Holmes" and that whole story. :lol
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Colleague is moving to NC and working remotely, today is her last day in the office. Bosses are hosting a surprise (for her) catered lunch with beer and wine.
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Started a thread in P/R for the first time in ages...Heffy/cramx3 may be interested, as i ignored you guys the first time around.
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Morning. Day 1 of the local Farmer's Market. Sunny (for now), so I'm gonna head over shortly. Mrs.Jingle and jingle.daughter are baking all day for end-of-year teacher's gifts, so methinks it'll be a good time to catchup on some PS4 playing.
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G'morning all. Heading into day four of the homebrewing conference and it's been a blast, but I'm also pretty wiped :lol Today's the big day though, find out either of my entries that advanced past regionals medals nationally.
Coz, have you heard any of the stuff Mr. Big's released from the album they have coming up next month?
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Bill, give us an update on if you move to the nationals.
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Reaper, I ordered my graphics card today. The site I was originally going to buy it from listed it as in stock today, so I jumped on it right away, so they better not be fucking with me!
Now I just have to wait until some time next week to get it (hopefully).
That's awesome news!
Morning.
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Good morning peeps.
It's been a slow morning at work so far. Partly because I am Blobbing and not giving a damn right now. I have a few things I need to get done, and they will be done tomorrow (The perk of being the only "supervisor" on during the weekends.)
Also the fact that I am leaving work early today to go down to Malibu for my other half's grandparents' 60 somethingth anniversary doesn't help my motivation. So I am just sitting here watching various Zakk Wylde videos on Youtube. (I've also realized after watching some Zakk Sabbath videos, that that particular project should be taken in with a ton of alcohol.)
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Sounds like a lazy day at work Jay, that can be nice from time to time.
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I can't sleep. I confused my body by going to bed way too early at 1am. :lol
Now I've been wide awake since 7am why
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:lol
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:lol
Our Blob is growing up right in front of our eyes!
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:lol
Our Blob is growing up right in front of our eyes!
Nuh uh! The only reason I went to bed early is because I'm going to a convention today. :blob:
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It feels weird seeing you on the forum around this time blob.
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It feels weird being on the forum at this time, Reap.
It's still before the crack of noon, and I've already watched Doctor Who. What am I going to do with the rest of my day?? :lol
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I've done nothing today except watch 'The 100' which my gf has had playing all day and play factorio. I'm done with that game I think.
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:lol
Our Blob is growing up right in front of our eyes!
Nuh uh! The only reason I went to bed early is because I'm going to a convention today. :blob:
So who are you looking forward to see?
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It's going to be a long night, doing another release for work so I have to sit and watch my work laptop hoping nothing dies.
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:lol
Our Blob is growing up right in front of our eyes!
Nuh uh! The only reason I went to bed early is because I'm going to a convention today. :blob:
So who are you looking forward to see?
Nobody this time. Christopher Lloyd was supposed to be there, but pulled out last minute. It was fucking packed today, because they got Thor, and only for today.
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You buy anything or just look?
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I didn't buy anything. I usually don't, because I'm cheap, and I just spent $500 this weekend on the new graphics card.
There wasn't a lot of variety this year in what people were selling, and the cosplay was a letdown too, but I still had a lot of fun.
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My sister in law took my 5 year old nephew to convention for kids. My 50 year old cousin went and he had a better time. :lol
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:lol Either the convention sucked, or your cousin is doing it right.
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Bill, give us an update on if you move to the nationals.
Well they did give me this shiny gold medal yesterday in the Strong Ales category for my English Barleywine :D
(https://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/axeman9182/IMG_20170617_163748284_zpsmplhkgzz.jpg)
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Morning gents.
Congrats on the medal axe, if I'm every up your way we should grab a drink.
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Morning Reap.
Today I check the site I bought my graphics card from, and the price has gone up by $40, and says-
"Online Only. Limit 2 Per Customer. Ends 30/06/2017 or While Stock Lasts
Availability: Currently No Stock [?]"
Seems like I got in just in time, hopefully.
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That's awesome that you got it in time, did it ship already?
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That's awesome that you got it in time, did it ship already?
No, because I ordered it Friday night. Should ship tomorrow I think, assuming all is well.
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:lol Either the convention sucked, or your cousin is doing it right.
:lol
I have pictures to prove it!
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Bill, give us an update on if you move to the nationals.
Well they did give me this shiny gold medal yesterday in the Strong Ales category for my English Barleywine :D
(https://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/axeman9182/IMG_20170617_163748284_zpsmplhkgzz.jpg)
Oh hell yeah! Congrats!!!
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Good morning and Happy Father's Day to you fathers out there.
I am beat. Dinner last night was... interesting.
We drove down to Malibu (45 minute drive) to eat dinner at Paradise Cove, an apparently very popular seafood place right on the beach. This was for my other half's Grandparents' 60th anniversary... We had a party of 7, but apparently the place didn't do reservations for parties smaller that 10, yet they didn't have tables that seat more than 6 (small people) besides ONE 12 person table.. So I got stuck sitting in the walkway on a wooden chair. Food was good... even though I literally had to hold my plate while I ate :lol .
The best part of the meal though was the fact that the place was crawling with women in bikinis. You see, the place has a bar and is in front of one of the nicest beaches in the area... and the dining area separates the beach and the bar... so they had to walk past me to get their alcohol. The fact that people were literally rubbing up against me to get past each other. So much tits and ass :biggrin:
And then I was up till nearly 130 AM baking a cake. I am a walking zombie today.
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Survived the journey from Seattle to San Fran, just got to the hotel and am completely wiped from all the driving the past 5 days. Going to recover and head out for a nice dinner and maybe some drinks. We are staying right at the Fisherman's Wharf :yarr
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Awesome Cram. Personally, I love the driving.
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Evening.
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Good evening Reap/all. Feels good to be back home on my couch.
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Good evening Reap/all. Feels good to be back home on my couch.
Good idea to rest up before having to swim home from work tomorrow afternoon.
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Awesome Cram. Personally, I love the driving.
The driving was amazing. Windy roads around mountains with changing terrains and landscapes. Loved it. But after over 1200 miles, I'm glad to not be behind a wheel now.
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Been in bed almost all day with pretty bad vertigo. Was even puking earlier from all the dizziness. Anyone want to come kill me? Looking at you Prog.
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Been in bed almost all day with pretty bad vertigo. Was even puking earlier from all the dizziness. Anyone want to come kill me? Looking at you Prog.
Any idea how this is happening Adami?
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I hope you feel better Adami. Isn't vertigo triggered by an issue with the ears?
Good morning guys
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Been in bed almost all day with pretty bad vertigo. Was even puking earlier from all the dizziness. Anyone want to come kill me? Looking at you Prog.
Save the mercy for the Mother Teresas of the world. Delighting in the discomfort of others - now that's my style. ;)
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Morning (Afternoon?) peeps!
It's so nice getting a good 10 hours of sleep, after running on 9 hours of sleep across 48 hours.
I am going in way late to work today because we are meeting someone about a dog. Cute as fuck little tiny Yorkie mix puppy who's in a foster home right now. Gotta like... interview for a chance to take her home.
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I don't think my body could handle being in bed for 10 hours.
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What's 10 hours of sleep? :lol
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What's 10 hours of sleep? :lol
Something that takes 2-3 days to accomplish.
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Morning (Afternoon?) peeps!
It's so nice getting a good 10 hours of sleep, after running on 9 hours of sleep across 48 hours.
I am going in way late to work today because we are meeting someone about a dog. Cute as fuck little tiny Yorkie mix puppy who's in a foster home right now. Gotta like... interview for a chance to take her home.
Nice :tup
I have a 2.5 year old yorkie and she is the sweetest dog. I was against getting her but I couldn't imagine life without her now.
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We already have a 4.5 year old Yorkie/Maltese mix... and we figured that now that we are in the bigger house, it's time to look for a companion for her.
The meeting went great. We actually brought our dog to meet her as well. The 2 get along really well! Our dog recognized that the other was a baby (8 weeks) and was gentle... even when the pup would play and nip, ours made sure to be gentle.
I will admit.. I will be kind of heart broken if we don't get her, as there are half a dozen other people wanting her as well. We will know on the 29th.
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Well best of luck! I didn't know you had a dog already. I love my dogs (and cat).
Morning gang.
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Morning Reap.
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Hey guys.
And Zydar.
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Morning king. What's up?
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Hallo hallo...
Due to some recent moves, i.e. guys changing desks, I was able to bounce my work setup over two spaces so I now have a window seat. Huzzah! Also, my Pop Funko stuff is rolling in so my desk is becoming more and more mine every day.
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Morning king. What's up?
Sorry Blob. Got busy. How's it going? I went ballistic over tardiness and call outs this weekend. Lots of counseling going on right now.
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Hallo hallo...
Due to some recent moves, i.e. guys changing desks, I was able to bounce my work setup over two spaces so I now have a window seat. Huzzah! Also, my Pop Funko stuff is rolling in so my desk is becoming more and more mine every day.
My office is a cave. :lol
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Morning king. What's up?
Sorry Blob. Got busy. How's it going? I went ballistic over tardiness and call outs this weekend. Lots of counseling going on right now.
You went ballistic over the tardis?
Oh sorry, tardiness. That's much worse.
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My office is a cave. :lol
I've been in the cave before. I much prefer a window and open air, so I know when time has passed.
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G'morning all.
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So I just found out they are going to correct my Dad's A-Fib by shocking his heart today. Trying to get more info.
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So I just found out they are going to correct my Dad's A-Fib by shocking his heart today. Trying to get more info.
I swear to god, I first read that as "auto-correct" my Dad's A-Fib. Dr. Siri on call I guess.
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Short for Atrial fibrillation. One valve keeps flapping out of unison with the others.
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Short for Atrial fibrillation. One valve keeps flapping out of unison with the others.
Oh, I know what it means and does, I just was poking fun at my own quasi-dyslexia. And the fact that I'm apparently now pre-disposed to seeing you talk about smart phone auto-correction. :lol
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:lol
Online Joe does that to all.
He's out and heart beating in sync now.
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Morning guys!
Joe that's great news!
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I don't think my body could handle being in bed for 10 hours.
That's too bad for your wife. ;)
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I don't think my body could handle being in bed for 10 hours.
That's too bad for your wife. ;)
Ok, Sting.
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The singer...or Bilbo's sword?
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The singer
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Sting's Sword.
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Do you like playing with Sting's sword?
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Only his albums.
Homie don't swing that way.
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The singer...or Bilbo's sword?
The wrestler. :neverusethis:
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The singer...or Bilbo's sword?
The wrestler. :neverusethis:
Evil or the good version?
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At work, ready to go home. Actually it's not so bad today, I'm just tired.
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The singer...or Bilbo's sword?
The wrestler. :neverusethis:
Evil or the good version?
I don't care, I hate him either way. :lol
NEW GRAPHICS CARD TOMORROW!*
*or maybe Friday, but pretty certain tomorrow.
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When you get it we will have lost you for at least a week. I see bloodshot eyes from you playing with it 24/7.
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When you get it we will have lost you for at least a week. I see bloodshot eyes from you playing with it 24/7.
That's the dream. :heart
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G'morning everybody. Already looking towards the weekend as I'll be brewing for the first time since February. Going to do five gallons each on Saturday and Sunday.
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G'morning everybody. Already looking towards the weekend as I'll be brewing for the first time since February. Going to do five gallons each on Saturday and Sunday.
Whatcha' making Bill?
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G'morning everybody. Already looking towards the weekend as I'll be brewing for the first time since February. Going to do five gallons each on Saturday and Sunday.
Whatcha' making Bill?
Going to do five gallons each of a saison and a pale ale. The saison is the closest thing I have to a house recipe, and the pale is a malt/yeast framework that I've established that I play around with different hops/combos. Both should clock in around 5-5.5% and both will be ready to be kegged within two weeks or so.
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In a month a very refreshing, drinkable beer. Nice. More towards the sweet finish or a peppery finish?
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In a month a very refreshing, drinkable beer. Nice. More towards the sweet finish or a peppery finish?
Oh I'll probably be drinking the saison in two weeks, it's usually good to keg at ten days. Not too peppery, as I start the yeast on the low side. It also gets a bit (but not a ton) of Citra, I've found that this yeast strain and hop play well together. One of my friends actually used this recipe when his commercial brewery opened a couple years ago.
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That sounds delicious.
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Good evening folks.
I'm current waiting for my boss to pick me up for this meeting.
I'm wearing a suite... And tie.. For the second time in my adult life.
I also just wasn'm informed that my raise and my promotion are in place effective July 1st
Freakin sweet.
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Congrats Jay.
Also, suit picks or it didn't happen.
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Excellent news Jay :hat
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Congrats Jay
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I took a couple bathroom selfies. I also impressed him with how well I dressed (vs him). He is talking about wanting to make me full blown management one day (problem is... I live a a good 60 miles from the main office... and it still wouldn't be worth the commute.. but if we get more properties out here it would work)
The meeting went swimmingly btw
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*cue Sharp Dressed Man*
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Coat rolls well over your shoulders. Well done, mate :millahhhh
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Work today, work tomorrow, then off to the beach for a week.
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First day at work in almost 2 weeks and I am not feeling very motivated. I'm working solo and still feel completely out of it from doing an insane amount of driving and walking last week.
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First day at work in almost 2 weeks and I am not feeling very motivated. I'm working solo and still feel completely out of it from doing an insane amount of driving and walking last week.
That's the worst feeling in the world. I always take 14-16 days off at the end of December and that first day back always has me contemplating existence.
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Yeah, the longer the vacation the more painful the first day back. I mostly take off 1-3 days at a time around weekends so it's not usually too bad.
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Morning, mortals.
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Morning, mortals.
What's up suckah?
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Morning.
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Finally have my desk allllll customized the way I want it (for now)
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Driving down to the beach tonight.
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Sweetness!
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Nice set up.
Someone once told me you can judge the happiness of a work environment by how personalized peoples cubicles were.
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Yeah there is a lot of personal customization. The owners are very much into personal expression and making work feel like a hangout, even if you're busy. The space is very open and casual, so it never really seems to feel stuffy. I am also a bit of a neat freak, so I try to keep my area as organized as I can, otherwise my brain descends into chaos.
We don't even really have cubes. We have large desks with small metal walls that allow us our own spaces without isolating the rest of the office, and there's enough open space that we aren't cramped. And to my right is the window wall. SUNLIGHT!
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Yea, the window is clutch
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On my mind...
Saw a trailer for another Transformers movie this morning. Does anyone still have interest in that franchise? I watched the first one years ago when it came out. That was quite enough for me.
Watched a little of the new Gong show last night. (Terrible by the way) Why is Mike Myers hosting that show as an alter persona called Tommy Maitland? Makes no sense to me.
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I saw the first transformers and haven't seen any of them since. I saw the trailer and have no idea what's going on. Is Optimus good or evil these days?
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G'morning all.
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Morning axe
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How's your Friday going?
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It's going well. Just got done with lunch so I'm basically going to bullshit in the office until 5. What about you?
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I saw the first transformers and haven't seen any of them since. I saw the trailer and have no idea what's going on. Is Optimus good or evil these days?
No clue, but I was surprised to see Mark Walberg chose to be in a new Transformer movie.
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I saw the first transformers and haven't seen any of them since. I saw the trailer and have no idea what's going on. Is Optimus good or evil these days?
No clue, but I was surprised to see Mark Walberg chose to be in a new Transformer movie.
He was in the last one as well.
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So the dick waving contest begins between myself and my supervisor. Not going to get into it... but he seems threatened and has been waving it around. We actually got into it yesterday regarding something via a group text. And funny enough... my phone took a shit on me during it. He is afraid that I am gunning for his job. Basically I don't want his job, but if he loses it and I gain it, it will be his own doing.
Also..
WE GOT THE CALL TODAY.. WE ARE GETTING THAT PUPPY!
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That's awesome! Send some pics when you bring it home.
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Will do!
This is turning into a busy week. We are seeing Roger Waters on Tuesday, and we were supposed to go down to Torrance on Thursday (town just south of Long Beach in LA) for something for m GF's work (she is getting paid and a hotel comped by their tourism board or whatever to write about Torrance... ) And now since we are getting the pup on Thursday afternoon, we are going to go spend the day in LA on Tuesday BEFORE Roger Waters, get our pictures and what not done, and then go down there again after picking her up and stay in the hotel.
Great thing about tiny ass dogs... they are easy to sneak into a hotel.
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Yup! My yorkie never sheds or lets a peep out if she isn't at home.
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Nora, our Morkie (Yorkie/Maltese) Gets WAY too excited when she's out and about. She loves people... and acts like she's never seen a person in her life when someone walks by. She can get really really yappy... I hope Gidget (or if I have my way, Cocoa) isn't as bad when she's older. Right now she is so tiny that even her "bark" is so tiny and soft that no one would hear it outside of the hotel room.
I am so excited though. We are going out to her current foster home to drop off a toy or 2 for her to get familiar with before we pick her up next week.
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nice!
When we got ours she didn't bark for the first few months and one day she started to try and play with our cat. We got very lucky, we have neighbors who have yorkies that bark all the time, Lola doesn't she is also completely house broken.
How old is Nora?
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Nora is will be 5 in May.
When we are home, Nora only barks when someone is at the door, (Just a single yap), when she hears the garage door open (meaning I am home from work), or when we wind her up and get her excited. Like I said when she's out though, all bets are off.
We drove up to Monterrey last year (beautiful coastal city a few hours south of San Fran) and took her around in her stroller (yes, we are THOSE people) and she loved it. We had to stop every 10 feet as we walked because people were just as excited to see her as she was to see them.
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I love the name Nora.
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We were going to call her Chewy. We wanted a dog named Chewy. We discussed calling her Chewy during the entire drive up to get her (Stockton- like 8 hours one way...) but when we finally met her, we decided to keep the name that the breeder gave her. She now goes by Nora, Snorkels, or simply "Dog".
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What happened to Kotowbro?
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What happened to Kotowbro?
I think he got temp-banned for a week, but that was about two weeks ago. Looks like he's been signed in recently, so he'll be back.
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What happened to Kotowbro?
I think he got temp-banned for a week, but that was about two weeks ago. Looks like he's been signed in recently, so he'll be back.
He got temp banned? Why? Being too sexy?
...is that why Hef is gone too?
Nah, or else you'd have been perma banned forever ago.
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What's wrong with being sexy?
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What's wrong with being sexy?
It's bad if a place has a no shirt no service policy. For obvious reasons.
But really, why my boo banned?
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I don't know, I don't run this place.
If I did, we would have remained a Knight Rider forum after April 1st.
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I don't know, I don't run this place.
If I did, we would have remained a Knight Rider forum after April 1st.
Dammit Blob, I come to you for answers!
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I only have the answers if your question is about scifi or other such trivial things. I'm of no use for anything of importance.
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Or horrifying websites.
Morning.
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:lol Did you like that?
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It was glorious and frightening at the same time! :lol
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I know! :lol
Got any plans for the weekend?
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I know you'll be shocked but a high school graduation party (with cake of course) a fire pit tonight over a friends and tomorrow is the Toto concert!
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CAKE? YOU DON'T SAY! :neverusethis: And I forgot about Toto. :metal You've been looking forward to that one for a while now. Sounds like a good weekend.
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I have had one desert in a month. I'm working on changing my bad eating habits. No seconds either.
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I don't even know you any more.
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Don't you worry your mechanical ass, I'll make up for it today.
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Don't you be thinking about my shiny metal ass at all!
And what next? I'll do work? What is the world coming to!
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You have a new toy. That's why you're working!
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You have a new toy. That's why you're working!
But my current work doesn't let me play with the new toy! That will have to wait until my next project.
You'd think that would be motivation, but that's not how my feeble brain works.
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Son of a....
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Morning everyone
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Morning
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'afternoon.
Farmers Market this morning... got some double-smoked maple bacon, garlic sausages, and fresh veggies. Gonna BBQ some pizza tonight. I've declared today as a do-the-square-root-of-fuck-all day. It's 80ish degrees out, not a cloud in the sky, and beers are calling me. Gonna skip the workout today, and do a double tomorrow (since it's supposed to rain most of the day).
Might take a nap on the swing later, and it's definitely gonna be a firepit tonight.
Life is good.
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Chad.. you just made me hungry.
It's turned into a busy day today at work. Dealt with an attempted break in this morning, as well as other things.
Only an hour and a half till I am out of here..
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Had my beer, read a bit, took a wee nap, now I'm on to some chocolate fudge brownie frappaccino - homemade.
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Duuuuuude
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That sounds so good right now Jingle.
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If I hadn't had to go pick up jingle.daughter from work, I probably would've loaded in some Caramel Baileys into that frapp.
Just about to fire up the BBQ for the pizza... and more beer. Oh, and did I mention the s'mores for the fire pit? Mrs.Jingle bought some white-chocolate Aero bars for them. I know, I know... pics or it didn't happen. I'll get on that later for ya'll.
Be jelly.
:drool:
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Good afternoon all. Relaxing on the couch for now watching Wedding Crashers while a batch of beer boils away. Potentially have a few friends stopping by for beers later.
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How long does it take from start to finish for the brew process.
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How long does it take from start to finish for the brew process.
If I'm on top of everything and clean as I go, I'd say about 5 hours or so, start to finish. Maybe a little longer in the summer when the tap water I use to cool it down from boiling is warmer. Fair amount of down time in there though.
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(https://i.imgur.com/w87hgzd.jpg)
Not a bad view to see in the morning. Just posting a few hours late.
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How long until you can drink it Axe?
That is one hell of a view Hyper
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How long until you can drink it Axe?
All depends on the beer. On the quick side I could probably keg a beer after a week and have it carbonated for serving at ten days. A normal strength beer I would probably keg at somewhere between two and three weeks depending on the particular beer/style and how busy I am. At the opposite end of the spectrum some of the high ABV beers I brew don't round into shape for months and months (the beer I took a gold medal for at nationals last week was 2 years old), and some of the sour beers I brew will go for over a year before they're even bottled.
And that is indeed quite a view Hyper.
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wow, that's fascinating Axe! I hope to be able to buy some of your beer sometime.
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How does aging beer compare in result to aging whisky, in terms of the flavor and profile?
And I love this view. Just took a panoramic of the sunset view, with the long cast shadows of the buildings. I love it here.
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Sunset firepit last night
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And oooey goooey goodness.
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/Firepit%20smores-1_zpsd2qlba2l.jpg)
Mrs.jingle started without me (+Jingle.daughter photobomb)
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/Firepit%20smores-3_zpsl2opwo6b.jpg)
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Nice, Chad! What a relaxing and beautiful backyard.
I've been meaning to share this for awhile, and since I'm going golfing this morning, I thought it appropriate.
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What a crazy shirt, eh? Mrs. P thought it was cool and bought it for me.
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That is a bitchin shirt Gregg.
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That is a bitchin shirt Gregg.
:metal
and that's a bitchin patio and firepit Chad :metal
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How does aging beer compare in result to aging whisky, in terms of the flavor and profile?
And I love this view. Just took a panoramic of the sunset view, with the long cast shadows of the buildings. I love it here.
The higher the alcohol you aim for in a beer the longer you age it.
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Chad, I love your backyard.
Gregg, that good shirt rocks!
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Jingle you have a hell of a nice yard.
Podaar that shirt does indeed rock.
Good morning gang.
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How does aging beer compare in result to aging whisky, in terms of the flavor and profile?
And I love this view. Just took a panoramic of the sunset view, with the long cast shadows of the buildings. I love it here.
The higher the alcohol you aim for in a beer the longer you age it.
He about the flavor? With whisky the flavors become more developed and robust. Does beer get more bitter/sour or are other complexities released as it continues to age?
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With high alcohol it mellows over time. With IPA's they become less fresh. Sour ales are made just way, sour. It's a lot more complex but that's the simplest way of explaining it.
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Tonight Toto supplies the love!!! :metal
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Tonight Toto supplies the love!!! :metal
I hope you remembered to supply the night!
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I'm not Afraid of Love Blob.
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and that's a bitchin patio and firepit Chad :metal
Chad, I love your backyard.
Jingle you have a hell of a nice yard.
Thanks guys. It is a killer backyard. I've got a pretty big property for the suburbs (80x105), and it's a corner lot. 1/2 of the perimeter is covered with the cedars that you can see, and the remaining side to our neighbour is blocked off by two huge (2+ stories) Weeping Cyprus' - which you can kinda see behind jingle.daugher. In short, we have complete privacy (except from the loud-ass Boxer next door that A) is not fixed and B) was never socialized, so ALL it does is bark at any/everything >:()
Maybe I'll post another pick sometime of the rest of the deck and grilling station, and the 'mini-deck' + swing. We also have a trampoline - but it hasn't been used in years as my kids get older.
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I'm not Afraid of Love Blob.
Sorry king, there's nothing between Rosanna and Africa on Toto IV to me. :lol
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I'm not Afraid of Love Blob.
Sorry king, there's nothing between Rosanna and Africa on Toto IV to me. :lol
:lol
Holy Shit Blob! Today is David Paich's birthday!! :lol
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That's really nice. We just bought a house and we too have a corner lot but it's a new development so everything is so bare. We have new trees and we are going to be building a deck next summer.
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Good Morning peeps.
Running on 4 hours of sleep. Wound up 10 minutes late to work. It's going to be one of *those* days.
But at least I am being semi-productive.
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Semi-productive is a lot more than I would be if I only slept 4 hours.
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4 hours is not good man! You have fun last night Jay?
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We almost have an acre of land. Here's the front and one side of our yard.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1498404030262_zpsnt55rn1m.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1498404030262_zpsnt55rn1m.jpg.html)
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1498403995322_zpshtfnvdlh.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1498403995322_zpshtfnvdlh.jpg.html)
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I wouldn't call it fun. Just was dealing with shit.
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That makes it worse. Sometimes work can get you away from the crap.
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Yup!
That's why I am channeling my energy into making the schedule for next month. TECHNICALLY it isn't my job to do yet, but since my Supervisor hasn't done it in 2 months, I figure I will set the entire thing up. The big difference between him making the schedule and me doing it (besides it actually getting done) is I actually have worked shifts with pretty much all of our guards. I know their strengths and their weaknesses. My supervisor only works with one person (a lead... and they should NOT be working together but whatever)... Those 2 also work Monday - Thurs and Monday - Fri mornings, monopolizing those shifts (Only 2 people on per shift except nights). I have been the one who got fucked into working a late shift on Friday, getting off at 11PM, and coming back 7AM the next morning. I am going to change that... AND I will still make sure that shifts get filled evenly and we don't wind up with shit employees working together.
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How does aging beer compare in result to aging whisky, in terms of the flavor and profile?
And I love this view. Just took a panoramic of the sunset view, with the long cast shadows of the buildings. I love it here.
The higher the alcohol you aim for in a beer the longer you age it.
He about the flavor? With whisky the flavors become more developed and robust. Does beer get more bitter/sour or are other complexities released as it continues to age?
Anything from hops (so bitterness + hop flavor) tends to fade, and quickly. IPAs are practically a shell of their fresh selves by probably 2-3 months from packaging, depending on how little oxygen the packaging process allows in and how the beer is stored (colder = better for storage). Malt character tends to become a bit more rounded/soft, particularly roastier flavors in a stout/porter which can sometimes take on almost a soy sauce quality (which can add to complexity in small doses but too much ruins a beer imo). Oxidation can take some of the alcohol and sometimes turn it into either pleasant esters that lend some caramel or almost port/sherry qualities to it, or in a worse case taste straight up papery. The actual ABV doesn't change, but I've definitely noticed that a beer that has a little alcohol heat when fresh will often seem mellowed out in that regard after a year or two of age. Generally I wouldn't look to age anything that was less than maybe 8-9% ABV, as otherwise the oxidation and aging takes over the beer too easily/quickly. I have had some beers that were 15-16 years old though and just so damn smooth/good.
As far as sourness, if a beer isn't brewed to be sour it can still go sour over time if a brewery's sanitation and handling practices aren't very good, but that doesn't happen too often. Intentionally sour beer will change over time as the yeast/bacteria that make it sour and funky are a lot heartier than normal brewer's yeast and will still be consuming/interacting with compounds in the beer for years after the beer was bottled. Sour beer is probably the only kind of beer that is age-able at lower ABVs.
Now that I've nerded out a bit, hi everybody :lol
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I aged my Apple Fanta in the fridge for a year, and it just tasted the same. :dunno:
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Bill, I was to lazy to type out all you did. Lol
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I aged my Apple Fanta in the fridge for a year, and it just tasted the same. :dunno:
I don't think I've seen an apple fanta.
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Feels good to hit the couch for the last few hours of the weekend :hat
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Word up, all. I'm bouncing back and forth between finalizing my presentation to executive leadership (incl. the CEO) tomorrow, and essentially doing family intervention via email. It's been a fucking exhausting few days.
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Toto kicked ass tonight.
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Toto kicked ass tonight.
Home already? What was it? Dinner theater?
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It was. It's perfect for old farts! :lol I live 30 minutes from the venue.
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Morning guys.
Morning work rant. I wake up at 6am today because my phone is blowing up from our offshore team (hint, they are in India). They support our internal employees overnight so we don't have to, but my team is also on call in case they need to escalate. So this offshore guy calls me and tells me has tried everything with this employee and needs my help. I get up, go look at it, his computer needed a reboot. Which is the first troubleshooting step for every help desk I've ever worked at.
Two failures here, offshore doesn't have a clue on how to troubleshoot basic computer issues and my regular on call person didn't take the call and it was escalated to me, over something so stupid. Now I'm sour, and my team will feel my wrath this morning.
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Morning
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Morning Prog
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What's going on?
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Morning.
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Morning king.
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Great show last night Blob.
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:metal
Hope you're not too tired today, pops.
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I am! :lol
Not from the show though. I slept until 8am. I never do that. I was gassed.
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WOW 8AM!
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:lol
I slept 8 1/2 hours though!
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OH WOW EIGHT AND A HALF HOURS! :lol
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:lol
For me that's a lot. I put a 30 second video of Stop Loving You on Facebook. Btw, i love the look of Kirk and Uhura!
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Thanks. I'm very happy with how they've turned out. Can't wait to show you the finished video. :blob:
I saw your video on FB, although I didn't recognize the song (don't even have the album). I only know particular songs/albums from them.
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I fucking hate Mondays.
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Thanks. I'm very happy with how they've turned out. Can't wait to show you the finished video. :blob:
I saw your video on FB, although I didn't recognize the song (don't even have the album). I only know particular songs/albums from them.
That's from The Seventh One. My favorite Toto album. Check it out.
I fucking hate Mondays.
Todsy I have it off. Not so bad.
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Thanks. I'm very happy with how they've turned out. Can't wait to show you the finished video. :blob:
I saw your video on FB, although I didn't recognize the song (don't even have the album). I only know particular songs/albums from them.
That's from The Seventh One. My favorite Toto album. Check it out.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
I mean ok. I might, if I remember.
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Listen or go to your room son.
Oh wait, you're always in there.
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What kind of threat is that? Go to my room? For all I know, I've been grounded for the past decade and wouldn't have a clue. :lol My room is where all the good shit is.
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:lol My room is where all the good shit is.
:lol and for that reason, I also had no issues being grounded as a child
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What kind of threat is that? Go to my room? For all I know, I've been grounded for the past decade and wouldn't have a clue. :lol My room is where all the good shit is.
It would be better to punish you by making you sit outside in the sun with no electronics all day. :lol
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What kind of threat is that? Go to my room? For all I know, I've been grounded for the past decade and wouldn't have a clue. :lol My room is where all the good shit is.
It would be better to punish you by making you sit outside in the sun with no electronics all day. :lol
Yeah, if you want to KILL ME. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, KING? :lol
:lol My room is where all the good shit is.
:lol and for that reason, I also had no issues being grounded as a child
I never got grounded as a kid. I guess I never did anything fun enough to deserve punishment!
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:lol
I only got punished once and that was me skipping school to go see Rush. I did meet Geddy Lee that day so is worth it. :lol
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Me and my friends used to leave school at lunch to go dig through the trash of a local electronics store and get all of their old mobile phone batteries so we could make model hovercraft. :blob: That's almost the same, right?
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It's so nerdy I approve of it!
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Nerdy is all I know!
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G'morning all.
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Howdy Bill!
Blob, so that Weird Al song was about you then.
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Morning guys
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Morning Reap.
I had some 3 pin extension cables arrive today for my case fans. The new fans I got for my PC case were really fucking noisy at full power, so I had to get extension cables to reach the motherboard headers, so now I can adjust the speed through the BIOS. Now it's as quiet as it was before, but the cooling is still good. The 1060 is idling at 20C today.
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Morning Reap.
I had some 3 pin extension cables arrive today for my case fans. The new fans I got for my PC case were really fucking noisy at full power, so I had to get extension cables to reach the motherboard headers, so now I can adjust the speed through the BIOS. Now it's as quiet as it was before, but the cooling is still good. The 1060 is idling at 20C today.
Begone with your nerdspeak!
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Morning Reap.
I had some 3 pin extension cables arrive today for my case fans. The new fans I got for my PC case were really fucking noisy at full power, so I had to get extension cables to reach the motherboard headers, so now I can adjust the speed through the BIOS. Now it's as quiet as it was before, but the cooling is still good. The 1060 is idling at 20C today.
Begone with your nerdspeak!
But it's the only language I know! :(
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That's awesome blob and a really cool temp. Did you sort the issue with rendering?
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That's awesome blob and a really cool temp. Did you sort the issue with rendering?
Rendering with the GPU? I haven't tried to fix it yet, because it wouldn't be worth the trouble to switch mid-project. Gonna do that as soon as I'm finished with the vid though. I'm really itching to push this card and see what it's capable of.
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Howdy all. Good talk with my boss today, seems like there's a bit more work coming in the pipeline. Hopefully this means I can angle for a raise or promotion at year end, but I'd be happy even if I just get one or two cool trips out of it :lol
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Priorities right Bill! :lol
Downright busy the week before July 4th.
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Sucks to be busy before the holiday. They gave us Monday off as well plus Friday is a half day so I'm very much looking forward to an extra long weekend which has lead me to have little motivation to get my normal work done, but I'm slowly chipping away at it
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Did I add I have to work the 4th? Yup. Friggin' Wal Mart never sleeps.
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Damn that sucks. Do you get anything for working the holiday as in either like double time or get a floating holiday? At least something to make you feel better about working the holiday.
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I'll be working on Tuesday, albeit only from about 12-6, and doing so from my couch. I used to get both time and a half and an extra floating day (though it really should be one or the other), but now that I'm salaried I just get an extra floating day.
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Did I add I have to work the 4th? Yup. Friggin' Wal Mart never sleeps.
What is this "work" you speak of?
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Yeah, I'm jealous.
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Good Afternoon peeps.
Getting ready to head down to LA for Roger Waters :caffeine:
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Ok. Ok Ok
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:icy:
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Evening guys
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How many pieces of your mind did you deal out today Reaper?
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Did I add I have to work the 4th? Yup. Friggin' Wal Mart never sleeps.
What is this "work" you speak of?
THAT'S MY LINE!
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I KNOW! :lol
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I should have used this one instead-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpOj2BwimrM
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Then run away screaming, "Whoop whoop whoop..."
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How many pieces of your mind did you deal out today Reaper?
Yesterday wasn't so bad. We deployed a massive software update Friday and there is a small subset of users experiencing account lock outs. We fixed the problem Tuesday but we had another user have a lock out issue yesterday so we thought we didn't fix the issue.
My boss blamed the new software, I read the logs did some testing, turns out it's a coincidence and it was the users phone causing the lock outs. I loved proving him wrong. He is a great guy but he likes to believe he is always right when it comes to technical issues and often time he is, always good to humble him a bit.
Morning guys. How is everyone doing?
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Morning, mortals
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Morning, mortals
Pshaw.
Morning.
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It's hump day...so bend over.
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I get bent 7 days a week John.
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Did I add I have to work the 4th? Yup. Friggin' Wal Mart never sleeps.
What is this "work" you speak of?
THAT'S MY LINE!
:hifive:
You'll be happy to know Blob that - now that my kids are out of school - I'm having trouble knowing what day of the week it is without checking a calendar first. :fistpump:
I get bent 7 days a week John.
Bent, or bent over? Figuratively speaking of course.
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I get bent 7 days a week John.
Not like this.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/14e7a06789cbcf7881ce422f8aa281c5/tumblr_mmwiu5XWuC1ql5pg7o1_400.gif)
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Both. They drive me nuts. The workers that is. I want to guide them so bad but they can't even work a full week without drama. I had a 3 day weekend that turned into me emailing the GM because Wal Mart would not help us get moves in the door. Then I had to go into work for 2 hours unexpected. Then monday a damage and a thousand calls while I was working on a hunny do list.
I need to check out once in a while. Of late that's not happening.
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Did I add I have to work the 4th? Yup. Friggin' Wal Mart never sleeps.
What is this "work" you speak of?
THAT'S MY LINE!
:hifive:
You'll be happy to know Blob that - now that my kids are out of school - I'm having trouble knowing what day of the week it is without checking a calendar first. :fistpump:
The struggle is real!
I only know what day it is by what TV shows I watch. :lol
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Good morning, you magnificent bastards.
Came in super early for a 7 AM meeting, but I saw the email that it got delayed as I was stepping onto the train, so not like I could turn back and sleep more... :millahhhh
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G'morning all.
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Good morning, you magnificent bastards.
Came in super early for a 7 AM meeting, but I saw the email that it got delayed as I was stepping onto the train, so not like I could turn back and sleep more... :millahhhh
That's a frustrating start to the morning
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Yeah, as if being up before 7am wasn't already bad enough!
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Yeah, as if being up before 7am wasn't already bad enough!
Try 5:30am bub.
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Yeah, as if being up before 7am wasn't already bad enough!
Try 5:30am bub.
That's my bedtime, bub. :lol
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Good morning!
Roger Waters was amazing. This show doesn't beat The Wall in scale or visuals overall, but some aspects gave it a run for its Money! I have pics. I'll post in the Pink Floyd thread sometime soon... And maybe even here if there's interest.
Time for another long day. About to drive back down to LA.
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Good morning!
Roger Waters was amazing. This show doesn't beat The Wall in scale or visuals overall, but some aspects gave it a run for its Money! I have pics. I'll post in the Pink Floyd thread sometime soon... And maybe even here if there's interest.
Time for another long day. About to drive back down to LA.
Subtle. Couldn't have slipped in a WYWH reference?
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One of these days I'll do a decent job at dropping references..
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:clap:
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Lawn mowed and weed wacked the whole yard.
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Sounds like it's time to mow something else. :zydar:
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Sounds like it's time to mow something else. :zydar:
Or whack!
:neverusethis:
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Sounds like it's time to mow something else. :zydar:
Or whack!
:neverusethis:
Sounds like a job for Poster Kip!
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Kade could hang that on the wall without any tape!
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Sounds like it's time to mow something else. :zydar:
Time to wax the hardwood floors.
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Morning. So it looks like I have to find a new site to use to post pictures here. Photobucket is now pulling this 3rd party crap and looking for money.
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Morning. So it looks like I have to find a new site to use to post pictures here. Photobucket is now pulling this 3rd party crap and looking for money.
What about imgur? I use that.
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I haven't noticed anything different with photobucket, but I barely use it anymore anyway, because it's so shit slow, and linked photos always take you to their site. I usually just stick it on my own server these days.
I'll second Zydar's suggestion though.
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I'll give it a shot. Thanks.
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Morning. So it looks like I have to find a new site to use to post pictures here. Photobucket is now pulling this 3rd party crap and looking for money.
What are they charging? I've used Imageshack for like a decade now and they started charging a couple years back. I was pissed at first, but I now find the $2.99 per month well worth it.
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Morning. So it looks like I have to find a new site to use to post pictures here. Photobucket is now pulling this 3rd party crap and looking for money.
What are they charging? I've used Imageshack for like a decade now and they started charging a couple years back. I was pissed at first, but I now find the $2.99 per month well worth it.
I only use photobucket to host pictures I post here or on ebay, but even then, $3 a month is a bit much IMO for something that was free for all my life.
Also, I don't see anything different with photobucket. Seems like the same slow ad filled as it's always been. Although I see you can go ad free for $2.49 a month. I don't upload enough to pay for such a service.
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Hoping bossman lets us out early tomorrow. Basically 90%+ of the office took Monday off. I can almost taste the long weekend.
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Hoping bossman lets us out early tomorrow. Basically 90%+ of the office took Monday off. I can almost taste the long weekend.
Yea, we go into change freeze at noon today then it's practically weekend. We have an official half day tomorrow and they gave everyone off on Monday since they figured no one would be working. Change freeze ends noon on Wednesday so I'm pretty much coasting till then.
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Yeah $5 dollars but F-that.
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The one thing I can't figure out is how to get a IMG to post a picture here from Imgur. I can't find that on the app.
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I don't use the app so I can't help you there :-\
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I didn't even know there was an app. On the full website, it shows all of the links you need when you view the image. There must be some options or something to give you a link.
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I've always disliked imgurs layout for personal image hosting. It's fine for browsing the top images, but doing your own thing always feels messy with imgur which is why I don't use it unless I'm trying to get a picture on the top list.
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I've found imgur a little convoluted for basic image hosting too, although I'll take it over Photobucket these days. Photobucket barely even works.
This is why I find the easiest solution is to just FTP the image directly to my server and link it directly.
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I use photobucket, because imgur stuff doesn't show up at work.
Speaking of which, I couldn't help it:
(https://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/guitarcozmo/Sober%20Drink_zpsjpgbgdub.jpg)
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Afternoon everyone. Proud day at work, I was able to solve an issue at work with a software push. I'm the newest guy by a stretch and I figured it out, funny afterwards the engineers were like "yea I was starting to think the same thing" trying to steal my thunder.
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I use photobucket, because imgur stuff doesn't show up at work.
Speaking of which, I couldn't help it:
(https://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/guitarcozmo/Sober%20Drink_zpsjpgbgdub.jpg)
:lol
It would seem one is more popular than the other!
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Afternoon everyone. Proud day at work, I was able to solve an issue at work with a software push. I'm the newest guy by a stretch and I figured it out, funny afterwards the engineers were like "yea I was starting to think the same thing" trying to steal my thunder.
Always love people trying to latch on like that :lol
Quiet day for me, as my boss left early (before I even got in) and my only coworker in this office has a planned day off.
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Afternoon everyone. Proud day at work, I was able to solve an issue at work with a software push. I'm the newest guy by a stretch and I figured it out, funny afterwards the engineers were like "yea I was starting to think the same thing" trying to steal my thunder.
Good stuff although that's annoying about the other people trying to jump on your success
Also, lol at the drinking and soberness.
I've actually been wondering, is it odd if I were to drink at the MP Shattered Fortress shows?
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Afternoon everyone. Proud day at work, I was able to solve an issue at work with a software push. I'm the newest guy by a stretch and I figured it out, funny afterwards the engineers were like "yea I was starting to think the same thing" trying to steal my thunder.
Good stuff although that's annoying about the other people trying to jump on your success
Also, lol at the drinking and soberness.
I've actually been wondering, is it odd if I were to drink at the MP Shattered Fortress shows?
Yeah, I plan on pre-gaming at a bar somewhere (hopefully with a good group from DTF), which I do find to be a little humorous.
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Yea Im down for that :yarr
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Good afternoon folks.
So today is the last day of my busy 3 day "weekend". Tomorrow is back to reality. It's been nice. I kinda fixed my phone (Bought a new SIM card, and its working more reliably- I think it was a combination of worn out SIM plus the contacts in the phone not reading it, as I still have issues, but not as often). Work thinks I don't have a phone still, so all communication during the last few days has been via email, which is nice... seeing as my phone is usually getting blown up all the time.
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Apparently Axeman has to unlock his Photobucket account.
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Apparently Axeman has to unlock his Photobucket account.
Unless you want to pay money you won't see the picks. Photobucket now wants $400 a year to post 3rd party pics. I haven't found an alternative yet. I'm not paying that money.
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Ugh...I need to find a new place for my photos. I should just host them on my website. That makes the most sense.
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(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-30%20at%208.22.50%20AM_zpssfyrt4kj.png)
Can you guys see this image?
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:lol Unfortunately, yes.
What did you do?
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:lol Unfortunately, yes.
What did you do?
tee hee.
Just took a screencap, logged in to PB, and posted the link. Nothing I haven't done 100s of times already. Perhaps maybe it's just a US thing? Select users? Phased roll-out? Who knows, but at least I'm still good-to-go.
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My roulette threads still look normal (for now). That's going to be two giant messes when my account gets hit.
But how could they think that anyone would pay $400 a fucking year for image hosting in 2017? :rollin
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My roulette threads still look normal (for now). That's going to be two giant messes when my account gets hit.
But how could they think that anyone would pay $400 a fucking year for image hosting in 2017? :rollin
Yeah. It's not like they were offering a great essential service that I can't get from other sites for free.
Ugh...I need to find a new place for my photos. I should just host them on my website. That makes the most sense.
That's what I do. Easier, and now cheaper.
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I noticed Photobucket has a feature to download your entire album in one zip file, so I did that just to make sure I have everything saved (probably do, but I'm not digging through 400 images to check), and then deleted my account. Fuck 'em.
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/photobucket.jpg)
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But you are a robot? AMIRITE?
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But you are a robot? AMIRITE?
Shhhh they don't know that!
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Blob 5 IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!
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NEED INPUT!
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I dont understand why all of your photobucket pictures aren't working now but mine still are. Did you guys just use too much space or maybe they just didn't fuck with my account yet?
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I dont understand why all of your photobucket pictures aren't working now but mine still are. Did you guys just use too much space or maybe they just didn't fuck with my account yet?
Mine was still working too, but I assume they're taking time to roll it out.
Either way, I deleted my account on principle. I don't use it these days anyway because it's such a tedious piece of crap compared to any other method I use to share pics
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I'm illiterate when it comes to posting a picture as a URL on sites like this without help.
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I dont understand why all of your photobucket pictures aren't working now but mine still are. Did you guys just use too much space or maybe they just didn't fuck with my account yet?
Mine was still working too, but I assume they're taking time to roll it out.
Either way, I deleted my account on principle. I don't use it these days anyway because it's such a tedious piece of crap compared to any other method I use to share pics
Yea, once I get hit I will do the same. Their website was so ad riddled that I figured, OK I'll deal with the ads for the free hosting, but screw that if they are looking for money now. I'll go somewhere else. Sadly maybe that leaves imgur, but at least it's free.
I do have my own server at home, but I don't find it as easy to use for publicly sharing pictures compared to an image hosting site.
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G'morning all and happy Friday.
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Is Flickr still in existence? I had an account there a while back.
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I noticed Photobucket has a feature to download your entire album in one zip file, so I did that just to make sure I have everything saved
I'm trying to do this right now but it's getting stuck when I try to download.
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I noticed Photobucket has a feature to download your entire album in one zip file, so I did that just to make sure I have everything saved
I'm trying to do this right now but it's getting stuck when I try to download.
How far does it get in the process? When I clicked it, it took a few minutes to get the file ready, but worked fine (and also sent an email link).
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How far does it get in the process? When I clicked it, it took a few minutes to get the file ready, but worked fine (and also sent an email link).
I managed to get it done, I just had to restart some of them a few times. It was stalling just after the robot verification. It seemed to be taking way too long to collate into an archive what amounted to 2-3 MB of images.
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Weird. Probably just photobucket being typically crap photobucket. At least it got there in the end. I had 35mb of images, and it took a minute or two.
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Is Flickr still in existence? I had an account there a while back.
Yes. I downloaded it but i can't figure out how to get a URL so I can post pics here.
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lol blob
PM could not be sent to 'BlobVanDam' as their inbox is full!
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Oops! Fixed.
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Thought I'd get my annual Fraud Awareness training out of the way since it's a quiet enough afternoon at the office. Damn thing is almost a hundred slides :lol
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Evening guys
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Evening Reaper.
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Bourbon bottle empty. Oh boy.
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Evening Axe and King
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Good Afternoon / evening
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Hey guys. Work stress. Chilling at home.
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Ha.
"work"
So I took Tuesday off (Roger Waters), had my normal Wed and Thurs off, and spent basically all three days out of town. Someone decided to swap my schedule WITHOUT telling me and I was expected to be at work at 7am this morning. I got a call at like 720 asking where the fuck I was.
Ummm, about 2.5 hours away.
Assholes.
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That's on the manager. Back fucking move.
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I"m chilling giving Operation: Mindcrime another shot
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I am going back to working Friday Mornings (meaning no more getting off at 11pm and coming back 7am). It was supposed to take effect next month. I know, because *I* made the schedule. Well, apparently my boss penciled me in starting this week. It was on the schedule on Monday, but I didn't look at the schedule because I wasn't informed that there were changes made (Technically I am even supposed to get a freaking e-mail every time someone else makes an adjustment to the schedule). I told the lead (who technically works under me) to find coverage... and I came in for the afternoon shift. I am waiting for this to turn into a thing with my Supervisor, because if it does, I can go to the owner of the company (co owner but whatever) and talk with him. Because even HE knows that I took a day off and was out of town.
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I"m chilling giving Operation: Mindcrime another shot
Another shot? Say what!
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Chilling with my cousin, some beers, some pizza, and It's Always Sunny reruns on Netflix. Not a bad Friday evening.
I"m chilling giving Operation: Mindcrime another shot
I really like that album, but I also have never felt compelled to check out any other Queensryche albums :lol
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Bill, you never checked out Empire?
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Bill, you never checked out Empire?
Nope, I've never listened to anything beside O:M
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I think you woyld really like that album. Give it a spin.
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I"m chilling giving Operation: Mindcrime another shot
Another shot? Say what!
I was disappointed with O:M
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I"m chilling giving Operation: Mindcrime another shot
Another shot? Say what!
I was disappointed with O:M
@ King... that was my exact reaction too.
@ Reaper ... you're doing it wrong. One of the greatest albums of all-time.
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Yeah, I love that album.
Morning. Going to work for a few hours then picking up My dad. He's going home today!
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Morning. Going to work for a few hours then picking up My dad. He's going home today!
Awesome news is awesome!
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Morning guys, had no power all last night and it just came back on. Made for a very warm night of sleep.
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NO POWER? THAT'S HORRIBLE!
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Chad, it sure is.
Reap. I hate those kind of nights.
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Yea, they stated it'd be fixed by 10pm today which really had me sour because this is a rare weekend where my girlfriend is out of town which means I have the house to myself.
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Yea, they stated it'd be fixed by 10pm today which really had me sour because this is a rare weekend where my girlfriend is out of town which means I have the house to myself.
To play games with friends or whatever... :blob:
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Blob I haven't forgotten, I'm going to take my dog to the park, lunch and we can hit up rocket league
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Sweet. I probably won't be up quite as late tonight, because I'm going to something tomorrow, which means I need to be awake at a half decent hour. :lol
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G'morning all. Currently eating leftover pizza and playing Star Fox/Turtles in Time with my cousin. Breakfast sandwiches and beer likely to follow. God bless you weekend :hat
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Just paid so many bills, it hurts
However, the power bills are soooo down thanks to the solar panels. First summer with them fully operational and I'm seeing savings which is really nice and a big FU to our local power company (JCPL) who have been pushing to put up new huge transmission lines in my neighborhood. So I'm loving how I am cutting into their business in a green way.
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Sweet. I probably won't be up quite as late tonight, because I'm going to something tomorrow, which means I need to be awake at a half decent hour. :lol
It thrills me to see you in agony. :lol
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Sweet. I probably won't be up quite as late tonight, because I'm going to something tomorrow, which means I need to be awake at a half decent hour. :lol
It thrills me to see you in agony. :lol
:getoffmylawn:
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Sleep?
What's that?
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Did everything I needed to do for the weekend, nothing but videos games a guitar for the rest of the weekend.
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Did everything I needed to do for the weekend, nothing but videos games a guitar for the rest of the weekend.
Jelly. So fucking jelly.
This'll be me in a few weeks - Mrs.jingle and jingle.daughter are going on a week's vacation to the Dominican at the end of the month. jingle.son and I have already declared this to be "meat week". :lol
:drool:
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Fucking dirtbag that hit my parked car today. Thankfully some people saw it and told me who did it. The scumbag moved his car to another parking spot and went shopping after and pretended he didn't do it.
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That's low man. Saw the pics. What a weasel. Glad you had some other stand-up people to do the right thing.
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If it wasn't for them I would have never found out.
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Did everything I needed to do for the weekend, nothing but videos games a guitar for the rest of the weekend.
Jelly. So fucking jelly.
This'll be me in a few weeks - Mrs.jingle and jingle.daughter are going on a week's vacation to the Dominican at the end of the month. jingle.son and I have already declared this to be "meat week". :lol
:drool:
September-December it's my gf's rotation to work weekends. Don't get me wrong I love her very much but I also love time to myself.
Fucking dirtbag that hit my parked car today. Thankfully some people saw it and told me who did it. The scumbag moved his car to another parking spot and went shopping after and pretended he didn't do it.
That's super shitty, glad people spotted him King.
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Guy/alone time is the best.
'nuff said.
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So I am calling in sick tomorrow. I feel like shit.. running a slight fever (99.9), pounding headache, sinuses. I am going to take a nice dose of Nyquil in a little bit and pass out.
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Morning. I'm hoping for a quiet day today.
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Morning king.
Since you like me to suffer, I only got about 3 hours of sleep last night before being woken up at 11am. But then I got another 3 hours of sleep in before dinner, so now I should be good. :blob:
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I got 7 hours of sleep. I'm sitting here sipping on a coffee watching a great 80's movie Running Scared.
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I haven't heard of it, but I watched Rambo First Blood last night for the first time. Classic.
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That is a great movie. Hey, check out Running Scared. You'll love it.
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Hm let me check the cast and see if there's anyone that interests me.......
Al Leong ... Henchman (uncredited)
Yeah alright, I'm in.
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You had an 88% chance of that. :lol
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:lol True. It was a better time.
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The banter between Hines and Crystal is awesome.
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Saw Running Scared at the movies. Have never even considered watching it again.
I have MLB network on, watching yesterday's baseball highlights.
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Tim, Tim, Tim. You don't like Winger. We can't trust your judgement. :lol
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My judgement rules!
...unless it doesn't. :lol
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:lol
Man I need a quiet day today. This past few weeks have been challenging.
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3 glasses of wine, and 2 tumblers of scotch last night as we had friends over for a grill + firepit. Not in too rough shape, but was up at 5am to give jingle.son his pain meds. Thank god this is the last day for those (every 6 hours). Fell back asleep until just after 8 (when he needed his anti-biotics). Hoping for a mostly chill day as well. Weather forecast looks good, so we might just make it a do nothing / sit on the deck day.
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Chad, what's going on with your son?
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Had his wisdom teeth removed on Wednesday. It's been an uneventful process. Little bit of swelling, very little pain. He's almost back to eating normally... he was able to pound back steak last night, and a s'more by the pit.
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Mine never had to get pulled but they are the first to rot out. Dentist told me that 10 years ago.
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Morning guys. Had a bit of work to do this morning, a few lay offs to process.
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Morning Reaper. DON'T WORK WTF
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Morning guys. Had a bit of work to do this morning, a few lay offs to process.
Layoffs on a holiday weekend? Brutal
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Good afternoon.
Called in sick from work today.
I feel as if I have been hit by a truck.
2 doses of Nyquil and 12 hours of sleep later and I feel a tad better, but not close to 100% yet.
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Keep resting Jay.
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Keep resting Jay.
and stay hydrated
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Evening guys
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Hi Reap.
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Hey King, how is it going?
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Ok. Having Turkey dogs on the grill and made brocoslaw. You read that right.
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I had a papa johns pizza, I haven't had one in a long time and I won't be having one again in a long time.
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Grilled some salmon and "in" with grey goose and club. Just finishing up my latest video game video. Finally got another win in the batllegrounds this afternoon so spent my evening editting it. :yarr
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Good evening all.
I had a papa johns pizza, I haven't had one in a long time and I won't be having one again in a long time.
That feels like the only appropriate reaction to getting pizza from Papa John's.
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I assume most of my southernly neighbours have today off for an extra-long weekend?
Today would normally be an off/lieu day since Canada Day was on Saturday, but here I am. Got some work stuff to do.... and by "work", I mean I need to be looking for work.
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I don't :lol I'm sitting here waiting to leave to work. It'll be a slow day though which is nice.
Morning guys.
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Morning
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I assume most of my southernly neighbours have today off for an extra-long weekend?
Today would normally be an off/lieu day since Canada Day was on Saturday, but here I am. Got some work stuff to do.... and by "work", I mean I need to be looking for work.
I'm working >:(
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Also reporting for duty from my desk :(
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Me too. Two more weeks until vacation.
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2 more weeks until Maiden!! :metal
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I've got a full week this week (well, working from home from 12-6 tomorrow), and then this weekend coming up is my last free weekend coming up until after Labor Day weekend :lol
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Morning. I feel a little better. I'd take today off as well but I've gotta prepare for tomorrow. July 4th is the busiest day of the year. We have all hands on deck... 12 guys on instead of 2. I'm technically scheduled to work 7a-3p, but I'll probably stay till 5 or even 7. It's hard to say no to 12 hours of time and a half, especially after my recent pay bump!
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Reporting in, poolside!
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I'm reporting from my lunch break
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Hey Reap.
Finally finished another shot on my video today. 3 left, but they're the most important ones.
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Nice blob! I'm super excited to see the finished product.
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Nice blob! I'm super excited to see the finished product.
Lower those expectations. Also, as I always say, don't hold your breath. :lol
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Nice blob! I'm super excited to see the finished product.
Lower those expectations. Also, as I always say, don't hold your breath. :lol
Screw you to computer animated hippy! My expectations are through the roof! :lol
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So 3 weeks ago, I noticed the clasp on my watch had lost a screw and two washers. I was still able to wear it because when fully clasped it was secure, but as soon as it was opened the whole clasp was prone to completely falling apart. I had taken it to my jeweler to have them order parts and they said I could keep the watch, they'd just order the parts and let me know when they came in. Estimated cost for the parts was around $200 (yes, for just the clasp; it's an expensive watch). I then got a phone call a few days later that I would actually have to give up the watch for 2 weeks while they ordered the parts because each part is available individually from the maker, so they need to watch with them to make sure they order the proper materials. Oh well, whatever is necessary.
I decided not to drop off the watch til after my vacation because I could still wear it and I wanted it while away. I went back in today, prepared to leave my watch for 2 weeks and to pay a bill of about $200. To my surprise, the jeweler told me she already had the parts because, amazingly, three other guys had come in after me with the same issue with their watches, so they simply went ahead and ordered clasp assemblies for all the watches. She made the repair while I waited, and because all I needed was a screw and two washers, not the tang with the brand on it, the cost only came to $50! SWEET! Nice surprise.
tl;dr - I expected a watch repair to take 2 weeks and cost me $200; it instead was done while I waited and only cost $50. :tup
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What an awful week last week was. My computer broke (awesome for a grad student), got a D on a major test, feeling totally overwhelmed by work/school and oh yea, one of my best friends has a year or so left to live.
Bah.
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I never know what to say when people have horrible times like that. I know there isn't much to be said by way of comfort, I just hope you find the strength to get through the stresses and hard times. My therapist has suggested mindful meditation as a way to help, sometimes. It's a thought. Otherwise, we have your back here, for whatever that's worth.
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What an awful week last week was. My computer broke (awesome for a grad student), got a D on a major test, feeling totally overwhelmed by work/school and oh yea, one of my best friends has a year or so left to live.
Bah.
I'm sorry about your friend Adami.
I've been battling a lot of late as well and is like to get off the roller coaster for a few days.
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Checking in from work!
I have some hot tea and am working on trying to break this shit up that's in my throat... Tomorrow is going to be a long day (12 hours coordinating 4th of July operations) and then I am coming in on my day off Thursday to make up for missing work yesterday (even though I am still using sick time... lol)
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Morning guys
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Morning
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Morning.
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Morning king. What's up?
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Same old same. How about you?
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Same old same.
I'm currently animation Kirk doing a captain's log. Hopefully it turns out funny.
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Same old same.
I'm currently animation Kirk doing a captain's log. Hopefully it turns out funny.
Extend the Captains log with numbers. :lol Stardate 2393495.5969593.39596939593925446832245
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Same old same.
I'm currently animation Kirk doing a captain's log. Hopefully it turns out funny.
Extend the Captains log with numbers. :lol Stardate 2393495.5969593.39596939593925446832245
Too late for suggestions, buddy. :biggrin: I'm trying to make him as ridiculously animated as possible, no pun intended.
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I will enjoy every moment of this. I will spread the video like wildfire on social media. Then I will push it on others like a stalker.
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:lol You're a true friend. Hopefully it lives up to your expectations.
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Back in the office after 11 days off.
I guess the mark of a good job is not feeling sick at all upon returning.
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:lol You're a true friend. Hopefully it lives up to your expectations.
Can't wait.
Back in the office after 11 days off.
I guess the mark of a good job is not feeling sick at all upon returning.
Very true. Very true.
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I'm back after 5 days off. Apparently no one in IT took any time off. Lots of shit to get caught up on :/
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Back at work, it's going to be a nice and quiet week.
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Back at work, it's going to be a nice and quiet week.
Same, our vacation calendar had to be expanded to fit in all the names of people off this week, including my boss. Still in change freeze for another hour too, but I don't see anyone rushing to work on stuff.
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Sitting on the motel balcony, looking at the ocean, and drinking beer. Hitting the swim up tiki bar later.
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It took me all of 2 hours to get completely caught up and now I'm kicking ass. And it's SO CHILL here.
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I've got to make it until next weekend, and then I'm in Portland Maine for a beer festival, which actually starts a string of weekend plans/trips that carries me through Labor Day weekend. Been a brutal week so far, but hopefully back to normal today.
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What's up, fellas?
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First day back was great. Caught up and in deep and liking it.
Friday, however, I'll be making a300-mile round trip to a client site in PA.
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Morning
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Hey.
Morning.
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What's going on?
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I decided to go to bed early, woke up today extra tired.
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Work, work,work. Very busy season for us. Spider Man movie this weekend.
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Work, work,work. Very busy season for us. Spider Man movie this weekend.
Seeing it in 4 hours. Woohoo!
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Can't wait myself!!!
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So my itinerary tomorrow is:
Wake up at 4:45.
Leave the house no later than 6.
Drive 140 miles (approx 3 hours) to client site in PA, arrive as close to 9 as possible.
Work.
Depending on the time our day concludes, my crew may go to dinner up there to wait out rush hour...to drive the 140 miles home.
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Work, work,work. Very busy season for us. Spider Man movie this weekend.
Seeing it in 4 hours. Woohoo!
Jingle.son and I are seeing it in 90 minutes.
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Got my tickets for tomorrow night. The Big Sick + Baby Driver + Spiderman in a seven day span = a great week of movies.
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Morning. Time for coffee.
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Morning, king. What are the weekend plans, and how much cake does it involve?
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The shocker is no cake this weekend. Dad's birthday is next weekend though so......
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Already 2 coffee's into the morning. Hoping for a mostly lazy day today, but alas... chores need to be done. 0% chance of rain today (according to weathernetwork.com). Then again, it said 60% chance of rain yesterday afternoon, and not a drop... so who the hell knows?!?
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It's raining today. Seeing dad then seeing Spiderman Homecoming.
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Morning guys, on my second cup right now.
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Just poured my second cup.
I'm watching reruns of a Showtime show, "The Green Room."
It's comedians in a small setting just talking about anything. It's amazing.
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Morning. Time for coffee.
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I'll have to check that show out King sounds like something I'd like.
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Only 2 seasons but I love watching it. It's what you'd expect to hear when comedians hang out.
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Isn't that what this thread is all about? I've been here for 8 seasons!
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Isn't that what this thread is all about? I've been here for 8 seasons!
But you had a few seasons off. Don't do it again! We took a pretty big ratings drop.
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Isn't that what this thread is all about?
I was literally thinking the same thing.
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Yeah but you guys are hacks. Also,
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/5000x300q90/924/8XJkU8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/po8XJkU8j)
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Joe, did you switch photo linking thingys?
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I use a website not an app.
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Good morning peeps.
Still trying to get over this cough and whatever it is.
thank god for coffee :caffeine:
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Just got in from hanging out at the pool, having some coffee myself
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Spent most of the afternoon on the deck reading... took a nap... now have food on the BBQ. It's been a wicked awesome day weather-wise. We've had all the doors/windows open to air out the house, and it's only 76F in here still.
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Couldn't mow the lawn. Thunderstorms passed through. We're going to chill in our screened in porch.
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We have a thunderstorm coming through now, it's nice considering how crazy hot it's been.
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Morning chumps.
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Morning kingchumpland.
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The one the only.
Going to cook up the special bacon I bought from the butcher shop. Seeing Spiderman then food shopping.
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Special bacon?! sounds yummyy
Another relaxing day for me, aka video gaming and lounging. Three concerts this week (311 twice & Incubus) so I'm mostly just saving my wallet and sanity because it should also be a busy work week.
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Seeing Bent Knee next Saturday then Maiden the Wednesday after.
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Was gonna do some gaming myself, but I give up. The new update for Rocket League seems to just cancel half of the games it sets up before they begin, and when I do finally get a game, my team is total ass and can't play for shit. The worst thing about online games is people. People suck.
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Was gonna do some gaming myself, but I give up. The new update for Rocket League seems to just cancel half of the games it sets up before they begin, and when I do finally get a game, my team is total ass and can't play for shit. The worst thing about online games is people. People suck.
I hate multi-player games/modes/stories. Especially in shooting games, I spend more time re-spawning than I do actually playing. Screw multi-player - I don't have 10s of hours a week (well, actually, I do) to spend mastering a game and maxing out all of my weapons to be competitive enough to enjoy playing.
Give me a semi-intelligent AI to battle, and I'm there.
Gonna go workout now. Got a busy afternoon ahead.
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Was gonna do some gaming myself, but I give up. The new update for Rocket League seems to just cancel half of the games it sets up before they begin, and when I do finally get a game, my team is total ass and can't play for shit. The worst thing about online games is people. People suck.
I hate multi-player games/modes/stories. Especially in shooting games, I spend more time re-spawning than I do actually playing. Screw multi-player - I don't have 10s of hours a week (well, actually, I do) to spend mastering a game and maxing out all of my weapons to be competitive enough to enjoy playing.
Rocket League at least puts you all on equal ground, your own skill level aside, but I hate that you're completely at the mercy of random people as to whether you'll have fun or not. I'm over spending all that time waiting for other players, then you get a bunch of 15 year old kids who yell obscenities at you over nothing and take it way too seriously. There's maybe a 20% chance on any given day that I'll actually have fun playing online, and an 80% chance it's just going to fill me with rage.
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I watch my 5 year old nephew kill teenage online player in Star Wars Battlefront and NHL 18. The kid is amazing.
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I watch my 5 year old nephew kill teenage online player in Star Wars Battlefront and NHL 18. The kid is amazing.
Yea I certainly get my ass handed to me by young kids all the time. I usually stick to one multiplayer game to get decent at it and have fun with it. When I jump between different ones is when I end up being terrible at all and not having as much fun.
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Yeh, he does get obsessive with certain things. Right now it's hockey and The Beatles.
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Morning guys. Took 2 of the 3 animals to the vet today lawn later, easy Sunday for the most part.
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I've got to mow my lawn as well.
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How often do you do yours King?
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Once a week. I'm not obsessive like some are about their lawns. Is it green? Yes. Then I'm good.
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How often do you do yours King?
The right answer is "whenever I damn well please!" :heybaby:
Actually, the right answer is whenever the Queen well lets me
I know it's probably getting tired, but 'mow the lawn' was THE euphemism for something else when I was younger - I can never think of that phrase otherwise. And given the fact that jingle.son cuts the grass here now, it's absolutely imperative I refer to it as "cutting the grass".
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How often do you do yours King?
The right answer is "whenever I damn well please!" :heybaby:
Actually, the right answer is whenever the Queen well lets me
I know it's probably getting tired, but 'mow the lawn' was THE euphemism for something else when I was younger - I can never think of that phrase otherwise. And given the fact that jingle.son cuts the grass here now, it's absolutely imperative I refer to it as "cutting the grass".
:lol I was wondering who in this thread was going to bring up the Mow The Lawn reference
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I wasn't. ;D
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Good Morning peeps.
Or afternoon or whatever.
Or Blob if you are Blob.
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So if you're Blob, the time of day is........ Blob?
Works for me. I can't keep up with this time business.
Hey Jay!
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Blob and I (or should I say mostly Blob) kicking some ass in Rocket League this morning :metal
https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/884080716048457728 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/884080716048457728)
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To be fair, you had to suffer 250ms lag for the sake of me being on the other side of the planet, and we still managed to win every game*. Any time you're up for more suffering, I'm in. :lol
*until we started losing
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250ms? Managable.
I raid in WoW with worse latency.
I guess apples and oranges though?
I've never played Rocket League.
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How often do you do yours King?
The right answer is "whenever I damn well please!" :heybaby:
Actually, the right answer is whenever the Queen well lets me
I know it's probably getting tired, but 'mow the lawn' was THE euphemism for something else when I was younger - I can never think of that phrase otherwise. And given the fact that jingle.son cuts the grass here now, it's absolutely imperative I refer to it as "cutting the grass".
I think you meant wax the hardwood floor.:eyebrows:
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Dreading going to work tomorrow, Sunday nights are typically very sad.
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That sucks, Reap. I've felt that almost everywhere I've worked til now.
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I don't hate my job. It's mentally stimulating and I feel needed at the job, two of my co-workers are terrible, and I sit next to them. Like the whole floor is 15 people and everyone is great except these two, if I play my cards right I'll get my desk moved.
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Morning
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Morning Prog
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What's going on, Reap?
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I get it, Reap. We just started a content intern and part-time to full-time content writer. They are taking the two desks next to me temporarily, so I have some neighbors. Woo!
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I get it, Reap. We just started a content intern and part-time to full-time content writer. They are taking the two desks next to me temporarily, so I have some neighbors. Woo!
I just got a neighbor in the cube next to mine. It's been vacant for the last 18 months. I hate it :( I loved having my privacy. With the way my cubicle is positioned and located, I could go an entire day without having to see a single person outside of bathroom breaks.
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We don't really have cubes at all. We have separate desks in an open plan, and they've laid the office out with small attractive dividers so we have visual privacy and there's plenty of open space so we aren't on top of each other. A really nice set up.
These two people will eventually be moved once new desks are installed. They are next to me for lack of additional desks in the content dept at the moment.
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I share an office with my coworker in a building that has little to no people in it. Us humans are greatly outnumbered by computers here something probably close to 2000 computers per person in this building including security and building staff. Luckily I am really close with my coworker so there's very little issues with people and the drama that comes from an office environment.
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What's going on, Reap?
Nothing much, just had some amazing pizza for lunch. Some beers are in order for his evening.
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Morning. I am burnt out today. I'm trying not to stress myself out about work but it affects you. I won't show it to the employees though. Push through and lets get it done today.
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Burn out is no fun.
Excited for tonight's concert in new york city. Been awhile since I had a night out in the city solo for a concert. Add in one of my all time favorite bands and maybe one of my favorite live acts and I just cannot wait for the time to pass today. :hat
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Who are you seeing?
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311
I don't think they are fairly popular outside of the US. The openers are New Politics and The Skints. I kind of want to check these bands out too, but I may not get there in time tonight, seeing the same show Saturday so I'll get to check out the openers then.
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I like 311. Is their new album out cram?
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I haven't heard of them, but have a good time. :tup
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I like 311. Is their new album out cram?
Yea, Mosaic and it's amazing. Easily their best in 10 years, maybe their best overall surprisingly (going to be hard to beat that nostalgia of their self titled album though). Made this music video of the song Perfect Mistake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToS8xzHs6Zc)if you want to listen. But thier sound is all over the place so one song hardly describes the band.
I haven't heard of them, but have a good time. :tup
Yea, figured since they never seem to tour outside the US although they were/are fairly popular over here. Thanks though, tonight will definitely be fun.
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Was just notified that my incentive bonus will be in my next paycheck.
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Was just notified that my incentive bonus will be in my next paycheck.
Sweet!
I like 311. Is their new album out cram?
Yea, Mosaic and it's amazing. Easily their best in 10 years, maybe their best overall surprisingly (going to be hard to beat that nostalgia of their self titled album though). Made this music video of the song Perfect Mistake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToS8xzHs6Zc)if you want to listen. But thier sound is all over the place so one song hardly describes the band.
I haven't heard of them, but have a good time. :tup
Yea, figured since they never seem to tour outside the US although they were/are fairly popular over here. Thanks though, tonight will definitely be fun.
I heard it all ready. I forgot to find out the release date. My favorite album is Uplifter.
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That's an interesting choice. All of their albums are consistent and solid though. Love me some Jackpot :metal
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G'morning all.
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Good afternoon everyone. Have fun cramx
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Afternoon.
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Still awake I see
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Dude, it's barely 3:30am. I never go to bed this early. :lol I've got a couple of hours left of doing nothing before I submit to sleep.
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Good afternoon everyone. Have fun cramx
Thanks, certainly will do.
Afternoon.
Morning :lol
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Afternoon.
Morning :lol
DAMMIT DON'T CONFUSE ME LIKE THAT.
So my niece lost her tablet, and for some reason my mother felt obligated to replace it for her, and of course me being the de facto technology guy of the house, I have to set it up for her (made even worse by the fact they don't even have the internet at their house because they're cheap-ass white trash losers stuck in 1995).
Anyway, after about a month of procrastinating on both principle and laziness, I finally take a look at it, and see that it has Windows 8.1 on it. My parents have a knack for managing to find the most unbelievably useless stuff. I already despise Android tablets as it is, but Windows on a tablet is like a whole new world of pain, and all I've even done so far is the setup screen. How the hell does one make a shitty 7" Windows 8.1 tablet usable for a 10 year old kid? (or however old she is, I really don't know or care) And what can you even get for a Windows tablet? This is awful.
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And what can you even get for a Windows tablet?
For starters, Comic Sans.
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And what can you even get for a Windows tablet?
For starters, Comic Sans.
Comic Sans, and AIDS. That appear to be all.
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3:30am and pisses is no way to go through life son. :lol
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Almost 4:30am now! I've got better things I could be doing at this time than this garbage, like throwing myself down the staircase.
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I had a Windows 8 laptop/tablet (one of those converting ones) awhile ago and didn't hate it. Windows 8 wasn't so bad when you used it as a tablet compared to using it as a desktop. However, the app store is lacking compared to android and ios. Now as for a kid, I can't answer, I am out of touch with people under the age of 24.
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This is the worst thing ever. I can't even connect to a wifi network in tablet mode apparently. I go to the settings and click Wifi, and it says "not connected", which I can click, and all it does is show me the wifi that isn't connected. How about a way to actually connect to a network, you dumb fuck? And trying to do it in PC mode is impossible, because it's running 1280xsomething on a 7" screen with only touch acting as a mouse.
I had a Windows 8 laptop/tablet (one of those converting ones) awhile ago and didn't hate it. Windows 8 wasn't so bad when you used it as a tablet compared to using it as a desktop. However, the app store is lacking compared to android and ios. Now as for a kid, I can't answer, I am out of touch with people under the age of 24.
Oh, I'm sure it's perfectly fine on a hybrid with a real size screen. The problem is this is a 7" bottom of the barrel tablet. Setting up android to be usable makes me want to pull out my hair, but the thought of cramming a PC OS onto a tablet with the equivalent processing power of a PC from last millennium is something I hope people lost their jobs and lives over.
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I'm happy with Windows 7 though I hear 10 is good.
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I've only briefly used Windows 10 when setting it up on my sister's new laptop, and it wasn't bad. Much better than 8. I've heard about Windows 10 forcing certain things on you though.
I'm sticking to Windows 7 until I'm dragged kicking and screaming.
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I was like that with XP when Vista came out.
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Kotowboy, post! Stop lurking! Have at it!
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I was like that with XP when Vista came out.
Me too. I never used Vista, I kept using XP until my software required a 64bit OS and I was forced to upgrade.
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I'm still on Windows 7!
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I'm still on Windows 7!
Yay! Ditto. Unfortunately there are a few things that will eventually require me to use Windows 10, but for now my installation of Windows 7 has been going for 5 years strong and I have no intention of changing that.
So, what are some good free apps/games that a kid would like? I don't know apps or kids. :lol
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I had a Windows 8 laptop/tablet (one of those converting ones) awhile ago and didn't hate it. Windows 8 wasn't so bad when you used it as a tablet compared to using it as a desktop. However, the app store is lacking compared to android and ios. Now as for a kid, I can't answer, I am out of touch with people under the age of 24.
Oh, I'm sure it's perfectly fine on a hybrid with a real size screen. The problem is this is a 7" bottom of the barrel tablet. Setting up android to be usable makes me want to pull out my hair, but the thought of cramming a PC OS onto a tablet with the equivalent processing power of a PC from last millennium is something I hope people lost their jobs and lives over.
Ah yea I hear ya with that small screen because I recall finding a lot of things easier to do in PC mode, which I didn't think of when you were saying this is a small tablet. That sounds miserable and the fact that Microsoft so quickly went to Windows 10 shows to me they know 8 was shit :lol
I'm still on Windows 7!
I'm back on 7 on my new PC build. I want to upgrade back to 10 though. 10 is much better after using it for awhile, 7 feels slow. However, 7 is a solid build so I can see why people don't want to upgrade.
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I'm still on Windows 7!
So, what are some good free apps/games that a kid would like? I don't know apps or kids. :lol
https://www.monstertruckdestructiontour.com/
I've even bought the ad-free version on 3 different platforms. It's a great game.
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Is that really something a 10 year old girl would like?
Legit question. Humans are a mystery to me.
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Is that really something a 10 year old girl would like?
Legit question. Humans are a mystery to me.
Umm... maybe? If I had a 10 year old daughter, I'd expect her to love monster trucks or live out on the street. It's free. If she doesn't like it, you can just delete it. Angry Birds is a good time waster for kids.
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Oh right, Angry Birds. I forgot that was a thing. I did already install Crossy Road, and a Disney Crossy Road.
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Love me some angry birds
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Maybe I'm dumb, but I cannot find Angry Birds in the Windows app store on this device. Maybe it can't run it? Maybe I'm an idiot? Maybe they didn't bother because Windows apps aren't a thing?
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Im not sure, I'm not on top of the windows app store. I got to imagine there's a kid section in the store and maybe just download the top free games.
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Im not sure, I'm not on top of the windows app store. I got to imagine there's a kid section in the store and maybe just download the top free games.
Yeah, that's basically what I've done. I hate this app shit! :getoffmylawn:
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311's tourbus is literally parked right outside my hotel. I am so pumped, their bassist also just liked one of my tweets :metal :metal I feel like he is just chilling so close to me as well lol Things like that are why I like twitter. Also, thanks king and blob for being my friends on twitter. (King came up as recommended after I followed Blob, so if anyone else is out there on twitter, cramx3 :yarr )
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Ben Kenny! :metal
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Today is my Friday.
I am finding it hard to get work done... can't focus...
I caved and redownloaded Snapchat (Former coworker is the queen of being antisocial, and the only means of Social Media she uses is Snapchat... it's easier to chat with her via that than even text).
That's not helping me. I have one task (2 if you count just cleaning the office) and 5 hours to get it done. I'm going to MAKE SURE to get this shit done, because my boss has decided once again he's threatened by me, so he's pulling his dick out and waving it around. Thing is now, I will pull mine out and wave back. He is threatening to take me off my Friday Morning shifts and throw me back on Friday Evening, as a guy fucked up last week and in my super's eyes, it's because I wasn't there. "We need someone on Friday Afternoon!" Well, HE only works Monday - Thursday Mornings, so he seems to be free on Fridays. And our lead who works under us (basically my previous position) works Monday-Friday Mornings. Shit seems a little lopsided, don't you think? I am not saying I am invincible, but he is already on thin ice and his job is on the line. I am in a much better position to stir the pot than he is.
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Morning, mortals.
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Morning Prog, how is it going?
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Oh, the usual. Sitting at work. Filling my mind with CCIE exam topics. My head is about to explode.
You?
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Sitting at work filling my mind with possible lunch ideas.
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Howdy all. Today feels like a Thursday since I'm taking off on Friday :D
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Howdy all. Today feels like a Thursday since I'm taking off on Friday :D
Nice. Tomorrow is Field Day at work, they rent out the nice club at Liberty State Park and supply an open bar and lawn games for the entire company. It's pretty cool and means we don't have to work, just have fun. But this year, no one from my team or the teams I work with are going, so I was given the option to work from home, which I accepted as it's effectively a day off. So yea, today feels like Thursday or Friday for me as well.
Also, I am fairly dead from last night's 311 show. So much fun and I can't remember the last time I got so drenched in sweat at a show.
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Today feels like a Thursday for me too. But that might have something to do with the fact it's now 2am Thursday here. :neverusethis:
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Howdy all. Today feels like a Thursday since I'm taking off on Friday :D
Nice. Tomorrow is Field Day at work, they rent out the nice club at Liberty State Park and supply an open bar and lawn games for the entire company. It's pretty cool and means we don't have to work, just have fun. But this year, no one from my team or the teams I work with are going, so I was given the option to work from home, which I accepted as it's effectively a day off. So yea, today feels like Thursday or Friday for me as well.
Also, I am fairly dead from last night's 311 show. So much fun and I can't remember the last time I got so drenched in sweat at a show.
Ah, that's cool. Privately owned company? I interned at a privately held company when I was in college, and they used to throw a party for us every quarter. There was one day that summer they bused us all out after work from the office in Jersey City to Chelsea Piers, where there was food, an open bar, and a choice of bowling, ice skating, or or the driving range. They also had a car service there to take everyone home afterwards. My subsequent employers have been publicly traded companies, no whiff of anything like that going on. Though I'm pretty sure that place I interned at doesn't do it either anymore, I just happened to be there right before the market started to tank :lol
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Yea, a private tech company. We talk internally a lot about how things will change once we go public like less of these types of things, but who knows. It's a pretty big thing with the company so I don't see them changing that in the near future.
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Cram, how was the show?
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Fantastic, really had a good time. Great setlist, played half of the blue album to celebrate it's 22 year anniversary and 10 new songs, including the live debut of one of them, plus a bunch of others. Really good energetic crowd too. Definitely one of the better of the 311 shows I've seen (I think that was my 12th time seeing them). I posted some more in the concerts thread.
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Morning folks. I finally got my tires in, gotta get them put on today.
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Morning Reap. Back at the hellhole known as work.
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I was told to be online for 4 hours today while home and then take the rest of the day for myself. Not a bad thursday! I got to do some firmware upgrades that are very easy to do and I can mostly play video games while I do that so that's how I'll spend the 4 hours.
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I can think of worse ways to spend your time. :hat
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Oh, I can also :hat while doing this :rollin
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Hi all.
Working on QA this morning before a couple meetings and a client call. Trying to get on top of a lot of stuff before the weekend.
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G'morning gang. Just need to make it a few more hours in the office, and then I go home and leave bright and early tomorrow for Portland Maine with some friends. We've got a private "industry" tour of Allagash lined up for Friday afternoon, and then just general shenanigans Friday evening. The focal point of the weekend is a pilsner festival one of the other breweries up there is throwing. They've got a beautiful space by a lighthouse right on the water, and they're encouraging people to bring chairs/bathing suits/fishing gear and then there will about 40 craft brewers pouring awesome lagers for our enjoyment. Going to be such a good time :hat
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The gf just got back from maine over the holiday weekend and loved it up there. The lighthouse beer fest sounds real nice. :yarr
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Just tried to leave for lunch, but I realized I was in the middle of the Trial of Tears solo section. Guess I'm staying at the desk for another couple minutes :lol
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Last call of the day in progress and then I can nose down and work the rest of the day.
FedEx finally delivered my package. Woo.
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FedEx finally delivered my package. Woo.
lol
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*porno guitar riff*
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*porno guitar riff*
Dude, Bill & Ted Riff!
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Happy Friday everyone
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Morning.
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Slept in a little today - 7:30 until I heard the dogs moaning to be fed. Lazy day yesterday (very gloomy weather). Looks to be more of the same today.
Practice driving with jingle.kids, probably do some chores, read, workout, a little bit of job-searching... how the hell did I have a life when I was working? Seriously, it's so true what people say when they're off work for a period of time - "how did I do all the things I did when I was working?" The answer is easy - I didn't. I wasn't working out, reading, spending as much time with family. Really enjoying this time - but I have to make sure I don't enjoy it TOO much. I'm too young and not quite financially stable enough to retire full-time.
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2 more hours to go, then my 4 week vacation starts.
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2 more hours to go, then my 4 week vacation starts.
Cool. Have you got any plans, or are you just going to blob?
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2 more hours to go, then my 4 week vacation starts.
Cool. Have you got any plans, or are you just going to blob?
Got no plans at all, so I guess I'll be blobbing my ass off.
:zydar:
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The Blob approves. :tup
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Damn, 4 weeks of blobbing!
Just got into work and already want it to end, not because I'm busy, it's Friday so that means I likely won't be busy today, but just want to get back home and enjoy the concert packed weekend.
Jimmy Eat World is the opener for Incubus tonight and I was thinking I knew their music, but couldn't recall any of their songs, so youtubed it and oh yea, The Middle, that's a classic song from high school for me, although I was never into them, I'm pretty excited to catch them as well now. :metal
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2 more hours to go, then my 4 week vacation starts.
Cool. Have you got any plans, or are you just going to blob?
Got no plans at all, so I guess I'll be blobbing my ass off.
:zydar:
Blob you need to animate this right now.
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2 more hours to go, then my 4 week vacation starts.
Cool. Have you got any plans, or are you just going to blob?
Got no plans at all, so I guess I'll be blobbing my ass off.
:zydar:
Blob you need to animate this right now.
I'm not taking any animating suggestions from you. :lol
Also, I don't even do my own animating, so what makes you think I'm going to do yours? :neverusethis:
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Because of 3 words. Blobing & ass off. :lol
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:lol
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Because of 3 words. Blobing & ass off. :lol
Those 3 words are the reason I won't. :lol
I'm so close to finishing this video, but I'm too lazy to work on it. :getoffmylawn:
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You .......... mean..........THAT................. VIDEO?!
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I.......... don't know................ what......... you MEAN..............
I........ have had.......... enough of.......... YOU!
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I have so much work to do today and I can't get myself to do it.
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I.......... don't know................ what......... you MEAN..............
I........ have had.......... enough of.......... YOU!
:lol Can't wait to see it!
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I.......... don't know................ what......... you MEAN..............
I........ have had.......... enough of.......... YOU!
:lol Can't wait to see it!
You can and will!
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Good Morning peeps.
I am back to work after a nice two days off. I have no voice at the moment, which is a plus because I really get out of having to deal with people. Haha.
I had a rough evening last night. I my girlfriend and I did something I thought we'd never do. We quit playing World of Warcraft after some drama with our guild. Before anyone gives me shit, remember that many of you have thousands of posts on an internet message board about a prog band. lol
Anyways.. I had been playing for like 4 years. It became my second hobby outside of bowling... and something she and I did together. We after guild (basically group you play with) hopping for a while, we found a place to call home. Made some really (seemingly) awesome friends. The same as the friendships I've made here. Internet friends are real friends!
Anyways, there was some backstabbing and shit talking going on, within a clique of people who disliked my gf and I believe myself as well. Last night they decided to kick her from the guild, for literally no solid reason. Now, mind you, yes she can be a pain in the ass, but I am the first person who will point that out. She didn't do anything. Hell, some of the people who did this were the same people that my girlfriend has sent physical gifts to on whim (candy care packages and what not). Just because she thought them as friends.
The guild leader was a really good friend of mine, but after this I believe I should be cutting a lot of those friendships, which is hard due to how close I am with some people. We decided that instead of looking for another guild, we were just going to call it quits. Too many assholes. (And everyone in the guild is an adult.. it's not like these are kids pulling childish stunts. These are full grown adults, many with kids. SOME with kids my age.
Fuck them.
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That's really frustrating since it's just a game where I'm sure everyone wants to have fun. All that drama is unnecessary.
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I had a rough evening last night. I my girlfriend and I did something I thought we'd never do. We quit playing World of Warcraft after some drama with our guild.
What the....
Before anyone gives me shit, remember that many of you have thousands of posts on an internet message board about a prog band. lol
...never mind.
:lol
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That's really frustrating since it's just a game where I'm sure everyone wants to have fun. All that drama is unnecessary.
Seriously. We played to relax. To have fun. To meet people (which we did). But everywhere we went we found the same High School drama. I've made many friends within that guild, who quit the game as well because of the drama people bring. I'm still friends with them on other social media. (Believe it or not, there are a lot of really good looking and friendly women who play lol)
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Yea, don't let people shit on your attempt at having a good time. I don't understand that. I tried playing Battlegrounds with my friend's friends last weekend. I joined their chat and thought those guys were really annoying. I just left after a game and played by myself. It's just not worth the effort if it's going to take away from your enjoyment. Maybe you two start your own guild? (I know little about WoW)
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Yea, don't let people shit on your attempt at having a good time. I don't understand that. I tried playing Battlegrounds with my friend's friends last weekend. I joined their chat and thought those guys were really annoying. I just left after a game and played by myself. It's just not worth the effort if it's going to take away from your enjoyment. Maybe you two start your own guild? (I know little about WoW)
We thought about that, and we would have people who left that guild who would gladly jump in, but running a guild requires a lot of time, and there's always going to be drama. The way that last guild came together was through the guild leader, who has a wide array of friends, and then friends of friends. I don't have that. Plus as much as I don't want to, leaving will be healthy. I just gotta figure what to do with my free time now.
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Get Battlegrounds and let's play :yarr
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Blob?
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Get Battlegrounds and let's play :yarr
Tempting. I don't know if my shitty laptop could handle Unreal engine 4 .
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The word "laptop" would instantly suggest no. :blob:
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yea true, probably not going to work then
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Yea. One day I'd like to get a decent rig going, but that costs money and I have other priorities. My laptop runs WoW fine, as well as Minecraft (jesus that's a game I haven't touched in years) but will struggle with anything else. It's a shame because I really really want Overwatch. I downloaded it during the open BETA and it ran.. but now well.
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Yea. One day I'd like to get a decent rig going, but that costs money and I have other priorities.
What could be higher priority than a powerful computing device?!
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Yea. One day I'd like to get a decent rig going, but that costs money and I have other priorities.
What could be higher priority than a powerful computing device?!
Car. Rent. Work. Food.
My buddy dropped $1200 on a rig last year. Keeps trying to get me to do the same. Hell he already has some components for me (including an SSD). I just don't have the money.
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Car. Rent. Work. Food.
I don't understand!
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Car. Rent. Work. Food.
I don't understand!
He doesn't live with his parents. Or have to listen to his brother shagging.
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Seeing as my dad is dead and my mom is homeless, I wouldn't be able to live with my parents even if I wanted to :lol
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Car. Rent. Work. Food.
I don't understand!
He doesn't live with his parents. Or have to listen to his brother shagging.
Luckily it's been years since I've had to deal with the latter, since they broke up. :lol
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:lol
What if his girlfriend was Asian? ;D
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:lol
What if his girlfriend was Asian? ;D
Very unlikely. He does not share my interest in Asians. :blob:
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His loss.
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I also don't have an interest in asians.
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And they don't have an interest in me.
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That never stopped you before
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Nah, but it helps if they go along without any major struggle.
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That's what the pit is for.
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Nah, but it helps if they go along without any major struggle.
One simple question... "Does this smell like chloroform to you?"
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No. But it does smell like fish...
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I'm surrounded by nerds with no pick up lines.
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Let's just say.. that's not my strong suit.
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Morning guys. I have my gf's sister and her toddler coming for the weekend so it'll just be me hanging out with the dogs. Maybe grill up some steaks, and clear out the garge.
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Morning Reaper.
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Morning blob. Any luck figuring that shot out?
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what the fuck is a garge? Where King parks his mower? :rollin
Lovely looking day here. Off to the farmer's market shortly, walk the dogs, spend the day outside mostly.
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Cut me a break jingle I'm not even awake yet :lol
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Cut me a break jingle I'm not even awake yet :lol
DTF is savage. We cut no breaks.
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It's good to have back Jingle
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It's good to have back Jingle
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Good Morning peeps.
So this whole cough and having no voice sucks. If this shit persists through to my next payday, I am going to go find a way to see a doctor. Pretty sure it's just laryngitis caused by bronchitis caused by a cold I had 2 weeks ago. Everything I've read said it should go away on its own... but that doesn't make this any less annoying.
And to top it off, my dumbass coworker today can't seem to process that I am whispering because I can't talk, not because we need to whisper. It's only 7:20 AM and both conversations we've had ended with me telling him he doesn't have to whisper to me.
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Morning blob. Any luck figuring that shot out?
Nope. Been working on other parts of the shot today so far.
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what the fuck is a garge? Where King parks his mower? :rollin
:clap:
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I park it in your mom.
Come at me bro. :lol
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Concert was nuts last night, it downpoured but I had a seat under the shed up close so I was fine, sat next to some awesome people. Incubus's setlist could have been much better, but they were still good.
It's cloudy here but not supposed to rain which is good because I'm headed to an early concert at the jersey shore tonight so I'll also be outside all day. 311 with New Politics and The Skints :yarr :metal :hat
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I park it in your mom.
:rollin :rollin
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Concert was nuts last night, it downpoured but I had a seat under the shed up close so I was fine, sat next to some awesome people. Incubus's setlist could have been much better, but they were still good.
It's cloudy here but not supposed to rain which is good because I'm headed to an early concert at the jersey shore tonight so I'll also be outside all day. 311 with New Politics and The Skints :yarr :metal :hat
I'm still debating if I'm going to go here. I looked at the setlist and it wasn't that great.
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I'd say worth it if you can grab a cheap ticket (which was possible last night) Still a fun show even with the not so great setlist
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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I was supposed to go food shopping early but I'm too damn tired from the show last night. We've got Dad's birthday party today.
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Morning guys.
How is your dad doing King?
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Good and bad. The surgery went great. But his physical skills from the MS is bad and the dementia is really starting to get worse.
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I'm sorry to hear that King. I do hope you have a great day with him though.
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Thank you. I try to soak in every moment.
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We've got Dad's birthday party today.
Sounds like an excuse for cake.
Give hugs to Sr. Shmegland on behalf of DTF chat thread.
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Afternoon guys.
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Morning everyone.
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Morning
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Whassup!?!? Slept my ass in ... dogs were kind enough to do so as well. Didn't get up until 8:15.
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Slow day here so far, so just getting in some studying. Tomorrow will be a busy day so I'm taking advantage of this free time.
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This week might actually slow down with the meetings. I'm up to date so far with my projects, just continuing to work on content QA and processes.
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Howdy all. Nice quiet Monday after a really great long weekend in Portland. Just need to work a full week this week and then I'm off all of next week :hat
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Just got to survive the week then its back to back nights with Iron Maiden. Which reminds me, I need to plan how the hell I am going to do this weekend.
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Any of you NJ folks into King Crimson? They're at NJPAC on Halloween.
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nah, I'm not that much of a masochist :P
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Nothing like management questioning if your not running right because of staffing issues or something else.
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Any of you NJ folks into King Crimson? They're at NJPAC on Halloween.
I'm not really into them. They just recently did two nights very close to me in Red Bank at the Count Basie.
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I hate people. With a passion.
So.. my property I work at has a few places where driving our golf cart is prohibited (unless you are responded to something / emergency).
We had a guy who we spoke with last night about it. I had a conversation with a guy about it today (newer guy). He mentioned that he did it and that he didn't know that we weren't supposed to (to which I call bullshit but I gave him a chance). Annnnd just now I see him cruising through that same section of the property which I had a conversation with him about 4 hours ago.
Fucking really?
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Good morning folks
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I hate people. With a passion.
So.. my property I work at has a few places where driving our golf cart is prohibited (unless you are responded to something / emergency).
We had a guy who we spoke with last night about it. I had a conversation with a guy about it today (newer guy). He mentioned that he did it and that he didn't know that we weren't supposed to (to which I call bullshit but I gave him a chance). Annnnd just now I see him cruising through that same section of the property which I had a conversation with him about 4 hours ago.
Fucking really?
Yeah, people are indeed the worst.
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I hate people. With a passion.
So.. my property I work at has a few places where driving our golf cart is prohibited (unless you are responded to something / emergency).
We had a guy who we spoke with last night about it. I had a conversation with a guy about it today (newer guy). He mentioned that he did it and that he didn't know that we weren't supposed to (to which I call bullshit but I gave him a chance). Annnnd just now I see him cruising through that same section of the property which I had a conversation with him about 4 hours ago.
Fucking really?
Why are carts off limits in that particular area?
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And why haven't you either fired his ass or run him over with a golf cart? Or are employees also off-limits for driving over with the carts?
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Most of the areas are due to the path being too narrow for the golf cart.
This particular area is more due to visibility. The property consists of 2 islands with public walking paths around the parameters. They are wide enough for people to walk 3 abreast, but also have sharp 90 degree turns at each corner. Years ago, one of our guys actually came within 2 feet of hitting the then HOA president and his dog. He left a skid make like 12 ft long from slamming on the brakes. Since then we've been told to stay off it.
The guys are supposed to patrol through there on foot. Now exceptions can be made. If my guards are responding to a complaint about something there, or to a crime, or anything TIME SENSITIVE, it's okay. But it has to be legit. These guys are driving it because they are lazy.
Also - I've found that the company is very reluctant to let people go. As that causes massive overtime. People aren't lining up for this job. Haha. I put a memo up reminding people of where they can and can't drive it. If it continues after this, I will be writing their asses up.
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I'm probably way more excited than I should be for a piece of furniture, but I'm getting a new couch today for the living room. It's got electric recliners on both ends with built in USB ports! #fancy
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That does sound fancy, but I think at our age and owning homes, buying furniture is way more enjoyable and exciting than it was when I was a kid.
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Hear! Hear! Home Depot trips genuinely excite me.
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I'm probably way more excited than I should be for a piece of furniture, but I'm getting a new couch today for the living room. It's got electric recliners on both ends with built in USB ports! #fancy
Dude.
Built in USB ports?
That's what I'm talking abut!
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I absolutely hate my living room couch too. When my ex and I broke up, she took all the furniture from the house, including the awesome new living room couch. I was kind of in a bad spot moneywise at the time and after returning from a business trip to an empty house, I had rushed to find a replacement living room. I ended up with something that I really don't like. Luckily I spend more time on my basement couch (which was a hand me down and is soo comfy) so the need to replace that couch isn't that high, but thinking of a new couch now is making me jelly.
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Most of the areas are due to the path being too narrow for the golf cart.
This particular area is more due to visibility. The property consists of 2 islands with public walking paths around the parameters. They are wide enough for people to walk 3 abreast, but also have sharp 90 degree turns at each corner. Years ago, one of our guys actually came within 2 feet of hitting the then HOA president and his dog. He left a skid make like 12 ft long from slamming on the brakes. Since then we've been told to stay off it.
The guys are supposed to patrol through there on foot. Now exceptions can be made. If my guards are responding to a complaint about something there, or to a crime, or anything TIME SENSITIVE, it's okay. But it has to be legit. These guys are driving it because they are lazy.
Also - I've found that the company is very reluctant to let people go. As that causes massive overtime. People aren't lining up for this job. Haha. I put a memo up reminding people of where they can and can't drive it. If it continues after this, I will be writing their asses up.
People tend to do what they can get away with. Right now they can do whatever, with the only consequence being the subject of a DTF post.
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Iron Maiden tonight guys!! Then Trillium Brewery tomorrow! :metal
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:metal :metal :metal :metal
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I'm probably way more excited than I should be for a piece of furniture, but I'm getting a new couch today for the living room. It's got electric recliners on both ends with built in USB ports! #fancy
That is awesome! My gf moved into our new house last November and we bought an amazing (and very expensive couch) It's very deep so when you sit on it your feet don't touch the ground (I'm 6ft)
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Good stuff Joe :metal :metal
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Bill, see the post your picture thread.
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Iron Maiden tonight guys!! Then Trillium Brewery tomorrow! :metal
Joe, in Norton, there is Bog Iron beers. Not sure where.
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I'll check them out.
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Morning all
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Morning.
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Morning chumps and Blob. The chumpiest, chump of all chumps.
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Clients in the office for training this morning. Kinda cool showing the place off. Plus I'm only in the meetings as a face/rep since training is being conducted by our dev team. Score.
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Good afternoon all. Seriously dragging today with vacation on the horizon. Helps that it's pretty quiet.
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Alright guys.
I am officially going to be working a gig or 2 at The Playboy Mansion next month.
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That is awesome!
I thought the playboy mansion was sold.
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Alright guys.
I am officially going to be working a gig or 2 at The Playboy Mansion next month.
Make sure you wack one out before you work.
It's inevitable.
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It was sold, but I guess they still hold events there.
One of the gigs is a photo shoot / video shoot or something (morning type thing).
The other is the Mid Summer's Night Dream party.
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Alright guys.
I am officially going to be working a gig or 2 at The Playboy Mansion next month.
Make sure you wack one out before you work.
It's inevitable.
That's not a horrible idea
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That's epic Jay :hat
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Sounds awesome :zydar:
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Better break out your velvet bath-robe.
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Good morning gang
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Morning Reaper.
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Alright guys.
I am officially going to be working a gig or 2 at The Playboy Mansion next month.
:metal :metal
Got into work early today, yesterday was really busy and today I want to make sure I get my shit done so I can sneak out early. It's a real hassle for me to get from here to Brooklyn tonight in time to make it for Ghost even though it's only 11 miles away :lol A tunnel, a bridge, and all city driving will do that. Spending the weekend on Wall St (cheapest IHG branded hotel near the Barclays center) and it seems my drive takes me right along Maiden Lane so that seems fitting.
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Morning Reaper.
Hey baby.
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IS YOUR NAME REAPER? I DIDN'T THINK SO.
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IS YOUR NAME REAPER? I DIDN'T THINK SO.
:lol
How's it going? I sent my cat to you on Twitter. he was in a laundry basket and it looked like the old Dr. Who into. I giggled.
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Oh, is that what the connection was? :lol My morning brain was drawing a blank, and I haven't seen the episodes with that intro yet (although I've seen it before)
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:lol
Yup. I could here the music and that swirling background. Dammit! :lol
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Should be a relatively quiet Friday. Only have one call scheduled, which *could* be a doozy, but otherwise I should be able to coast pretty nicely into the weekend.
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Last day before vacation and my boss is OOO. Phasers set to minimal effort.
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Phasers set to Blob?
So I am starting to not look forward to these Playboy gigs.
At least the first one. Having to get up early as hell to make the drive down there. No Bueno.
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Phasers set to Blob?
More like phasers set to fun, amirite? :blob:
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Phasers set to Blob?
More like phasers set to fun, amirite? :blob:
The Love Boat - The Next Generation.
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Phasers set to Blob?
So I am starting to not look forward to these Playboy gigs.
At least the first one. Having to get up early as hell to make the drive down there. No Bueno.
Sucks, but it sounds like it'll be a cool experience. Definitely worth to do it at least once.
Boss gave me the clearance to fuck off early today :metal
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Phasers set to Blob?
So I am starting to not look forward to these Playboy gigs.
At least the first one. Having to get up early as hell to make the drive down there. No Bueno.
Sucks, but it sounds like it'll be a cool experience. Definitely worth to do it at least once.
Boss gave me the clearance to fuck off early today :metal
The first gig starts at 7:30 AM... on a Monday... and is likely a photo or video shoot. That means I have to leave by 6 AM to get there on time.
The second gig is on a Saturday, and starts at 7 PM. That's the party to end all parties (Google search the Midsummer's Night Dream Party at Playboy to get an idea.) To work it, I'd have to miss a full shift the day of and the day after, as I work mornings on the weekends (unless I move some people around). But it's gonna be worth it. It's gotta be. Gonna get paid to watch women walk around topless all night. :biggrin:
Also...
I want to leave early! Too bad I am dealing with pointless bullshit today.
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Eh, 6am leave time aint that bad. Totally sounds worth it if for nothing just to say you worked in the playboy mansion at worst and at best... well who knows. That's really cool and exciting. Ya never know what door opens when you try something different and/or make sacrifices.
Leaving early for me doesn't really require manager approval. THere's no set start/end times, but just about being responsible since if I leave, then there's no one supporting our largest data center, so got to make sure people are aware. I also left the house shortly after 6am today to get in nice and early and make sure I earn that cash since leaving early means losing an hour or so of pay.
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6am to drive through LA traffic. Just doesn't appeal to me.
One of my close friends, who happens to be an employee here, is going to work the saturday gig. So he and I can cruise down there together. That's going to be cool in on itself.
And I can't leave early unless I find someone to come in and cover me (as we have to have 2 people here at all times). And then I'd need a good excuse. Can't say I'm sick, as I have been in contact with the owner of the company all day. He'd call my bluff.
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Yeah, I mean I wouldn't want to do it every day or something, but I would be out of the house at 6am as a one off to work a shoot at the Playboy mansion.
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Morning.
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Morning king.
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Whatcha doing today? Me, I'm seeing the old man and being lazy.
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I've watched my Scifi Saturday shows, and watched The Expendables. Not sure if I'll do anything productive. :lol
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Might watch Hacksaw Ridge tonight. It's on HBO.
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Morning guys, full blown sick today.
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That sucks. What's the problem?
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I have a cold, I'm super congested. I have to run out and grab some flonase.
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I'm dead tired from Maiden last night. I think it was the best Maiden concert I've gone to. Lots of foreigners who travelled and honestly made it more fun since it wasn't your typical tame American crowd. The jumping and moshing was great. I got real close too and juuuuuussttt missed catching Adrian's guitar pick. The guy who got it (next to me) showed it to me, looked pretty cool. I was jelly.
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Sounds like an awesome time cramx
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Morning peeps
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Morning Jay! What's up?
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Sitting at work trying to wake up. Dreading what's coming after work. Big bowling tournament. I haven't bowled in several months (took the summer off due to wrist issues). Tonight is going to help me decide if I go back to bowling full time or night when my league starts back up. Also, my ex's family is going to be there (drama), and certain members of my current GF's family may be there (there's drama going on in that family).
I actually don't mind seeing my ex and her family, but my GF and that family have a lot of bad blood (that has nothing to do with me). I actually kind of want to talk to her, as I know she (my ex) is having some medical issues and is going to have to have surgery sometime soon. I'm not supposed to know this, but it's hard to not learn stuff when her best friend is also one of your closest friends :lol
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Oh right, work. I just assume everyone is at home on the weekend.
If you both have a mutual close friend, you'd think your ex would have figured you'd know by now.
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He used to be really good at keeping my and her personally lives from each other, but I think he's gotten to the point where he doesn't give a shit anymore.
So.. there's this one chick who's a resident here at work. Drop dead gorgeous. Probably one of the most beautiful women I've ever met. I completely melt whenever I see her. Like.. just a simple smile and a wave and that's all it takes. I've known her for 3 years and my brain turns off and my vocal subprocessors malfunction when she stops to talk to me...
Well she just spent 10 minutes chatting with me. I may need to excuse myself and hit the restroom for a couple minutes. And by a couple I mean a minute. Most of that is clean up time.
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I'm at my in law's barber shop getting my old man a haircut.
Then out to lunch.
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I'm at my in law's barber shop getting my old man a haircut.
Then out to lunch.
What are we having?
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I'm at my in law's barber shop getting my old man a haircut.
Then out to lunch.
What are we having?
Your crush OMNOMNOMNOM
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:lol
Not sure yet. I'm trying to figure out where to go.
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I'm at my in law's barber shop getting my old man a haircut.
Then out to lunch.
What are we having?
Your crush OMNOMNOMNOM
I don't think I wanna share that meal with ya'll. No Offense :lol
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I'm having a chicken ciabata sammch.
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I'm apparently eating a Meatloaf sandwich.
Long story short, Dealt with some bullshit. Was rewarded with a sandwich.
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Good Sunday morning DTF.
Jay... not sure if meatloaf is a euphemism for something?
So, what's the deal with Kotowboy. I've noticed we have't been rewarded for a few weeks with his .... unique ... form of posting. Is he just a full-time lurker now?
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Thought the same thing Chad. Morning.
My cell phone didn't charge last night. My fault.
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So we took 1st place last night. My ex and her family stormed out of the bowling alley when my name was called. People are actually calling the results fixed.
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Congrats, Jay!
Wouldn't it be pretty obvious if someone fixed bowling? And also, why would someone fix bowling? :lol
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That's what I was thinking :lol
G'morning all.
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Good Sunday morning DTF.
Jay... not sure if meatloaf is a euphemism for something?
So, what's the deal with Kotowboy. I've noticed we have't been rewarded for a few weeks with his .... unique ... form of posting. Is he just a full-time lurker now?
I'll shoot him a message and ask.
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Congrats, Jay!
Wouldn't it be pretty obvious if someone fixed bowling? And also, why would someone fix bowling? :lol
He corked his bowling ball! :lol
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The tournament is ran by my GF's Dad's GF. My GF's dad was my partner.
The only way it would be fixed would be putting in an inaccurate average, which would give someone more handicap (or less, depending on how you do it.) Our averages are slightly lower than they were 4 years ago (last time I actively bowled with a lot of these people), but if you look at our official book averages (which are updated annually via the USBC- the governing body, and it's based on the average of our averages for that year. I've only been bowling 1 sanctioned league a year, and my average has been consistently low for 3 years now. It's all information that they all have access to. And our actual scores were witnessed and verified by people bowling around us who have no reason to lie to help us.
They're just being assholes. I tried making conversation with my ex's mother earlier in the evening (she was a mother figure to me at one time) and she blew me off.
One note though- my ex looks just like her mother now. She wears her hair the same way. She wears the same clothes. Hell, her figure has gone to hell as well. I find that amusing.
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Made it home after a weekend with Maiden in Brooklyn. I am so beat. Had a great time meeting up with Stadler and Axeman before the show. I'll write up a formal review later, but Bruce essentially took all his clothes off and threw them into the crowd last night since it was the end of the tour. My buddy almost caught his boot. That would have made for an awesome souvenir. It was hiliarious though watching him take his socks and pants off. He left stage in nothing but his boxers. :lol
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Bruce is fucking awesome
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:lol :lol I left halfway through Blood Brothers to catch a bus so I missed that.
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Had there not been a going-away shindig for some friends last night, probably would have joined you guys.
And in the continuing saga of us being suckers for this kind of thing, we're taking on two rescue/foster kittens this afternoon, which will bring us up to 9 kittens that we've rescued. They're both torties, somewhere 2-4 month range (we haven't met them yet).
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That's awesome, so cool of you guys to foster so many cats.
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Had there not been a going-away shindig for some friends last night, probably would have joined you guys.
And in the continuing saga of us being suckers for this kind of thing, we're taking on two rescue/foster kittens this afternoon, which will bring us up to 9 kittens that we've rescued. They're both torties, somewhere 2-4 month range (we haven't met them yet).
We have a Tortie and she is pretty awesome. She'll almost always meow back to you if you speak to her.
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In possibly related news...anyone want two tortie kittens?
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I wish but Lily wouldn't have it, she had a hard enough time adjusting to the dogs.
Our german shepherd is still afraid of her :lol
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Morning all
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What a boring day, nothing but HR web classes at work.
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Well I'm programming a rhino, so yeah.......
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In possibly related news...anyone want two tortie kittens?
My cats not very good with other animals it seems. I adopted him with another cat, who I had to put down shortly after adoption, but ever since I've had friends bring their pets over, he gets very hostile and unfriendly towards them, very dominant with the house (he smacked a pitbull last week). Because of that, and that I think one cat is enough for me, I don't think I can adopt another.
Also, Monday morning commutes are starting to really suck. They are doing bridge work over the weekend between NJ and Staten Island which is causing major headaches on the Sunday night home from the shore drives, that spreads into my home town, but many are now leaving Monday mornings clogging up my commute. Almost 2 hours to get in this morning taking all back roads.
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Shit, that's a long trip, cram. How long will you have to put up with that for?
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Shit, that's a long trip, cram. How long will you have to put up with that for?
Depends. My commute is 40 minutes without traffic. There's aways traffic in the morning so an hour is fairly normal. I've just noticed this trend the last couple Mondays. The resolution is probably to wake up earlier to beat it.
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If you wake up earlier for work, then the system has won, man.
And that's a huge difference in travel time.
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The advantage is if I get in earlier, I make more money so I really should just do it, but it's soooo hard to wake up extra early on a Monday especially after Game of Thrones Sunday nights now.
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My sister moved to Germany yesterday and I saw my dad cry for the first time in my life. It was weird. He didn't even shed a tear (that I saw) when his mom died.
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The advantage is if I get in earlier, I make more money so I really should just do it, but it's soooo hard to wake up extra early on a Monday especially after Game of Thrones Sunday nights now.
What time is GOT on there? Because of the time difference, I watch it during the day on Mondays.
And yes, money is a good motivator.
At least it should be. It doesn't work on my broken brain. :lol
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Prime time, 9PM Sunday nights. No better place to be but in the man cave with the 60 inch TV and surround sound, lights out besides a candle with my GF and cat.
But she got me into following Big Brother this season, which is on at 8PM so we now have a night's full of TV on Sundays.
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Prime time, 9PM Sunday nights. No better place to be but in the man cave with the 60 inch TV and surround sound, lights out besides a candle with my GF and cat.
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? ;D
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No. Hard wood floors.
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:rollin
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Slow thread these days.
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Morning Chad. I've been sick all week. It started with fever and aches Monday afternoon. It's moved to a chest cold with fevers off and on. I've been taking Mucinex & a decongestant. Still not enough. I can hear the junk in my lungs with every cough.
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That sucks. Have you missed work?
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Nope. 3 11 hour days. It's extremely busy right now. I am leaving early today if I can set up an appointment with my primary.
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Nice. And there are too many people that simply don't feel like coming in.
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I have to show the employees what dedication is. Most simply will call out with allergies. I have a guy who works weekends 4 pm to 4 am and asked to leave early to take his kids to school. Um, you get out at 4am buddy.
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Or, "I feel like shit". I feel like shit every damn day!!!
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I'm trying to get rid of a TV stand and I threw it on FB for free. The only person that has reached out is a girl I worked with years ago that turned into a really intense, year long fuck buddy relationship that started basically the day after my last relationship ended and right up until I met Victoria (current relationship). She spent the first couple weeks after we called it off trying to tempt me until she finally gave up. It was really frustrating. On one hand, I really want to get rid of this stupid TV stand, but on the other hand, I really don't want to see this girl or have her learn where I live. ???
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When she comes just make sure the phone video is recording.
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Cone off your house, leave the stand outside, wipe hands on pants
Nope. 3 11 hour days. It's extremely busy right now. I am leaving early today if I can set up an appointment with my primary.
Given some of your stories of employees sucking, I almost think this is not going to make a difference. Take care of yourself, if you have a fever, you should not be working.
My boss sat me down a couple years ago, I had a minor surgery and came back to work early because I wanted to show I was able to work. I ended up hurting myself a little because I should not have been on a ladder. He told me nothing is more important than my health and certainly a job is not important. He sent me home for a week. He's right. Take care of yourself, work is not that important in the grand scheme of things, nor is setting an example for people who aren't going to take notice.
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You are lucky you had a boss like that. Not all bosses would do that.
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Very true, but you still have to take care of yourself and working 11 hours with a fever is not worth it IMO
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Fever's been off and on. I can't get an appointment today. Tomorrow have stupid times that I can't make. I'm going home after my office work is done and crashing.
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I absolutely hate trying to schedule to see my Primary care. It's almost always a month wait. Maybe if it's bad try to find a walk in medical. But rest and lots of water is maybe the best for a fever. Feel better King
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I absolutely hate trying to schedule to see my Primary care. It's almost always a month wait. Maybe if it's bad try to find a walk in medical. But rest and lots of water is maybe the best for a fever. Feel better King
My primary care is a royal bitch to get into. I usually end up in a walk in. I don't think I shared this on the boards, but a few weeks ago I woke up with a 104 fever, distorted colors in my vision, and difficulty standing. We went straight to the ER. I ended up spending 4 nights there. When I got discharged, I called my primary care physician's office explaining that I was just hospitalized for 4 days and needed a follow up with my doctor to make sure my infection was in check. I was told "I'm sorry sir, five weeks out is the earliest availability we have".
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Holy shit, what happened if you dont mind me asking?
I actually brought it up as well with my primary care a month or so ago when I went in that it's kind of ridiculous to wait so long for serious issues that I need my primary care for (not some walk in). She blamed it on obamacare.
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That's nuts Brian. I normally can get in that day but there are times I have to wait a day or two. It's not right. No doctor should have that many patients without a secondary doctor in that office.
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About once a year I get this infection called cellulitis in my left leg. Doctor's aren't certain why it keeps recurring, but most agree it likely stems from damage to that leg when I fell off the balcony. I usually sense it's flaring up and get antibiotics. They do their thing and it goes away in a day or two. This most recent instance was unlike any time before. First of all, there was no warning. I just woke up and was down for the count. Once in the hospital, they couldn't get it to stop. They think it was a mutated, rare, antibiotic resistant form of the infection and no one knew what to do. After four nights and dozens of IV bags of antibiotics, it finally started to go away. The doctors weren't sure if it was the antibiotics that did it or if my body fought it off.
Here's a pic if you want to see what it looked like. They traced it to monitor where/if it was spreading.
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img923/5484/kHSybB.jpg
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whoa that's crazy and scary. I guess you have no idea if it'll come back again and how bad it may come back?
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Cellulitis is seriously dangerous.
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whoa that's crazy and scary. I guess you have no idea if it'll come back again and how bad it may come back?
No way of knowing. They say it usually get triggered by a scratch or something allowing bacteria and stuff in. It showed up a few days after I spent a weekend on a lake boating and stuff. I'm wondering if it was something in the water.
Cellulitis is seriously dangerous.
Yeah, this most recent time was pretty nerve racking. I never had a fever that high or for as long as I did.
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Dude Chino glad you are okay.
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Good evening, gents.
I'm currently at a cottage in the Catskills for my birthday weekend... Grilling by the pool, beer in hand, hot tub nearby. Life is good.
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Aweeeee yeeeaaaahhh.
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Dude Chino glad you are okay.
Thanks. Me too!
Good evening, gents.
I'm currently at a cottage in the Catskills for my birthday weekend... Grilling by the pool, beer in hand, hot tub nearby. Life is good.
Sounds like a blast. Ideal night right there.
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Good evening, gents.
I'm currently at a cottage in the Catskills for my birthday weekend... Grilling by the pool, beer in hand, hot tub nearby. Life is good.
Happy birthday! Sounds like an awesome weekend
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Indeed, enjoy the weekend good sir :tup
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Good morning guys
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Morning.
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Greetings from the beach, where we're currently being treated to a thunderstorm.
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Happy Friday :hat
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Yay for Friday. Decided I'm going to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones tomorrow. Saw them back in 2002 and had a good time, they are playing their entire Lets Face It album to celebrate 20 years. I just watched the scene with them playing in the background from Clueless. Classic.
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Morning.
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Hey guys.
Hey king, I saw the new Planet of the Apes last night. Have you watched the newer ones?
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Hey guys.
Hey king, I saw the new Planet of the Apes last night. Have you watched the newer ones?
I've watched the first 2 and they were so well done. Never saw them in the theaters but on HBO. How is this one compared to the other 2?
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Hey guys.
Hey king, I saw the new Planet of the Apes last night. Have you watched the newer ones?
I've watched the first 2 and they were so well done. Never saw them in the theaters but on HBO. How is this one compared to the other 2?
Definitely as good, if not even better imo. A lot more of the ape stuff. For me it's the strongest trilogy since probably LOTR.
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"I hate every ape i see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z!"
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"Yes you've finally made a monkey out of meeeeeeeee!"
I knew that long before I ever saw the original movies. Still a classic. :lol
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Hey guys.
Hey king, I saw the new Planet of the Apes last night. Have you watched the newer ones?
I've watched the first 2 and they were so well done. Never saw them in the theaters but on HBO. How is this one compared to the other 2?
Definitely as good, if not even better imo. A lot more of the ape stuff. For me it's the strongest trilogy since probably LOTR.
hot damn that's a big endorsement.
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Hey guys.
Hey king, I saw the new Planet of the Apes last night. Have you watched the newer ones?
I've watched the first 2 and they were so well done. Never saw them in the theaters but on HBO. How is this one compared to the other 2?
Definitely as good, if not even better imo. A lot more of the ape stuff. For me it's the strongest trilogy since probably LOTR.
hot damn that's a big endorsement.
What can I say? I love apes! :blob: And if they're conquering humans, even better!
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Morning coffee and a book by the pool.... Not a bad way to kick off 41!
Topically, the book is about staph (yes, I'm a nerd)... Fortunately, what Chino has been dealing with is much less bad than what I'm reading about (MRSA), but it's still nothing to fuck with. Glad you're okay!!
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So just some light reading, huh? :lol
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Blob, how's the Trek animation going? Also, how long are you making this one?
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Blob, how's the Trek animation going? Also, how long are you making this one?
I've barely worked on it a few weeks, but I've been slowly chipping away on it the past couple of days. It's at over 2:30 minutes, so the finished video will be at least 3 minutes. I don't want to do a video this long ever again. :lol
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Imagine a Pixar movie!!
A whole building of Blobs working on different sections of the movie.
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Imagine a Pixar movie!!
A whole building of Blobs working on different sections of the movie.
If it was me, it would be more like "A whole building of Blobs doing nothing" :lol
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:lol
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On the upside, we'd absorb the world's scifi at a record rate.
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What a collective of Blob share a single, connected mind?
A Blorg perhaps?
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The Blorg only assimilates only certain knowledge it cares for, hit's up different outposts for energy drinks, has weird sleeping patterns and downloads porn from many galaxies.
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"We are the Blorg, you will be animated. Resistance is futile."
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:lol
Okay guys. So shit is hitting the fan once again at home. This fucking relationship of mine has been up and down for 6 damn years. It looks like this may be the end of it. And I don't want to say I don't give a shit, but it's becoming harder and harder to.
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Got to just let that end
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"We are the Blorg, you will be animated. Resistance is futile."
:lol
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We had plans to go out of town on Wed/Thurs. Hotel room booked. It was supposed to be our first time going out of town in years that didn't involve her work or family obligations.
Turned to shit. No one wound up going anywhere. She ate the cost of the hotel room. Grew into a huge shitstorm of shit.
I'm not even as angry or depressed as I normally would be. Just... Apathetic.
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What a collective of Blob share a single, connected mind?
A Blorg perhaps?
I like it!
The Blorg only assimilates only certain knowledge it cares for, hit's up different outposts for energy drinks, has weird sleeping patterns and downloads porn from many galaxies.
I wouldn't touch energy drinks. They'd make my lazy heart explode. :lol
But I cannot deny the rest. I don't care if the women are human, Vulcan, Romulan, Orion, Andorian, Bajoran, I don't discriminate. Except the Kllingon women. Let's just say they have ridges in all the wrong places.
"We are the Blorg, you will be animated. Resistance is futile."
We are the Blorg. Resistance is futile. It also requires a lot of work. Work is futile.
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We had plans to go out of town on Wed/Thurs. Hotel room booked. It was supposed to be our first time going out of town in years that didn't involve her work or family obligations.
Turned to shit. No one wound up going anywhere. She ate the cost of the hotel room. Grew into a huge shitstorm of shit.
I'm not even as angry or depressed as I normally would be. Just... Apathetic.
My x and I had similar situations.
Essentially, I would love to try and plan a weekend getaway, or a day or activities. Something fun to do together away from the home. It became a pattern when everytime we'd do something, we'd erupt into a fight and the day ruined. Eventually I stopped planning things because it felt like a waste of money and the expectation of a fight. It eventually became clear that's no way to live life.
It's such a night and day scenario from my x and my current gf. We've been dating for over a year now and still have not had a single fight, argument, or raised voices at each other. I can't imagine going back to such a relationship of fighting and disaster after disaster.
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We had plans to go out of town on Wed/Thurs. Hotel room booked. It was supposed to be our first time going out of town in years that didn't involve her work or family obligations.
Turned to shit. No one wound up going anywhere. She ate the cost of the hotel room. Grew into a huge shitstorm of shit.
I'm not even as angry or depressed as I normally would be. Just... Apathetic.
My x and I had similar situations.
Essentially, I would love to try and plan a weekend getaway, or a day or activities. Something fun to do together away from the home. It became a pattern when everytime we'd do something, we'd erupt into a fight and the day ruined. Eventually I stopped planning things because it felt like a waste of money and the expectation of a fight. It eventually became clear that's no way to live life.
It's such a night and day scenario from my x and my current gf. We've been dating for over a year now and still have not had a single fight, argument, or raised voices at each other. I can't imagine going back to such a relationship of fighting and disaster after disaster.
What really gets me is it feels as if things were starting to go well. But apparently I was mistaken. During our fight over the last 2 days, something came up (moneywise) and I mentioned that I did whatever it was and didn't care because we are a couple and are a team. She comes back with "we haven't been a couple in years." - That hurts, as yea, we've had a lot of issues, but again I thought things were getting better.
Funny enough, she doesn't want me to move out, she just wants to separate ourselves from each other emotionally and financially, but keep me as a roommate. Don't know how long that will fly.
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It won't work I can almost guarantee you and I think you know that too, and I can say again, that the "I thought things were getting better" was a feeling I constantly had or thought I had.
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Don't. Get the hell out right away. She's already pulled away and you need to get out of that situation.
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Getting out takes Money. And a Car. And somewhere to go.
You aren't the first person to tell me this.
Funny enough, when this all went down, I went out to eat with my best friend. He had mentioned that he and his girlfriend were looking for an apartment (they currently live with Her mother). I mentioned that It would be cheaper for them to get something 2 bedroom and split it 3 ways with me. He literally laughed and said "You're funny."
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You are going to be in a bad situation.
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Good afternoon guys. Jay that is a really shitty situation, I hope an opportunity comes up where you can move out.
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Thanks.
Well Chad said he'd house me anytime.
So I guess I am off to Canadia Land!
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Just saw Billy Joel at the baseball stadium here in Minnesota. Axl Rose came out and joined him for Highway to Hell and later Big Shot. Really cool. I'll post videos later
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Thanks.
Well Chad said he'd house me anytime.
So I guess I am off to Canadia Land!
So long as you don't mind a pull-out couch... we don't have a spare bedroom - which was done by design when we bought this house.
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We have two spare bedrooms at ours but rarely do people stay over.
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Thanks.
Well Chad said he'd house me anytime.
So I guess I am off to Canadia Land!
So long as you don't mind a pull-out couch... we don't have a spare bedroom - which was done by design when we bought this house.
Zydar has a pull-out couch, but it's something totally different.
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:zydarscouch:
"Irony is getting pregnant on a pull-out couch".
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:zydar: You know it.
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Plus when you bang on them the coils squeak like a mother .....
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Good Morning Folks.
Guess what I get to do!
Since my supervisor completely ignored it, I get to try to pull a schedule out of my ass for August.
I'm going to really piss people off with it. I've got 2 people who are both bitching to get taken off of a graveyard. The same shift (it's 2 people on per shift). Can't please them all, so I will please no one. One of these guys is already on my shit list. He gave us a 5 day notice near the end of June, telling us he picked up another job, and can only work weekends with us. So I made a schedule for July and rearranged everyone to fill shifts. Then the dude comes back after 2 days working the new job and says he left, and wants hours again. So we put him in where we had hours. Which involved a single graveyard (with 2 days off afterwards). He won't shut up about how he's sleep deprived. (It used to be a rite of passage here.. everyone started on Graves and worked their way off- Can't complain to the supervisors / leads, as we all worked Full Time Graves here at once time).
I hate people.
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I hate people.
Call me the new Kotowboy
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To be fair, people suck.
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Right?
I'm trying to do 3 things at once, And I am now getting people messaging me and calling me because they know I am working on the schedule and they want to know if I am changing their schedules, or want to request changes. I had a conversation with my supervisor. We are close to telling people to work what we schedule them for, or take a hike.
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To be fair, people suck.
That is definitely a Top 3 contender for DTF tagline.
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So... I give up on today.
Took care of a bunch of shit in and out of the office.
Realized that I haven't eaten at all today. I take my salad out of the fridge, and it's frozen solid. Today... feels like it belongs in a sitcom.
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I'm with you Jay. Every week there is something. My new supervisor text me at 10:30 last night saying he's going to go into work late because his baby's been teasing and he's been up all night. my text back to him was you are my supervisor you need to run the shift you need to be in on time.
His fiance is not working she can deal with the teething baby.
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If it's ever anything having to do with kids, I always get the "You don't have kids so you wouldn't understand" look of annoyance or tone from them.
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To be fair, people suck.
That is definitely a Top 3 contender for DTF tagline.
That's my LIFE tagline. :lol
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I love the 90s
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXuAPywqci4)
:metal :yarr :hat
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I thought that said The Mighty Morphin Bosstones. :( That would have been way more 90s. :lol
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Sup
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Mornin', hef.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU UPDATED YOUR ACCOUNT TO ENABLE 3RD PARTY HOSTING ALREADY?
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The photobucket thing?
Does it cost money? Because I'm not paying shit.
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Nobody's paying for that shit, and nor should they.
But maybe remove the hotlinked pic from your sig in that case. :D
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OK.
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You're a good kid.
So what are the plans for the rest of the weekend?
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Annoying you bub! Morning.
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Annoying you bub! Morning.
Bring it! :lol
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:lol
Shall I start mocking you about your poop colored ground on your DK game?
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:lol
Shall I start mocking you about your poop colored ground on your DK game?
It's not poop coloured, it's "jungle sands", thank you very much!
Or you could mock me for forgetting to randomize the Y axis movement before uploading. :blob:
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You're a good kid.
So what are the plans for the rest of the weekend?
As little as possible.
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You're a good kid.
So what are the plans for the rest of the weekend?
As little as possible.
I approve. I hope you very much enjoy whatever nothing it is you don't get up to. :hat
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:tup
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:lol
Shall I start mocking you about your poop colored ground on your DK game?
It's not poop coloured, it's "jungle sands", thank you very much!
Or you could mock me for forgetting to randomize the Y axis movement before uploading. :blob:
I don't speak uber geek. :lol
I'm watching this new Justice League series cartoon I didn't even know existed it's called Justice League action. All they are is ten minute episodes. It's pretty cool.
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I don't speak uber geek. :lol
But that's the only language I know! And a little javascript.
Is Justice League the comic booky thing with like Superman or whoever?
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Yes and Wonder Woman and the Flash and Batman, ect....
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Morning all, getting ready to go get some flying biscuit this morning for breakfast
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Morning Reap/all. Another morning of coffee by the pool in the Catskills for me... Just the sounds of birds, bugs, and the owner's cat (which seems to have adopted it's in their absence).
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Morning all, getting ready to go get some flying biscuit this morning for breakfast
Flying Biscuit?
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It's a small chain of breakfast places, you can get one hell of a good breakfast for $10. They also have killer Bloody Mary's
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WHERE'S MY INVITE?
My breakfast consists of 2 poptarts and a Monster this morning. So.. basically like High School.
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Fly on over Jay and I'll show you a good time.
I typically don't have breakfast except for one day a week.
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Fly on over Jay and I'll show you a good time.
I typically don't have breakfast except for one day a week.
:zydar:
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Hey now, don't use my emoticon for perverted innuendos.
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Hey now, don't use my emoticon for perverted innuendos.
:lol
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Good evening all. Currently very glad that I don't have to go back to work after vacation until tomorrow afternoon and I can sleep in in the morning. Had a great week in the OBX.
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Good evening all. Currently very glad that I don't have to go back to work after vacation until tomorrow afternoon and I can sleep in in the morning. Had a great week in the OBX.
You were North of the bridge, i take it?
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That's where I stayed my one time. 4 miles from the dirt road.
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Good evening folks.
So I may or may not have just gotten into it with my supervisor over the phone.
Also... anyone else getting weird errors when trying to log in. something along the lines of "Your session timed out when you were trying to post. Please try again" was popping up as I was logging in.
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No errors here Jay.
What did you and your boss get into it about?
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Yeah Jay. What's going on with your boss?
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Short version of the long story:
I showed up like 35 minutes early for work (had to bus to work). He wasn't here. He is supposed to be in till 3, and I come in at 3. I was going to take advantage of me coming in early to discuss some shit with him. Instead, I came just as an incident was happening, and I had to drop everything and get in the middle of it (essentially a verbal conflict at our gate that nearly turned physical).
My Supervisor has called me 3 times to apologize to me for it all. It's mainly because he doesn't want this getting up to OUR boss... because he knows he's in deep shit if it does. All I told him was I am not going to directly throw you under the bus, but I am not going to lie about anything if it comes up.
And on the whole thing with him having family issues, I told him I completely understand, but I can't be left carrying his weight here. I've got his back and I am here to help, but I CAN'T be doing his job. And he can't be leaving early and coming in late every single day, as I am bombarded with complaints from employees about it.
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If that happens again turn him in. He has to be the one that is the rock. We all have family issues but we make sure we are covered to deal with it.
He's not acting like a boss.
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Good evening all. Currently very glad that I don't have to go back to work after vacation until tomorrow afternoon and I can sleep in in the morning. Had a great week in the OBX.
You were North of the bridge, i take it?
Yup, we were up in Corolla, so pretty far north for the OBX.
The bar by our house had an absolutely bitchin' 80s cover band that Tuesday night, they put on a really good show.
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First post of the day at 7:30?? After I've already started drinking for the evening??
I think Jay has a line on taking over his boss's job...
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He was actually here until 3pm today.
I saw my boss for the first time in nearly a month.
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He was actually here until 3pm today.
I saw my boss for the first time in nearly a month.
Might be a good idea to start keeping daily records on this. If push comes to shove, contemporaneous records can be very powerful.
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Exactly. Document.
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No need.
His comings and goings are on camera. All the owner has to do is pull up the footage and bam.
That's what we use to keep our employees honest.
Hell, I am on camera as I type on DTF. Make sure to wave!
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No need.
His comings and goings are on camera. All the owner has to do is pull up the footage and bam.
That's what we use to keep our employees honest.
Hell, I am on camera as I type on DTF. Make sure to wave!
*waves*
Documentation is still a good idea (taking this from experience), it's good to have smoke plus fire....there is not always a path that leads to fire on its own. And many companies are loathe to shitcan/discipline people without multiple layers of evidence.
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Yes you should document still so when you tell the owner that he's only been here once a month and they can look at the camera and see. You're better to have multiple notes.
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Sitting in the hospital waiting room, but looks like I'm officially an uncle! My little sister gave birth about 20 minutes ago. They aren't letting my father and brother and I in to see her yet, but my mother sent a pic from inside the room and all seems well!
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Congrats, dude! Being an uncle is awesome.
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Awesome!! It's a joy just being there. I know.
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Yea, still kind of unreal. That was the closest I've gotten to a live birth and the earliest I've seen a baby like that. It's amazing how that all happens.
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Newborn babies look like the cover of Black Sabbath - Born Again.
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Sitting in the hospital waiting room, but looks like I'm officially an uncle! My little sister gave birth about 20 minutes ago. They aren't letting my father and brother and I in to see her yet, but my mother sent a pic from inside the room and all seems well!
(https://i.giphy.com/media/seEnv6ckr337G/giphy.webp)
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*pokes head in*
Hello?
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Is there anybody in there?
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Just nod if you can hear me.
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:metal
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Is there anyone at home?
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Dad still has cancer in his lymph node. 75% cancer comes back. Chemo only brings it down 5% and he's to fragile to go through it.
We cross that bridge with regular check ups over the next 5 years.
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That's tough, Joe.
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Sorry to hear that
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We'll get through. This is all a guesstimate right now. You never know but it is disheartening.
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Ah shit, so sorry to hear that Joe :(
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Brohug for all the Shmegland's
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Damn, Joe. Really sorry to hear that. Hoping for the best for you and your family.
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Joe I'm so sorry, my thoughts will be with you and your family. If you're ever in the Charlotte area drinks and BBQ on me.
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You know it. It's just a shock because we were not told after the surgery. Not that we didn't know that maybe all the cancer would be cleared but it still hits home. So we take it one day at a time.
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One day at a time, one step at time. We got you in thought, Joe. You aren't alone.
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Thank you Andrew.
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Sorry to hear Joe.
Cancer is a cunt.
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Morning everybody. Having a coffee watching 80's music videos on demand right now. Journey- Stone In Love from the Blue Jean network concert right now.
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Morning everybody. Having a coffee watching 80's music videos on demand right now. Journey- Stone In Love from the Blue Jean network concert right now.
:metal Nice, What's the plan for the day? I just had leftover birthday cake, and now I'm watching scifi. Your move.
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:lol
My Nephews wedding at 2 pm. Wedding cake. Your move sucka.
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I can't out-cake you. I shouldn't even dare try.
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Morning peeps.
So.. Since my car is still not legal to drive, and my (girlfriend? Roommate? Whatever) has basically told me to fuck off when it comes to using her car to get to and from work... I got to get my ass up at 5am and hike my fat ass down through the murdery rapey ghetto to the bus station. It's not a bad walk (minus the murdery rapey part).. But I forgot that it'd be dark.
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I can't out-cake you. I shouldn't even dare try.
Know your place son. :lol
Jay, what's wrong with your car?
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My registration has been expired since Feb. I've got basically $500 to pay for my registration and a parking ticket attached to it... So I had been driving her car until I had the funds.
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Damn. Save every penny. Without your car, you are stuck with her and you need to get away.
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I'm basically going to throw my next paycheck at it.
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Good. It already sounds toxic there.
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She's actually calmed down a little... And things are civilish
She's given me rides a few times but has been dealing with a medical issue with a family member and really hasn't been home all week. Which helps. Lol
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Morning everyone.
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Hi Reap!
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Morning Reaper.
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Morning!
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Blob, you ever get into Ben 10?
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Blob, you ever get into Ben 10?
Nope. I don't do kid's cartoons unless it's from the '80s and has good toys. :lol
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Blob, you ever get into Ben 10?
Nope. I don't do kid's cartoons unless it's from the '80s and has good toys. :lol
:lol
But, but I played a Ben 10 video game and it was cool.
It's a fun series when he's a teen. Watched it a lot with my godson over the years.
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I've watched my share of kid's cartoons with my niece over the years, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch any cartoon unless it has the nostalgia going for it, like TMNT or Transformers.
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My nostalgia is like The Land Of The Lost, Captian Bob painting and The Superfriends from the 70's. Old fart.
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Nostalgia?
The first few seasons of Poke'mon. Dexter's Lab. Fairly Odd Parents. Old School Spongebob.
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Nostalgia?
The first few seasons of Poke'mon. Dexter's Lab. Fairly Odd Parents. Old School Spongebob.
My nostalgia could beat up your nostalgia. :lol
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Dexters lab, I used to love that show.
My gf just dropped some bombs on me, her sister is having her daughters birthday party here in December and her parents are coming again for 3 weeks. So what I'm saying is who wants to have me come over and stay for the holidays?
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Dexters lab, I used to love that show.
My gf just dropped some bombs on me, her sister is having her daughters birthday party here in December and her parents are coming again for 3 weeks. So what I'm saying is who wants to have me come over and stay for the holidays?
Depends. Will you cook?
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Only if you put out Jay.
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Dexters lab, I used to love that show.
My gf just dropped some bombs on me, her sister is having her daughters birthday party here in December and her parents are coming again for 3 weeks. So what I'm saying is who wants to have me come over and stay for the holidays?
Sure. :lol
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You'll never see blob though. Blob time is, is who the hell knows his schedule?!
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Dexters lab, I used to love that show.
My gf just dropped some bombs on me, her sister is having her daughters birthday party here in December and her parents are coming again for 3 weeks. So what I'm saying is who wants to have me come over and stay for the holidays?
Depends. Will you cook?
If by cooking I just order every meal
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You'll never see blob though. Blob time is, is who the hell knows his schedule?!
There are some things man was not meant to know.
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You'll never see blob though. Blob time is, is who the hell knows his schedule?!
There are some things man was not meant to know.
Settle down Dr. Emmett Brown.
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Dexters lab, I used to love that show.
My gf just dropped some bombs on me, her sister is having her daughters birthday party here in December and her parents are coming again for 3 weeks. So what I'm saying is who wants to have me come over and stay for the holidays?
Depends. Will you cook?
If by cooking I just order every meal
As long as you're paying!
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That can be arranged
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:lol
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Watching the Wacken live stream, Alice Cooper is on now :metal Later is Avantasia but I dont think I'll be able to watch
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Ugh. So the ball got dropped at work today. It's partially my fault, but only because we are using a system to keep track of something that's literally just a white board with names, dates, and times scribbled on it. (It's an extra shift we have that's outside of our regular scheduling). I've been asking for months to devise a system of tracking them that's a little more... high tech. Even if it's just emails to keep track of WHO is actually working them when they sign up (as it's basically an OT shift).
Nope. I'm getting heat because this has happened 2x in 2 months and they were both after I was promoted.
Basically today's issue was a dude didn't show up for it. He didn't show up because he called me yesterday, while I was on a bus home, to ask if he was working that day (apparently he came in to the office to find that someone else had came in). I told him no, He's not scheduled till Monday. Which was true. Because on the SCHEDULE which I make and track daily, he's not on till Monday. I had no idea he was working this extra shift. I don't get the initial emails regarding them (as the property manager sends shit to the WRONG email address, and I've addressed it with her several times..) and it was scheduled during my day off. Also, like I said, it's literally a white board with names and dates scribbled on them that's behind half of a door (our door is one of those half doors, with the top half kept open).
I told my supervisor that if I would have known about this when it was scheduled, even if it was an email, it wouldn't have happened. Unlike my life at home, When I am at work I am very detail orientated and almost obsessive compulsive. I triple check things. I over think things. He knows that. If this comes back and turns into a shit storm, I will be pissed.
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Jay, you said you get emails regarding shifts right? If you get the property manager to mail you the shifts to the right email address toss that shit into Outlook Calender (or Google Calender) and add the email address of your employees on there.
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A good chunk our employees are computer illiterate. So that wouldn't work
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Afternoon guys
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Hey guys. Sipping on a little cocktail I made. 75 degrees and no humidity. It's beautiful right now.
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Lucky you King, it's hot as hell here, the air is so moist.
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Today the humidity was gone. Had lunch on an island between N.H. & Maine.
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15 minutes until GoT!
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Good Evening
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Good evening Jay
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How goes it?
I... acquired a copy of Star Wars Battefront II for PC a few days ago. I used to play the shit out of it when I was younger.
I've forgotten how much of a bitch this game can be.
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I got Battlefront II on PC months ago during a sale because I used to love playing it on the original XBOX with my friend, but the PC version is complete shit. After half an hour of messing around, I couldn't get the controls at all usable, so I never actually ended up being able to play it.
I should just buy the original XBOX version and play it on the 360, but I recall trying that years ago, and it was super laggy and fidgety and also unplayable.
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I've had no issues with the PC version I tor... umm... acquired.
I think the reason I am having so much trouble is I'm pretty sure I used to really only played the campaign on co-op with my buddy :lol
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I used to only play co-op too. :lol
The problem for me is that there's no way in hell I'm playing on a keyboard/mouse, and its controller support is beyond ass, so I can't set it up how it was on XBOX. I can't even change the deadzone, so the character just drifts around when I'm not touching anything.
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I thought keyboard and mouse was going to suck.. but I have found that it's actually better IMO.. Did you play in 1st person or 3rd person?
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I always played in 3rd person. I've never been a fan of first person anything at all.
Still not using keyboard and mouse.
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24 hours and no activity. Wow.
THIS SITE IS DEAD!
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24 hours and no activity. Wow.
THIS SITE IS DEAD!
Oh hey man. You don't know about the super secret chat thread? It's where all the cook kids went.
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So just lonestar?
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So just lonestar?
Lonestar doesn't need anyone else for stimulating conversation.
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lol
I've been in a bad place mentally. I actually look forward to peeps in this chat. DON'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A SECRET CHAT... THAT'S HEARTBREAKING...
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lol
I've been in a bad place mentally. I actually look forward to peeps in this chat. DON'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A SECRET CHAT... THAT'S HEARTBREAKING...
Fine, how about this...
THIS is the secret chat, and you're the only one good enough for it.
Well, plus Blob and me apparently.
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I'm too old to have those secret meet ups.
Morning.
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Morning gang
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Morning.
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It's not even just the chat thread... not much going on here across the board. Looks like DTF has the summertime blues - not sure what Blob's excuse is.
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My excuse is that most of the forum isn't worth reading any more. :lol
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You hurt me Blob. Deep man.
Morning! Morning Chad!
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My excuse is that most of the forum isn't worth reading any more. :lol
Stop going to DT-side then. And reading anything MP related.
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My excuse is that most of the forum isn't worth reading any more. :lol
Stop going to DT-side then. And reading anything MP related.
Oh I stopped that a long time ago. As I said, it's not even worth reading.
I very rarely even look at DT side, and don't look at the general music discussion much either, especially anything MP related. DTF can't play nice. :lol It's basically just GD / chat thread, and some movie/tv threads now. I mostly hang around for you guys.
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My excuse is that most of the forum isn't worth reading any more. :lol
Stop going to DT-side then. And reading anything MP related.
Oh I stopped that a long time ago. As I said, it's not even worth reading.
I very rarely even look at DT side, and don't look at the general music discussion much either, especially anything MP related. DTF can't play nice. :lol It's basically just GD / chat thread, and some movie/tv threads now. I mostly hang around for you guys.
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:lol
It's weird to see Blob in the political threads.
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I'm impressed with Kotowboy's restraint. Looks as though he's lurking regularly - maybe even daily - but not posting at all. And just shy of 25,000 posts too.
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Oh, and wahoo to me! Just noticed I passed Jamesman to be a Top 10 post-whore.
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I'm impressed with Kotowboy's restraint. Looks as though he's lurking regularly - maybe even daily - but not posting at all. And just shy of 25,000 posts too.
He should just post.
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Lonestar doesn't need anyone else for stimulating
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I'm impressed with Kotowboy's restraint. Looks as though he's lurking regularly - maybe even daily - but not posting at all. And just shy of 25,000 posts too.
I reached out to him a bit ago. Boss banned him from posting or being able pm, at least that's what he told me.
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I'm impressed with Kotowboy's restraint. Looks as though he's lurking regularly - maybe even daily - but not posting at all. And just shy of 25,000 posts too.
I reached out to him a bit ago. Boss banned him from posting or being able pm, at least that's what he told me.
Gotchya. I would've assumed that mean disabling the login completely, but I guess not. Oh well. Did I miss the specifics as to why?
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MP thread drama
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MP thread drama
Ahh.... no wonder I missed it.
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Evening folks
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Yo
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Hey guys!
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How goes it Joe?
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Ok. Work and Dad blowing up my life but vacation in 2 weeks. 3 concerts lined up on vacation.
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Vacation?
What is that?
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We need it.
Anathema, The Neal Morse Band & Haken. Then my first day back at work we see Bill Burr. That's a hell of a run!
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Bill Burr is awesome, I've seen him live a couple of times and he is hilarious.
His podcasts are great too.
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I wish I could go see Haken :'( :'( :'(
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Bill Burr is fantastic!!
I'm hoping to have beers again with Haken.
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Oh yea
I went and spent 2 hours in the DMV today.
Got my car legal again.
Gotta go run some errands tomorrow, and I may give it a good wash inside and out. I'm also thinking about rattle canning the hood, as it's got some sun damage to the paint and looks like shit.
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My girlfriend just tried to make plans with me over Labor Day weekend, sorry but Haken is that Saturday night and I literally had just gotten my ticket in the mail the other day.
Almost forgot I had a 1am maintenance tonight at work. Ate some Etheopian food with the gf and then just got back into work to get some pre-work done before the fun begins at 1. Got to do this 2 nights in a row and I think my boss is pushing to do a third night.... I'm actually cool with it, it's fairly easy stuff and I can use the extra OT cash considering how costly it is to keep seeing all these concerts.
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Good morning guys. Glad to hear you got your care on the road.
Cramx my boss has been asking me to do some extra work and I've said no to everything lol. I'm ready for vacation which starts next week.
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My girlfriend just tried to make plans with me over Labor Day weekend, sorry but Haken is that Saturday night and I literally had just gotten my ticket in the mail the other day.
Almost forgot I had a 1am maintenance tonight at work. Ate some Etheopian food with the gf and then just got back into work to get some pre-work done before the fun begins at 1. Got to do this 2 nights in a row and I think my boss is pushing to do a third night.... I'm actually cool with it, it's fairly easy stuff and I can use the extra OT cash considering how costly it is to keep seeing all these concerts.
That's sweet that you get OT pay for that. When I was a DBA, we'd have to work hours like that a lot and got nothing extra. Best we got was "come in tomorrow at 8:30 instead of 7:30"
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I'm an hourly employee so yea once I hit 40 hours it's all OT. I kind of screwed myself out of more OT by leaving work to grab dinner. Technically I am allowed to stay at work till 1am, get paid for all that time AND expense myself a dinner (which I am doing tonight and made sure I got back in this morning at a decent time to get back on the clock). That's typically why whenever this type of work comes up, I raise my hand immediately. Also, unless I go over 70 hours, no one complains about working OT here. There's always stuff to do so I can justify my hours if need to, but no one's ever asked me to show why I work so much (or used to, I pretty much stick to 50 hours now).
On the contrast, I am not eligible for a bonus because I get compensated with OT. There's been some talk of making me salary which would increase my base but I feel like I'd be less motivated to pick up the extra work.
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Yeah, I had a similar situation where I started out where I work making OT but not being bonus eligible, and that's flipped with the promotion I got back before the holidays. It kind of worked out though, as there was at least a little bit of OT available every week when I started, but the nature of the team's work has shifted enough that there really isn't much available at all anymore.
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well this is a f****** night. The wife and I are drinking and watching Iron Maiden and videos on demand.
Hell to the yeah.
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:metal :metal
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Yup. Fuck it. :lol
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Morning everyong
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Hey yo! What's the good word?
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Nothing much, got the house to myself this weekend, thinking about all the video games I'm going to catch up on while drinking beer and eating pizza.
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That's not what you told me. You said you were going to finish my work.
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I saw you were goofing around thanks to Twitter yesterday Blob.
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Actually, that's for my video. :lol It's going to be one of the credits pictures, in the style of TOS.
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:lol Well awesome then!
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Howdy all. Remarkably quiet day in the office today (not that I'm complaining).
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Same here. Working on a game for our 2 years OSHA safe for the employees. They come up with a safety slogan. No one will know whose slogan is whose besides myself. We'll have the employees vote on the slogan and the winner gets the slogan on the safety T-Shirt we hand out a $50 gift card to the winner.
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Back to back 16 hour work days has me very sluggish today. Luckily my boss and coworker are offline so I can slack a bit. I just completed my only major work I needed to get done today. Although I expect more soon, but I think I am going to do my best to lay low and go to bed early tonight.
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Damn, 16 hour days for the lose. I don't think I've ever gone worse than maybe 13, 13.5 hours in the office and that was just once. I used to routinely work 13 hour shifts at the restaurant though.
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I used to do 12 hour days at the hotel for years, no more of that nonsense
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I may be off work but I'm always receiving calls or dealing with something. I knew what I was getting into but sometimes it sucks.
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12 hour days were the norm for me for awhile. My boss has been dropping lots of notes of the upcoming work and it looks like I could be going back to doing 12 hours normally. Looks like we are going to be moving data centers and upgrading all our switches to support 100G connections. I just installed these brand new $75k switches to support 100G circuits to connect our data center to the internet. Got to keep up with the Joneses (aka Google and Facebook in our case).
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12 hours of work a day? That's brutal! And how long is travel on top of that?
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You guys are making me glad I'm pretty much 9-6 every day and they haven't saddled me with a work-enabled phone yet.
12 hours of work a day? That's brutal! And how long is travel on top of that?
My commute is about an hour and ten minutes each way, but part of that is just waiting in between my shuttle to/from the train station and the train.
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You guys are making me glad I'm pretty much 9-6 every day and they haven't saddled me with a work-enabled phone yet.
12 hours of work a day? That's brutal! And how long is travel on top of that?
My commute is about an hour and ten minutes each way, but part of that is just waiting in between my shuttle to/from the train station and the train.
You guys are making me glad I don't work. :lol
Especially once you factor in 1+ hours each way, that doesn't leave much time for you guys to blob!
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My commute is 40 minutes without traffic, but that's never the case (unless I am working till 2am like I have been). It's typically around 50-60 minutes each way.
But I get OT so all those extra hours enables me to go on vacations and see concerts. I told myself I was unlikely to do another vacation this year, but now that I'm seeing all this OT $, maybe I will.
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You guys are making me glad I'm pretty much 9-6 every day and they haven't saddled me with a work-enabled phone yet.
12 hours of work a day? That's brutal! And how long is travel on top of that?
My commute is about an hour and ten minutes each way, but part of that is just waiting in between my shuttle to/from the train station and the train.
You guys are making me glad I don't work. :lol
Especially once you factor in 1+ hours each way, that doesn't leave much time for you guys to blob!
The commute piece isn't as bad for me since I have music playing the whole time and on the shuttle/train I can either be on the internet on my phone or reading a book or napping, but yeah if I go through a stretch with a lot of weekend plans (such as I have for the last month or so) then blobbing time becomes in short supply :(
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I blob at work :biggrin: I mean, it's fairly clear from my posting here that I'm not constantly working or anything. There's usually enough downtime for me to blob on the clock. Right now I am watching the live talk the thrones (game of thrones commentary) on twitter. My commute is fine as long as the traffic isn't bad. I get to listen to music or sports radio, but if the traffic is bad, I get really frustrated.
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I blob at work :biggrin: I mean, it's fairly clear from my posting here that I'm not constantly working or anything. There's usually enough downtime for me to blob on the clock. Right now I am watching the live talk the thrones (game of thrones commentary) on twitter. My commute is fine as long as the traffic isn't bad. I get to listen to music or sports radio, but if the traffic is bad, I get really frustrated.
So where do you work, and what do you do?
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Who is your daddy and what does he do?
I work often by myself or just with my one coworker in a data center in new jersey just outside new york city (the rest of the company is in our office in NYC), I build it, keep it online, and tear it down when its run its course.
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That doesn't sound too bad. At least you're not dealing with too many humans.
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I live vicariously through you Blob.
Isn't that sad?
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Considering how sad my life is, yes. :lol
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No! :lol I'm jealous! :lol
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I slept until 11am today. It was wierd because even on a day off like today... I still get woken up around 8am from work ... No emails or calls / texts came in though.
Then I see on FB that my supervisor took the day off.
So tomorrow I'm going to have a lot of shit to take care of.
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No! :lol I'm jealous! :lol
Jealous of what? I do nothing!
Which I guess is enviable. :lol
I woke up after 4pm today.
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Doing nothing is something I aspire to every day!
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Who is your daddy and what does he do?
I work often by myself or just with my one coworker in a data center in new jersey just outside new york city (the rest of the company is in our office in NYC), I build it, keep it online, and tear it down when its run its course.
There was a job offer to work a data center right around the time I got hired at Wells, sometimes I wish I took it, but it was less pay, significantly less pay. 4 10's would've been amazing though.
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Evening, gents.
Things starting to get a bit grim on the job front...10% layoff early next week. In the last 3.5 years, this will make the 5th round of this I will have been through (including a site closure, and multiple integrations). I know I'm safe, but this is just grueling. Sigh.
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That's tough. What's the reason for all the lay offs?
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Morning.
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Morning, king. What's up?
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Work. Got 3 interviews coming in today.
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Good luck with the latest batch of deadbeats.
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Morning, at work, so happy it's friday
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Good luck with the latest batch of deadbeats.
No shit man.
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Work. Got 3 interviews coming in today.
King, can I ask what the pay is for the guys that constantly no show and/or quit really early on?
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It's low paying general labor. Unemployment in N.H. is 2.9% the lowest in the country. That spells doom for a shitty paying job. $12/$13/$15. There are guys here making good money. They've been here for a while.
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It's low paying general labor. Unemployment in N.H. is 2.9% the lowest in the country. That spells doom for a shitty paying job. $12/$13/$15. There are guys here making good money. They've been here for a while.
I wonder how much money you lose from constantly having shifts that are short staffed and having to train new hires far more often than you should. I wonder if starting those jobs at $16 or $17 would make a difference.
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That's not feasible.
You have to look at the market and what they are willing to pay for our product which is pallets. We've already done research on the average in a 100 mile radius for the pay scale for what we do. I've already went up from $11 to $12, $12, to $13. The added labor cost goes to the customer when we charge more for pallets. They will look elsewhere.
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The problem is basically that people are shitheads. That goes for everything. :biggrin:
Do your workers get some kind of long service bonus if they stick around for more than a month?
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An incentive to stay around may be a good idea. It works well in the tech world, vesting stock options. Obviously that's not what palleting should offer, but maybe a small cash bonus would motivate some to stick around.
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We have a safety bonus every month. Safety food every month. You can get health, dental & eye insurance 1 month in. Not 3 months like other jobs. We have 401k and long term disability the company pays after 6 months. Paid holidays. pay out on PTO not usedyou refer an employee and they stay 6 months you get $100. A boot program where you get $60 to $90 dollars a year for steel toe boot and you don't use it, it rolls over.
I give gas cards for those who drive others in. Bonus for safety ideas. Shall I go on?
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:lol that's pretty solid, but not cash though. I think giving money speaks more for that type of job than all the rest of your listed benefits (although they seem VERY good for that type of job) since most people just want cash at the end of the day. Something like $500 if you make it a full year, $1000 if you make it three years with 4% raises every year. I'm not knocking what you give, that's very good, just throwing ideas out there.
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
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At the end of the day, being a deadbeat will override any incentives.
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
Idk, man. I get that it's labor and some of these guys just leave for selfish reasons, but if you're losing them to other labor-based employment, competition is competition. I see it in my industry all the time. Showing up and doing your job is all there is really, so companies offer things like bonuses to retain their talent (ability to stick with a menial labor job).
Edit: just saw the list of perks they get. Nevermind. Most of that is better than a bonus. I didn't think they got that kind of stuff (or at least that much).
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
This. I'm totally with you on this king. Those benefits you listed for a manual labor job are really solid. You guys have to remember these aren't software engineers making 75k or something. For what the positions seem to be, it sounds like they offer pretty solid safety incentives (which is critical in that type of job) and solid benefits.
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Idk, man. I get that it's labor and some of these guys just leave for selfish reasons, but if you're losing them to other labor-based employment, competition is competition. I see it in my industry all the time. Showing up and doing your job is all there is really, so companies offer things like bonuses to retain their talent (ability to stick with a menial labor job).
Not to speak for king, but I was under the impression that these guys are allergic to work, so he wasn't losing them because they were leaving to work somewhere else. He was losing them because they wouldn't keep showing up.
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
This. I'm totally with you on this king. Those benefits you listed for a manual labor job are really solid. You guys have to remember these aren't software engineers making 75k or something. For what the positions seem to be, it sounds like they offer pretty solid safety incentives (which is critical in that type of job) and solid benefits.
Those are really great incentives, but it's clearly not working on keeping people. Either from competition or because they just don't care. I just think people in that sort of labor pool put more value on cash than the benefits offered.
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
This. I'm totally with you on this king. Those benefits you listed for a manual labor job are really solid. You guys have to remember these aren't software engineers making 75k or something. For what the positions seem to be, it sounds like they offer pretty solid safety incentives (which is critical in that type of job) and solid benefits.
I kind of don't like this argument. Hard work is hard work, and the value you add to a company doesn't need to be based on some college provided skill that's difficult to find. I say all the time, I wouldn't work at a McDonalds if I got offered $5 more an hour to do so. While their work might not require college or much intelligence, they have to work their asses off while receiving a non-stop onslaught from the oh so polite public. Just because those people aren't making $30 an hour doesn't mean they aren't bringing a serious amount of necessary value to the company.
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If McDonals offered me the same cash as my current job (and a career path to make more and move up), I'd consider it :lol Flipping burgers and dealing with customers I don't care about is much easier than having the pressure on you during a network outage to get it fixed asap. I worked in fast food before, it's not the worst thing out there, just the pay sucks to live off of.
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Those are really great incentives, but it's clearly not working on keeping people. Either from competition or because they just don't care. I just think people in that sort of labor pool put more value on cash than the benefits offered.
I tend to agree, I'm just saying those are actually pretty solid benefits for that type of position. But you're right - people don't get cash in their pockets for having medical insurance.
I kind of don't like this argument. Hard work is hard work, and the value you add to a company doesn't need to be based on some college provided skill that's difficult to find. I say all the time, I wouldn't work at a McDonalds if I got offered $5 more an hour to do so. While their work might not require college or much intelligence, they have to work their asses off while receiving a non-stop onslaught from the oh so polite public. Just because those people aren't making $30 an hour doesn't mean they aren't bringing a serious amount of necessary value to the company.
I wasn't intending to say they weren't working hard or that they weren't valuable. Obviously, in order for this business to operate they are extremely valuable. All I was saying is that typically these sorts of positions don't demand as many bonuses and incentives because companies tend to look at these positions as easier to replace where as a company who has a really good software engineer might view that person differently. Not saying that's right, just saying.
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Joe what's the minimum wage out there?
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
I bonus for showing up is called a higher hourly wage.
I'm with King on this as well. There are a lot of variable factors affecting his ability to keep employees... offering a bonus isn't as straight forward as it might seem to solving this issue.
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That's tough. What's the reason for all the lay offs?
Early 2014, new CEO, restructuring & 30% layoff
Mid 2015, merger, synergies
Early 2016, another merger, synergies
Mid 2016, site closure
Now, restructuring ("right-sizing") after a huge merger fell through last year
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This is manual labor guys. You have to start somewhere if you have no skills. If you show up and stay you get a good raise. A bonus for just showing up is never a good idea.
I bonus for showing up is called a higher hourly wage.
I'm with King on this as well. There are a lot of variable factors affecting his ability to keep employees... offering a bonus isn't as straight forward as it might seem to solving this issue.
Exactly. You show up and do a good job you get a great review and you get a great raise. Everybody does not understands the value of longevity and moving up the ladder at a job. That's how you build your career and resume.
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Good Morning
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Morning. Coffee time. Break it down....
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Morning, king.
What are the cake plans this weekend?
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No cake.
Hope you don't split your head open from fainting.
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No cake.
I knew there was a reason DTF went Temporarily Unavailable.
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Morning guys
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No cake.
Hope you don't split your head open from fainting.
That's disappointing.
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No celebrations.
Though one week until vacation.
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No cake.
Hope you don't split your head open from fainting.
That's disappointing.
I made up for it with 2 cakes - jingle.kids turned 17 yesterday. Chocolate Cheesecake (with Peppermint Oreo crust) that I made for jingle.daughter, and DQ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake for jingle.son.
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Damn, you're making me cake-hungry! That sounds amazing.
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17?! Where the hell does the time go?
Morning Chad. 1 week until vacation. Lisa and I are going to see Anathema, The Neal Morse Band, Haken & comedian Bill Burr.
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17?! Where the hell does the time go?
Tell me about it. You should check out the photo album mrs.jingle posted on FB, showing their 'progression'... we take a picture of them every day on their birthday. Pretty cool to see them age.
Oh, and the cakes...
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(https://scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20708454_10159093846195545_8964706890587953871_n.jpg?oh=a7456a44550497621577d96d8e0a06ae&oe=5A2F2245)
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Congrats, Chad! Nice job with the jingle.cakes.
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Chad do you feel old?
I do.
Also.. Good morning everyone!
I would have been on earlier but I started my morning at work dealing with bullshit.
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Chad do you feel old?
I do for all the little aches and pains that I don't recover from. I've had a strain in my right lat for the past week that is (at times) agony.
Otherwise, no... still as young and mentally immature as ever.
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And the drain hose sprung a leak in the washing machine. Part ordered.
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Morning.
It's getting a lot tougher to wake with the sun coming up later.
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Morning.
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Howdy Doody.
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Morning. Last week before vacation. Got a guy that had a nephew pass away and has to travel to Milwaukee this week, then another is going to rehab for alcohol and a third claims a supervisor is harassing him. I know better because this kid has no attention span and every supervisor has complained about him.
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Good afternoon all. Three day work week for me this week before flying to Atlanta for a beer festival.
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Good afternoon all. Three day work week for me this week before flying to Atlanta for a beer festival.
Nice.
Took off yesterday because of a wedding sunday night in South Jersey so getting back after the breakfast monday wouldn't be worth coming in for, but I didn't burn a vacation day since today I am working from 10am to about 4am tonight/tomorrow and then am working all weekend in Los Angeles. Had to book a quick emergency trip since my LA coworker is currently in Denver with my NJ coworker since there's major work there and then our latest server delivery from Dell is all wrong but can't wait for them to come back and fix, I need to go out immediately (but can't leave the NJ data center unmanned) so that's why it's happening over the weekend.
Honestly, I love it. I didn't need to burn a vacation day and will get a LOT of OT for doing a pretty easy job (it will be a lot, but it's easy) plus while in LA I can likely catch 311's concert in Hollywood. I had no other plans for this weekend so earning money and catching one of my favorite bands on the other side of the country on work's dime sounds like a win. (well I still have to pay for the concert, but my OT will more than make up for my personal costs to attend).
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Morning.
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Morning, king. What's up?
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Morning guys, first day of vacation. I can't wait and blob all day every day by the beach
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Morning guys, first day of vacation. I can't wait and blob all day every day by the beach
Blobbing and beaches are not compatible concepts! :lol
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Sure they are blob, you can blob on the beach
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Hey guys. Saturday starts my vacation. I'll be off until 8/31/17. I can't wait. I've got 3 concerts, 1 comedy show and day trips planned.
Morning guys, first day of vacation. I can't wait and blob all day every day by the beach
Blobbing and beaches are not compatible concepts! :lol
He'd burn up like a vampire. :lol
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Sure they are blob, you can blob on the beach
Bitch, you trying to tell the inventor of blobbing what blobbing entails?
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King that sounds awesome, I'm off until the 28th.
Blob, you're part of the old world of blobbing, things have changed.
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Blob, you're part of the old world of blobbing, things have changed.
I'm still the leading innovator in the field of blobbing. Get back to me once you've gone over 3 months without stepping foot outside the house, lightweight.
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It's in our lexicon now Blob. The word is ours. I'll use it as a verb, an adjective. It's wonderful! :lol
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It's in our lexicon now Blob. The word is ours. I'll use it as a verb, an adjective. It's wonderful! :lol
You cannot own it unless you live it. You must become one with the blob. You must free your mind of the human constructs of time and day, and instead fill it with all the procrastination the world has to offer.
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Obi Wan Blob
Yes my master.
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There should be a questionnaire to determine your blobbing IQ (BIQ), with questions such as-
What day is it today? (if you answer correctly, you fail the question)
Did you wake up during the AM hours? (another instant fail)
Have you left the house in the past 24 hours? (another instant fail)
etc
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That makes me an automatic fail, whenever I'm home and don't have to do anything, I still need to go outside. I feel trapped if I stay home for too logn
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Um, Blob. We Blob "to" drop our IQ. :lol
Blobing is the way to forget everything! Using my mind and Blobing does not compute.
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That makes me an automatic fail, whenever I'm home and don't have to do anything, I still need to go outside. I feel trapped if I stay home for too logn
Much to learn you still have. :lol
If you were legit, you'd stay in and play video games with me. :neverusethis:
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That's going to be our september - december since I'll be free on the weekends.
I played a few rounds of Rocket League a couple of days ago, those new maps are crazy.
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That's going to be our september - december since I'll be free on the weekends.
I played a few rounds of Rocket League a couple of days ago, those new maps are crazy.
Which ones? I don't know how new is new, but I think I've played the current ones.
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Sure they are blob, you can blob on the beach
Giant Furry Blob Washes Up On A Beach In The Philippines (https://www.davidwolfe.com/giant-furry-blob-beach-philippines/)
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That's going to be our september - december since I'll be free on the weekends.
I played a few rounds of Rocket League a couple of days ago, those new maps are crazy.
Which ones? I don't know how new is new, but I think I've played the current ones.
They aren't really new, just new to me :lol
THe hockey and basketball maps.
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That's going to be our september - december since I'll be free on the weekends.
I played a few rounds of Rocket League a couple of days ago, those new maps are crazy.
Which ones? I don't know how new is new, but I think I've played the current ones.
They aren't really new, just new to me :lol
THe hockey and basketball maps.
The hockey and basketball ones have been around longer than I've had the game, but I've only ever gotten to play the hockey one once because nobody else on the server is playing it. I don't get the basketball one too often either, but that's a lot of fun. I actually played it a couple of days ago, and did pretty well. It's a good 2v2 game, so maybe we can try that next time.
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Sure they are blob, you can blob on the beach
Giant Furry Blob Washes Up On A Beach In The Philippines (https://www.davidwolfe.com/giant-furry-blob-beach-philippines/)
See Blob is white as a ghost. :lol
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So Dell has messed up again. The reason I need to go to LA this weekend is to fix their mistake and now they just messed up again with my parts delivery due to a shortage, which they only just now told us (after giving us a confirmation date and hence I booked the trip around that date). Sooo my boss gave me two options, cancel the trip and work will pay the fees, or take a work paid vacation to LA since it's all booked and paid already (and they are pushing those costs onto Dell). :lol I can't believe how ridiculous that is and how awesome it is for me. There's still a chance I get the work dropped on me (which is fine of course) but this is just so much fail that it may end up a win for me. :yarr
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Sounds awesome cramx. I'm just chilling on the beach right now. Beautiful weather, couldn't ask for more.
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Hey Reaper. Guess who just finished animating?
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Good Morning ya'll
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Hey Reaper. Guess who just finished animating?
Ryan Reynolds?
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Hey Reaper. Guess who just finished animating?
Soon on youtube?
Turns out my work in LA is a go, but not until Monday which works out just fine. I'll have the entire weekend to chill out there. I actually have no idea what to do besides the 311 concert and my personal mandatory sunday sunset trip the the Griffith Observatory.
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Hello DTF! ;D
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Hello DTF! ;D
The nerd in me feels the final 1 and 0 in your username should be swapped around. :blob:
Hey Reaper. Guess who just finished animating?
Soon on youtube?
Turns out my work in LA is a go, but not until Monday which works out just fine. I'll have the entire weekend to chill out there. I actually have no idea what to do besides the 311 concert and my personal mandatory sunday sunset trip the the Griffith Observatory.
Yes, the video will be on Youtube as soon as it's done. (still have to finish rendering, compositing, music, audio, credits etc)
That's good that you'll get some free time on your trip, although I guess having the entire trip free would have been even nicer. :lol One of my YT videos includes the Griffith Observatory in it..... :blob:
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So there's this girl who lives in the community I work.
She's like drop dead gorgeous and sweet as sugar. Like.. she's lived here for 4 years... I interact with her daily.. and I still melt when she's around.
And she's getting married tomorrow apparently.
I MISSED MY CHANCE
:lol
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Hey Reaper. Guess who just finished animating?
Soon on youtube?
Turns out my work in LA is a go, but not until Monday which works out just fine. I'll have the entire weekend to chill out there. I actually have no idea what to do besides the 311 concert and my personal mandatory sunday sunset trip the the Griffith Observatory.
Yes, the video will be on Youtube as soon as it's done. (still have to finish rendering, compositing, music, audio, credits etc)
That's good that you'll get some free time on your trip, although I guess having the entire trip free would have been even nicer. :lol One of my YT videos includes the Griffith Observatory in it..... :blob:
Oh yea? Which video? I love that place. I made my own youtube video on it.
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Oh yea? Which video? I love that place. I made my own youtube video on it.
Cool, gimme a link! Mine's probably a little different to yours though. :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hyF39ZyLA0
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Oh yea? Which video? I love that place. I made my own youtube video on it.
Cool, gimme a link! Mine's probably a little different to yours though. :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hyF39ZyLA0
:lol I've definitely watched that before but didn't make the connection to the background (or just overlooked it)
Mine's not meant to be funny and honestly not that interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE)
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Blob that's awesome news! I can't wait to see it. I'm sure you got tired of me asking every time we talked how progress was.
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:lol I've definitely watched that before but didn't make the connection to the background (or just overlooked it)
Mine's not meant to be funny and honestly not that interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE)
Yeah, as I said, mine's a little different to yours! I realized from watching your video that I don't think I've seen the inside of the building before, so that was neato.
Blob that's awesome news! I can't wait to see it. I'm sure you got tired of me asking every time we talked how progress was.
Nah, I needed the nudge. :lol Still probably a lot of work to do, but the end is in sight now. If I'm not a lazy shit on the rest, I might be able to have it up by the end of this month.
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:lol I've definitely watched that before but didn't make the connection to the background (or just overlooked it)
Mine's not meant to be funny and honestly not that interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdguxrCCmE)
Yeah, as I said, mine's a little different to yours! I realized from watching your video that I don't think I've seen the inside of the building before, so that was neato.
The inside is awesome, there's a planetarium there (not shown in my video, since you aren't allowed to video in there). I've already seen all the shows though, hopefully they have a new one out now to catch.
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So there's this girl who lives in the community I work.
She's like drop dead gorgeous and sweet as sugar. Like.. she's lived here for 4 years... I interact with her daily.. and I still melt when she's around.
And she's getting married tomorrow apparently.
I MISSED MY CHANCE
:lol
Never too late! Didn't you see that movie with Hugh Grant and whoever? :)
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So there's this girl who lives in the community I work.
She's like drop dead gorgeous and sweet as sugar. Like.. she's lived here for 4 years... I interact with her daily.. and I still melt when she's around.
And she's getting married tomorrow apparently.
I MISSED MY CHANCE
:lol
Never too late! Didn't you see that movie with Hugh Grant and whoever? :)
:lol
She baked us cactus shaped cookies and brought them when she brought her guest list for her reception tomorrow (it's on the property here). I swear... the cookies look like they are all giving me the finger. INSULT TO INJURY.
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
You know I'm down whenever, if I'm awake.
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Hello DTF! ;D
The nerd in me feels the final 1 and 0 in your username should be swapped around. :blob:
Hmm.. but true nerd-dom lies in having a preference for the letter that would follow... A, B C, D... or no letter at all :hat
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
You know I'm down whenever, if I'm awake.
I'd be down, but sadly for Blob he would have to play on the NA servers :lol
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
You know I'm down whenever, if I'm awake.
I'd be down, but sadly for Blob he would have to play on the NA servers :lol
Reaper and I alternated a bit when we played it a little while ago, so we both suffered. :lol I seemed to do better with shitty ping, or maybe we were just playing worse players. :lol Obviously it would make more sense to stick to the US servers if we were all playing.
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
You know I'm down whenever, if I'm awake.
I'd be down, but sadly for Blob he would have to play on the NA servers :lol
Reaper and I alternated a bit when we played it a little while ago, so we both suffered. :lol I seemed to do better with shitty ping, or maybe we were just playing worse players. :lol
I really didn't have too much issues when we played, sure it lagged occassionally but it was playable and not too bothersome. I'd be fine playing that way but if two of us are in NA vs one in AUS then I wonder if that would make the lag even worse for us vs. the lag for you playing in NA. We could always experiment.
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Cramx and Blob (and whoever else) we should set up a Rocket League game soon.
You know I'm down whenever, if I'm awake.
I'd be down, but sadly for Blob he would have to play on the NA servers :lol
Reaper and I alternated a bit when we played it a little while ago, so we both suffered. :lol I seemed to do better with shitty ping, or maybe we were just playing worse players. :lol
I really didn't have too much issues when we played, sure it lagged occassionally but it was playable and not too bothersome. I'd be fine playing that way but if two of us are in NA vs one in AUS then I wonder if that would make the lag even worse for us vs. the lag for you playing in NA. We could always experiment.
I don't know, but I'd like to mess with the settings and see if we can find a good compromise.
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I told blob that I have a spare bedroom, he should move in.
I have gigabit internet!
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I don't know if I like the idea of internet that works faster than I do. :neverusethis:
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:lol If blob aint taking it, I'll move in.
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I told my GF after we moved to Charlotte that 400 channels of TV plus fiber internet for $200 when we came from Florida which had 80 channels and 100mb down for $220, I'm never leaving.
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damn thats still expensive, but you can't find those internet speeds in most of America
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It's pretty amazing but we are just lucky because we have a major bank presence in Charlotte that we got fiber. $75 of our bill is internet, my gf's sister pays $59 in Raleigh and she has 18mbps down simply because they don't have the competition.
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It's pretty amazing but we are just lucky because we have a major bank presence in Charlotte that we got fiber. $75 of our bill is internet, my gf's sister pays $59 in Raleigh and she has 18mbps down simply because they don't have the competition.
Thats crazy but you nailed it with the competition. It sucks your house can be in an area with a monopoly. I definitely was concerned about this when house shopping and was nice to see every TV/internet provider had connections to my house, which of course with Verizon FIOS, it was still an easy decision, but I know I have options if pricing gets out of hand (which it hasn't).
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Morning gents and Zydar.
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Morning, king.
I'm currently working on another credits picture for my Star Trek video of a red shirt being attacked by giant space hornets. I might post it when it's done.
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That sounds amazing!! :lol
Just started our vacation. We went to a concert last night.
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Just started our vacation. We went to a concert last night.
Cool. What did you see?
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Anathema. Not your cup of tea but they were excellent.
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I don't think I've actually heard them, but you're probably right. Glad you enjoyed it. :metal
Got any other plans?
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2 more concerts, a stand up comedian live, a drive in theater, lots of beer runs in other states, and the boxing match.
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2 more concerts, a stand up comedian live, a drive in theater, lots of beer runs in other states, and the boxing match.
........and cake?
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When we go out to eat I'm too stuffed to have desert! :lol
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Who'd want to eat a desert anyway? It's just sand and cactii.
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Maybe down under. Here, it gives me joy.
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I'd rather eat dessert, but each to their own!
And also, EAT CAKE FIRST. PROBLEM SOLVED. USE YOUR HEAD.
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It's almost like you don't even know me. I've had cake for supper. Why?
Because.
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I've had cake at 2am. Why? Because.
ALSO DAMMIT ACKNOWLEDGE ME MOCKING YOUR INCORRECT SPELLING!
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It's hard to type with frosting on one's fingers.
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Both you and I know you are not currently consuming cake.
Now I want cake.
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I have leftover blackened chicken quesadilla from last night. There's your breakfast.
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Good morning, nothing beats waking up on your own time.
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Good morning, nothing beats waking up on your own time.
Is it even 9am yet? :lol
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It's almost 9am. Blob when you get to my age 9am is sleeping in.
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It's almost 9am. Blob when you get to my age 9am is sleeping in.
I hope I never get to your age Reap. :lol
LIVE FAST AND DIE YOUNG, THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.
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:lol
The only way to get Blob up at normal hours is going to a comic-con.
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Comic-Con is in about a month, so that will probably be the last time until Christmas that I wake during the AM hours. :lol
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:lol
I know you too well.
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Good morning fellow nerds.
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It's almost 9am. Blob when you get to my age 9am is sleeping in.
When you get to my (and King's) age, 7am is sleeping in.
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You guys are all old.
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You guys are all old.
I prefer the term "seasoned".
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Seasoned with Salt and Pepper.
(wait... that doesn't work due to your lack of hair...)
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It's almost 9am. Blob when you get to my age 9am is sleeping in.
When you get to my (and King's) age, 7am is sleeping in.
I was up till 1am. Woke up at 7am.
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was up till 11:30pm and woke up at 4am :lol
Almost had a United disaster on my flight this morning, they essentially kicked a lady off the flight cause her seat was broken. They tried to fix it but instead just ripped half the seat off the plane and made the lady get off since the flight was fully booked. Sucked for her, but she didn't complain or make a scene, just got escorted off. I was ready for some action though. Still that delayed the flight by an hour and have felt like death for most of the day, but now that I've been at work and able to hydrate, I'm feeling much better. Got to stay hydrated and cool so I have energy for 311 tonight. It's going to be like staying up for 24 hours by the end of that concert tonight.
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Good Morning Peeps
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Hey Jay!
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BLOB!!
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HEY KING!! WHY ARE WE YELLING?
My video is almost done! Got at least 4 days more rendering left though.
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YELLING HELPS ME REMEMBER THINGS.
I LIKE PUDDING!
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I made the mistake of going out to see my buddy's country band at my go to bar last night (yes.. I know.. country. but it's NOT like modern poppy shit)...
And then remember I was working a 12 hr shift today.
Thank god for coffee.
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YELLING HELPS ME REMEMBER THINGS.
I LIKE PUDDING!
HOW COULD YOU FORGET A LOVE OF PUDDING?
Life is punishing you for country.
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Just got back from a buffet, so good.
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It's funny because the dude he plays for (Rick Miller Band if anyone is interested) is actually a metal head. He grew up in Texas in the late 80s and early 90s. He saw Metallica play during the Ride The Lightning tour, and is a Dream Theater fan. I discovered that last year while hanging out back stage at an unsigned showcase thing. Over heard him talking to their guitar player (who is big into bluesy and jazzy shit) about Dream Theater. I showed him my tattoo and he tripped out.
So the singer and main songwriter is a country loving Texan with metal roots, the lead guitar player is a blues guy, the bass player is a prog nerd who plays a 6 string and likes to noodle Dream Theater bass bits in between songs, and the drummer is a big Zeppelin fan who plays in a local Zep tribute band.
So they really are far from your average country bar band.
Just got back from a buffet, so good.
Jelly. I am starving.
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HEY KING!! WHY ARE WE YELLING?
My video is almost done! Got at least 4 days more rendering left though.
Pure excitement Blob.
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Howdy people.
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Yo. What's up?
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Hello all
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Howdy all. Working from home today after a tiring but fun weekend in Atlanta.
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Morning Chumps. Off to Vermont for some beer, food and the sights today.
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Morning king. Sounds like a good time. Have fun! :hat
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You know it! I needed this mindless fun. Away from the chaos of work.
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You deserve it, friend! :metal
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It wasn't important enough for its own thread, but last several days I was on holiday in Copenhagen, and I totally ran into Mads Mikkelsen by complete accident :lol
I was in the pictoresque Nyhavn port zone, and a street was being temporarily sealed off because there was a movie shooting. By the time I enter the now free street from the other end to take pictures (they blocked the street only a short while), I'm there with just the photos in mind and I just happen to walk by Mads beneath an umbrella (it was raining), while he was speaking with, well, dunno if they were fellow actors or people from the production. I just told him "Hey man, you're awesome" giving him a thumbs up, and he replied with the same gesture, haha!
I met Hannibal and he didn't eat me :metal
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Good morning everyone!
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Hey Reap! Hey everyone.
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hey yo
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Hey Cram. The Wifey and I are seeing The Neal Morse Band tonight. First we are going to a Bar called Drink. There are no drink menus. You tell them what mood you are in, or what booze you like. Paint a picture and they will make a drink up on the spot, really creative. Food looks good there too!
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Morning guys!
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A bar callled drink :lol sounds pretty cool though, I bet you'd enjoy that. Where are you at for this fun?
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A bar callled drink :lol sounds pretty cool though, I bet you'd enjoy that. Where are you at for this fun?
In Boston. The Concert is at The Wilbur theater. Cool place to see a band. I've been there to see the musical "Rent" that was right after it premiered in NY and I've seen Jim Gaffigan there Twice.
Morning guys!
Morning Blob! How's it going?
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A bar callled drink :lol sounds pretty cool though, I bet you'd enjoy that. Where are you at for this fun?
In Boston. The Concert is at The Wilbur theater. Cool place to see a band. I've been there to see the musical "Rent" that was right after it premiered in NY and I've seen Jim Gaffigan there Twice.
Awesome, good times tonight for the king. :yarr
Tell MP that DTF says hello
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Last full day of vacation for me. Going home tomorrow. Fight on Saturday, Goo Goo Dolls on Sunday, back to work Monday :(
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A bar callled drink :lol sounds pretty cool though, I bet you'd enjoy that. Where are you at for this fun?
In Boston. The Concert is at The Wilbur theater. Cool place to see a band. I've been there to see the musical "Rent" that was right after it premiered in NY and I've seen Jim Gaffigan there Twice.
Awesome, good times tonight for the king. :yarr
Tell MP that DTF says hello
:lol Boy would he be thrilled to hear from me.
Last full day of vacation for me. Going home tomorrow. Fight on Saturday, Goo Goo Dolls on Sunday, back to work Monday :(
I go back next Thursday.
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Such a bummer to end a vacation and go back to work. Enjoy your last days.
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Yea, I can only imagine the hundreds of emails sitting in my mailbox.
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Morning folks!
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Morning King. At the airport ready to leave. Looking forward to seeing my dogs when I get home.
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Morning Reaper. Morning king.
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Morning King. At the airport ready to leave. Looking forward to seeing my dogs when I get home.
They will go nuts seeing you.
Morning Reaper. Morning king.
Morning Blob. Hitting another brewery today. I'm making a playlist for the drive.
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Morning Reaper. Morning king.
I'd sign into Skype but Skype can't seem to connect via airport wifi
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Morning,
King, what drink did you get at the drink? :lol
Have a safe flight Reapper
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Thanks Cramx!
I'm currently looking at the cluster fuck that happens when they start boarding. You're in zone 3, why are you trying to get on?
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Don't get me started with the boarding process :lol People are crazy. Same with getting off the plane. People act like it's so important to be on or off the plane first and would choose to be a dick to do so. I don't get it. Everyone's going to the same place.
Now, I do like boarding early only to make sure I can put my carryon up top and not have to check it, but I'm not going to cut people to do that.
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Morning,
King, what drink did you get at the drink? :lol
Have a safe flight Reapper
I don't know! :lol First drink I told him I was into Whiskey and bourbon and I wanted it bold. I wanted it to make me pull back and say wow. It did!
The second drink I told him I am Lebanese and to make me a middle Eastern drink. It was awesome.
The 3rd drink I told him my wife and I have been married over 22 years and I wanted to encompass our love together and we would share that drink. He knew my love for bourbon and her love for gardening so he had this drink made with herbs.
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That's really cool, and besides the first one, seems pretty broad to ask someone to come up with a drink on the spot. However you didn't mention if that last drink was any good :lol
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That's part of the charm there. There is no drink list. They make up drinks by you giving them information. It was so damn cool.
https://www.drinkfortpoint.com/
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Hey, peoples.
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Hello
It was a boring as hell shift. Literally drifted off for a split second.
But I am 20 minutes away from going HOOOOOME (It's what I long for).
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Howdy hef (and Jay). Two minutes from fleeing my desk and running into the warm embrace of the weekend.
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The best thing about coming home from vacation is laying in your own bed.
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It really is. Morning.
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Morning king! The rendering for my video is now done, after having my computer on for almost 4 straight days going continuous. Still need to do lots of bits and pieces on it, but it should be out by the end of this month.
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I can't wait!!
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I can't wait either......... to be done with this fucking thing. :lol
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:lol
Hey, you chose that profession! :lol
It's been a good vacation. Very relaxing.
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Does it count as a profession when you're just dicking around making Youtube vids? :lol
Glad you've had a good vacation! Anything new?
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Dicking around sounds AMAZING!!!
Getting together with my brother and friends to watch the boxing match tonight. MEN MEN MEN MEN MEN......
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:lol
I'll be seeing the re-release of Terminator 2 tomorrow. I don't much care for 3D, but I can't pass up the chance to see one of my favourite movies on the big screen.
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I've been done with the 3D movies these days. Just give me I-MAX 2D.
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Unfortunately I have no choice in this case, or else I'd take the 2D option.
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It's weird. My buddy has a movie theater at his house and he loves 3D. I can't watch it. It's blurry and unfocused to me. Damn old age! :lol
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DAMN YOUNG'UNS WITH THEIR 3D MOVIES AND BAGGY PANTS AND WIDGET SPINNERS AND MEME DABBING AND CALL OF DOODY. GET OFF MY LAWN!
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mmm the call of doody, that usually follows a coffee
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Well yeah to the Widgets but I like making memes. :lol
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Show me your memes!
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Twitter it is then!
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:lol Uh oh, what have I done?
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I just sent 2. :lol
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I just checked it again expecting more. :lol I can live with 2.
Also, I had cake today. Your move, bud.
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:lol
No cake in the horizon. Tonight is pizza and beer!
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I still have more cake for tomorrow too, so it looks like I have you beat this weekend. I won't get used to it. :lol
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It's like you're in training. Cakefest. I can see the movie now.
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What am I in training for? To become the next you? :lol
Because I'm ok with that. :hat
Also, how do I keep the physics system in Unity going when the game speed is set to 0, when the physics time step is relative to the game speed? :blob:
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The only simulations I know are Tick Tac Toe in War Games. :lol
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:lol Not quite the same thing. UNLESS YOU WANT TO START A THERMONUCLEAR WAR.
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Good Morning peeps. How goes it?
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:lol Not quite the same thing. UNLESS YOU WANT TO START A THERMONUCLEAR WAR.
Hypothetical! :lol
Jay! Lazy day on vacation right now then men's night watching the boxing match.
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Jay! Lazy day on vacation right now then men's night watching the boxing match.
Lucky you. I am at work... supposed to be scrambling to find coverage for the 9 open shifts we have this week (as 2 people quit on us with a 4 day notice). Problem is... there isn't anyone. Even giving out Overtime, it's going to be hard. I foresee a shit ton of Overtime in my near future.
Also.. I don't see the appeal of boxing. Boxing, UFC, etc are things I never really got in to.
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Also.. I don't see the appeal of boxing. Boxing, UFC, etc are things I never really got in to.
Ditto. I prefer my fighting to be fictionalized.
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Also.. I don't see the appeal of boxing. Boxing, UFC, etc are things I never really got in to.
Ditto. I prefer my fighting to be fictionalized.
With Lightsabers and Blasters.
(I have been watching The Clone Wars series :lol )
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Also.. I don't see the appeal of boxing. Boxing, UFC, etc are things I never really got in to.
Ditto. I prefer my fighting to be fictionalized.
With Lightsabers and Blasters.
(I have been watching The Clone Wars series :lol )
You kid! :lol I meant more like pro wrestling or the Rocky movies. :lol
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Roger Roger
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Serious request here. Would anyone be able to post a link for citizen's arrest laws for Florida in this thread? I don't want it being in my browser history and I need to know my rights if shit gets bad with a neighbor.
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Does your browser have an incognito mode? That'll keep it out of your browser history.
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My concern is if the law has a way to get around that in case it became part of gathering evidence if a legal matter were to arise from this.
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Since the Sunshine State doesn't have specific statutes dealing with citizen's arrests, it follows common law on the issue. You can perform a citizen's arrest only if the perpetrator commits a felony -- with certain exceptions -- and you either witness the act yourself or have reason to believe the person is guilty of the crime. Once you detain a suspect, you must call law enforcement officials immediately. Making an unjust citizen's arrest can backfire and land you in court.
MAKING A CITIZEN'S ARREST
If you detain someone because you believe he committed a crime, you must inform him that you are making a citizen's arrest. While Florida generally limits citizen's arrests to felony cases, there are a few exceptions that allow misdemeanor arrests, as when a store employee witnesses a shoplifting. If you decide to make a citizen's arrest, which usually occurs in the spur of the moment, make sure there's plenty of evidence to back you up. You are not permitted to use excessive force to detain a suspect, nor can you deliberately harm the person. You could be charged with assault if you unnecessarily hurt the suspect or you may be charged with false arrest if the police find no evidence of a crime.
https://legalbeagle.com/7258531-florida-citizens-arrest-laws.html
No clue how official that is, but that's what I quickly found.
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My concern is if the law has a way to get around that in case it became part of gathering evidence if a legal matter were to arise from this.
Damn, is it that serious? They'd probably have to get browser data from your ISP for that.
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Thanks Adami. And yes Blob, it's been at critical mass for over a month now. They terrorize us with loud music 24/7. We get a few hours here and there without it but ANY given day I'll hear their bass through my bedroom wall for the entirety of midnight-8am. The cops literally do nothing cuz they probably know one or more of them.
The guy has come to our front door to confront us before too. I figure my stepdad and I could subdue him if he tried it again but we'd need some kind of protocol to work with cuz I don't wanna commit a crime in the process.
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Do you live in an apartment? If so, have you complained to the landlord?
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That sucks b_f. How many times have you called the cops on them by now?
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Thanks Adami. And yes Blob, it's been at critical mass for over a month now. They terrorize us with loud music 24/7. We get a few hours here and there without it but ANY given day I'll hear their bass through my bedroom wall for the entirety of midnight-8am. The cops literally do nothing cuz they probably know one or more of them.
The guy has come to our front door to confront us before too. I figure my stepdad and I could subdue him if he tried it again but we'd need some kind of protocol to work with cuz I don't wanna commit a crime in the process.
I'm not familiar enough with Florida law, but I don't think confronting you verbally at your front door would constitute a felony. I think if you subdued a guy who said he just came to talk to you, especially if you think he has connections in the PD, it won't end too well for you.
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Do you live in an apartment? If so, have you complained to the landlord?
Rented house. Worst combo of circumstances possible. I've lived in apartments for 12 years of my life, at least, and know that the more walls between you and the source of noise, the more it gets dampened so you hear it less. If we owned the house, we could sell it and move. Our landlord has been an absolutely insensitive ass about letting us out early. If it was an apartment, we could at least pressure the property management to do something cuz they're often more scared of rising tension among tenants than a homeowner renting to someone they see maybe twice ever (moving in and out.)
That sucks b_f. How many times have you called the cops on them by now?
At least 15. The last time, the cop literally sat by and did nothing while my neighbor openly mocked my mom to her face. It was so unsettling knowing that this cop was almost unquestionably friends with this bum and letting him get away with instigating right out in the open like that.
They've also misquoted the law to me on numerous occasions which I discovered after combing through local ordinances. No less than 3 of them have seemingly gone out of their way to tell me why they had to let him off the hook and there's ALWAYS a technicality. The pattern doesn't lie. Some corruption has to be going on.
Lastly, I think he was told to have zero contact with us after the last time he came on our property (verbally threatened my stepfather and me) so that might fall under the misdemeanor grey area cuz they know it's not a courtesy call so to speak.
One tidbit I forgot to mention is that I once was able to have a cop come into my bedroom so he could hear the noise for himself and he agreed he could hear it. Later on when I spoke on the phone to a different cop, he said that there was documentation that the previous cop had in fact heard the noise from inside my bedroom. Then when I mentioned that to the cop that sat idly by while my neighbor taunted my mom, he said that there was ZERO mention of that in the file history for this ongoing issue.
Either he was lying right there, it magically got erased, or someone erased it intentionally.
I literally feel like the cops in this area will pull out ALL the stops to exonerate my neighbors and due to how clearly they've sided with them, they'd probably jump at the first chance they got to haul any of us in as a means of saying "Don't fuck with us or those connected to us."
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I just don't understand that. It's clear that the neighbors have crossed a line.
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Corruption dude. People who know people get preferential treatment. This past year I've aged visibly. Look at my pic with the mustache I posted yesterday on FB. That's only a year ago and I look clearly visibly younger than I do now.
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I'd do stupid stuff if the cops would not intervene. And other neighbors next door complaining?
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I don't think the apathy works both ways. They're apathetic toward what the neighbor does because they probably know them. I'm guessing you missed the part where I suggested they'd jump at the chance to put a rap on us for the first thing they got the chance to.
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I'm talking the other house next to yours.
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He hates them too but he owns rather than renting and seems unlikely to wanna throw his hat in the ring cuz he's a retiree not really suited for a fight if one were to occur plus he probably plans on that being his home for life.
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Still even if he corroborates what you say about that asshole neighbor it would help. I'd talk to him.
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Is there any civil recourse? Is there a way you can measure the noise in your bedroom and then take him to court for violating noise ordinances?
How much longer do you have on your lease?
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So I don't know Florida laws.. but believe me I deal with a lot of bullshit here. I can tell you that what he did (yelling, etc) is far from something that can constitute a Citizen's Arrest. It will backfire on you and you can be hit with holding someone against their will, assault, etc. Next time you call PD, see if you can request a supervisor or a watch commander. Explain the situation to them. Or (I don't know how your PD is set up but..) see if you can speak with the Beat Coordinator (basically the Sr Officer on for your specific part of town). When I have issues with dick cops at work, a word with the Beat Coordinator usually makes helps. Or you can even go down to your local station and ask to speak with someone. It can not even be an issue with the cops being dicks, but more of the inconsistencies in the info you are receiving. (I say that because it more likely they'll talk to you if you don't come off as wanting to throw their guys under the bus).
Another issue with noise complaints is it's really up to the Officer's discretion. That makes it even harder. Because if the cop doesn't want to deal with it, he can shrug it off.
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Still even if he corroborates what you say about that asshole neighbor it would help. I'd talk to him.
Good idea but it ain't gonna work. My mom's already tried. He's afraid of the threat they represent cuz they have several times a year where they have a shitload of people at their house and that could lead to a dangerous situation if you're having a feud with someone that has a mob at their house willing to fuck with you out of retribution.
It really sucks but I feel for him cuz he's stuck here as a homeowner.
Is there any civil recourse? Is there a way you can measure the noise in your bedroom and then take him to court for violating noise ordinances?
How much longer do you have on your lease?
The only civil recourse is paying ~$300 and taking it up with code enforcement. None of us here have that kinda money to blow on something like that right now. The cops said they have to be here when the noise is happening despite the fact that I've asked every single one I've seen if there's any legally enforceable manner in which to collect evidence. I also feel like they might be lying on that one too since I've never heard of a crime for which it's impossible to collect evidence.
The lease ends in November which may not sound like long to some of you but I'm at a stage of mental duress I've never been in my life and I grew up with social anxiety throughout my childhood and got bullied a bit. At least when I was bullied in the past, being at home was a safe area away from it all. Now home is the last place I wanna be and my car's AC is out so it's miserable trying to drive a hot-ass black car in 90-95 degree heat so I can't really just do that to get away.
Worse yet. Last football season, they'd be blasting loud shit for 6-8 hours every Sunday and many Saturdays too so I'm absolutely dreading what lies ahead. On top of this, another neighbor whose property borders ours blasts loud music for at least an hour at a time well past midnight (til 3am one night recently) so I've had to call the cops on them nearly ten times in the last few months.
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Good morning folks.
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Sup bb <3
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Geezuz Josh... what a horrible fucking situation. Mrs.jingle and I had that (not nearly as bad) when the jingle.kids were just babies. We had a semi-detached house, and the connecting neighbours teenage-asshole-drugie kid would blast music at all hours as well - and his bedroom connected to the babies' nursery. I could hear it in the shower, and over the noise of our dishwasher. It would rattle the walls sometimes. We had the cops over a couple of times, but nothing came of it. When a drug buyer came to our house by mistake to pickup/buy some dope, that was the final straw. "For Sale" was on the yard a few days later.
Any thought of just bailing on your landlord? Tenancy laws are usually such bullshit, evictions and/or collections aren't worth the legal costs, nor are they expeditious.
Sucks shit for you guys until December.
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Morning.
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Morning king.
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Went to bed at 2:30am. I woke up at 8:30am. Damn old age.
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How do you post at 8:25 if you got up at 8:30??
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I went to bed at 5:30am, woke up at 2:30pm. Feels good man.
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You go to hell. To hell with your bohemian sleep patterns. :lol
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If I kept regular human sleeping patterns, I wouldn't get to chat with my pal king as much. :biggrin:
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Went to bed at 930pm. Was up at 330am. Yay for overtime!
Funny, I received a call from work JUST as I was drifting off to sleep.
I always tell the guys not to call me unless someone is dead or the place is on fire. Well, There was smoke but no fire. :lol
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Jay your town up.
Blob as proven, the world revolves around me.
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Jay your town up.
Translation? Google translate doesn't have a "King to English" option.
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Jay your town up.
Blob as proven, the world revolves around me.
I could make a joke about spheroid shaped objects of mass having gravitational pull, but I won't.
Oh wait, I just did. Sorry.
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:lol
Grown to town. I have no answers.
I have no answers.
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That's great, but WTF is Grown to town??
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:lol
Grown to town. I have no answers.
I have no answers.
:lol
I would have caught that if I weren't so tired. I need more coffee.
Tomorrow I get to do the opposite. Instead off getting up at 3am, I get off work (tuesday) morning at 3am.
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No wonder I don't sleep until 5am. I spend the entire night trying to decipher king's posts.
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I love keeping you up all day?
:lol
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giggity
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I can't believe I've never realized what hilarious irony is that king's English is so far away from the King's English :rollin
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:lol
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HE'S THE KING! HE MAKES HIS OWN ENGLISH!
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ME AM KINGZARO!
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Hey king, if all goes well, my video should be done within a couple of days. I just need to export the video, and then it basically just needs audio, so it mostly depends on how quickly I can write the 5 bits of music I need.
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Afternoon guys!
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Hey king, if all goes well, my video should be done within a couple of days. I just need to export the video, and then it basically just needs audio, so it mostly depends on how quickly I can write the 5 bits of music I need.
I will watch a million times and post on every media!
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Evening folks.
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Evening Jay. What's going on?
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Not much. (Delayed response...) Been playing Battlefront 2 on my laptop and debating on whether or not I want to turn my phone off for the night. Still getting bombarded with work calls.
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Hey king, if all goes well, my video should be done within a couple of days. I just need to export the video, and then it basically just needs audio, so it mostly depends on how quickly I can write the 5 bits of music I need.
I will watch a million times and post on every media!
What if it's shit? :lol
Morning!
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How dare you! :lol
Morning or shall I say night! 1:25 am here. I just got home from the concert. See you later today!
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That's late for an old timer! Goodnight!
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Morning folks. Headed back to work today, it's gonna suck, I'm sure there will be close to 1000 emails in my inbox.
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Aaahhh... I remember those days. Good news is when I finally go 'back' to work, I'll start with a clean inbox.
Interview tomorrow, plus catching up with an old Uni buddy (who was also in my wedding party) that I lost touch with almost 10 years ago.
But first, massage later today - my shoulder has been achy as fuck now that I'm consistently working out again.
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I have a feeling today is going to drag... I already had a lawn seat for tonight's concert, but I also won two tickets from a Live Nation facebook contest so I now my gf is going to join me for Deep Purple and Alice Cooper tonight. I'm hoping I got actual seats though, the contest only says "two reserved tickets". Anyone want a lawn ticket tonight? I'm hoping a scalper takes it for some beer money.
King, how was Haken. Listened to Affinity on my way into work this morning, that concerts on Saturday.
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Hey cram. Sounds like it should be a fun show. I saw Deep Purple when I went to see Journey, and I'm really not a fan of them with Morse at all though.
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I'm not a huge Deep Purple fan, but the concert is 5 minutes from me and figured I'd go check them out before they hang it up. They have some solid tunes so it should be fun. I do enjoy some Alice Cooper though. Edgar Winter Band is opening up, but I doubt I get there in time for them.
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I like all of their old stuff (ie. with Blackmore), and I'm still glad I got to see one of the big classic rock bands while I could. But I'll never consider it authentic Deep Purple with this lineup. They performed well, I just wasn't a fan of how many liberties Morse took with guitar parts that really shouldn't be messed with.
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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That's fair. I'm just looking for a good time, I expect to get that. I'm thinking my gf may be the youngest person there, besides any kids, tonight. :lol
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That's fair. I'm just looking for a good time, I expect to get that. I'm thinking my gf may be the youngest person there, besides any kids, tonight. :lol
I'm sure you'll have a good time. I'm just a picky old bastard. :lol
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I saw Deep Purple on the Perfect Strangers tour. 6th row. It was the loudest concert I ever attended. My ears rang for 3 days.
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lol why are these old dudes so damn loud?
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They were less old in 1986. :lol
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I got to see Skid Row play over the weekend at Danbury's Bacon and Brew Fest. They surprisingly sounded amazing. I was blown away.
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Is Bach still in the band?
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Is Bach still in the band?
He hasn't been with them in over 20 years. :lol Which is why I don't care about anything they've done in the past 20 years.
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I knew he's been out. I was wondering if he was back.
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I don't even know who's on vocals now. I think they went through a change a little while ago, but Bach is not back. :neverusethis:
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Afternoon guys. Took all morning to sort through 685 emails. I'm ready for vacation again
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Afternoon guys. Took all morning to sort through 685 emails. I'm ready for vacation again
In two weeks I'm leaving for a 9 day vacation. I'm expecting about that many by the time I get back.
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Afternoon guys. Took all morning to sort through 685 emails. I'm ready for vacation again
Fuck that, just delete all. :lol
Hey Reap, I managed to work around my audio editing issue, and I've got most of the sound done now, sans music. It's turning out really well.
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Damn, you guys get off easy. If I'm away for a week I'm apt to have at least 1K emails in my inbox when I return (plus stuff that was pre-sorted into a folder).
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I probably get a few thousand emails a day, but I have some nice filters so I pretty much ignore 99.9% of everything that gets sent to me leaving me with only like ~50 that I may need to pay attention too. I have some folders with 500K+ of unread emails :lol Just our alert system that I clearly don't care about being alerted from and causing my inbox to freeze when I try to open any of these folders.
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God damn cramx
I filter some of mine out but not her many lol
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Morning guys.
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Morning Reap.
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Morning, awesome concert last night, but I'm feeling it today
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Yo cram. Glad you enjoyed the show. :metal
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Yea, it was great. Both bands put on good performances. It was a very chill night, the tickets I won were pretty solid and put us in a pretty much empty row so we had room and a good view. Everyone sat so we just relaxed with a couple beers, the gf even had a really good time.
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Who did you see?
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Deep Purple and Alice Cooper
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Deep Purple and Alice Cooper
Oh cool. Play played here on Sunday but we had already gotten Red Sox tix.
Alice Cooper :metal
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Yea, I think I enjoyed Alice Cooper's set more. Besides all the on stage antics, the band really rocks and got the crowd into it. He's a great entertainer.
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I'm DTF's biggest Alice Cooper fan so you're preaching to the choir.
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:metal
I watched his Eddie Trunk interview from last week and he seems like such a good guy too. I already knew that, but just reenforced that belief.
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He has always come across that way. I love hearing him speak.
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40 minute upload, during which my internet barely works for loading pages. Fun! :lol
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Yea, I think I enjoyed Alice Cooper's set more. Besides all the on stage antics, the band really rocks and got the crowd into it. He's a great entertainer.
Who opened? How long did each band play? What'd you think of Purple? How did Gillan sound? Can I ask any more questions? What kind of beer did you drink? What did the gf wear? :)
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
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Yea, I think I enjoyed Alice Cooper's set more. Besides all the on stage antics, the band really rocks and got the crowd into it. He's a great entertainer.
Who opened? How long did each band play? What'd you think of Purple? How did Gillan sound? Can I ask any more questions? What kind of beer did you drink? What did the gf wear? :)
Edgar Winter Band opened, I missed them, then Alice Cooper then Deep Purple. Alice played for an hour 10 minutes and Deep Purple played for an hour 20 minutes. I'm not a huge DP fan, I enjoy them, so this is coming form a casual fan. I thought Gillan sounded good. The performance was solid, but it was just a bunch of old dudes playing music. After seeing Alice do his whole show, it felt kind of like a let down. Granted, I had an amazing time and loved how I got to get both bands in one show. The place was only like half full, well most of the seats sold, but the lawn was pretty empty. They priced this one with seats at the same price as the lawn so it made sense no one really chose lawn seats. I think my gf was the youngest person there. The crowd was all old stoner dudes. Which was kind of funny. I drank Heinekens. My gf wore pants and some shirt, nothing that would make you thing she's going to a rock n roll concert. I tried to get her to wear leather, but that didn't work. I got lots of video, I expect to have a finished youtube video tonight and will share in the concerts thread if you are interested in how they sounded.
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I'm not a huge DP fan
:zydar:
I agree on Deep Purple. They perform well, but Gillan looks like someone's grandpa, not a rockstar! :lol
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Yea and I think that's fine, I wouldn't expect someone of their age to look younger or act younger. It was just really a comparison thing, Alice had some fireworks and a big stage show and the whole band moves around the stage and gets into it with the crowd. Then Deep Purple came on and well, they just play the music.
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It's not so much about looking/acting younger, so much as looking/acting like a rockstar. Gillan's not cool. Although he was never really cool.
And where's king dangit?
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
Hilarious :lol
Great work, Blob!
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Thanks Zydar. :tup
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
Hilarious :lol
Great work, Blob!
I was never into Star Trek so I feel like I am missing the joke, but that was still pretty awesome. Very cool and the animation looks awesome. Love the subtle music too with the eye movements, like looney tunes.
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
Hilarious :lol
Great work, Blob!
I was never into Star Trek so I feel like I am missing the joke, but that was still pretty awesome. Very cool and the animation looks awesome. Love the subtle music too with the eye movements, like looney tunes.
Thanks. Yeah, a lot of it is Star Trek in-jokes and references. Also I'm not sure there is a joke. :lol
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
I'M HERE! I JUST MOWED THE LAWN! I'M ON IT!
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
I'M HERE! I JUST MOWED THE LAWN! I'M ON IT!
YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO APPROVE IT!
or tell me it's shit.
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It
All
Makes
Sense now!
I
APPROVE!! :lol
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:hat
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I will spread the good word!
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Thanks king!
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Yup, yup. All others do the same for Blob.
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YESS! Finally Blob!
I loved the video!
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That's fucking brilliant!
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Evening guys.
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Hey Reap. Sipping on some Irish whiskey right now.
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Jelly.
I am sitting at work.
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Hey Reap. Sipping on some Irish whiskey right now.
Nice . I had a couple of Guinesses tonight. The TAC's went out for 1/2 price pizza.
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Hey Reap. Sipping on some Irish whiskey right now.
Nice . I had a couple of Guinesses tonight. The TAC's went out for 1/2 price pizza.
You didn't bring any back for us?
Rude..
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There's two boxes in the fridge!
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Sweet!
Ummm.. where's the fridge?
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Made a glaze for Turkey kielbasa. Grilled them. Black beans and rice and steamed broccoli.
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Broccoli is nasty.
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You child. :lol
No metal until you eat one more bite!
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Hey Reap. Sipping on some Irish whiskey right now.
You know what I've been craving? Some Canadian Club
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I'm splitting a 16oz can of Lux from Bissell Brothers. It's a rye pale ale. It's dynamite.
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So my sister... just met Carl Palmer.
I don't know where or why but she just posted a pic on my FB page. The fact that she knows who he is makes me proud... and also confuses me, as she doesn't like Prog.
Edit---
Apparently she's seeing YES, Rundgren, and Carl Palmer.
OMG
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Good morning everyone.
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Morning.
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Morning. Last day of vacation.
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You had a good run. I'm sure some shithead will ruin it the second you get back to work too.
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I hear a rumor my boss will be there. Grrrrrrr.
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Howdy all. Another day and a half of work to survive until my weekend of Haken :metal
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Howdy all. Another day and a half of work to survive until my weekend of Haken :metal
hell yea, been listening to Haken a lot to prep for Saturday. I actually hadn't dug into most of their music beyond Affinity and a few other tracks until recently. Really loving Visions, maybe moreso than Affinity. Just so damn good. :metal
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Over half the day done!
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Good Morning peeps.
Today is my Saturday... and I am going to do a whole lot of NOTHING today and tomorrow.
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Howdy all. Another day and a half of work to survive until my weekend of Haken :metal
hell yea, been listening to Haken a lot to prep for Saturday. I actually hadn't dug into most of their music beyond Affinity and a few other tracks until recently. Really loving Visions, maybe moreso than Affinity. Just so damn good. :metal
I've been doing my homework on Visions this week as well. Starting to enjoy it more (and I never disliked it), but their first two albums are still a step below their more recent output for me.
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
Hilarious :lol
Great work, Blob!
:iagree:
That was awesome Blob.
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Well Bill Burr was hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing.
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KING, WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jmxX8CIjI
Hilarious :lol
Great work, Blob!
:iagree:
That was awesome Blob.
Thanks jingle. :tup
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Good morning guys.
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Morning. Back to work.
Sigh........
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Suckah!
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Yup.
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We go into a change freeze at noon then tomorrow is our last summer half day friday, but my boss gave us all the permission to work from home for 4 hours in the morning then "fuck off" which is awesome, no one is working once noon hits today anyway so it'll be nice and quiet and then a 4 day weekend. :metal It's been a busy month with all 5 members of the team doing traveling so my boss and coworker finally come home tomorrow, so it's really just a wasted day of "work" anyway. Pumped for college football starting this weekend, my gf lives in New Brunswick next to the Rutgers campus so we are going to chill there tomorrow night as they get spanked by Washington, PSU game noon Saturday then Haken in NYC in the evening. Rest and chill Sunday and Monday with friends and family. I'm pumped for the weekend. :metal
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Quiet day so far before my long weekend.
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Ugh, my ISP is not making it easy for me to give them more money.
I'm trying to upgrade my internet plan to the next plan up (more bandwidth, because that's how our shitty internet is in Australia), and the thing on their site to change plan doesn't work. It just stops on step two where I choose my payment method. It only has one option, which is "use my current payment option", but the next button does nothing.
So I send them an email to let them know the deal, and I get an email back saying they can't upgrade it because I'm on the highest plan possible for ADSL1 and my phone line can't handle that ADSL2 plan. But as I clearly said (and as he should see since he has access to my account), I'm already ON an ADSL2 plan! It has not been a problem for the past 5 years I've been using it. :facepalm:
If I have to suffer Australian internet, at least make it as pain free as possible.
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Blob, skip that and come over and use my internet.
Speaking of my internet, someone cut my fiber line a few days ago. We have this incredibly helpful att guy who left his number that comes out and puts a new one down every time.
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:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?
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. . . . . and my inlaws have left, thank fucking god.
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:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?
This is the 4th time. Our community was built in three phases (three residential streets). We were the second phase and when we did the closing inspection on our house they told the internet was ready to go, just have to call the ISP. We close on the house and move in, call the ISP.
The ISP is like "LOLZ no, your builder never told us they were building two more phases, we never laid the lines, see you in 2-3 months"
We were the first house in our phase to close so we found out and broke the news to our neighbors, so we formed together and threatened our builder so they paid a massive fee to expidite the installation of the fiber lines.
This is where the fun begins. They come out and lay temporary lines across the road, they told us and the build these lines could have a car or truck drive over them but construction trucks (phase three was just getting started) will break the line and you need a new one. They told the builder to use these speed bumps the ISP provided to put over the lines. About an house later the builder hasn't done shit and a massive dump truck drives over all the lines and they shatter, internet is out.
ISP comes back and cuts brand new lines and puts them over the road again. Next time was when the builder mowed over the line with a lawn mower.
Third time was when the ISP was burying the lines. The broke the line and never did a signal test to see if it was working before leaving.
This fourth time is they broke our line while laying lines down for phase 3.
Ultimately ATT has been super helpful and because of all the outages we've only had to pay our cable bill a couple of months because of all the issues.
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Damn, fall weather is coming in fast. Just a few weeks ago, it was still nice (mid-high 20s), and still warm in the morning. Today, first day of single digit weather when I get up - 9 damn degrees.
Oh, and I got stung by a wasp yesterday on the back of my hand. Slightly swollen, but itchy as a mother-fucker.
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:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?
This is the 4th time. Our community was built in three phases (three residential streets). We were the second phase and when we did the closing inspection on our house they told the internet was ready to go, just have to call the ISP. We close on the house and move in, call the ISP.
The ISP is like "LOLZ no, your builder never told us they were building two more phases, we never laid the lines, see you in 2-3 months"
We were the first house in our phase to close so we found out and broke the news to our neighbors, so we formed together and threatened our builder so they paid a massive fee to expidite the installation of the fiber lines.
This is where the fun begins. They come out and lay temporary lines across the road, they told us and the build these lines could have a car or truck drive over them but construction trucks (phase three was just getting started) will break the line and you need a new one. They told the builder to use these speed bumps the ISP provided to put over the lines. About an house later the builder hasn't done shit and a massive dump truck drives over all the lines and they shatter, internet is out.
ISP comes back and cuts brand new lines and puts them over the road again. Next time was when the builder mowed over the line with a lawn mower.
Third time was when the ISP was burying the lines. The broke the line and never did a signal test to see if it was working before leaving.
This fourth time is they broke our line while laying lines down for phase 3.
Ultimately ATT has been super helpful and because of all the outages we've only had to pay our cable bill a couple of months because of all the issues.
:lol Geez. I remember you mentioning some of this stuff, but I didn't realize just how incompetent they were.
Morning jingle!
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'morning Blobinator. Guess you don't like reading about Fall coming around here, cuz it means Summer is coming for you.
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Yeah, it seems to set in earlier each year. :-\
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lol Reapper, that sounds so annoying, but at least ATT is working with you guys. It's usually a pain to get them to make repairs.
We actually have a lot of issues at work with our intercontinental fiber lines. We don't own them, but we do use these cables, specifically of our data center in Singapore, that run underwater. They are constantly cut from sharks and who knows what else and they send cable repair teams out on boats to fix them and its usually a month long process each time it happens. It's kind of crazy because we just take the internet for granted, but the reality is we are still all connected by cables and those cables are pretty easy to break in the grand scheme of things.
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When you think about it, it's pretty amazing the idea of all of these big cables underwater connecting everything.
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When you think about it, it's pretty amazing the idea of all of these big cables underwater connecting everything.
Yup, here's an older photo of the cable maps
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ff/5b/61/ff5b619c4cd5e40e769ec8564eca9c9b.jpg)
and of course the gif to demonstrate what happens:
(https://i.imgur.com/cBDGiUs.gif)
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A year or two ago one of the cables from Australia broke or something and my internet hardly worked for a few days, and I remember looking into all of that stuff. Quite fascinating stuff.
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Good morning peeps.
Apparently the pool at work was closed per the health dept due to some bacteria issue. Pool vendor ripped the signs down and didn't say anything to anyone. My guys found a pregnant woman in the pool, and realized that the signs were gone after informing her of the issue.
The signs were not supposed to be taken down. Not until the Health Dept deems it okay.
It's nice to see the shit hitting the fan and it not being one of my guys fucking up... for once.
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Anybody know a good software that password protects your external hard drive? Just password protection, not whole encryption or anything big.
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I'm not sure you can really have password protection without encryption there, unless you have some fancy external that already supports it internally (although that still be encryption). Maybe I'm wrong though. :dunno: Depends on how protective you really need to be I suppose.
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I see. Well the reason I ask for something without encryption is because I think encrypting a TB hard drive will take a very long time. I'm not super protective, I just don't want people access my files and family pics if I lose my hard drive since I've been traveling a lot lately.
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Got a pretty big kiddie porn collection? :lol
:|
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:lol
Morning jingle.
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Yo.
Morning.
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Morning king. What's up?
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Just sitting here. Going to have a cup of coffee
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Got any weekend plans?
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Got any weekend plans?
Of course he does... cake.
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Yup. Got a cookout and the fire pit today and tomorrow taking the old man out for lunch and food shopping.
Chad, no cake but I'm making a bacon cheese and cracker app for the cookout.
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Got any weekend plans?
Of course he does... cake.
In the past that would have been a given, but I just don't know what to believe any more.
Chad, no cake but I'm making a bacon cheese and cracker app for the cookout.
THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT??
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:lol
Yup. It's called old school. We just finished putting them together. Now 2 hours in the oven.
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Greetings all from the guest room at Nick's house.
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If Nick doesn't serve you bacon throw a hissy fit.
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If Nick doesn't serve you bacon throw a hissy fit.
and beer
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Bill needs no one to get him beer. He rolls eith his own cooler.
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Off to FanExpo today with jingle.son and a buddy of his. Pics tomorrow. Shall be most excellent as usual.
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Whats FanExpo?
Haken were awesome last night. Kind of bummed we didn't get more Visions songs like they did earlier in the tour, but it was mostly completely different than their progpower show last year so that was cool. Shook hands with Charlie and Connor after the show, both seemed really nice and hung around to chat with fans. :metal
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Off to FanExpo today with jingle.son and a buddy of his. Pics tomorrow. Shall be most excellent as usual.
Just had a look, and it's a good guest list overall. You gonna see anyone in particular?
Morning cram!
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Morning guys.
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Morning fellas
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Morning king!
I had cake today. I'm going to catch up if you slack off.
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That is such an amateur thing to say Blob. You mock my prowess!
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That is such an amateur thing to say Blob. You mock my prowess!
What's your cake count this weekend?
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0 but by choice. I would have to give up cake 10 years and you would have to eat cake every day for ten years to catch up to me bub. :lol
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You can't go flaunting "prowess" when you ain't having no cake, bud!
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But, but, but...... my veins are filled with frosting!!
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:lol Your blood type is chocolate.
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:lol
I'm trying to be better. I've lost 18 pounds. I need to lose a shit ton more.
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If Nick doesn't serve you bacon throw a hissy fit.
Does it count if he bought me bacon?
https://imgur.com/a/FtNfw
Almost to DC for tonight's Haken show.
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Good morning.
It's too damn hot. 91F (like... 33C?) and humid. Oh and we have a thunderstorm coming.
This is Southern California. This type of shit doesn't happen.
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Afternoon guys. Just got back from Raleigh, going to enjoy doing nothing for the remainder of the weekend.
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101F now.
Hi Reap!
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Jesus Jay. The first hint of fall is here, work up and it was 67F.
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I'd kill for 67. I bowled in a tournament last night. The AC in the alley is "on the fritz"... so it was a damn oven in there. I thought I'd get some sweet relief when I left for home.. but it was still 84. At 9:30 PM.
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Whats FanExpo?
Think ComicCon on steroids - caters to horror/gaming/sci-fi/comic crowds. They usually draw over 100,000 during the four days here.
We don't ever pay to see anyone specific, but go there for the exhibitors and buy a few things (though, I did get pics with Trish Stratus a few years back). The show wasn't as good as previous years, and most of the things are just the same year-in and year out. Plus, having one of jingle.son's pals with us made me a very obviously third wheel. :-\ Probably the last year that I'll go... no longer a father/son tradition. :-\ :-\
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This year sounds like a bummer then, but meeting Trish in the past one :hat
Had a relaxing day yesterday with my gf, niece, sister and her husband. I think today has blob written all over it.
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This year sounds like a bummer then, but meeting Trish in the past one :hat
Had a relaxing day yesterday with my gf, niece, sister and her husband. I think today has blob written all over it.
:tup
Speaking of which, I have somehow done 4 and a half hours of work today. Wtf. :lol I wasn't even trying. I must have been saving it all up or something.
jingle. Post pics with Trish.
I've gotten pics with Shatner, Richard Dean Anderson, and a couple of other Stargate actors. I don't have good digital copies of them though, because I don't have a functional scanner.
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Whats your next video?
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I'm currently working on a Doctor Who video. My old Doctor Who videos were popular, so why not.
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Makes sense :metal
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Plus, Blob is a Dr. Who lover. So there's that.
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Plus, Blob is a Dr. Who lover. So there's that.
Well yeah, that's a given. :blob:
But more importantly, other people like it, so it might actually get views!
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Your Lego games get views I bet.
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Your Lego games get views I bet.
They've had great views, as has my Jar Jar video (took forever to take off though), and my old Sonic video. The only big videos that have done badly are the most recent two, with the people characters.
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Your Lego games get views I bet.
They've had great views, as has my Jar Jar video (took forever to take off though), and my old Sonic video. The only big videos that have done badly are the most recent two, with the people characters.
I think you have your answer. Stick to cartoon characters or video game characters.
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Your Lego games get views I bet.
They've had great views, as has my Jar Jar video (took forever to take off though), and my old Sonic video. The only big videos that have done badly are the most recent two, with the people characters.
I think you have your answer. Stick to cartoon characters or video game characters.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
I knew the internet video would do shit, because what would people even be searching for to find that. The Star Trek one is still new, so hopefully it picks up over time. The Jar Jar video took months before it got any views, now it's at half a million views and gets the most views daily.
And a lot of my subs are from the Doctor Who stuff, so anything Doctor Who should do well, especially Tennant era.
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Go to your room son! :lol
Oh wait! You're always there! :lol
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It would be more of a punishment to not let me go to my room. :lol
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I'm currently working on a Doctor Who video. My old Doctor Who videos were popular, so why not.
Sell Out.
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jingle. Post pics with Trish.
This is the only one I could find that I'd uploaded. Otherwise, I'd have to go digging thru my hard drive. It was the end of the last day of the show, so pretty empty in the meet/greet area by that time. I asked for a pic with her, and she kinda gave me a shrug and nodded over to (what I assume was) her manager saying that they were charging $30 for them (with a clear look on her face that it was ridiculous, she would take a pic if he wasn't right there). So I had jingle.son just back up a bit and snap a few. There wasn't anyone in line behind me, so we ended up chatting for like 5 minutes. Damn she was fine.
Lita was there too, but she had just packed up and left.
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/9D949143-56DB-42DA-B921-AD11CB5AB67E_zpszqwsxcmc.jpg) (https://s726.photobucket.com/user/jingle-boy/media/DTF%20items/9D949143-56DB-42DA-B921-AD11CB5AB67E_zpszqwsxcmc.jpg.html)
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Photobucket fail :(
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Well, I can see it. :dunno: Not sure if removing the URL language in the link helps?
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/9D949143-56DB-42DA-B921-AD11CB5AB67E_zpszqwsxcmc.jpg)
If not, here's the link.
https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/9D949143-56DB-42DA-B921-AD11CB5AB67E_zpszqwsxcmc.jpg
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Link still doesn't work bro. Thanks Trump.
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Yeah, this is why everybody stopped using Photobucket when this whole thing went down. It's a completely useless site now that you can't link anything. No pic. :(
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Good morning guys
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Yeah, this is why everybody stopped using Photobucket when this whole thing went down. It's a completely useless site now that you can't link anything. No pic. :(
And if you click the link?
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It links you to where you can purchase the service.
I was advised to move to Imgur, and it is so much easier than Assbucket.
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Yeah, this is why everybody stopped using Photobucket when this whole thing went down. It's a completely useless site now that you can't link anything. No pic. :(
And if you click the link?
Still the same image with the message to upgrade your account to allow hotlinking. Photobucket is 100% useless now unless you're willing to pay their extortion fees.
Morning guys.
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That honks. I haven't paid for shit. Let me see what I can figure out.
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How 'bout Flickr?
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4368/36901656031_f936735b60_k.jpg)
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Now I can see it. :tup
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Morning guys.
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Morning king.
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Dropping off my car today for the repairs on the body. Rental at the place for me.
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Figures. Supposed to be leaving Saturday for an eight day vacation in Florida, and a category 5 hurricane appears to be landing when we are. Awesome.
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That sucks Brian!
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That sucks Brian!
Totally. Just rebooked our flight so we can leave on Friday morning rather than Saturday. The storm looks like it will make landfall (that's if it does), on Saturday night. Hopefully that's enough buffer time to beat all the delays and cancellations. I'm going to go to Pandora - The World of Avatar come hell or high water. Literally.
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:lol good luck, that sounds like a potential nightmare when it should be awesome
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Good luck and be safe! They know what they're doing down there, but the weather is what the weather is.
As for "Trish Stratus", I wouldn't know her if she was standing on my foot, but she is rather pretty. I was lucky, though, because Wikipedia told me she is considered a "sex symbol". :)
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I haven't seen her in awhile, I used to think she was such a hottie when I used to watch wrestling, but I think she looked much better with the blond hair personally. I wouldn't of even noticed her from that picture it's been so long since I've seen her.
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J Boy, Captain Kangaroo, and some facewarped chick. Worked better with photobucket.
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Good afternoon peeps
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Evening guys. Depending on which way Irma is going my gf's and my family are driving up to Charlotte to stay with us. That means my gf's mom and dad and their elderly neighbors who live in Florida (which at the time looks like it's gonna get fucked hard), my mom, my grandma, stepdad, brother, his girlfriend, two dogs, a cat, and three chickens all who reside in Tampa Bay Florida.
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RIP
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Evening guys. Depending on which way Irma is going my gf's and my family are driving up to Charlotte to stay with us. That means my gf's mom and dad and their elderly neighbors who live in Florida (which at the time looks like it's gonna get fucked hard), my mom, my grandma, stepdad, brother, his girlfriend, two dogs, a cat, and three chickens all who reside in Tampa Bay Florida.
At least they're bringing dinner!
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Morning guys!
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Morning.
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We ended up moving our Florida trip out a week and will be leaving Friday the 15th rather than the 8th. Pretty bummed to be honest, but I feel worse for the people that have property and assets down there that are about to be levelled. Victoria's sister lives in Orlando. We were going to spend the first night with her and then the next 7 nights at our resort, and she's now officially freaking the fuck out. All planes out of the state are full.
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Better to be safe Brian. Morning everyone.
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Evening guys
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Morning guys
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Morning.
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Hidily Ho!
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Hey king. What's up?
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Just saying hi.
Hi!
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In that case..
HI
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:lol
I see you are working on the characters for **. ***
How many are you making?
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For now, I think just the two. I might make more if I feel like it, but I won't feel it because that's extra work. :lol
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:lol
BTW the guy that commented on the tie color made me think how perfect you have to have these characters because the internet is full of these people that like to point out ever little thing that's not perfection.
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:lol
BTW the guy that commented on the tie color made me think how perfect you have to have these characters because the internet is full of these people that like to point out ever little thing that's not perfection.
Well he wasn't wrong! I was going to fix it though. :hat
You should see the dumb comments I get on some of my videos. You'd be amazed how many people comment on my Star Wars video very seriously about how C3PO wouldn't act like that and that's not how he got his arm. NO SHIT. What part of parody did they not get? :lol
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:lol
I always forget to look at the comments. I will tonight! :lol
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Prepare to have your brain cells damaged. :lol
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I can do that on my own though! :lol
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But I guarantee Youtube does it faster! :neverusethis:
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Depends on bandwidth. :neverusethis:
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Youtube comments don't require much bandwidth with their limited vocabulary. :neverusethis:
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:lol
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I got a pretty negative review comment on my recent battlegrounds video :lol But I think it's kind of funny actually. I gave a nice response back, but sometimes I like to mess around with commenters.
Anyway, yesterday totally sucked at work, just got my ass kicked for about 15 hours straight. So decided to take tomorrow off. I have days to burn. But good news is my next work trip got pushed back so I won't have to miss the Shattered Fortress show, that's been in jeopardy for the last week. And then Saturday I get to go to PSU for the in state rival game against Pitt. :metal
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Speaking of which, I just deleted a new comment that said "Wow this looks pretty shit. No offence to the animation, it's rather the art style that's completely off".
NO, YOU'RE PRETTY SHIT! THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK!
I got a pretty negative review comment on my recent battlegrounds video :lol But I think it's kind of funny actually. I gave a nice response back, but sometimes I like to mess around with commenters.
I often do this, like just reply with "thanks :)" or something, but if I'm not in a good mood, I'll just delete it. I don't think people realize that I made these videos and I read all of this. Or they just don't care.
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I only ever deleted one comment and it was because the guy said to watch someone elses video of the same song (311's live debut of Syntax Error). I kind of felt wrong for doing it, but I didn't like the advertising for another channel on my channel. Although my one friend used to do that a lot on my videos and it would piss me off.
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I only ever deleted one comment and it was because the guy said to watch someone elses video of the same song (311's live debut of Syntax Error). I kind of felt wrong for doing it, but I didn't like the advertising for another channel on my channel. Although my one friend used to do that a lot on my videos and it would piss me off.
Usually that kind of thing gets automatically flagged as spam for me anyway, but that kind of shit needs to go. Don't feel bad.
I don't delete that many comments relatively speaking (about 1% at an estimate), and I won't delete them for being negative. But when I get comments that are just bluntly asshole-ish, I don't feel bad about deleting them.
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Wait until my comments show up. You're percentage of deleted comments will skyrocket. :biggrin:
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Wait until my comments show up. You're percentage of deleted comments will skyrocket. :biggrin:
Just for grammar alone! :lol
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:lol
Wouldn't it be prudent to leave them up so it takes away the focus of any negative responses? :lol
I'm for hire.
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I only ever deleted one comment and it was because the guy said to watch someone elses video of the same song (311's live debut of Syntax Error). I kind of felt wrong for doing it, but I didn't like the advertising for another channel on my channel. Although my one friend used to do that a lot on my videos and it would piss me off.
Usually that kind of thing gets automatically flagged as spam for me anyway, but that kind of shit needs to go. Don't feel bad.
I don't delete that many comments relatively speaking (about 1% at an estimate), and I won't delete them for being negative. But when I get comments that are just bluntly asshole-ish, I don't feel bad about deleting them.
Yea, that comment wasn't generic and it clearly wasn't a spam bot or anything so that's why youtube didn't block it, but I didn't like it anyway.
Yea, I usually try to just respond to negative criticism. Let them know who's boss.
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I only ever deleted one comment and it was because the guy said to watch someone elses video of the same song (311's live debut of Syntax Error). I kind of felt wrong for doing it, but I didn't like the advertising for another channel on my channel. Although my one friend used to do that a lot on my videos and it would piss me off.
Usually that kind of thing gets automatically flagged as spam for me anyway, but that kind of shit needs to go. Don't feel bad.
I don't delete that many comments relatively speaking (about 1% at an estimate), and I won't delete them for being negative. But when I get comments that are just bluntly asshole-ish, I don't feel bad about deleting them.
Yea, that comment wasn't generic and it clearly wasn't a spam bot or anything so that's why youtube didn't block it, but I didn't like it anyway.
Yea, I usually try to just respond to negative criticism. Let them know who's boss.
Did it have a link, or just say something like "look at my channel"? From memory, pretty much anything with an external link gets flagged in my experience.
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I only ever deleted one comment and it was because the guy said to watch someone elses video of the same song (311's live debut of Syntax Error). I kind of felt wrong for doing it, but I didn't like the advertising for another channel on my channel. Although my one friend used to do that a lot on my videos and it would piss me off.
Usually that kind of thing gets automatically flagged as spam for me anyway, but that kind of shit needs to go. Don't feel bad.
I don't delete that many comments relatively speaking (about 1% at an estimate), and I won't delete them for being negative. But when I get comments that are just bluntly asshole-ish, I don't feel bad about deleting them.
Yea, that comment wasn't generic and it clearly wasn't a spam bot or anything so that's why youtube didn't block it, but I didn't like it anyway.
Yea, I usually try to just respond to negative criticism. Let them know who's boss.
Did it have a link, or just say something like "look at my channel"? From memory, pretty much anything with an external link gets flagged in my experience.
No link, that's why. He just said what channel to watch instead. I dont recall the exact wording.
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Yeah, that's why it got past. Crafty bastard!
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Evening everyone
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So
A former coworker who bowls in my league told me that the supervisor of the Clerical Dept for the county job I was in and booted from was asking about me. Apparently she was never happy that I was canned, and wishes she could have had me just move over and work under her instead of me getting fired. She also said that she'd gladly still (a year later) have me work under her... And that if a position opened up, she recommends that I apply.
This totally made my night. Like... I was in a really dark place after all that went down last year. I'm going to keep my eyes open and throw my name in the hat if it ever comes up.
It sounds like if she had known that I was going to get canned, she would have tried to snag me. Or.. She actually might have (as she and my supervisor there were good friends) and couldn't do anything about it.
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There is nothing wrong with trying again Jay!
What did you do at that job again?
Good morning everyone.
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Morning
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Hey, I haven't noticed you around a while. Hope you've been well. :tup
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Sir Blob. How goes it? I've been studying my ass off so I kept pushing this place to the side with every intention of making my way here at some point during the day. heh
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Occasionally some things are more important than wasting time on the internet. Only occasionally though.
So have you had your test thingy yet, or is that yet to come?
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John! How are you man?
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Occasionally some things are more important than wasting time on the internet. Only occasionally though.
So have you had your test thingy yet, or is that yet to come?
I won't be taking it until next Summer. The recommended preparation time is roughly a year. I have a while to go. Lots of geeking out will be done. :blob:
John! How are you man?
I'm doing good. How are things on your end, King?
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Had a great vacation a few weeks ago. Went to 3 concerts and a comedy show. Took the wife to a botanical garden and hit up many breweries all over N.E.
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That sounds like a hell of a good time. Who did you see?
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That sounds like a hell of a good time. Who did you see?
Anathema, The Neil Morse Band & Haken. Bill Burr was the comedian.
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There is nothing wrong with trying again Jay!
What did you do at that job again?
Good morning everyone.
So I was a case worker for Medi-Cal (Medicaid) and Cal-Fresh (food stamps) eligibility. Basically I determined if and what people qualified for and processed their cases. That's a very very short description. If by some chance I actually go through and get hired back in, I'd be working more of the behind the scenes work.
My issue is if I apply and go through the entire hiring process again, there's no guarantee on where I'd be placed. I could wind up right there with that supervisor in my old building, or in a building on the other side of the county. Or even worse, I could be placed working in the building that's literally 2 miles from my house. Normally that'd be a godsend, but... If ya'll remember me talking about that crazy chick whom I met last year working there... who went all stalkerish? well, she works in that particular building and this job is literally the same job she has. So there'd be a chance of working literally alongside her.
That would not end well :lol
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Get the car all lubed up before the road trip to psu tomorrow. Hit 130k miles so getting a full tune up and the works.
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Evening guys. Finally the weekend!
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G'morning all.
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Morning Bill. Going camping today at my friend's Campground just a bunch of men drinking, eating, horseshoes, cornhole and cards. Then the aftermath tomorrow morning.
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Morning!
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Blobsan.
*bows*
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Good morning.
Having the day from hell so far. I wound up hitting a truck as I backed out of my driveway this morning.
And when I finally made it to work, I had a bunch of shit dropped on me. Including a burglary from early early yesterday morning. Some of my guys severely dropped the ball.
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Took way longer to take care of a couple errands and some stuff around the house than anticipated, but finally on the couch. Relaxing now for a couple hours and then going out to a place called Barcade for a friend's brithday. Craft beer and old school arcade games :hat
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Morning guys
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G'morning sir.
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What's going on?
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Not too much. Slept a little later than planned so no time for a morning run, gotta get ready for friends coming over at noon for beer and football. You?
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Probably going to be doing some drinking today. My family and my gfs family are here because they evacuated Florida so it's been crowded.
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Should have bought a smaller place. :lol :P
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Good morning!
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Hey Jay! What's up?
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Dealing with the aftermath of severa attempted burglaries and 1 successful (kinda) burglary from Friday and Saturday.
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Moving a little slow this morning. That's what happens when you have too much fun.
Morning.
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Should have bought a smaller place. :lol :P
They would've come anyway lol.
Just waiting until next week.
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Should have bought a smaller place. :lol :P
They would've come anyway lol.
Just waiting until next week.
They can't invite themselves to your hypothetical shoebox house!
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Made it home from psu and dead tired, awesome day yesterday, just about 110,000 people at the game. Nothing like a game day there.
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That's a lot of people.
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Good morning everyone!
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Looks like I definitely made the right call to fly down to Florida this Friday rather than last. I'm hoping Jose doesn't decide to be an asshole.
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Howdy all.
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2.5 hours till vacation.
The excite is very, very real.
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2.5 hours till vacation.
The excite is very, very real.
Where you going? I'm flying out in 94 hours and can't focus on anything.
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2.5 hours till vacation.
The excite is very, very real.
Where you going? I'm flying out in 94 hours and can't focus on anything.
Amsterdam and Tilburg.
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Just don't forget them notepads. ;)
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Amsterdam, nice. Been awhile since I've gone out there for work. :hat
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Well, I just took the plunge on a last minute ticket for Paul McCartney tonight. 18th row :hat
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
$200 after fees. Face value was $350.
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
$200 after fees. Face value was $350.
Thats pretty good, I guess some are trying to offload the day of. I remember when they went on sale I took a look and I'm not a big enough fan to pay the face value.
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
$200 after fees. Face value was $350.
Thats pretty good, I guess some are trying to offload the day of. I remember when they went on sale I took a look and I'm not a big enough fan to pay the face value.
And I just got a call from StubHub that the owner accidentally double sold the ticket, so they're moving me up to the 11th row for no additional charge :D :D :D
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
$200 after fees. Face value was $350.
Thats pretty good, I guess some are trying to offload the day of. I remember when they went on sale I took a look and I'm not a big enough fan to pay the face value.
And I just got a call from StubHub that the owner accidentally double sold the ticket, so they're moving me up to the 11th row for no additional charge :D :D :D
:metal :metal :metal that's amazing how they hooked you up like that due to someone else's mistake
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Sweet, cost an arm and leg?
$200 after fees. Face value was $350.
Thats pretty good, I guess some are trying to offload the day of. I remember when they went on sale I took a look and I'm not a big enough fan to pay the face value.
And I just got a call from StubHub that the owner accidentally double sold the ticket, so they're moving me up to the 11th row for no additional charge :D :D :D
:metal :metal :metal that's amazing how they hooked you up like that due to someone else's mistake
Yeah, that's pretty epic customer service right there. I didn't even have to ask or complain, they told me what happened and then said if I thought it was acceptable they'd replace the seat I bought with this other one.
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Morning.
King, I had cake today. Your move.
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No cake here until Sunday. I will have cake!
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The cake is a lie.
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35 minutes until I'm off work!
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Same here, I usually leave at 6, but leaving at 5 tonight to make the concert (or more accurately, to be able to pre-game before the concert)
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So tired today, but so worth it because Sir Paul was excellent last night :hat
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On my ass in my recliner finally. I am cooing on the grill though.
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Good morning everyone
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Good morning everyone
*head nod*
What's shakin for today?
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I went to pick up my dad to go to lunch and his hybrid car only three years old will not start have to get it towed to the dealership.
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Good morning everyone
*head nod*
What's shakin for today?
Well I just got back from work :lol lots of software testing. It's been such a long week already.
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Good evening everyone. Can't wait for the weekend. I'm going to clean the house top to bottom tomorrow after work, do the lawn friday after work and Saturday & Sunday I'm free to my own devices.
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Reap. What do you have to do to clean your roof.
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Ok well maybe not roof :lol
The inlaws were in town so the place is a mess plus their dog decided he'd try to mark every corner possible so I have some area rugs I want to deep clean
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AH HAH! 6 pack on the roof "working". Lol
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yup
I would do that type of "work" often when I ran the hotel a while back
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Don't worry my in-laws are the worst the stories I could tell you you'd want to murder them. That's how bad they are.
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I don't know King, I'd be willing to have some beers and trade stories :lol
Good morning everyone.
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Don't worry my in-laws are the worst the stories I could tell you you'd want to murder them. That's how bad they are.
That's how I feel about mrs.jingle's in-laws.
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One of a hundred stories....
I bought the engagement ring for my wife. I was up 24 hours. I worked a 16 hour day, drove into Boston to get the ring drove back. I stopped at my old job where my futire mother in law worked to show her the ring. She was not there. Called out for her kid.
So 2 other girls saw the ring. They told her the next day. So when is was coming close to our 3rd anniversary dating she told Lisa, "So has Joe giving you the ring yet?" "He has it you know."
That fucking asshole did that purposely. I have never forgave her for that.
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Yeah, that's a purposely dick move.
So did Mrs King tell you about that exchange?
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She's gullible. We were at a restaurant and she brought her gifts in. I told her my gift was too big to bring in to this restaurant. I saw the disappointment in her face. I had the ring in my pocket. When I opened my gifts I got up like I was going to kiss her thank you and got down on my knee. She is sooooo gullible.
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That is a dick move king, a real dick move.
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That's just one of many issues we have to deal with. Lisa cut off her parents for 10 years.
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Good afternoon ya'll
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'evenin. Just back from a walk with mrs.jingle and jingle.dogs. Now on to a glass of wine in front of the TV for some fake house-hunting.
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House hunting Chad?
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Just spent 3 hours cleaning the house, nothing better than having a spotless house. Enjoying a beer right now.
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House hunting Chad?
FAKE house hunting. We're not going to be in the market for at least another year (once jingle.kids are done high school), so we're just going for a drive down to wine country and checking out some areas/houses for shits and giggles. Just to get an idea of what we might be able to look for next year at this time.
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Where is wine country in Canada? I'm interested!
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Where is wine country in Canada? I'm interested!
Niagara region. The area of southeast Ontario between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. 100+ wineries in about a 70 mile radius.
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Good evening guys.
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Morning.
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Morning king! Any cake this weekend?
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We re going to watch the football game over friend's house Sunday and everybody brings appetizers and desserts so I'm hoping to see a little cupcakes there so I'm hopeful. :lol
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Morning guys
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Morning Reap.
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Six ... Five more posts until I join the 20k club. King/Blob... secret handshake? Funky jacket and tie required?
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Six ... Five more posts until I join the 20k club. King/Blob... secret handshake? Funky jacket and tie required?
I'm partial to either the predator handshake, or the sci-five. Funky jacket optional.
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Yeah, cuz we have biceps like these! :lol
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I'll just leave my post count at 19999 while I go get dressed.
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Chad, you son of a bitch! :lol
I can't wait to see the new Kingsman movie.
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You guys and you're 20k posts, I'm just trying to make it to 10k :lol
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20k? Bitches, I'm in the mid 30k's! :lol
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I even slowed down to let you all catch up!
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I even slowed down to let you all catch up!
You're padding your post count with cake talk. Admit it! :lol
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I even slowed down to let you all catch up!
You're padding your post count with cake talk. Admit it! :lol
The only thing I'm padding with cake is my fat ass.
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That's why I've tried to be a good boy!
Picking up my car today. The total for the repairs was $3643.00.
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I need to replace my battery in my car, I'm going to push that off until tomorrow.
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G'morning all. Going to be a long (but good) day as I try to knock out two batches of beer.
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G'morning all. Going to be a long (but good) day as I try to knock out two batches of beer.
Parti-Gyle or 2 separate?
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I think I'm going to make some pretzel for later today
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I think I'm going to make some pretzel for later today
You do the whole dough, twist in the air thingy?
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Good morning peeps.
I think... I think I just made an employee at work cry.
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G'morning all. Going to be a long (but good) day as I try to knock out two batches of beer.
Parti-Gyle or 2 separate?
Two separate, a scottish ale (not a wee heavy, more in the 5% range) and a pale ale (hops TBD).
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Working on my latest pubg win video, just finished the edits now need to video the commentary. Definitely my best solo game ever, I'm so addicted to this game. I'll likely be playing all afternoon until my friend gets off work and we head into NYC for the Scorpions and Megadeth tonight at the garden. :metal
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Working on my latest pubg win video, just finished the edits now need to video the commentary. Definitely my best solo game ever, I'm so addicted to this game. I'll likely be playing all afternoon until my friend gets off work and we head into NYC for the Scorpions and Megadeth tonight at the garden. :metal
I'm not into shooters or any of that kind of stuff at all, but I've watched a lot of games of PUBG on twitch recently and it's been fun.
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Yea, just the crazy things that happen in the game, plus the tension as the game goes on. It gets the heart going similar to an overtime in Rocket League, except the stakes are much higher and for much longer. Plus is extremely gratifying/difficult to get a win so when it happens, you feel like a million bucks.
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And every game is different, because it depends on where you land, who else lands there, what you're able to pickup, where the safe zone is, etc. As I said, not something I'd be into playing myself, but I enjoy watching it. I mean, watching the 10 minutes of looting can get boring, but the business end is usually good. :lol
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I think I'm going to make some pretzel for later today
You do the whole dough, twist in the air thingy?
No :( I'm not that fancy
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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I had organic ice cream yesterday. It was cinnamon ice cream Blob. It was a mini cup. I was trying to be a good boy.
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I had organic ice cream yesterday. It was cinnamon ice cream Blob. It was a mini cup. I was trying to be a good boy.
Sounds great, except for your embarrassing portion size. :lol
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Hurray for 20k! Since you guys really don't have a secret handshake, I propose the following.
(https://hugelolcdn.com/i/78096.gif)
Just not this. I don't think it's that kinda club.
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BTW, I had cake last night. Now, coffee.
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G'morning all.
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Chad, you look like 20 million!
Morning Bill!
Blob, I am shamed.
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Chad, you look like 20 million!
Morning Bill!
Blob, I am shamed.
As you should be!
And now that I have a second monitor, I've gotten even more efficient at blobbing. I can watch shows while also doing nothing on the internet! Or I can work and watch stuff at the same time. EVEN WHEN I'M WORKING I'M BLOBBING ZOMG THIS IS NEXT LEVEL STUFF
Hurray for 20k! Since you guys really don't have a secret handshake, I propose the following.
(https://hugelolcdn.com/i/78096.gif)
:lol Jericho is the man. I'm still all for the Predator handshake though. The handshake is what builds the biceps! And the intense eye contact is what builds the no homo bond between manly men.
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Blob, most peple get 2 screens so they can dual work! Not blobbing around!! :lol
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Dual monitors is awesome! We've had them at work now for almost two years and I cannot imagine ever going back to having just one.
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Blob, most peple get 2 screens so they can dual work! Not blobbing around!! :lol
Bah! That's not the blob way!
Dual monitors is awesome! We've had them at work now for almost two years and I cannot imagine ever going back to having just one.
Yeah, that's what everyone's kept telling me! I would have done it sooner, but my desk doesn't have room for anything else. I managed to stick a table next to my desk to fit the second monitor. It's a bit off to the side, so I don't know if it will be quite as useful as a work setup, but it's already helped my productivity.
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Well there goes the neighborhood because Blob won't be getting any more work done since he is going to have Asian porn on both screens.
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Dual monitors is awesome! We've had them at work now for almost two years and I cannot imagine ever going back to having just one.
Yeah, that's what everyone's kept telling me! I would have done it sooner, but my desk doesn't have room for anything else. I managed to stick a table next to my desk to fit the second monitor. It's a bit off to the side, so I don't know if it will be quite as useful as a work setup, but it's already helped my productivity.
Our office moved nearly two years ago (about 10 miles), and our desks, which are huge, were designed with them knowing that dual monitors were coming. It's awesome. My email is always on the right one (and I get probably 300-500 on an average work day), and my left has my internet browser, which always has 6-10 tabs open depending on how busy the customers I manage are that day (they are busy most days :lol).
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Well there goes the neighborhood because Blob won't be getting any more work done since he is going to have Asian porn on both screens.
Now you're just giving me ideas, man.
Dual monitors is awesome! We've had them at work now for almost two years and I cannot imagine ever going back to having just one.
Yeah, that's what everyone's kept telling me! I would have done it sooner, but my desk doesn't have room for anything else. I managed to stick a table next to my desk to fit the second monitor. It's a bit off to the side, so I don't know if it will be quite as useful as a work setup, but it's already helped my productivity.
Our office moved nearly two years ago (about 10 miles), and our desks, which are huge, were designed with them knowing that dual monitors were coming. It's awesome. My email is always on the right one (and I get probably 300-500 on an average work day), and my left has my internet browser, which always has 6-10 tabs open depending on how busy the customers I manage are that day (they are busy most days :lol).
What size monitors you got?
I'm still getting used to the concept, so I've mostly used the second monitor to watch TV shows while I do work on the main monitor so I don't get bored, or to keep stuff off the main screen while streaming. And dragging browser tabs over to the second monitor is coming in handy. I always hated that feature, because it never had a use before, but now it's great. :lol
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What size monitors you got?
I'm still getting used to the concept, so I've mostly used the second monitor to watch TV shows while I do work on the main monitor so I don't get bored, or to keep stuff off the main screen while streaming. And dragging browser tabs over to the second monitor is coming in handy. I always hated that feature, because it never had a use before, but now it's great. :lol
I am not sure (I will have to ask someone), but they are pretty huge.
What's funny is when we moved, the one guy (who is 60 and old school) said he was fine with his old monitor and didn't want a second one, so everyone else has these monster dual monitors, while the guy who has been with the company longer than anyone has his tinny tiny ONE monitor. :lol
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Good morning everyone.
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G'morning Reaper.
Yeah, the two monitors at work is super clutch. I don't work at home very often precisely because I hate being constricted to one monitor. I actually have a monitor I can hook up to my laptop, just the remote work access doesn't work with a dual monitor setup. So it only gets used 3-4 times a year when I have a fantasy draft :lol
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All this monitor talk makes me want another monitor :lol
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Blob a few hours from now.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/450x500q90/924/sGDhr4.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/f/posGDhr4j)
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What size monitors you got?
I'm still getting used to the concept, so I've mostly used the second monitor to watch TV shows while I do work on the main monitor so I don't get bored, or to keep stuff off the main screen while streaming. And dragging browser tabs over to the second monitor is coming in handy. I always hated that feature, because it never had a use before, but now it's great. :lol
I am not sure (I will have to ask someone), but they are pretty huge.
What's funny is when we moved, the one guy (who is 60 and old school) said he was fine with his old monitor and didn't want a second one, so everyone else has these monster dual monitors, while the guy who has been with the company longer than anyone has his tinny tiny ONE monitor. :lol
Up until less than 2 years ago, I was still using just a 17" CRT monitor. It was getting a little cramped. :lol My main monitor is now 24", so nothing huge, and the second one is 22". That's about the smallest you can even buy now.
I'm surprised the old dude hasn't been swayed seeing everyone else with the dual setup.
Blob a few hours from now.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/450x500q90/924/sGDhr4.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/f/posGDhr4j)
I know I've recreated South Park pics for you before, but definitely a no on that one. :rollin
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the Dr. Who video will be delayed.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the Dr. Who video will be delayed.
It can't be delayed if you never set a deadline.
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Lost time = lost money.
Oh yeah booooooyyyyyyyy. :lol
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Lost time = lost money.
Oh yeah booooooyyyyyyyy. :lol
My latest video has made me a grand total of about $1.50AUS so far, so I'm not exactly makin' it rain. :lol
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We need a picture of you raining change. :lol
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We need a picture of you raining change. :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDL2W0HcJw
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It's a good way to die
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Duel monitors? Technically I have 6 monitors at work. 3 of them are 4k 32inch Samsung TVs. Then a 32 inch off brand TV as well as a 42 inch off brand TV. And then a 20 inch. Mind you the TVs are all hooked up to separate computers :lol
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Afternoon everyone.
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Morning.
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Some images / meme help... have you seen one where there's a "white stick figure" (I mean, not just a stick figure per se, but just a generic character with a white round head with eyes and face) feeling all sed and moody, with coloured emotions ignoring him, and then there's one coming to hug him? it's used in serious and humorous ways, for example in one the only coloured figure giving the hug is labeled "black metal"... I can't seem to find the proper keywords to look for it on Google...
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Evenign everyone.
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Evening, just read through the SOA thread and :rollin some gold in there
Watching the Giants and wow do they suck this year.
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The SoA thread has been my go to for boredom at work.
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I've had my chuckles in that's thread.
Right now I'm getting my "The Orville" on.
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I got to check The Orville out per Blob's recommendation
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Playing any pubg? Got another win tonight with my brother and friend. I got my computer set up to stream the Giants game on one screen and I can play on the other.
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
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I played a bit this weekend. My brother and his buddy just picked it up so we are hoping to do a trio sometime.
We should play together Cramx, either PUBG or Rocket league (or I have like another 250+ games to choose from :lol)
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
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I played a bit this weekend. My brother and his buddy just picked it up so we are hoping to do a trio sometime.
We should play together Cramx, either PUBG or Rocket league (or I have like another 250+ games to choose from :lol)
Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg. I really suck at rocket league since I stopped playing regularly but Im always down for a game too since it's so fun. Anyway, I think Im going to play some more pubg soon
Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
:lol
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
You mean watching the television? Hell yes, I'm watching the Sox right now.
Sox...as in Boston Red Sox, in case you weren't sure. ;D
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Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg. I really suck at rocket league
What f'n language are you speaking??
My brother and his buddy...are hoping to do a trio sometime.
Um...:yeahright
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
You mean watching the television? Hell yes, I'm watching the Sox right now.
Sox...as in Boston Red Sox, in case you weren't sure. ;D
You mean they're an that will have. 1st round exit? Wasting time bro!
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Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg. I really suck at rocket league
What f'n language are you speaking??
My brother and his buddy...are hoping to do a trio sometime.
Um...:yeahright
:biggrin:
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You mean they're an that will have.
WTF?? :lol
You know what makes more sense than that?
This does:
Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg.
:lol
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Damn autocorrect let me make this simple for you. Stop wasting your time on a first-round exit in the playoffs.
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I played a bit this weekend. My brother and his buddy just picked it up so we are hoping to do a trio sometime.
We should play together Cramx, either PUBG or Rocket league (or I have like another 250+ games to choose from :lol)
Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg. I really suck at rocket league since I stopped playing regularly but Im always down for a game too since it's so fun. Anyway, I think Im going to play some more pubg soon
Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
:lol
How do you feel about the FPS servers?
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Damn autocorrect let me make this simple for you. Stop wasting your time on a first-round exit in the playoffs.
You know they are actors on TV, right? It's all fake. You know that, right?
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I have enough reality in my life that I watch TV for the fantasy. I want escapism. not depression watching the Red Sox.
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Sox just hit a home run! Yeah!
At the same time on another channel a zombie eats some dude. :metal
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I played a bit this weekend. My brother and his buddy just picked it up so we are hoping to do a trio sometime.
We should play together Cramx, either PUBG or Rocket league (or I have like another 250+ games to choose from :lol)
Yea I'm down, I've got a mumble server for voice chat or we can use Discord. Got to have the chat for pubg. I really suck at rocket league since I stopped playing regularly but Im always down for a game too since it's so fun. Anyway, I think Im going to play some more pubg soon
Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
Dude! Do you even TV?
:lol
How do you feel about the FPS servers?
My friend loves them, he is ranked in the top 900 now. I'm so far not a fan. They would crash my game before but since the last update been stable, but as a Battlefield fan, the FPS doesn't feel right. I've struggled in it a lot, plus I find 3rd person to be more fun with trolling so I kind of force him to play 3rd person with me. I do think the FPS adds some new elements to strategy though so that makes it cool, I just don't like the game play of it, at least not yet.
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Sox just hit a home run! Yeah!
At the same time on another channel a zombie eats some dude. :metal
So 7-7? Oh yeah, I do still check in. LOL
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No. 8-8! ;D
Oh wait, I think there's a hospital show on. Followed by a cop show. Followed by a lawyer show.
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Dude! Do you even TV?
In all seriousness, there is not one show I watch. Certainly no drama series or sitcoms. My wife and I may chill to the Food Network at night, but that's about it.
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Dude! Do you even TV?
In all seriousness, there is not one show I watch. Certainly no drama series or sitcoms. My wife and I may chill to the Food Network at night, but that's about it.
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/250x250/69204169/we-dont-take-kindly-to-your-types-around-here.jpg)
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
PUBG: https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/909955625270079489 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/909955625270079489) that was a couple hours ago playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (pubg)
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Orville? pubg?
I don't understand a thing that's going on in this thread.
PUBG: https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/909955625270079489 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/909955625270079489) that was a couple hours ago playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (pubg)
:lol
Pretty sure the Cramx chick will be happy to return your $29 if she ever saw that! :lol
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:lol
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Dude! Do you even TV?
In all seriousness, there is not one show I watch. Certainly no drama series or sitcoms. My wife and I may chill to the Food Network at night, but that's about it.
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/250x250/69204169/we-dont-take-kindly-to-your-types-around-here.jpg)
:lol
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Hello?
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Hello
Hello......
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How's it going?
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Not bad just made a black bean pasta with roasted butternut squash onions and garlic it's actually pretty good.
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That sounds delicious. I neglected to bring much food to work with me today... I ate it like an hour into my shift, and now am starving again :lol
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:lol
We are trying to eat so much healthier. No seconds and no desserts.
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BLASPHEMY
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Still not giving up my alcohol though so no blasphemy.
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I could give up on desserts, but so hard to give up on seconds.
Late night at work for me, major network maintenance and my boss is even going to show up later while I run with the project. Might be here till 4am. But I did just eat a work paid dinner with leftovers (seconds) for later in the evening.
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We are trying to eat so much healthier. No seconds and no desserts.
That doesn't mean you double the size of your firsts!
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Good evening guys.
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We are trying to eat so much healthier. No seconds and no desserts.
That doesn't mean you double the size of your firsts!
Wrong. I've got to lose the weight.
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I also need to shed some pounds. I'm pushing 260lbs. I haven't been this heavy in a few years. I was like 235lbs this time last year.
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I'm aiming for 100lbs.
Bed time for this old fart. Night Jay!
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I'm aiming for 100lbs.
Bed time for this old fart. Night Jay!
That's a hell of a goal.
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Ah sweet victory, another 16 hour work day with a major project execution at midnight. Feels good when this stuff goes well. Anyway, even better is my boss isn't making me come back in tomorrow (its after 4am here and I still need to drive an hour home) and just work from home in the afternoon. :metal
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drive safe!
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Thank you, best part of driving at this time, no traffic.
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Morning dudes
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Morning.
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Hey.
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Hey king! What's up?
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Work dammit. Family reunion this Saturday. It's my mom's side.
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Family reunion. That definitely sounds like something they should celebrate with cake.....
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Family reunion. That definitely sounds like something they should celebrate with cake.....
I'll walk out if there is none.
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If they don't have cake, they're not family. :lol
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:lol
The stories of my Lebanese grandmother bring waves and waves of food to me and my grandfather watching sports on Sundays then ending it with strawberry shortcake is a lasting memory I cherish. I loved being there.
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So.. Nothing is official yet... But looks like starting in about 2 and a half weeks, I'll be assuming the position of head super at work.
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Very cool Jay.
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:metal :metal
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Kinda waiting for the call from my boss to confirm it.
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Evening everyone.
Jay are you referring starting back at the job that you were at?
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Evening everyone.
Jay are you referring starting back at the job that you were at?
I'm at the job I was at.
Ok so was working with the security company I am with now until April of last year. Got picked up working a desk job with the county. Worked there until October. Didn't pass my probation.
I went from there back to the security job. Where I am now. I was a lead when I left the security company. When I came back, I started back as a regular guard, then promoted back up to lead. Then I was promoted in July to Assistant Post Supervisor (as my supervisor was fucking up big time). Now today it looks like he is putting in his 2 week notice, so I am going to get his position. I will be running the account, with about 15 or so employees working under me.
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Oh ok, I thought you made mention of possibly going back to the job that you were working on where you didn't pass probation.
Either way this sounds amazing, I hope you get a pay increase as well.
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Pay increase is going to happen. It's going to be a decent jump hourly compared to what I make now.
And regarding the first part of what you said, I was basically told that one of the supervisors at my old job wants me to come back, but I'd have to go through an entire screening and hiring process IF a job ever came up.
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Well I'm happy for Jay!
Good morning guys!
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Holy mother of Mary did jingle.son bring home a nasty virus. Both of us have a bad throat infection... which for me is usually 100% guaranteed to go south into my chest. Fortunately, I was able to see my Doc yesterday, and get some anti-biotics. Still, brutal night - didn't sleep more than 45 minutes without having a hacking fit. Did a 'solid' for mrs.jingle by sleeping on the couch so I didn't keep her awake (or get her sick), and I just fucking ache everywhere. Jingle.son was getting better on his own, but wakes up this morning in the same shape I'm in. Our doc isn't in the office today, so he has to wait until tomorrow to get meds.
Good times!
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Morning jingle. Hope you all kick that virus' ass asap.
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Good morning. Im still feeling messed up in my head from working till 5am the other day. I slept good last night too, but my head feels like gel. Anyway, had a big conversation with my boss yesterday. Finally told him how I feel about not getting a promotion this past year and how I haven't been handed any major projects this year and it felt like I wasn't going anywhere. Well now I am going to Denver first week of October by myself for a week and have major work to do and the boss man says my timer has started to impress for getting the promotion next year. Game on
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Holy mother of Mary did jingle.son bring home a nasty virus. Both of us have a bad throat infection... which for me is usually 100% guaranteed to go south into my chest. Fortunately, I was able to see my Doc yesterday, and get some anti-biotics. Still, brutal night - didn't sleep more than 45 minutes without having a hacking fit. Did a 'solid' for mrs.jingle by sleeping on the couch so I didn't keep her awake (or get her sick), and I just fucking ache everywhere. Jingle.son was getting better on his own, but wakes up this morning in the same shape I'm in. Our doc isn't in the office today, so he has to wait until tomorrow to get meds.
Give him yours! Jerk.
;D
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I actually did suggest that to Mrs.jingle. But she's not sure if he usually gets the same anti-biotics as I do, so she said he could wait 24 hours and suck it up. Plus, he hasn't done anything 'extra' (inhaler, nose spray, vitamins, gargling etc..) to help his cause, so if he wants to suffer through it, let him.
Mrs.jingle was in a foul mood today in case you couldn't tell.
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The Lovely Mrs TAC would've made me go without if it meant my son getting medicine. :lol
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Sick and taking s*** from the wife. The life of a husband.
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Morning guys.
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G'morning all. Trains are 90 minutes delayed due to an accident so I'm working from home today. Gives me a chance to get caught up on the DVR :hat
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Just had a small world moment. I was waiting for my sandwich shop that is near my office when a guy asked what my name is. I told him, turns out he is the husband of my ex’s best friend, they lived in Florida and by chance moved to Charlotte the same time as I did. I haven’t spoken to him or his wife since my ex and I broke up over three years ago.
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Yup. Promotion is Official. The emails have been sent out to my team, as well as the email to HR (both from the owner of the company). Effective October 1st. I'm already making a list of changes (minor) that I'd like to roll out to make the lives of my team as well as my own easier. Some of the slightly larger changes I want to make already have the backing of my leads. Now I've got to get a few days of shadowing the outgoing supervisor in (meaning Overtime for me... woot).
I'm loving the feedback in the thread I made regarding management. I'm already setting up a rough list / schedule of tasks for myself for the days / weeks / months.
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Jay that is too awesome!
Evenign everyone
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Evening Reap
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What's happenign Axe?
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Not too much, on the couch with a beer for a quiet night. How about you?
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Just got back from walking the dog, having some beers and playing pubg.
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Holy fuck it's early - even for this guy. jingle.son has a day-job working at the local farmer's market. Why the hell do farmer's get up so goddamned early??
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I’m up too Jingle, I don’t know how I got roped into doing server patching sonearly in the morning
Good morning everyone
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Plus... my antibiotics have kicked in, loosening everything up - so I'm blowing my shnoz every 20 minutes or so.
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Morning chumps.
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Time for him to get his license!
Morning.
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Time for him to get his license!
Morning.
He's got it... but he wasn't exactly sure where he was going. Got him dropped off, and a couple of coffees in to me. Gonna hit the exercise bike in a few.
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Family reunion on my mom's side today and I'm making a mix of vegetables in a tin to put on the grill.
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Hope the weather cooperates, Joe.
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It's going to be a beautiful day but hot. Get to see my aunt and cousins my all we haven't seen in a long time.
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First weekend of Fall, and it's going to be the hottest of the 'summer' around here. Heat warnings, and all the municipalities had to re-open the splash pad and water areas.
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The splash pad?
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They are talking 90 degrees the next few days. I want my fall!!
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I'll take the nice weather, my 4th annual start of fall bbq is later today. Going to set the TV up in the patio for the PSU game tonight while grilling and drinking with my buddies. :metal :metal
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Good morning. It's actually chilly here this morning (52F). I actually am wearing a jacked in the office during daylight hours for the first time in months.
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The splash pad?
Playground parks with water features
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Our power just went out for an hour. How rude. There's so little to do at 2am without an internet connection. :lol
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You say on an internet chat board...
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Well it's obviously back now, so I had catching up to do. :lol
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:lol
I'm already starting to feel overwhelmed with my promotion and I haven't even started with it yet.
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I'm sure you'll be fine. :tup
Or maybe not. What do I know?
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YOU DONT KNOW
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The splash pad?
Playground parks with water features
(https://www.kiddology.com/wp-content/uploads/www.terraplan.ca-2.jpg)
Is that you with the hat in your pedophile disguise?
;D
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No, I typically wear my wife-beater outfit, along with a 6-pack of Labatt 50
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No, I typically wear my wife-beater outfit, along with a 6-pack of Labatt 50
Sippin' on Canadian Club as well from a paper cup.
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Damn now I want some Canadian Club
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Lol. Watching Wonder Woman right now.
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Lol. Watching Wonder Woman right now.
WUT?
What's on next? The Wonder Twins?
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Dude. The movie is fantastic.
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Lol. Watching Wonder Woman right now.
WUT?
What's on next? The Wonder Twins?
Gezuz man, you're testy when you have to listen to shit music. Play some Alice Cooper ffs.
Or Harem Scarem.
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Tim has sand in his vagina.
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Harem Scarem wouldn't stand a chance in my current Roulette!
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Tim has sand in his vagina.
Well, the crabs do need a place to borough.
Wait. What..
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:lol
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Was at a bar from 7am to 4pm. Currently dead to the world on the couch.
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Was at a bar from 7am to 4pm. Currently dead to the world on the couch.
Those sound exactly like the hours that no one is at a bar.
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Was at a bar from 7am to 4pm. Currently dead to the world on the couch.
That's good. I hear Wonder Woman is on.
:neverusethis:
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Bitch please. Bill would make you look like an amateur and WW makes you look like a biatch!
Really it's so well done. You'd like it Tim.
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I tried to respond but got a 403 Forbidden.
Must've been intercepted by the Justice League.
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Cyborg is screwing with you.
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What is cyborg? Is that anything like beer, because that is definitely screwing with me!
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You quote the Justice League you don't know who Cyborg is? For shame! For shame!
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This is what I was thinking of:
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To hell with Gleek!!
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Was at a bar from 7am to 4pm. Currently dead to the world on the couch.
Those sound exactly like the hours that no one is at a bar.
:lol indeed. This was a once a year event that takes place at a bunch of bars around the globe, so the bar was pretty decently crowded.
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I only know who Cyborg is from the Lego video games. :lol
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I only know who Cyborg is from the Lego video games. :lol
But of course you would. :lol
Morning.
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Morning king. What's up?
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Just set my DVR to record that 1 ST Discovery show. That's all I'll see for now. I don't have Netflix.
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I don't think it's on Netflix in the US anyway is it? I think it's just the CBS streaming service for you.
I also don't have any of that, but of course that won't stop me seeing it. Like I'm giving them money for this trainwreck. :lol I could not be less excited for it though.
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Yeah I'm not paying for a CBS streaming. Just more ways for these damn TV companies to make money. Don't they already have enough for my money through cable services?
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G'morning all.
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Really it's so well done. You'd like it Tim.
No he wouldn't. Didn't you know Tim was a childhood actor?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LUo7-gtACIs/hqdefault.jpg)
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:lol
Chad, and he calls me old man?
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I think he grossly miscalculated his roulette idea, and now he's a walking Snicker's commercial.
Me hopes it's just temporary.
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Really it's so well done. You'd like it Tim.
No he wouldn't. Didn't you know Tim was a childhood actor?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LUo7-gtACIs/hqdefault.jpg)
:lol
:lol
Chad, and he calls me old man?
:lol
To hell with Gleek!!
Who's Gleek? I don't remember him.
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Good morning guys.
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The Winder Twins pet monkey.
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Good morning everyone.
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Morning Reap.
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Heading out shortly to the annual University fair at the Toronto Convention centre with mrs.jingle and jingle.daughter.
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Chad's going back to school!
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About to have a napping Nick on my couch... what should I draw on his face?
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Good morning. Day three of birthday weekend, MP TSF tonight :metal My bbq was a huge success last night since PSU pulled off that final second victory :yarr
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About to have a napping Nick on my couch... what should I draw on his face?
Conner Green :lol
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Good morning. Day three of birthday weekend, MP TSF tonight :metal My bbq was a huge success last night since PSU pulled off that final second victory :yarr
What does your computer's power supply unit have to do with a bbq? :blob:
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EVERYTHING
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About to have a napping Nick on my couch... what should I draw on his face?
Conner Green :lol
You vastly overestimate my artistic abilities :lol
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Just his name silly. Then send it to Conner! :lol
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Morning peeps.
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The calendar says that Friday was the first day of Autumn, but Autumn doesn't officially begin around here until my pool is covered.
Let Autumn begin!!!!!!
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Autumn? What's that
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It's the first month of Spring, and we've already had a 36C/97F day, and several others over 30C/86F. Fuck global warming!
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Ew
It's supposed to get up to 75F today here.
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Lovely! That's better than any day here for the next week.
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I can't wait till we are out of out "hot" season and back into our "meh" season. Before the "cold" season.
Mind you, the hot season, the highs are 75F-85F. Meh = 65F-74F. Cold = 55F-64F.
We get a lot of variety here :coolio
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I would kill for highs of only 85F in summer here! LITERALLY KILL. WHY, IT MIGHT EVEN BE YOU.
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85F is too hot :lol
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It's too hot for me too, but in Summer, that's the lowest you can hope for here. Anything less than that is a miracle.
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I would kill for highs of only 85F in summer here! LITERALLY KILL. WHY, IT MIGHT EVEN BE YOU.
Screw you. I hate heat. I want my fall.
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I would kill for highs of only 85F in summer here! LITERALLY KILL. WHY, IT MIGHT EVEN BE YOU.
Screw you. I hate heat. I want my fall.
I hate heat too. You know this. :lol My point is that it gets so disgustingly hot in Summer here that a max of 85F is good by comparison.
Can I join you for your weather?
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Got to remember for us that's hot. Like anybody that lives in Alaska get 75 and it's too hot LOL
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About to head into NYC and hopefully seeing lots of DTFers tonight :yarr
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Got to remember for us that's hot. Like anybody that lives in Alaska get 75 and it's too hot LOL
The one thing that really surprised me when I moved to NC is how hot the summers. Worse than florida, at least in florida I had the sea breeze.
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Just takes time for your body to adapt to that. I just love the Northeast and the change of seasons.
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change of seasons.
I REMEMBER A TIME IN MY FRAIL VIRGIN MIND
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change of seasons.
I REMEMBER A TIME IN MY FRAIL VIRGIN MIND
I call bullshit... you're mind has been fucked many a times.
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change of seasons.
I REMEMBER A TIME IN MY FRAIL VIRGIN MIND
I call bullshit... you're mind has been fucked many a times.
This...
This is true.
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About to head into NYC and hopefully seeing lots of DTFers tonight :yarr
:millahhhh
Been to long since I've made my presence known here. What up?
I calculated badly last night, wound up milling around Penn Station trying to avoid the late night weirdos for about 40 minutes before my train. Definitely should have gone for the PATH instead!
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Good evening everyone. Just booked a trip to Norwich CT.
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What's in CT?
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Um...Norwich.
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*Insert exploding :neverusethis: here *
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My gf has a work assignment there for a weekend in December, I have some PTO days to kill so I'm going up there with her. At my work you either use your days or lose them.
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Tim, *knee slap*
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Nice.
I need to find my way out to CT one of these days... when I can financially do so. I have an old friend and her family (technically an ex.. but that was a loooong time ago lol) who lives out there. I haven't seen her in 12 years... I'm still really good friends with she and her twin sister (who is actually stationed here in CA currently but is getting ready to ship off to Japan).
She actually almost brought a tear to my eye a year or so ago. We were chatting on FB and she told me she'd love for me to go spend a week out there with her. I told her I would love to when I find myself able to. To which she responded with if she ever get's married, she expects me to be present at her wedding, so get my shit together before then :lol
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I hope you make it out there Jay!
How are things going at work?
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Um Jay.
Boston. A Red Sox game for you and I.
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Um Jay.
Boston. A Red Sox game for you and I.
Boston is on the list of things she wants to do if I were to ever go out there. As well as a day in NYC.
I hope you make it out there Jay!
How are things going at work?
Going okay. I am going in to train with the outgoing supervisor tomorrow for a few hours before my regular shift, and then again on Wednesday (my day off).
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Somehow I got stuck supporting a network maintenance at 3am till 7am, then continue with a normal work day.
Well, at least I got the promotion I had wanted. Surprisingly too. I had just had a convo with my boss about wanting to get that (I had thought I earned it already) only a few days ago to which he said it takes a year and be patient.... only to find out the promotion was done and he just wasn't allowed to tell me yet. Anyway, I have a senior job title and got an 8% bump in pay to go along with that. I am so happy except for ya know, working at 3am.
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Somehow I got stuck supporting a network maintenance at 3am till 7am, then continue with a normal work day.
Well, at least I got the promotion I had wanted. Surprisingly too. I had just had a convo with my boss about wanting to get that (I had thought I earned it already) only a few days ago to which he said it takes a year and be patient.... only to find out the promotion was done and he just wasn't allowed to tell me yet. Anyway, I have a senior job title and got an 8% bump in pay to go along with that. I am so happy except for ya know, working at 3am.
Congrats! Imagine if you'd gotten sick of not progressing and said something regretful or quit on the spot. :lol
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Good morning dudes.
Congrats Cramx!
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Somehow I got stuck supporting a network maintenance at 3am till 7am, then continue with a normal work day.
Well, at least I got the promotion I had wanted. Surprisingly too. I had just had a convo with my boss about wanting to get that (I had thought I earned it already) only a few days ago to which he said it takes a year and be patient.... only to find out the promotion was done and he just wasn't allowed to tell me yet. Anyway, I have a senior job title and got an 8% bump in pay to go along with that. I am so happy except for ya know, working at 3am.
Congrats! Imagine if you'd gotten sick of not progressing and said something regretful or quit on the spot. :lol
Congrats! I've been on both sides of that conversation... :lol
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Thanks guys and that morning work went so terrible, not for me personally, but for some others I work which lead it to go on for a few hours longer than it should have. Now just made it in for a "normal day" although im guessing I leave before 6pm.
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Grats Cram.
Ugh.. I'm trying to work up the will power to go to work.. Supposed to go in early but no set time. Finding the motivation is hard.
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Tell me about it Jay, this week I've been swamped at work, I've been coming home and just spacing out until bed time.
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I'm doing that now.
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Finally grew the balls to head in at 11:30. Did some training for 3 hours, and now on to my regular shit (till 11pm).
My supervisor wants me to come in for a full 8 hours tomorrow for training. Tomorrow is my day off. I told him not to expect me at 7am, but I'll be in sometime for a few hours :lol
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Ya'll alive?
I got out of having to go in for training today, which I actually find really annoying.
My outgoing supervisor texted me at 7am telling me he was calling out, so we have to reschedule the training. There's a limited time frame for this, and only specific days we can get together due to his schedule.
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Sounds like he has already checked out of his job
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Sounds like he has already checked out of his job
He checked out a year ago :rollin
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Morning chumps.
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Morning king!
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So what's happening in Blob's world today?
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Morning. Epica and Lacuna Coil in NYC tonight then going to Denver Sunday morning for 2 weeks for work. It was only supposed to be 1 week, but I pushed it to 2 next week since my work load became brutal. But that allows me to have some more free time out there. Incubus is playing at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, I really really want to go to that.
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Howdy. Hasn't been a great week here for jingle.kids or mrs.jingle. Our 19.5 year old cat (that mrs.jingle and I got when we were engaged) had a seizure last week, and we're going to be putting her down today. Kids have never known life without her, and jingle.son especially is taking it pretty hard. Mrs.jingle has been a steady stream of tears all week, as this is 'her' cat.
:sadpanda:
On a brighter note, I've been having a steady stream of job interviews lately, so hoping I'll have something lined up by the end of October.
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Morning. Epica and Lacuna Coil in NYC tonight then going to Denver Sunday morning for 2 weeks for work. It was only supposed to be 1 week, but I pushed it to 2 next week since my work load became brutal. But that allows me to have some more free time out there. Incubus is playing at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, I really really want to go to that.
That would be cool to see them there.
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Howdy. Hasn't been a great week here for jingle.kids or mrs.jingle. Our 19.5 year old cat (that mrs.jingle and I got when we were engaged) had a seizure last week, and we're going to be putting her down today. Kids have never known life without her, and jingle.son especially is taking it pretty hard. Mrs.jingle has been a steady stream of tears all week, as this is 'her' cat.
:sadpanda:
On a brighter note, I've been having a steady stream of job interviews lately, so hoping I'll have something lined up by the end of October.
Sorry to hear that Chad. I worry about our cats who are now 13 years old.
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So what's happening in Blob's world today?
Blob's world, Blob's world, party time, excellent! *air guitar*
Just the usual here. :lol
On a brighter note, I've been having a steady stream of job interviews lately, so hoping I'll have something lined up by the end of October.
Good luck, man!
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Shwing! So blobbing I see.
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Howdy. Hasn't been a great week here for jingle.kids or mrs.jingle. Our 19.5 year old cat (that mrs.jingle and I got when we were engaged) had a seizure last week, and we're going to be putting her down today. Kids have never known life without her, and jingle.son especially is taking it pretty hard. Mrs.jingle has been a steady stream of tears all week, as this is 'her' cat.
:sadpanda:
On a brighter note, I've been having a steady stream of job interviews lately, so hoping I'll have something lined up by the end of October.
Damn, so sorry for your loss of the family pet. Thats one long life for the kitty and Im sure it was a good one. So sad. On the other hand, good luck with the interviews
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Chad, very sorry to hear about the cat. I'm sure this kids were very attached.
In my past life, I had two cats, and one literally dropped dead. It was very sad.
I remember telling a kid at work, and he made me a sympathy card and drew a cat with a Reggie Lewis jersey on. :lol
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:lol I adopted two cats 3 years ago and I had to put one to sleep a few months later, he was very sickly from day one and his surgery didn't go well. Really sucked and was upsetting but I hadn't had enough time to get really attached to him so can't imagine how hard it must be after almost 20 years.
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Thanks men. We just got back. Tears were shed. It was hard, but between the seizure, a new tumor somewhere in there, kidney disease, and hypo-thyroidism... her time was drawing to a close.
Time to put on some good music, and pour my afternoon coffee. Onward and upward.
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Sorry to hear about you cat, j.b. Though, 19.5 years is a helluva run for a cat.
In cheerier matters, my program just hit it's major goal (study start by end of 3Q) by a couple of hours! :lol
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:metal :metal :metal
....and just realized I left my ticket home for tonights concert. It'll be a real pain in the ass to get home and then get into the city when my work is so close to the venue. I've been on hold waiting for customer service with axs for an hour now because I want to see if they can email me a pdf of my ticket (I had a physical ticket). I'm so mad at myself.
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:metal :metal :metal
....and just realized I left my ticket home for tonights concert. It'll be a real pain in the ass to get home and then get into the city when my work is so close to the venue. I've been on hold waiting for customer service with axs for an hour now because I want to see if they can email me a pdf of my ticket (I had a physical ticket). I'm so mad at myself.
I've only done that once.
My buddy and I were going down to LA to see Black Label Society's "UnBlackened" Show (the one they taped for DVD- with Derek Sherinian on keys!). We got all the way down past the 405 (I live in Ventura County.. about an hour and 10 minute drive) before I realized. We had to turn around, go all the way back, and head out again. I bought my buddy a drink as an apology (since he was driving, even though I got the tickets for us). LUCKILY I over estimate drive times and we still were able to get down there with an hour before the doors.
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Since axs still had me on hold for over an hour, my gf called the venue and within 1 minute confirmed if I thought my I'd credit card and had my order number they'd get me in.
I've done this a few times sadly.
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That almost happened to me with The Shattered Fortress on Sunday. Switched the ticket from print at home to will call on the bus ride into the city :lol
Kicking myself right now because I got a new phone today and proceeded to leave my bag from Verizon on the train home from work. Not the end of the world as I already had the new phone activated and in my pocket, but I definitely need the micro to USB-C charge cable converter that was in there :censored
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Did that for a Bruins game. I had to buy a cheap seat. Bore was I a jackass jumping up and down in a rage when I figured out I didn't have my ticket.
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Evening fellas
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Yo
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Yo, what's happening?
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I'm bored and tired. My buddy is playing a show in an hour, but I have to be up early for work in the AM.
I wanna go to sleep but it is too early to go to bed for the night yet too late to just take a nap.
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How early do you have to be up?
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So Simone came out and sang with Lacuna Coil then they had issues which lead to Christina singing ACDCs highway to Hell with no backing band and asked a fan to sing the guitar solo and he nailed it. Then Epica played and the whole crew came out and moshed on stage. What an epic concert
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:metal :metal
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How early do you have to be up?
6am my time. Wound up watching a movie and went to bed at 11pm. It's now midnight and I'm freaking wide awake..
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That's because midnight is way too early to go to sleep, silly! :blob:
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jingle.son working the market again, so here I be. Definitely going to be feeling an afternoon nap, as there is an annual art festival downtown Toronto (Nuit Blanche) that both jingle.kids want to go to. It runs overnight, but we'll head down when it starts and make sure my ass is back home by bedtime.
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Morning folks.
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Morning king!
Gotta go to bed early tonight, because I have Comic-Con tomorrow! Also, it's stupid daylight saving time starting or ending or whatever dumb shit, which means we lose an hour. Any other day of the year and it wouldn't have made a difference for me. :lol
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:lol
Any big names going to be there?
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Not a very good lineup this time, but I don't go for that anyway, that's just a bonus.
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Plus, it's your only exercise and seeing the sun! :lol
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Well I don't really see that much sun. I sit in a car until we get to the venue, then I walk around indoors for a few hours. :lol
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:lol
Still that 30 second walk in the sun. :lol
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I think it will literally be the only daylight I've seen this month. :lol The only other time I remember leaving the house is to see a movie at night.
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Better put on SPF 45. Don't want you burning up like a vampire.
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G'morning gents.
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Morning peeps
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Afternoon guys
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Hey Reap
So last night.. I went to bed at 11pm. FINALLY fell asleep at 12:30.
Then I get woken up by my (girlfriend?) at 12:40. Pokemon Go. Apparently an Unown spawned 8 minutes away from the house. I didn't get back to sleep again until 1:30. Needless to say, I am dragging ass.
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Not much time for sleep. I usually don't sleep a lot during the work week. I have having the feeling like I'm going to work and then going home to go to bed.
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Hey Reap
So last night.. I went to bed at 11pm. FINALLY fell asleep at 12:30.
Then I get woken up by my (girlfriend?) at 12:40. Pokemon Go. Apparently an Unown spawned 8 minutes away from the house. I didn't get back to sleep again until 1:30. Needless to say, I am dragging ass.
You are so young.
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Hey Reap
So last night.. I went to bed at 11pm. FINALLY fell asleep at 12:30.
Then I get woken up by my (girlfriend?) at 12:40. Pokemon Go. Apparently an Unown spawned 8 minutes away from the house. I didn't get back to sleep again until 1:30. Needless to say, I am dragging ass.
You are so young.
Young? I prefer the term "budding."
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The weather outside right now is glorious, I just took a nap outside
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That sound's delightful.
I was surprisingly incredibly productive today till about an hour ago when someone brought in donuts.
Now nothing is getting done. It's not because of the donuts.. more from losing the groove after I was forced to take the short break to chit chat with the bringer of donuts.
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I went to bed too early at 1am, so I woke up at about 7am and can't get back to sleep. That wouldn't be sooooo bad except because of DST changing during the night, that's only 5 hours sleep, not even 6. I needs my sleep!
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I just took a 2.5 hour nap. Could've gone another hour easily, but it was dinner time.
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I'm between the ages of 5 and 50, so I don't nap. :P
The few times I've napped, I feel like shit afterwards. No doubt I'll end up staying up till 5am tonight as usual. :lol
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Blob I got on around my time tonplay some rocket league and you were off line!
Since you’re on we should play in a few hours.
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I went to bed early because we're going to a convention today, so I won't even have the PC on before we leave today. :(
I can't wait to get our asses kicked again in hoops though. :lol
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We just gotta master the airials it’ll be ezpz
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I'm between the ages of 5 and 50, so I don't nap. :P
The few times I've napped, I feel like shit afterwards. No doubt I'll end up staying up till 5am tonight as usual. :lol
Well, not all of us can get 13 hours of sleep daily.
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Why are you having this conversation with Blob, Chad? It's like talking to a fictional character!😂
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I'm between the ages of 5 and 50, so I don't nap. :P
The few times I've napped, I feel like shit afterwards. No doubt I'll end up staying up till 5am tonight as usual. :lol
Well, not all of us can get 13 hours of sleep daily.
I get a regular amount of sleep, it's just very offset. :blob:
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Morning peeps.
Today is the day. I'm officially running shit here at work now.
Nooooow to deal with gather facts on a newer employee who's still causing issues. Apparently he disappeared for 3 hours last night...
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Get the fact then counsel. Set the tone.
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Met my boss this morning in Denver and now we are working away. Looks like we'll put a 6 hour day in then drive down to Colorado Springs to get some good western BBQ. I know the boss is already drooling for it. I just can't wait to hit my bed tonight since I got up at 4am to catch the flight.
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What the helll? Keep trying to reply to Jay, and keep getting a 403 error...but can post this way?
ANyway, document the hell out of that (and any subseqeunt) conversation. You never know when you'll need it.
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I think this guy isn't going to be lasting long here anyways. He's already on the owner's bad side (there's a whole story there- you know there's an issue when you've been here 2 weeks and you are receiving a call from the OWNER of the company, after hours...)
I'm writing him up already for showing up late last week (pulled in 10 minutes early, stood by his car -on camera- until he was 10 minutes late, then seemed to not give a fuck when I came up to him and spoke to him about it as he was walking up). He also plays stupid when my night lead tries to train him, and then bitches that he doesn't want to work X or Y. There's so much more to it but I don't wanna get in to it :lol
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Morning from the Manchester N.H. airport.
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Morning king. What are you doing there?
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Heading to a conference in Richmond, V.A.
I'll be home Friday.
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Good morning everyone
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Morning Reap
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What's happening King?
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Boarding a plane in 30 minutes for a manager's conference.
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Nice, how long are you gone for?
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And does this conference just happen to have a microbrewery near by? Hmmm?
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Funny you mention that, the dinner tonight is at a microbrewery I didn't even pick it! :lol
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Just as I suspected, Bucko. :)
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Speaking of microbrews I need to make it to my local one for Oktoberfest.
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Did I mention we have an open tab at the bar at the hotel oh boy.
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King I'm super jealous . . .
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Oh there'll be hard work but a lot of fun too.
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Oh there'll be hard work but a lot of fun too.
You work hard and you play hard. :zydar:
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I more like Danny Glover. I'm too old for this s***. :lol
They all stay up way too late partying. I party early and get to bed early.
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I party early and get to bed early.
That's been my way for years too, but I've been forcing myself to stay up later over the last several weeks. Only going to bed when I'm absolutely exhausted has reduced the night terrors considerably. I'd guess by three-quarters!
Maybe the above comment belongs in the fogey thread. :blush
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It belongs in the fogey thread once you reveal that your new later time is still only 11pm. :lol :neverusethis:
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:rollin
Guilty!
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It belongs in the fogey thread once you reveal that your new later time is still only 11pm. :lol :neverusethis:
11pm?!?!? That's a full-on bender for me.
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Have a safe flight, Joe.
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It belongs in the fogey thread once you reveal that your new later time is still only 11pm. :lol :neverusethis:
11pm?!?!? That's a full-on bender for me.
Take it to the fogey thread! :lol I went to bed at 2am on Sunday night (because I accidentally woke up before 7am that day), and that was the earliest I've been to sleep in a long time. Then the next night I went to bed at 6am. Oops.
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It belongs in the fogey thread once you reveal that your new later time is still only 11pm. :lol :neverusethis:
11pm?!?!? That's a full-on bender for me.
Take it to the fogey thread! :lol I went to bed at 2am on Sunday night (because I accidentally woke up before 7am that day), and that was the earliest I've been to sleep in a long time. Then the next night I went to bed at 6am. Oops.
Most of us aren't allergic to the Sun, and ... ya know... have things to do when the rest of society is generally functioning. ;D
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It belongs in the fogey thread once you reveal that your new later time is still only 11pm. :lol :neverusethis:
11pm?!?!? That's a full-on bender for me.
Take it to the fogey thread! :lol I went to bed at 2am on Sunday night (because I accidentally woke up before 7am that day), and that was the earliest I've been to sleep in a long time. Then the next night I went to bed at 6am. Oops.
Most of us aren't allergic to the Sun, and ... ya know... have things to do when the rest of society is generally functioning. ;D
That's not my problem! :biggrin:
So any updates on the job hunt?
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In Philly. Hi Nick!
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Love getting sick on work trips. So grateful my boss was with me in Denver yesterday and could help me get to an urgent care and cover for me at work. I don't think I had ever been so happy to be with my boss. I actually kind of broke down in front of him because it was so bad yesterday. But thankfully I am feeling better today, not great, but definitely on the better end and since he leaves today (leaving me in Denver for another 10 days) I need to get better quick to finish all my work here.
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So any updates on the job hunt?
I interviewed with the position/company that I'm most interested in yesterday. The hiring manager indicated he wanted me to also interview with the other people that have influence in the role/decision. So, mission accomplished there - get to the next stage. Even if that doesn't pan out, I still have 5 or 6 other opportunities in progress.
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So any updates on the job hunt?
I interviewed with the position/company that I'm most interested in yesterday. The hiring manager indicated he wanted me to also interview with the other people that have influence in the role/decision. So, mission accomplished there - get to the next stage. Even if that doesn't pan out, I still have 5 or 6 other opportunities in progress.
Great! Are there any of these jobs that aren't optimal but you want to find something, or would any of them be pretty good for you? I mean like travel/pay/role etc.
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So any updates on the job hunt?
I interviewed with the position/company that I'm most interested in yesterday. The hiring manager indicated he wanted me to also interview with the other people that have influence in the role/decision. So, mission accomplished there - get to the next stage. Even if that doesn't pan out, I still have 5 or 6 other opportunities in progress.
Great! Are there any of these jobs that aren't optimal but you want to find something, or would any of them be pretty good for you? I mean like travel/pay/role etc.
I'm being rather selective in what I'm pursuing. I'm not anywhere need the point where I *have* to have a job to pay the bills, so I'm only going after things that I would truly enjoy and be a fit for.
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So any updates on the job hunt?
I interviewed with the position/company that I'm most interested in yesterday. The hiring manager indicated he wanted me to also interview with the other people that have influence in the role/decision. So, mission accomplished there - get to the next stage. Even if that doesn't pan out, I still have 5 or 6 other opportunities in progress.
Great! Are there any of these jobs that aren't optimal but you want to find something, or would any of them be pretty good for you? I mean like travel/pay/role etc.
I'm being rather selective in what I'm pursuing. I'm not anywhere need the point where I *have* to have a job to pay the bills, so I'm only going after things that I would truly enjoy and be a fit for.
:hat Very nice. You're lucky you have the freedom to do that. How long have you been off now anyway? I forget how long it's been.
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So any updates on the job hunt?
I interviewed with the position/company that I'm most interested in yesterday. The hiring manager indicated he wanted me to also interview with the other people that have influence in the role/decision. So, mission accomplished there - get to the next stage. Even if that doesn't pan out, I still have 5 or 6 other opportunities in progress.
Great! Are there any of these jobs that aren't optimal but you want to find something, or would any of them be pretty good for you? I mean like travel/pay/role etc.
I'm being rather selective in what I'm pursuing. I'm not anywhere need the point where I *have* to have a job to pay the bills, so I'm only going after things that I would truly enjoy and be a fit for.
:hat Very nice. You're lucky you have the freedom to do that. How long have you been off now anyway? I forget how long it's been.
Yeah, it has been a very fortunate situation / time of my life. Literally, it's been a great time in my life.
Seven months now. Spent the first 3 doing nothing/anything I wanted; started figuring out what I wanted to do with the rest of my working life and casually looking at some job prospects over June/July/Aug; been fully engaged in my search for the past month. Ideally, I'll have one of them lined up and starting by the end of this month or sometime early November.
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Good evening folks.
Today marks my last day working a scheduled swing shift. I work this Fr/Sat morning, and then start my Mon-Fri morning schedule :metal
It's actually been a productive 2 days. I've had 3 different employees who left over the last year for one reason or another come to me and want back on the schedule. One of them being my best friend, who is gonna help me out by picking up at least a shift a week, another being the girl whom I worked 3 days a week with for 3 years. She left a few months ago to go work for our library system. She loves it, but it's a long drive to the 2 different locations she works, and wants some extra cash... so she's picking up at least a shift a week, and more when they come available (that fit around her main job's schedule)... and then yesterday I had a guy who used to work graves come by and tell me that since our old supervisor is out and I'm running the show, he wants back. Full time graves. So I've spent the day making sure those 3 were reinstated with HR, I did payroll (at least my portion of it), and now I am fact finding for another write up / termination for that trouble making employee who disappeared for 3 hours on the job. It's not even the call I am making. The owner of the company is pissed with a capitol P and wants him out.
It's day 3 and I am actually enjoying the new job :lol
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Glad it's working well so far!
You've got a great situation being at a small company when it comes to HR stuff. When I had to terminate a guy, it took me a good 2-3 months with all of the documentation, processes, evidence, review from multiple lawyers, etc. Being able to strike while the iron is hot is a great thing.
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The company is weird about terminations... I've seen it take months before they'd fire guys, but also seen it happen instantly. I think part of it was our supervisor wanting to give people more chances than they're worth.
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Good morning troops.
Oddly enough, one of the jobs that I interviewed with last week - where I have all the necessary skills, but none of the knowledge or experience in the industry or these types of products/solutions - I got a 2nd interview with. Totally wasn't expecting it. It's like a 20-year airplane mechanic getting an interview to be an auto-mechanic.
I'll take it though.
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Morning jingle. You're going to make a great auto-mechanic!
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What up folks.
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Good afternoon folks. Enjoying my last "weekend during weekdays" off before my schedule changes... and praying that the outgoing supervisor gets the last thing that he needs to do done and doesn't screw me over.
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So some policital drama at work that I am kind of stuck between....
2 years ago my company bought another company and therefore we acquired their data center here in Denver. They didn't have a dedicated data center team being a smaller company so their data center is a complete disaster. Our team has come in and been spending the last 2 years trying to rebuild and migrate their applications onto newer/better hardware that aligns with how we do things. Now, the guys from the company bought still run their own equipment and we've been running our new equipment we've installed, but the high ups are not impressed with the old company's mess of data center (the senior director was actually here yesterday) and he dropped the ball on the other company denying them any physical access to their own equipment, or our new equipment. Now I am here stuck trying to figure out how to fix their old equipment which is a mess, but besides that, those guys are PISSED. And I understand from a business perspective why, they lost some responsibility, something they've built, and while its a disaster, I'm sure they took pride in building it. They also probably (and in my opinion, rightfully) feel like their jobs are slowly fading away by merging everything. So since I am the only one here now and the only who can fix anything, I need to rely on the old crew to guide me.... and as you can imagine, they aren't helping.
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Good morning troops.
Oddly enough, one of the jobs that I interviewed with last week - where I have all the necessary skills, but none of the knowledge or experience in the industry or these types of products/solutions - I got a 2nd interview with. Totally wasn't expecting it. It's like a 20-year airplane mechanic getting an interview to be an auto-mechanic.
I'll take it though.
Sounds like how I got my current job. I had a recruiter call me and send me the job description and requirements, read it and thought I wasn't even going to get anywhere past the phone interview, well I got the job :lol
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Jesus fuck.
So I just got a call from work. That dude who's been causing issues no call / no showed. My night lead called him and he said he didn't realize he was working. When he told him that he's on the schedule, he said he was drinking and won't be coming in.
He's working the same schedule he's been working since he was hired. I'm pretty sure I watched my daytime lead even explain the schedule to him. He's already going to be terminated, so this is just the fucking cherry on top of everything.
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People suck, Jay.
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YES
YES THEY DO.
I'd go in and cover that damn shift tonight if it weren't for the fact that I'm actually kinda buzzed myself
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People suck, Jay.
Pretty much this.
I have no idea how people can be so callous, apathetic and/or irresponsible when it comes to employment. Even though being off now for as long as I have been has been a good situation for me, it certainly makes me appreciate the value of active employment.
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That shitty Jay, I've had to deal with a lot of people like that in my past job.
Good morning everyone.
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It keeps going.
So today was my outgoing supervisor's last day. His last job was to go over payroll after I did so, and make me aware of any mistakes, and then he was supposed to send it off to the main office, as I was off on Wednesday and Thursday. I did it on Tuesday. Let him know where it was and to call me if he sees any issues.
He never touched it on Wednesday and just flat out didn't show up today. So I got a call from the Payroll manager at 11AM asking me where payroll was. I wound up having to do it all again from home and send it in. The funny thing is HE never inputs his hours into our system, but just manually writes it out and sends it in to the Payroll Manager. Since he never submitted his hours, he's not going to get paid tomorrow. He's going to have to call the office and they'll cut him his final check once he confirms his hours with them.
Serves him right.
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Morning. On the plane waiting for takeoff. Newark, then Manchester. Can't wait to crash at home.
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Morning King and gang
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Morning.
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Howdy doodie's. Off for yet another University visit with jingle.daughter today - Brock, which is her absolute first choice. We've been there so many times (4 I think), I'm not exactly sure why we're going again. Oh wait, I do know ... happy wife, happy life.
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Hello from Newark, NJ. I just saw the Met Life Stadium. (Jets/Giants).
I'm going to take a nice nap when I get home.
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Just got to work, almost everyone is out of the office today so it’ll be a chill day.
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Morning, just got to work in Denver. Going to be another 13 hour day, let the fun begin.
Hello from Newark, NJ. I just saw the Met Life Stadium. (Jets/Giants).
I'm going to take a nice nap when I get home.
What's going on in Jersey? Did you fly over the stadium? I love it when I'm on the right side (usually the left side actually) of the plane coming home seeing that.
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I was flying back from a conference in Richmond Virginia first stop was Newark, then to Manchester New Hampshire. Just landed.
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Good morning peeps.
Trying to get busy work done this morning so I can dive into organizing the office to my liking. That's going to be a chore.
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Dammit Joe, you should have scheduled a layover to grab beers.
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Dammit Joe, you should have scheduled a layover to grab beers.
Can't on the company dime. Told Lisa I want to go to NY so we can knock a few down.
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Dammit Joe, you should have scheduled a layover to grab beers.
Can't on the company dime. Told Lisa I want to go to NY so we can knock a few down.
Hell yes :metal
So many breweries have opened in the city in the last couple years.
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I'll talk to Lisa about taking a few extra days when we go to RoSfest next May.
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Goddamn these 6am start times for jingle.son are brutal - on him, and me. Nappy time later this afternoon for sure - especially with the Leafs home opener tonight.
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Morning Chad. I get that. I slept 5pm to 8:30pm then went to bed at 10:30pm to 6am today.
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Morning Chad. I get that. I slept 5pm to 8:30pm then went to bed at 10:30pm to 6am today.
Man, if I slept 5-8:30 at night, I likely wouldn't fall back asleep until 2am!
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Partying and lack of sleep at the managers meeting. Plus I got up at 330am.
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Just got up early because of all the construction happening. Today seems like a good nap day, it’s going to rain for the first time a month I believe
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Beer run today. My wife and I, my brother and sister-in-law are heading to Treehouse Brewing and then to Trillium Brewing. Oh yeah!
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Beer run today. My wife and I, my brother and sister-in-law are heading to Treehouse Brewing and then to Trillium Brewing. Oh yeah!
Can you swing down to NJ and pick me up?
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Good morning folks.
Today is my last scheduled Saturday. I'm actually glad I am working today, as I have two monthly reports due in on Monday that need to get done. Both are things that my outgoing supervisor should have done, or at least started, before he left. But nope.
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Beer run today. My wife and I, my brother and sister-in-law are heading to Treehouse Brewing and then to Trillium Brewing. Oh yeah!
Can you swing down to NJ and pick me up?
Please see Facebook Bill. Lol
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Good Evening Peeps.
Do you guys believe that it's possible to be "Too Nice" of a person?
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Good morning.
Yes I do. I believe I fall into that category myself. It's easy to be taken advantaged of when you're "too nice", I need to be more assertive and say "no" more often.
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Do you guys believe that it's possible to be "Too Nice" of a person?
I'm Canadian. What do you think?
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Good morning everyone
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Howdy.
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Morning, chumps. What's up?
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Getting back into the swing of things at work. Got part of my Halloween costume from Amazon.
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Intriguing. Care to divulge what this costume is?
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
I'm still waiting for you to go as Richard Marx.
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
I'm still waiting for you to go as Richard Marx.
That's gone to hell. To many buffets at the casinos.
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I'm going as the guy on the right for both Halloween and Comicon (Nov 11)
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Awesome weekend, went to the Red Rocks Saturday night and saw Weezer, then went to Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday, now it's snowing and back to work and I can tell this is going to be a long week again.
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cram, how much of the White album did they play?
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Here's the setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weezer/2017/red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-co-33e38c79.html (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weezer/2017/red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-co-33e38c79.html)
I don't really know their music besides the blue album I had as a kid, they were good. Really fun concert, amazing venue.
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
A 3 hour party?
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Good morning.
Yes I do. I believe I fall into that category myself. It's easy to be taken advantaged of when you're "too nice", I need to be more assertive and say "no" more often.
This is totally me.
Here's the setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weezer/2017/red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-co-33e38c79.html (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weezer/2017/red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-co-33e38c79.html)
I don't really know their music besides the blue album I had as a kid, they were good. Really fun concert, amazing venue.
Not a bad setlist. I don't know much Weezer except for The Blue Album, and select other tracks from after that. I never realized that Weezer needs to be on my concert bucketlist until today :lol
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
A 3 hour party?
*Hit's Chad with skipper's hat*
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
A 3 hour party?
*Hit's Chad with skipper's hat*
Hopefully the weather doesn't get rough.
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But will there be cake?
Coconut cake?
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I'm going as the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. My wife as Ginger.
And how is that different than any other day?
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Since I've been Peter Griffin a beer keg an Arab Sheikh you better watch yourself buddy. :lol
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Who is Peter Griffin?
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Who is Peter Griffin?
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Here, this will help. https://youtu.be/GlN3oEjMpUQ?t=6
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That was definitely NOT helpful. :lol
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My god, you are the boy in a bubble.
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(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/live-bubble-cartoon-man-who-does-not-believe-lives-does-90456393.jpg)
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Evening gents
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Good evening peeps and bubble boy!
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What's happening Jay?
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Eating Dinner and playing Poke'mon Soul Silver. Also waiting for one of my company's area supervisors to come by my house to drop something off.
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Nice :tup
I'm hoping I can fight off these early signs of a cold.
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Eating Dinner and playing Poke'mon Soul Silver. Also waiting for one of my company's area supervisors to come by my house to drop something off.
The head of the old supervisor, in a box?
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Nice :tup
I'm hoping I can fight off these early signs of a cold.
Vitamin C! Eating Dinner and playing Poke'mon Soul Silver. Also waiting for one of my company's area supervisors to come by my house to drop something off.
The head of the old supervisor, in a box?
Final check for someone that we are terminating tomorrow. Normally they'd drop it at my office, but the dude is working tonight and we don't want any issues before I can actually give it to him.
I just wish the area supervisor would call me. My account is an hour or so from our main office, so when we need something, one of the "area" supervisors gets stuck making the drive to drop it off.
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Is DTF running slow for anyone else recently? Sometimes pages are taking a really long time to load for me (although not always).
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Is DTF running slow for anyone else recently? Sometimes pages are taking a really long time to load for me (although not always).
Yup... I've found it getting bad for a few months. Some posts/pages are unresponsive the first or second attempt to open them. The last couple of posts I've made took 30-40 seconds to register; it took about 15 seconds to open the "quote" response here.
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I blame all of the MP forum immigrants! I say we build a wall!
Kidding of course.
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Is DTF running slow for anyone else recently? Sometimes pages are taking a really long time to load for me (although not always).
Yup... I've found it getting bad for a few months. Some posts/pages are unresponsive the first or second attempt to open them. The last couple of posts I've made took 30-40 seconds to register; it took about 15 seconds to open the "quote" response here.
Damn. And just now I got a "Resource Limit Is Reached" error page. I wouldn't think the forum right now is busier than times in the past that it's been fine, or even close.
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Seems much better this morning.
Edit - or not... took about a minute to complete that post.
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Is DTF running slow for anyone else recently? Sometimes pages are taking a really long time to load for me (although not always).
Yup, it was happening last night, it's working well this morning though.
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It comes and goes. It has seemed generally better in the past few hours, but I've still gotten the error page or slowdowns. I'm far too impatient to wait for pages to load!
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It comes and goes. It has seemed generally better in the past few hours, but I've still gotten the error page or slowdowns. I'm far too impatient to wait for pages to load!
Well, it's not like it's pr0n or anything. Still, I can understand not wanting to lose your DTF-stiffy.
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I'm too hyper to leave a tab open for a minute just waiting for a post to go through!
And DTF hasn't given me a stiffy in years, baby.
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So I don't do it for you anymore Blob? :lol
Morning.
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I haven't had issues in the past, but noticed slowness just nowish and was thinking maybe the wifi sucks here (which it kind of does too). But everything else is working fine except this site is slow and after what you guys are saying, I guess maybe that's the case
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It was really slow last night. It's better this morning, but not at normal.
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Morning Peeps.
Firing this dude went smoother than I thought, minus the fact that he refused to sign his termination paperwork and walked out. He went ahead and called the main office, spoke with the owner of the company, and tried to make out the events that lead to his termination as fabricated by me. The owner shut that shit down real quick.
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Glad it wasn't too much of an issue Jay. I fired an older woman who made it rain the lobby of the hotel with the termination paperwork :lol
What's happening guys? I'm full blown sick, not the worst thing in the world, just hope I feel better for the weekend.
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Morning Peeps.
Firing this dude went smoother than I thought, minus the fact that he refused to sign his termination paperwork and walked out. He went ahead and called the main office, spoke with the owner of the company, and tried to make out the events that lead to his termination as fabricated by me. The owner shut that shit down real quick.
It's a normal reaction. What we do is suspend the employee first then let them know they are fired after they leave to not cause issues since its not our building.
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Morning Peeps.
Firing this dude went smoother than I thought, minus the fact that he refused to sign his termination paperwork and walked out. He went ahead and called the main office, spoke with the owner of the company, and tried to make out the events that lead to his termination as fabricated by me. The owner shut that shit down real quick.
It's a normal reaction. What we do is suspend the employee first then let them know they are fired after they leave to not cause issues since its not our building.
I've seen the company do that in the past as well. I think this was more of a situation where the owner just wanted him out asap. The dude was a cancer to my team.
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Yep. As soon as you see some money that's not good for the team you got to get rid of them. I had a whole shift sour on a supervisor who is really good who soured at the end. I gutted it the whole shift.
Not my first choice but it had to be done.
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I had problems yesterday with pages taking a lot of time to load. But its fine now, must've been the maintenance that I happened to hit.
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Evening guys
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Howdy Reap
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Yo.
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Almost friday!
Almost 10k posts
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Start spamming! :lol
Morning.
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Don't spam.
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Don't spam.
Yeah... it's against the rules. Someone might report you.
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When have you guys taken me seriously? :lol
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When have you guys taken me seriously? :lol
Since the time you took mine seriously, ie never! :lol
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Im terribe at spamming, I type a bunch of replies that I just delete and never post.
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Im terribe at spamming, I type a bunch of replies that I just delete and never post.
Just post them. It's not like anyone reads them or cares anyway. :neverusethis:
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When have you guys taken me seriously? :lol
Since the time you took mine seriously, ie never! :lol
We are in an endless mocking loop. :lol
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I’m going to try and hit my 10k today
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Good morning peeps.
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Good morning Jay, what’s happening?
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Just chilling. Slowly organizing myself in the office.
How're you?
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Good, listening on a meeting waiting for it to be over so I can go to lunch.
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Mmmmmmmm
Lunch.
I'm starving.
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I’m going to try and hit my 10k today
That's the only 10k run I've ever done. :lol
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Mmmmmmmm
Lunch.
I'm starving.
Same here, finally escaped work to grab something. Last full day in Denver and scrambling to get all more work done. One thing I will miss about work travel is the free food though. $30 per meal but maybe what I like best is that there is a really upscale mall close by so I typically go there for lunch at the food court and there are sooo many milfs. It's amazing, young fit beautiful moms in leggings. I think I enjoy the sights more than the free food.
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You want Milfs, you should see where I work :lol
I have been trying to eat my lunch for the last half hour. It decided to get busy just as I started nuking it, and as soon as I FINALLY finished heating it up, the mother of one of my employees (and mother of a soon to be employee), who lives in the community here, came by and chatted for a bit. I wouldn't hesitate to put her in that category ;D
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I’m going to try and hit my 10k today
That's the only 10k run I've ever done. :lol
You're close to 40k, you're on your way to an ultra marathon!
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Morning guys
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Morning.
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Morning. Oh, look .. Howard's being eaten
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Morning. Oh, look .. Howard's being eaten
:lol
???
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Chad, wut? :lol
Morning. Damn washer is broken. Getting a quote tomorrow for a new porch.
Dad needs another surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node. going next week to talk to the same doctor who took out part of his lung.
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Good morning peeps.
For the first time in a year, I can say TGIF.
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G'morning all. Ears just stopped ringing from a last minute decision to catch Guns n Roses last night :metal
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G'morning all. Ears just stopped ringing from a last minute decision to catch Guns n Roses last night :metal
Did it just take a little Patience?
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Chad, wut? :lol
Oh good lord... don't pull a 'Tim' on me.
Monty Python??
Meaning of Life??
Don't make me bitch-slap you.
Sorry to hear about King Sr. :|
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Hey, I resemble that remark.
Actually, I've never seen that movie.
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I wish I hadn't seen that movie.
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Makes you think, doesn't it?
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Chad, wut? :lol
Oh good lord... don't pull a 'Tim' on me.
Monty Python??
Meaning of Life??
Don't make me bitch-slap you.
Sorry to hear about King Sr. :|
Thanks. Right over my head like a blond. :lol
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Makes you think, doesn't it?
Every sperm is sacred.
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G'morning all. Ears just stopped ringing from a last minute decision to catch Guns n Roses last night :metal
Get another sweet stub hub deal?
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Makes you think, doesn't it?
Every sperm is sacred.
Makes you feel...sort of insignificant.
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Afternoon guys. Almost time to get out of the office.
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Howdy Reap!
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What’s happening Jay?
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My old supervisor came by to see how things were going.. and now I am finally sitting down to eat lunch. I'm kind of annoyed though as I just received a text from a friend / employee who was coming BACK to work for us super part time indicating that she might not be able to after all.. and her first shift is tomorrow morning.
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Jay that stuff happens all the time. I just got a guy that his background took less than 2 weeks but when I called him to tell him he's hired he got another job. I thought I had that position all set. Nope. Back to the drawing board.
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I can't even be mad at her. She left here originally because she was picked up by our county (similarly to myself). She works in the Library System and gets bounced around between several of the small libraries with various hours. She was coming back as a favor to me. I just wish she'd give me a definite answer, since if she can't work tomorrow, I'm going to have to come in on my day off and cover.
And in other news, I have my night shift lead asking me for a Recommendation Letter. Which I put off writing until now. It's not for another job per say, but he's coach for a high school wrestling team during the day, and he got into a little bit of trouble (unrelated to the wrestling team)... and has to petition to get his coaching position back.
I just don't know how to even start :lol
I mean... I think I have it, but still...
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He's not as bad as Harvey Weinstein. he only gropes girls so the boys wrestling team is safe? :lol
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Nope. He's got a misdemeanor charge for an argument between he and his significant other. They booted off the coaching staff for obvious reasons, and now he's working on getting back in.
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G'morning all. Ears just stopped ringing from a last minute decision to catch Guns n Roses last night :metal
Get another sweet stub hub deal?
Yup. 12th row and pretty much dead center for $150 (plus fees). Face was I think $250. I actually found someone selling 7th row center on CL for $150, but I would have had to go to the Bronx to pick up the ticket.
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Evening gents
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Evening Reap
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What's happening Axe?
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Not too much, home and hanging out with my cousin. We've got a bunch of beers lined up for tonight, pizza on the way, and both hockey (Devils) and baseball (Yankees) to watch.
You?
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I'm watching the baseball game too.
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Nothing much aside some guitar and playing some video games and beer of course
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Nice :hat I think there may be some video games in store for us once sports are over.
I'm watching the baseball game too.
We're going primarily with hockey, baseball is for commercials and in between periods :lol
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I need to make time for hockey, I went from having season tickets to never watching anymore.
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Football will probably always be #1 in my heart, but I do love me some hockey.
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Reap, Grats on 10k!
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Thanks, it took a lot of years :lol
I'm sure I would've had it a long time ago if posts weren't deleted.
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Same here.
I used to be a post whore, but then I took a Hefdaddy to the knee...
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I'm watching the baseball game too.
We're going primarily with hockey, baseball is for commercials and in between periods :lol
I understand. I'm a hockey guy first. But I'm definitely a baseball guy too.
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I miss Hef, I haven't seen him around these parts
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Finally home from Denver. Feels good to be back. :yarr
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Welcome home Cramx. How is Denver? I've always wanted to visit Colorado.
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I really like Denver and Colorado. Work kicked my ass, but I had one day off and got to see the Rocky Mountain National Park and a Weezer concert at Red Rocks which made all the work suckage totally worth it. I'd say Denver is probably my favorite work travel spot.
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Nice :tup
Hopefully I can make it out there sometime soon.
Good morning everyone
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Morning Reap.
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Morning guys.
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Hey king. What's up?
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Got to work on my hedges around the house. Id ratherbe lazy.
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morning, I slept like a baby last night back in my own bed. I've got like 15GB of data being downloaded off my phone to my PC from my trip. Got lots of pictures and videos to go through.
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Just had ATT out to fix our fiber, I was only getting 700mbps of my 1gig line, unacceptable :lol
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Just had ATT out to fix our fiber, I was only getting 700mbps of my 1gig line, unacceptable :lol
Son. Of. A. Bitch.
In about a year we should be getting upgraded internet in our area, which can theoretically get up to 100mb/s (although I don't know that the implementation we're getting can even get that max). Australia!
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Just had ATT out to fix our fiber, I was only getting 700mbps of my 1gig line, unacceptable :lol
:lol
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Truth be told the only reason I had them come out was one of our DVR's was acting up. Only then did the tech realize that our line was cut poorly and we were getting poor speeds.
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Evenin' all. Relaxing on the couch with a beer before I go cook dinner in a little bit.
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JUst finished cooking dinner myself, some beer brats with a side of beer. Going to settle in and chill for the remainder of the evening
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Tried my hand at chicken scampi for the first time and it came out just OK. A few changes to make for next time that should improve it a bit. Now chilling with a beer, some hockey on the TV, and some poker on my laptop.
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The Lovely Mrs TAC made finger foods for dinner. Watched the end of the Astros/Yankees. Watching the Bruins now and flicking over to the Cubs/Dodgers.
Going through choices for Lonestar's roulette.
Oh...and drinking beer!!
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I just got home from seeing the new Kingsman The Golden Circle. Drinking a Julius from Treehouse Brewing. Now watching the new Blue Bloods episode.
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I just got home from seeing the new Kingsman The Golden Circle.
Is that a movie?
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Yeah it's the second film of the series. You should watch the first one it's good.
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Never heard of it.
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Samuel L Jackson was in the first movie
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I DO know who he is. ;D
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That's why I said his name. Also Mark Strong was in it you probably see him a lot of films that don't know his name. ASL Michael Caine and Colin Firth.
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I don't know who Mark Strong is, but I obviously know Michael Caine.
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Google him I bet you seen him in movies before.
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*checks google images*
Oh hell yes I recognize him.
He played Jingle.Boy in the DTF movie.
Never seen him before.
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:lol
He is a handsome dude.
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Speaking of the DTF movie...
I'm looking forward for a sequel.
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Jay. Hell yeah!!
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I was bored a few days ago, so I reread that thread. Gold.
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Yeah it's the second film of the series. You should watch the first one it's good.
I never heard of the series until the most recent movie came out, might be what I do tomorrow.
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*checks google images*
Oh hell yes I recognize him.
He played Jingle.Boy in the DTF movie.
I'll take that.
Saw Glass Tiger last night at the local theater with couple friends of ours. Nice little acoustic show that was a ton of fun. Italian dinner before hand, and the Leafs beat the Habs in OT. All around fantastic evening.
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Blast from the past! Did they do "I'm Still Searching?"
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Blast from the past! Did they do "I'm Still Searching?"
Of course... they did all the hits, and a few from a record they're recording for a February release.
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Who the F is Glass Tiger?
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Who the F is Glass Tiger?
(https://media.tenor.com/images/8ea195ed7bc0b3cc890ff24e8a4cb694/tenor.gif)
(https://images.memes.com/meme/403515)
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Another movie I don't recognize.
NHL On The Fly on the NHL Network is very good this morning. :heart
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Did you live in a bleeping cage just listening to heavy metal all your life Tim? Jesus.
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Did you live in a bleeping cage just listening to heavy metal all your life Tim? Jesus-christ on a Popsicle stick.
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Did you live in a bleeping cage just listening to heavy metal all your life Tim? Jesus.
Ok , so honestly up until I met my wife, I was a pop culture expert. In my past life, I went to the movies all the time. While I did ignore Monty Python, I knew everything else.
But my wife does NOT like to go to the movies. Never has. Too loud, that sort of thing. I honestly couldn't even tell you the last adult movie we saw in the theaters. A Might Wind? Blair Witch?
When the kids were younger, we did have a Netflix account. We saw a lot of movies then. But as the kids have gotten older, and my wife does not get home until 7:00 on a lot of nights, by the time we have dinner/clean up/ make lunches, sitting down and watching a movie does not compute.
I detest network TV. Every now and then, there'll be a show where I think, "That looks cool", but I'm too critical of lame writing and lame acting. I just won't invest my time on it. I find, watching the Red Sox every night, way more interesting and dramatic.
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I get that but all I read from you is....
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/450x700q90/923/1OJ0Ex.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/f/pn1OJ0Exj)
:lol :lol
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Afternoon guys
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Hey. What's up?
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Nothing much blob, just got home, had some lunch. What's happening with you?
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Morning, guys!
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Hey. Long time, no see! What's happening?
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Nothing really exciting. Studying my arse off. I keep meaning to get back here but then wind up being distracted. I think you and I have the opposite issue. :lol
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Nothing really exciting. Studying my arse off. I keep meaning to get back here but then wind up being distracted. I think you and I have the opposite issue. :lol
Truer words were never typed.
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Nothing really exciting. Studying my arse off. I keep meaning to get back here but then wind up being distracted. I think you and I have the opposite issue. :lol
Even I haven't been posting nearly as much lately. Seems like nobody's around these days, and I avoid most sections of the forum besides GD.
Hey jingle.
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Nothing really exciting. Studying my arse off. I keep meaning to get back here but then wind up being distracted. I think you and I have the opposite issue. :lol
Truer words were never typed.
Indeed.
Nothing really exciting. Studying my arse off. I keep meaning to get back here but then wind up being distracted. I think you and I have the opposite issue. :lol
Even I haven't been posting nearly as much lately. Seems like nobody's around these days, and I avoid most sections of the forum besides GD.
Hey jingle.
Is it that bad?
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G'morning all. Lazy day "working" from home today :D
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Oh lord... if you're gonna make me look at Tomi Lahren when you post, that's a quick way to ensure I fly by your posts. :lol
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I didn't know intelligent women intimidated you. Another piece of the puzzle. ;)
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So this morning, we had some very dark clouds, to the point where the streetlights were still on at 9:30am. They also had a sandy-reddish/sepia tinge to them. I've never seen a sky like it in my life. A truly incredible phenomenon to experience. And the sun, when it poked through the clouds at c. 10:30am, looked redder too. Today, the remnants of what was Hurricane Ophelia are coming up from the south, over Ireland, and bringing unseasonably warm temperatures, plus Sahara dust and debris from forest fires in the Iberian peninsula.
It's extremely rare for us to get phenomena like this in Britain.
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Morning.
Hey Prog!
Chad, did you ever start playing D2?
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Hey, Pod! What's new?
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John you SOB. How are you doing?
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Hey, King! I'm doing good. What's new with you?
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I had a conference in Richmond, VA and next week I'm heading to Woodland PA for work. When I come back the wife and I are staying at a B&B in Vermont for our anniversary.
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That sounds like a nice peaceful time. I am totes jellyfish.
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You know we're beer brewery hopping!! :metal
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Let me know when you come to the brewery on Staten Island. ;)
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I've been talking to Axeman(Bill) about stopping in NJ for a beer on the way home from RoSfest next year.
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:metal
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Come to Jersey.
Back to work in NJ, I feel like I have little motivation on this dreary Monday morning.
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Bill, you need to take me to the Hill Farmstead of NJ!!
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I didn't know intelligent women intimidated you. Another piece of the puzzle. ;)
If you think this is an intelligent woman, then that too is another piece of the puzzle. :P :D
Seriously though... It's like she is trying to be an intern for Alex Jones - though, I will grant that she's less of a conspirist than Jones, and does have some good points to make every so often. For the most part though, she's human click-bait (imo). But, let's not digress into potential P/R discussions here. It is nice to see you posting.
@ Gregg... alas, not yet. A) still have about 10% left to go in Infamous Second Son, and B) I buggered my knee, and haven't been able to get on the exercise bike in a few days - and that's when/where I do most of my gaming. I will get to it soon though. :soon:
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Good morning peeps!
Just finishing up the paperwork from my first official hire. Well, I will be when he comes back by with something he forgot to bring in :lol
How is everyone??
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Good afternoon guys. Prog it’s good to see you back.
Temp is finally dropping and it feels so nice outside.
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How hot was it?
It got up to 94 yesterday.
Did. Not. Like.
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How hot was it?
It got up to 94 yesterday.
Did. Not. Like.
10 degrees Celsius here today. Loving the fall.
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Yea, it's finally cooling off a bit here, was able to sleep comfortably with the windows open last night
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I didn't know intelligent women intimidated you. Another piece of the puzzle. ;)
If you think this is an intelligent woman, then that too is another piece of the puzzle. :P :D
Seriously though... It's like she is trying to be an intern for Alex Jones - though, I will grant that she's less of a conspirist than Jones, and does have some good points to make every so often. For the most part though, she's human click-bait (imo). But, let's not digress into potential P/R discussions here. It is nice to see you posting.
Yes, let's not. I would hate to have to shame you over a woman. :-*
Good afternoon guys. Prog it’s good to see you back.
Temp is finally dropping and it feels so nice outside.
How are things by you?
I've been talking to Axeman(Bill) about stopping in NJ for a beer on the way home from RoSfest next year.
When that does happen, be sure to let me know.
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You know it.
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My last 2 hours:
I get up to heat up my leftover rice, as I am huuuuungry.
As soon as I get up, phone rings. Deal with some BS over the phone for 20 minutes.
Get off phone.
Call owner of the company to give him a heads up on a situation.
New hire walks back in after going out to get something I needed to finish his hiring paperwork. Finish that up.
Send email to main office asking what else they need from me re: this new hire.
Remember that I am hungry.
Get up and start to pull rice out.
Hear email "ding"
Respond to email from main office re: new hire.
Get up and start scanning paperwork
Pulls rice out.
Hears email ding.
Responds to email.
Notices that paperwork has finished scanning.
Email paperwork to main office
Jump on DTF to type out my last 2 hours.
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And I still haven't eaten...
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So a normal day? Lol
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Basically.
I repeated that pattern for a little longer, finally heated my rice up, and realized I overcooked it and it turned to shit.
:lol
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:lol
I just left work and realized I forgot to do two things. Now that adds to tomorrow and which I have a conference call in two new hires.
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Holy fuck... I scrolled too fast, and initially thought Jay's post was done by King. All the while I'm thinking it was bullshit.
A) No way he eats rice for lunch.
B) No way a new hire leaves and comes back.
:lol
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Just as soon as I got back from Denver I am booking a trip to go back next month. Actually pretty excited about this because my work travel dried up this year and I thought I'd lose my United status, but Denver and Jacksonville in November put me right on course to keep it assuming I do one more short trip (I'm thinking vacation during Winter break).
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Holy fuck... I scrolled too fast, and initially thought Jay's post was done by King. All the while I'm thinking it was bullshit.
A) No way he eats rice for lunch.
B) No way a new hire leaves and comes back.
:lol
Well let me shock you then Chad. I had brown rice that I mixed salsa and it and cut up fresh avocados and it today.
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Holy fuck... I scrolled too fast, and initially thought Jay's post was done by King. All the while I'm thinking it was bullshit.
A) No way he eats rice for lunch.
B) No way a new hire leaves and comes back.
:lol
Well let me shock you then Chad. I had brown rice that I mixed salsa and it and cut up fresh avocados and it today.
Color me shocked. But I know I'm right on the second point.
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Yeah no way. I've got two new hire starting tomorrow.
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:rollin
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How hot was it?
It got up to 94 yesterday.
Did. Not. Like.
We broke a bunch of records, it was in the high 80's when the average is in the 60's.
Had a great conversation with my bosses boss today, looks like I might be looking at a promotion soon.
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Yeah no way. I've got two new hire starting tomorrow.
Let us know how that works out for ya.
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Had a great conversation with my bosses boss today, looks like I might be looking at a promotion soon.
:metal :metal
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Yeah no way. I've got two new hire starting tomorrow.
Let us know how that works out for ya.
My workplace it the island of misfit toys.
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Awe, Lehey passed away from Trailer Park Boys.
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So my old supervisor made it seem like it took an act of God to get the okay from the higher ups to purchase things, from office supplies to other needed items.
So far I've been flat out told that if we need any office supplies, just go get them and send in the receipt. Mainly paper and ink.
Same for other small purchases. Our bicycle has a flat tire. Before my supervisor would spend weeks supposedly fighting with the higher ups to go get it repaired. He (old supervisor) wanted to take it into a repair shop the next town over, so they can charge $60 for "service". Why? No clue. It costs $10 to get an inner tube, and maybe less time to fix it than it takes to load the bike into the company car and drive out to drop it off.
The latest development involves a paper shredder. I'm still going through the process of organizing the filing system to my liking (which really just means organizing, as the dude stuffed stuff into filing cabinets by month... but never cleared things out... so his "September" folder has shit, from pointless things to employee write ups, dating back to 2014. I sent a quick email to the owner, basically asking if they had a shredder laying around main office. I explained all the random shit I've been digging up out of our filing cabinets, and he just straight up said "go buy one and send the receipt."
Now I am searching the web comparing paper shredders :lol I never thought I'd see this day.
Oh yea.. keep in mind that all of these purchases are on the company card. It's not like I am paying out of pocket and getting reimbursed.
Mind you this is all with the company card.
How hot was it?
It got up to 94 yesterday.
Did. Not. Like.
We broke a bunch of records, it was in the high 80's when the average is in the 60's.
Had a great conversation with my bosses boss today, looks like I might be looking at a promotion soon.
Nice!
Awe, Lehey passed away from Trailer Park Boys.
That sucks, though I'll admit I've never seen an episode of that.
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Good morning everyone.
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Good morning!
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Awe, Lehey passed away from Trailer Park Boys.
What are the Trailer Park Boys?
Seriously.
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Awe, Lehey passed away from Trailer Park Boys.
What are the Trailer Park Boys?
Seriously.
Some show that I've never seen so I can't explain :lol
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Awe, Lehey passed away from Trailer Park Boys.
What are the Trailer Park Boys?
Seriously.
It's a Canadian comedy show. Alex Lifeson has appeared on it. It's a funny show about a small trailer park and the characters are so damn funny.
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The only episode I saw was the one with Alex Lifeson and it was damn funny.
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I honestly couldn't even tell you the last adult movie we saw in the theaters. A Might Wind? Blair Witch?
I use a different definition for "adult movie".
B) I buggered my knee, and haven't been able to get on the exercise bike in a few days - and that's when/where I do most of my gaming. I will get to it soon though. :soon:
And I use a different definition for "buggered" too.
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I honestly couldn't even tell you the last adult movie we saw in the theaters. A Might Wind? Blair Witch?
I use a different definition for "adult movie".
Hah! ;D
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My stepmother is pissing me off. We haven't really spoken a lot recently... And we are making plans for she, my sister, and myself to go out for dinner sometime soon. My sister has this (cute prog loving) friend whom she's been hanging out with. I've had a couple conversations with this girl... we are friends on FB... she's fucking awesome. Anyways... it turns out my sister has plans to go chill with this friend at the same time we were planning dinner. I made a comment in via text about how I'm glad my sister has found such an awesome friend to hang out with, and that I think she'll be good for her.
My stepmother (who's very conservative Christian) then went on a short rant bout how the friend is a band influence as her believes are the polar opposite of what they (sister and stepmother) believe, and how she really doesn't like her hanging out with people like that, yadda yadda.
My sister 20, and has been really... weird her entire life. She has few friends. This friend doesn't do drugs. She doesn't party. She's very respectful of other people's opinions in life. There's no reason to call her a "Bad Influence".
I had to bite my tongue (or thumb in this case?) and just responded with something along the lines of "(My sister) is very strong willed and I don't think outside influences like a friend like that will ever be able to persuade her against her beliefs. She could be hanging out with people who are MUCH worse."
I haven't gotten a response. It's shitty, because even though my personal beliefs do NOT line up with my stepmother's and sister's, I never hold it against them. I respect their beliefs. I hate seeing others, especially those I call family, being assholes like this.
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My stepmother is pissing me off. We haven't really spoken a lot recently... And we are making plans for she, my sister, and myself to go out for dinner sometime soon. My sister has this (cute prog loving) friend whom she's been hanging out with. I've had a couple conversations with this girl... we are friends on FB... she's fucking awesome. Anyways... it turns out my sister has plans to go chill with this friend at the same time we were planning dinner. I made a comment in via text about how I'm glad my sister has found such an awesome friend to hang out with, and that I think she'll be good for her.
My stepmother (who's very conservative Christian) then went on a short rant bout how the friend is a band influence as her believes are the polar opposite of what they (sister and stepmother) believe, and how she really doesn't like her hanging out with people like that, yadda yadda.
My sister 20, and has been really... weird her entire life. She has few friends. This friend doesn't do drugs. She doesn't party. She's very respectful of other people's opinions in life. There's no reason to call her a "Bad Influence".
I had to bite my tongue (or thumb in this case?) and just responded with something along the lines of "(My sister) is very strong willed and I don't think outside influences like a friend like that will ever be able to persuade her against her beliefs. She could be hanging out with people who are MUCH worse."
I haven't gotten a response. It's shitty, because even though my personal beliefs do NOT line up with my stepmother's and sister's, I never hold it against them. I respect their beliefs. I hate seeing others, especially those I call family, being assholes like this.
Your stepmother must be very insecure in her beliefs if she thinks that your sister merely hanging out with someone who isn't identical is a bad influence"...
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Working from home today, I can definitely get used to this.
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Blobdity Blob, Blob, Blob!
Morning!
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Morning Blob, morning King.
There's another dead Bishop on the landing.
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Morning, folks! What's the latest?
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Morning Blob, morning King.
There's another dead Bishop on the landing.
Slang or real Bishop?
Morning, folks! What's the latest?
What up dawg..... I can't wait for next week. Going to be a fun week.
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What up dawg..... I can't wait for next week. Going to be a fun week.
WHAT'S NEXT WEEK? DIVULGE YOUR SECRETS!
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Morning Blob, morning King.
There's another dead Bishop on the landing.
Slang or real Bishop?
Well, it looked a bit Bath and Wells-ish to me.
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Morning blob. Nothing new with me, my friends parents were driving through town from Canada so I had them stop over last night. Went out and some amazing burgers. I’m at work waiting for the day to be over lol.
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Morning blob. Nothing new with me, my friends parents were driving through town from Canada so I had them stop over last night. Went out and some amazing burgers. I’m at work waiting for the day to be over lol.
Aw, it was better when you were working from home!
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What up dawg..... I can't wait for next week. Going to be a fun week.
WHAT'S NEXT WEEK? DIVULGE YOUR SECRETS!
Going to another site and a road trip with another site manager. Then Friday the wife and I are going to Vermont for our anniversary. We come back the next day to go to my brother's Halloween party. I'm going as The Skipper from Gilligan's Island and sunday my best bud's daughter's 18th birthday party. Where the hell did the time fly by?
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Morning Blob, morning King.
There's another dead Bishop on the landing.
Slang or real Bishop?
Well, it looked a bit Bath and Wells-ish to me.
So it sound like dropping the kids off at the pool. (American slang) :lol
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Just found out I got promotion at work that I 100% don't want.
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Did you apply for it Brian?
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Did you apply for it Brian?
Negative. I was on a team of two. I'm an associate level BA and my teammate was a senior level BA. I was told yesterday he's transferring and I am now considered senior level and will be taking over all of his duties effective immediately. I literally had 0 say in this decision and saying I don't want it would likely be the end of me here. Not taking the opportunity to advance up the ladder is the most frowned upon thing at this place. Not doing so would make me appear not committed or serious about my work for this company. It's lame.
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More money I hope at least?
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No word of that yet.
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Yea you better be getting some extra cash on the deal chino.
It’s the same mentality here, everyone needs to be moving up.
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A title change better come with more cash. Hopefully the lettuce business starts working for you and you can get out if the job if it is what you think it will be.
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No word of that yet.
I would refuse if there is no money involve. Jr. to Sr. is a big step.
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No word of that yet.
I would refuse if there is no money involve. Jr. to Sr. is a big step.
If not money, at least negotiate a good parking spot. :chino2:
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A title change better come with more cash. Hopefully the lettuce business starts working for you and you can get out if the job if it is what you think it will be.
I'm delivering 40 heads to some restaurant owners tonight as free samples. I'm really hoping something comes of it.
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Nice, haven't seen an update in awhile and given your hate for your job, good to see it's still something you're working on
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Good luck with the restaurants.
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Nice, haven't seen an update in awhile and given your hate for your job, good to see it's still something you're working on
Oh yeah. I've been at it hard. There hasn't been a whole lot to update (at least stuff that I figured you guys would find interesting). The last 10 weeks have been mostly doing experiments with different lighting configurations and troubleshooting a laundry list of issues with the new location.
The first 200 heads or so were showing calcium and iron deficiencies so that took some time to sort out. They were turning brown in the middle (calcium issue) and the younger leaves had yellowing patterns as they emerged (iron issue). I ended up bypassing the water filtration system in the house all together and drawing water straight from the well. That solved the iron issue but I was still low on calcium. I have to add calcium to the water supply, but it's been smooth sailing since then.
The electricity/lighting was a pain in the ass. The system I bought had an optional lighting kit ($1400) that I purchased. I figured I might as well keep it professional and buy the lighting designed for my machine. I had to wire the ballasts for 24 fixtures and run them all through the timing system. The seedling area required another 8 bulbs. Well, once I got all 32 bulbs running at a time, I started tripping breakers. I thought I could run the whole thing on a 20 amp circuit since my math was showing 18.6ish amps at full load, but I was still tripping the GFIs I installed. I had to put another 20 amp breaker in and split the load. Once that was sorted out I was able to run the entire rig without issues, with the exception of temperature. With 32 T5 fluorescents lit at once, my room temps were pushing close to 95F, which was in turn causing my reservoir to reach almost 80F. That's far too hot. I was having issues with the seedlings and the maturing lettuce was showing lots of stress. Running an AC would add another expensive utility and would kill my profit margin, so that wasn't an option. I decided to go on a quest for LED lighting. I avoided this from the beginning because it's usually very expensive. I bought all kinds and had no luck. Relatively expensive LED tubes ($200 for 8) labelled for growing gave me nothing but trouble. I eventually found some promising sounding ones on Amazon. They weren't advertised for growing, but they met all the criteria (lumens, wattage draw, K rating, etc). They were the lowest priced lights I found and they happened to work like a charm. I bought 6 initially and had great results. I recently outfitted the rest of the rack with them and I'm ready to go full throttle. The best part is that they use 65% less electricity than their fluorescent counterparts, and they give off no heat. The room is holding at a cool 71F, which is basically ideal.
So as of last week I got the thing completely dialed in and am ready to fire on all cylinders.
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Good luck with the restaurants.
:tup
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Damn dude, lots of progress there and issues overcome. That's awesome.
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Morning peeps.
I finally upgraded to a Galaxy S8 yesterday. It's like insanely fast compared to my Galaxy S4 I had been using.
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Who knew? I'm so fascinated (in a sincere way) how things we take for granted have such details to them. I remember both of my grandmothers having gardens, and growing most of their own vegetables, but other than smearing cow shit in between the rows, it was plant seeds, water, and wait. Sure, some of the vegetables looked like hell (and are thus, for Chino's purposes, unsellable) but they always tasted fresh.
I know it drives some people crazy, but I love that process of trouble shooting, and the satisfaction and pride from dialing it in the right way when you're done.
I'm impressed. Chino, and wish you the best of luck. If you get into any grocery stores, let me know; I'm not down the street from you, but I do try to eat salads a couple times a week, so it might be worth it to drive for a quality product. Nothing worse than going for a head and finding the center all brown and soft. What type of lettuce? Iceberg? Romaine? Something else?
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I know it drives some people crazy, but I love that process of trouble shooting, and the satisfaction and pride from dialing it in the right way when you're done.
Totally agreed. There's a lot of pride in your work when you go through the troubleshooting process and come out on top of it.
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Who knew? I'm so fascinated (in a sincere way) how things we take for granted have such details to them. I remember both of my grandmothers having gardens, and growing most of their own vegetables, but other than smearing cow shit in between the rows, it was plant seeds, water, and wait. Sure, some of the vegetables looked like hell (and are thus, for Chino's purposes, unsellable) but they always tasted fresh.
I know it drives some people crazy, but I love that process of trouble shooting, and the satisfaction and pride from dialing it in the right way when you're done.
I'm impressed. Chino, and wish you the best of luck. If you get into any grocery stores, let me know; I'm not down the street from you, but I do try to eat salads a couple times a week, so it might be worth it to drive for a quality product. Nothing worse than going for a head and finding the center all brown and soft. What type of lettuce? Iceberg? Romaine? Something else?
I'm doing Romaine and Butterhead for now. I have a few hundred Purple Oakleaf seeds on standby as well (that's the easiest of the 3 to grow). I did a bunch of basil for the first time and had outstanding results. Only drawback was that I grew it in my lettuce rack so it started bumping into the lights in no time. I'm currently designing a second system specifically for basil that'll have another 8" or so of room to allow for the plants to really mature. I actually just started a new batch of romaine and basil from a supplier I've never used before. Up until now I've been paying $11 per 100 seeds. The stuff I'm trying now is $5 for 3000 seeds.
If you're ever going to be in the Hartford area let me know. If I have some ready I'll bring some to work with me and meet you at some point.
Later tonight I'll upload some recent pics to the thread I started for this. :tup
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Good morning folks. Can't wait to get this work day out of the way, going to enjoy a fire tonight.
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You're going to set your place of work on fire?!
Ok.
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Sounds like a good plan to me.
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Morning guys.
I'm having someone over to the house for dinner and drinks tonight. I've been acquainted with him since 2006 but exclusively through the internet. From forums much like this and through Facebook.
I know some of you have gone through these meet-ups before. Is it natural to be a tad apprehensive?
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I'd be apprehensive. All of these internet people from forums etc are total weirdos.
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From most I've met, all have been good. I think you know who the normal people on sites that you've talked to for a while.
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Indeed, but it gets worse Blob, the dude is a scientist. His work has been used by NASA for the Mars missions. What the fuck is a moron like me going to talk with him about. :lol
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Indeed, but it gets worse Blob, the dude is a scientist. His work has been used by NASA for the Mars missions. What the fuck is a moron like me going to talk with him about. :lol
:lol Well you must have something in common if you've been in touch this long and invited him over.
I'd probably just ask him about his work, because I bet he knows lots of cool shit.
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I'd be apprehensive. All of these internet people from forums etc are total weirdos.
This :lol
Typically I don't invite my dates over for the first time meeting, maybe after some drinks in a public spot though.
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Indeed, but it gets worse Blob, the dude is a scientist. His work has been used by NASA for the Mars missions. What the fuck is a moron like me going to talk with him about. :lol
:lol Well you must have something in common if you've been in touch this long and invited him over.
I'd probably just ask him about his work, because I bet he knows lots of cool shit.
My exact strategy!
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Indeed, but it gets worse Blob, the dude is a scientist. His work has been used by NASA for the Mars missions. What the fuck is a moron like me going to talk with him about. :lol
Cornholing Mexicans and Toyota Corollas
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Where a fez and a smoking jacket. That would throw him off and the conversation would take a left turn. :lol
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I'd be apprehensive. All of these internet people from forums etc are total weirdos.
This :lol
Typically I don't invite my dates over for the first time meeting, maybe after some drinks in a public spot though.
Well, I don't think I'd call it a date. :lol
In DTF terms, it would be like having El Barto send you a PM saying that he'll be in your town giving a lecture and he's got some free time on Friday night if you want to meet-up. You offer a few possible pubs/restaurants and then throw in, "Or, you could come by the house and I'll throw some burgers on the the grill and mix you a martini." and have him respond that if it isn't too much of an imposition, the burger and drink sounds better. Then the day arrives and you start wondering how you're going to keep up with such a fierce intellect. :lol
Cornholing Mexicans and Toyota Corollas
Where a fez and a smoking jacket. That would throw him off and the conversation would take a left turn. :lol
Oh, you guys.
And Chad, it's a fucking microbus. Don't make me correct you again. Paying attention...you suck at it.
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:lol well I did roll into El Barto's town once before and said I am seeing a concert and if you got time through my limited schedule, let's meet up, and we did. Got some good country fried steak in Dallas.
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And Chad, it's a fucking microbus. Don't make me correct you again. Paying attention...you suck at it.
Sure 'bout that?
Last winter, three Mexicans in a Toyota cornholed her on the interstate and barely left a mark.
COZ was the one in the microbus. :lol thread is locked... can't quote it.
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If you recall, when I won that round with the quote above, I mentioned that I'd actually said that about my truck because it was rear-ended by a microbus with three illegals in it. :lol
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If you recall, when I won that round with the quote above, I mentioned that I'd actually said that about my truck because it was rear-ended by a microbus with three illegals in it. :lol
No... that part I don't recall. Must've still been laughing too hard at the actual 'scene'. Still probably my favorite ever in that game.
So yes... i suck at paying attention!
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Yeah, I agree it is the greatest scene ever. We could trot it out every year or so and get completely new an hilarious quotes. I still think, "She's only five years old." Is the best one I've ever heard. Simple, not suggestive when talking about a car, but completely shocking when applied to your wife.
:rollin
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What started as an easy day turned into one of the longest I've had so far at this job. Just happy to be home and have a drink in front of me.
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I'm way ahead of you Reap. :lol
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Whatcha drinking King?
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First had Jack Fireball on ice. Then a 10.5% DIPA, now onto a bourbon barrel aged Baltic porter made with chili peppers, cinnamon, chocolate and vanilla bean.
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Sounds absolutely delicious
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Onto Ann Marie 2017.
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Our boy cat, Harry loves it too! :lol.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/450x600q90/924/5GRZl2.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/f/po5GRZl2j)
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*TAC bites his tongue*
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*TAC bites his tongue*
He is a boy. :lol. Thsts my wife's pic. See the blanket.
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:lol
Love your nails! :lol
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I love them too. :eyebrows:
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Our cat doesn't like anything, hate is her only emotion
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That's why cats suck.
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That's why cats suck.
Not my 2 cats.
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My cat is full of hate but I still love her, in some ways she is better trained than my two dogs.
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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Wife just woke up and I'm watching Big Trouble In Little China.
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finishing cup o' joe #3, then working out. Really not in the mood to, but I'm gonna force myself. Once I get started, I'm good to go.
I guess it's like sexytime for the ladies.
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Morning guys. Sitting a Waffle House after dropping the dog off at the vet.
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Hey Reap.
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Morning, drinking coffee and watching college gameday from penn state. Big game for them tonight. Should be a relaxing day for me, gf coming over later to watch the game.
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Hi Blob!
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Do you wear that shirt every f'n day??
It should probably say:
"Don't worry armpits, you're fine."
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Once a week. I have a bitch to wash my shirts.
Don't tell her I said that. :lol
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Once a week.
Only on picture day, apparently. :lol
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Pictures happen when we party old man. So it's a party shirt old man.
Old man. :lol
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Pretty sure being old is having a party shirt. :lol When you're younger, every shirt is a party shirt! :metal
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:lol
Seriously. I'm Danny Glover these days.
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Happy Sunday.
Looks like another gorgeous day is in store here. Low/mid 20s, and mostly sunny. Loving that for end-October. CLIMATE CHANGE RULES!!! :lol Gonna get on the bike this morning, wash the cars this afternoon, and generally enjoy the outdoors. Shaved our dogs yesterday (that's *not* a euphemism of any kind :D). That was a 3-hour adventure, as our puppy has very thick hair.
Just enjoying some tunes, a quite house, and coffee #2 at the moment.
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Morning Chad! We are enjoying coffee and watching the newest episode of the Graham Norton show. Did you know that Jeff goldbloom is 65 years old and has two young children two and a half years old? Dude give me 85 when you kids a 20 holy crap
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Dude give me 85 when you kids a 20 holy crap
That's inspired, king.
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Talk to text it still sounds pretty good. Lol just imagine having a kid though at 65 and when you're 85 he's only 20. That's just stupid.
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Talk to text it still sounds pretty good.
You're on a roll today.
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that's why I'm only going to talk to text you today. And I'm not even going to read what I say.
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I'm not sure my body is prepared for this. :lol
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:lol
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that's why I'm only going to talk to text you today. And I'm not even going to read what I say.
I'm not sure that's different than any other day.
Morning, folks. Sounds like you have a great Sunday planned, Chad.
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Very true very true. I'm still not going to talk to text cuz it's fun.
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, wash the cars this afternoon,
Yeah, there's this thing called rain..
I have literally never washed my car.
We lost power last night from 9:30pm-11:15 and then again from 4:15am to 4:45.
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Yeah, there's this thing called rain..
I have literally never washed my car.
Tim, we all love you, really. But you are one strange little man.
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Hah!
I mean if a bird shits on it, I can see wiping that off. But how dirty does a car get? This isn't a shot at J Boy, but I can't think of having so nothing to do that I would go outside a clean my car. The minute you drive it out of your driveway, it's dirty again. That would drive me insane. Honestly that's probably why I have never done it. I'd probably get all mental about it.
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What do you drive?
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Tim lives in the Northeast and he never washes his car? I think he's fibbing.
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Yeah, but it's worse than that, King. He's implying that rain cleans cars :facepalm: therefore he never needs to wash his! I hope he doesn't apply the same logic to wiping his ass.
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The toilet overflows at least once a week so it cleans his ass.
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So I've been shitting outside all these years for nothing??
What do you drive?
I have a 2007 Kia Sedona van with 225k on it.
Tim lives in the Northeast and he never washes his car? I think he's fibbing.
Not fibbing.
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I have a 2007 Kia Sedona van with 225k on it.
Aaaaaah, that would explain it then.
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I have a 2007 Kia Sedona van with 225k on it.
Aaaaaah, that would explain it then.
I KNEW that was coming.
I am so not into cars it's not even funny.
It's been a great vehicle. Has made probably 20 trips to Disney. Has great pickup, and is great for work if I have to transfer product.
We had a Dodge Grand Caravan, but the Sedona has so much more room, which was great for the kids on the long drives.
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I've got a 2007 Corolla but I still wash it once in awhile.
2 more years for the wife's car payment and I'm getting a Toyota Tacoma 6 cylinder 4 wheel drive.
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G'morning all. Crazy busy day yesterday as I brewed two batches of beer all while what was supposed to be an hour or so of work for a technology release dragged out over about nine hours :censored
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Tim,
If this was your car, would you wash it?
(https://i.imgur.com/jXqLG3C.jpg)
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Good morning guys. Sitting at the dog park and enjoying the weather.
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G'morning all. Crazy busy day yesterday as I brewed two batches of beer all while what was supposed to be an hour or so of work for a technology release dragged out over about nine hours :censored
And what did you brew good sir?
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Tim,
If this was your car, would you wash it?
(https://i.imgur.com/jXqLG3C.jpg)
I might, but it sure wouldn't be with semen. ;D
Awesome!!
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It's been a great vehicle. Has made probably 20 trips to Disney. Has great pickup, and is great for work if I have to transfer product.
We had a Dodge Grand Caravan, but the Sedona has so much more room, which was great for the kids on the long drives.
I feel like these are appropriate responses for the 'things you can say about your car, but not your spouse' scene.
Hey, to each their own. I love A) the time alone to clean the vehicle(s); B) nice outdoor weather; C) the feeling of driving in a clean car - inside and out.
Yes Tim, the car gets dirty again. By your logic however, I question whether you wash your dishes, shower (mayhap you just stand outside in the rain?), or launder your clothes ... all things that just get dirty again after being cleaned. ;)
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Tim = Kramer
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(https://i.imgur.com/tndx999.gif)
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Well played sir... well played.
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I can pictures dishes cleaned in the shower while making the salad.
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I can pictures dishes cleaned in the shower while making the salad.
I did a google image search to try and post a pic of cooking in the shower, but then I see apparently that's a Kramer reference.
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I've got to mow the leaves today. Falling at a fast rate here.
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I've got to mow the leaves today. Falling at a fast rate here.
You mow the leaves?? WTF??
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With a ride on lawn mower I can just suck it up into the bag in the back. so much easier than blowing leaves.
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I let the leaves fertilize the ground over the winter. We usually hire someone to do a yard cleanup in the spring.
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With a ride on lawn mower I can just suck it up into the bag in the back. so much easier than blowing leaves.
Plus, it mulches them so they compact easier into less bags. I tend to spread the mulched leaves over bulb plants such as hostas.
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With a ride on lawn mower I can just suck it up into the bag in the back. so much easier than blowing leaves.
Plus, it mulches them so they compact easier into less bags. I tend to spread the mulched leaves over bulb plants such as hostas.
Is retirement that fucking boring??
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With a ride on lawn mower I can just suck it up into the bag in the back. so much easier than blowing leaves.
Plus, it mulches them so they compact easier into less bags. I tend to spread the mulched leaves over bulb plants such as hostas.
we so the same for all my wife's garden.
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I let the leaves fertilize the ground over the winter. We usually hire someone to do a yard cleanup in the spring.
Nitrogen on your lawn during the winter promotes snow mold. You should cut your grass short, rake up the leaves (or if you're smart pick them up with a mower), and fertilize with a low nitrogen mix.
Is retirement that fucking boring??
I'm not retired. I just care for my property and cars I guess. :lol
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Nitrogen on your lawn during the winter promotes snow mold. You should cut your grass short, rake up the leaves (or if you're smart pick them up with a mower), and fertilize with a low nitrogen mix.
Damn bro.
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I've got to mow the leaves today. Falling at a fast rate here.
You mow the leaves?? WTF??
Do you do ANYTHING?
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Doing laundry right now. Well, I was going to, but the weather is not cooperating.
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So am I. Also vacuuming the house and packing for my trip. Afternoon my ass will own my recliner.
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So am I. Also vacuuming the house and packing for my trip. Afternoon my ass will own my recliner.
Where are you going?
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Woodland PA for 3 days.
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G'morning all. Crazy busy day yesterday as I brewed two batches of beer all while what was supposed to be an hour or so of work for a technology release dragged out over about nine hours :censored
And what did you brew good sir?
Belgian Strong Dark Ale and an all Citra Pale Ale.
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Woodland PA for 3 days.
Business or pleasure? You seeing Coz?
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I never wash my car, minus a quick hosing when the windows wind up with an inch of dirty I them. I'll wash my other half's car, but it's also a lot nicer than mine, and it's white. When it's not white, I wash it again.
Also, what is this "rain" you guys speak of?
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Woodland PA for 3 days.
Business or pleasure? You seeing Coz?
Business. Coz is closer to the lower right in PA. We met up last time we went to the music festival. This is an hour away from Pittsburgh. Western PA.
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Should be nice country out there.
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Long drive 9 hours 20 minute with no stops and delays.
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Long drive 9 hours 20 minute with no stops and delays.
I would love that!
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Friday morning the wifey and I head to Vermont and a B&B. 23 years married.
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Awesome! Congrats.
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Congrats King!
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Was the forum undergoing maintenance? Or did eveeyone decide to post at once and overload the servers?
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Long drive 9 hours 20 minute with no stops and delays.
I would love that!
I love me some scenic drives, but damn 9 hours at once is a lot. Congrats on the anniversary :yarr
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Next Saturday will be 23 years. I'm a lucky guy.
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Two clean vehicles, home-made pizza and cold beer was in order for the afternoon/evening. What to do now?
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Two clean vehicles
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Good evening guys.
I'm bored as shit. Debating on whether or not I want to go to the harbor and walk/listen to music and just escape for a while.
Problem is that is also my work :lol
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evening Jay. I used to go on walks at night all the time and just listen to music, I've been slowly trying to get back into doing it but there isn't many peaceful places that are within walking distance to my house
In other words I'm obsessed with the idea of restoring a car recently, not sure what I would do and if it's even feasible but I've been reading build threads all day.
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Want to restore a 94 Honda Accord? I'd gladly donate it... as long as I get to use it when you're done.
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I drive to my work to walk because I really don't live in a safe area. I'd be too afraid of getting mugged if I were to walk around near my house. Especially with headphones.
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That's how I felt when I had my downtown apartment, after a certain time it was best to not go walking around.
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172 pages? This is way too long. New thread here:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51095.0