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Old one (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43444.0) was epic in length (TWSS) so time for a new one.
Posting in Kinginese is optional.
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Is that why my post count took a hit?
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2econd.
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Boute timie!!!!
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Is that why my post count took a hit?
No, you're posts count was already high! It didn't need any more :hits:
:zydar:
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:metal Flop Yarp. New Chat Thread.
Time for terrible jokes ! :neverusethis:
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( NO KOTOW !! YOU HAVE YOUR OWN THREAD FOR THAT VERY THING !!!!!!!
DILLIGAF ? :neverusethis:
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Is that why my post count took a hit?
I deleted the one before the last one, which hit some people (Blob, King) by up to 1,500 posts. :lol
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Doesn't bother me ;D
I had no idea what my post count was before this thread & I don't care.
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I'm still a post whore.
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*Has a gander at your post count*
Indeed you are.
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:ruben:
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Doesn't bother me ;D
I had no idea what my post count was before this thread & I don't care.
I think you were hit by about 1,000.
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Is that why my post count took a hit?
No, you're posts count was already high! It didn't need any more :hits:
:zydar:
:hat
I'm still a whore.
FTFM
Is that why my post count took a hit?
I deleted the one before the last one, which hit some people (Blob, King) by up to 1,500 posts. :lol
They need hobbies. :lol
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Hey. I've been on here a long time. :lol
https://youtu.be/Ojm_eRjINrI
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:lol
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Is that why my post count took a hit?
I deleted the one before the last one, which hit some people (Blob, King) by up to 1,500 posts. :lol
You'd think we were dirty postwhores or something.
And you'd think right.
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Let's whore Blob.
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So business as usual then? :blob:
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Yup. I brought the lube.
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Yup. I brought the lube.
yummy
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Yup. I brought the lube.
I usually go in dry, but I'll try anything once. Except for life.
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With the temps were you live, no need for lube.
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Ick.
Maybe I should try and get something done today.
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Still working on the bridge?
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That was so last week. ADHD brain has moved on to yet another new project. :lol
One of these days I'll figure out that the trick is to continue a project until it's actually done.
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:lol
Mystique god, with all that jumping around, no wonder you have to clean your porn on the drive. Not enough space.
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It's only the external backup that's running out of space, and that's because I have a 2Tb drive to backup 3Tb of internal storage. I'm thinking of asking for a 3Tb drive for Christmas for a new backup. I still have 700Gb free on my internal drives.
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I need to assemble a new computer.
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My computer is still kicking ass, although I could use a beefier graphics card, and I plan to get a new monitor once it's back in stock. It's going to cost me a shitload, but I want it.
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What style of monitor?
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This one.
https://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop-monitors/pa242w-bk
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Holy cow that's awesome.
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You probably don't even understand half of the technobabble stuff. :lol
Basically I can guarantee my monitor will have perfect brightness and colour, exactly how it's supposed to look. I'm not sure whether I'll get the hardware calibrator now or later, since these things come from the factory damn near perfectly calibrated anyway.
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High resolution and back light vital obviously geared to what you do.
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I need that extra screen space so badly. I currently have my taskbar three rows high to fit everything in. :lol
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Damn. My buddy, who was the Engineer at my old job had two screenseparate for all his 3D drawings.
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I've thought about dual screens, but it's less necessary with larger monitors than it used to be in the CRT days (although it still has a lot of benefits depending on your usage). I don't think I have enough desk space for two monitors though, and I'm sure as hell not buying two of this monitor. :lol
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It was distracting to me.
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I'd find it distracting too. I'd probably permanently have scifi running on one monitor, with the internet permanently open on the other. :lol
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That I could handle. :lol
It was when he had one design on 2 screens. I didn't like it.
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Ah yeah, I wouldn't want anything spanning across multiple monitors. I'd rather have one thing on each monitor so I didn't need to constantly switch between two windows.
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Morning everyone, I see there is a new chat thread.
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Morning Reaper. Welcome to the new chat thread. It's just like the old chat thread, but with only half the calories.
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Half the calories is what my fat ass needs lol
How are things Blob? What are your working on these days?
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Morning guys.
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Morning Prog!
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How are things Blob? What are your working on these days?
I'm currently working on fixing a model of C3PO. Don't judge me.
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Morning Reaper. Welcome to the new chat thread. It's just like the old chat thread, but with only half the calories.
Half the calories? Not in my chat thread buddy. :lol
How are things Blob? What are your working on these days?
I'm currently working on fixing a model of C3PO. Don't judge me.
My wife just got a Christmas studded R2D2 tee. It's awesome.
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Morning Prog!
What's the good word, Reap?
Heyo King, Blob, Jingle
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First snowfall here last night. Maybe 1/2 an inch. Didn't stick to the roads, just the lawns and my deck. Winter is coming. Except for Blob.
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Half the calories? Not in my chat thread buddy. :lol
I had a feeling you'd object to that. :lol
Winter is coming. Except for Blob.
Win....... ter?
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First snowfall here last night. Maybe 1/2 an inch. Didn't stick to the roads, just the lawns and my deck. Winter is coming. Except for Blob.
Last night was the first night below freezing. I actually wore a jacket to work today. However, Thursday and Friday it will be in the 60s. It should be a beautiful autumn day for Thanksgiving.
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35C/37C (95F/99F) for the next two days here.
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What are your working on these days?
:( The thread title is contagious.
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Morning Prog!
What's the good word, Reap?
Heyo King, Blob, Jingle
Nothing much just one more day of work before I have a few off for Thanksgiving. What about you?
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Hey guys. F work.
That is all.
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Morning Prog!
What's the good word, Reap?
Heyo King, Blob, Jingle
Nothing much just one more day of work before I have a few off for Thanksgiving. What about you?
I'm sitting at work waiting for my assignment for the day. I'm off on turkey day but working the day after, midnight to 8.
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Hey, Blob
What do you think of the color accuracy of a monitor like this one (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y09G6JG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00). I bought one earlier this summer. I love the real estate and everything seem terrific to me, but I'm no expert and without having it calibrated, I'm unsure if I should do any color work on my family photos. Do you think that most of these products are close enough that if I do a little color correcting in Photoshop that the prints will look fine?
By the way, talk about not missing dual monitors anymore! :)
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Hey, Blob
What do you think of the color accuracy of a monitor like this one (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y09G6JG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00). I bought one earlier this summer. I love the real estate and everything seem terrific to me, but I'm no expert and without having it calibrated, I'm unsure if I should do any color work on my family photos. Do you think that most of these products are close enough that if I do a little color correcting in Photoshop that the prints will look fine?
By the way, talk about not missing dual monitors anymore! :)
Yeah, that thing is basically a dual monitor all by itself! :metal I'm personally not a fan of the current curved trend though, and I hope that doesn't catch on.
On paper it looks capable enough, I just have no idea how accurate the colours would be out of the box, since it doesn't appear to be targeted to high end image editing. For editing family photos I'm sure it's just fine though, but since it's not calibrated and isn't using a wider gamut, it may take a bit of trial and error to get your prints looking exactly how you see them on screen.
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I'm not a fan of the curved trend for a living room televisions, for sure. But this thing on my desktop, being closer to my face, is really comfortable...and playing FPS games is a real treat!
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I have less problem with it for an individual screen, but for multiple people like a living room, it makes no sense to me (it makes no sense to me either way, but it makes less sense).
My new monitor will only be 24", so nowhere near as big as your beast of a monitor, but even that will be a huge upgrade in size for me from my current 17" CRT. To me 24" is the sweet spot for computer monitors. Beyond that, and the input lag and refresh often start to suffer, and I'd rather have a smaller screen with better specs.
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One of my favorite Youtubers is Barnacules Nerdgasm. This is his setup. Over the weekend he replaced the tri-monitors with 3 50" 4K Samsung screens. It looks sick.
(https://cache.bazoomcdn.com/computer/gallery/2/750/563/6666-stationaer-barnacules-nerdgasm)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DfIjkE_xTew/maxresdefault.jpg)
(https://i47.tinypic.com/519dm8.jpg)
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Meh. I consider size a downside to actual quality on LCDs. Even at those narrow viewing angles the colours are becoming washed out.
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I wouldn't be able to tolerate the space between each display creating two giant black lines breaking up the image in a setup like that. I'd rather just have one screen.
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I wouldn't be able to tolerate the space between each display creating two giant black lines breaking up the image in a setup like that. I'd rather just have one screen.
You'd probably get used to it, but yeah, that would bug me too. Seems like a total waste just for gaming too.
And aren't you in my same time zone? Why are you always up at the same ungodly hours I am? :lol
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And aren't you in my same time zone? Why are you always up at the same ungodly hours I am? :lol
I'm almost always up at these ungodly hours, I guess you've just never noticed before. :lol My reason is insomnia.
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And aren't you in my same time zone? Why are you always up at the same ungodly hours I am? :lol
I'm almost always up at these ungodly hours, I guess you've just never noticed before. :lol My reason is insomnia.
No, I've noticed, I just didn't know what your excuse was. Do you have regular job hours?
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No, I've noticed, I just didn't know what your excuse was. Do you have regular job hours?
Thankfully I do not.
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No, I've noticed, I just didn't know what your excuse was. Do you have regular job hours?
Thankfully I do not.
What do you do for your dollary-doos?
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No, I've noticed, I just didn't know what your excuse was. Do you have regular job hours?
Thankfully I do not.
What do you do for your dollary-doos?
Data entry. Boring as shit but I get a lot of freedom regarding hours. I do a bit from home aswell.
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Meh. I consider size a downside to actual quality on LCDs. Even at those narrow viewing angles the colours are becoming washed out.
What about 4K OLED?
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What it is?
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Meh. I consider size a downside to actual quality on LCDs. Even at those narrow viewing angles the colours are becoming washed out.
What about 4K OLED?
I've been waiting over almost a decade for OLED monitors to finally hit the market, so I'm interested in those, but I have no interest in 4K (and none of this curved fad garbage). There's currently very little content for 4K, and I wouldn't want to run a PC full time at that res with current hardware and software, nor would I run at non-native res on a fixed resolution panel. But real black would be nice instead of the terrible way LCD handles it.
No, I've noticed, I just didn't know what your excuse was. Do you have regular job hours?
Thankfully I do not.
What do you do for your dollary-doos?
Data entry. Boring as shit but I get a lot of freedom regarding hours. I do a bit from home aswell.
Could be worse. Where abouts do you live anyway?
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Could be worse. Where abouts do you live anyway?
Newcastle.
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Could be worse. Where abouts do you live anyway?
Newcastle.
One of the few NSW people on the forum (not sure if there are any others actually). How far are you from Toronto? (there's a place here called Toronto guys, I'm not that shit at geography). I have some family living there.
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One of the few NSW people on the forum (not sure if there are any others actually). How far are you from Toronto? (there's a place here called Toronto guys, I'm not that shit at geography). I have some family living there.
A few thousand kilometres? Canada is pretty far. :neverusethis:
About 40 or 50 minutes maybe, I'm not sure I've never actually been there.
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One of the few NSW people on the forum (not sure if there are any others actually). How far are you from Toronto? (there's a place here called Toronto guys, I'm not that shit at geography). I have some family living there.
A few thousand kilometres? Canada is pretty far. :neverusethis:
About 40 or 50 minutes maybe, I'm not sure I've never actually been there.
:getoffmylawn: WHY YOU.......
I've never actually been there myself, our family always visits here instead. Not sure there's anything of note there, unless you're looking to meet my extended family. :neverusethis:
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One of the few NSW people on the forum (not sure if there are any others actually). How far are you from Toronto? (there's a place here called Toronto guys, I'm not that shit at geography). I have some family living there.
A few thousand kilometres? Canada is pretty far. :neverusethis:
About 40 or 50 minutes maybe, I'm not sure I've never actually been there.
Mother fucker! I'm about 40-50 minutes from downtown Toronto. We should have lunch sometime! :neverusethis:
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Damn, he lives in my state, yet you're still going to beat me to the first meet-up! :neverusethis:
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No need to start a new thread :
Has anyone here met another DTFer in reality ?
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No need to start a new thread :
Has anyone here met another DTFer in reality ?
At the least, jingle.boy and hef have met plenty.
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No need to start a new thread :
Has anyone here met another DTFer in reality ?
(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Ofp_kHXs--/19e2en1mflkshjpg.jpg)
At the least, jingle.boy and hef have met plenty.
Everytime I look in the mirror! :lol
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What's your count up to at this point anyway, jingle?
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What's your count up to at this point anyway, jingle?
A dozen or so? Let's see if I can recollect...
lonestar (several times)
King (several times)
chknpotpie (several times)
Nick (twice)
bout to crash
DarkLord
Bosk
Zook
Yeshuaberto (I know I'm spelling his handle wrong)
ariich
Coz
Debrakadabra
Mike Portnoy
+ a handful of others at a Phoenix DT concert meetup a number of years ago.
Apologies if I've forgotten anyone. I'm a fogey.
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I thought it was about that many. Pretty impressive.
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The sex was great as well
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And I missed Dr. DTVT by a few days - he was heading out of town (for a meetup with Nick and King no less), just as I was heading into his neck of the woods.
If Reaper would only tell me when he comes into town, I could scratch him off the list too.
The sex was great as well
Funny, that's what the Queen told me when you went to tinkle.
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(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Ofp_kHXs--/19e2en1mflkshjpg.jpg)
Why not ?
Obviously some have. What's wrong with saying who ?
But whatever - a sarcastic JPG will put me in my place. :tup
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I have not, in fact, met jingle. Or many others. Although I would love too.
I met rumborak and a host of other older members (who are largely inactive here now) at the DTF meetup in New York on April 1, 2006 (before the RCMH show). In addition, it is my understanding that several people who are still active were there also, but we didn't meet - it was a large gathering, and I was still fairly new to DTF.
I also met vtgrad at the local showing of Live at Luna Park. And I met DrDTVT in my city on my birthday a few years ago (he happened to be travelling through, so we met for lunch).
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(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Ofp_kHXs--/19e2en1mflkshjpg.jpg)
Why not ?
Obviously some have. What's wrong with saying who ?
But whatever - a sarcastic JPG will put me in my place. :tup
Geez man, why do you have to be such a downer? You asked "Has anyone here met another DTFer in reality ?"
I post a picture in the pic thread everytime I meetup with someone, as do a lot of others. I know you've been in the pic thread. It would seem logical that you know the answer to the question you asked. So my response of "not sure if serious" (through a very common and widely used gif) is putting you in your place how?
Your question was not worded to ask "which members have met other members?" if that's what you intended.
But whatever... take it as me putting you in your place.
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And I missed Dr. DTVT by a few days - he was heading out of town (for a meetup with Nick and King no less), just as I was heading into his neck of the woods.
If Reaper would only tell me when he comes into town, I could scratch him off the list too.
The sex was great as well
Funny, that's what the Queen told me when you went to tinkle.
She told me you were quick to the draw.
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And I missed Dr. DTVT by a few days - he was heading out of town (for a meetup with Nick and King no less), just as I was heading into his neck of the woods.
If Reaper would only tell me when he comes into town, I could scratch him off the list too.
The sex was great as well
Funny, that's what the Queen told me when you went to tinkle.
She told me you were quick to the draw.
I'm all about quality over quantity.
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:lol
Listen to us old fart bragging. The women in our lives would laugh at us. :lol
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Hey Blob .
I was just saying earlier that when I updated my OSX - my Line6 Audio Interface no longer worked.
Well they released an update on Monday and it works again ! :)
I think i'll still continue with the all electronic album though. I need a challenge ! :tup.
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:lol
Listen to us old fart bragging. The women in our lives would laugh at us. :lol
Or pity you
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I wish. I'll take pity sex. :lol
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I wish. I'll take pity sex. :lol
Is there another kind?
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I wish. I'll take pity sex. :lol
Is there another kind?
The all night, earth shattering, ceiling crumbling, body slamming, hair pulling, mind blowing, so you can rest sex.
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So 30 minutes then. :lol
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Danny: Well you know, these girls are only good for one thing.
Sonny: Yeah, what are you suppose to do with them the rest of the 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day?
Putzie: [With a serious but confused face] Is that all it takes 15 minutes?
[the guys slap him on the head]
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Walked 10.5 miles today :tup :angel:
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And I missed Dr. DTVT by a few days - he was heading out of town (for a meetup with Nick and King no less), just as I was heading into his neck of the woods.
If Reaper would only tell me when he comes into town, I could scratch him off the list too.
The sex was great as well
Funny, that's what the Queen told me when you went to tinkle.
She told me you were quick to the draw.
I'm all about quality over quantity.
I do want to hang out with Mr. Jingle, I just haven't been able to squeeze in a Toronto visit where I do have my whole schedule planned out. I think I'm going up there end of January sometime, my buddy got a new condo in downtown Toronto. When I saw the price I almost passed out.
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I hang out with Mr. Jingle whenever I have a shower ...
:neverusethis: :zydar:
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oh look. a new chat thread
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:lol
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(https://m.blog.hu/ga/gawebmediagroup/image/200-2_1.gif)
:zydarscouch:
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oh look. a new chat thread
And it's already been fouled on page 1 . :zydar:
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Hey Blob .
I was just saying earlier that when I updated my OSX - my Line6 Audio Interface no longer worked.
Well they released an update on Monday and it works again ! :)
I think i'll still continue with the all electronic album though. I need a challenge ! :tup.
Great. At least you have the option there. :tup
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So 30 minutes then. :lol
10 minutes, actually.
20 minutes of begging can't be counted as foreplay.
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Morning. 4:00 am and can't sleep.
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4am is what I call bedtime.
I lie. It was actually 5:30am I went to bed last night.
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Morning guys
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Hey hey!
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Morning chumps!
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Morning friends...and Hef.
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Don't call me by my surname.
So what are you working on that you wont finish moving onto something else that you will eventually move onto something else?
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Don't call me by my surname.
So what are you working on that you wont finish moving onto something else that you will eventually move onto something else?
Still working on C3PO for now. Give it a week max before I give up on that. :lol
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I almost ran out of breath typing out that run on sentence while reading it back to myself. :lol
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I almost ran out of breath typing out that run on sentence while reading it back to myself. :lol
It apparently takes a lot of breath to make that little sense. :lol
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You silly person. It made total sense in your ADD life. :lol
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The sentiment did; the sentence itself not so much. :lol
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I almost ran out of breath typing out that run on sentence while reading it back to myself. :lol
It certainly is long-winded and incomprehensible. You get an E for effort.
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I was done with purpose you nits! :lol
I admit to bad spelling but that was done with a purpose. :lol
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Good morning gang, nothing sweeter than a day off.
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I was done with purpose you nits! :lol
I admit to bad spelling but that was done with a purpose. :lol
:lol I know, my Kinginese friend.
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I was done with purpose you nits! :lol
I admit to bad spelling but that was done with a purpose. :lol
:lol I know, my Kinginese friend.
I'll work on a dictionary for all.
Morning Reap!
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Good morning gang, nothing sweeter than a day off.
I hear that ! :hifive:
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Every day is a day off for Blob.
:blob:
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In order to have a day off - you first need to have a few days ON.
:blob:
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In order to have a day off - you first need to have a few days ON.
:blob:
OH...... Oh.
I must have done something at some point, because I apparently have money at the moment!
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In order to have a day off - you first need to have a few days ON.
:blob:
OH...... Oh.
I must have done something at some point, because I apparently have money at the moment!
bowchicka bow wow
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Robbing a tramp doesn't count.
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In order to have a day off - you first need to have a few days ON.
:blob:
OH...... Oh.
I must have done something at some point, because I apparently have money at the moment!
bowchicka bow wow
As if anybody's paying for that. :lol
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In order to have a day off - you first need to have a few days ON.
:blob:
OH...... Oh.
I must have done something at some point, because I apparently have money at the moment!
bowchicka bow wow
As if anybody's paying for that. :lol
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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I need to make an appointment with the dentist :(
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That sucks, Reap.
Morning, all.
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Bossman just came around and told us to leave at noon today :metal :metal
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We usually get a 3-hour early dismissal which would have me leaving at 1:30. If and when we get the announcement, I'll just take my lunch at 12:30 and leave then.
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Bossman just came around and told us to leave at noon today :metal :metal
That's pretty awesome.
I doubt that happens here, but we'll see.
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Damn Wal Mart never closes. They have a small crew in tomorrow from 5 to 11 so I had to ask my guys. It's great money for them but I wish this place would close.
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AM or PM?
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I need to make an appointment with the dentist :(
I find the worst thing about the dentist is the anxiety beforehand sitting in the waiting room. When I finally go in its almost a relief.
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We usually get a 3-hour early dismissal which would have me leaving at 1:30. If and when we get the announcement, I'll just take my lunch at 12:30 and leave then.
Bossman just came around and told us to leave at noon today :metal :metal
That's pretty awesome.
I doubt that happens here, but we'll see.
Here. Allow me.
Take the rest of the day off gentlemen, with my compliments.
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AM or PM?
AM
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But 5am to 11am is sleep time!
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We usually get a 3-hour early dismissal which would have me leaving at 1:30. If and when we get the announcement, I'll just take my lunch at 12:30 and leave then.
Bossman just came around and told us to leave at noon today :metal :metal
That's pretty awesome.
I doubt that happens here, but we'll see.
Here. Allow me.
Take the rest of the day off gentlemen, with my compliments.
Just got word that I get to leave in 3 minutes lol
Thanks for your help!
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You all suck.
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You all suck.
I'm still "working" for the next 2.5 days. Though, I'll hardly get any emails, no phone calls, and have no meetings scheduled, nor can I call any of my customers or suppliers.
Think I'll take a few naps.
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I can leave but I want to show my guys I care. They have to be here, so I will be here.
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I finished my actual work by 11:30. Now I get to just hang out until 4 doing nothing. Thank you New York City taxpayers.
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Walking 10 miles a day.
I will get a summer bod in time for summer 2016 :lol
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Bossman just came around and told us to leave at noon today :metal :metal
My boss came in today and said she is staying in town until the 4th grrrr
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:facepalm: :facepalm:
Fuck I hate when your boss decides to stay alive after all.
:| wait what...
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Happy Thanksgiving DTF!
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You too! Turkey in the oven. Vacuum, shower and then a beer. Side dishes to be made later.
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Hope you guys have a great day! :tup
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Thanks Blob! I love having the family over.
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Family is good. :tup Nothing more important.
Well, most family. :lol Every year my older sister and her kid/husband invite themselves over for Christmas lunch (and one time they even told us that his mother and kid from previous relationship would be joining us without asking, and completely ruined Christmas for reasons beyond the obvious that I won't go in to here). They're basically users who have no shame.
Anyway, all year they've been saying they're not coming here for Christmas this year, and all year I've had no doubt they'll come here. It's currently still on the fence, so we'll see how that pans out.
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Why do people not seem the need to ask first?
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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I'm pulling the Turkey out of the brine in about 1/2 hour, then it's in the oven.
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We take every herb from my wife's garden. I took rosemary, sage with lemon zest add it to melted butter to go into the cavity, under the skin and on top of it. Then we take the rest of the herbs with 2 lemons cut in half and stuff the turkey.
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You guys are making me look forward to Christmas Dinner.
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Lol.
Christmas is too chaotic for us. Too much traveling.
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I live 6 miles from my Dads house. My bro lives 3.5 hours drive away and my sister another hour on top of that.
They can come here. :lol
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Morning at our house. Lunch at my brother's then to the in laws. Too damn much.
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Xmas Eve is my favorite dinner of the year.
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Thanksgiving #1 was amazing.
Thanksgiving #2 to follow this afternoon.
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Still full from Thanksgiving, I wish I didn't have to go into work today. :(
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I'm at work now. Crap.
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That sucks King :/
To me this is my favorite time of year though, right after Thanksgiving just before Christmas.
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Morning, chumplets.
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Morning Blob! How's it hanging?
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Slightly to the left. :zydar:
Didn't do much today even for me. My brain was more resistant to work than usual for some reason.
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Morning, chumplets.
My size dictates another style of chump.
Morning.
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Morning, chumplets.
My size dictates another style of chump.
Morning.
How many other styles are there? :lol
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I figured you'd make up something. :lol
Come on man! :lol
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I'm tired and out of it.
But you can be a chump chop.
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Sounds like a Nintento bad guy. I like it. :lol
I'm still working off the food coma from yesterday.
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Sounds like a Nintento bad guy. I like it. :lol
Like chain chomp? I think he has your proportions too.
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:lol
Yup. Man it's been forever since I played my N64.
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We dug it out a year or two ago to play some Mario Party. We played the SNES even more recently than that. We have so many consoles lying around.
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Got what we had growing up. Here's all the systems we owned.
Atari 2600
Atari 5400
Atari 7800
Atari 1200 XL Computer
Intellivision
Colecovision
Nintendo
Nintendo NES
Nintendo Super NES
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Cube
Nintendo Wii
Sega - Master System
Sega Genesis
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Not to mention my brother owning on his own all the X-Box series.
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Nice.
Here's a list of every console we've had. We still have all of them.
Atari 2600
Sega Master System
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Amiga 500 (I count it as a console)
Nintendo Super NES
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Wii
Playstation (never once played it, it came from somewhere)
Playstation 2
XBOX 360
Atari Lynx
Nintendo Gameboy Colour
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
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I didn't have anywhere near that many.
Atari 2600
Commodore 64
NES
SNES
Gameboy
Gameboy Colour
N64
Gameboy Advance
Playstation (pretty sure the PS2 was already out by the time I got one and I barely played it anyway :lol)
Gamecube
Nintendo DS
Wii (eventually)
The Commodore 64 and NES sadly didn't make it (my parents sold them off when I was too young to care :(). Some of the Atari 2600 survived and most of the SNES (I only have five games now though). Probably a combination of sold and lost. Everything else is intact.
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You've got Nintendo covered, but no love for Sega?
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You've got Nintendo covered, but no love for Sega?
I played Sega consoles that friends had but never actually owned one myself. Didn't really care enough.
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Ooooo lists, I love those.
Here is what I had growing up until now:
Nintendo
Sega Genesis
Sega-CD
Nintendo 64
XBOX (latter modded)
PS3
Wii
Not that many systems, I've always been a PC gamer primarily.
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You've got Nintendo covered, but no love for Sega?
I played Sega consoles that friends had but never actually owned one myself. Didn't really care enough.
I played NES at a friend's house but never owned one. No childhood was complete without playing SMB and Duck Hunt!
The Mega Drive is worth it just for the Sonic games.
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OMG I forgot we had the Amiga 500 as well! Holy cow!
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OMG I forgot we had the Amiga 500 as well! Holy cow!
Awesome. What games did you have?
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The 2 that always stick out from way back are Miner 2049er and Larry Bird vs. Dr. J One On One.
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Don't know either one of them. We had over 200 games, so I was hoping for some kind of overlap. :lol
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Commodore 64 was the only thing I had growing up. Ended up mooching off of friends that had other consoles. PS3 and Wii are what we have now - hopefully a PS4 for xmas.
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Don't know either one of them. We had over 200 games, so I was hoping for some kind of overlap. :lol
We had so many consoles it's a blur now Blob. :lol
Commodore 64 was the only thing I had growing up. Ended up mooching off of friends that had other consoles. PS3 and Wii are what we have now - hopefully a PS4 for xmas.
The whole neighborhood hung out at our house.
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OMG I forgot we had the Amiga 500 as well! Holy cow!
Awesome. What games did you have?
When I was about 7 I got an Acorn Electron computer for my birthday which I loved.
I learned BASIC and used to write really simple games / animations all the time.
Here's what I had - If i can remember...
Acorn Electron...
SNES
Some Windows 3.1 PC which we used for Word Processing, Creative Sound Labs audio editing ( for shits n giggles ) and really basic video games. . .
Amstrad PCW 8256 for Word Processing and DTP
PS1, PS2.
iMac
N64
PS4
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Blob, are you going to check out "The Expanse " on SyFy?
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Blob, are you going to check out "The Expanse " on SyFy?
Hm I guess I'll check it out.
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Morning. The preview looks good. I'll check it out.
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Morning.
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Morning. I hate on a Saturday I woke up at 6 am.
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For me that would suck on any day. :lol You need your beauty sleep.
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Beauty sleep doesn't help anymore. :lol
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It's more of a preventative measure than a cure at this point. :lol
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:lol. Not even sure if can slow that.
Btw, I love how on the DT side. People are now telling us the length of the songs as truths. "I'm telling you!" :lol. Holy cow these people.
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Yep, that sums up the entire album thread since one. Prog fans, amirite? :lol
It's no wonder we needed a thread for actual facts, and not made-up crap.
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Why try to give yourself an aneurysm? Just wait until the album comes out. :lol
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I have no interest in any of it at this stage. Quite the opposite. Oh well.
Still working on C3PO. Curse my perfectionism.
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I just will dive into the album when it comes out.
Hey! My wife got an R2D2 Christmas shirt this year!
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And probably not the only one. That Star Wars stuff is flying off shelves at the moment. You'd think there was a movie coming out or something.
This C3PO is for a little video idea which I'd love to get done before the movie comes out, but knowing me, it probably won't get done this year. :lol
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No comment. :lol
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I already gave you a start. Go for it.
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Your actions speak for themselves. :lol
No need for me to pile on.....
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I've actually made great progress on several projects, I just don't stick with them. :facepalm:
I really hope to get something finished by the end of the year though.
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And I will be there to check them out!
Going to my buds 50th birthday party tonight. More of an excuse to drink really.
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And I will be there to check them out!
Going to my buds 50th birthday party tonight. More of an excuse to drink really.
I assume there will be cake? Two pieces of cake is your usual appearance fee.
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I'm still working on the Thanksgiving cakes here at home!
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It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it, right?
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It's only dirty on my t-shirt. :lol
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You party animal.
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Like a savage.
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Like a Randy Savage. OOOOOOOOH YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
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SNAP INTO A .....
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:lol
That's got nothing on Pastamania!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MqesGatCgg
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:lol
I know the first person to go back in time and go there. I shit you not, this has been in the news recently locally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/16/church-flying-spaghetti-monster-massachusetts-religion/75862946/
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I know the first person to go back in time and go there.
Did they have a time machine?
I considered being a pastafarian, but it was just so hard not to eat the deity.
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Good morning everyone!
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Morning Reaper! What's up?
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Morning Reap!
Blob, doesn't that religion sound like something out of Futurama? ! :lol
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Morning Blob and King! Just made some video game purchases on steam, now I'm sitting here enjoying my coffee. What's going with you guys?
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Just ate breakfast, drinking coffee, watching The Librarians. Christmas shopping then a 50th birthday party tonight.
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Nice :tup whose birthday?
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A very good friend. Doesn't even look like 40!
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Should be a good time, I can't believe I'm turning 30 next year :/
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Should be a good time, I can't believe I'm turning 30 next year :/
Turned 30 this year. Still bummed about it.
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30? That was almost 18 years ago! :lol
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Honestly I already live like an old man, I usually go out once a month now and would rather stay home, enjoy some brews, and play some video games with my friends.
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Good morning gents.
I was feeling pretty good until I read this.
30? That was almost 18 years ago! :lol
:emo:
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Why try to give yourself an aneurysm? Just wait until the album comes out avoid the DT-side altogether
Fix'd for me.
Man, that was one helluva sleep in. 9.5 hours. Mrs.jingle had to get up and get going relatively early this morning, which meant she could let the dogs out - I took advantage and turned the alarm off. My body cooperated and let me sleep until 9am.
Weekend = chores. It's freezing out there - literally, 00C. Indoor work only.
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Sounds like a beautiful temp Jingle. My gf is sleeping in as we speak, I was in charge of letting the animals out :lol
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The only time I slept in Chad was the Montreal trip.
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The only time I slept in Chad was the Montreal trip.
TMI dude.
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:zydar:
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The only time I slept in Chad was the Montreal trip.
TMI dude.
It was quite a rush.
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Who knew comma's were so important.
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Who knew comma's were so important.
Those whacky strippers, JFK and Stalin.
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Who says I didn't do both?
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god bless dtf's discography page, eternally five years out of date
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Giggity.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20151128_210034_zpsxblgoarf.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20151128_210034_zpsxblgoarf.jpg.html)
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Giggity.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20151128_210034_zpsxblgoarf.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20151128_210034_zpsxblgoarf.jpg.html)
Damn right.
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Soooo...
I was supposed to go hang out with my buddy today... We work together now but we never see each other outside of work due to our schedules literally contradicting us ever being social together.
My landlord's repair man was also supposed to come by my place to fix our deadbolt, which is being a little bitch. Dude was supposed to be here like at 3:30. And then it got pushed to 4. Then 6-7p. Now its almost 8pm and he is now ALMOST here. So fucking much for doing the shit we had planned on doing. (Shooting range, bowling, dinner, drinkz). Now we have like just time to grab food. Maybe. If the dude doesn't take too long. He still has to show up, diagnose, and fix the issue.
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Hey yo.
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Morning, jingle. What's up?
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Morning.
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Morning, jingle. What's up?
Nuttin. Just doing some household financial balancing, drinking coffee, and listening to tunes. The usual for a weekend morning. Got some household repairs to do today, work with jingle.son on some homework, and perhaps force myself through the misery that is Attack of the Clones.
You?
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Morning, jingle. What's up?
Nuttin. Just doing some household financial balancing, drinking coffee, and listening to tunes. The usual for a weekend morning. Got some household repairs to do today, work with jingle.son on some homework, and perhaps force myself through the misery that is Attack of the Clones.
You?
If you can get through TPM, you can get through anything. :lol
I'm working on some icons today, because my goal was to hit over 500 icons for tomorrow so I can invoice them for another batch and get some extra money before Christmas. I've already hit my goal, but I still want to get a bit more done tonight.
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I rewatched all of the Star Wars movies recently myself. And by "all" I mean IV - VI because fuck watching the prequels again. :lol
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Same company Blob?
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Same company Blob?
Yeah, the same work. The deadline isn't until March or so, and there are about 800-900 icons to do in total.
I rewatched all of the Star Wars movies recently myself. And by "all" I mean IV - VI because fuck watching the prequels again. :lol
:tup
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Morning, everyone.
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Morning Hef.
Blob. How many icons have you completed?
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Morning Hef.
Blob. How many icons have you completed?
I have just over 500 that are exported and ready to send that I'm happy with, but I've at least got a start on over 600 of them. There are still over 200 that I either haven't started or don't consider done.
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Morning, all.
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Top of the morning to you, Mr Podaar!
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Damn Blob that's a ton you've worked on.
Morning Podaar!
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Damn Blob that's a ton you've worked on.
Yep. I haven't done much work on them in ages though, and I still have a lot to go. And money is good too.
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What are these icons of which you speak?
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What are these icons of which you speak?
Just some work I'm currently doing for a company. I'm redoing all of the icons for a piece of their software, because the current ones are ancient and amateurish, and they need them in larger sizes. There are about 800 icons to do in total.
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Depending on the size of them that would be difficult! I remember, some years ago, trying to make a set of icons that were 12 px x 12 px. The only way I found to do it effectively was to make them at 150 x 150 and then shrink them to use as a template to make cleaner icons. This was back in the 1990's though.
I'm sure you have a much more effective way now.
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So you have that, some kind of band's screen stuff and you say you're not busy.
You're Captain Procrastinate!
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I'm going over to the DT side to see what's going on. Wish me luck!
*holds his nose*
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Depending on the size of them that would be difficult! I remember, some years ago, trying to make a set of icons that were 12px x 12 px. The only way I found to do it effectively was to make the at 150 x 150 and then shrink them to use as a template to make cleaner icons. This was back in the 1990's though.
I'm sure you have a much more effective way now.
Sounds like you were still working with palettized images? The current icons are like that, but the new icons are true colour with a proper alpha channel, so it's a little easier. Other than that, not too different. I'm creating the icons at 128x128, then I use a macro in Photoshop to automatically export to the different sizes the icons need, which is 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, and 64. 16x16 is hard enough, so 12x12 must have been basically impossible. And on many of these icons they've tried to squeeze in writing. Ugh!
I'm going over to the DT side to see what's going on. Wish me luck!
*holds his nose*
It was nice knowing you. :'(
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It's insane over there.
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Nuke the whole thing, and hope that everyone who joined up in the past couple of months is collateral damage.
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I'm considering it.
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You have the power.
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We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
I periodically venture over there, just to remind myself why I don't go there. I figure if there's anything noteworthy, important people like you folk will bring it up here.
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We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
Too bad we don't have the six million dollars though.
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We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
Too bad we don't have the six million dollars though.
I have 1,000th of that. That gets me, a robo-penis maybe?
chk-chk-chk-chk-chk
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I'm freezing right now with so many jokes filling my brain, Blob. :lol
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I'm freezing right now with so many jokes filling my brain, Blob. :lol
I know, where's the challenge?
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Blob's robo-penis is filling your brain? Eeeeeeww.
Visiting the DT-side wasn't so bad today.
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Blob's robo-penis is filling your brain? Eeeeeeww.
Are you calling my mighty robo-penis a joke?
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It only cost $1,000.
Retractable thimbles aren't that impressive, Blob.
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$1000 or 1,000.000 you still have to know what to do with it.
Bring it, sucka. :lol
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It only cost $1,000.
Retractable thimbles aren't that impressive, Blob.
:'( Not even if they're gold plated and vibrate and play '70s porn music from the inbuilt speaker?
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You have funny dice hanging from it?
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You have funny dice hanging from it?
I call them dice-ticles.
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:lol
If it has an 8 track player, good things will happen.
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:lol
If it has an 8 track player, good things will happen.
I'm 100% certain it has shag carpeting.
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:lol
If it has an 8 track player, good things will happen.
An 8 track player with a copy of Love Gun. :zydar:
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Morning
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:lol
Morning Reap.
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Morning, Reaper.
That's an odd experience. Makes me feel a little creeped out, really
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Morning gang.
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Morning Cedar. Got to get my act together this morning and go food shopping.
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:lol
If it has an 8 track player, good things will happen.
I'm 100% certain it has shag carpeting.
I would not recommend shag carpet. Zydar will explain.
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Just grabbed McDonalds for the first time in a long while. It was surprisingly good.
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Just grabbed McDonalds for the first time in a long while. It was surprisingly good.
It's alright when you've not had it in a long time. But you wouldn't want it regularly.
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No not at all, while good it was pretty heavy. That's enough McDonalds for at least 6 months.
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I live literally opposite a fast food place and I still only get take-away like once or twice a month.
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Somewhere in the world it must be school holidays or something..........DTF is going balmy :lol
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Somewhere in the world it must be school holidays or something..........DTF is going balmy :lol
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_8247_1440485741.jpeg)
I blame the upcoming DT album.
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Somewhere in the world it must be school holidays or something..........DTF is going balmy :lol
Do you mean clammy or crazy ?
Balmy and Barmy are different words :police:
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Somewhere in the world it must be school holidays or something..........DTF is going balmy :lol
Do you mean clammy or crazy ?
Balmy and Barmy are different words :police:
Best to be sure of yourself Mr Grammar Policeman ;) And even if I was wrong , I am currently studying Kinginese and it gets tricky changing dialects. ;D
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/balmy
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Side effects of studying Kinginese may include declining grammar skills, so you be careful!
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Just avoid the DT-side.
At all costs. Keeps me sane.
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Seriously, can we just firebomb it already? So many fucking noobs.
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Side effects of studying Kinginese may include declining grammar skills, so you be careful!
Heed your own advice!
Morning.
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Just notify me when there's some actual news, until then I'm avoiding that section.
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Side effects of studying Kinginese may include declining grammar skills, so you be careful!
Heed your own advice!
Morning.
I'm immune to your decadent wiles.
Just notify me when there's some actual news, until then I'm avoiding that section.
There will be an album at some point next year. It will be about World of Warcraft or something. You're all caught up.
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:lol
Boss coming so I won't be on much the next few days.
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Damn. Now what will I do?
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Oh, I don't know.
Icons maybe? :lol
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Oh, I don't know.
Icons maybe? :lol
You're crazy. That's crazy talk. :lol
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:lol
I should have known better.
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Somewhere in the world it must be school holidays or something..........DTF is going balmy :lol
Do you mean clammy or crazy ?
Balmy and Barmy are different words :police:
Best to be sure of yourself Mr Grammar Policeman ;) And even if I was wrong , I am currently studying Kinginese and it gets tricky changing dialects. ;D
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/balmy
I'm English. I kinda know the difference between Balmy and Barmy.
They sound the same but are different spellings.
That site is erroneous.
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Hey hey
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Hey hey
What can I do?
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I've got a woman
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Bloody hell Kotowboy........... ::). I didn't think it was Brits that had trouble realising there are other countries on the planet. Do you also not believe Websters?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balmy
"Barmy" (as referenced under synonyms) is a more modern "chiefly British" mangling of the original word.
I kinda know the difference between Balmy and Barmy.
That site is erroneous.
No need for upper case letters and no........ you are "kinda" erroneous and driving me balmy :P If you're still not convinced then we'll agree to disagree - okay?
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What's another Aussie doing up at 3am anyway?
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It's a bit balmy to sleep :neverusethis:
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TOOOOOOOO HOT TO SLEEEEEP
98% humidity right now. Blech.
It was about 33C here today, supposed to be 38C tomorrow. What about there?
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TOOOOOOOO HOT TO SLEEEEEP
98% humidity right now. Blech.
It was about 33C here today, supposed to be 38C tomorrow. What about there?
Funnily enough I was thinking of Survivor when I posted. Yeah , it has been warm and muggy here too with ridiculous winds/storms that have had our place looking like a hurricane zone 3 days out of the last six. Weird weather that makes me wonder what we're in for this coming summer.
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We're in for an Australian Summer. What more do you need to know?
We had wind/storms earlier in Spring, although not too recently. Heat, humid nights, same old.
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We're in for an Australian Summer. What more do you need to know?
Well -given that I was 5 minutes away from being caught up in the Black Saturday fires a few years back ,I would like to know if I am going to experience 49 degrees and 130km/h winds at the same time this year :lol
I am not up with the data but this November would have to be one of the warmest and windiest on record for sure.
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We're in for an Australian Summer. What more do you need to know?
Well -given that I was 5 minutes away from being caught up in the Black Saturday fires a few years back ,I would like to know if I am going to experience 49 degrees and 130km/h winds at the same time this year :lol
I am not up with the data but this November would have to be one of the warmest and windiest on record for sure.
This was the fantastic view from my back window a couple of years ago (according to the file dates, Oct 2013, not even Summer yet).
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/BlobVanDam/IMG_0042.jpg)
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/BlobVanDam/IMG_0045.jpg)
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/BlobVanDam/IMG_0041.jpg)
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/BlobVanDam/IMG_0046.jpg)
That time we all got texts for an evacuation warning, so my family was going apeshit. It was pretty scary, but with the direction it was approaching from, I think we were safer than it looked.
Back in the bushfires of 2001, the fires burned out the empty lot directly across the road from us. There's a house there now, but it would have been gone if it was built then. Lucky there's an 8ft high concrete wall just behind it, because I could see flames a good 3m high behind it. The worst of it was on Christmas Eve, but the fire across the street was on Christmas fucking morning. The whole house stunk of smoke for a couple of days too.
Summer, amirite?
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Yeah...........it gets dicey at times.
On Black Saturday we got outta there and drove 10-15 kms south of the fires. This is a photo from around there with our house (obviously) 10-15kms in the distance about to be engulfed..........it seems. Thankfully there was a change in wind direction about then.
(https://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ffximage/2009/02/08/Mulherin_View_from_Doncaster_Feb_7_8_gallery__594x400.jpg)
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That wind is often the deciding factor. I'm glad you were one of the lucky ones. I can't imagine what it must be like to leave everything behind and not know if your house is about to go, because that wall of orange is terrifying.
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Home early from the office, feels like the weekend.
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Seriously, can we just firebomb it already? So many fucking noobs.
I start twitching when I look through the "The Astonishing" thread. It's like scrolling through the different ways to have forced anal done to me but finally finding the post that has Angelina Jolie throwing on a strap-on and going in with peanut butter and jelly.
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Seriously, can we just firebomb it already? So many fucking noobs.
I start twitching when I look through the "The Astonishing" thread. It's like scrolling through the different ways to have forced anal done to me but finally finding the post that has Angelina Jolie throwing on a strap-on and going in with peanut butter and jelly.
I would think it's more like Maude with a strap-on.
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You know who has really bad lyrics ?
Bob Marley.
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Evening fellas, I'm thinking of planning a solo camping trip this January, maybe I can talk my brother into going.
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Seriously, can we just firebomb it already? So many fucking noobs.
I start twitching when I look through the "The Astonishing" thread. It's like scrolling through the different ways to have forced anal done to me but finally finding the post that has Angelina Jolie throwing on a strap-on and going in with peanut butter and jelly.
I would think it's more like Maude with a strap-on.
I'm with king. There is no Angelina there.
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Evening Gents
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Hey Jay. It just topped out 40C/104F here. First day of Summer being a bastard.
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You're the hottest blob on DTF .
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Thanks, I guess? :lol What is it there?
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Cool change has arrived down here - only 23. Looks like the hot weather is gone for a while - nothing above 31 for the next week
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Nice. We've got under 30 for the next 3 days, then it's back to over 30 for the rest.
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Seriously, can we just firebomb it already? So many fucking noobs.
I start twitching when I look through the "The Astonishing" thread. It's like scrolling through the different ways to have forced anal done to me but finally finding the post that has Angelina Jolie throwing on a strap-on and going in with peanut butter and jelly.
I would think it's more like Maude with a strap-on.
I'm with king. There is no Angelina there.
Don't dismiss my metaphor so hastily. There are a few posts there with actual good, relevant news. ;)
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Not really. :lol
Morning Prog Snob! What's up?
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At the moment just sitting at work. How about yourself?
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Finally at my computer for the day. Couldn't do shit today because of the garbage Summer weather.
Trying to get something done on this video.
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Quite possibly a productive day?
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
Just getting up is a full time job ! :blob:
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
Just getting up is a full time job ! :blob:
Damn right! First I have to struggle to open my eyes, then read my emails and check the internet and motivate myself to get out of bed, then I have to go all the way to the toilet and pee, then I have to walk to the table and wait for my breakfast to appear.
By the time I've done all that, I'm beat.
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You don't even get your own breakfast ?!
:o
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That's what the sex robot is good for.
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You don't even get your own breakfast ?!
:o
Nope. :hat
That's what the sex robot is good for.
Don't be silly. The sex robot is only good for sex.
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
Don't be silly ! He argues with people online ! :biggrin:
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
Don't be silly ! He argues with people online ! :biggrin:
That's the most productive thing one can do. Why else would people do it?
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Don't be silly. The sex robot is only good for sex.
Wait a few years, you'll be setting her to 'samich' mode before you know it.
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
Don't be silly ! He argues with people online ! :biggrin:
That's the most productive thing one can do. Why else would people do it?
To alleviate boredom and make one feel important. :lol
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
Don't be silly ! He argues with people online ! :biggrin:
That's the most productive thing one can do. Why else would people do it?
To alleviate boredom and make one feel important. :lol
Especially the latter. :lol
Not that I need to argue with strangers to maintain my unwarranted sense of superiority. :neverusethis:
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I don't think anybody would argue with that.
Don't be silly ! He argues with people online ! :biggrin:
That's the most productive thing one can do. Why else would people do it?
To alleviate boredom and make one feel important. :lol
Especially the latter. :lol
Not that I need to argue with strangers to maintain my unwarranted sense of superiority. :neverusethis:
:lol Geez, you sound like my ex describing me.
Okay, I'm heading out into the field. I'll catch up with you DTFers later.
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Morning
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Morning hefmeister.
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Hope your day is, well, uneventful.
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My entire life is uneventful.
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Carry on.
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Thank you, sir.
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I don't think I've had a productive day in my life.
I had a string of productive days a few years ago, it was a different time then.
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It's almost time for me to leave. I think I'll listen to the new Subsignal on the way home. It's killer in case someone wants to check it out. I know it's on Spotify already. On the way in I listened to the Haken Restoration EP.
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What genre is Subsignal?
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What genre is Subsignal?
I'd say a mix of melodic rock/AOR and prog rock. Subsignal has the two main guys from Sieges Even. Are you familiar with them?
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No I'm not but I will check out Subsignal on Spotify, any song recommendations?
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Paraiso was one of my favorite tracks from their last CD. There's a video for it so you can even check out YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeHKrRrY55g
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I love Sieges Even.
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Love Subsignal. Only spun this album 2x, but I'm warming up to it. Paraiso is a stellar album.
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Love Subsignal. Only spun this album 2x, but I'm warming up to it. Paraiso is a stellar album.
I like the new one but I also think Paraiso is superior. I wrote the review for it on Lady Obscure's site.
I love Sieges Even.
I always loved SE but when Arno Menses took over as their vocalist they reached a whole different level of awesome.
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Paraiso was one of my favorite tracks from their last CD. There's a video for it so you can even check out YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeHKrRrY55g
This is awesome. The vocalist's voice isn't really my cup of tea but it isn't bad either.
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Are there any Little Tybee fans on this board?
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Never heard of it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC0T5XT5Bvc
Take a listen blob
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Sounds good, but not my kind of thing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC0T5XT5Bvc
Take a listen blob
That's really fuckin good. I'm hearing so many different influences but Dixie Dregs and Yes really stand out.
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Yea it's pretty different from what I've been listening to these days.
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Guys.
I couldn't get on DTF for like 5 minutes.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL DEAD
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I thought it was just me. IT WAS HORRIBLE.
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I was like:
"Whats new on Dee Tee Eff?"
and then I had a sad.
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:( Aw. :hug:
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Lost power at our house at 2:30 am. Was wide awake since then. Nothing like going to work unshowered.
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I assume this is heating related, because I can't think of any other way these things are related.
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Everything related. No water because no power for the water pump, no heat, no fun.
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You need power for your water? This concept is foreign to me.
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I have well water. Not city water. So we have a pump that "pumps our water" so without power, we have no water.
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That's poo.
And why is "pumps our water" in quote marks? That concerns me. :lol
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:lol
I was being sarcastic. :lol Since it is obvious. What a troublemaker.
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:lolpalm: Fine. I think you're the troublemaker.
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:lol
So what are you putting off today?
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:lol
So what are you putting off today?
PLOT TWIST : BLOB WILL PUT OFF PUTTING SOMETHING OFF AND WILL FINISH 10 PROJECTS
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:lol
So what are you putting off today?
PLOT TWIST : BLOB WILL PUT OFF PUTTING SOMETHING OFF AND WILL FINISH 10 PROJECTS
YOU'RE ABOUT TO ENTER THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
I just finished making an arm!
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So Re-Animator of you Blob!
And good to see you quoting lines from a Rush song. :lol
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So Re-Animator of you Blob!
And good to see you quoting lines from a Rush song. :lol
I don't know what you're talking about. I couldn't even name a fucking Rush song.
But I may have been quoting THE TWILIGHT ZONE, you know, the show that predates anything Rush ever shat out. :biggrin:
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:lol
There is a Rush song called Twilight Zone. Just saying! :biggrin:
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And they're ripping off the infinitely superior TV show of the same name that ran from 1959-1964. Just saying! :biggrin:
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I have well water. Not city water. So we have a pump that "pumps our water" so without power, we have no water.
There are very few homes here that use well water. The filtration systems on the houses which use it is top notch. I've seen unfiltered well water and it's not pretty. :lol
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No problems with that. Just no power, no water. Man, I need a shower just to wake me up.
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No problems with that. Just no power, no water. Man, I need a shower just to wake me up.
You should get a backup generator for instances like this. I'm sure Walmart has them cheap and don't you get a employee discount?
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I have one but why bother setting it up for a few hours. The electric company says it will be back up around 10 am. Plus, I do not work for Wal Mart even though I work in their Distribution center.
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I have one but why bother setting it up for a few hours. The electric company says it will be back up around 10 am. Plus, I do not work for Wal Mart even though I work in their Distribution center.
Well, that's a horse of a different color. :lol
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Yup. We are a contracted company that sort through all the empty pallets for Wal Mart by quality and we also bale cardboard and other little ditties for them. They service 111 Wal Mart stores all over New England and a little of New York.
We on average, sort about 260,000 pallets and boxes a month.
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Joe. I had a dream we were at a bar drinking last night.
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Our neighborhood is on a community well. I guess it works differently than your well, king, because we still have water even if we lose power.
We also have a gas heater in the basement, so we also still have heat if we lose power. Which has come in handy on more than one occasion during winter.
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Joe. I had a dream we were at a bar drinking last night.
And we have had a few beers together!
Hef, I wish. I could pull out the generator but it should be on soon.
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Our neighborhood is on a community well. I guess it works differently than your well, king, because we still have water even if we lose power.
Would it be solar powered by any chance?
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I doubt it.
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I ordered an old XBOX 360 Kinect the other day online for $40 which arrived today. I wanted to try it out for some motion capture. My first attempt turned out alright considering, but it kinda looked like a senior citizen with Parkinson's trying to dance. :lol Then I tried the automatic jitter removal, and now it looks awesome.
But for the time and cost invested so far, I'm very happy with the potential of this.
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Bro bought me an early Xmas present.
Borderlands : The Handsome Collection for PS4.
Basically Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel and all the DLC for both on one disc. :) :biggrin:
Can't wait to play "3". I played 2 to death on the iMac. Just got to download the 11GB update :facepalm:
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I like to just be able to stick a game in a console and play it. I haven't played a single PC game on this PC.
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Patching stuff never happened before online gaming. Games just worked out of the box.
It's like in Destiny. There was one cave where monsters would frequently re-spawn and leave all sorts of goodies. SO of course that got "fixed" ::)
And there was one boss where you could hide in one spot and fire away and not get harmed. WE'LL PATCH THAT...
NO FUN ALLOWED.
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It also gives publishers an excuse to rush games out and patch it so it works later. A lot of big games have had nasty bugs out of the box that they had to patch immediately.
I'm a casual gamer at best these days though, so it doesn't affect me. I just got an XBOX 360 Kinect today, and I never even intend to plug it into my actual XBOX 360. :lol
(just like everyone else who has a Kinect :neverusethis:)
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Haha. My bro got a Kinect for his 360. It was a good idea and worked well but very limited use.
I'm a very traditional gamer. I like a joypad and that's about it.
I have like 0 interest in VR and barely play online games.
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VR could be great once it's developed, although it's still in its infancy. So glad I have the money now for when the Oculus Rift or the Valve one comes out to mess around with (again, not going to be for gaming though).
The Kinect is a great piece of hardware, but I don't like such an imprecise method of input for gaming, same with the Wiimote. The Kinect is great for other uses though. I also prefer a gamepad for gaming.
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Good morning guys!
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Morning Reaper.
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How is it going Blob? Have you tried any of the VR like Oculus?
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How is it going Blob? Have you tried any of the VR like Oculus?
Nope, not yet! I can't wait to get my hands on it and play around with it though.
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It also gives publishers an excuse to rush games out and patch it so it works later. A lot of big games have had nasty bugs out of the box that they had to patch immediately.
I'm a casual gamer at best these days though, so it doesn't affect me. I just got an XBOX 360 Kinect today, and I never even intend to plug it into my actual XBOX 360. :lol
(just like everyone else who has a Kinect :neverusethis:)
It's fun. My brother has the Kinect. the improvements to the X-BOX One is much better.
Morning!
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It also gives publishers an excuse to rush games out and patch it so it works later. A lot of big games have had nasty bugs out of the box that they had to patch immediately.
I'm a casual gamer at best these days though, so it doesn't affect me. I just got an XBOX 360 Kinect today, and I never even intend to plug it into my actual XBOX 360. :lol
(just like everyone else who has a Kinect :neverusethis:)
It's fun. My brother has the Kinect. the improvements to the X-BOX One is much better.
Morning!
The XBOX One Kinect is a lot better. Unfortunately I couldn't get one for my purposes because it requires Windows 8, and costs a lot more too.
It still sucks for gaming though. :lol I'll stick to using it for mocap.
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Yeah. First gen though. I defiantly saw an improvement in the next series.
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It still sucks for gaming though.
And stop being so defiant. :biggrin:
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Morning, folks.
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Morning.
and Blob you stubborn....... :lol
Man I am gassed. That lack of sleep and shower yesterday plus how busy we are at work I feel like I'm running on fumes.
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Yeah, I hear ya. I think some of my (nearly constant) fatigue is just the short days. Always being dark makes me want to sleep! :biggrin:
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Morning guys
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Morning, PS.
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We lost power early yesterday. Power went out at 2:30 am. I woke up right away because I have to use a C-Pap machine. Couldn't sleep after that. No shower since I had no power (Well Water) and work is so busy that I'm feeling it right now.
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Morning, people.
I woke up right away because I have to use a C-Pap machine.
That makes sense. Yesterday I was wondering why power going out would wake you up.
And even though I know exactly what it is and what it does, a C-Pap machine still sounds dirty.
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It depends on where you put the tube, Blob.
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It depends on where you put the tube, Blob.
I said it sounds dirty, not smells dirty. :neverusethis:
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I already smell enough of my farts you two.
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:lol
I guess I'll get ready and go into the office. The interwebs are running god-awful slow, here in my neck of the woods.
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Taking a half day today and took a day of PTO tomorrow. For my birthday, Victoria got us tickets to see Neil DeGrasse Tyson tonight in Jersey :metal
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You must be in heaven.
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You must be in heaven.
I'm pretty stoked. The venue, our hotel, and a sweet bar are all within a 1/4 diameter.
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Sounds like an awesome night Bri!
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I'm heading out into the field for the day. Once again to remedy someone's stupidity.
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There are no cures or remedies for stupidity, only band-aids.
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How is it going Blob? Have you tried any of the VR like Oculus?
Nope, not yet! I can't wait to get my hands on it and play around with it though.
My brother got to use the oculus at a convention a little bit ago and said it was incredible.
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How is it going Blob? Have you tried any of the VR like Oculus?
Nope, not yet! I can't wait to get my hands on it and play around with it though.
My brother got to use the oculus at a convention a little bit ago and said it was incredible.
There was a demo at a convention last year, but I never got back around to trying it out.
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There are no cures or remedies for stupidity, only band-aids.
But there is correction by someone else. That's still a feather in John's cap.
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There are no cures or remedies for stupidity, only band-aids.
But there is correction by someone else. That's still a feather in John's cap.
He'll fix the problem, and make his money, and move along, but I'm sure the other idiot will fudge it back up soon enough. :biggrin:
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Very true but as a manger myself, I take notes to someone that is willing to fix someone problem for the better good. Those are the ones you take care of.
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Hey, it's Thursday
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I'd rather see Friday Hef.
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It is Friday, you past dwellers.
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How is it going Blob? Have you tried any of the VR like Oculus?
Nope, not yet! I can't wait to get my hands on it and play around with it though.
My brother got to use the oculus at a convention a little bit ago and said it was incredible.
There was a demo at a convention last year, but I never got back around to trying it out.
I can't wait for Playstation VR to finally drop. I have a Google Cardboard headset that's really fun to mess around with (I started a thread not too long ago).
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I'd rather see Friday Hef.
Word
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I can't wait for Playstation VR to finally drop. I have a Google Cardboard headset that's really fun to mess around with (I started a thread not too long ago).
Google Cardboard is nice as a cheap starting point for VR, although the optics are no doubt nothing close to accurate in terms of perspective, not to mention that smartphones are somewhat underpowered and don't have great screens for something as demanding as VR. I expect the step up from that to the Rift or the Valve HTC will be no less mind blowing.
They'll probably have to scale back graphics a bit for the PS4 too, although that should still manage some good stuff. Having fixed hardware helps in terms of optimization.
My interest fully lies in the PC side, but not for gaming. I'd love to make some VR environments, and be able to really experience them, instead of just seeing it on a screen. The thought of seeing the TARDIS at full scale, or walking around Hill Valley 2015 are the kinds of things I'm itching to make. :blob:
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I can't wait for Playstation VR to finally drop. I have a Google Cardboard headset that's really fun to mess around with (I started a thread not too long ago).
Google Cardboard is nice as a cheap starting point for VR, although the optics are no doubt nothing close to accurate in terms of perspective, not to mention that smartphones are somewhat underpowered and don't have great screens for something as demanding as VR.
They'll probably have to scale back graphics a bit for the PS4 too, although that should still manage some good stuff. Having fixed hardware helps in terms of optimization.
My interest fully lies in the PC side, but not for gaming. I'd love to make some VR environments, and be able to really experience them, instead of just seeing it on a screen. The thought of seeing the TARDIS at full scale, or walking around Hill Valley 2015 are the kinds of things I'm itching to make. :blob:
Yeah. That's going to be great. I think the VR is really going to shine in the homebrewing community. The playstation VR will be able to display at 60hz, 90hz, and 120hz. Should give developers some nice options in regards to the scale of their environments. Developers don't seem to have many problems getting 60fps (though I'm not sure if that means 30fps in each eye), but I know Sony has been working with them to try and get 90fps.
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Yeah. That's going to be great. I think the VR is really going to shine in the homebrewing community. The playstation VR will be able to display at 60hz, 90hz, and 120hz. Should give developers some nice options in regards to the scale of their environments. Developers don't seem to have many problems getting 60fps (though I'm not sure if that means 30fps in each eye), but I know Sony has been working with them to try and get 90fps.
60fps means 60fps, it's not like 3D with glasses on a home theater that alternates frames for each eye. It's good that the Playstation VR screen supports those higher framerates, although driving it is another. Much like a lot of console games have had to run at 30fps or only render at 720p and upscale, I expect we'll see the same deal with Playstation VR. There are also some optimizations they can do to run the game at a lower framerate, but still maintain the higher framerate sense of presence by applying some camera transforms without updating. I don't know how much that will help though.
Since the Oculus has already been available for a couple of years to developers, it's already incorporated quite well into all of the major game engines that indie developers use, such as the Unreal Engine, and Unity which is what I use, and it's almost trivial to get it up and running. Adapting a game or creating one from scratch to work within the parameters of a whole new way of playing is of course another matter altogether.
2016 is going to be an important year for VR.
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It is Friday, you past dwellers.
You people and your DeLoreans.
I'd rather see Friday Hef.
Word
Back at ya.
I am ready for this weekend.
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I'm really looking forward to it. I've been waiting for this since trying a Virtual Boy in Toys R Us when I was about five. I think it has the potential to completely revolutionize how we watch video content. The thought of being able to look around a movie and seeing it from different angles is awesome.
Just out of curiosity, have you heard of or read the book "Ready Player One"?
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I would like to.
Spielberg is making a movie based on it.
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No way! Hopefully it's decent. It's a really good book.
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I'm really looking forward to it. I've been waiting for this since trying a Virtual Boy in Toys R Us when I was about five. I think it has the potential to completely revolutionize how we watch video content. The thought of being able to look around a movie and seeing it from different angles is awesome.
Just out of curiosity, have you heard of or read the book "Ready Player One"?
I know it, but I'm not much of a sit down and read kind of guy. If I was a reader though, it would be on my list.
The reason I've always hated 3D movies is because the 3D implementation is not truly how our eyes work. VR is how it should be done, although I'm not sure it will be practical any time soon to make movies that way. But looking around is out of the question for now unless it's rendered on the fly, because obviously stereoscopic video doesn't support left/right panning. Up/down should be fine in theory. Maybe they'll find a better way to fudge it in future, but the storage and editing requirements would be ridiculous.
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I'm really looking forward to it. I've been waiting for this since trying a Virtual Boy in Toys R Us when I was about five. I think it has the potential to completely revolutionize how we watch video content. The thought of being able to look around a movie and seeing it from different angles is awesome.
Just out of curiosity, have you heard of or read the book "Ready Player One"?
I know it, but I'm not much of a sit down and read kind of guy. If I was a reader though, it would be on my list.
The reason I've always hated 3D movies is because the 3D implementation is not truly how our eyes work. VR is how it should be done, although I'm not sure it will be practical any time soon to make movies that way. But looking around is out of the question for now unless it's rendered on the fly, because obviously stereoscopic video doesn't support left/right panning. Up/down should be fine in theory. Maybe they'll find a better way to fudge it in future, but the storage and editing requirements would be ridiculous.
No doubt. I didn't mean that that'll be the first thing we see out of VR. But in 20-30 years time, I think the technology and processing power will be able to make that available to the masses.
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No doubt. I didn't mean that that'll be the first thing we see out of VR. But in 20-30 years time, I think the technology and processing power will be able to make that available to the masses.
I know, and I agree, although I think it could be sooner. Until that point, I have zero interest in current 3D movies.
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Girlfriend hired a maid to come once every other week and clean out place. I work a lot of hours and she is gone Monday through Friday so it's nice to have someone clean the place.
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There are no cures or remedies for stupidity, only band-aids.
But there is correction by someone else. That's still a feather in John's cap.
He'll fix the problem, and make his money, and move along, but I'm sure the other idiot will fudge it back up soon enough. :biggrin:
Very true but as a manger myself, I take notes to someone that is willing to fix someone problem for the better good. Those are the ones you take care of.
So I go allll the way up to 238th St. in the Bronx (I work out of downtown Brooklyn) which is about an hour and a half on the subway and Verizon STILL didn't fix their end of it. Instead of just saying that they're still working on it, they said it's something on the transit side of things. BULLSHIT. Three hours of traveling to do two minutes of testing to realize Verizon still doesn't have a clue.
On a side note, thank you New York City tax payers for paying for rest of the 7 hours and 58 minutes that I was doing nothing. ;D
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Delays delays
delays
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
If all of that came to a screeching halt, the Internet would die.
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
If all of that came to a screeching halt, the Internet would die.
But would that really be so bad? :lol
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
If all of that came to a screeching halt, the Internet would die.
But would that really be so bad? :lol
You do so little now. What the hell would you do if you couldn't come here? :lol
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
If all of that came to a screeching halt, the Internet would die.
But would that really be so bad? :lol
You do so little now. What the hell would you do if you couldn't come here? :lol
By gads, I might actually have to resort to being a productive member of society! :lol
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Morning.
Hef, now you can say it.
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Wow, it's really peaceful on this side of the house.
If by "really peaceful" you mean "not a fucking goddamned freak/shit-show of dumbass thoughts, ideas and mindless speculations", then yes... it is.
If all of that came to a screeching halt, the Internet would die.
But would that really be so bad? :lol
You do so little now. What the hell would you do if you couldn't come here? :lol
By gads, I might actually have to resort to being a productive member of society! :lol
How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
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How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
I admit I died a little inside.
But then I went back to doing Blob stuff and all was well again. :blob:
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How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
I admit I died a little inside.
But then I went back to doing Blob stuff and all was well again. :blob:
We enjoy the Blob stuff so lets keep the Internet rolling.
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How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
I admit I died a little inside.
But then I went back to doing Blob stuff and all was well again. :blob:
So Anime Porn then?
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How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
I admit I died a little inside.
But then I went back to doing Blob stuff and all was well again. :blob:
So Anime Porn then?
I actually hate anime, especially porn. Why would I want to watch cartoon people doing it when I can watch real people doing it? :lol
We enjoy the Blob stuff so lets keep the Internet rolling.
Hopefully I can get some Blob stuff finished soon. I have too many projects going.
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:lol
I figured you combine two things you like. If it were Autobots you'd say differently.
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:lol
I figured you combine two things you like. If it were Autobots you'd say differently.
But I hate anime! :getoffmylawn:
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How much did it hurt for you to type that? :lol
I admit I died a little inside.
But then I went back to doing Blob stuff and all was well again. :blob:
So Anime Porn then?
I actually hate anime, especially porn. Why would I want to watch cartoon people doing it when I can watch real people doing it? :lol
Because you can't watch a regular girl deep throat a 36 inch green dick with tentacles.
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Because you can't watch a regular girl deep throat a 36 inch green dick with tentacles.
:lol My follow up question would of course be, why the fuck would I want to?
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:lol
I figured you combine two things you like. If it were Autobots you'd say differently.
But I hate anime! :getoffmylawn:
Notice he said nothing about Transformer sex.
Morning. I think.
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So more than meets the eye? :lol
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:lol
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Across the hall from my home office, my dog is dead asleep on the bed. He's quietly yipping, and barking while his legs are jerking around. I don't know if I should go wake him. He may be having a nightmare...or more likely, he's having a fun dream. I wouldn't want to spoil a good one.
Thoughts?
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Across the hall from my home office, my dog is dead..
I read this and did a double take.
I say leave it.
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Yeah, in retrospect I should have typed "dead-asleep". The hyphen could have changed the whole sentence.
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Across the hall from my home office, my dog is dead asleep on the bed. He's quietly yipping, and barking while his legs are jerking around. I don't know if I should go wake him. He may be having a nightmare...or more likely, he's having a fun dream. I wouldn't want to spoil a good one.
Thoughts?
My dogs do this all the time. They're probably dreaming of chasing a rabbit or some shit like that. I say leave 'em be.
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Because you can't watch a regular girl deep throat a 36 inch green dick with tentacles.
:lol My follow up question would of course be, why the fuck would I want to?
What if it was Optimus Prime?
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Because you can't watch a regular girl deep throat a 36 inch green dick with tentacles.
:lol My follow up question would of course be, why the fuck would I want to?
What if it was Optimus Prime?
Well duh, obviously I'd watch that.
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Morning.
Hef, now you can say it.
Hi
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Hi! But I meant the Friday thing!
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Happy Friday, fuckers?
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I'll take it.
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twss
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tnwhs :lol
Work is so out of control. Management is all over me. Wal Mart is short on yard drivers. Not going to be a good weekend.
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Sorry buddy.
I will be cleaning house/decorating for Christmas all weekend.
Except for when the Panthers play, of course.
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Morning. Took today off this is my second sick day in 3 weeks. Shame on me.
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THIS JUST IN: my spy camera at Blob's house is functional. Looks like Christmas decorations are up.
(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/funny/only-in-australia-6_zpsqjd3u2me.jpg)
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:lol
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Brilliant! :lol
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What a load of crap.
We don't have a fireplace or gifts.
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I just met Greg Sestero, better known as Mark from The Room.
(https://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg83/splent1983/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsn64zds2k.jpeg)
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:metal Right, you went to a screening, didn't you? I wouldn't have recognized him from that photo (maybe it's the facial hair :neverusethis: ).
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:metal Right, you went to a screening, didn't you? I wouldn't have recognized him from that photo (maybe it's the facial hair :neverusethis: ).
Well I'm at a screening. They just showed a documentary, did a Q&A, and a script reading. They start the room showing at midnight.
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Sounds like a cool night.
YOU'RE TEARING ME APART, LISA!
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Sounds like a cool night.
YOU'RE TEARING ME APART, LISA!
Wat a story, Blob
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning. Coffee is brewing then we watch Grimm.
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Same here, but I will be watching Arrow.
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Yeah watched that Thursday. I liked the crossover.
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We watched both crossovers last night?!
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Morning. Coffee is brewing then we watch Grimm.
Watched it earlier. This season's been kinda slow for me. It started to lose me a bit towards the end of last season, and hasn't really grabbed me back yet. But things are starting to happen now.
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I'm with you. Too much set up this season.
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And I'm a couple of episodes behind on Ash vs Evil Dead. I watch it with someone else, and they haven't felt like watching it. I might just have to watch it without them, because I want to see it, dangit.
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I have them on my DVR but haven't watched them yet.
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Have you watched any episodes yet?
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No. We'll binge watch soonow
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Damn. It's so good.
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So looking forward to it.
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I loved the first 3 episodes. I'm hoping they improve after episode four though, I didn't laugh once during that one.
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I loved the first 3 episodes. I'm hoping they improve after episode four though, I didn't laugh once during that one.
I enjoyed the fourth episode a bit more than the third one, I think. I recall the dream sequence having some laughs. I haven't watched the next two yet.
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Morning guys!
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Morning Reap!
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Morning guys. What is everyone doing today?
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I'm working today but I'm probably going to cut out early because it's so dead. How about you Prog?
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I'm probably just going to hang around at home. I'm trying to figure out what I want to eat.
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Morning.
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Morning, king.
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'sup Joe, Blob?
I'm already one coffee in. Enjoying me my 'me' time. Listening to Brent's podcast, running through a few of the to-do's for today. Hoping for a chill/low-key day ... probably won't get it though.
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Hey jingle.
I don't know where my day went or what I did. It disappeared into the great abyss that is/was my life, I suppose.
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What is it.. 10pm for you right now? You still got a solid 8 hours left in your "day".
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What is it.. 10pm for you right now? You still got a solid 8 hours left in your "day".
11pm now actually. You're probably thinking pre-DST. That leaves 3-5 hours left, depending on how badly I lose track of time. I just can't sit at the computer in this shitty heat, so night is the only time I can do anything.
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Coffee brewing right now. Hanging with the old man today, then Christmas shopping. Home to watch the football game later.
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What is it.. 10pm for you right now? You still got a solid 8 hours left in your "day".
11pm now actually. You're probably thinking pre-DST. That leaves 3-5 hours left, depending on how badly I lose track of time. I just can't sit at the computer in this shitty heat, so night is the only time I can do anything.
Nah, I thought we were 15 hrs difference. Maybe that's Kade or Brent? I dunno... timezones! How do they work?
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I just figured the timezones went counterclockwise. :neverusethis:
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Nah, I thought we were 15 hrs difference. Maybe that's Kade or Brent? I dunno... timezones! How do they work?
Yeah, that's Kade. They don't bother with DST where he is.
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What is it.. 10pm for you right now? You still got a solid 8 hours left in your "day".
11pm now actually. You're probably thinking pre-DST. That leaves 3-5 hours left, depending on how badly I lose track of time. I just can't sit at the computer in this shitty heat, so night is the only time I can do anything.
Nah, I thought we were 15 hrs difference. Maybe that's Kade or Brent? I dunno... timezones! How do they work?
I don't know. I thought we were all the same timezone, although DST may differ between states. It varies from 14-16 hours depending on the time of year.
Nah, I thought we were 15 hrs difference. Maybe that's Kade or Brent? I dunno... timezones! How do they work?
Yeah, that's Kade. They don't bother with DST where he is.
As it should be, dangit.
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Morning everyone. S'appenin'?
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Hitting the road in a few. Seeing the old man.
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Went bowling for the first time in a long time. At my best I bowled a 108 but I had a great time .
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I haven't bowled since...... primary school I think, 6th grade. And only ever bumper bowling. :lol
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Speaking of bowling where has Jay been, it feels like a while since I've seen him in the chat thread.
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He's been around, but not as much. Or maybe he doesn't love us any more. :(
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I hope that's not the case. :(
What's new blob?
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Same old. What about you?
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Same, just hanging out watching family guy.
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I feel like an old man wanting to go to bed so early . . . .
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Same, just hanging out watching family guy.
I'll watch it later when I get around to downloading it.
I got to bed at 4am last night I believe. I meant to get to bed early at 3am or so, but it never happens. :blob:
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Good evening folksies.
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Ask and ye shall receive.
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Ask? for me?
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HE DOES LOVE US!
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Sorry guys. Been busy. I have been popping in and saying hi, but then I don't get a chance to come back in to respond.
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I was just wondering the same thing. I was going to message you on FB to make sure everything was alright, but here ye be.
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So you're just a hit it and quit it kind of guy now. :(
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I thought I'd do something different with this thread--well, different for me--and say, "Good night!"
I'm going to make like a baby, and head-out of here. I spent the day, "decking-the-halls". Between raking the back yard, winterizing the patio furnature, stringing extension cords while hunched over in the crawl-space and climbing all over the roof...I'm exhausted.
Anyway, "night-night."
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Goodnight.
Please don't leave me alone with the Zydar.
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:blob: :zydar:
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:riskybiz:
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Hi Kotowboy.
AND OH GOD NO
I mean hey Zydar.
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Blob.
Found out I have 8 days off work over Christmas and I get paid for them :metal
Only a 2 hour shift today then 2 days off then another 2 hours on Thursday. Two normal days then I have a day off and a family meal on Sunday :) :)
Should be a good week.
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I thought you were part time? 8 paid days off is pretty good. What are you going to do with your time and money? Hookers and cocaine, I assume?
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:zydar:
Only if they're already dead AMIRITE??
Nah I'm full time but because it's Winter now and there's no tourists - I only do 16 hours a week as they don't make much money.
It's fine. Since my hours dropped to 16 - my Housing Welfare has gone up and my Tax has gone down :)
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I didn't know 16 hours could count as full time. But what do I know about jobs, I've never had a real one. :lol
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I didn't know 16 hours could count as full time. But what do I know about jobs, I've never had a real one. :lol
I've had loads i teh last 3 years so i must be expert ! :neverusethis:
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Just like I was smarter than the other kids after doing 5th grade twice! :neverusethis:
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Just like I was smarter than the other kids after doing 5th grade twice! :neverusethis:
:blob: :blob:
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lol j/k. I was given the dux award for being the smartest smartass at my school and given a book voucher which I spent on an encyclopedia. :blob:
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:blob: :blob: :blob:
:blob: :blob: :blob:
:blob: :blob: :blob:
I'm playing FF7 ( HD Port ) for PS4.
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I've never played a Final Fantasy game.
I'm currently fixing a 3D model of Jar Jar Binks because reasons.
I managed to load up my own motion capture animation onto it, and it's amazing.
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You gotta have him wiping his bum with a copy of TPM or a pic of George Lucas' face.
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You gotta have him wiping his bum with a copy of TPM or a pic of George Lucas' face.
Oh what I have planned is much more brutal. :6:
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Haha. I love those classic MSN icons.
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Ah, how I miss old msn. The Skype emoticons are ass. And I could add custom ones in msn, so I had all kinds of ridiculous stuff.
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I saved my favourites.
(https://i.imgur.com/UVveNaV.png) (https://i.imgur.com/5ylpTgA.png) (https://i.imgur.com/ccluP3w.png) (https://i.imgur.com/SrguPbo.png) (https://i.imgur.com/LAHtAwZ.png) (https://i.imgur.com/P94XEhJ.png)
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But alas, what can you even do with them now? :(
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Nothing. . .
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I can't imagine you IM'ing people anyway, so maybe it's for the best. :neverusethis:
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Morning guys
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Grumble, grumble, morning.
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What's up King?
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Morning, oldies.
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Hey Blob
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Morning youngster.
John work is very busy and I'm having a hard time staffing. Just frustrating.
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This time of year, I can only imagine. Maybe Blob wants a job?
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This time of year, I can only imagine. Maybe Blob wants a job?
I don't want to be deadbeat #649 for king. :lol
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This time of year, I can only imagine. Maybe Blob wants a job?
I don't want to be deadbeat #649 for king. :lol
True. You'd just keep escaping work to check in on the forum. :lol
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This time of year, I can only imagine. Maybe Blob wants a job?
I don't want to be deadbeat #649 for king. :lol
True. You'd just keep escaping work to check in on the forum. :lol
Papa needs his fix!
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This time of year, I can only imagine. Maybe Blob wants a job?
I don't want to be deadbeat #649 for king. :lol
True. You'd just keep escaping work to check in on the forum. :lol
Papa needs his fix!
Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
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Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
I don't think he would. :lol
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While he's at it, he can hire Zydar and Kotow also.
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Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
I don't think he would. :lol
Thankfully he wouldn't be in the office so he'd correct my spelling all the time.
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Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
I don't think he would. :lol
Thankfully he wouldn't be in the office so he'd correct my spelling all the time.
That alone would wear me out by the end of the day, never mind the actual work. :lol
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Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
I don't think he would. :lol
Thankfully he wouldn't be in the office so he'd correct my spelling all the time.
I can only imagine what your work emails look like to others... :lol
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Morning.
Man, am I sore. >:(
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Good morning.
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Imagine King as your boss. I'd pay to see that.
I don't think he would. :lol
Thankfully he wouldn't be in the office so he'd correct my spelling all the time.
That alone would wear me out by the end of the day, never mind the actual work. :lol
Then you are hired! :lol
John, most of my gaffs are from my phone. In my emails, it highlights the errors to correct. It saves me.
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Morning.
Man, am I sore. >:(
I offered some lubrication but you wanted to be a trooper.
John, most of my gaffs are from my phone. In my emails, it highlights the errors to correct. It saves me.
I know. ;D I was just being facetious.
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Morning.
Man, am I sore. >:(
I offered some lubrication but you wanted to be a trooper.
I should have shaved first.
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Morning.
Man, am I sore. >:(
I offered some lubrication but you wanted to be a trooper.
I should have shaved first.
Yes, please. I prefer smooth bottoms, not wookies.
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I know, I know. You're always such a fucking nag in the morning.
*huffs off to the shower*
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:lol
Well, I'm heading into the field for the day so I'll return later on.
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Have a good day Prog. I just came into the office and now I'm off to the airport to drop the gf off. Talk to you later guys.
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Morning
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Morning hefferoni.
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Yo Yo Ma
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Howdy, pardners.
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Howdy folks.
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Damn, I just realized there's a cashback offer on a more expensive monitor, so that I'd actually get it $100 cheaper than the monitor I had already decided on. Now I'm conflicted.
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If the stats are comparable, I'd say it's a no-brainer. I'm guessing that because you are conflicted, they aren't equal?
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If the stats are comparable, I'd say it's a no-brainer. I'm guessing that because you are conflicted, they aren't equal?
The stats are quite comparable on paper, and I even suspect they're using the same LCD panel, which helps eliminate some comparison. The difference is mostly the rest of the electronics, and I'm finding it hard to find directly comparable reviews from the same site to see if one has a distinct advantage in quality. When I'm spending ~$1700 on a monitor, the $100 difference doesn't matter much to me if one is better than the other.
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Makes sense.
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Spent the evening grocery shopping with my daddy. Playing Borderlands 1.5 with my bro online and a bit of Final Fantasy 7 ( Original HD Port ).
:)
Two days off work now !
Definition for Blob (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job) :blob:
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Sounds like a good time. I think I"m going to play some Euro Truck Simulator while I wait for my laundry to finish.
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Sounds like a good time. I think I"m going to play some Euro Truck Simulator while I wait for my laundry to finish.
Speaking of which - this is mandatory viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DtVHqyYts
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So you're just a hit it and quit it kind of guy now. :(
:lol
Nah. I still :heart all of you.
The stress of work, the stress at home. No chance to relax. I do pop in and read when I can.
I'M STILL INSIDE YOU
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Sounds like a good time. I think I"m going to play some Euro Truck Simulator while I wait for my laundry to finish.
Speaking of which - this is mandatory viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DtVHqyYts
That's an awesome review. It's been a while since I've watched an Angry Video Game Nerd video but this one was good.
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Reeeeaaaaper!
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What's up Jay?!!!
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Hey Reaper.
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Just chillaxin like a Lorax(in?)
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Well shit. The monitor I wanted to get has been delayed again, and won't be back in stock until late January now. I guess I'll get that other monitor after all.
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So tomorrow (technically its past midnight so today) is payday. I got a notification from my payroll app at 10 PM with my paystub. I look at the paystub and see that I am shorted overtime.
This is the second pay period in a row this has happened. I am NOT a happy penguin.
I sent a long email to the girls in the office, as well as the owner of the company, my account manager, and my supervisor. Surprisingly the owner emailed me back at midnight... so hopefully this will be resolved soon.
Its like $100 I am shorted, before tax. Not a lot to some people but still...
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$100 is a significant amount to short change you by when you've done the work. I hope you get it sorted without too much trouble.
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The owner should cut in and cut you a check.
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Morning king.
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Good morning guys!
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Morning Reaper.
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So tomorrow (technically its past midnight so today) is payday. I got a notification from my payroll app at 10 PM with my paystub. I look at the paystub and see that I am shorted overtime.
This is the second pay period in a row this has happened. I am NOT a happy penguin.
I sent a long email to the girls in the office, as well as the owner of the company, my account manager, and my supervisor. Surprisingly the owner emailed me back at midnight... so hopefully this will be resolved soon.
Its like $100 I am shorted, before tax. Not a lot to some people but still...
Right before the holidays too. That's shyte Jay. King's right, owner should pony up, given it's the second time in a row his employees have boned you. I'm sure $100 isn't too much for him to float.
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To hell with the taxes and just give you the money owed. It's smart business. Keep your employees happy.
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Agreed. I don't know anything about the company Jay works for but I'd say the odds are pretty high that the owner could fart a $100 bill and never even feel it. He should pony up and keep a valuable employee happy.
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Morning guys
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Morning sir.
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Morning sirs.
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Morning to all and to all, morning.
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Just had a dunkin donuts bagel, was good but I'm ready for bed.
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They're sending me back to the same place I was yesterday and Friday. Verizon really are a bunch of lazy fucks. This will go on and on, back and forth, until management gets involved and they finally admit it's something on their end.
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Oh hai
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They are funny about Overtime and Holiday pay, so I am either owed like $50 or $100 (ish). Either way I have to now call this morning and sort shit out. Bleh
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So, I get there and the circuit is good. Yet nobody claims to have done something to change it. The Verizon techs do this a lot. They claim it's not their fault and there's nothing they can do, then within twenty four hours everything is working again. I know one of our guys didn't do anything because, well, they do shit most of the time.
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I just approved a new forum member with a funny, clever username: GedGeddNGeddy.
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Hello.
HELLO
HELLO!!!
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I just approved a new forum member with a funny, clever username: GedGeddNGeddy.
:rollin
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I just approved a new forum member with a funny, clever username: GedGeddNGeddy.
His name sounds like the bass part in Driven. :lol
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This thread is severely lacking in Kotowboy.
:angry:
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KotKotNotowboy
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yo
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Slow night/morning around here.
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We should change that.
Morning.
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Morning
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Good morning Prog. Over slept the gym today which I guess I'll have to make up after work.
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Well I think it's about time for me to drop $2k on that new monitor. I want it. Now.
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Morning! That's one expensive monitor!
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Morning! That's one expensive monitor!
Fuck yeah it is (it will actually be $1738 all up including shipping, after the $200 cashback deal). It will be the first monitor I've bought since 2002, and the first LCD monitor I've ever had for my PC, so I'm going to make sure it's a good one. This is what it takes to get a monitor that meets my standards. :lol
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Morning Reap, Blob, King..
I overslept the gym today too. But I never go so it doesn't really affect me much. ;)
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Morning John!
Blob, you won't be able to take a selfie with that screen. It will be too bright! We will see you! :lol
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Morning John!
Blob, you won't be able to take a selfie with that screen. It will be too bright! We will see you! :lol
Why would it be bright? ??? It won't be any brighter than my current monitor.
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Fuck Blob that is an expensive monitor. What is it? I want to look it up.
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Morning John!
Blob, you won't be able to take a selfie with that screen. It will be too bright! We will see you! :lol
Why would it be bright? ??? It won't be any brighter than my current monitor.
I've seen the high end models at stores. They give off a little more light and since you are eternally in the dark we'd see you better.
COME ON DAMMIT! GO WITH THE JOKE! :lol
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Morning John!
Blob, you won't be able to take a selfie with that screen. It will be too bright! We will see you! :lol
Why would it be bright? ??? It won't be any brighter than my current monitor.
I've seen the high end models at stores. They give off a little more light and since you are eternally in the dark we'd see you better.
COME ON DAMMIT! GO WITH THE JOKE! :lol
But it's not a valid joke. This monitor calibrates down to the exact recommended brightness, which isn't bright. The thing will only be running at about 30% of the maximum brightness. :blob: It's a sad fact that the majority of people run their monitors WAY too bright because they just use the shitty defaults, but this monitor is factory calibrated correctly.
Fuck Blob that is an expensive monitor. What is it? I want to look it up.
It's an Eizo CS240. I finally just ordered it. I'm excited! :caffeine:
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You tech nerd. I expect a selfie in front of it then for proof.
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You tech nerd. I expect a selfie in front of it then for proof.
Nothing says street cred like a selfie with a pro graphics monitor.
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:lol
Best line ever. :rollin
We're all talk aren't we. getting pizza for all the shifts. 2 shifts today. Tomorrow I drive to New York to meet up with my boss to tour a few plants and then back home late that night.
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Morning.
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That looks like one hell of a nice monitor blob, my last monitor was $270.
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That looks like one hell of a nice monitor blob, my last monitor was $270.
What type/size was it?
My previous monitor was a 17" CRT back in 2003 which cost $205. This should be a sweet upgrade for the most part (although I'll miss CRT refresh rate and lack of input lag).
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Alright, guys. I'm heading out into the field. I have to go up to Yonkers, which means I need to drive. I'm really not in the mood for NYC traffic. :\
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160273
That's what I have, I'm pretty happy with it. I mainly game on it so it gets the job done.
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Have a good day at work Prog
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160273
That's what I have, I'm pretty happy with it. I mainly game on it so it gets the job done.
For a gamer, that thing will actually kick the shit out of my monitor, as the higher end monitors have much slower refresh rates that are garbage for gaming, because they sacrifice response time for colour accuracy (and vice versa for the cheaper monitors). That monitor is clearly purely for gamers.
If you do graphics work though, you wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. :biggrin:
LCD monitors are all about compromise, so it's a matter of what your priority is. If we swapped monitors, we'd both be very unhappy, with good reason. :lol
I just measured up how big this monitor actually is, and damn it's going to be a huge screen compared to my current one. :caffeine:
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Morning.
Morning Hef.
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All this talk of computers...
My bro just got a PC after being a Mac user for a decade.
He maxed out all the specs and the equivalent iMac with the same specs would be far too much money.
He needs it for After Effects and Premiere and whatever else he uses and it's super fast.
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All this talk of computers...
My bro just got a PC after being a Mac user for a decade.
He maxed out all the specs and the equivalent iMac with the same specs would be far too much money.
He needs it for After Effects and Premiere and whatever else he uses and it's super fast.
Lucky he uses the Adobe programs, since they're all cross platform. Plus with buying a PC, he can upgrade as necessary in future moreso than with a Mac, which again makes it even cheaper.
Out of interest, do you know what monitor your bro uses, since he does graphics?
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Morning everyone.
Blob, Amazon shows that monitor for $826.00 U.S.! I don't think the exchange rate is that different. I must have the wrong model number...Eizo CS240, you said?
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Morning everyone.
Blob, Amazon shows that monitor for $826.00 U.S.! I don't think the exchange rate is that different. I must have the wrong model number...Eizo CS240, you said?
The Australian dollar is currently in the crapper at $0.72, and we get raped on prices at the best of times. The recommended retail price for the monitor here is about $1600. Also, the price I paid includes the colorimeter to calibrate it, plus a monitor hood, plus shipping.
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Makes sense. In notice the 27" monitor in that model is $2200.00 here. That's a huge step up price so it's also likely that Amazon has some sort of "special" going on the 24"
So, I got dragged to a concert last night by my wife and a couple of friends. The English Beat (The British Beat for you Aussies)
I. Am. Shit. Full. Of. Ska!
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Makes sense. In notice the 27" monitor in that model is $2200.00 here. That's a huge step up price so it's also likely that Amazon has some sort of "special" going on the 24"
That's a higher end range, not in the same range as mine. I don't see the 27" from the same range on Amazon.
Is being full of ska a good thing for you or a bad thing? :lol
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Bad.
I can enjoy about 3 or 4 songs in that reggae beat but almost 3 hours of it get's monotonous. I ended up going out in the lobby (where it was quiter) and standing around drinking Rye until the concert was over.
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After 3 hours of listening to Ska, I'd probably join you, and I don't drink. :P
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Skate that! 20 minutes and I'm jumping off a bridge!
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Just did a bunch of sprinkler work. I swear I can't go two weeks with that shit breaking.
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All this talk of computers...
My bro just got a PC after being a Mac user for a decade.
He maxed out all the specs and the equivalent iMac with the same specs would be far too much money.
He needs it for After Effects and Premiere and whatever else he uses and it's super fast.
Lucky he uses the Adobe programs, since they're all cross platform. Plus with buying a PC, he can upgrade as necessary in future moreso than with a Mac, which again makes it even cheaper.
Out of interest, do you know what monitor your bro uses, since he does graphics?
I'll ask.
34 inch LG 21:9 4K
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Have a good day at work Prog
Thanks, Reap.
I got back to the office a little while ago. With the exception of heavy traffic on the way up to Yonkers, everything went smoothly.
What's everyone up to?
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I have been looking for work for the past 2 hours, my typical afternoon, I start off with a bit of hope I'll find something yet I never hear back from anyone.
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I have been looking for work for the past 2 hours, my typical afternoon, I start off with a bit of hope I'll find something yet I never hear back from anyone.
I had no idea you were unemployed.
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I have been looking for work for the past 2 hours, my typical afternoon, I start off with a bit of hope I'll find something yet I never hear back from anyone.
Look for jobs on Indeed and Craig's list Reap. Also put your resume on ziprecuiter.com. That hit's multiple site for jobs.
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I'm not. Long story short I manage a hotel, a 4-plex apartment building and 2 residential homes. The hotel is being sold because I turned down the offer to buy it. I'm getting a portion of the sales so I have a safety net for a while. I managed everything from accounting to pool maintenance for $72k a year. I'll take a pay cut to $40k a year and I want to move to Charlotte but I feel that I put myself in such a niche that I just can't find work. I've applied to easily over 100+ jobs.
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I have been looking for work for the past 2 hours, my typical afternoon, I start off with a bit of hope I'll find something yet I never hear back from anyone.
Look for jobs on Indeed and Craig's list Reap. Also put your resume on ziprecuiter.com. That hit's multiple site for jobs.
Thanks King, I'll check out Ziprecuiter.
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I'm not. Long story short I manage a hotel, a 4-plex apartment building and 2 residential homes. The hotel is being sold because I turned down the offer to buy it. I'm getting a portion of the sales so I have a safety net for a while. I managed everything from accounting to pool maintenance for $72k a year. I'll take a pay cut to $40k a year and I want to move to Charlotte but I feel that I put myself in such a niche that I just can't find work. I've applied to easily over 100+ jobs.
That's rough, my friend. What else can you do?
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Well I'm planning to go back to school to do a software engineering degree starting next year.
What do you do btw Prog, I remember you saying that you're an engineer of some sort?
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I'm a network engineer, Cisco certified. I use some of that expertise at my job but I also deal with antiquated phone circuits and equipment like CSU/DSUs. I never worked with the phone system before. Most of my experience is with routers and switches. The phone system is light years easier compared to learning LAN/WAN.
Software engineering is interesting. Besides what I do for my job, I'm also teaching myself C++, Linux Red Hat, penetration testing, and gray hat hacking.
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Nice :tup. I was looking into getting a cisco cert for networking and it's tough test
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Nice :tup. I was looking into getting a cisco cert for networking and it's tough test
They updated it earlier this year and it made it extremely difficult. The reason being was because people were getting their CCNA and then not pursuing the more advanced certifications. That left them with limited knowledge about networking, so Cisco made the CCNA a more arduous certification to attain. If you want some advice about what to use for studying just let me know.
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pm sent!
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Give LinkedIn a try too Reaper... I've been told it's basically facebook for professionals (I've never messed with facebook so I don't know) but since I've been on it (was invited by another professional in my field) I've received no less than 15 job offers... and I'm not even remotely looking for another job and I've never said that I wanted another job. I've just gotten offers for interviews from recruiters.
Again, the offers may be junk/spam, but at least your name's out there on another site. Good luck.
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Thanks VT, I'll give it a shot! :tup
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So - Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones is going to be a father of twins in the summer.
He'll be 69.
Is that far too old to be having new kids ?
Is it a bit selfish to be expecting 18 year olds to be looking after him when he's pushing 90 ?
Also they'll be without a Dad for most of their life. . .
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I think it's a bit too old IMO. 69 giddy
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So I ordered a suit on Groupon. It came in... not bad looking... but its too tight. I gotta find a way to adjust the buttons on the jacket and on the pants to accommodate for my fattness...
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Take it to a tailor, see if they can sort it out. Nothing better then a custom fitted suit.
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Take it to a tailor, see if they can sort it out. Nothing better then a custom fitted suit.
This guy gets it.
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All this talk of computers...
My bro just got a PC after being a Mac user for a decade.
He maxed out all the specs and the equivalent iMac with the same specs would be far too much money.
He needs it for After Effects and Premiere and whatever else he uses and it's super fast.
Lucky he uses the Adobe programs, since they're all cross platform. Plus with buying a PC, he can upgrade as necessary in future moreso than with a Mac, which again makes it even cheaper.
Out of interest, do you know what monitor your bro uses, since he does graphics?
I'll ask.
34 inch LG 21:9 4K
Looks like a pretty good monitor, although not a high end graphics monitor. AH-IPS, almost full sRGB coverage, ability to calibrate it. Do you know if your bro has a hardware calibrator for it?
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Take it to a tailor, see if they can sort it out. Nothing better then a custom fitted suit.
I'll do that in time. For now, I want a cheap quick temp fix.
BUTTON EXTENDERS!
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Looks like a pretty good monitor, although not a high end graphics monitor. AH-IPS, almost full sRGB coverage, ability to calibrate it. Do you know if your bro has a hardware calibrator for it?
I don't think he's that bothered. Although he does whinge about monitors being in the wrong setting so I guess he knows what he wants...
He hates the setting they put HDTV on in shops so everything - even movies look like Australian TV :lol
He just got a new 3D HD TV and we were watching a new blu Ray and he put it on the shop setting and it instantly looked like Home And Away :biggrin:...
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Looks like a pretty good monitor, although not a high end graphics monitor. AH-IPS, almost full sRGB coverage, ability to calibrate it. Do you know if your bro has a hardware calibrator for it?
I don't think he's that bothered. Although he does whinge about monitors being in the wrong setting so I guess he knows what he wants...
He hates the setting they put HDTV on in shops so everything - even movies look like Australian TV :lol
I assume that would be the 100/120Hz mode, with that nasty interpolation that makes everything look unnaturally smooth. Most people seem to hate the higher frame rate, as evidenced by the response to the Hobbit movies.
How much Australian TV have you even seen besides Neighbours anyway? :lol
Oh you get Home and Away too? Wasn't sure how popular that was there. That just finished yesterday for the year. They pulled a "who shot Mr Burns" storyline.
Don't judge me. It's my dinner time viewing.
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We've had those two for decades. It's why I recognised "mouse" from the Matrix.
And Sasha Baron Cohen's wife etc...
Guy Pearce has done well for being in an Aussie soap.
EDIT : Yeah I didn't mind the HFR in The Hobbit to be honest but that setting just makes everything look like it's sped up somehow.
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We've had those two for decades. It's why I recognised "mouse" from the Matrix.
And Sasha Baron Cohen's wife etc...
Guy Pearce has done well for being in an Aussie soap.
And what about Thor? And the Joker? All of the Aussie actors went through one of those two shows at some point.
I didn't know that dude from The Matrix was in either of those shows, but the girl at the start of the movie at the door who says "definitely" is still in Home and Away. She just got married for the third time. :lol
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Would make sense since The Matrix was filmed in Sydney ?
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Yes. That would have been just before she joined the show, I think. She would have been young then.
I've been through the tunnel from the Matrix, in the bit where the car stops and they take the bug out of Neo. Not sure about any other locations.
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Morning guys,
Reap, I got your message. I'll respond a little later with a couple of good books and video courses you can use. I studied and passed the CCNP ROUTE exam which is the hardest of the three exams needed to be a CCNP, the other being SWITCH and TSHOOT. I blew it out of the water with a 953 out of 1000. I'm actually thinking about going straight for the CCIE instead of finishing the CCNP. However, I don't know if I will be finished studying in time before my certification expires. So, I might just take the SWITCH exam first or just retake the CCNA to extend the validity of the certification.
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Morning folks!
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Thanks Prog! Take your time replying!
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Morning!
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I'm up. I'm up...
Morning, folks.
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Forgot to set the alarm last night so I woke up way later than I wanted to.
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Hey hey
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Morning, Boss
We took our granddaughter out to dinner last night. While we're sitting there waiting for the server to come take our order, I say, "Well Tessa, 11 huh? Wow, how time flies." She smiled at me just a little and does this ::)
So I look over at Mrs. P for some clue and she says, "Tessa's 13, Dear." Then Tess, laughs out loud and rolls her eyes again. The three of us are all looking at each other now with heads swiveling like six-shooters at a Mexican stand-off. She giggles again, and says, "I'm 12 Pappa."
This grandparent business is more difficult than you would think. Just as you start to loose your faculties, a crap load of people you need to keep track of come into your life. :lol
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Today I realized is the first day at work where I have nothing to do. It's pretty sweet! I'll be lurking in this thread all day.
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Morning, Boss
We took our granddaughter out to dinner last night. While we're sitting there waiting for the server to come take our order, I say, "Well Tessa, 11 huh? Wow, how time flies." She smiled at me just a little and does this ::)
So I look over at Mrs. P for some clue and she says, "Tessa's 13, Dear." Then Tess, laughs out loud and rolls her eyes again. The three of us are all looking at each other now with heads swiveling like six-shooters at a Mexican stand-off. She giggles again, and says, "I'm 12 Pappa."
This grandparent business is more difficult than you would think. Just as you start to loose your faculties, a crap load of people you need to keep track of come into your life. :lol
Nice
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Today I realized is the first day at work where I have nothing to do. It's pretty sweet! I'll be lurking in this thread all day.
:metal
I didn't even pretend to do anything today. Too hot. Tomorrow's going to be even worse. 36C/97F.
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Hey guys. I'm in New York today visiting a few of our sites. It's a day away from the chaos.
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:tup
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Cool, King. Have fun!
I've never been to New York, but I'd love to visit some day.
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I'd like to visit New York, and see all of the places the Daleks and Weeping Angels have been. On second thought, maybe I'd be safer to stay away. :blob:
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I keep thinking I need to watch Dr. Who so I can get all these cultural references about phone booths and such. When I've investigated it though, the body of work is so daunting that I just can't get started on it.
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I keep thinking I need to watch Dr. Who so I can get all these cultural references about phone booths and such. When I've investigated it though, the body of work is so daunting that I just can't get started on it.
The original series is not at all necessary viewing to get into the modern series, so it's not as daunting as it looks (I'd strongly recommend starting with the new series either way). The modern series is self contained, it just has the occasional classic series nugget for the die-hard fans.
Even though there would be some references you would miss, you could even start more recently than that, either with the start of Matt Smith's run (series 5) or even Capaldi (series 8).
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Thanks, Blob. I'll investigate it closer (as time allows) and see if I can't "make it so."
amidoinitrite?
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Thanks, Blob. I'll investigate it closer (as time allows) and see if I can't "make it so."
amidoinitrite?
:lol
If you need any nerd advice on getting started, I'm your guy. I got my brother into the show just by showing him series 5 onwards, and he follows it just fine.
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TNG Series 5 is the best by far.
Series 1 really shows it's Eighties in retrospect. The horrible synthy music over everything and overly dramatic acting.
Thank fuck they ditched all that for Series 3 onwards.
Wait you were talking about work ?
I only did 75 mins today. Mondays and Thursdays are my "Go in and clean up" days. I just clean the kitchen for 90 - 120 mins.
Normal shift tomorrow. Short shift Saturday and Off Sunday. Can't wait :)
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my sister-in-law (brother's wife) is australian and they sent me this for the holidays
(https://i.imgur.com/CMGx2Wv.jpg)
seriously i love vegemite so much :D and i've never even been to australia, she just brought it with her from australia and i tried it one time and loved it.
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Please describe the flavor.
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Wet dog, with a healthy coating of seagull-sweat icing.
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seriously i love vegemite so much :D
said no one ever.
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Hey guys. I'm in New York today visiting a few of our sites. It's a day away from the chaos.
And you didn't think to come say hi. :-[ :-\ :'( :lol
my sister-in-law (brother's wife) is australian and they sent me this for the holidays
(https://i.imgur.com/CMGx2Wv.jpg)
seriously i love vegemite so much :D and i've never even been to australia, she just brought it with her from australia and i tried it one time and loved it.
You're going to make Blob jealous.
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Wet dog, with a healthy coating of seagull-sweat icing.
That's being far too generous.
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Fill half a jar with shit, the other half with salt. Mix well. Spread on toast.
That's Vegemite.
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John, I was in Gloversville and Johnstown. Far, far away from anything hip. I did drive through Albany.
Just got home. Recliner time.
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Fill half a jar with shit, the other half with salt. Mix well. Spread on toast.
That's Vegemite.
:lol This is the most accurate description you will ever find.
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Evening folks! Made a kickass calzone for dinner tonight. I wish I had more right now.
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Howdy.
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Evening folks! Made a kickass calzone for dinner tonight. I wish I had more right now.
Ah yeah. I hate when you make a meal so delicious that you don't actually want to finish it.
Same when you go out to a restaurant and it's so good but not quite a satisfying portion.
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My new monitor arrived today. :D I haven't tried it out yet, but it looks beautiful. I can't wait to set it up and try it.
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:clap:
I've got a full day today. Short shift tomorrow then off Sunday :laugh:
Plus i have a whole 8 paid days off over Christmas.
I'm gonna sleep so much ;D ;D
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
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Only five more days of work for me this year, not counting today. :tup
Greetings...
Nef
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A new challenger appears! Hey Nef.
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Well, it's been an unusually slow December so far and I'm officially bored. :biggrin:
Greetings...
Nef
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Well if it's official, then I advise you stick around a while. :biggrin:
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Slow as you've already read all new posts on your forums and seen all the new stupid pictures on the web and it's just past noon.
Greetings...
Nef
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It's summer with no a/c and too hot in my room to use my main PC (and waiting to set up and try out my new monitor). I'm bored as hell confined to my laptop. Got nothing to do.
You know you've run out of imagination when you can get bored of being able to access any piece of information in the world. :lol
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A good old 21" 1600x1200 Eizo here at work, at least boredom comes in pretty and consistent colors. :lol
Greetings...
Nef
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A good old 21" 1600x1200 Eizo here at work, at least boredom comes in pretty and consistent colors. :lol
Greetings...
Nef
Cool, we're Eizo buddies! :tup I just got an Eizo CS240 (24" 1920x1200 AH-IPS). I just set it up, so I'm still adjusting to it. Haven't even calibrated it yet. First impressions are that the size is perfect, I don't need to adjust the text size. I was hoping the blacks would be a little deeper, but I knew that IPS didn't have the best black level, and I'm coming off a CRT here, so I'm used to good blacks. No dead pixels, consistency looks great, colour temperature is warmer than I'm used to, but I knew I always had my colour temp too cold in the past, so this looks more neutral. Refresh rate is better than I expected.
The only disappointment is that it only came with some awful micro Displayport cable, which I can't use because my PC has a real Displayport port, so I'm stuck with DVI until I can buy another cable. Not a big deal, but 10 bit colour will have to wait for another day.
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
Change of plan. Came home after 3 hours as I was feeling really sick. :-\
Hope I feel better tomorrow. :\
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Morning guys
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
Change of plan. Came home after 3 hours as I was feeling really sick. :-\
Hope I feel better tomorrow. :\
You can't be sick for your holiday time. That would suck!
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
That's nothing, my gf's new job has her off from December 14 until January 4, I'm super jealous.
Morning guys.
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
That's nothing, my gf's new job has her off from December 14 until January 4, I'm super jealous.
Morning guys.
That's nothing, I've been on vacation for a decade!
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Morning. I'm thinking of not going in to work today.
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I'm already here but luckily I don't have to travel far, just a few stops further into Brooklyn so I'll take my sweet ass time going there.
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Well, December 18th is my last day this year and I will be back at work on January 7th, so nothing to complain here.
Greetings...
Nef
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Well, December 18th is my last day this year and I will be back at work on January 7th, so nothing to complain here.
Greetings...
Nef
Nice, Nef. Are you going anywhere special?
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8 days. That's a sweet vacation. :hat
And I know a thing or two about long vacations. :blob:
Change of plan. Came home after 3 hours as I was feeling really sick. :-\
Hope I feel better tomorrow. :\
You can't be sick for your holiday time. That would suck!
Probably just something I ate last night. Felt a bit better after being sick.
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Morning, all.
No more vacations for me this year, but tonight Mrs. P and I are spending the night up-town to do some Christmasing. Looking forward to that, at least.
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Morning. I'm thinking of not going in to work today.
I wish, I have to go to work. :(
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Nice, Nef. Are you going anywhere special?
Not going anywhere, I'm not the going away vacation type.
I rather stay at home and enjoy music toys, computer toys, or toy toys to play with.
And buy some new ones, hopefully.
Greetings...
Nef
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Crowded around here this morning.
At least it's Friday.
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Fixing up production from home. Not going in. Going Christmas shopping today. Got to bring pizza in at 8pm foe the weekend night crew though.
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Nice, Nef. Are you going anywhere special?
Not going anywhere, I'm not the going away vacation type.
I rather stay at home and enjoy music toys, computer toys, or toy toys to play with.
And buy some new ones, hopefully.
Greetings...
Nef
There's nothing wrong with that. Toys are good.
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We were supposed to have snow overnight and woke up to nothing. I was hoping to work from home today too, King. Not to be.
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Well, I never take many days off but it's good to get the guys to run it without me once in a while. They need to feel that urgency. 3 more weeks and we will be slow.
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Nothing like, "trial by fire." That's how I learned.
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Nothing like, "trial by fire."
Trial By Fire was a terrible Journey album. :neverusethis:
I just calibrated my new monitor. Nice and easy. :hat
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Don't fracture this Blob. :lol
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:tup
I need to look up that process. I understand I can rent a hardware calibrator to get my monitor dialed in (as close as it will go, anyway).
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:tup
I need to look up that process. I understand I can rent a hardware calibrator to get my monitor dialed in (as close as it will go, anyway).
To do it properly, it's best with a monitor that actually supports hardware calibration, rather than just software. I now have presets for sRGB at 80cd/m, 100cd/m, and 120cd/m. I liked 120cd/m the best, so I'm going with that for now. :blob:
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Blob, you missed the Steve Perry reference?
My brother got a 65" plasma TV and had the company calibrate it before shipping it.
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I just did a little reading, Blob.
Yeah, I didn't understand the process properly. It's probably best just to go with the factory calibration that came with my monitor. Since I'm primarily concerned with having my edited family pictures print accurately to what I'm seeing on the monitor, it's not really that big of a deal. For the most part, things turn out fine if just a bit off on the temperature. I'll just need to compare and adjust from there.
Otherwise, I'd need to pick a specific lab and have them calibrate the monitor (and Photoshop) to their equipment.
Besides, standards are better than ever and it's not likely that I'll send something to a print lab and get a dramatically off color.
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I just did a little reading, Blob.
Yeah, I didn't understand the process properly. It's probably best just to go with the factory calibration that came with my monitor. Since I'm primarily concerned with having my edited family pictures print accurately to what I'm seeing on the monitor, it's not really that big of a deal. For the most part, things turn out fine if just a bit off on the temperature. I'll just need to compare and adjust from there.
Otherwise, I'd need to pick a specific lab and have them calibrate the monitor (and Photoshop) to their equipment.
Besides, standards are better than ever and it's not likely that I'll send something to a print lab and get a dramatically off color.
The most important thing is to make sure your monitor is set to a reasonable brightness (the defaults on 95% of LCDs are about twice as bright as they should be, especially to emulate paper), and try to adjust your gamma, which you can do with a test image and your graphics card software. And try to set your monitor's colour temperature to something neutral (printing should be set to warmer than what most monitors are defaulted to). Most monitors have no standards, but print labs are probably used to compensating for average consumer equipment unless they're aimed specifically at pros.
Doing graphics, it's such piece of mind to know my monitor is displaying objectively correct colours. One less thing to concern myself with when uploading videos to the internet, or doing video for other people.
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Morning, guys.
Hey, it's Friday.
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I just did a little reading, Blob.
Yeah, I didn't understand the process properly. It's probably best just to go with the factory calibration that came with my monitor. Since I'm primarily concerned with having my edited family pictures print accurately to what I'm seeing on the monitor, it's not really that big of a deal. For the most part, things turn out fine if just a bit off on the temperature. I'll just need to compare and adjust from there.
Otherwise, I'd need to pick a specific lab and have them calibrate the monitor (and Photoshop) to their equipment.
Besides, standards are better than ever and it's not likely that I'll send something to a print lab and get a dramatically off color.
The most important thing is to make sure your monitor is set to a reasonable brightness (the defaults on 95% of LCDs are about twice as bright as they should be, especially to emulate paper), and try to adjust your gamma, which you can do with a test image and your graphics card software. And try to set your monitor's colour temperature to something neutral (printing should be set to warmer than what most monitors are defaulted to). Most monitors have no standards, but print labs are probably used to compensating for average consumer equipment unless they're aimed specifically at pros.
Doing graphics, it's such piece of mind to know my monitor is displaying objectively correct colours. One less thing to concern myself with when uploading videos to the internet, or doing video for other people.
While I don't do graphics that monitor that I have was way way too bright when I first got it out of the box. Like eyes tearing up bright.
Morning Hef, I have decided that tonight I'm making a pan pizza.
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While I don't do graphics that monitor that I have was way way too bright when I first got it out of the box. Like eyes tearing up bright.
Every time someone complains about white backgrounds on the internet hurting their eyes, I want to kick them in the e-balls for not realizing their cheap-ass monitor is set to retina searing levels of horribleness.
This monitor was set to 29% brightness out of the box.
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Pizza sounds good.
We are meeting some old friends for dinner, then heading back to their place to catch up.
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While I don't do graphics that monitor that I have was way way too bright when I first got it out of the box. Like eyes tearing up bright.
Every time someone complains about white backgrounds on the internet hurting their eyes, I want to kick them in the e-balls for not realizing their cheap-ass monitor is set to retina searing levels of horribleness.
This monitor was set to 29% brightness out of the box.
I installed f.lux on my Mac, which automatically adjusts not only the brightness, but hue and contrast as well - based on sunrise/sunset. Takes a bit of getting used to, but it's cool.
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While I don't do graphics that monitor that I have was way way too bright when I first got it out of the box. Like eyes tearing up bright.
Every time someone complains about white backgrounds on the internet hurting their eyes, I want to kick them in the e-balls for not realizing their cheap-ass monitor is set to retina searing levels of horribleness.
This monitor was set to 29% brightness out of the box.
I installed f.lux on my Mac, which automatically adjusts not only the brightness, but hue and contrast as well - based on sunrise/sunset. Takes a bit of getting used to, but it's cool.
That would be an awful idea for image quality and consistency, as it's assuming the colour temp of the ambient light (ie flourescent/incandescent vs natural daylight colour temps, which can all vary greatly), and brightness. It would be a much better idea to have a more controlled environment for working at the computer.
I'm not sure if that can access the monitor settings directly being a Mac, but if that's done in software, that would be even worse.
Yes, I'm a computer/graphics snob. This is not news. :lol
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While I don't do graphics that monitor that I have was way way too bright when I first got it out of the box. Like eyes tearing up bright.
Every time someone complains about white backgrounds on the internet hurting their eyes, I want to kick them in the e-balls for not realizing their cheap-ass monitor is set to retina searing levels of horribleness.
This monitor was set to 29% brightness out of the box.
I installed f.lux on my Mac, which automatically adjusts not only the brightness, but hue and contrast as well - based on sunrise/sunset. Takes a bit of getting used to, but it's cool.
I've been a user of f.lux for a long time and I love it.
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4 final exams next week (2 on monday, theory / brass survey; 1 on tuesday, history; and one on wednesday, performance jury), then I make the long 4-5 hour long drive home at around noon on wednesday. Then I see Star Wars on Thursday. Then I watch the third Democratic Presidential Debate on Saturday.
Going to be a fun week.
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Fuck, I don't miss exams.
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Fuck, I don't miss exams.
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Fuck, I don't miss exams.
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I never minded them really.
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60 degrees in New York during December...
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That is pretty warm Prog. It's in the 80's here :(
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The 80s sound lovely right now.
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The 80s sound lovely right now.
It wasn't that lovely.
(https://i.imgur.com/nJ71Q.jpg)
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Is that King in the middle?
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I am so sick of stupid people. I'm stuck going in at 3am tomorrow morning because of the dumbfucks I work with.
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Is that King in the middle?
My mullet was more Richard Marx, not so Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Is that King in the middle?
My mullet was more Richard Marx, not so Billy Ray Cyrus.
What a handsome fucker you must have been
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There were endless summer nights let me tell you.
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There were endless summer nights let me tell you.
(https://i.imgur.com/8fHtWgj.jpg)
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:lol I see your avatar is in the festive spirit. If I can find an old Christmas variant of my avatar sitting around, I might get around to changing it.
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Make it happen.
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I can't find any of my computer. I thought I had a Christmas Optimus Prime somewhere, but I can't remember.
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In the coming weeks I guess we'll find out if I can be bothered to Christmas-ify my avatar or not.
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Be lazy, and join me on the dark side.
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I was lazy for Halloween. I guess I should continue for Christmas.
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Just search for Bender Santa and choose one of the million pictures.
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I have it. Just pulling a Blob and not changing it.
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Blob, I've found the perfect Christmas gifts for you.
(https://www.mavenofsavin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sweater.png)
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Blob, I've found the perfect Christmas gifts for you.
(https://www.mavenofsavin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sweater.png)
They're beautiful!
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I would pay money to see you wear one.
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Careful Joe, Zydar can easily put Mullet-Joe into one of those sweaters.
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Good morning fuckers
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Morning Jay.
Chad, I should had known better.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1449923510463_zpsgogakkdc.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1449923510463_zpsgogakkdc.jpg.html)
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Careful Joe, Zydar can easily put Mullet-Joe into one of those sweaters.
(https://i.imgur.com/UCXwfAW.jpg)
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That is perfect!! :lol
That's going as my Facebook pic!! Lol
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So much win
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Good morning folks
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Morning.
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How is the monitor treating you?
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How is the monitor treating you?
Liking it so far. It's a bit different to what I expected, but not in a bad or good way. And it's nice having all of that extra space for my graphics programs.
The best part is never having to worry about whether my settings are right ever again. When you're doing graphics, that's excellent. :hat
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:tup sweet, I need to do some pool cleanup but I'm too lazy to get out of my chair at the moment.
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I've got some video credits I need to finish up making for someone, luckily I don't need to get out of my chair for that. :blob:
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Morning
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Morning, king.
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How's it going today? We as a family are going to get a wreath for my mom's grave then going out for lunch.
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Slept in today. Don't remember turning my alarm off yesterday, but I must've. Didn't get my ass up until 7:10.
Watching A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back today with jingle.son, some Costco shopping and chores. And some giftwrapping.
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How's it going today? We as a family are going to get a wreath for my mom's grave then going out for lunch.
Is there an anniversary/date today, or do you go regularly? That can't be easy, but at least you're all together. You gotta cherish the time together while you can.
Slept in today. Don't remember turning my alarm off yesterday, but I must've. Didn't get my ass up until 7:10.
Watching A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back today with jingle.son, some Costco shopping and chores. And some giftwrapping.
I don't even know the last time I properly watched the movies. I'm not that much of a fan. I'm not sure when I'll be seeing TFA either yet. I'd like to see it fairly early, but I'm not sure I want to go anywhere near it on the first days. And school holidays will have just started I think, so the daytime won't be any safer.
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We do it every year since my mom passes away. Mom loved the family being together so what better way than celebrating her by visiting her grave then having lunch as a family.
Chad, I wish. 5:40 am I was up.
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I'm not sure when I'll be seeing TFA either yet. I'd like to see it fairly early, but I'm not sure I want to go anywhere near it on the first days. And school holidays will have just started I think, so the daytime won't be any safer.
I have no intention of seeing it this year, that's for sure.
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I'm not sure when I'll be seeing TFA either yet. I'd like to see it fairly early, but I'm not sure I want to go anywhere near it on the first days. And school holidays will have just started I think, so the daytime won't be any safer.
I have no intention of seeing it this year, that's for sure.
I don't blame you. Kids + Christmas holidays + Star Wars + basically no movie competition = terrible.
I do prefer to see movies early on though, usually on the first day or two. Our local cinema is usually bare, so it will be interesting to see what it's like for Star Wars.
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IMAX 3D Sunday the 20th for me.
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I was reading something the other day about why the majority of claimed IMAX screenings were worse than regular screenings.
Has no appeal to me. Big screen, loud, it's all the same to me. :lol
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I disagree. I can do without the 3D but the screen is pristine and much better than other screen. I do love the larger seats and the clear sighting to the large screen.
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Can't say I've ever wanted a cinema screen to be bigger. If we can we pay a bit more for the "Xtreme Screen", which I guess is supposed to be larger, but we only do it because it has nicer seats, and it has rows of 2 off to the side, so there's no risk of being next to people, plus they have cupholders, which we use for candy.
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It's not the size to me. It's the clarity, the clear view to see the screen and the larger seats that is appealing to me. To be honest, I'd rather not have the 3D.
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3D is shit. Cheap gimmick, and worse picture quality due to the technology.
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That's all their showing unfortunately.
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I've never watched a 3D movie at the cinema, and don't plan to.
Looking at screenings for Star Wars on the first two days, it appears there's exactly the same number in 2D as there are in 3D.
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I have exactly 0 interest in seeing this in 3D.
I'm paying to see the film.
I've no interest in paying 33% extra JUST to give the film studio more money. 3D adds precisely fuck all.
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The only 3D that I do go to nowadays is the odd IMAX screening, but if it's actually shot in 3D, then I'm interested. X-Men Apocalypse is the only one in 2016 that has any consequence for me. Nothing in 2015 was.
https://realorfake3d.com/
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I especially wouldn't bother with a post-convert (which is probably still the majority of movies, including Star Wars), but even for a movie shot natively in 3D, the technology isn't good.
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Let me clarify. All the non 3D showings were sold out. So I had no choice to take the 3D showing. I would rather not myself.
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We just booked tickets for opening day (the 17th) at 10pm. 2D, regular screen.
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Morning guys
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Morning. I only just got on my computer, at midnight. My monitor hood arrived today, which I set up but I'm only just using now. Not bad. Not sure it's worth $85, but it helps.
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Why does your monitor need a hood? I thought it was hot out there.
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:lol
Think of it more like a monitor hat. :neverusethis:
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:lol
Think of it more like a monitor hat. :neverusethis:
Like this one :yarr or this one :police: or this one :hat or this one :millahhhh
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Does it have a flat bill with the stickers still on it tilted to the side? If so, I would punch it.
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:lol
Think of it more like a monitor hat. :neverusethis:
Like this one :yarr or this one :police: or this one :hat or this one :millahhhh
Um, I'll go with option C maybe?
Does it have a flat bill with the stickers still on it tilted to the side? If so, I would punch it.
Oh me too.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Morning, hef.
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Morning, boss.
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Hello Mr. 13-0.
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Can't say I've ever wanted a cinema screen to be bigger. If we can we pay a bit more for the "Xtreme Screen", which I guess is supposed to be larger, but we only do it because it has nicer seats, and it has rows of 2 off to the side, so there's no risk of being next to people, plus they have cupholders, which we use for candy.
We have a chain of movie theaters here that serve food at your seats before the movie starts. You get these massive recliners and a really kick ass menu. The theater holds only about 50 people too and they serve booze so it's 21 and over.
Also speaking of movies, I saw the last Hunger Games movie yesterday, didn't care for it but my gf enjoyed it.
Morning gang.
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Hello Mr. 13-0.
Feels good.
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And they seem to be getting better which bodes well heading into the playoffs.
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Can't say I've ever wanted a cinema screen to be bigger. If we can we pay a bit more for the "Xtreme Screen", which I guess is supposed to be larger, but we only do it because it has nicer seats, and it has rows of 2 off to the side, so there's no risk of being next to people, plus they have cupholders, which we use for candy.
We have a chain of movie theaters here that serve food at your seats before the movie starts. You get these massive recliners and a really kick ass menu. The theater holds only about 50 people too and they serve booze so it's 21 and over.
Nice. Not that I drink, or would pay cinema prices for anything though. We always smuggle in our own candy.
Our cinema is never filled, usually only about 20 people. We had no problem booking tickets for opening day at 10pm (or earlier times, but 10pm was the most convenient time). It's the first official day of school holidays here, so I imagine the day screenings will be packed.
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And they seem to be getting better which bodes well heading into the playoffs.
Yes, they have been getting better each week, which is kind of rare in the NFL. They are worlds better than they were at the beginning of the season.
We did lose a player for the rest of the season, but I think the defense will be able to overcome that.
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Morning everyone!
I just had a white knuckle ride into work today. Two inches of snow and everyone looses 50 IQ points instantly. My office is literally 3 miles from home and I saw 4 crashes. :facepalm:
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Hello Mr. 13-0.
Feels good.
My girlfriend has been flipping out watching the panthers. She has been a fan for years and would go to as many games as she could when she lived in Charlotte.
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Is this sportball talk? Isn't there a sportball thread for the sportball talk? It's fouling up the beautiful chat thread.
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Hello Mr. 13-0.
Feels good.
My girlfriend has been flipping out watching the panthers. She has been a fan for years and would go to as many games as she could when she lived in Charlotte.
:metal
Is this sportball talk? Isn't there a sportball thread for the sportball talk? It's fouling up the beautiful chat thread.
We are chatting.
About sports.
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I find it offensive to my beliefs as a strong sports denier.
It is truly sad that I am 10x more excited for a Star Wars movie than I am for a Star Trek movie. Maybe this was JJ's plan all along.
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I find it offensive to my beliefs as a strong sports denier.
It is truly sad that I am 10x more excited for a Star Wars movie than I am for a Star Trek movie. Maybe this was JJ's plan all along.
Well, the Star Wars film was lovingly made by people who have a deep and abiding love for Star Wars and truly want this film to be worth the wait and live up to the previous best the series had to offer, and the Star Trek film was not.
Both things are painfully obvious.
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I find it offensive to my beliefs as a strong sports denier.
Then next time you want to talk about monitors and computers, take it to the PC thread. ;)
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:lol
In your face Autobot. Getting all tough here until I get in my recliner. Then I'm a teddy bear.
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I've never been a big fan of sports but I will watch football with someone who is really into it (like my gf)
I also really followed college football when I was in school. I went to UF during the Tebow years so it was pretty much mandatory.
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Yeah I pretty much cannot bear football.
I can't think of many things I just despise more.
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I'm not a huge sports fan. I pretty much watch baseball and football, but I'm much more fanatical about baseball.
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My one knows my three mistresses. Music, sports and my DVR.
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Time to head home. I'll catch up with you guys in a little while.
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Have a good trip home Prog. I still have another 35 minutes at work, afterwards I'm getting some greek food and then going to see Third Eye Blind tonight.
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I love their albums but Jenkins can't sing live to save his life if needed.
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I've never seen them live so this will be a first. I'll report back how the show goes.
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Have a good trip home Prog. I still have another 35 minutes at work, afterwards I'm getting some greek food and then going to see Third Eye Blind tonight.
My church went for Chinese food yesterday.
They started bringing plates out and I was like :( there's nothing here. I'm not gonna get anything.
Then after a couple of tiny courses which I didn't care for - they bought out plate after plate after plate of sweet n sour meat and I was like ;D oh hell yes.
There were 14 of us and they bought out so much food that
a.) I was full up
b.) We took 10 tubs home of leftovers :lol
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Oh shit I love chinese food. I know what I'm having Wednesday when I go to work.
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Oh shit I love chinese food. I know what I'm having Wednesday when I go to work.
Sweet and sour is the single greatest thing ever invented. Fuck the wheel. Gimme sweet and sour. I'll walk.
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Bkob, I'm recording "The Expanse" tonight. Looking forward to watching it.
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I find it offensive to my beliefs as a strong sports denier.
It is truly sad that I am 10x more excited for a Star Wars movie than I am for a Star Trek movie. Maybe this was JJ's plan all along.
Well, the Star Wars film was lovingly made by people who have a deep and abiding love for Star Wars and truly want this film to be worth the wait and live up to the previous best the series had to offer, and the Star Trek film was not.
Both things are painfully obvious.
Very true. :lol :(
Bkob, I'm recording "The Expanse" tonight. Looking forward to watching it.
I'll keep an eye out for it.
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Morning
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Morning.
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Hey, hey.
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What's up gents?
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Work and stuff.
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Same here. I'm sitting here waiting to get my assignment for the day.
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I'm making C3PO's legs.
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I can't wait to see his can. :neverusethis:
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I hope you mean C3PO's and not Blob's.
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I hope you mean C3PO's and not Blob's.
But I have an amazing can.
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I hope you mean C3PO's and not Blob's.
But I have an amazing can.
It's probably as flat as a pancake from all the sitting on your ass that you do. :lol
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I've only seen it in 8 bit so it's a little boxy.
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I hope you mean C3PO's and not Blob's.
But I have an amazing can.
It's probably as flat as a pancake from all the sitting on your ass that you do. :lol
Nope, it's big and beautiful from sitting on my ass all day.
Either way, there's a lot of sitting on my ass.
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I've only seen it in 8 bit so it's a little boxy.
I wonder if it's as pixelated in real life.
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I've only seen it in 8 bit so it's a little boxy.
I wonder if it's as pixelated in real life.
Only in Japan.
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Which takes up half of Blob's hard drive.
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Which takes up half of Blob's hard drive.
Nah, at a quick check, it's like 60gb out of 188gb of porn. That's barely a dent in my 3Tb of space.
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Still no assignment for the day. Getting paid to chat here right now. Can't complain.
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Yeah I pretty much cannot bear football.
I can't think of many things I just despise more.
I doubt that.
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Well there really isn't much to do today, so I'm being sent into Manhattan to check something that's already working. So I'll probably just go find a Starbucks to sit in for a few hours.
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That's pretty damn sweet Prog. I'm at work now but I don't have anything to do aside from practice my coding.
My girlfriends sister is expecting her baby any day so I may end up driving to Fort Myers soon.
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Yeah I pretty much cannot bear football.
I can't think of many things I just despise more.
I doubt that.
k sorry mystig meg
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That's pretty damn sweet Prog. I'm at work now but I don't have anything to do aside from practice my coding.
My girlfriends sister is expecting her baby any day so I may end up driving to Fort Myers soon.
That's always exciting. Good luck to them.
I'm heading out. Catch up with everyone later.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Good morning hef
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How goes it?
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Morning Hef. conference call starting in a few for me.
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Morning Hef. conference call starting in a few for me.
Is that good or bad?
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Going pretty good, just applying to places for work.
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Morning Hef. conference call starting in a few for me.
Is that good or bad?
Weekly for 9 sites that my area manager runs. We go over the week. what are we doing for safety ect...
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Going pretty good, just applying to places for work.
I highly recommend www.indeed.com
And don't search for the job you want. Just type in your "area" and search with the job title left blank.
it will give you ALL the most recent jobs - some are merely minutes old.
Everyone will be searching for the job they want so all those jobs go immediately.
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Hey guys
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Hey hey
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Hey hey
My my.
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Father of Grunge block!
4 more weeks and the 3 month period of quite will ensue.
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Almost time to check out for the day. What's everyone up to?
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Going pretty good, just applying to places for work.
I highly recommend www.indeed.com
And don't search for the job you want. Just type in your "area" and search with the job title left blank.
it will give you ALL the most recent jobs - some are merely minutes old.
Everyone will be searching for the job they want so all those jobs go immediately.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll upload my resume there right now.
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Almost time to check out for the day. What's everyone up to?
Practicing some coding Going home in a little over an hour.
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Almost time to check out for the day. What's everyone up to?
Practicing some coding Going home in a little over an hour.
What language are you practicing?
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C#
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C#
Nice. :tup I downloaded a book to learn C++ but haven't really got too far into it yet.
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I have a great pdf on C# if you're interested, I'll shoot you a pm.
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I have a great pdf on C# if you're interested, I'll shoot you a pm.
Thanks. I have to get you those details for the CCNA exam by the way. Tonight I'll do it.
I'm heading out now. I'll be back later on.
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Alright I'm going to shoot you a message in a bit.
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greetings and salutations
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C#
Depends what key you're in.
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C#
Depends what key you're in.
shhh
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C#
Nice. Unity uses C#. :hat
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C#
Nice. Unity uses C#. :hat
I'm assuming you're referring to the Ubuntu interface?
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C#
Nice. Unity uses C#. :hat
I'm assuming you're referring to the Ubuntu interface?
Lolno. I'm talking about Unity, the software for making games.
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It's all Chinese to me.
Morning.
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Morning king. Stupid weather today. Thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail, and the power was cutting out. Then it just flickered again even though the weather is now fine, but I had to turn the computer off just to be safe.
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I assume with the work you so you have a surge protector?
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I assume with the work you so you have a surge protector?
I have a surge protector, but I'm more worried about the power cutting or a brown out, because that can be super bad for a computer, and I don't have a UPS.
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Yup. I get ya. In the state I live in, my town has the highest rate of power outages in the whole damn state. It drives me insane.
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Morning.
Wow, Blob. With the investment you have in computer equipment, you have no UPS or line conditioner? I'd highly recommend one!
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That sucks, king. Our power is always iffy when there's heavy rain or bad wind.
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Sorry about the above comment. It came off a bit... wrong. Mornings, how do they work?
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What was wrong with it?
I've looked into a UPS many times, but I always end up not getting one, whether it's because of the price, or the hassle of resetting them when the power does go out, I dunno. My current PC setup is probably about $3000 of equipment just for the bare basics, so I'll have to get one eventually. At least I do back everything up constantly, which is my main concern. Equipment can be replaced, but my work/data can't.
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What was wrong with it?
I don't know...re-reading it just comes off as a bit of finger-wagging and that wasn't my intention. I was more keen just to say, "Good morning." :)
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What was wrong with it?
I don't know...re-reading it just comes off as a bit of finger-wagging and that wasn't my intention. I was more keen just to say, "Good morning." :)
It's all good. It didn't come off that way to me at all. :tup
And good morning!
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That sucks, king. Our power is always iffy when there's heavy rain or bad wind.
I've got a generator but it's a pain to set up. I don't bother unless I know power will be out a day or so
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Yeah, doesn't seem worth the trouble it unless it's a bigger situation. Luckily we've never had the power out for that long, only ever a couple of hours at most.
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What I'd like to do is pay to get an electrician to have a set up that you shut off your breaker board and then it transfers to the generator. Costs about $1000.00 and it's on switch, plug in and turn on the generator.
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That sounds convenient. How does your generator setup currently work?
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I have to turn off the breaker for the dryer, (30amp) then take to plugs with the 2 sets of wires plug into the board and ground each one, start the generator then turn on that breaker to run the board.
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That sounds inconvenient. If it's something you use somewhat regularly, I'd want it to be as easy as possible.
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I want EVERYTHING to be as easy as possible.
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I want EVERYTHING to be as easy as possible.
Don't we all, don't we all........
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It is Blob but I have power at least.
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C#
Nice. Unity uses C#. :hat
That's what I was using it for, I was making some small games, or trying to :lol
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Hey Reap - did you check out www.indeed.com ? :) x
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I want EVERYTHING to be as easy as possible.
Including you? ;)
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My wife will tell you that I am pretty fucking easy.
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Like Sunday morning.
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C#
Nice. Unity uses C#. :hat
That's what I was using it for, I was making some small games, or trying to :lol
:tup I'm happy to help out where I can.
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Two more days until (almost) a 3-week vacation. Things are a little to busy at work for me to completely take time off between now and the end of the year, so I'm just gonna work 'part-time' for the next 2 weeks - get up early, work for a few hours, check email a couple time throughout the day, and address urgent situations. This is the two week period the kids are home for Christmas break, so we'll hang out and do shit together. Then, when they go back to school the 1st week of Jan, I'm taking that week off totally, and doing the square root of fuck-all.
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I love it Chad. We are busy until the second week of January. Then is slows down. I've got to leave early Friday. Getting work and a cleaning done to the furnace. We have a tankless hot water system and we are barely getting 5 minutes of hot water right now.
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Like Sunday morning.
Like every day of the week
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Like Sunday morning.
Like every day of the week
I'm a battleship. It takes a while to reload.
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Like Sunday morning.
Like every day of the week
I'm a battleship. It takes a while to reload.
If the US Navy used battleships which took that long to reload, even the Congo would beat us at sea.
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I'm worth the wait. lol
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:-*
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Golly. So I threatened my best friend ion Facebook not to post spoilers on it. He laughed and said he's try.
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I have no interest, but it's going to be hard for people to avoid spoilers of any kind after this weekend.
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And I'm seeing it when the Pats are on so I'm DVR'ing that and I don't want any spoilers for that as well. :lol
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I have a spoiler about milk... it spoils. :lol
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So does the egg nog....quick too.
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Did you learn that the hard way?
Hey, where's Blob? It's unlike him to be here at this time. Is he actually doing work or...did he *gulp* leave the house?
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We bought some Captain Morgan's reserve and we started to have it with the egg nog but you don't want to drink egg nog all night. We went to make one Monday night and we bought the damn thing last week and the date to sell was the 14th. Too damn quick.
Blob went to the Star Wars midnight showing. He actually may be asleep! :lol
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I love it Chad. We are busy until the second week of January. Then is slows down. I've got to leave early Friday. Getting work and a cleaning done to the furnace. We have a tankless hot water system and we are barely getting 5 minutes of hot water right now.
Wow... something amiss there for sure. We have a tankless system too - my only gripe is how long it takes to get hot water flowing to the 2nd floor - takes over a minute.
If the US Navy used battleships which took that long to reload, even the Congo would beat us at sea.
Or Canada!
(https://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Canadian+navy_83eeff_4715376.jpg)
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We bought some Captain Morgan's reserve and we started to have it with the egg nog but you don't want to drink egg nog all night. We went to make one Monday night and we bought the damn thing last week and the date to sell was the 14th. Too damn quick.
Blob went to the Star Wars midnight showing. He actually may be asleep! :lol
I hope it wasn't too traumatic for him leaving the house. :lol
(https://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Canadian+navy_83eeff_4715376.jpg)
More vacation pics, Chad?
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That gun looks too heavy for that boat! :lol
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I'm heading out for the day. Catch up with you kids later.
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Hey Reap - did you check out www.indeed.com ? :) x
Yea I did, I started sending out some resumes and hopefully I'll hear back. Thanks Kotow!
Good morning folks
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Blob went to the Star Wars midnight showing. He actually may be asleep! :lol
Me sleep?! Never!
It was only a 10pm showing, finished at about 12:30am, just got back. Don't worry, no spoilers from me. :tup I hate when people have no respect for the spoiler.
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Morning Reap. Morning Blob! Well, was it a very good movie at least?
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I probably won't get to see it until next week. Was it a good movie though?
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Morning Reap. Morning Blob! Well, was it a very good movie at least?
Very enjoyable. I can't think of any reason you wouldn't like it. It's not perfect, but there's not a dull moment, nor is it over the top.
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Sweet! I can't wait
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How tolerable (or intolerable) were the people in the cinema? Was it packed?
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Sweet! I can't wait
:tup
It will be Monday night for us!
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How tolerable (or intolerable) were the people in the cinema? Was it packed?
Not sure about where you are but there is a huge shortage in babysitters here. Enough so that it made the news :lol
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How tolerable (or intolerable) were the people in the cinema? Was it packed?
It was the most filled of any movie I've been to in years, although still not too full. Didn't have a problem with the peons though.
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Sometimes hearing the gasps and cheers enhance the movie.
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Sometimes hearing the gasps and cheers enhance the movie.
Nah, I don't want to hear other idiots. :lol
There was a lot of laughter though. It's quite funny throughout.
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You loner. :lol
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You loner. :lol
I don't know what you're talking about! :blob:
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Well, time to hand out the $50 visa gift card for Christmas bonuses for the troops!
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I don't feel nearly as crummy about my "bonus" now.
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This is a manual labor $12 an hour job. Not big money. So I'm glad it's $50 again. It was less a few years ago and a lot of places don't even give any.
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Yeah, I get it. I'm glad things are getting better.
Still if the Walton family wrote a personal check for $1,000 each to every single one of their 2.2 million employees, they'd still have a remaining personal wealth of $147 Billion. Seems a shame to me.
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Morning Reap. Morning Blob! Well, was it a very good movie at least?
Very enjoyable. I can't think of any reason you wouldn't like it. It's not perfect, but there's not a dull moment, nor is it over the top.
This. It's almost perfect. At least in tone and look and feel. Great acting. Great set pieces. No Jar Jar.
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How tolerable (or intolerable) were the people in the cinema? Was it packed?
People in my screening were generally fine. Obviously some applause at the STAR WARS logo and the appropriate laughs and gasps.
BUT :emo:
There were a couple of guys who were blatantly just there to piss people off. They were shouting at everything. Making noises in the quiet bits and glass was heard breaking.
At one point the film paused and everyone went " uh oh " and we heard a voice
" Sorry for the disruption - we're just going to eject these people from the premises " followed by cheers and applause :lol
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Yeah, I get it. I'm glad things are getting better.
Still if the Walton family wrote a personal check for $1,000 each to every single one of their 2.2 million employees, they'd still have a remaining personal wealth of $147 Billion. Seems a shame to me.
Though I work in a Wal Mart DC, I am not part of Wal Mart. Our Company, Rehrig Pacific does the pallet processing for the DC in the DC. We are a contracted company.
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My mistake. I misunderstood.
Sorry, King!
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Hey! No problemo! I talk about the DC so much because Wal Mart pisses me off so much. :lol
The management team, to the higher ups in the building, but the lower rings do not follow through to make out live easier here.
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Hey guys
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"Sorry for the disruption - we're just going to eject these people from the premises " followed by cheers and applause :lol
That's like seeing the jackass that passed you at double the speed limit like he owns the road get pulled over a mile down the road. Such a glorious feeling that had to be.
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Hey Prog!
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What's up Reap?
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"Sorry for the disruption - we're just going to eject these people from the premises " followed by cheers and applause :lol
That's like seeing the jackass that passed you at double the speed limit like he owns the road get pulled over a mile down the road. Such a glorious feeling that had to be.
:tup everyone was watching in their direction like " get 'em out ! "
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Morning guys
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning everyone.
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I feel like I've been hit by a mack truck today. Man I had a headache, slept weird and my knee was bothering me and my legs feel tired today. Getting my furnace worked on today so I'm leaving early when I get the call that they are on their way.
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Has the Queen been working you over while you're passed out drunk?
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What's the good word guys? Besides King's headache.
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The good word of the day is, Friday. At least in this neck of the woods.
Morning Prog
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If only. Just feeling a bit worn down. I think I needed more sleep. You know that feeling.
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The good word of the day is, Friday. At least in this neck of the woods.
Morning Prog
Morning Podaar. Yes, Friday is the good word of the day. So far, there's no work for me to do so I'm just hanging out. I'm sure the boss will give me something ridiculous to partake in just to keep me busy.
If only. Just feeling a bit worn down. I think I needed more sleep. You know that feeling.
I'm an insomniac, so yes.
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The good word of the day is, Friday. At least in this neck of the woods.
Morning Prog
Friday's done here in my neck of the woods. Did a bit of Christmas shopping today so there's not as much left to do next week when it gets especially awful, now I'm rewatching Bad Santa on TV.
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If only. Just feeling a bit worn down. I think I needed more sleep. You know that feeling.
Indeed.
At the risk of sounding like a shill...Sleep Number beds saved my sleepy time from the depths of hell.
And, Blob, I applaud getting shopping done early! It's a great strategy that I live by.
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And, Blob, I applaud getting shopping done early! It's a great strategy that I live by.
Does a week before Christmas count as early? :lol I always leave it till the last minute for a lot of the Christmas shopping, at least the people I don't know what to buy for (like my parents). I'm always organized for my brother and sister, because they're easy to buy for.
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We got most of the shopping done. Just 2 more people which will be easy.
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I just have a couple of things left to get. My daughter is all shopped for. That was the most important to do.
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And to see her expressions on Christmas make it all right.
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And to see her expressions on Christmas make it all right.
Through all of the recent emotional breakdowns, she is the only thing keeping me sane and sober (for the most part). I have to suck it up, be a man, and be somewhat responsible, for her. I give her the attention she needs more than anyone, including her mother, so for me to be irresponsible would be self-indulgent and disgraceful. So yes, every penny I spend is worth that big smile, and to hear her in her developing language say "aw, how cute."
There isn't enough work today so I'm in the office.
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ALMOST done with Christmas shopping. Still a busy weekend ahead, then Star Wars Monday night.
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Only have a handful of things left to buy. Getting stocking stuffers tomorrow morning while everyone is off at a graduation. Probably grabbing a bunch of beef bones and making stock tomorrow also. Oh and drinking.
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It's primarily big-ticket items in the jingle household this season. Both kids are getting iPads (it's kinda mandatory for jingle.son - it's as much a drawing tablet for him); got to pickup a new iPhone for mrs.jingle, and the appropriate accessories. Once that's done, all is complete. The joys of having a stay-at-home wife... she's a big planner, and takes care of everything. She's upstairs wrapping the extended family gifts right this moment.
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I have my mother wrapping my daughter's gifts because I have zero patience for that shit. Halfway through I'd be like, "fuck it, I hope everyone like's gift bags."
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I take great pains to wrap gifts, because I'm super OCD about tightly wrapped packages with clean folds and no bulges. And lots of tape. She can wrap 2-3 in the time it takes me to do one. :lol
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I take great pains to wrap gifts, because I'm super OCD about tightly wrapped packages with clean folds and no bulges. And lots of tape. She can wrap 2-3 in the time it takes me to do one. :lol
Tight packages
No bulges.
There's a joke in there somewhere.
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I take great pains to wrap gifts, because I'm super OCD about tightly wrapped packages with clean folds and no bulges. And lots of tape. She can wrap 2-3 in the time it takes me to do one. :lol
Tight packages
No bulges.
There's a joke in there somewhere.
Nearly every single time I log on to DTF, I will, at least once, have the following scene pop into my head:
(https://www.reactiongifs.com/r/spicoli.gif)
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I take great pains to wrap gifts, because I'm super OCD about tightly wrapped packages with clean folds and no bulges. And lots of tape. She can wrap 2-3 in the time it takes me to do one. :lol
That's exactly my problem. It has to be perfect and neat and just so. If it's not, the paper is coming off and I'm starting over. Because of the unbearable stress, the alcohol involved winds up becoming too much that I'm putting scotch tape on everything else besides the paper, and then I'm out of tape. A free tip, just because they're both called Scotch doesn't mean they should be used at the same time.
Tight packages
No bulges.
There's a joke in there somewhere.
If there's a joke regarding your bulge, I feel bad for Mrs. Jingle.
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If there's a joke regarding your bulge, I feel bad for Mrs. Jingle.
(https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a398/username690/Lidge_Owned.jpg)
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Amazon was my friend this year.
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Oh no you just didn't...
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If there's a joke regarding your bulge, I feel bad for Mrs. Jingle.
(https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a398/username690/Lidge_Owned.jpg)
:rollin
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Oh no you just didn't...
(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/DTF/dramatic_hef.gif)
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Well so many issues with the boiler. He fixed what was needed to get by but he is quoting out all the issues that need to be addressed but told me it will come close to getting a new boiler.
Ugh.
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Morning. Not such a good sleep. passed out on the couch around 8:30 last night... dozed in/out of sleep until 12:30. Came to bed, but then couldn't get to sleep :facepalm:. Think I slept off and on between 2-5. Then the cat barfed right beside me (on the floor). Thankfully mrs.jingle heard it, otherwise I would've likely stepped right in it.
Christmas gathering with the extended jingle.family tonight - 1/2 of which (my father and brother) I'm estranged from. The only time we see them is at Christmas. Gonna be fun!! ::)
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Morning Chad.
Yeah, I turned in a 10 pm and have been up since 3 am (about an hour and half ago).
We are having our annual Solstice party tonight (I'm not sure why we're not doing it on Tuesday. Mrs. P doesn't tell me anything). I'll be preparing the rib roast here in just a little while.
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Hey there ole chap. Didn't realize you were in MST.
Gotta go wake up jingle.son - he's doing some work today for a colleague of mrs.jingle's, who's coming to pick him up in an hour or so.
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Yup, Rocky Mountain high, baby.
So, in my spare time, I've been working through a video game on the hardest settings trying to acquire some ridiculously difficult achievements while simultaneously enforcing my own additional rules. It's my favorite game and I've completed it a number of times...but last night, I realized I was starting to be bored with playing.
But then, I finished one of the more difficult levels and the game popped up one of those achievement awards. I can't believe how much of a difference it's made in my attitude. I'm seriously considering putting on my headphones and going for more.
Sometimes, I'm such a little kid. :lol
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What game is it?
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Morning.
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Morning Blob and King
It's Dishonored, Blob.
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Morning Blob and King
It's Dishonored, Blob.
Never heard of it. I'm not much of a gamer these days, unless it's a platformer. :lol
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Dishonored has one of the greatest trailers of all time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeIn3WjbVbw). [/annoying heavy echo effect]
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I loved Dishonored. Looking forward to v2 next year.
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Chad, I'm going for the "clean hands", "ghost", and "shadow" simultaneously while having all in game cues turned off and with the self imposed requirement to collect every available coin.
I'm doing this for practice in anticipation of D2 this spring.
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I'd love to go back and re-play certain games with different objectives - this and Deus Ex: Human Revolution would top the list. I just don't have the time. There's still games I have that are in the wrapper that I haven't played - and I'm anticipating a PS4 for Christmas - if not as a gift, then as a gift to myself on Boxing Day.
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Watching the Conan episode from last night with the cast of Star Wars. So damn funny.
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I'd love to go back and re-play certain games with different objectives - this and Deus Ex: Human Revolution would top the list. I just don't have the time. There's still games I have that are in the wrapper that I haven't played - and I'm anticipating a PS4 for Christmas - if not as a gift, then as a gift to myself on Boxing Day.
I'm almost 100% certain that my gf got me a ps4 for christmas.
Good morning folks, I got to meet my girlfriends new niece yesterday. She was all of 5 hours old.
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Cool, Reap! And good morning.
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Good morning Podaar!
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Anyone around?
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Hey sexy.
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stop trying to turn me on. :-*
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I have a way with words.
When I type them correctly.
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:lol
What are you up to this evening?
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I have my godson over watching the Fantastic 4. It was good. Just found out I need a new boiler.8 to 10 grand. Ouch.
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I have my godson over watching the Fantastic 4. It was good. Just found out I need a new boiler.8 to 10 grand. Ouch.
Time to go back to street walking I guess
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I'll get cold nickels for this body.
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I'll get cold nickels nipples for this body.
FTFM
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In the 20's tonight. Mission accomplished.
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In the 30s here. I'm already tired of it. :lol
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We've been lucky. Though I hear 50's next week.
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We've been lucky. Though I hear 50's next week.
Which means 60s here...
Yep, I just checked and it's going to be almost 70 on Thursday. 60s for Xmas, which is fine with me.
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Gonna be 104F/40C today here, after being 100F/38C yesterday. Supposed to be 82F/28C with a chance of rain on Christmas day.
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Lucky
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Fuck off, that's not lucky. Summer is garbage! :getoffmylawn:
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:lol
;)
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My brain fluids have evaporated, and my brain-CPU is overheated and not functioning within normal parameters, so you'll get no tact from me today. :blob:
Probably gonna spend the whole day watching old Doctor Who. I'm finally past the hump of missing episodes, so that's something.
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We had 44/111 degrees here yesterday Blob (only 40 today) and 100km/h gusts.........we have avoided a lot of your hot weather in recent weeks but not this weekend. Thankfully it hasn't caused any real problems with fires etc..
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We had 44/111 degrees here yesterday Blob (only 40 today) and 100km/h gusts.........we have avoided a lot of your hot weather in recent weeks but not this weekend. Thankfully it hasn't caused any real problems with fires etc..
Geez, yeah those are perfect conditions for a fire to spread.
Tomorrow's going to be 33C, but then the rest of the week is supposed to be in the 20s with rain until the weekend, so that will be a nice change.
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Morning. Coffee, cinnamon rolls Star Wars movie and Pats game after. It's a day made in heaven.
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Morning. Coffee, cinnamon rolls Star Wars movie and Pats game after. It's a day made in heaven.
Coffee... ditto
Star Wars.. ditto - 11:30am showing for the whole jingle.family
After that, probably come home for a nap. That sucks monkey balls about the boiler King.
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Yup. So much damn money. Got to have it though.
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Yup. So much damn money. Got to have it though.
Ok, so help an uneducated city boy who doesn't have (need?) a boiler. What's the purpose? Or are you using Furnace/Boiler interchangably?
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No. They called it the boiler but it's the furnace. It is 23 years old. So many leaks and rusted spots. It's been on the verge of over heating. The cost of repairs is 2/3rd of a new one. So I might as well update. I need to thiknow about a water heater instead. Waiting on a few quotes right now.
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Ah... ok. I had to replace ours a few years back. It died the week right before Christmas, on a Friday morning. Mrs.jingle was doing the annual Christmas baking, so we didn't even notice it until the end of the day, when it was too late to get anything done about it. Fortunately, my neighbour is a GC (and had done work for us), so he was able to hook us up with a guy that had one in stock, and a buddy to install it. All was good (except for my wallet) by Saturday evening. Didn't set me back as much as yours is going to though.
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Good sunday morning!
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Morning Reap!
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Just went and picked up my gift to my girlfriend, Nikon D3300 dslr camera, knowing nothing about cameras it looks nice.
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Panthers game is on woot!
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My brain fluids have evaporated, and my brain-CPU is overheated and not functioning within normal parameters, so you'll get no tact from me today. :blob:
:lol
It's nothing I can't handle. I've been married and have a daughter so I'm pretty experienced in dealing with estrogenic excretions. ;)
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My brain fluids have evaporated, and my brain-CPU is overheated and not functioning within normal parameters, so you'll get no tact from me today. :blob:
:lol
It's nothing I can't handle. I've been married and have a daughter so I'm pretty experienced in dealing with estrogenic excretions. ;)
:lol I hope you're not implying that my behaviour is estrogenic in nature.
I went to bed at 1am, woke up at 6:30am and couldn't get back to sleep. This is what happens when you go to bed too early. Messes up the whole damn system!
The weather is supposed to get hot today, but then it's supposed to bucket down pretty early and cool down for most of the week. :hat
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1 am is early? :lol
Must be the estrogen. :lol
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That's crazy early, you oldy! :lol The last time I went to bed that early was probably the night before Comic-Con.
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And didn't sleep because you were so excited.
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My brain fluids have evaporated, and my brain-CPU is overheated and not functioning within normal parameters, so you'll get no tact from me today. :blob:
:lol
It's nothing I can't handle. I've been married and have a daughter so I'm pretty experienced in dealing with estrogenic excretions. ;)
:lol I hope you're not implying that my behaviour is estrogenic in nature.
I went to bed at 1am, woke up at 6:30am and couldn't get back to sleep. This is what happens when you go to bed too early. Messes up the whole damn system!
:angel:
I didn't sleep well at all either. I woke up every hour or so.
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And didn't sleep because you were so excited.
No, I didn't sleep because I went to bed at a ridiculously early hour and my body refused to sleep because I wasn't tired. :lol
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:lol
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Got a full day of Christmas shopping ahead, so I'm going to feel that lack of sleep.
Gonna knock it all out today. Parents are getting gift carded, I don't care. :lol
And I know what else I'm buying, assuming all goes well (which is perhaps not a good assumption at this time of year)
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And if it's not out of stock.
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I know that the DVD I want is currently in stock at my store at this very moment, so hopefully it still is when we go in a few hours.
Actually, that's the only thing I'm buying that is particular. There are literally dozens of good options for what to buy my niece, and the rest will be gift cards, so it's just the one thing to worry about.
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I traveled to 3 toy stores to find the snow blocks to make snow forts for my nephew.
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I live in Australia, so that sentence made approximately zero sense to me. :lol SNOW? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!
I'll be buying a Lego set of some sort. Don't know/care which one, as long as it's cheap. :lol
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I know, I know. :lol
I live in a place that gets all 4 seasons. 100 degrees to 2 feet of snow.
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That sounds awful. We basically just get the same season four times. :neverusethis:
I'd like to live somewhere with a more consistently moderate temperature. I wonder where in the world has the least temperature deviation through the year? :blob:
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Fantasyville. :lol
I hate summer and winter but love fall and spring. Though, this past summer wasn't that hot.
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This is why I can't watch games anymore. The last three minutes of the Steelers game was stressful as fuck.
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Was the 1st time in a long, long time I was rooting for the Steelers.
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That win gave the Patriots a first round bye, right?
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Sure did. Again , to many injuries. Every game. May be the downfall this season in the playoffs.
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So, you know that one DVD I was going to buy that I needed to be in stock?
Yeah, it wasn't in stock. :lol The guy checked, and I think only on store in the state had a copy.
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That sounds awful. We basically just get the same season four times. :neverusethis:
I'd like to live somewhere with a more consistently moderate temperature. I wonder where in the world has the least temperature deviation through the year? :blob:
San Diego, California... right?
Morning.
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I was just reading that Adelaide isn't too far off from San Diego's temps and rain fall.
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I've been to San Diego do F them and in turn....
:lol Morning.
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I've been to San Diego do F them and in turn....
I really, really want to understand this, but I've read it six times and I still can't tell what you're saying.
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Being a wise guy about the beautiful temps and the gorgeous views.
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Oh, well a petulant frenzy of jealous profanity, I can understand.
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I've been to San Diego do F them and in turn....
I really, really want to understand this, but I've read it six times and I still can't tell what you're saying.
:lol
:king:
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I was in a rage.
No, I can't use that excuse about my typing. I never proof read before I hit send. :lol
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King is the Yogi Berra of the DT Forums.
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I am not a pinstripe kind of guy.
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I am not a pinstripe kind of guy.
I don't believe there were options to my statement. :-*
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I believe I would chop my torso off if I had pinstripes on. :lol
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I believe I would chop my torso off if I had pinstripes on. :lol
Then you can wear their away jersey.
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I've been to San Diego do F them and in turn....
I really, really want to understand this, but I've read it six times and I still can't tell what you're saying.
What's not to understand? This is the "Kinginese" thread after all. Allow me to break this down:
He's been to SoCal
Told the city "F-U" because they've got great weather, scenery, ecology etc...
I re-autocorrected "in turn" to be "u-turn".
So... in summary, Kinginese-English translation provides us with "I've been to San Diego; tell them "Fuck You", and do a u-turn, back to Boston".
I only needed to read it once. Gregg, you don't spend enough time practicing your Kinginese.
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That's right! :lol
All you'll need is to go out and drink with me and you'll understand. Ask Chad. :lol
Poor Chad dealt with myself and my brother for a weekend.
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Victoria and I are heading to DC for Christmas this year. We decided to not bother with all the family stuff. Looks like it's going to be in the low to mid 70s the majority of the time we're down there.
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Alcohol actually makes it far easier to understand.
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Alcohol actually makes it far easier to understand.
We did have a blast.
How's the families taking that Brian since you wont be with them?
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Victoria and I are heading to DC for Christmas this year. We decided to not bother with all the family stuff. Looks like it's going to be in the low to mid 70s the majority of the time we're down there.
My gf and I decided to just go to Costa Rica next year for Christmas. It's been so stressful with the families this year.
morning gang, drinking some coffee while slamming down some cold medication.
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Victoria and I are heading to DC for Christmas this year. We decided to not bother with all the family stuff. Looks like it's going to be in the low to mid 70s the majority of the time we're down there.
My gf and I decided to just go to Costa Rica next year for Christmas. It's been so stressful with the families this year.
Tell me about it. My family is easy. We're small. Including the non-blood relatives and my grandmother's 24/7 nurse, we never exceed 14 people. Victoria's family on the other hand, ugh. She has 32 first cousins (all blood) and more aunts and uncles than I can count. Christmas at their house easily exceeds 60 people, and deep down, I truly believe most of them don't want to be there. It's a headache and way too much stress. It costs a small fortune and is the epitome of American selfishness and consumerism. I actually get uncomfortable when I have to sit there and look around at how wasteful the entire day really is. I'm beyond thrilled to not have to deal with any of it this year. I got my dad and gift card to guitar center and my mom has six pre-paid appointments at her favorite nail salon. My sister and I don't exchange. I'm very content with how the holiday is being handled this year. Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to become a regular thing for us as her family doesn't seem too thrilled with our decision.
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Jesus that is a lot of people!
My family is the same as yours, we get together Christmas Eve have a few drinks and laugh and tell stories.
My gf's family is something else. About 8 people show up and her mom makes a 20lb turkey with 5 side dishes, all of it gets thrown away because she doesn't believe in making less food (sorry I got off on a tangent here). An argument always breaks out and my gf and I just sit there waiting until it's appropriate enough to leave. This year my gf's sisters husband is there and there is a new baby in the mix. Her husband is a piece of shit who has a short fuse and a god complex. It's just a mess lol.
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Jesus that is a lot of people!
My family is the same as yours, we get together Christmas Eve have a few drinks and laugh and tell stories.
My gf's family is something else. About 8 people show up and her mom makes a 20lb turkey with 5 side dishes, all of it gets thrown away because she doesn't believe in making less food (sorry I got off on a tangent here). An argument always breaks out and my gf and I just sit there waiting until it's appropriate enough to leave. This year my gf's sisters husband is there and there is a new baby in the mix. Her husband is a piece of shit who has a short fuse and a god complex. It's just a mess lol.
I hate when fights break out. We have Victoria's parents over for dinner every now and then, and without fail, her mom and dad will start bickering at some point. Every single time. Last time it was because there was sausage pizza in the same boz as meatball pizza. If I'm at your house, fine, I can't tell you how to converse, but if you're sitting in my dining room, I don't want to hear any of that crap. You don't know how badly I wish I could just say "get the fuck away from my table and take that bullshit outside". There is nothing more rude or irritating to me than people fighting while trying to enjoy a meal, especially when it's around someone else's table. Have some decency.
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Yup sounds like Jessica's family (my gf) :lol
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Good morning, everyone.
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Morning Hef, and sundry.
Coffee's on it's way!
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Coffee is good.
Christmas luncheon at work today, then Star Wars tonight.
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Morning Hef. Countdown to Christmas. Crazy at work right now as expected.
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:tup
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I'm interested in hearing your take on the new Star Wars tomorrow.
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I'm interested in hearing your take on the new Star Wars tomorrow.
I will certainly let you know.
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Morning Hef!
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Morning Hef!
Howdy!
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What's going on guys?
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Hey Prog!
Nothing much just doing some last minute shopping, every year I say I won't wait until the last minute yet here I am.
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I have a few last minute things to do as well. I'm just not in the mood for it this year. Bah
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We still have a few things to get as well, but I am really crunched for time since I am seeing Star Wars tonight and have a party to attend tomorrow night.
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I've left things to Xmas Eve before, so I know how you feel. I just have gift cards left so it's not that bad.
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I've left things to Xmas Eve before, so I know how you feel.
So have I, and I'd rather not do it again.
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Morning, chumps.
Since I got no sleep yesterday and woke up at 6:30am, I was so tired yesterday. So tired that I was getting the shakes and weird pains in my head and having trouble keeping my eyes open. Managed to stay awake till 10pm, and slept until 9:30am. :lol
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Morning, chumps.
Since I got no sleep yesterday and woke up at 6:30am, I was so tired yesterday. So tired that I was getting the shakes and weird pains in my head and having trouble keeping my eyes open. Managed to stay awake till 10pm, and slept until 9:30am. :lol
I think the longest I stayed up was around 40 hours. I parked myself with two of my friends outside of a target for a ps3. I was going to buy it and resell it on ebay.
Day one was fine and the night was ok, played some cards with my buddies. Day two I was pretty tired but the night of day two was fucking terrible. It was freezing and raining. Some guy showed up and offered me $1000 to buy my spot in line and he would wait the rest of the day, I took the money and drove home (awful idea, it was probably worse than if I was driving drunk).
I surprisingly had a hard time falling asleep when I got home but was eventually able to.
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When I worked the midnight to 8 shift at my job, I'd go days without sleeping. It was probably the most arduous six months of my life. I crossed the line into delirium. Things were moving that shouldn't be moving. It was really bizarre.
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I once went 44 hours without sleep in my late teens, and another time for 42 hours in my mid-20s in University. By the end of the latter, I was hallucinating things that weren't happening. Nothing too creepy. I go 20 ish hours a few times a year, when I'm traveling to the west coast and I have to get up early on east coast time, but then am up late on west coast, which adds 3 hours to my day.
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Morning, chumps.
Since I got no sleep yesterday and woke up at 6:30am, I was so tired yesterday. So tired that I was getting the shakes and weird pains in my head and having trouble keeping my eyes open. Managed to stay awake till 10pm, and slept until 9:30am. :lol
You wuss.
Of late I get 7 hours and just wake up.
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I once went 44 hours without sleep in my late teens, and another time for 42 hours in my mid-20s in University. By the end of the latter, I was hallucinating things that weren't happening. Nothing too creepy. I go 20 ish hours a few times a year, when I'm traveling to the west coast and I have to get up early on east coast time, but then am up late on west coast, which adds 3 hours to my day.
Doing it in the younger days is a completely different beast. Shit, I remember so many nights of drinking straight through until morning and then driving to work. I can't do that anymore. Okay, I'm lying. I do it from time to time, except I'm not driving this time.
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I once went 44 hours without sleep in my late teens, and another time for 42 hours in my mid-20s in University. By the end of the latter, I was hallucinating things that weren't happening. Nothing too creepy. I go 20 ish hours a few times a year, when I'm traveling to the west coast and I have to get up early on east coast time, but then am up late on west coast, which adds 3 hours to my day.
I think my max was about 39. Felt completely fine that time, I just fell asleep the instant I shut my eyes.
Another time when I stayed up 24 hours because I was typing up an assignment for my sister, I was hallucinating bugs on the keyboard. :lol
These days I'm a lightweight and start to feel terrible even at around 20 hours, so it's been a while since I've stayed up.
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What time do you go to bed/wake up blob?
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I go to bed whenever. I wake up whenever. That's the only routine I can stick to.
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That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
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Finished my first symphony (https://musescore.com/user/100120/scores/1548246)
pretty pleased with it
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That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
I can tell time, it's just mostly trivial to me. :lol
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That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
I can tell time, it's just mostly trivial to me. :lol
I share your sentiments
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Morning all.
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I'm going to check it out when I get home, Lucien. I'm sure it's amazing though.
Morning guys.
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Finished my first symphony (https://musescore.com/user/100120/scores/1548246)
pretty pleased with it
I'll check that out tonight! Awesome!
That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
I can tell time, it's just mostly trivial to me. :lol
Where he goes, there is no time..........
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Finished my first symphony (https://musescore.com/user/100120/scores/1548246)
pretty pleased with it
I'll check that out tonight! Awesome!
That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
I can tell time, it's just mostly trivial to me. :lol
Where he goes, there is no time..........
In the bathroom with the latest issue of Android Asses and A-cups?
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Green Jugs & AI Life.
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That's basically means Blob never learned how to tell time
I can tell time, it's just mostly trivial to me. :lol
Where he goes, there is no time..........
There is time, but there are no roads.
In the bathroom with the latest issue of Android Asses and A-cups?
I prefer Cyborg C-Cups Magazine.
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In the bathroom with the latest issue of Android Asses and A-cups?
I prefer Cyborg C-Cups Magazine.
Decepticon D-Cups
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My head has been blasting for a few days. I wonder if I have a sinus infection. I'll have to neti pod it tonight. Such a pleasant experience.
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In the bathroom with the latest issue of Android Asses and A-cups?
I prefer Cyborg C-Cups Magazine.
Decepticon D-Cups
I can't say I know of many Decepticon females. :lol
Decepticon Dongs
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King, this shit is the bomb for that.
(https://www.zicam.com/images/products/indiv-pg-intense_sinus_relief.png)
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I can't say I know of many Decepticon females. :lol
Decepticon Dongs
Whatever floats your boat :lol
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I have medication. I may not have one but once in a while it's good to use the pod.
In the bathroom with the latest issue of Android Asses and A-cups?
I prefer Cyborg C-Cups Magazine.
Decepticon D-Cups
I can't say I know of many Decepticon females. :lol
Decepticon Dongs
I knew it!
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King, this shit is the bomb for that.
(https://www.zicam.com/images/products/indiv-pg-intense_sinus_relief.png)
I'm addicted to that stuff. Literally.
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Really, Chino? I had no problem just using it a few times to clear heavy sinus congestion and then putting it away.
I remember back in the 80's though, there was that Afrin shit that was EXTREMELY addictive!
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Really, Chino? I had no problem just using it a few times to clear heavy sinus congestion and then putting it away.
I remember back in the 80's though, there was that Afrin shit that was EXTREMELY addictive!
Afrin is what I'm stuck on. I assumed these two products were one in the same.
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I have pressure in the sinus cavity right now. So if I see green stuff (yuck) I'll know it's a sinus infection.
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Really, Chino? I had no problem just using it a few times to clear heavy sinus congestion and then putting it away.
I remember back in the 80's though, there was that Afrin shit that was EXTREMELY addictive!
Afrin is what I'm stuck on. I assumed these two products were one in the same.
Not in my experience.
My ex-wife (#1) had to see a couple of addiction specialists to get off Afrin. Good luck man, that shit is evil.
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Really, Chino? I had no problem just using it a few times to clear heavy sinus congestion and then putting it away.
I remember back in the 80's though, there was that Afrin shit that was EXTREMELY addictive!
Afrin is what I'm stuck on. I assumed these two products were one in the same.
Not in my experience.
My ex-wife (#1) had to see a couple of addiction specialists to get off Afrin. Good luck man, that shit is evil.
How'd it work out for her? I can't sleep without it.
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King, this shit is the bomb for that.
(https://www.zicam.com/images/products/indiv-pg-intense_sinus_relief.png)
I'm addicted to that stuff. Literally.
Just bought some of that last night because I'm coming down with a cold. So nice.
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How'd it work out for her? I can't sleep without it.
Well, it was a real struggle. They ended up prescribing sleeping aids and she had a hot line number she could call at any moment to talk her down when she was jonesing for it too much. She jumped back on it a few times but eventually kicked it.
As I recall, the biggest problem is that your sinuses swell shut when you don't use it, so you become a mouth breather for 4-5 days until the stuff get's out of your system. It's kind of torturous.
I don't believe it actually has an addicting narcotic in it, but if you're predisposed for getting hooked (she had an addictive personality) it can rule your life.
As always, a medical professional (I'm not one) is highly recommended.
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(https://i.imgur.com/BrAER18.gif)
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*hovers over "Show unread posts since last visit"*...probably not worth it.
Hello all!
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'Ello there Harry. Long time no see around these here parts.
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Harry!
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Yeah...I've been pretty busy with stuff lately. Not had much down time! I'm on holiday all of this week with not a lot to do though. Thought I would come say hi when Jackie reminded me about this place!
How are you all anyway?
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Not bad. Still getting read for Christmas.
You?
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Harry!
:panicattack:
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I'm good thanks! What have you still got left to do? I, thankfully, only have to wrap one more present and I should be done.
Hi Zydar! How's Scandinavia?
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Dammit Harry! I missed you!
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Scandinavia is still up north. No snow here though...
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Dammit Harry! I missed you!
:heart
Scandinavia is still up north. No snow here though...
Same. It was a bit frosty a few weeks ago but it's been rather mild other than that.
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That's some bad hat...
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I still have a little shopping to do, but I hope to wrap it up tonight.
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I just discovered I need to buy one more thing but I have to deal with going to the mall tomorrow. It's going to be an adventure.
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Bring a machete.
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I'm all done for Christmas shopping. I ordered one thing I very much don't expect to arrive on time, but that's alright. I already got the bulk of that person's gift, so they're not missing out.
*hovers over "Show unread posts since last visit"*...probably not worth it.
Hello all!
WHAT WHAT
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Good evening peeps.
A coworker and good friend of mine just got bumped up as an area supervisor for another company which he's been working with for like 2 years... and right off the bat is offering me work. The company treats it's employees like royalty, it pays better than what I make now, and it's less stressful.
There are issues though. There is no full time work. It's mainly events. If I tried hard enough, I could make it fullish time, but it wouldn't be as stable as where I am now. The other issue is most of the work is in Santa Barbara. Currently I live 6 miles from work. 10 min drive through town. Santa Barbara is 50 miles, and it can take anywhere from an hour to 2.5 hours to get to / from.
I am going to start taking the odd job up in Santa Barbara (especially since he can throw a bit more cash my direction for certain things), and when anything pops up in my area, I am first on the list to snag it, at least event wise.
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For a year, I lived about 75 miles away from where I worked and I found that the commute really wore me down after a while (even though I was car sharing). It was probably about an hour/hour and fifteen minutes shorter than your commute as well. You find that the fuel costs rise like mad too. Now that I live about 2 miles away from work (I mostly walk or cycle), I find that my petrol costs per month are about half to a third of what I would spend per weeek when I was doing the 75 mile commute and that was with me driving 1-3 times a week.
For me, it wasn't worth it and I wouldn't do it again. Got to think about your quality of life as well as the money and all that jazz.
WHAT WHAT
HELLO!
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If my work requires me to put on pants and travel further than my bedroom, it's not worth it.
Also that other job doesn't sound worth the trouble anyway.
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Blob, did you ever get semi-decent broadband?
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Yeah, a few years ago my shitty ISP shut down so I finally got decent internet (by Australian standards). It's about 14-15 megabit.
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Blob, did you ever get semi-decent broadband?
Well he still lives in Australia...so, no :lol
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Blob, did you ever get semi-decent broadband?
Well he still lives in Australia...so, no :lol
:lol What have you got?
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That's not too bad then. I've got 37Mb around these parts but I used to have 120Mb about 4 years ago which was great but I don't download a lot these days so I don't see the point.
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Blob, did you ever get semi-decent broadband?
Well he still lives in Australia...so, no :lol
:lol What have you got?
ADSL2+. On a good day I can get 17mbit but of course that doesn't happen very often.
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That's not too bad then. I've got 37Mb around these parts but I used to have 120Mb about 4 years ago which was great but I don't download a lot these days so I don't see the point.
Nice. I'm fine with my internet speed, since a lot of downloading and streaming is well below that speed in practice. Not that I'd complain about faster internet when trying to upload huge video files.
Blob, did you ever get semi-decent broadband?
Well he still lives in Australia...so, no :lol
:lol What have you got?
ADSL2+. On a good day I can get 17mbit but of course that doesn't happen very often.
Basically what I've got but slightly faster. Have you got a cap? I'm with TPG, but I'm not in one of their areas, so I can't get their unlimited plan. :(
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Broadband companies that don't have unlimited plans? That is literally the worst thing I've ever heard and I've listened to Symphony X.
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Basically what I've got but slightly faster. Have you got a cap? I'm with TPG, but I'm not in one of their areas, so I can't get their unlimited plan. :(
Well it's only 12mbit at the moment, I just checked. :getoffmylawn: My cap is 500GB so I don't have to worry about it too much. I'm with Bigpond because the only other one in the area that I can connect to properly is Dodo and they're rather shit from what I've heard. I was with TPG a few years ago (2010 or 2011 or so) but I wasn't in one of their areas either and the quality of the service was poor, figured it was because I was offnet so I went back to Telstra.
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Broadband companies that don't have unlimited plans? That is literally the worst thing I've ever heard and I've listened to Symphony X.
Australia. Enough said.
Basically what I've got but slightly faster. Have you got a cap? I'm with TPG, but I'm not in one of their areas, so I can't get their unlimited plan. :(
Well it's only 12mbit at the moment, I just checked. :getoffmylawn: My cap is 500GB so I don't have to worry about it too much. I'm with Bigpond because the only other one in the area that I can connect to properly is Dodo and they're rather shit from what I've heard. I was with TPG a few years ago (2010 or 2011 or so) but I wasn't in one of their areas either and the quality of the service was poor.
500gb on Bigpond must cost you a bit. But at least it should be pretty reliable.
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500gb on Bigpond must cost you a bit. But at least it should be pretty reliable.
There's no such thing as cheap broadband here is there? :lol It's no more expensive than it was to be on TPG since the prices are increased when you are offnet, but I have a higher cap and as you said it's more reliable (though still has the typical ups and downs). I wouldn't be with Bigpond if there was a better option though.
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How much do you guys pay a month? I pay about £28 a month for line rental (never used but pretty much ISP requires it because they're dicks) and fibre capped at 37Mb down and 10Mb up.
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500gb on Bigpond must cost you a bit. But at least it should be pretty reliable.
There's no such thing as cheap broadband here is there? :lol
It's all relative. :lol
I just checked the Telstra site, and it's more expensive than what I'm paying for an off-net plan for a lot less bandwidth, and it's on a 24 month contract.
How much do you guys pay a month? I pay about £28 a month for line rental (never used but pretty much ISP requires it because they're dicks) and fibre capped at 37Mb down and 10Mb up.
I pay 60 dollary-doos a month, 200gb bandwidth a month, and 14Mb speed as I said earlier.
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I just checked the Telstra site, and it's more expensive than what I'm paying for an off-net plan for a lot less bandwidth, and it's on a 24 month contract.
I just checked TPG and their offnet prices have come down a lot. Five or so years ago when I was with them I think I was paying $90 and had 200GB split between peak and offpeak. But now it's only $60 for that. The 500GB is more expensive than Telstra though.
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60 dollary doos is roughly 29 queen coins so that's not too bad, to be honest.
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I just checked the Telstra site, and it's more expensive than what I'm paying for an off-net plan for a lot less bandwidth, and it's on a 24 month contract.
I just checked TPG and their offnet prices have come down a lot. Five or so years ago when I was with them I think I was paying $90 and had 200GB split between peak and offpeak. But now it's only $60 for that. The 500GB is more expensive than Telstra though.
Oh I was thinking it was still cheaper, but I must be getting confused with their regular plans. I should have figured if it was a better price, I'd be on that plan already. :lol
Sounds like you were on the same plan I'm on, but more expensive. That must have been early days, because it's not too long ago they didn't even offer off-net plans.
60 dollary doos is roughly 29 queen coins so that's not too bad, to be honest.
Our coins have the queen on them too. :lol
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...bloody Commonwealth!
Edit: Also, when did the DT side chat get nuked?
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Morning chaps, mates and chumps.
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...bloody Commonwealth!
Edit: Also, when did the DT side chat get nuked?
Not long ago, maybe a few months. About damn time!
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Edit: Also, when did the DT side chat get nuked?
When someone important finally realised that it was a completely pointless thread.
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But that's where all the old people talked!
Morning chaps, mates and chumps.
Afternoon (oh how I've missed this game)!
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But that's where all the old people talked!
Now all the old people talk here. The DT side chat thread was for noobs. You know, people who still listened to DT. :neverusethis:
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ADSL2+. On a good day I can get 17mbit but of course that doesn't happen very often.
They still make that? ;)
Morning guys.
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But that's where all the old people talked!
Morning chaps, mates and chumps.
Afternoon (oh how I've missed this game)!
Hey, hows your face after that accident?
But that's where all the old people talked!
Now all the old people talk here. The DT side chat thread was for noobs. You know, people who still listened to DT. :neverusethis:
Why does PMU end so abruptly?
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Morning!
And Blob, I still listen to DT...
...every time they release a new album.
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ADSL2+. On a good day I can get 17mbit but of course that doesn't happen very often.
They still make that? ;)
I refer you to my earlier post-
Australia. Enough said.
Morning!
And Blob, I still listen to DT...
...every time they release a new album.
Ditto. :lol And over it by the time it's released.
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Good morning.
Internet is all relative. I get capped at 100Mbit download (10Mbit upload), but only have 320GB/month total. $60-ish CAD.
DT-side general chat got nuked earlier this year I believe. It wasn't being used at all. Harry... most of the old guard you remember is either gone, or avoids the DT side altogether. It's a freakshow over there - though encouraging that DT still attracts new fans. We wait until they graduate, and come over to GD. I feel sorry for the mods that have to actually read that shit. Every now and then I take a peek to remind myself why I don't go over there. Never takes me more than a quick perusal of one thread to make a u-turn and get my ass outta there. Same can be said for P/R.
GD and GMD is where it's at baby!
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If they have a sense of humor they are in. Most are so serious that it's unbearable.
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GD and GMD is where it's at baby!
FTFM.
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Hello to everyone who have said "Morning"...can't keep up with all these new posts!
jingle.boy - Ah okay! Thanks! I generally avoided 95% of the threads in the DT side that weren't that chat thread anyway!
But that's where all the old people talked!
Morning chaps, mates and chumps.
Afternoon (oh how I've missed this game)!
Hey, hows your face after that accident?
It's fine! It was the bloody surgery that I had a few weeks later that made my face swell up like a balloon :lol
The swelling has mostly gone down now, thankfully. You can still see it a little bit but unless you're looking for it, it's not obvious. My cheek bone is also in the correct place now which is a bonus.
But that's where all the old people talked!
Now all the old people talk here. The DT side chat thread was for noobs. You know, people who still listened to DT. :neverusethis:
And who does that, right? :neverusethis:
I haven't listened to any new DT stuff in a while but I also haven't listened to any new stuff from most bands in a while, to be honest. For the last few years, I've only really heard one or two new albums (new to me, at least) per year...I'm getting pretty lazy.
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I haven't listened to any new DT stuff in a while but I also haven't listened to any new stuff from most bands in a while, to be honest. For the last few years, I've only really heard one or two new albums (new to me, at least) per year...I'm getting pretty lazy.
I went a few years without checking out much new music, but I've listened to a bit more lately. I still don't listen to much new music compared to a lot of people here though. Ain't nobody got time for that with my busy busy lifestyle.
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ADSL2+. On a good day I can get 17mbit but of course that doesn't happen very often.
They still make that? ;)
I refer you to my earlier post-
Australia. Enough said.
:lol
The technology goes there. Why are they so reluctant to share it?
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I'd blame Paul Hogan.
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I haven't listened to any new DT stuff in a while but I also haven't listened to any new stuff from most bands in a while, to be honest. For the last few years, I've only really heard one or two new albums (new to me, at least) per year...I'm getting pretty lazy.
I went a few years without checking out much new music, but I've listened to a bit more lately. I still don't listen to much new music compared to a lot of people here though. Ain't nobody got time for that with my busy busy lifestyle.
That's the problem really. When I was a student and walked 45 minutes each way to work/university, I had plenty of time to listen to new music. Don't have that any more with a full time job etc. Joys of being an adult :(
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I haven't listened to any new DT stuff in a while but I also haven't listened to any new stuff from most bands in a while, to be honest. For the last few years, I've only really heard one or two new albums (new to me, at least) per year...I'm getting pretty lazy.
I went a few years without checking out much new music, but I've listened to a bit more lately. I still don't listen to much new music compared to a lot of people here though. Ain't nobody got time for that with my busy busy lifestyle.
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I, I, I :lol
I'd blame Paul Hogan.
Blob Hogan.
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I, I, I :lol
Do you have something to say, king? :biggrin:
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I was thrown there for a moment.
I'm always searching for new music. I can't help myself sometimes.
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I haven't listened to any new DT stuff in a while but I also haven't listened to any new stuff from most bands in a while, to be honest. For the last few years, I've only really heard one or two new albums (new to me, at least) per year...I'm getting pretty lazy.
I went a few years without checking out much new music, but I've listened to a bit more lately. I still don't listen to much new music compared to a lot of people here though. Ain't nobody got time for that with my busy busy lifestyle.
That's the problem really. When I was a student and walked 45 minutes each way to work/university, I had plenty of time to listen to new music. Don't have that any more with a full time job etc. Joys of being an adult :(
When I used to drive to work, I would never get the chance to check out new music. Now that I use public transportation all day long, there is an endless amount of time to check new things out.
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I have to admit, I was skeptical but I thought "You know? It's been so long since I've been here, a lot of things will have changed. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt".
I was clearly mistaken.
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I was thrown there for a moment.
Hey, I sorta do some stuff sometimes! This is my progress report for today-
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/c3po_01.jpg)
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Nice brass
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:lol
Blob that looks awesome.
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:lol
Blob that looks awesome.
I told myself I'd just do a quick job on it, just grab a model off the internet and fix it up a bit. It never turns out that way. :facepalm:
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Isn't that what most geeks do, grab models off the Internet? :lol
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I like the texture of the metal, Blob!
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Isn't that what most geeks do, grab models off the Internet? :lol
:lolpalm:
Your level of nerd is judged by what kind of models you're downloading.
I like the texture of the metal, Blob!
Thanks. It was a pain in the ass to match the look of the original. Every panel has its own texture map, gloss map, and reflection map, and a global environment map. I had to hand paint all of the subtle worn off plating on the front.
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Isn't that what most geeks do, grab models off the Internet? :lol
Giggity.
:lol
Blob that looks awesome.
I told myself I'd just do a quick job on it, just grab a model off the internet and fix it up a bit. It never turns out that way. :facepalm:
That's the perfectionist in you.
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That's the perfectionist in you.
I want to punch that jerk right in his jerk face.
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December 23rd can only mean one thing.
(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12391354_544448215704860_797060895552595762_n.jpg?oh=fdbf61f93f297854a21c9f9fd055cc39&oe=571CBA60)
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I'll get the pole out of the crawl space.
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Thanks. It was a pain in the ass to match the look of the original. Every panel has its own texture map, gloss map, and reflection map, and a global environment map. I had to hand paint all of the subtle worn off plating on the front.
The tarnish, is just the right color. It's so difficult to keep it from turning out red once you add lighting...at least it used to be for me. Of course, with modern programs you may be painting the texture directly to the model for all I know. :lol
Happy Festivus, Chad!
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Festivus isn't over until Blob pins King.
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Thanks. It was a pain in the ass to match the look of the original. Every panel has its own texture map, gloss map, and reflection map, and a global environment map. I had to hand paint all of the subtle worn off plating on the front.
The tarnish, is just the right color. It's so difficult to keep it from turning out red once you add lighting...at least it used to be for me. Of course, with modern programs you may be painting the texture directly to the model for all I know. :lol
I don't know why it would turn out red. :lol But I find anything yellowy/goldy difficult, because that hue just shades weirdly. I'm still having some trouble stopping this from looking mustardy in the crevices. I've spent way too long on this one model, I'll probably never get this project done.
Festivus isn't over until Blob pins King.
We're gonna be here a while. :lol King was a pro wrestler in the '80s.
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My specialty move is the DDT.
No working on C3PO for 6 months after that move. Doctor's order.
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Have you forgotten, your finishing move is the grammar bomb.
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I don't want you out for a full year man. ARE YOU NUTS!!
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I don't want you out for a full year man. ARE YOU NUTS!!
:lol
YOU KNOW IT'S FAKE RIGHT?
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What wrestling?
:lol
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Also, when did the DT side chat get nuked?
*cries*
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Tears of joy, right? :neverusethis:
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Yeah, sure.
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Good morning folks!
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Hey hey
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you you
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Echo echo echo...
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So how's everyone doing today?
I just got paid. Gotta go get a hair cut and make payments for my car and car insurance...
Or sit underneath my fucking awesome electric blanket and do all that tomorrow...
:JayOctavarium:
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I just got paid today as well! All gifts are done so the money is for me.
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Hey guys
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What is up
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Hey hey
you you
I don't like your girlfriend!
Something something new one!
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What is up
Not a whole lot. I'm just killing time until I leave. You?
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Wife threw one more present for me to get for someone she forgot to pick up and get the ingredients for a salad for Christmas morning.
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Are you going to be tossing salad, King?
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I just got paid.
Whatever happened regarding them short-changing your OT?
Gotta go get a hair cut
Does not compute.
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What is up
Not a whole lot. I'm just killing time until I leave. You?
Same
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Just paid my speeding ticket that I forgot to pay. :( I was picking someone up from the airport and they dropped the speed limit from 35 to 25, I didn't notice the new speed and was doing 40.
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It's going to be a long two days. I'm working 8-4 tomorrow and then going home to have dinner with my family. Then I have to go back to work for the midnight to 8 shift on Xmas morning. By the time I get home, I have to pick up my daughter from her mother's house, and then spend the day with my family. I won't be sleeping until that night. Caffeine will be my savior. :lol
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Are you going to be tossing salad, King?
I'm married. I think you know the answer.
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Are you going to be tossing salad, King?
I'm married. I think you know the answer.
So that's a "yes".
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:tup
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One.
More.
Sleep.
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I feel a combination of very slight excitement and utter impending dread. Yep, it's Christmas alright.
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Morning
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Morning.
I have a day ahead of glorious nonsense. How 'bout y'all?
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Morning.
I have a day ahead of glorious nonsense. How 'bout y'all?
Pretty much the same.
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One of the vendors we contract with (machine shop) is throwing a BBQ!
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Yes. Like I mentioned earlier, it's going to be a long 36 hours until I can get to sleep again.
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Morning. Work until 2:30 then let the traveling chaos begin.
Got TOT blasting in the office. You know, Christmas music.
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Morning. Work until 2:30 then let the traveling chaos begin.
Got TOT blasting in the office. You know, Christmas music.
I have Anathema going right now. :metal
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Sorry about that Prog.
You're probably going to make fun of me and not let me play any reindeer games but I'm listening to The Brian Setzer Orchestra. :biggrin:
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Sorry about that Prog.
You're probably going to make fun of me and not let me play any reindeer games but I'm listening to The Brian Setzer Orchestra. :biggrin:
I love BSO. I'm a huge fan of swing music, actually. I was listening to some Bobby Darin on the way to work.
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I have three of his Christmas Albums. The new one from this year isn't as good as the old ones but Yabba-Dabba Yuletide is an instant classic!
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I have three of his Christmas Albums. The new one from this year isn't as good as the old ones but Yabba-Dabba Yuletide is an instant classic!
I actually never listened to any of his Xmas albums. I should add them to my Spotify playlist.
For those interested, at midnight Spotify added The Beatles catalog to their database. Now, I just need them to add King Crimson, Steven Wilson, and Neal Morse-related recordings and I'll be happy.
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My favorite Christmas album is by Jars Of Clay.
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Good morning! Short day at the office but it'll be busy. Can't wait to be done with work.
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Same here Reap.
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You get all your shopping done King?
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Still have a few people left that we are not getting together until after the new year so we'll get their presents later. Otherwise, we're done.
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Hey, my peoples. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.
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Officially just finished my shopping. I just got back from getting greetings cards. Nice way to spend the work day. :lol
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Hey, my peoples. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.
Right back at you, your Hef-ness. All the best to you and your ladies.
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Hey, my peoples. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.
To you and your family Hef.
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Hey, my peoples. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.
You too Hef!
I hope Jingle and JingleFamily, King, Blob, Kotow, Prog, Podaar, and everyone else have a great Christmas!
Just opened one gift I got, a full moscow mule set, needless to say I'll be posting buzzed tonight.
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Yes, everybody have a good next couple of days. I'm working midnight to 8 later on, so I will be posting most of the night. :lol
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I hope you guys all have a great Christmas too! :D
It's Christmas Day here now, and I've opened all of my presents. I even got up at 8am.
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Hope everyone has a good Christmas!
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Just got to work a little while ago. Who's around?
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Prog, how ya holdin' up, buddy?
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Hey Podaar. I'm just fantastic. How about you?
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I'm well.
If I remember correctly, you're working and then are picking up your daughter for festivities?
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Yes sir. I'm working until 8. Then I'm heading home to shower and change. I have to pick up the spawn by 11 and then heading to my parent's house.
Awake count...26 hours. :lol
I just read your post in the Christmas thread. That was really touching.
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Yeah, I'm touching myself right now.
Or, just touched...I can't decide.
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Now, I'm REALLY wishing I was asleep. :lol
It's always cold in this room. I've been trying to find the controls for this room since I started working here but they're probably under lock and key.
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Touching yourself?!
A Christmas miracle!
Morning.
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You know, I was just thinking.
It's been fantastic having my kids at a young age. I know it's not for everyone, but it has worked out extremely well for me. I can relate with them (easier than my folks did with me). I get to enjoy my grand-children while I'm still relatively young compared with my maternal grandfather who was 60 when I was born.
Still, I think it's caused me to age a little prematurely. I have some of those empty nest-feelings you see in your folks. You know, like, "Hey, it wouldn't hurt to call your ol' man once in a while." I don't actually say that, but I feel it sometimes.
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Morning, King.
Can I get you an espresso?
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No thank you. Just need my Dunkin' Donuts coffee brewed with cream and sugar. Egg Nog pancakes today. :metal
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Schweet! I always make Ebelskivers for Christmas morning. Traditions.
(https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W-F6TL6lL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
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I love the family traditions. Time to wake the wifey up.
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Go get 'er!
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You know, I was just thinking.
It's been fantastic having my kids at a young age. I know it's not for everyone, but it has worked out extremely well for me. I can relate with them (easier than my folks did with me). I get to enjoy my grand-children while I'm still relatively young compared with my maternal grandfather who was 60 when I was born.
Still, I think it's caused me to age a little prematurely. I have some of those empty nest-feelings you see in your folks. You know, like, "Hey, it wouldn't hurt to call your ol' man once in a while." I don't actually say that, but I feel it sometimes.
[/babbling]
I started late so I'll probably be close to 60 when my first grandchild is born.
Go get 'er!
I'm wondering how he's going to do it. Maybe a little pickle tickle?
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Guys, guys. With our cats and my bad breath! :lol
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Is that a statement? Because if it is, I'm concerned.
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It's life.
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Poor cat.
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Guys, guys. With our cats and my bad breath! :lol
But, doesn't coffee immediately wipe out bad breath?
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Had tone get her up to brew it.
Man I'm spoiled.
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I think my Kinginese is improving. I completely understood that.
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I think my Kinginese is improving. I completely understood that.
Another Festivus miracle!
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My goal in life is to have everyone learn my language or to give people strokes.
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I'm going to call you Yellow Ledbetter.
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I go by many names. Some that my wife calls me would not be appropriate to type out.
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Well, we can certainly understand her rationale. :biggrin:
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:lol
Terms of endearment.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I got very wasted last night and I'm feeling it this morning. Had a great Christmas, my gf got me a ps4, steam link and controller. I think she thought the steam link worked with the ps4. I'm not complaining because I have a massive steam library.
Hope everyone is having a great morning!
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Merry Christmas everyone. Gonna go watch the Disney Parade as is our family tradition. Just finished setting up the new iPhone for mrs.jingle.
I go by many names. Some that my wife calls me would not be appropriate to type out.
You Sexy Beast.
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Merry Christmas
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Chad. :lol
Jay! Merry Christmas!
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How goes it?
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I ate too much and we haven't even hit the desert table yet.
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Good morning.
Has everyone recovered from Christmas?
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No need, I didn't go overboard. Christmas Day is low key in the jingle.household. Gift opening in the morning, chilling and 'playing' with said gifts in the afternoon, jingle.mother-in-law over for dinner, and more chilling. We watched some home videos of when jingle.kids were babies (it's always a good chuckle), and then some of shows we got as a family for Christmas gifts.
Big ticket item for the kids was they each got an iPad - iPad Pro for jingle.son so he has a drawing tablet too; iPad air for jingle.daughter with 64GB, because she loves her music and movies. New iPhone 6 for mrs.jingle... so Apple did ok by me this Christmas. Sony's gonna get some of my dough today - gonna go pickup a PS4, and more playing with our gifts.
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Great day yesterday. Slept in until 7:30 this morning.
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Great day yesterday. Slept in until 7:30 this morning.
That counts as sleeping in? :| I got woken up at 8am for Christmas day, then stayed up till 4am anyway. :lol
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For me it is. When you,get up early every day for work, 730 am seems so late.
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hangover part 2 today. I can't wait to get home and play with my steam link, or ps4, I'm not sure yet :lol
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Hey guys
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Hey yo. What's up?
Just re-arranging the Playston setup - moving the PS3 to the TV in the den, now that the PS4 is setup in the man cave downstairs. Jingle.son is playing Star Wars Battlefront atm.
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Very cool! I'm with my daughter, trying to keep track of everything she's opening so no pieces are lost. :lol
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Morning
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Hello.
I have a wonderful morning of nothing planned, followed by the Panthers game, with more nothing planned for the rest of the day and evening. It will be glorious.
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I wish. Mom's side of the family for Christmas. Do they know I'm a football fan?! :lol
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Gonna watch Age of Ultron on blu-ray with the kidlets; havng for a few hours, then off to some friends tonight for a dinner party. Nothing is in tomorrow's plan (since it's a holiday for us ... lieu day for Boxing Day).
The 'sleep in' was glorious. The cat wailed at 6:30... she's all confused when no one is up, because jingle.kids are usually up for school on weekday, and I'm usually up early on weekends. She's old, and virtually blind/deaf, so when she wails, it could wake the dead.
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Good morning everyone!
Hey yo. What's up?
Just re-arranging the Playston setup - moving the PS3 to the TV in the den, now that the PS4 is setup in the man cave downstairs. Jingle.son is playing Star Wars Battlefront atm.
I have battlefront for PC, have you seen the realism mod for battlefront? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGyaR2sSBkA
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I was a diving board for our 2 cats to jump on Lisa's head. They were hungry.
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Wow. That was wicked Reaper.
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I have a pretty powerful rig but that would melt my video card :lol
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Hey guys!
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Hey Prog
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Hey, just about to run out to the store with the offspring. She needs milk and whatnot, so I'll be back shortly.
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I think I might order pizza tonight
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Do it, I had some local Pizza here for dinner, did not regret.
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Pepperoni...well done.
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Good morning troops.
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Morning folks!
Progress report. Almost done. Quite happy with it despite spending way too long on it.
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/c3po_02.jpg)
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Love the reflection of the light on him. Fantastic.
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Oh man, I was away for a while and I've just now been catching up on the glory of what has happened.
Whahíbrido pickingant.
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Love the reflection of the light on him. Fantastic.
I like shiny stuff. It looks shiny.
Now I need to finish off the legs (they're too new and shiny looking), and give him his red arm.
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Oh man, I was away for a while and I've just now been catching up on the glory of what has happened.
Whahíbrido pickingant.
Don't forget about cone-lady. That's just as much a Thread-of-the-year contender.
Nice golden rod you got there Blob.
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Oh yeah, that one was superb as well.
Also it seems that I've been missing a certain mysterious figure only known as "clock guy"? Can somebody link me the relevant stuff?
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Nice golden rod you got there Blob.
The trick is that I polish it a lot.
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Oh yeah, that one was superb as well.
Also it seems that I've been missing a certain mysterious figure only known as "clock guy"? Can somebody link me the relevant stuff?
It's related to this. The last character that hasn't been revealed has a clock in the background. It just spiraled from there, I think.
https://www.dreamtheater.net/theastonishing
And looking at it, it definitely looks to be a kid.
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Nice golden rod you got there Blob.
The trick is that I polish it a lot.
No duh. :lol
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Nice golden rod you got there Blob.
The trick is that I polish it a lot.
(https://static.fjcdn.com/comments/5555159+_39da526d0b161ffb052a57e4b2836183.jpg)
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That's gold,
Jerry Blob!
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Morning.
Back at work for 3 days. Ugh.
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Morning,
Yea, I was trying to tell myself that it's a short week too, but it's not helping me get motivated. I've got a bad case of the "fuckits".
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Morning.
Back at work for 3 days. Ugh.
4 days for me.
Double rat farts.
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Morning,
Yea, I was trying to tell myself that it's a short week too, but it's not helping me get motivated. I've got a bad case of the "fuckits".
I hear you.
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Morning guys
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What up J?
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Craving pizza again. You?
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I could eat pizza 24/7.
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I probably could, but I don't. :lol There's pasta, too.
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Oh that too 24/7. :lol
I did have Kibbeh & Grape Leaves yesterday and that made me very happy.
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I've never had kibbeh, but grape leaves are awesome!
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I'm half Lebanese so it's the law. :lol
Well I'm leaving work to rearrange our shed. Got to put the lawnmower in the back and the snowblower in the front. 3 to 6 inches of snow they are saying for tomorrow.
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So I ordered a new router on amazon last night around 8pm, got my prime shipping. It came today at 3pm. 19 hours it took to order - ship - deliver.
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How much does Prime cost Reap?
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$99 a year, I just had it renewed. I get a lot of stuff shipped so it's worth it IMO.
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King,
Prime can be shared among families as well. So if you and the Queen both regularly order from Amazon or watch movies on Prime, etc. you can both get the benefits for the one annual fee. I think our annual membership was $75.00, but I wouldn't swear to it.
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Evening, gents
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Hey, Prog. How ya'll doin? Did the Spawn enjoy Christmas?
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Merry late Christmas DTF
Got a microphone, a few CDs and a Bernie Sanders t-shirt
wrote a little ambient piece (https://musescore.com/user/100120/scores/1568916) today
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Hey, Prog. How ya'll doin? Did the Spawn enjoy Christmas?
Indeed, she did. I just finished bagging all of the garbage boxes. :lol How was your Xmas?
Merry late Christmas DTF
Got a microphone, a few CDs and a Bernie Sanders t-shirt
wrote a little ambient piece (https://musescore.com/user/100120/scores/1568916) today
I was just about comment that I had no idea you were a Detroit Lions fan, then realized you said Bernie Sanders, not Barry Sanders. :lol
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It was cool. We saw The Force Awakens and ate some good food.
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What did you eat?
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Up and at 'em gang.
Snow yesterday... 5-10 cm's last night, followed by freezing rain overnight. Ought to be fun to break out the new snowthrower and shred thru it as soon as everyone is up. It's already 2oC, and gonna rain today.
Go home weather, you're drunk.
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Morning guys
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What's this CM crap. :lol
3 inches so far on our first snow storm of the year.
Morning.
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What's this CM crap. :lol
It's what the entire rest of the world uses. ;) Get with the program, ya dinosaur.
(by which I mean USA, not you specifically, ya dinosaur)
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I use it, much to the confusion of those around me.
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What's this CM crap. :lol
It's what the entire rest of the world uses. ;) Get with the program, ya dinosaur.
(by which I mean USA, not you specifically, ya dinosaur)
ROOOOAARRRR!!! :lol
Morning Blob!
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I use it, much to the confusion of those around me.
You just like to confuse the ladies while bragging about your 10cm long penis. :zydar:
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I never hear jokes about John Holmes 30.48 cm penis.
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I use it, much to the confusion of those around me.
You just like to confuse the ladies while bragging about your 10cm long penis. :zydar:
Don't think that because I'm American that I can't convert that in my head. :lol
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I use it, much to the confusion of those around me.
You just like to confuse the ladies while bragging about your 10cm long penis. :zydar:
Don't think that because I'm American that I can't convert that in my head. :lol
:lol I expected you'd have no problem converting it, especially being an easy round number.
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Nope. No application really for the use here. At some point they just need to force us to change over. Until then, all my John Homes jokes will still be 12 inches.
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I never hear jokes about John Holmes 30.48 cm penis.
That's because it's 34cm
Mother Nature needs a hard, swift, cunt-punch. I felt like I was shovelling cement. There was more water than snow. Helped out the neighbours, and man... the extra $$$ to get a THREE stage snow-thrower just paid for itself.
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That's not what Google said. :lol
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I never hear jokes about John Holmes 30.48 cm penis.
That's because it's 34cm
Mother Nature needs a hard, swift, cunt-punch. I felt like I was shovelling cement. There was more water than snow. Helped out the neighbours, and man... the extra $$$ to get a THREE stage snow-thrower just paid for itself.
Jingle I propose a trade, I come up and shovel some snow and you can come down here and sweat your balls off because it's 32C here.
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That's not what Google said. :lol
You Googled a dude's dick length. I just wanted you to think that one over. :lol
I'd clear my browser history if I was you. :P
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That's not what Google said. :lol
You Googled a dude's dick length. I just wanted you to think that one over. :lol
I'd clear my browser history if I was you. :P
How can you not. John Holmes legacy is everywhere.
No you silly willy (pun intended) inches to CM.
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That's not what Google said. :lol
You Googled a dude's dick length. I just wanted you to think that one over. :lol
I'd clear my browser history if I was you. :P
How can you not. John Holmes legacy is everywhere.
No you silly willy (pun intended) inches to CM.
Never even heard of him. But I'm not sure it makes it any better that you didn't need to Google his dick length, but knew it by heart. :biggrin:
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:facepalm:
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I never hear jokes about John Holmes 30.48 cm penis.
That's because it's 34cm
Mother Nature needs a hard, swift, cunt-punch. I felt like I was shovelling cement. There was more water than snow. Helped out the neighbours, and man... the extra $$$ to get a THREE stage snow-thrower just paid for itself.
Jingle I propose a trade, I come up and shovel some snow and you can come down here and sweat your balls off because it's 32C here.
Careful what you offer. This is the bottom of my driveway at the moment:
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/2710A511-259B-42D3-8B02-1F340BD775C2_zpshis5w46h.jpg)
And it's not the light and fluffy shit. That's mostly water, and that one 'boulder' in the middle is about waist high.
Still want to trade?
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What's that white stuff?
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What's that white stuff?
Leftover blow from Zydar's birthday party.
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What's that white stuff?
Leftover blow from Zydar's birthday party.
You must be joking, because there are never leftovers after a Zydar party.
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Just gassed hoes.
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Chad,
It's good to hear that you value the 3-stage snow blower. I've got my eye on a Cub Cadet 3-stage because my Troy-built 2-stage is getting long in the tooth and I seem to be fighting it more than it helps me. I never liked the plastic chute anyway. Once the spring sales show up I'll get more serious about replacing it.
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Chad,
It's good to hear that you value the 3-stage snow blower. I've got my eye on a Cub Cadet 3-stage because my Troy-built 2-stage is getting long in the tooth and I seem to be fighting it more than it helps me. I never liked the plastic chute anyway. Once the spring sales show up I'll get more serious about replacing it.
That's exactly the one I bought - 26in. My Yard Machines that I'd had for about 12 years wasn't cutting it, so we bit the bullet and got the 3-stage. Worth every penny as far as I'm concerned now. I could see two of the neighbour's having trouble because their 2-stage blowers weren't doing much, and getting clogged because it was more slush than snow. Mine cut thru it easily, and was still throwing it about 15 feet for the most part.
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I have a 2 stage 9 hp 21 inch Craftsman. It's lasted 12 years so far. Body is rotting a bit though.
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Yeah, so, our high today will be near 70 degrees.
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Crap. So much for the macho property maintenance machine discussion.
Hef wins.
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I never hear jokes about John Holmes 30.48 cm penis.
That's because it's 34cm
Mother Nature needs a hard, swift, cunt-punch. I felt like I was shovelling cement. There was more water than snow. Helped out the neighbours, and man... the extra $$$ to get a THREE stage snow-thrower just paid for itself.
Jingle I propose a trade, I come up and shovel some snow and you can come down here and sweat your balls off because it's 32C here.
Careful what you offer. This is the bottom of my driveway at the moment:
(https://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/jingle-boy/DTF%20items/2710A511-259B-42D3-8B02-1F340BD775C2_zpshis5w46h.jpg)
And it's not the light and fluffy shit. That's mostly water, and that one 'boulder' in the middle is about waist high.
Still want to trade?
I just walked to the corner store for a coke zero and am covered in sweat. There are kids all around because I live on the beach, so yes, yes I do want to trade lol.
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It's time for my yearly foray out of my thread to promote my radio show here.
www.wpapu.com
Over the next two Wednesdays I'll be doing 4 hour wrap-ups of 2015, and these year end shows are always some of the best.
Dates: Dec. 30 and Jan. 6.
Time: 4-8pm Central, 5-9pm Eastern, 10pm-2am UTC.
Hopefully see a few of you over the next two weeks. :)
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Finally I will be there. A little late but I will be there.
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I'll make a note on my calendar for the Jan 6 show, I'll be at friends house Dec 30.
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Hey guys
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Hey hey
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What's up, Hef?
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Time to drive home and snow blow.
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There's a Zydar joke in there somewhere.
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Blow snow? :zydar:
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:zydarscoke:
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(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/coke-smiley-emoticon.gif)
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What's up, Hef?
Just counting.
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What's up, Hef?
Just counting.
(https://www.quickmeme.com/img/05/05293e34a2a7468f362d1951e0d00047422c99b96be78daf6a71144195ef947b.jpg)
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:tup
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Hey dudes
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What's up, Reap?
Just about to leave work for the day here.
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I still have another hour and 6 minutes.
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Nothing much over here, just looking at the steam sales. 58 minutes left of work.
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Evening gents
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So tired. It was about 4am before I got to bed, but at least 5am before I got to sleep, and then I set my alarm for 10:30am and 10:45am (because I knew I'd fall back asleep from the first one :lol ), because I had something at 11am. Now my eyes are all blurry and shit, and I'll probably conk out by dinner time.
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Why such an early rise?
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Skype call with someone from Canada. Time zones are a bitch.
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He was calling a pirate.
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Canadians don't know how to pirate. Their job is to shield the US from the cold, and that's it. See how well they do that.
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He was calling a pirate.
:lol No.
I"m already feeling like I could go back to bed and call it a day.
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So a Wednesday then. :lol
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So a Wednesday then. :lol
:lol Or any of the other days ending with a "y".
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I love Y days
:jamaritard:
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I'm going to love the holiday.
Dammit!! It ends in a Y!
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:lol
Foiled again
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In German, Wednesday is actually the only day of the week to end on a different letter than all the other days, because every other day ends in "-tag", which means "day", but Wednesday is "Mittwoch", which translates to "middle of the week".
#uselessfacts
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In German, Wednesday is actually the only day of the week to end on a different letter than all the other days, because every other day ends in "-tag", which means "day", but Wednesday is "Mittwoch", which translates to "middle of the week".
#uselessfacts
That's actually some nifty trivia. :tup
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I am up, but not out of bed.
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I am up and in work. Snowstorm created havoc in the yard for the drivers 90 trailer moved in the yard and 1 trailer in the doors to work. Fun times this morning.
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In German, Wednesday is actually the only day of the week to end on a different letter than all the other days, because every other day ends in "-tag", which means "day", but Wednesday is "Mittwoch", which translates to "middle of the week".
#uselessfacts
Interesting. :tup
Morning guys
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Good morning.
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Morning.
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Morning.
Blob, you made my day.
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Morning.
Blob, you made my day.
:lol You're easily pleased.
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Yup. :lol
Looking forward to chilling with the wife tomorrow night. We'll watch Inside Out and Ant Man. Eat homemade Vegetable Fried Rice, Egg Roles and drink some fine beers.
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Morning.
Blob, you made my day.
:lol You're easily pleased.
You have no idea.
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Egg rolls? Vegetable fried rice? Pffft, today I had a Chocobab for lunch.
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Egg Roles
I want chinese for lunch now, thanks King@
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Egg rolls? Vegetable fried rice? Pffft, today I had a Chocobab for lunch.
Chocobab? I'll assume it's a cereal. :lol
Reap, doesn't that happen all the time? Someone talks about a food and then I have a craving for it.
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Egg rolls? Vegetable fried rice? Pffft, today I had a Chocobab for lunch.
Chocobab? I'll assume it's a cereal. :lol
Nope. It's a shop that sells chocolate kebabs. :lol
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Yea pretty much :lol
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What the hell? No meat? lol Just chocolate on a stick? :lol
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What the hell? No meat? lol Just chocolate on a stick? :lol
Mine didn't look exactly like this, but it's the clearest pic I could find.
(https://www.chocobab.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CK_Frittatina_vaniglia-4.jpg)
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Looks like an ice cream taco. I approve.
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Looks like an ice cream taco. I approve.
Seconded
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Looks like an ice cream taco. I approve.
The one I hate had two lines of whipped cream covered in chocolate covered in chocolate sauce and then more whipped cream and dusted in icing sugar. It was delicious. The outside is pancakey I guess.
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I'll have one.
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Hey guys.
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Hey
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An hour and a half left with nothing to do. I think I'll just sit here and enjoy the Intrawebz
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It's time for my yearly foray out of my thread to promote my radio show here.
www.wpapu.com
Over the next two Wednesdays I'll be doing 4 hour wrap-ups of 2015, and these year end shows are always some of the best.
Dates: Dec. 30 and Jan. 6.
Time: 4-8pm Central, 5-9pm Eastern, 10pm-2am UTC.
Hopefully see a few of you over the next two weeks. :)
Tonight's version of this starts in just under 2.5 hours. Looking forward to seeing you fine folks then.
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Happy New Year for tonight guys. We had a bbq planned but I have told everyone to bugger off.........not happening in 42 degrees :lol
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Happy New Year for tonight guys. We had a bbq planned but I have told everyone to bugger off.........not happening in 42 degrees :lol
Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn. It was 31C here today, and that's the hottest day we've had since the Monday before Christmas, so we've been lucky.
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Morning. At work until 2:30 today then a few days off. Woooot!
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Morning king.
I fell asleep at maybe 8pm and was worried I'd sleep past the new year, but I woke up at 10pm. Only ten minutes left for 2015!
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*clink* Happy New year Blob and to all my friends on the other half of the world. A good power nap to enjoy the new year!
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*clink* Happy New year Blob and to all my friends on the other half of the world. A good power nap to enjoy the new year!
I don't know about you, but naps do nothing for me but make me groggy and cranky and disoriented. :lol I had to wake myself up with some soda and Pringles (cheeseburger flavoured).
#YOLO
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LOL
Since I have sleep apnea, I cannot take naps unless I go to the bedroom and wear my mask. Basically, I snore myself awake without it. So no naps for me.
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*clink* Happy New year Blob and to all my friends on the other half of the world.
Ditto. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ....
I suspect today is going to be a busy day closing some business that kinda went off the rails yesterday. Hope it doesn't go on too long though - family tradition is dinner and a movie. Not much selection in the theatre's, so it's gonna be that Ferrell/Wahlberg comedy.
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LOL
Since I have sleep apnea, I cannot take naps unless I go to the bedroom and wear my mask. Basically, I snore myself awake without it. So no naps for me.
My dad does that. He very likely has sleep apnea, but has never done a thing about it. He always wakes himself up either from the snoring noise or not being able to breathe.
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Chad stay home. I'd rather punch myself in the nuts than see that movie.
Blob, when I fell asleep at the wheel and got into an accident that was the wake up call. On average I was awake 47 minutes of the hour. There are 4 stages of R.E.M sleep. the 4th does all the repair for the brain. You can wake right up or be in the 1st stage which you're awake but don't know it.
You stop breathing because your throat's walls touch. The mechanism for the body is to snore and open up the passage to breath. So it knocks you out of the early stages of R.E.M. sleep. Without it you're tired, you can't focus and some don't breath at all which is very dangerous and leads to death.
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I enjoy a good nap.
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Happy New Year for tonight guys. We had a bbq planned but I have told everyone to bugger off.........not happening in 42 degrees :lol
Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn. It was 31C here today, and that's the hottest day we've had since the Monday before Christmas, so we've been lucky.
It was 31C here today :/
Chad stay home. I'd rather punch myself in the nuts than see that movie.
Blob, when I fell asleep at the wheel and got into an accident that was the wake up call. On average I was awake 47 minutes of the hour. There are 4 stages of R.E.M sleep. the 4th does all the repair for the brain. You can wake right up or be in the 1st stage which you're awake but don't know it.
You stop breathing because your throat's walls touch. The mechanism for the body is to snore and open up the passage to breath. So it knocks you out of the early stages of R.E.M. sleep. Without it you're tired, you can't focus and some don't breath at all which is very dangerous and leads to death.
My girlfriend has said that I have started snoring really badly in the past 6 months, no weight gain or any health issues but she says that it's worth getting a sleep study done.
Good morning!
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You can be 150 and gain 5 pounds and it would affect you or 350 and go to 400. It depends on the structure of your throat. If you feel sluggish all the time then you might have to do the study. Got to say though it is not fun. 200 wires gooped up to you with this big harness of wires. They have you sleep in a room with a red light like your on red alert. It's for the night camera.
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How the hell do you fall asleep with all of that, I can usually fall asleep no problem however not if I have a bunch of wires touching me.
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You can be 150 and gain 5 pounds and it would affect you or 350 and go to 400. It depends on the structure of your throat. If you feel sluggish all the time then you might have to do the study. Got to say though it is not fun. 200 wires gooped up to you with this big harness of wires. They have you sleep in a room with a red light like your on red alert. It's for the night camera.
I've been meaning to get a sleep study done because I'm the poorest sleeper at night but then drift off at random times during the day, even when driving. Or I can sleep 10 hours at night, wake up, go sit on the couch and start passing out. Something isn't right.
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How the hell do you fall asleep with all of that, I can usually fall asleep no problem however not if I have a bunch of wires touching me.
Yeah, I can't imagine it. I have enough trouble getting to sleep as it is let alone being hooked up like Darth Vader.
You can be 150 and gain 5 pounds and it would affect you or 350 and go to 400. It depends on the structure of your throat. If you feel sluggish all the time then you might have to do the study. Got to say though it is not fun. 200 wires gooped up to you with this big harness of wires. They have you sleep in a room with a red light like your on red alert. It's for the night camera.
I've been meaning to get a sleep study done because I'm the poorest sleeper at night but then drift off at random times during the day, even when driving. Or I can sleep 10 hours at night, wake up, go sit on the couch and start passing out. Something isn't right.
I'd be doing that sooner rather than later if you're drifting off while driving.
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I waited too long already. It's why I'm currently going through the New Jersey court system. I was swerving between lanes, the cops saw me, arrested me, and so I'm still dealing with the drama surrounding that.
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You have to find a spot that is comfortable. I'm a stomach sleeper so as you can imagine, it was tough at first but you find a position that works. If you do the study (John it sounds like exactly I went through so set up an appointment right away) they have different style masks that you try and do another sleepover making sure you have the right style of mask that works for you.
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Thanks, King and Blob. I'm going to look into it. I have great insurance through my job so I might as well take advantage of it. Another thing to add to the To-do list for the New Year.
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John it really was worth it. I felt a million times better once I got used to the mask.
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Said Anikan to Sidious.
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:lol
I'll definitely give it a go, King.
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:lol
More like Bane. :lol
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:lol
More like Bane. :lol
Hannibal Lecter
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Did we lose Kotowboy? I just noticed that I haven't had to skip over his posts for a couple of weeks.
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Hmmm... I wonder where he's gone off to.
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I saw him on instagram a few days ago.
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Star Trek put him over the edge.
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It's fracking frustrating
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Did we lose Kotowboy? I just noticed that I haven't had to skip over his posts for a couple of weeks.
Must have gotten a girlfriend.
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:lol
Okay, that was mean. I don't have one either. :lol
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You don't have a girlfriend? Haha, loser.
:blob:
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Tonight, I have a girlfriend.
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Looks like a pretty shitty substitute to me. :lol
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My fall is asleep and it's 10 pm.
Us party animals.
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Looks like a pretty shitty substitute to me. :lol
It's not always about looks. She tastes great. :lol
My fall is asleep and it's 10 pm.
Us party animals.
I'm fighting to stay awake.
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We will go to bed before midnight. We are not savages like Blob.
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We will go to bed before midnight. We are not savages like Blob.
By "savages" you must mean "young". :lol Who goes to bed before midnight on NYE?
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I have to get up for work tomorrow.
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Oh yeah. Young. That's the word. :lol
Old farts, that's who.
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I have to get up for work tomorrow.
W..W......W......W......Weeerk?
(I shouldn't say that, as I have work due on the 12th :lol )
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The 12th of....January? Or December? :biggrin:
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The 12th of....January? Or December? :biggrin:
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I'm work free tomorrow! !!
We might see Star Wars again in these new vibrating seats with speakers in them. 2d, which I'd much rather see.
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Almost midnight for us US East Coasters.
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I took a little doze between 11:30 and 11:58 last night. Was in bed by 12:30.
First post for 2016! Hope it's a Happy New Year for all.
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I fell asleep about fifteen minutes after I made that post. :facepalm:
Morning guys
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Morning.
I hung in there, and talked with Junior until about 1:30...so, not too bad for me.
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That's good. You made it. :) At least it's the weekend now.
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Today is "take down" all the crap day and put it back where it was 3 weeks ago. I really like the end of the year festivities but the decking the halls part really irritates me. It's a good thing I'm madly in love with my wife...and that she knows how to make it up to me. Otherwise, I could be really pouty right now.
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:lol And nothing is more emasculating than a pouty man taking down pretty lights.
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Wait until I get petulant! Honestly, there could be strong words and everything. :blush
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I guess I'm lucky I just have to put away the fake tree and stockings.
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Today is the Winter Classic!!! Listening to Steven Wilson'said 5.1 Blu Ray mix of Yes Fragile.
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Winter Classic?
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Winter Classic?
I just died a little inside.
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Winter Classic?
I just died a little inside.
I'm going to make an educated guess and say it's some college football bowl game?
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Good afternoon guys!
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Winter Classic?
I just died a little inside.
Yup. Me too.
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I feel fine. :lol
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NBC. Turn it on.
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I'm at work so no television, but I'll Google it. *checks*
Oh hockey... I still don't care, but now I know. :lol
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:lol
*Drops gloves* :lol
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*picks them up and slaps you with them*
*Grabs a sword instead* :lol
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You typical New Yorker. :lol
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:lol
And to keep with that theme, once we're done I'm getting some pizza.
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Left over fried rice and egg rolls tonight m
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I need to add soy sauce to the both of them.
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No doubt there.
Btw, I got first row, balcony in Boston for DT. it's a little overhang. Perfect seats.
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No doubt there.
Btw, I got first row, balcony in Boston for DT. it's a little overhang. Perfect seats.
That's awesome. I like those first row seats or aisle seats.
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My hangover is finally going away.
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Well the king is getting into a few interesting "discussions" at the mo' :lol I really can't be stuffed with the threads themselves , but just know king........
1) DLR roolz and definitely could sing well in the day
2) if I only have one lane , doing the speed limit or more and am being tailgated by a lunatic then said lunatic can fooken wait. Any decision I make to "remove myself" would be based on my safety only , not the urgency of his next appointment with the dealer.
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Hey. I agree but some don't agree. Whatcha gonna do?
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Well the king is getting into a few interesting "discussions" at the mo' :lol I really can't be stuffed with the threads themselves , but just know king........
1) DLR roolz and definitely could sing well in the day
2) if I only have one lane , doing the speed limit or more and am being tailgated by a lunatic then said lunatic can fooken wait. Any decision I make to "remove myself" would be based on my safety only , not the urgency of his next appointment with the dealer.
You're a smart man on both counts.
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I'm not.
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We still love you king, spelling errors and all.
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*bro hugs*
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Morning.
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Morning.
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You guys got smoked yesterday!
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Morning.
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Charred is more like it. They didn't show up.
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Morning
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Good morning, starting the weekend off with some coffee.
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Morning. I'm seeing Star Wars again in a theater that has the D-Box seats. First time for me.
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what are those d-Boxs?
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Morning. I'm seeing Star Wars again in a theater that has the D-Box seats. First time for me.
jingle.son really wants to do that. Not worth the coin imo.
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Trying it once. I'll report back.
It's a motion sensitive chair that moves to the action scenes. It also rumbles.
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Morning
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So the D-Box was cool. Is it something I'd do all the time? Nope. Certain films it works and this is one. My issue is they have to rumble all the time on silly things. The battles scenes and the flight scene it totally enhances the scenes.
It reminded me of the Star Tours at Disney in the movements. Overall very cool but not something I'd do very much. It cost the same as I-Max around here
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So how much does it actually move? I've been on Star Tours and that moves quite a bit.
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Quite a lot. It was vigorous but not as wild as that ride. You can control the speed and how no much it rumbles.
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Oh that's sweet, I don't think I'd want to be shaken around for 2+ hours.
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"D-Box" sounds dirty. That is all.
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I thought the same thing. I wouldn't expect anything else from King.
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Many times boys, man times.
Morning.
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Hey yo.
Taking down the Christmas decorations today - it's an indoor affair. Big job, as some of you may recall that mrs.jingle really does it up. And, she's sick as shit to boot, so I'm gonna be doing most of it methinks.
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Hey kids. It will look like Christmas for another week.
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Morning!
Good luck jingle, it's trying enough to get everything stowed properly with the boss's input. I'd hate to try it without her.
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Me boxing up all the fragile nick nacks would be like Godzilla walking through Tokyo.
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Me boxing up all the fragile nick nacks would be like Godzilla walking through Tokyo.
You mean totally awesome and accompanied by Asian people screaming and running?
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:lol
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I should tape some audio of that and then film me boxing them up. :lol
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Hey kids. It will look like Christmas for another week.
Still not taking off the suit? :biggrin:
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My red speedo?
Hope you just puked a little in your mouth.
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No, I have an erection to get rid of now. brb :lol
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Good morning guys!
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Morning Reap. I was just about to go check the message you sent me.
I'm battling this morning. The stuff I get for my anxiety did not come yesterday as I had hoped. So either I'm going to have to wait until Monday afternoon or drive into Brooklyn and pick up a small package of it to get me through today and tomorrow. I don't think I can make it a day and a half.
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My cousin has anxiety. Going to a therapist has helped him.
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That helps to an extent. There's still that chemical imbalance that comes into play, depending on how severe the anxiety is of course. I can't take regular prescription pills because the side effects are worse than the anxiety.
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At least you addressed the issue. That's important.
I need to exercise again and address my stress eating.
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At least you addressed the issue. That's important.
I need to exercise again and address my stress eating.
I'm getting back into exercising and my god is it tough. Just over a year ago I was in the best shape in my life and hitting the gym 6 days a week, now I'm 20 pounds heavier and barely go to the gym. I keep trying to focus on one day at a time.
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I stress eat and drink...a lot. It's not healthy that I went through 3 bottles of Whisky, and a 3 liter jug of wine in less than a couple of weeks.
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I have a few beers and I'm good. It's the eating when your full. That needs to stop.
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I stress eat and drink...a lot. It's not healthy that I went through 3 bottles of Whisky, and a 3 liter jug of wine in less than a couple of weeks.
That isn't, I was having a similar problem a few years ago, having a few drinks every night turned into a bunch of drinks every night, had to nip that in the bud real quick.
I have a few beers and I'm good. It's the eating when your full. That needs to stop.
I've had the problem where I'm full when the plate is empty :lol
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My grandmother would have loved you guys. :lol The only problem is the plate is never empty because there's more food on the table.
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thus the vicious cycle at home dinners :lol
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Damn Italians and their full tables. :lol
It was like that at my grandmothers. My grandfather and I would watch the Patriots or the Red Sox and wave after wave of food would be brought to us. Syrian Salad, Kibbeh, Grape Leave, Cousa. Then desert. It was an onslaught.
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thus the vicious cycle at home dinners :lol
Damn Italians and their full tables. :lol
It was like that at my grandmothers. My grandfather and I would watch the Patriots or the Red Sox and wave after wave of food would be brought to us. Syrian Salad, Kibbeh, Grape Leave, Cousa. Then desert. It was an onslaught.
Yeah, that's pretty much it. My ex-wife used to get frustrated because everyone in my family eats so much, but we're all thin. She used to say she wants to go on the Montemarano (that's my mother's maiden name) diet.
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Speaking of food today is my cheat day so I'm going to slam some chicken wings while watching the Bucs Panthers game later.
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Going over a buddies house t watch the Pat/Dolphins game. Oh well, beers and food. :lol
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I think I'm going to fight the urge to drive to get what I need and wait until tomorrow. It won't be easy. So I'll just glutton on food today. Stress eating....
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Happy New Year everyone ! :) :)
How are you friends and Hef ?
Hey Reap. Did you like my top box ? Can't wait til the weather improves and I can get back into riding again. :)
Hey Blob :) x
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Hi sexy. What's going on with you?
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Mi sectsy ? oe yew
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Jar Jar, you're still alive!!
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He's been dead for a long time ago !
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Thankfully.
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Idea for SW movie :
" The Passion of The Binks ".
Directed by Mel Gibson. Just Jar Jar being tortured for two hours.
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Idea for S3W movie :
" The Passion of The Binks ".
Directed by Mel Gibson. Just Jar Jar being tortured for two hours.
I'm in. Lol
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:D
I'd be in it too.
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But Jar Jar is one of the most interesting and well developed characters in Star Wars... Why would you want tot see him tortured?
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Your post should be in green.
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I ended watching The Jinx documentary before and after the panthers game, one of the best documentaries I've ever seen, the last few episodes I was on the edge of my seat.
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Idea for SW movie :
" The Passion of The Binks ".
Directed by Mel Gibson. Just Jar Jar being tortured for two hours.
One of my Youtube video ideas is kind of along those lines. Although not two hours long. :lol
WHERE WERE YOU FRIEND? I MISSED YOU!
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I was on my crimbo hols. :zydar:
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I don't understand your crazy British slang. :lol
Is that anything like being on your period?
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First day back at work . January 2nd.
And it was really busy. What's going on ?!
Shouldn't you people be hungover/on holiday/asleep ?!
DON'T MAKE ME DO SOME ACTUAL WORK :getoffmylawn:
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They must have been suffering a lack of Kotowboy, and needed their fix. :D
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Then on Sunday they went NOPE and we were quiet all day.
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Morning
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Then on Sunday they went NOPE and we were quiet all day.
They love you, but they don't love you more than Sunday.
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They love our lord jesus more than kotowboy.
also booze.
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Man get a cyber room you two! :lol
Morning!
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It's the coldest day we've had so far. Winter needs to go away.
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Yes I can't wait for February to be over and it can start getting warmer.
I've decided not to get another mobile phone contract when this one is up and go
for a sim only plan which will save me about £20-30 a month.
Also I don't use the heating in Spring and Summer so not paying for gas will also save
about £20 a month. I can spend the dough on other things :)
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Nice to see you back, Kotow. Now we just need Jay back.
I'm tired of my cell phone also, but I do need it unfortunately. I've thought about shopping around for a better deal but I doubt I'll find one.
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Morning folks! back to work today :(
Good to see you back Kotow
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Morning, whores.
Back to work for me as well. Not a fan.
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I'm somehow happy to be at work, I need to be doing stuff all the times. Plus I have a lot to look forward to, I'm going on a cruise in February so I can't wait for that.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
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Having a job is like :emo: Oh I have to get up for work tomorrow..
but then arriving at work and going :) oh yeah it's actually really easy and the time passes really quickly.
I'm not getting rid of my phone entirely. Just not getting a contract. If you keep the same phone and just get a SIM - it's about £10 - £20 a month instead of £30 - £50.
Plus I don't use hot water to wash up and my shower is electric so I don't need heating for most of the year. :)
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
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Victoria and I have gone back and forth about taking a cruise. I feel like I'd be bored after two days.
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With the sky and sea and food and drink available any time you want it? I'm down for that, easy.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
When I worked at UF I saw Carrie Underwood from the side of the stage near the guitar tech and it was a stellar show, she did an awesome cover of Paradise City.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
When I worked at UF I saw Carrie Underwood from the side of the stage near the guitar tech and it was a stellar show, she did an awesome cover of Paradise City.
She probably did a better job of it. :metal
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PTO this week. Boo-yah.
Gonna spend it doing the square root of fuck-all.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
When I worked at UF I saw Carrie Underwood from the side of the stage near the guitar tech and it was a stellar show, she did an awesome cover of Paradise City.
:metal
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PTO this week. Boo-yah.
Gonna spend it doing the square root of fuck-all.
I'm the square root of jealousy right now.
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
When I worked at UF I saw Carrie Underwood from the side of the stage near the guitar tech and it was a stellar show, she did an awesome cover of Paradise City.
:metal
I saw a recent video of Axl Rose, and yes, yes she did do a better job. :lol
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A cruise sounds fun. Just you and your honey?
It's her and I in one room and her friend Amy and a friend of hers in another. It's a music cruise hosted by Train, not really my cup of tea but they are doing a zepplin cover set and it's a cruise so I can't really complain.
I get it. Sounds fun.
I am going with my wife to see Carrie Underwood in concert in February with some friends of hers. Definitely not the kind of music I normally listen to, but she is at least talented, as well as easy on the eyes.
When I worked at UF I saw Carrie Underwood from the side of the stage near the guitar tech and it was a stellar show, she did an awesome cover of Paradise City.
:metal
I saw a recent video of Axl Rose, and yes, yes she did do a better job. :lol
She could do a better job with the sound off.
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Just made a moscow mule for my weekly night of drinks and video games
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Victoria and I have gone back and forth about taking a cruise. I feel like I'd be bored after two days.
I couldn't think of a worse vacation than a cruise.
My aunt/uncle go on so many cruises. Last year they had a cruise booked right after they both went to the doctor to get tested for cancer, and put off the follow up tests until after the cruise, then came back and both had to deal with that, then to make themselves feel better they booked another two week cruise right after that. And they've just booked another 6 week cruise. There was another time where my aunt was looking for a job, but had already booked a 5 week cruise soon, which understandably did not work in her favour trying to get a job to have 5 weeks off immediately. :lol
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Cruises aren't my favorite thing to do but I will take them once in a while (like every few years or so). I won't take one longer than 7 days either. It's nice to just be away and relax and do some reading.
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Evening guys
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Your missing out Blob. The 3 cruises I've been on were unreal.
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You mean you dreamt them ? :neverusethis:
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Your missing out Blob. The 3 cruises I've been on were unreal.
Fuck that. Water is boring, boats are boring, being stuck in a confined space is awful, people are awful, nothing about it appeals to me. I'll take a good computer with an internet connection over a cruise any day.
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Good morning, up early so I can get my work out in early today :/
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I've got work to do by the 12th, and I'm pretty lost on it right now. :|
Oh right, and I also still have those icons due in Feb, which I'm also lost on right now. :|
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Why do you mean by lost?
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Your missing out Blob. The 3 cruises I've been on were unreal.
Fuck that. Water is boring, boats are boring, being stuck in a confined space is awful, people are awful, nothing about it appeals to me. I'll take a good computer with an internet connection over a cruise any day.
But that's it. It's not just being in the water. You stop at other destinations. One cruise I went to San Juan, St. Thomas & St. Croix. Each place completely different. I got to drive through a rain forest. Snorkeled with electric eels on the coral reef. It was amazing.
You mean you dreamt them ? :neverusethis:
It really felt like a dream.
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But that's it. It's not just being in the water. You stop at other destinations. One cruise I went to San Juan, St. Thomas & St. Croix. Each place completely different. I got to drive through a rain forest. Snorkeled with electric eels on the coral reef. It was amazing.
But the water part is shitty. I'd rather just catch a flight to a place, and enjoy the place.
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Not saying that isn't awesome as well. Just a different experience. I do know water is not for all.
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Morning, guys. It's 11 fucking degrees here today.
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Morning.
Victoria and I have gone back and forth about taking a cruise. I feel like I'd be bored after two days.
Mrs. P and I went on a Viking River Cruise in October that started in Basel Switzerland and finished in Amsterdam. It was fantastic and as King said, it sometimes felt like a dream...still does. The very last word I would use to describe this cruise would be boring and if I did, it would be a lie. I needed a few days off just to recover from the cruise.
I know ocean cruises are different due to more water-time between stops. I don't really know you well Chino, but I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit. I find it difficult to believe that someone with your intelligence and imagination would be bored.
Just some thoughts.
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8 degrees celsius in Aberteifi in Wales :)
Gonna pop out for a small walk around soon as it's my two days off.
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It's a mini city really. While sailing there is so much to do on the cruise. Just buy expandable pants. It's that good.
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The food on the Viking Cruise was unbelievably impressive.
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" FORCE AWAKENS #1 MOVIE OF ALL TIME "
Yeah in the US only. BoxOfficeMojo is one of my favourite websites - but they're so US-centric. You can get worldwide grosses but not much else. Bit frustrating really.
Generally - movies make 66% of their gross internationally so the US is not even the biggest market for any movie.
If a film makes 1% of it's gross in the US and is absolutely enormous internationally - it gets called a flop. :|
But you made 10x your budget back but you only care about the 1% you made back domestically ?!
Am I missing something ?
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I have to go out to 191st St in the Bronx today. They sent some jackass to check the equipment last night. He said the circuit is good but didn't bring a spare CSU/DSU with him to replace what he claims is bad equipment. WTF! If you're told to go out to a site to check equipment, common sense dictates to bring a spare just in case. These guys have been here over ten years and know less than I do, and I haven't even been here two years yet. Secondly, I don't trust his readings from when he checked the circuit because the readings he gave don't seem optimal for the CSU/DSU to run, so I'm testing them again. Anyway, I digress...
It's too cold for me...
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Why even worry Kotowboy? It's killing anyway.
John, Damn is it cold this morning. 5 degrees in my car this morning. I wonder what Chad is dealing with right now?
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:P i'm not worried. I just wonder why Box Office is so US-centric when it's not even the biggest global market for movies
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:P i'm not worried. I just wonder why Box Office is so US-centric when it's not even the biggest global market for movies
Because everything from the US is very US-centric. This should come as no surprise to anyone. :P
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It's so true...and much to our shame.
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Hey, you must listen to me really.
Oh wait.
Funny, here we hear those numbers but then international as well. I'll assume since Hollywood is here theat tends to make it US-centric.
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John, Damn is it cold this morning. 5 degrees in my car this morning. I wonder what Chad is dealing with right now?
-15oC at the moment ... about the same as you. Don't know what the wind-chill is.
Colder than a witches cunt.
Day 2 of PTO. Played PS4 most of the day yesterday. Have a few things to do around the house, and more gaming. mrs.jingle has a bad sinus infection. :sadpanda:
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Yeah, Lisa gets them all the time and her gland swell up. She's not happy with her doctor and is going to see someone else.
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Why even worry Kotowboy? It's killing anyway.
John, Damn is it cold this morning. 5 degrees in my car this morning. I wonder what Chad is dealing with right now?
Seriously. At least by the end of the week it'll be in the 50s again.
:P i'm not worried. I just wonder why Box Office is so US-centric when it's not even the biggest global market for movies
It really doesn't matter, especially if they didn't adjust for inflation. I'm not sure how it is now but back when Titanic was listed as the biggest grossing film of all time, some site adjusted that for inflation and it would up that Gone With The Wind was the highest grossing film ever. I'm sure that's not the case now, but it's still a meaningless statistic if not applied properly.
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40 here. So damn weird. 1st time since last winter burning wood. It helped.
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Forecast is supposed to go up to -3oC by the afternoon, with it being north of freezing by tomorrow.
Mother Nature, you're durnk. Go home.
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:P i'm not worried. I just wonder why Box Office is so US-centric when it's not even the biggest global market for movies
It IS the biggest global market. The US gross is always bigger than any other country's gross. Note that it is normally divided into two divisions: US and global.
Even in your generalized example - if 66% of a movie's total gross is international, that means that 34% is from the US, while the other 66% is ALL THE OTHER COUNTRIES PUT TOGETHER. With Hollywood movies, no other single country comes close to that number.
Also, boxofficemojo is a US site, talking about mostly US-produced films, the largest single market for which is the US. It kind of makes sense for it to be US-centric, so I'm not even sure what the problem is.
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Plus .... 'murica.
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You stay out of this cousin. :lol
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We should really be building that immigration wall on our northern borders.
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Reap, join this site. There's a wealth of information there and you can always pose questions to the forum where there are Cisco experts that'll answer any question you have. You'll have to setup an account anyway to access your certification page, and keep track of everything.
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/welcome
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Thanks Prog! I'll check it out right now
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No problem. This is the GNS3 page, in case you're curious about checking it out.
https://community.gns3.com/
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
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Good morning! it's quiet here this morning.
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Morning. Damn work is too busy. 2 more weeks and it will die down here.
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Morning, folks.
I know what you mean, King. I have more work than I'd like (at the moment) but I guess that's what brings the money in?
I'm getting so tired of the rat-race... I'm going to double my efforts to prep for retirement. Mrs. P will be finished with school in a 1-1/2 years and eligible for retirement from her job in 2 years. If I can get the house paid off by then, I could work 20 hours a week at a golf course or something and be just dandy.
:tup
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It's been a struggle of late. I'm having such a hard time filling in spots and temps are not reliable. It gets stressful sometimes when you don't even know if these dummies will even show up. Talk about blowing an opportunity.
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Morning, guys.
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Morning, Prog!
King, if I told you that you could retire right now with a pension equal to 80% your salary, would you do it? Would you be concerned about being bored? If so, would you continue to work...sorta double dip, as they say? Or would you take a chance on a venture that you've always wanted to do but never had the time for...like start a microbrewery in your Ma's name?
Just mussing.
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I'm working around the office today, doing some network wiring and whatnot. At least I don't have to be outside in the cold.
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There's the gang.
I'm the opposite King, I have two weeks before it gets bananas here.
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Hey, everybody.
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Hey Hef!
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Morning, Prog!
King, if I told you that you could retire right now with a pension equal to 80% your salary, would you do it? Would you be concerned about being bored? If so, would you continue to work...sorta double dip, as they say? Or would you take a chance on a venture that you've always wanted to do but never had the time for...like start a microbrewery in your Ma's name?
Just mussing.
I have no issues with being bored. I excel at it. :lol
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Morning, Prog!
King, if I told you that you could retire right now with a pension equal to 80% your salary, would you do it? Would you be concerned about being bored? If so, would you continue to work...sorta double dip, as they say? Or would you take a chance on a venture that you've always wanted to do but never had the time for...like start a microbrewery in your Ma's name?
Just mussing.
I have no issues with being bored. I excel at it. :lol
I'd take that offer in a heartbeat.
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That's great to hear! You guys rock.
I can't count the amount of people I've spoken with that say they never want to retire because they'd be bored. It always makes me wonder and makes me :sadpanda: for them.
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My brother and I always talked about doing something like that but in the end it would be hard work, rewarding but hard work. They backing would be the hardest thing.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYDXplqWkAA6gEi.jpg:large)
:blob:
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Vegemite jellybeans. :lol
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Feed Blob Jellybeans ?
(https://www.statesidestills.com/prodimages/baker_tom_doctor_who_19099s.jpg)
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It's time for my yearly foray out of my thread to promote my radio show here.
www.wpapu.com
Over the next two Wednesdays I'll be doing 4 hour wrap-ups of 2015, and these year end shows are always some of the best.
Dates: Dec. 30 and Jan. 6.
Time: 4-8pm Central, 5-9pm Eastern, 10pm-2am UTC.
Hopefully see a few of you over the next two weeks. :)
Tonight's version of this starts in just under 2.5 hours. Looking forward to seeing you fine folks then.
Forgot about this here, but the 2nd half of this is tonight, and has already started! www.wpapu.com :D
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Feed Blob Jellybeans ?
(https://www.statesidestills.com/prodimages/baker_tom_doctor_who_19099s.jpg)
Shouldn't that be jelly babies? :lol
I've played the original GB game, didn't get far. The Wii game looked pretty good though.
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Just started playing some MGSV on PC, what a gorgeous game.
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Morning, gang.
(https://i.imgur.com/c5Z9nX7.gif)
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:lol Zydar, I don't know where the hell you get these gifs from, but they're all glorious.
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Most people have an extra hard drive for porn, Zy has one for gifs. :lol
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Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
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You're a different beast with your computer.
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It doesn't seem very beastly at the moment. My computer does not like working in After Effects with my current project. Every day it turns my computer to shit and crashes everything. :censored
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Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
I don't have an extra hard drive for that..
Mine is a 3.5" floppy.
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Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
I don't have an extra hard drive for that..
Mine is a 3.5" floppy.
Kotowboy with the innuendo.
Or maybe you genuinely only have a bunch of low resolution ASCII porn on a floppy disk. :lol
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Morning.
Don't make me whip out my 5.25 innuendo! I'll do it. Don't think I won't.
Just started playing some MGSV on PC, what a gorgeous game.
Oooo, I'm considering this or Witcher III as my next computer game. How are the controls with PC ReaperKK?
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Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
I don't have an extra hard drive for that..
Mine is a 3.5" floppy.
Kotowboy with the innuendo.
Or maybe you genuinely only have a bunch of low resolution ASCII porn on a floppy disk. :lol
\:neverusethis:/
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Morning.
Don't make me whip out my 5.25 innuendo! I'll do it. Don't think I won't.
My friend had an even older 8" floppy drive in his garage that I'm pretty sure was only kept around for such jokes. :lol
Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
I don't have an extra hard drive for that..
Mine is a 3.5" floppy.
Kotowboy with the innuendo.
Or maybe you genuinely only have a bunch of low resolution ASCII porn on a floppy disk. :lol
\:neverusethis:/
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Ooh yeah Kotowboy. But you don't want to get banned for such lewd imagery.
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/KF2YOwycGTh7y/giphy.gif)
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Banned for being subtle about a plus sign.
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Is that supposed to be a starfish?
Wouldn't this * work better?
Holy shit, Zydar. On command! haha
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Is it sad that I know the original gif of that? :lol
Even in ASCII form not bad.
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Is that supposed to be a starfish?
Wouldn't this * work better?
Holy shit, Zydar. On command! haha
It supposed to be the cross of your arse cheeks (+)
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Is it sad that I know the original gif of that? :lol
Even in ASCII form not bad.
I do too, Alizée :zydar:
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I do too, Alizée :zydar:
Of course you do. :zydarscouch:
I don't think my internet has stayed connected for more than half an hour at a time today. It's been terrible for a week or so now. Shitty router.
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Who needs an extra hard drive just for porn? Mine only takes up 200gb. :blob:
I don't have an extra hard drive for that..
Mine is a 3.5" floppy.
Kotowboy with the innuendo.
Or maybe you genuinely only have a bunch of low resolution ASCII porn on a floppy disk. :lol
That's like owning porn with BetaMax tapes. :lol
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Betamax > VHS
:blob:
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Funny thing. My dad sent his out to get fixed and the tape the were messing around with while repairing the machine was Candy Stripers. They left it in the player when they returned it. 14 year old king abused that tape and himself a lot that year. :lol
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Funny thing. My dad sent his out to get fixed and the tape the were messing around with while repairing the machine was Candy Stripers. They left it in the player when they returned it. 14 year old king abused that tape and himself a lot that year. :lol
:lol Showing your age there just a bit.
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Sure am. :lol
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Is it sad that I know the original gif of that? :lol
Even in ASCII form not bad.
I'd hit it. Though, she's probably binary.
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Is it sad that I know the original gif of that? :lol
Even in ASCII form not bad.
She has a great ASCII.
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We could deffo interchange some information. :neverusethis:
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Is it sad that I know the original gif of that? :lol
Even in ASCII form not bad.
I'd hit it. Though, she's probably binary.
Binary is fine, as long as she's not a homotextual.
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Blob, admit it. You'd like to play with her (binary) digits.
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Blob, admit it. You'd like to play with her (binary) digits.
I'd like to put my 1 into her 0, if you know what I mean.
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This thread has been an interesting read this morning
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Truly.
Did you read this part?
Just started playing some MGSV on PC, what a gorgeous game.
Oooo, I'm considering this or Witcher III as my next computer game. How are the controls with PC ReaperKK?
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Blob, admit it. You'd like to play with her (binary) digits.
I'd like to put my 1 into her 0, if you know what I mean.
I can hear it now. It would sound like a dot matrix printer.
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I'm off to court in a little while.
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Truly.
Did you read this part?
Just started playing some MGSV on PC, what a gorgeous game.
Oooo, I'm considering this or Witcher III as my next computer game. How are the controls with PC ReaperKK?
No i completely missed it! Sorry in the morning I don't process some posts :lol
I'm about 15 hours into The Witcher 3 on PC and I love it, I just switched from using the mouse + kb combo to using my steam controller, the controller is much more comfortable to play with so I would recommend that.
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I'm off to court in a little while.
Goodluck!
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I'm off to court in a little while.
Is this the driving thing you mentioned the other day?
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No i completely missed it! Sorry in the morning I don't process some posts :lol
I'm about 15 hours into The Witcher 3 on PC and I love it, I just switched from using the mouse + kb combo to using my steam controller, the controller is much more comfortable to play with so I would recommend that.
I'm pretty much a controller-tard. Put one of those things in my hand and the character spends all his time pressed in the corner looking at the ceiling until I rage quit and then have a lie-down. Just talking about it is giving me anxiety.
My heart is racing right now. *pant*
So, you're saying that the controls for Witcher aren't good with k&m... how about Metal Gear V?
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No i completely missed it! Sorry in the morning I don't process some posts :lol
I'm about 15 hours into The Witcher 3 on PC and I love it, I just switched from using the mouse + kb combo to using my steam controller, the controller is much more comfortable to play with so I would recommend that.
I'm pretty much a controller-tard. Put one of those things in my hand and the character spends all his time pressed in the corner looking at the ceiling until I rage quit and then have a lie-down.
I bought The Witcher 3 for PS4 a week ago, and this is totally me.
I guess it's a matter of adjustment, but I am so used to playing games with a mouse & keyboard. It's so frustrating moving around with a controller instead.
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I'll catch up with you guys later.
I'm off to court in a little while.
Is this the driving thing you mentioned the other day?
Yes. I'll be glad when this is over.
I'm off to court in a little while.
Goodluck!
Thanks, Reap.
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Blob, admit it. You'd like to play with her (binary) digits.
I'd like to put my 1 into her 0, if you know what I mean.
She looks like a BASIC hoe :neverusethis:
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Hello, everyone.
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Coincidence?
(https://i.imgur.com/m77RGop.jpg)
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Are you Nekov ?
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Not today.
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Then yes, it is a coincidence.
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I like to Nekov once in a while.
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Saw this comment on a YouTube video about Metallica Nimes 09 on "Blackened".
" People keep commenting that the double bass part by lars was added to dvd only. But if thats true why did the crowd react so hard after that part? Also why didn't they fix kirks god awful solo if they were fixing lars drumming up for him? lol. "
That DVD is *clearly* overdubbed and fixed to within an inch of it's life. Metallica just don't play like that. :lol
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No i completely missed it! Sorry in the morning I don't process some posts :lol
I'm about 15 hours into The Witcher 3 on PC and I love it, I just switched from using the mouse + kb combo to using my steam controller, the controller is much more comfortable to play with so I would recommend that.
I'm pretty much a controller-tard. Put one of those things in my hand and the character spends all his time pressed in the corner looking at the ceiling until I rage quit and then have a lie-down. Just talking about it is giving me anxiety.
My heart is racing right now. *pant*
So, you're saying that the controls for Witcher aren't good with k&m... how about Metal Gear V?
I'm a huge kb + mouse fanboy, it's what I grew up with and only recently got into console gaming but The Witcher just feels so much better with a controller, I've never come across a game (racing games aside) that felt right on a controller except this one.
As for MGS, I'm playing that with kb + mouse. It defaults to a controller but I think it's much better with a kb.
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Sunny day today. I can't wait til Spring kicks in and I can take my bike out again every day. it's been ages.
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Thanks for your thoughts, Reap!
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Kb+mouse is the only way I can play GTA. Console controllers are tough for me to get used to.
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Cross your fingers. I applied for a county job yesterday. It's a long shot... but I know if I actually make it up to the physical interview, I've got a good chance.
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Best of luck, Jay!
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Thanks!
It's a bottom of the totem pole job, processing welfare apps, but its a foot in the door. I have a friend who has worked with the county for like 10 years, who has been working his way up, who started the same way as I am trying.
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Crossing fingers Jay.
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Mrs. P started as a receptionist for our County government nearly 30 years ago. She kept at her schooling all the while and eventually rose to an appointed position of CAO. It's been a good career and she's been able to fight the good fight for all of us taxpayers! Don't ever let anyone convince you that 'bureaucrat' is a dirty word. It doesn't have to be!
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I'm stoked for the possibility of a job where I can really move up. Plus, decent pay and benefits. I am stuck right now... and the responsibilities and stress are starting to pile up. I am making $12 an hour right now, for a job that should be paying $16+. Feels bad man.
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:JayOctavarium:
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The court case is finally over. They dropped two of the tickets and only charged me with reckless driving. My New Jersey driving privileges have been suspended for three months, and I had to pay the fine which was $239. It could have been so much worse.
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The court case is finally over. They dropped two of the tickets and only charged me with reckless driving. My New Jersey driving privileges have been suspended for three months, and I had to pay the fine which was $239. It could have been so much worse.
:hug:
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Glad to hear it turned out as well as could be expected, Prog. Or, at least, that is my takeaway from your post.
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The court case is finally over. They dropped two of the tickets and only charged me with reckless driving. My New Jersey driving privileges have been suspended for three months, and I had to pay the fine which was $239. It could have been so much worse.
:hug:
:blush
Glad to hear it turned out as well as could be expected, Prog. Or, at least, that is my takeaway from your post.
You read it right. I could have faced more fines, longer loss of license suspension plus losing it in NY, community service, and having to take a substance abuse course.
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Today is Roy Batty Day.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYJ0UzHUQAA73aq.jpg)
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Good news John.
You know your getting old when you wear socks to bed and you need to lotion your body every night. When did I become my wife?
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You know your getting old when you wear socks to bed and you need to lotion your body every night. When did I become my wife?
Better keep doin it, or you'll get the hose again.
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I'm so jelly if your wife gets to lotion you ever night.
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I'm so jelly if your wife gets to lotion you ever night.
She would say the opposite. :lol
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I'm so jelly if your wife gets to lotion you ever night.
She would say the opposite. :lol
If she read any of the exchanges between us or some others, she might have you certified. :lol
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She reads. I show her. :lol
Her response to all of us.
"You nerds".
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Well, she definitely got that right. :blob:
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If anyone is curious, 'Rogering' is not the best word one can use when propositioning one's wife.
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I tell her the power plant needs a valve released.
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It's time to release the poison
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She stays away from that.
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The band? Or yours?
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Good luck Jay at getting a new job.
Sucks about the suspension Prog and the fine but like you said it could've been worse but wasn't :)
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The band? Or yours?
The poison. Lol
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Good luck Jay at getting a new job.
Sucks about the suspension Prog and the fine but like you said it could've been worse but wasn't :)
I was going to go see Nightwish in a couple of weeks, but now I can't. They're playing in NJ. :lol
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Morning.
Wow, Blob hasn't posted in this thread in over 24 hours. His connection must really be shit today! :)
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Morning.
Wow, Blob hasn't posted in this thread in over 24 hours. His connection must really be shit today! :)
:lol Yes, but that's not the reason. I actually have a ton of work to do, and I'm purposely trying to stay away from the internet, and failing pretty badly at it.
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Morning
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I couldn't help but notice that you've been teasing the kids next door. Bosk1 is barely keeping the lid on things now as it is: Now you and Noxon just cranked up the heat.
I really, don't like reading that thread...it's like a train-wreck at glacier speed, though. I can't tear my eyes away from the disaster.
Oh, and morning, Prog.
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I couldn't help but notice that you've been teasing the kids next door. Bosk1 is barely keeping the lid on things now as it is: Now you and Noxon just cranked up the heat.
I really, don't like reading that thread...it's like a train-wreck at glacier speed, though. I can't tear my eyes away from the disaster.
Oh, and morning, Prog.
Morning, Pod.
Yeah, that Astonishing thread is just a mess. I try to read through it but it's like a class of 1st graders all trying to talk at once and nobody is making any sense. Then you have a couple of people giving teasers about milk and cookie time, but keeping them under lock and key.
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I couldn't help but notice that you've been teasing the kids next door. Bosk1 is barely keeping the lid on things now as it is: Now you and Noxon just cranked up the heat.
I really, don't like reading that thread...it's like a train-wreck at glacier speed, though. I can't tear my eyes away from the disaster.
Oh, and morning, Prog.
It's a bunch of spoiled privileged babies wanting everything asap. Settle doe folks.
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I couldn't help but notice that you've been teasing the kids next door. Bosk1 is barely keeping the lid on things now as it is: Now you and Noxon just cranked up the heat.
I really, don't like reading that thread...it's like a train-wreck at glacier speed, though. I can't tear my eyes away from the disaster.
Oh, and morning, Prog.
It's a bunch of spoiled privileged babies wanting everything asap. Settle doe folks.
Stop fawning over everything.
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Oh deer.
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They are a bunch of doe. A deer, female deer.
Bitching.
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When it comes to mistypes, the buck stops with King.
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:lol
King, when the unfortunate time comes for you to leave this world behind, promise not to write your own epitaph?
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When it comes to mistypes, the buck stops with King.
Sig worthy. I really need an editor in my life. That or proof read before I hit Post. :lol
Blob has offered but I like him too much as a friend. :lol
:lol
King, when the unfortunate time comes for you to leave this world behind, promise not to write your own epitaph?
No way. I'm going out misspelling ablazin'!
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A lot of the crap in that Astonishing thread happens around every new release. A lot of n00bs join, and their excitement and naivite is higher than their knowledge or cool factor.
This is the worst time - a couple of weeks to go, and still waiting for more info.
I am taking off work the 29th so I can just listen to the album and mod the forums lol
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Dedication there Hef. lol
I am very happy though that so many people are excited about the new album. Funny to see them go off the rails though.
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Dedication there Hef. lol
I am very happy though that so many people are excited about the new album. Funny to see them go off the rails though.
Someone needs to go in there and tell them "Imma happy for you, but the Octavarium sub-forum was the greatest album lead-up and release OF ALL TIMES"
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OF ALL TIME
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This is the worst time - a couple of weeks to go, and still waiting for more info.
I am taking off work the 29th so I can just listen to the album and mod the forums lol
You mean it's not The Best of Times?
:jamaritard:
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I'm sorry, Prog. Did you say something? I couldn't hear you over your sig!
Oh, and why O why do I have Cat Stevens "Wild World" stuck in my fuckin' head? :puke:
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I'm sorry, Prog. Did you say something? I couldn't hear you over your sig!
Oh, and why O why do I have Cat Stevens "Wild World" stuck in my fuckin' head? :puke:
I prefer the cover by Mr. Big.
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I didn't even know that was a thing.
*dashes off to Spotify*
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I didn't even know that was a thing.
*dashes off to Spotify*
I expect a full report.
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I prefer the cover by Mr. Big.
This. Great cover.
Another excellent cover by Mr. Big that I like better than the original is the song "Mr. Big".
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I'm sorry, Prog. Did you say something? I couldn't hear you over your sig!
Oh, and why O why do I have Cat Stevens "Wild World" stuck in my fuckin' head? :puke:
That's the whole idea. Distractions. :lol
Speaking of Wild World, I was listening to Mr. Big last night.
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Great vocals...but, yeah, that's really not helping.
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I'm sorry, Prog. Did you say something? I couldn't hear you over your sig!
Oh, and why O why do I have Cat Stevens "Wild World" stuck in my fuckin' head? :puke:
That's the whole idea. Distractions. :lol
Speaking of Wild World, I was listening to Mr. Big last night.
Not as distracting as that gif of her you put on Facebook eating. I pulled a Costanza and got aroused.
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Great vocals...but, yeah, that's really not helping.
Perhaps something from Cattle Decapitation?
Try "Colonic Villus Biopsy Performed on the Gastro-intestinally Incapable" or "A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat".
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Thanks, all the same, Hef...but no.
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lol
I can't listen to that shit either. But it's definitely a change from Cat Stevens.
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Well,I finally changed my avatar. You likey?
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When it comes to mistypes, the buck stops with King.
You guy should just lay off, or elk King's gonna cry.
So, is the Astonishing thread worth a stroll for shits and giggles - and my monthly reminder of why I don't go over to DT-side? What page should I start at?
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When it comes to mistypes, the buck stops with King.
You guy should just lay off, or elk King's gonna cry.
So, is the Astonishing thread worth a stroll for shits and giggles - and my monthly reminder of why I don't go over to DT-side? What page should I start at?
Just don't.
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Well,I finally changed my avatar. You likey?
Nope. :lol
When it comes to mistypes, the buck stops with King.
You guy should just lay off, or elk King's gonna cry.
So, is the Astonishing thread worth a stroll for shits and giggles - and my monthly reminder of why I don't go over to DT-side? What page should I start at?
Just don't.
COME ON! DO IT!! DO IT NOW!
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Not as distracting as that gif of her you put on Facebook eating. I pulled a Costanza and got aroused.
I'd question many things about you if it didn't move. :lol
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I could watch her eat fruit all day.
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Watermelon....dripping down her chin. Staining her shirt so she has to remove it.
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I'd wash it for her. That's saying a lot. :lol
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:lol
You can wash the shirt. I'll just wash her.
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:lol
You can wash the shirt. I'll just wash her.
Who says I can't multi task? :lol
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Too late. Get back in the laundry room. :biggrin:
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So, I had an interesting day!
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0867_zps05gta7nn.jpg)
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0869_zpsadsxrwi0.jpg)
Right after my last post in this thread, I noticed that I couldn't read Hef's response. I kept leaning closer and closer to the monitor but I couldn't make sense out of what he wrote. Then when I looked across the hall (out my office door), I realized that I really couldn't see anything. It was like all the light was entering my eyes but my brain just could make any detail out of the patterns.
The service manager came into my office and started talking to me. Almost instantly he realized something was wrong and took me to the hospital. By the time we got there my vision had returned and I felt fine. They did a shitload of tests (blood, urine, CT scan, etc.) and pronounced me healthy.
As near as any of us can figure, I had a complex Migraine! They gave me a prescription for Imitrex, a pat on the ass, and showed me the door.
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I hate retinal / ocular migraines. Where it's like you have a crack right down the middle of your vision.
After a while you get a glowing zigzag or something in your field of vision that gets larger and larger and when it passes you completely - you start to return to normal.
But the sickness lasts a while :(
Last one I had was really minor and I knew what was happening so I just accepted it - waited for it to pass and stayed indoors and comfortable for a day or two.
:hug: Hope you feel better soon ! :) Also I hope that's all it was.
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Fish?
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Tuna?
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Yes, but hold the mayo.
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So, I had an interesting day!
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0867_zps05gta7nn.jpg)
(https://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/Podaar/IMG_0869_zpsadsxrwi0.jpg)
Right after my last post in this thread, I noticed that I couldn't read Hef's response. I kept leaning closer and closer to the monitor but I couldn't make sense out of what he wrote. Then when I looked across the hall (out my office door), I realized that I really couldn't see anything. It was like all the light was entering my eyes but my brain just could make any detail out of the patterns.
The service manager came into my office and started talking to me. Almost instantly he realized something was wrong and took me to the hospital. By the time we got there my vision had returned and I felt fine. They did a shitload of tests (blood, urine, CT scan, etc.) and pronounced me healthy.
As near as any of us can figure, I had a complex Migraine! They gave me a prescription for Imitrex, a pat on the ass, and showed me the door.
Man this old age crap is the worst. We can't even figure out anything going on with us.
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There was a day when I would have completely ignored it...in fact, I'm sure that if the Service Manager hadn't insisted (he called Mrs. P too) I probably would have waited it out. Still, I don't mind admitting it had me pretty wound up. Ever since my cancer episode I've been a bit more paranoid about aches and pains. I never used to see a doctor and now I get a physical and blood work done twice per year.
Oh well, I'm pretty pragmatic about it all. You don't get 54 years on this planet without a few bumps along the way.
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It's just plain weird to wake up and your knee is hurting and you have no clue how it happened.
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Using your knees too much?
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No. The new one is both achilles are sore.
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(https://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/15095/15604142_7.jpg?v=8CFDDD090159980)
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I saw that movie. It was ok.
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Prog, I love you like my own baby brother, I really do but I also really don't understand you.
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Prog, I love you like my own baby brother, I really do but I also really don't understand you.
:lol
What can I clear up for you?
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:lol
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Fine. Let's start with this.
Fish?
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:lol
With a quick glance, I thought you looked like Fish.
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Which would be perfectly terrific if I knew who that is.
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Marillion's first singer.
(https://i3.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article922116.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/fish-image-1-713455934.jpg)
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Ah ha!
What a fantastically handsome bloke!
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Ah ha!
What a fantastically handsome bloke!
:lol
See, I just became a bit more sane to you. ;)
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Troy is awesome what the hell
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The fight scene between Achilles and Hector was great.
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Hahaha...for a second I thought BlackInk was calling you (Prog) Troy and was berating me for being mean to you.
But, yes, Troy is awesome. What the actual hell?
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Hahaha...for a second I thought BlackInk was calling you (Prog) Troy and was berating me for being mean to you.
But, yes, Troy is awesome. What the actual hell?
I think King just suffered from extreme auto-correct. :lol
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Yeah King stop insulting Troty, he's the best guy on this forum.
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I think he was talking about politicians...
King, stop making fun of Trotsky.
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Trotsky off. :lol
I leave for one hour. One! :lol
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Okay, this photo is 3000 x 4000. I wonder if I can find one bigger.
(https://i.imgur.com/CpoBbtR.jpg)
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Edit this. :lol
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Good evening.
I get paid twice a month.
And it seems that I have had paycheck issues twice a month for the last few months.
Not only is my paycheck late (Direct Deposit should'a been deposited this morning).
But it wasn't..
And when it does come in, I am going to be missing some Overtime.
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That is illegal.
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It was an issue (both were really) with the payroll company. The owed money is getting put in the mail on Monday.
It's just annoying.
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Good evening.
I get paid twice a month.
And it seems that I have had paycheck issues twice a month for the last few months.
Not only is my paycheck late (Direct Deposit should'a been deposited this morning).
But it wasn't..
And when it does come in, I am going to be missing some Overtime.
Talk to the payroll department.
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There's no payroll department. Company is too tiny. They feed the hours into ADP and ADP takes care of it all. It's funny because they've been using ADP for a year and a half and issues just started cropping up. The owner of my company is even talking about giving them the boot and finding another company.
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We used ADP for our cards. They have deadlines. What they are going is illegal and your boss needs to push this issue.
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He actually met with somone from ADP a week or so ago regarding these issues. He's pissed. These issues have been affecting a lot of people across the company. I believe him for the most part on this because the times that the pay has been delayed, his own salary payment doesnt go through.
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So, I had an interesting day!
As near as any of us can figure, I had a complex Migraine! They gave me a prescription for Imitrex, a pat on the ass, and showed me the door.
I get what's called a Scintillating Scotoma a few times a year. As best as I can describe it, it's like a fist sized distortion just in my direct visual path, but on the left side only. It looks like the reflection of the moon off of a clear lake. Over the course of about 30-40 minutes, it gradually continues to move left, until it's gone. The first time it happened, back in 2007, I was freaked the hell out. I was in a business review at work, and I couldn't see the words on the slide that I was looking directly at. I had perfect vision for everything else, but whatever I was looking directly at, all I could see was this shimmering 'moon'. No pain with these migraines luckily. A few years back, I got about 3 of them in a 2 month period, so I went and saw my GP. He instantly diagnosed it as this, and told me to go home. Nothing to see here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillating_scotoma
Sound familiar Gregg?
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I've never heardent of that. Must be scary the first time.
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I've never heardent of that. Must be scary the first time.
Ayup. Had one happen once while I was driving. It's kinda distracting, but I wouldn't call it dangerous. I have clear vision in like 95% of my visual field, just a shiny object at whatever I look at. When I was driving, it wasn't like I couldn't see the car ahead of me, I just couldn't read the license plate if I was looking directly at it. I describe it to people by holding my left arm straight out, and making a fist. That's this size of the distortion, and where it starts... then it just keeps moving left until it's completely gone.
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Strap me in boys... I'm goin over to the DT side.
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Godspeed.
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Don't be a wuss. Have a fun time.
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Sound familiar Gregg?
It started out similar to this .gif, Chad.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Scintillating_scotoma.gif)
But grew until it encompassed (if slightly less sparkly) my entire field of view. Then a hole of clear vision started in the middle and grew out until I was returned to normal. Ya, but like you said; no pain or anything else just fucked up vision.
Strap me in boys... I'm goin over to the DT side.
I better go keep an eye on him.
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Strap me in boys... I'm goin over to the DT side.
I wouldn't bother.
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I'm way too far behind. 150 pages for The Astonishing - 15 over the last 4 days. I don't have time for that shit.
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Translated,
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/download%2013_zpsrpz69jb5.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/download%2013_zpsrpz69jb5.jpg.html)
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Morning/afternoon/evening (pick one) people!
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Morning/afternoon/evening (pick one) people!
What does 12:41am count as? (in my case, probably early evening :blob: )
Morning!
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Where Blob surfs, he needs no sleep.
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Where Blob surfs, he needs no sleep.
Sleep? Where we're going we don't need...... sleep *puts on futuristic glasses that are impossible to see through*
This video is kicking my ass. Supposed to be due on the 12th, and I'm not even half done.
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Damn. Talk about pressure. Hope the computer is not crashing or freezing for you.
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Damn. Talk about pressure. Hope the computer is not crashing or freezing for you.
It was thrashing my computer at first, but I dialed back the settings and it's been behaving so far, so hopefully I'll be good for exporting the final vid.
I'm not even using my 3D program for this video, so I'm a bit out of my depth. I've had to learn a lot the past week.
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Damn. Talk about pressure. Hope the computer is not crashing or freezing for you.
No, that would be Blob that's doing that.
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Got to be nerve racking but cool to jump into something different from the norm.
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Got to be nerve racking but cool to jump into something different from the norm.
I doubt I'll make that deadline (although I think there will be some wiggle room there), but I'll be happy once it's done. It's forcing me to learn things I wish I'd learned a while ago, and it's useful stuff that will help with my future videos.
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Still haven't been paid.
My bank says if nothing was posted by end of business yesterday, I won't see anything till Monday.
My boss is offering to drive up and give me some cash to hold me over till Monday. which is cool, but that won't help me pay my bills online.
Uuugh
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlygTowv5Q0&feature=youtu.be
:ninja: Throwback to when my bro and I were spies on the London Train Service.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlygTowv5Q0&feature=youtu.be
:ninja: Throwback to when my bro and I were spies on the London Train Service.
:lol
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Still haven't been paid.
My bank says if nothing was posted by end of business yesterday, I won't see anything till Monday.
My boss is offering to drive up and give me some cash to hold me over till Monday. which is cool, but that won't help me pay my bills online.
Uuugh
Sorry Jay. Such a bad situation.
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It'll happen Monday. I'm just venting now. >:( >:( >:(
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Morning
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It is that indeed.
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Yup.
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Damn supervisor is sick this morning and one temp did not show up. Fun times.
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Morning, guys!
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It is that indeed.
Incorrect.
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It's correct somewhere on this planet just like it's beer time somewhere.
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It is that indeed.
Incorrect.
I'm with Bolsters. It's almost midnight! :blob:
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I'm amazed you actually know what time it is Blob. :lol
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I don't doubt he's always aware of the time. I just think he has my sentiment regarding time...who cares? :lol
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Got to be nerve racking but cool to jump into something different from the norm.
I doubt I'll make that deadline (although I think there will be some wiggle room there), but I'll be happy once it's done. It's forcing me to learn things I wish I'd learned a while ago, and it's useful stuff that will help with my future videos.
Sounds like my bro's Tetris-y music video. He agreed a concept for a music video and then had to find out how to do it :P
It turned out great though.
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I don't doubt he's always aware of the time. I just think he has my sentiment regarding time...who cares? :lol
Remember John, where he goes, there is no time.
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I'm amazed you actually know what time it is Blob. :lol
It's permanently in the bottom corner of my computer screen, of course I know what time it is! :lol
I don't doubt he's always aware of the time. I just think he has my sentiment regarding time...who cares? :lol
....and this. :biggrin:
Got to be nerve racking but cool to jump into something different from the norm.
I doubt I'll make that deadline (although I think there will be some wiggle room there), but I'll be happy once it's done. It's forcing me to learn things I wish I'd learned a while ago, and it's useful stuff that will help with my future videos.
Sounds like my bro's Tetris-y music video. He agreed a concept for a music video and then had to find out how to do it :P
It turned out great though.
I was given the basic outline, but actually making enough to fill the fixed length of time for each scene without it being boring, and then transitions etc, is proving very difficult. After a week and a half, I'm not even half done. I have like 2 days left.
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I knew the computer would be your answer. :lol
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It's the only clue for geeks like us. It's the smallest thing on my screen. :lol
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Nothing like a deadline to get you motivated.
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It's the only clue for geeks like us. It's the smallest thing on my screen. :lol
So many ways to go with a size joke. Can......not......freeze....
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I knew the computer would be your answer. :lol
My computer is ALWAYS the answer, king. Always.
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I knew the computer would be your answer. :lol
My computer is ALWAYS the answer, king. Always.
No truer words.
Time to make the coffee.
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It's the only clue for geeks like us. It's the smallest thing on my screen. :lol
So many ways to go with a size joke. Can......not......freeze....
I left it wide open for you. Don't disappoint me. :lol
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I figured your wallpaper was Long Dong Silver in action.
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No, I never put self-portraits on my screen. It would give people the wrong idea.
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Okay, this one is 4000 x 6000. I wonder if there's one bigger out there.
(https://img2.hotnessrater.com/get-picture/391609/natalie-dormer/4000/6000/natalie-dormer)
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She would devour you.
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It would surprise you to know that I can handle it.
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It would surprise you to know that I can handle it.
I think we all could handle it.
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Meh.
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Meh.
I think your lack of sleep and staring at a computer screen is affecting you right now.
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Meh.
I think your lack of sleep and staring at a computer screen is affecting you right now.
It's really not.
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It would surprise you to know that I can handle it.
I think we all could handle it.
;)
Did you catch this past week's episode of Big Bang Theory? Oh fuck, that reminds me. I didn't watch the new episode of Scorpion yet.
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Yes I did. Lol
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Did you catch this past week's episode of Big Bang Theory?
I didn't realize people capable of using the internet actually watched that show.
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Did you catch this past week's episode of Big Bang Theory?
I didn't realize people capable of using the internet actually watched that show.
Silence, blasphemer!
Morning coffee time...
(https://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y393/Prog_Snob/20160110_091856_zpsahlka12q.jpg)
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I didn't realize people actually watched that show.
FTFM
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Did you catch this past week's episode of Big Bang Theory?
I didn't realize people capable of using the internet actually watched that show.
Now I know you're overtired.
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Did you catch this past week's episode of Big Bang Theory?
I didn't realize people capable of using the internet actually watched that show.
Now I know you're overtired.
You'd have to be overtired to sit through that intolerable shit.
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:lol
I still think you're off your rocker.
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Finally.....a nerd who doesn't salivate over Big Bang Theory :lol
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Finally.....a nerd who doesn't salivate over Big Bang Theory :lol
That's because I'm a legit nerd, not some worn out stereotype on TV DUR DUR SURFACE LEVEL STAR TREK REFERENCE THAT AVERAGE PEOPLE GET DUR DUR PREDICTABLE SITCOM JOKE DUR DUR 7TH GRADE LEVEL SCIENCE JOKE THAT MAKES OLD PEOPLE FEEL SMART FOR VAGUELY RECALLING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BAZINGA
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Well, I know some things just aren't for everybody. That being said, you both suck big floppy donkey dick. :lol
As far as being a legit nerd, if that were true you would be doing more nerdy things instead of chatting on here constantly. You're just like us...
One of us...one of us... :lol
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As far as being a legit nerd, if that were true you would be doing more nerdy things instead of chatting on here constantly. You're just like us...
You haven't been around here long enough if you'd even dare question the legitimacy of my nerdiness. :lol
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When you go to a comic con and bitch about not waiting in lines for certain must see crlebs, I call out your nerd cred. :biggrin:
Also, if you are looking for authenticity in a 1/2 citcom, you are delusional. :lol
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As far as being a legit nerd, if that were true you would be doing more nerdy things instead of chatting on here constantly. You're just like us...
You haven't been around here long enough if you'd even dare question the legitimacy of my nerdiness. :lol
:lol
Oh, I've been here long enough to witness enough.
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When you go to a comic con and bitch about not waiting in lines for certain must see crlebs, I call out your nerd cred. :biggrin:
I don't quite understand what I'm bitching about in this scenario. :lol It was probably about half an hour in line for both Shatner and Richard Dean Anderson, which was fine. The rest were probably faster.
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:lol
I remember you gafawing over Shatner's line. You shamed us all.
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That's because Shatner saw Blob and was like..
Oh look. It's him. Better. Take my time. Maybe. He'll give up. And leave. :lol
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:lol
I remember you gafawing over Shatner's line. You shamed us all.
What line? He didn't say shit. It was like Weekend at Bernie's. :lol
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I don't think Shatner is a good enough actor for Weekend At Bernie's.
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I don't think Shatner is a good enough actor for Weekend At Bernie's.
You mean he's too good an actor for Weekend at Bernie's. He'd overract the hell out of it, and it would be magnificent!
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Maybe, just maybe, he'd be a perfect fit for Weekend at Bernie's 2. But the first movie is a gem.
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I don't quite understand what I'm bitching about in this scenario. :lol It was probably about half an hour in line for both Shatner and Richard Dean Anderson, which was fine. The rest were probably fatter.
Oh I doubt that. :neverusethis:
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:lol
I remember you gafawing over Shatner's line. You shamed us all.
What line? He didn't say shit. It was like Weekend at Bernie's. :lol
:lol
If I remember you didn't want to waste your time already since you stayed in line ealier. I say, it's Shatner. YOU................MUST.....................GET.............PICTURE. ...........WITH............SHATNER.
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Maybe, just maybe, he'd be a perfect fit for Weekend at Bernie's 2. But the first movie is a gem.
First movie is solid 80's fun. Second movie is a very regrettable viewing experience. :lol
I don't quite understand what I'm bitching about in this scenario. :lol It was probably about half an hour in line for both Shatner and Richard Dean Anderson, which was fine. The rest were probably fatter.
Oh I doubt that. :neverusethis:
You had me thinking I'd made a slip there. :lol And you'd be right.
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It brings me joy to see you pull a me Blob.
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It brings me joy to see you pull a me Blob.
I'm not pulling your anything, you sicko.
And I actually didn't pull a king. Kotowboy edited my post. :lol
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What is everyone doing today/tonight?
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Dammit! That's what I get for trying to follow the banter between stops on the road. :lol
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Morning guys. Today I have nothing going on, my girlfriends sister, her daughter, and her friend are all hanging out at the house today so I'm just hanging out with them. What about you Prog?
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It's going to be a relaxing Sunday. Right now, I'm listening to Close to the Edge and my daughter is watching Battle of the Five Armies. She loves the beginning with Smaug. I already went through a pot of coffee, so I'm good for the day.
Did you do anything for the rest of the weekend?
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Just got back from food shopping. It's pouring here. Watching football and making a spicy dish I posted on Facebook tonight.
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It's going to be a relaxing Sunday. Right now, I'm listening to Close to the Edge and my daughter is watching Battle of the Five Armies. She loves the beginning with Smaug. I already went through a pot of coffee, so I'm good for the day.
Did you do anything for the rest of the weekend?
Nothing much just practicing some coding in C#.
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I have not been practicing anything lately. I've been attempting to make my laptop solely a Kali Linux machine as opposed to the dual boot I have now. I just cant' seem to get away from the forums today. :lol
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Nothing much just practicing some coding in C#.
Do you call it C Sharp or C hash ?
I guess music has nothing to do with it.
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It's usually pronounced C sharp.
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C Sharp, I've never heard it referred to C Hash
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Well, he's a stoner, so that's to be expected. :biggrin:
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Blob is a stoner ? :blob: :hat
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:lol
That would require too much effort. You know, leaving the house, finding a lighter, rolling the joint, etc.
My daughter likes when I start posting because she likes the happy face emoticons. :lol
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:lol
That would require too much effort. You know, leaving the house, finding a lighter, rolling the joint, etc.
My daughter likes when I start posting because she likes the happy face emoticons. :lol
(https://i.imgur.com/LAHtAwZ.png) (https://i.imgur.com/ccluP3w.png) (https://i.imgur.com/5ylpTgA.png)
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(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11214053_898729390234538_228188102919052281_n.jpg?oh=7413dd23e70048b2e87253a39ec22cd8&oe=570E6890)
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Awe she is cute!
Speaking of kids I can't have them, my girlfriends niece just left (she is 3 weeks old) so much crying.
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No kids for you?
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No my girlfriend and I aren't going to have kids. I just don't have the drive to have kids.
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You might change your mind one day. I never wanted kids...ever. And look at me now. I never even wanted to get married and seeing my position now, you can see why. So...I'm not not making a good case for kids and marriage right now. I'll shut up. :lol
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:lol I get you Prog
How was the weekend?
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Sweetie pie.
The wife and I tried for 10 years. I got cancer. Got better tried invetro 3 times and no luck. Our one regret.
We live through family members.
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Kids? I got your stinking kids.
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/t31.0-8/11222445_10207492748985965_4320194107288496514_o.jpg)
From left to right,
Pod.Jr, GS 1.0, D-in-L 1.0, S-in-L 2.0, Youngest D, Pod.Jr 2.0, Pod, Mrs.P, Middle D, Eldest D, GD 2.0, S-in-L 1.0, GD 3.0, GD 1.0, GD 4.0.
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"I got your stinking kids".
:lol
Awesome family pic!
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:lol I get you Prog
How was the weekend?
Well, I decided not to scar her with watching the pervy Tudors, so we're watching New Girl. Other than that, I was battling a migraine yesterday which caffeine fixed.
Sweetie pie.
The wife and I tried for 10 years. I got cancer. Got better tried invetro 3 times and no luck. Our one regret.
We live through family members.
Sorry to hear that, King. When you come here one day, you can hang out with Gianna. She likes men with beards for some reason. :lol
Kids? I got your stinking kids.
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/t31.0-8/11222445_10207492748985965_4320194107288496514_o.jpg)
From left to right,
Pod.Jr, GS 1.0, D-in-L 1.0, S-in-L 2.0, Youngest D, Pod.Jr 2.0, Pod, Mrs.P, Middle D, Eldest D, GD 2.0, S-in-L 1.0, GD 3.0, GD 1.0, GD 4.0.
That's a great photo, Pod!
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Young kids like to use me as a bean bag and watch cartoons together.
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Awesome pic Podaar!
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No my girlfriend and I aren't going to have kids. I just don't have the drive to have kids.
I can't handle babies or toddlers and I know i'd be an awful parent. Plus i'm ugly and boring so I've no choice :lol
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@ReapKK
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYSqsR_WwAEVn4r.jpg:large)
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:lol
That would require too much effort. You know, leaving the house, finding a lighter, rolling the joint, etc.
That and being strictly opposed to all drug and substances that screws with my mind. ;) Including alcohol. Never tried any of it, don't intend to.
And I've never questioned or heard anyone question how C# is pronounced, especially on a music forum. :lol
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How's the work going Blob?
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Shshshshsh, he's wowking, King. Be vewy, vewy, qwiet.
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Wabbits, I know. :lol
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How's the work going Blob?
I showed what I had so far to the guy and the response was basically that it was all wrong and didn't match what they wanted.
So basically restarting from scratch even though I was already too far behind to finish in reasonable time. Fuck it.
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Crap. That sucks. I'm sorry.
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I wish I hadn't even taken this work. I already had too much other work to get done on time, and I'm clearly not suited to do this. I just didn't want to be a flake and say no, but now I'm going to be a flake and a failure.
And it's going to be too hot to get any work done here until Friday.
I suck at life.
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Sorry to hear that. :sad: What was it that you couldn't/didn't do?
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Bleh, I don't know. All 3 of the shots are completely wrong. I was struggling to work with their ideas as it was, and I'd just spent two days on something I was finally half happy with, and now it turns out what I did with those ideas was completely wrong. I don't even know why I'm doing this. I'm pretty sure it's just token work to humour me, and I still can't manage it.
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Are you able to make it right at all?
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I'll have to start completely from scratch on at least 2/3 of the shots I showed. I don't even want to think about it today, except for thinking about whether I'm going to do it at all.
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So then take the day to think it over and start over the following morning.
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I don't want to think about it at all today. We'll see how I feel tomorrow.
And why the fuck are these people still here? We were stuck babysitting my niece, and then her dad came to pick her up, then when they got in the car it started raining, so they decided to get out and wait it out. First of all, you have a huge fucking 4x4. Secondly, it's rain, not a hurricane. Thirdly, it stopped raining like 10 minutes ago. Fuck off and stop eating all of our food.
I'm not in a good mood today, not my usual cheery self. :lol
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:lol
Well at least you can revel in your misery.
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I seem to be doing that a lot lately. :blob:
I'm so rarely of use to anyone, and then the few times I try, I fail and reaffirm why I don't bother trying in the first place, because I know I'm of no use to anyone. It's a vicious cycle.
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I don't think that's true. You just need to reassert what you know you can do instead of pushing yourself beyond your control too hastily.
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How dare you interrupt my moping with practical solutions!
But I'm still probably going to fail at this work, and probably fail at my other work because of it too. Great start to 2016.
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I don't like my friends moping, especially when you're taking this pretty hard. It's the beginning of the year. Dust yourself off and move on to the next thing after this.
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I can't focus on more than one thing at a time. Gotta sort this out first, whatever that involves.
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That's what I'm saying. Maybe I didn't word it clearly. Sort this mess out and then just dust yourself off and move on to the next thing afterwards.
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I don't think I'll be able to dust myself off after the decision I'm heavily leaning towards. I can't see myself being able to do this work, but quitting would be the most shameful thing I've voluntarily done, and just validate my feeling of being useless. And the fact I'm moping over something that anyone else would take in stride and just get on with makes me feel even more useless.
Sorry, still gonna mope a while.
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You'll get through it. Mope a bit, but don't wallow for too long. I did for months and look where it got me. Nowhere. It just wound up being a waste of time.
We're all here for help or good old comic relief. Except for Zydar. He's here to violate your private parts.
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Maybe some private part violation is just what I need right now. :zydar:
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Wocka wocka
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Morning Fozzy.
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Wrong wocka wocka. :lol Morning.
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What news to wake up to. Never could have predicted Lemmy would live longer than Bowie.
Fuck Cancer.
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We've lost far too many people to cancer. It's an alarming number at this point. :(
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I count my blessings that I survived a 2 year ordeal with cancer. It wasn't easy for sure. This came up so fast with Bowie but obviously he was hiding it for the public eye. I just saw his new video Saturday and thought, "How cool is this guy still making music that is so fresh to me".
Wrong wocka wocka. :lol Morning.
:biggrin: Couldn't help myself.
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Morning guys
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Morning, all.
Coffee won't be enough, me thinks. Sad day. :(
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Well, they say deaths usually happen in threes. So, Lemmy, David Bowie, and who else?
edit: Natalie Cole
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We already had Scott Weiland.
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So they happened in fours this time.
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@ReapKK
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Looking good! I just popped a new battery into mine, I have to wash my bike but I'll post a pic later.
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Mine will need a new battery at some point. Getting harder to start it...
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I just put together Ham & Bean soup in the crock pot. I can't wait to get home from work tonight...it smells great!
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Mine will need a new battery at some point. Getting harder to start it...
Do you have your battery on a tender?
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Morning
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Morning, everyone.
Sorry my last post gave you a migraine, Podaar. Glad everything turned out OK.
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Morning Hef and Jay!
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I do not want to work today :/
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Sorry my last post gave you a migraine, Podaar. Glad everything turned out OK.
Right? :lol
I'll bet you never realized you were wielding such power!
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Oh, I do. But usually I keep a tighter rein on it than that.
I'll do better from now on.
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With great power...etc.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Morning Hef. I bet your jacked and pumped for next weekend,
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Mine will need a new battery at some point. Getting harder to start it...
Do you have your battery on a tender?
Dunno what that is so probably no :p
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It's a a charger, essentially if you don't ride your bike much it keeps a small amount of power running through the battery that keeps it from getting drained from lack of use.
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Not really but I haven't been riding in the winter. When the spring comes, i'll obviously be riding pretty much every day.
But I'll get a new battery anyway. One day it was completely dead and I bumped it with no effort at all, went for a Long drive and it was fine.
Recently it's not been bumping at all even with some charge so I dunno. Maybe it's the plug.
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Good afternoon, guys.
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Afternoon there, Prog
<-------- Check it out. I'm sporting my shiny new stars! :biggrin:
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Star
You're a Star
Just be careful............
Afternoon folks.
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Afternoon there, Prog
<-------- Check it out. I'm sporting my shiny new stars! :biggrin:
Nice. :metal What are those for if you don't mind me asking?
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Donations.
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Afternoon, your Protuberance!
Donations.
What he said.
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And not the donations you are thinking of John. :lol
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Money donations to the forum.
Not love deposits.
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Yeah, I'm avoiding love deposits for a while. That just gets me in trouble. :\
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Love deposits gets me, well, more man time. :lol
Hunny. go see you're friend.
You want another beer?
How about I get a pizza so you don't have to cook.
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You could get ME in bed by offering me pizza.
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I'm wondering what it will take to get you out!
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A bottle of wine on the counter.
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TWO pizzas :lol
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You could get ME in bed by offering me pizza.
You're just in luck Prog, Mondays are pizza and beer night for me.
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I'm wondering what it will take to get you out!
I could nag him.
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Morning Hef. I bet your jacked and pumped for next weekend,
Yeah, but TBH, I'm sick of fucking Seattle. We have played them so often over the last few years (and we will play them again next season - AT Seattle again FFS) that I am just tired of them.
It's usually a good game, and I have all the respect in the world for that organization. I'm just tired of playing them all the damn time.
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Kev and I feel the same about each other with the Pats/Broncos. Sometimes though that adds to the game when you, as a fan, want to get rid of a certain team.
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You could get ME in bed by offering me pizza.
You're just in luck Prog, Mondays are pizza and beer night for me.
That's a perfect combo!
I'm wondering what it will take to get you out!
I could nag him.
That'll do it. There's nothing more irritating than a bearded man whining like a school girl with a skinned knee. :lol
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:lol
It's so Peter Griffin.
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Yeah, but TBH, I'm sick of fucking Seattle.
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If you wouldn't mind, just please fuck them over real good this week. K?
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Drinks and playing some Smite with some friends, perfect Monday night.
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Today, as I was leaving for school, I noticed that a considerable amount of ice had built up on my windshield. Unable to find my ice scraper and running late as it was. I decided that I would try to clear off the ice by using my windshield wipers. This was dumb idea number one. Dumb Idea number two was trying to do that while driving. It was all going pretty well until I ran into a road island that i couldn't see through the portion of my windshield that was cleared of ice. I'm okay, and my car is okay with the exception of the front driver's side tire simply exploding. Obviously this whole ordeal made me even more late and now in need of a new tire.
Moral(s) of the story: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When it comes to cars, never be in a rush.
Mondays, am I right?
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Morning
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Morning.
Cedar, that's a hard lesson to learn.
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I like his username because it's a palindrome. :blob:
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Morning guys! Glad you're alright Cedar.
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I like his username because it's a palindrome. :blob:
UFO TOFU
Morning Reap.
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I like his username because it's a palindrome. :blob:
I like it because it's not. :lol
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I like his username because it's a palindrome. :blob:
I like it because it's not. :lol
Ooops :emo: :lol
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I like his username because it's a palindrome. :blob:
I like it because it's not. :lol
And he mocks me about my spelling. :lol
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Guten Morgen, meine Freunde
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I once had a conversation with Rumbo at a bar that us Americans when using German swears was the 60's term of that swear. He said, "It was like saying groovy". You never think that other languages have slang from certain generations. It's funny to hear it. Sometimes we are in our own little bubble.
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I don't think I know any German curse phrases...
Oh, yea. "Shut the fuck up!" :biggrin:
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:lol
Maybe from Hogan's Heroes? :lol
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What's a good way of wording "voluntarily quit like a bitch" without sounding as much like I'm quitting like a bitch? The best euphemism I can devise so far is drop out.
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Respectfully decline your generous offer.
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My skill set does not align with your needs, therefore...
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My skill set does not align with your needs, therefore...
Therefore what?! That's the bit I need! :lol
Respectfully decline your generous offer.
Doesn't really fit the context here.
I've already been working, and realized I suck, and I want to kinda give him an out while nudging him into knowing I want out without admitting that I want out. :lol
I've learned my lesson. I'm never doing work for anyone ever again.
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I've learned my lesson. I'm never doing work for anyone ever again.
There, you've answered it yourself. :lol
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I've learned my lesson. I'm never doing work for anyone ever again.
There, you've answered it yourself. :lol
I'm sure that one would go down well. :lol
Man, I hate dealing with people. I'm not a people person. I need to find a way to make a living without needing to communicate with anyone or work for anyone.
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What's a good way of wording "voluntarily quit like a bitch" without sounding as much like I'm quitting like a bitch? The best euphemism I can devise so far is drop out.
An unexpected development necessitates I prioritize my time elsewhere.
... the "unexpected development" being that you hate this fucking project.
Man, I hate dealing with people. I'm not a people person. I need to find a way to make a living without needing to communicate with anyone or work for anyone.
Says the guy with 30,000+ posts here.
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Dear Sir,
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/IMG_0409a.jpg)
Sincerely,
Quitting Bitch.
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Man, I hate dealing with people. I'm not a people person. I need to find a way to make a living without needing to communicate with anyone or work for anyone.
Says the guy with 30,000+ posts here.
:lol But you're my kind of people.
I just don't want to deal with people professionally, ever, because that shit stresses me the fuck out. I spend hours agonizing over writing any email back to people, I can't stomach calls etc, and my ADHD seems intent on raping me in the ass on everything I attempt. I'm a broken person who has every reason to hide in my bedroom all day.
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Good morning, gents.
I have been so far behind on Doctor Who this season, but I having been on a tear this week. Last night I finished episode 10, where apparently SPOILER ALERT Clara died.
I think I only have the season's 2-part finale and the Christmas episode to go.
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Good morning, gents.
I have been so far behind on Doctor Who this season, but I having been on a tear this week. Last night I finished episode 10, where apparently SPOILER ALERT Clara died.
I think I only have the season's 2-part finale and the Christmas episode to go.
Oh man, you're in for a treat! Not to hype it, but the next episode is one of those all time great episodes (ok, that is totally hyping it :lol ). The finale is also excellent. Even the Christmas episode pulled it together beautifully at the end, and I was expecting to hate the episode from the trailer.
Enjoy. :hat
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Sweet. I should be able to finish it up by the weekend.
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Cool. What have you thought of the rest of this season so far?
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I've loved it. Capaldi is rapidly coming into contention for my favorite Doctor.
"Doctor Funkenstein"
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I've loved it. Capaldi is rapidly coming into contention for my favorite Doctor.
"Doctor Funkenstein"
"I'm old enough to be your messiah"
:lol Yeah, I'm right with you there. I expect by the end of next season he'll have done enough episodes to make it to the top for me. This season was really strong, aside from Sleep No More, which was apparently disliked enough that in the end of year Doctor Who survey from the BBC, it actually said "It’s certainly been interesting to know about your favourite moments, props and monsters as well as the things that you didn’t like so much (we took the message on ‘Sleep No More’!)." :lol
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lol
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Still trying to write this email and build up the balls to send it after over an hour. Apparently quitting a job on the due date makes you feel like a total piece of worthless shit. Go figure.
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Still trying to write this email and build up the balls to send it after over an hour. Apparently quitting a job on the due date makes you feel like a total piece of worthless shit. Go figure.
Be as apologetic as possible. You never know - they might give you more time.
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Still trying to write this email and build up the balls to send it after over an hour. Apparently quitting a job on the due date makes you feel like a total piece of worthless shit. Go figure.
Be as apologetic as possible. You never know - they might give you more time.
The thing is I don't even want more time at this point, I want to forget about it forever. The more I think about it, the less confident I am I can do it given more time. I feel like I couldn't do it how they want it given another month, and neither of us have another month for this. They have a hard deadline at some point, and I have other work to do, which would have been fine if I'd managed this work on time, but not if I have to spend more time on it.
But I also can't think of anything worse than having to say "hey I know today is the due date on this work I said I would do, but I give up because I actually suck and probably screwed you over because you thought I was capable of doing simple work". There's no way to word it that isn't essentially that, because that's what it is. I'll never be able to do work for them again.
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I don't know. While driving from home to the office I thought of some stupid, smart-assed response to your dilemma (that probably would only be funny to me) but, now I sense that you're truly struggling with it.
The best I can think of is to be honest and say something like.
I really thought this project would be a good fit and I took it on in good faith and with the best of intentions. It turns out that you'd be better off with a different artist so I'm withdrawing my services. I realize that this will put you in a bad situation at this late hour and I apologize for that.
Sorry, Blob, I wish I had something better but this is probably the way I'd do it.
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I don't know. While driving from home to the office I thought of some stupid, smart-assed response to your dilemma (that probably would only be funny to me) but, now I sense that you're truly struggling with it.
The best I can think of is to be honest and say something like.
I really thought this project would be a good fit and I took it on in good faith and with the best of intentions. It turns out that you'd be better off with a different artist so I'm withdrawing my services. I realize that this will put you in a bad situation at this late hour and I apologize for that.
Sorry, Blob, I wish I had something better but this is probably the way I'd do it.
No, that's pretty good stuff. Thanks. I'll probably use some of that.
The worst part is that it will probably come out of nowhere for him, because they said they liked what they saw and gave some changes, but the changed needed amount to redoing the entire thing from scratch, and the thing is, I struggled because I was trying to stick exactly to what they wanted and still got it that wrong.
From their perspective it's going to look like-
"That's good, but fix these few things"
*waits until deadline to reply*
"I quit"
Which will probably look like an overreaction to minor criticism, but it was a matter of at that point realizing that the way I think and work isn't going to work with what they need.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they request the changes just a few days ago?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they request the changes just a few days ago?
Yes it was a couple of days ago, which was only a couple of days before the deadline, which is now. If I'd done the work correctly and in a timely fashion the first time, it wouldn't have been an issue, and the changes may not have been an issue either if I was someone more suitable for the work.
The more I think about it, the worse I feel for wanting to quit now, but the more I feel it's what I have to do.
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Eh, they bare some of the responsibility in my mind and probably know this.
Things I think you should stress.
1) This is art.
2) Not every artist is suitable to the needs of their customer.
3) You've given it your best effort and after reviewing the necessary changes over the past few days you've determined it's not a good fit for both parties.
4) You feel bad that this is the case.
If you know another artist who would be suitable, offer to get in touch with them to see if they'd be willing to do the deed quickly. If not, their lack of planning isn't your crisis...or so it seems to me.
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Eh, they bare some of the responsibility in my mind and probably know this.
Things I think you should stress.
1) This is art.
2) Not every artist is suitable to the needs of their customer.
3) You've given it your best effort and after reviewing the necessary changes over the past few days you've determined it's not a good fit for both parties.
4) You feel bad that this is the case.
If you know another artist who would be suitable, offer to get in touch with them to see if they'd be willing to do the deed quickly. If not, their lack of planning isn't your crisis...or so it seems to me.
It's not really their fault. They can do this entirely on their own, and I think giving me a small part to do was a token gesture, and I've not only failed at it, but left it until their deadline to tell them I'm out. I feel I've handled this unprofessionally all around, mostly due to sucking hugely at dealing with people, and not wanting to admit yet again that I can't do something and letting people down constantly.
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I don't know what to say other than, I'm sorry that you're struggling. I think you're being unduly harsh on yourself but then I'm not there and don't know all the nuances.
It's weird, but the fixer in me wants to rescue you and we've never even met.
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It's just a shitty situation. I don't want to blame anyone else for my problems. I just sent the email. I'm honestly terrified to read the eventual response, but it had to be done. 2016 is off to an amazing start. Already failed 1/2 projects.
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I feel that - even if the reply is really angry - at least they're not standing there screaming in your face. They're miles away and you're just reading it.
If you are really apologetic and take all the blame etc . . . I don't think they can be THAT angry. You might be surprised.
Besides - by the way you described it - there may have been a crossed wire or mis-communication when they were explaining what they wanted hence why they were unsatisfied.
If you were only doing your best based on what you thought they wanted...it's not that huge of a problem.
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I just hate disappointing people. No matter the response, I'll feel bad about it. I hope I haven't inconvenienced them too much.
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At least you gave it a shot. It wasn't what they wanted and you ran out of time.
Imagine if you'd done fuck all and then said " yeah I did fuck all ".
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I just hate disappointing people. No matter the response, I'll feel bad about it. I hope I haven't inconvenienced them too much.
If it makes you feel any better, you've never disappointed me.
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Imagine if you'd done fuck all and then said " yeah I did fuck all ".
If he did that, he'd be me, KB! [/badpoetry]
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He completes me.......
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Good afternoon, gents.
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It's 8:08 Pm here !
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I said gents anyway... :biggrin:
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:getoffmylawn:
yeah yeah i know. I look a lot younger than I am. :angel: :angel:
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:lol
I'm leaving work in 40 minutes.
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Hello good sir.
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My phone just alerted me that the trip home today is going to be 25 minutes longer than usually. Some guy on TV tells the people of CT that 0.5" of snow will fall over the next four hours and everyone loses their minds.
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So your phone likes messing with you.
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My phone just alerted me that the trip home today is going to be 25 minutes longer than usually. Some guy on TV tells the people of CT that 0.5" of snow will fall over the next four hours and everyone loses their minds.
Half an inch ? :lol
that's fuck all.
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So you phone likes messing with you.
Actually google maps said my phone was going to take 37 minutes to get home from the airport yesterday. I don't know when they updated it to do that but it's pretty awesome.
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So you phone likes messing with you.
Actually google maps said my phone was going to take 37 minutes to get home from the airport yesterday. I don't know when they updated it to do that but it's pretty awesome.
Oh I know. I was messing with Chino. The best part about Ogle maps is that it updates where the slow areas are and alternative routes.
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Ogle Maps. 👀
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You know it's Google.
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Wy don't YOU go Ogle maps ? :lol
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That John's territory. :lol
Though the Gulf Of Mexico is just asking for it.
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Italy is just asking for a kicking....
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Italy is just asking for a kicking....
Kick in the Italian junk.
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Why you gotta be talking about my junk like that?
And as far as Ogle maps, that's just a reference for all of the girls Zydar has defiled.
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When I think of Zydar, I think of Peter Griffin driving Quagmire to work, he backs into Quagmire's garage and all the Asian sex slaves escape and Zydar, I mean Quagmire yells at them in Cantonese. :lol
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I think Zydar needs to make gifs of himself doing random shit.
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Oh he's capable of that. :lol
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I just hate disappointing people. No matter the response, I'll feel bad about it. I hope I haven't inconvenienced them too much.
If it makes you feel any better, you've never disappointed me.
It doesn't make me feel better, because it means you've never read my posts! :neverusethis:
I have 9 new emails. I'm too scared to even check them, because that's too many emails. That's potentially from 9 different people all unhappy with me. :(
Or there's one email from the guy, and 8 emails offering me deals on cheap video games.
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I think Zydar needs to make gifs of himself doing random shit.
With my uneventful life, you'd get the same results with a JPG.
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good evening
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I think Zydar needs to make gifs of himself doing random shit.
With my uneventful life, you'd get the same results with a JPG.
Yeah, they don't move once they're dead.
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A hearty good morning to the gentlemen of DTF.
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A good morn to you, jingle.
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Good evening to you. Was one of those emails from your ex-client?
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I think Zydar needs to make gifs of himself doing random shit.
With my uneventful life, you'd get the same results with a JPG.
Is that what you tell the lawyers?
Morning guys
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Good evening to you. Was one of those emails from your ex-client?
Yes, and only one. :lol I don't know why I psyched myself out all day and took so long to read it, because his reply was all good. I still feel bad for letting them down though.
38C today, 41C tomorrow. No A/C. Fuck that.
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44C today :\ , 19C tomorrow :yeahbaby: Still 32 C here approaching midnight.
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44C today :\ , 19C tomorrow :yeahbaby: Still 32 C here approaching midnight.
Looks like you're a day ahead of us, because it's supposed to be 24C the day after tomorrow for us. Supposed to bucket down some time late tomorrow and cool it off.
You got A/C? All we have is shitty cheap stand fans.
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That's some wild-crazy temperature swing!
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That's some wild-crazy temperature swing!
We call it a cool change :lol - it is pretty crazy though yeah. No fires of note today which is a good result.
We have air con here yes ........can take about 10-12 degrees off so we can get it down to low 30's inside . Still in English heatwave territory :D
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Morning, folks.
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Morning, Pod.
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Tiiiime fooooor a
Cooool Change, I know that it's time for a cooooooolll change.
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Morning.
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Tiiiime fooooor a
Cooool Change, I know that it's time for a cooooooolll change.
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Morning.
Well LRB were Aussies :D How big were they in your part of the world king?
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That's some wild-crazy temperature swing!
We call it a cool change :lol - it is pretty crazy though yeah. No fires of note today which is a good result.
We have air con here yes ........can take about 10-12 degrees off so we can get it down to low 30's inside . Still in English heatwave territory :D
:lol Yeah.
I can't wait until Summer is over. It's been all over the place this year though.
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Tiiiime fooooor a
Cooool Change, I know that it's time for a cooooooolll change.
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Morning.
As a kid, you couldn't go on a drive without hearing them on the radio. They had some big hits here in the States. I saw them back up Chicago in the early 2000's. They were great live as well.
Well LRB were Aussies :D How big were they in your part of the world king?
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Tiiiime fooooor a lesson in quoting :lol
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I can't speak for King, but they were pretty big round here. I think I've got a few of their albums in vinyl round here somewhere.
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He's just putting words in your mouth, bl5150
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Tiiiime fooooor a lesson in quoting :lol
:lol
Yup. I should just concentrate on you instead of my work.
Baby. :lol
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:-*
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They were big here. Lonesome Loser was on the dial on 5 different stations at one time. I remember clicking on the station and I couldn't get away from the some. Kenny Rodgers was big at the time as well. I think it was Cowards Of The County. Am radio was king for a while then I found FM rock.
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OK - interesting. Us Aussies often don't realise how big some of these bands took off overseas - as a kid I was oblivious to the fact that bands like LRB, INXS and Midnight Oil had done well outside of Australia. Most of the Aussie bands were just local but there were plenty of exceptions.
These days with Aussie metal/melodic rock , most of the bands here are much bigger in Europe than they are in their own country (Black Majesty, Lord, Teramaze, White Widdow etc...)
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I can't speak for King,
NO ONE can speak for King!
LRB was very popular. But that was Long time ago.
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OK - interesting. Us Aussies often don't realise how big some of these bands took off overseas - as a kid I was oblivious to the fact that bands like LRB, INXS and Midnight Oil had done well outside of Australia. Most of the Aussie bands were just local but there were plenty of exceptions.
To be fair, it's usually a safe assumption that Aussie bands don't have success outside of Australia. :lol
I'm still shocked when people from other countries mention Midnight Oil, although I knew LRB and INXS had some level of success outside of this country.
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And those were the bands I got into as well. I was a music whore. Loved all kinds of music. Got to see INXS and Midnight Oil Live. Midnight Oil was a powerful force live. It was late in their career and they had this rawness to their music. Garrett was like a preacher on the stage.
I can't speak for King,
NO ONE can speak for King!
Unless I tell you to. Now go get me a beer, man slave.
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And those were the bands I got into as well. I was a music whore. Loved all kinds of music. Got to see INXS and Midnight Oil Live. Midnight Oil was a powerful force live. It was late in their career and they had this rawness to their music. Garrett was like a preacher on the stage.
Don't you mean a politician? :neverusethis:
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OK - interesting. Us Aussies often don't realise how big some of these bands took off overseas - as a kid I was oblivious to the fact that bands like LRB, INXS and Midnight Oil had done well outside of Australia. Most of the Aussie bands were just local but there were plenty of exceptions.
To be fair, it's usually a safe assumption that Aussie bands don't have success outside of Australia. :lol
I'm still shocked when people from other countries mention Midnight Oil, although I knew LRB and INXS had some level of success outside of this country.
Wow, Midnight Oil. They had one or two big songs here, though I can understand why you would be surprised to hear that people outside of Aussieland were aware of them.
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Good morning folks, had a rough start to the morning. I had to put a kitty cap on one of the cats nails this morning, she wasn't having it. It was a long battle but I won.
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That cat is going to hate you.. :lol
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And those were the bands I got into as well. I was a music whore. Loved all kinds of music. Got to see INXS and Midnight Oil Live. Midnight Oil was a powerful force live. It was late in their career and they had this rawness to their music. Garrett was like a preacher on the stage.
Don't you mean a politician? :neverusethis:
I heard he failed badly as a politician. Was that true?
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I can't speak for King,
NO ONE can speak for King!
Sometimes even king can't speak for king .
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Sure I can, I just can't type for myself. :lol As Blob well knows, he's offered his services to be my editor. I just don't want to do that to him. :lol
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Sure I can, I just can't type for myself. :lol As Blob well knows, he's offered his services to be my editor. I just don't want to do that to him. :lol
Another job that Blob would quickly regret taking on :lol
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I would see the pain in his email. :lol
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I can't speak for King,
NO ONE can speak for King!
Sometimes even king can't speak for king .
:lol
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Sure I can, I just can't type for myself. :lol As Blob well knows, he's offered his services to be my editor. I just don't want to do that to him. :lol
Another job that Blob would quickly regret taking on :lol
:lol But it's a job that requires sitting on DTF, so I don't know. The universe might implode or something.
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Why don't you ask the guys for help crafting an apology email explaining why you can't talk on the job. :lol
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Here, I'll help, Blob
"Dear, kingshmegland
Fuck off, you lazy Yanky git.
Sincerely,
-- bl5150"
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Not a bad start but nothing I haven't heard form a girl. Continue.
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Who's kingsmegland? :lol
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Who's kingsmegland? :lol
How dare you! :lol
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I was alluding to the fact that he misspelled your name. :lol
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:lol
I missed that. Who did?
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He fixed it. He originally left out the 'h'.
Here, I'll help, Blob
"Dear, kingshmegland
Fuck off, you lazy Yanky git.
Sincerely,
-- bl5150"
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I'm surprised that got past king :omg:
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I'm surprised that got past king :omg:
:lol
Maybe he fixed it before I saw the post silly!
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I'm surprised that got past king :omg:
You gotta remember that misspelled=natural for King!
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I'm surprised that got past king :omg:
You gotta remember that misspelled=natural for King!
Sarcasm ;)
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I'm surprised that got past king :omg:
You gotta remember that misspelled=natural for King!
Sarcasm ;)
Not even. :lol
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:lol
Nice try Brent. :lol
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:lol
Nice try Brent. :lol
Not my fault that nobody got what I was on about ..........you can relate to that king? ;D
I have another theory. The reason king missed it is that kingsmegland is actually correct and he smart phoned his account details in when he joined. Did they have auto-correct back then?
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You do know mine is spelled incorrectly but I had to back in the day in the mid 90's trying to get a hotmail account set up and I was trying to get that one rush reference but so many incarnations were already taken.
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You do know mine is spelled incorrectly but I had to back in the day in the mid 90's trying to get a hotmail account set up and I was trying to get that one rush reference but so many incarnations were already taken.
What, Tom Sawyer and By-Tor were taking?
:neverusethis:
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Me no comprende Rush jargon.
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Morning, everyone.
Blob, I finished up "Heaven Sent."
Holy fuck, that was staggeringly awesome! Perhaps the best regular episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen!
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You do know mine is spelled incorrectly but I had to back in the day in the mid 90's trying to get a hotmail account set up and I was trying to get that one rush reference but so many incarnations were already taken.
What, Tom Sawyer and By-Tor were taking?
:neverusethis:
Me no comprende Rush jargon.
You Tube Screamer, 4 bar chord people wouldn't understand. :biggrin:
BTW, I still have my Ibanez Tube Screamer from the 80's.
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Morning, everyone.
Blob, I finished up "Heaven Sent."
Holy fuck, that was staggeringly awesome! Perhaps the best regular episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen!
I know right?! I didn't want to hype it too much in case it fell slightly short for you, but it really is an incredible episode. Easily one of my favourites.
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You do know mine is spelled incorrectly but I had to back in the day in the mid 90's trying to get a hotmail account set up and I was trying to get that one rush reference but so many incarnations were already taken.
What, Tom Sawyer and By-Tor were taking?
:neverusethis:
Me no comprende Rush jargon.
You Tube Screamer, 4 bar chord people wouldn't understand. :biggrin:
BTW, I still have my Ibanez Tube Screamer from the 80's.
Apparently my Boss series 1 and 2 pedals from the 80's are worth a bit these days :lol
After 2 am here and time to attempt some sleep - Blob will no doubt continue the Aussie presence into the wee small hours ;D
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Reporting for duty! :biggrin:
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Morning, everyone.
Blob, I finished up "Heaven Sent."
Holy fuck, that was staggeringly awesome! Perhaps the best regular episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen!
I know right?! I didn't want to hype it too much in case it fell slightly short for you, but it really is an incredible episode. Easily one of my favourites.
God, I can't wait to watch the finale! I saw that the episode title is "Hell Bent" which if badass as hell.
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Morning, everyone.
Blob, I finished up "Heaven Sent."
Holy fuck, that was staggeringly awesome! Perhaps the best regular episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen!
I know right?! I didn't want to hype it too much in case it fell slightly short for you, but it really is an incredible episode. Easily one of my favourites.
God, I can't wait to watch the finale! I saw that the episode title is "Hell Bent" which if badass as hell.
Well you've got a pissed off 12th Doctor, so enough said. :lol
Also an excellent episode imo.
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Fast moving chat this morning. I do some work for a couple of hours, and 2 pages later ...
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Solution obvious, stop working.
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Solution obvious, stop working.
I can vouch for the effectiveness of this solution.
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Fast moving chat this morning. I do some work for a couple of hours, and 2 pages later ...
You work?
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Those silly Canadians.
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Yes, I originally left the "h" out, but unlike a certain other poster, I can proofread my own posts and correct them before anyone sees...except for Prog, of course. He's ready to pounce on the the slightest
mistep misstep.
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Solution obvious, stop working.
I can vouch for the effectiveness of this solution.
We know. :lol
Yes, I originally left the "h" out, but unlike a certain other poster, I can proofread my own posts and correct them before anyone sees...except for Prog, of course. He's ready to pounce on the the slightest mistep misstep.
He's one of "those guys". :lol
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:lol
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I deal with a lot of them. :biggrin:
Going to get subs for everybody. Another safe month in the books! Tonight as well for the second shift. and then Friday night for the 4th shift and Monday for the weekend day crew.
46 more days and they get a quarterly safety bonus.
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Hey Gregg... 'mind keeping your Avatar consistent for a little bit? It confuses the shit out of us when you keep changing it.
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I'm confused whenever anyone changes their avatar. I suck with names, so I remember people by avatar a lot of the time. :lol
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Fine, sheesh. :getoffmylawn:
I've been trying to figure out how some folks have animated gifs for avatars but I've never been able to have it work. I finally got one to work and Chad takes a deuce all over it. :)
Still, I know what you mean. All the people with the same Winger avatar freaks me out.
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All the people with the same Winger avatar freaks me out.
I know what you mean!
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All the people with the same Winger avatar freaks me out.
I know what you mean!
I'd be more freaked if my emot was :TAC: :lol
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:jingleboy:
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This talk of avatars amuses me. I normally keep them turned off, so I actually know people's names and have no idea of their avatars.
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This talk of avatars amuses me. I normally keep them turned off, so I actually know people's names and have no idea of their avatars.
So you don't think I'm an 18' high robot that transforms into a truck? :(
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Blob let us know when you read the email !
I'm betting it won't be all that bad.
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I did read it, and it's fine. :)
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:lol I don't know why I psyched myself out all day and took so long to read it, because his reply was all good.
:tup :tup :tup :chill :chill
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:coolio Nice one.
What did they say ?
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They just said they were sorry to hear it and asked if some more time would help.
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Did you get more time or did you say sorry but you would be unable to finish it ?
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I said I didn't feel confident in getting the work done on time even with more time.
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I said I didn't feel confident in getting the work done on time even with more time.
:chill Well at least it's been dealt with now. You don't have to dread it anymore. :)
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Which means I could play Super Meat Boy guilt free today. :P
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Why, everybody loves a bit of meat !
:hifive:
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Especially boys!
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:|
In other news I got paid my royalties for December.
£0.60p :rollin.
*cancels order of Gold Pagani Zonda*
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Better than a kick in the face! I made $120 on Youtube for December. December is the highest paying month per ad because of Christmas, then it tanks after that.
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I've been trying to get MY OWN MUSIC VIDEO monetized for YT but they're dragging their feet.
It's been "under review" for god knows how long.
Never mind. Nobody watches it anyway :lol
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Who's dragging their feet? Do you have to get permission from the people who put your music up on other music services? I don't know how that all works.
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YouTube are . My distributor pay for my views on YT but Youtube won't monetise my video for ad revenue.
As I said it doesn't matter now since nobody watches it anymore.
One day i'll have to sign up for PRS but the £50 sign up fee is a bit much. I doubt i'd make that back in a hurry...
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It takes a lot of views to make real money on Youtube, or even make the payment threshold. I've been pretty lucky so far. Hopefully I can get more videos done this year.
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I'd love to make more music vids but Rich lives in Oxford and now I live in West Wales.
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Yes, I originally left the "h" out, but unlike a certain other poster, I can proofread my own posts and correct them before anyone sees...except for Prog, of course. He's ready to pounce on the the slightest mistep misstep.
He's one of "those guys". :lol
Yes, I am. My OCD for certain things is ridiculously obnoxious. My boss, who you would think could type a professional email, has sent me many emails with no punctuation. So it becomes a grammatical Mad Libs to figure out what is supposed to go where. One time I was in such a pissy mood that I wrote him back, "accidentally" hitting "Reply All", and told him if he wants the work done right that he needs to type more clearly or I'll assume a nine year old hacked his email account and sent me the email.
So, yes, I'm not only a prog snob, I'm also a grammar snob. :lol
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I'm going to send you to the loony bin then! :lol
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I already work here.
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Perfect. :lol
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I already work here.
It's true - he brings me my cereal :)
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Good morning guys.
2 glorious days off of work start today.
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Jay! :D
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What's up Jayster?!
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Absolutely nothing. Just cleaned out (kinda) my truck to take Panda to a Dr. appointment (her car is in the shop. Again.) after that may see a movie.. Or sleep.
Also ignoring my phone as I woke up to some bitching from my boss via text.
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What movie did you have in mind?
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My dad took my sister in law to work. My brother had to bring his to the body shop. My dad didn't see the speed bump and flew over it. I worry about him. The MS is affecting his vision.
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No idea on the movie. We have 4 vouchers for tickets from something we bought a few months ago ($30 for vouchers for 2 tickets plus a $100 Restaurants.com gift card...) We each bought one. They expire next week.
OH
I just got an email back form the County HR. I am scheduled to take the written exam for the position I signed up for next Tuesday. :JayOctavarium:
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GOOD LUCK !
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@ King - Yikes! Is it time to ask for the keys do you suppose?
@ Jay - Noice!
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We are close. I've been going to his doctor appointments. If he doesn't shape up we may have to. Even have him sell the house and move in with us.
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That sounds rough. Maybe not for you, but I'm not sure how I'm going to react when one of the kids insists on me moving in with them. My sympathies for your Pops.
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His MS is getting worse. I think others safety is a factor.
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I got myself a new mouse, G502 Logitech, so nice. My last mouse lasted for 5 year almost.
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Evening, guys
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Evening Prog
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I got myself a new mouse, G502 Logitech, so nice. My last mouse lasted for 5 year almost.
I hate the look of those gaming mouses, and extra buttons bug me.
I've stuck to the budget Microsoft mouse basically forever. They only last me a year or two before I wear out the scroll wheel and buttons, but I love the size and feel of them, and they're so cheap I don't mind replacing them so often.
All personal preference obviously. A mouse is all about comfort, and I know a lot of people like the extra buttons for gaming etc.
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Mine has some extra buttons but they aren't really in the way. I was like you blob always getting budget mice.
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I've tried more expensive mouses, but it's always been a mistake for me. The bigger ones cripple my hand up very quickly, and the extra buttons always get in the way of how I hold the mouse.
A mouse is a mouse. It just needs to point and click.
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That's all it takes to find porn
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That's all it takes to find porn
And after that, the only hardware required is.......... never mind. :neverusethis:
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:lol
When you get to be King's age, it's probably just software. :lol
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Oh snap.
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I'm going to bed, but I'm looking forward to his response. :lol
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King's spelling goes up a notch when he's angry , so expect something very understandable.
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King's grammar just overloaded the forum.
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I'm in your heads. My grammar is like Agent Smith in The Matrix. Even when I'm asleep, I'm in you consciousness.
I own you all.
Morning.
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I'm in your heads. My grammar is like Agent Smith in The Matrix. Even when I'm asleep, I'm in you consciousness.
I own you all.
Morning.
Your grammar is like that bit in The Matrix when it's just all of the green jumbled letters coming down the screen forming gibberish.
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œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷
œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷
:king:
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:lol And not a letter in sight.
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All King sees is blonde, brunette, redgead.
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Morning!
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:hug: :heart
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œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷
œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷œ∑´®†¥¨^ø π¬˚ ∆˙ © ƒ ∂ß å Ω ≈ ç √ ∫~ µ ≤ ≥ ÷ … æ µ π º ª • ¶ §∞ ¢ #€ ¡œ ∑ ´ ®† ¥ ¨^ø π“‘ « æ…¬˚∆˙©ƒ∂ßå`Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷
:king:
The best! :rollin
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Morning folks! Boss is coming to town and she'll be here for the next two months, sucks big time.
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Morning folks! Boss is coming to town and she'll be here for the next two months, sucks big time.
That bad, huh?
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Morning folks! Boss is coming to town and she'll be here for the next two months, sucks big time.
I hate when my boss is here for 1 day.
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She isn't terrible, she is just older (in her sixties) so her way of doing things is outdated. She is incredibly stubborn though and won't see it any other way.
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I deal with that, too. I feel ya bro.
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Young kids do that as well. Nobody like change. Sometimes you have to adapt.
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NOBODY liked it when our Starbucks area manager would come to our store.
When all you care about is profit - you'll suggest anything to make people buy your shit.
One time she actually asked us to go outside and ask people to come in.
:| Fuck. Right. Off. You can't just go up to people and say " Hey, spend your money in here ! " :facepalm:
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Have you ever noticed if you walk into any store and the staff are all dressed the same - you can tell which one is the boss ?
They have a certain facial expression that *all* managers have.
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Have you ever noticed if you walk into any store and the staff are all dressed the same - you can tell which one is the boss ?
They have a certain facial expression that *all* managers have.
I try not to do that. Be positive. Sometimes it wears on you but If I'm in a bad mood it rubs off so I force myself not to do that.
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It's not even a frown. It's more of a kind of vacant/concerned look.
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It's a morale booster to see the boss interacting congenially with his workers. Unfortunately in my department my boss is a prick and people are discouraged by his demeanor. People walk a completely different way to get to the office just to avoid passing his desk.
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I go out and ask how was their weekend? What did you do? How are you feeling today. Joke, but when it comes to safety I'm on them because we work in a dangerous environment and I want them to think safety first.
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Lemmy 70
Bowie 69
Rickman 69.
From twitter : " Donald Trump is 69. Maybe some good will come of this month. . . ! "
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I'll stop it right here: no political remarks !!!!!!!!!!!!!
:lol
Speaking of that, King, did you know you won the caption contest?
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Crap I did. I forgot to post a pic. Any takers to post one for me? I'll post that in there as well.
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Covered.
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Morning, guys.
Blob, I finished up Doctor Who last night. "Hell Bent" was fantastic, and the Christmas episode was nice as well, although I like River Song quite a bit - I know there is a section of fandom that doesn't like her very much.
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Morning, guys.
Blob, I finished up Doctor Who last night. "Hell Bent" was fantastic, and the Christmas episode was nice as well, although I like River Song quite a bit - I know there is a section of fandom that doesn't like her very much.
As you may or may not know, I absolutely despise River Song with the burning hate of 1000 suns (as well as Christmas episodes), but I quite liked it, especially that last 1/3 once it reached her speech about the Doc. A really nice ending to her character arc that tied up some nagging loose ends.
I can't wait for S10.
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:tup
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Covered.
Thanks! Awesome pic!
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Morning, guys.
Blob, I finished up Doctor Who last night. "Hell Bent" was fantastic, and the Christmas episode was nice as well, although I like River Song quite a bit - I know there is a section of fandom that doesn't like her very much.
As you may or may not know, I absolutely despise River Song with the burning hate of 1000 suns (as well as Christmas episodes), but I quite liked it, especially that last 1/3 once it reached her speech about the Doc. A really nice ending to her character arc that tied up some nagging loose ends.
I can't wait for S10.
Quick recap. Who is River Song and what was the relevance of the episode ? All i know about her is some library episode where she had a sonic screwdriver and knew The Doctor's real name.
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Morning, guys.
Blob, I finished up Doctor Who last night. "Hell Bent" was fantastic, and the Christmas episode was nice as well, although I like River Song quite a bit - I know there is a section of fandom that doesn't like her very much.
As you may or may not know, I absolutely despise River Song with the burning hate of 1000 suns (as well as Christmas episodes), but I quite liked it, especially that last 1/3 once it reached her speech about the Doc. A really nice ending to her character arc that tied up some nagging loose ends.
I can't wait for S10.
Quick recap. Who is River Song and what was the relevance of the episode ? All i know about her is some library episode where she had a sonic screwdriver and knew The Doctor's real name.
If it matters, it's probably best to just watch the two part library episode (Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead), because for River Song that episode takes place chronologically directly after the Christmas episode.
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Morning, guys.
Blob, I finished up Doctor Who last night. "Hell Bent" was fantastic, and the Christmas episode was nice as well, although I like River Song quite a bit - I know there is a section of fandom that doesn't like her very much.
As you may or may not know, I absolutely despise River Song with the burning hate of 1000 suns (as well as Christmas episodes), but I quite liked it, especially that last 1/3 once it reached her speech about the Doc. A really nice ending to her character arc that tied up some nagging loose ends.
I can't wait for S10.
Quick recap. Who is River Song and what was the relevance of the episode ? All i know about her is some library episode where she had a sonic screwdriver and knew The Doctor's real name.
I'd hate to just give it away and spoil it. She is fairly significant in the life of the doctor.
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https://www.davidoakes.co.uk/
I'm an actor :coolio :coolio :coolio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21424552
but also a murderer :blush :blush :blush
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Also I finished my latest project today ! 3 months after I started. Pretty happy with my last two releases. :)
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Morning, guys!
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Morning.
Finally some nice weather today. Didn't make any use of it. Watched two Royal Rumbles and pissed away the day on the internet. What a shock. :lol
And I ate too many doughnuts. Which is apparently 2. 2 was too many.
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Ah the Blob we all know and love.
Morning sir.
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We have a bit of a heat wave here today. It's supposed to be in the lower 50s, that's 10C for you Celsius types. :biggrin:
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We have a bit of a heat wave here today. It's supposed to be in the lower 50s, that's 10C for you Celsius types. :biggrin:
Lol
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
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Meanwhile we have a cold snap, it's about -15 Celsius right now, that's about 5 °F.
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Oh I'll check in bro.
Low 30's here today. In Celsius it's who give a fuck. :biggrin:
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Luckily, I don't have to trip that far. I was just playing The Legend of Zelda on my laptop last night.
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Luckily, I don't have to trip that far. I was just playing The Legend of Zelda on my laptop last night.
Further dude. I never had a NES.
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Luckily, I don't have to trip that far. I was just playing The Legend of Zelda on my laptop last night.
Further dude. I never had a NES.
Are we talking Pong and Space Invaders? I also have an Atari emulator.
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Oh I'll check in bro.
Low 30's here today. In Celsius it's who give a fuck. :biggrin:
The entire rest of the world, king. The entire rest of the world. :lol
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:lol
Stubborn American FTW!
Chad, lets talk some Atari 2600 bro.
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It's 1oC here at the moment.
To the fogey's here... I'm doing my top 25 video game list over in that thread - it'll be a trip down memory lane to some extent if you wanna head on over there.
Oh I'll check in bro.
Low 30's here today. In Celsius it's who give a fuck. :biggrin:
The entire rest of the world, king. The entire rest of the world. :lol
He can barely spell and grammaticize in his own language. Do you really expect him to understand anything beyond his borders? :lol
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I'd like to let you know John, I had a 3.3 GPA. I just need an editor in my life sucka! :lol
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He can barely spell and grammaticize in his own language.
No......the king CREATED his own language. Kinginese ftw.
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I'd like to let you know John, I had a 3.3 GPA. I just need an editor in my life sucka! :lol
Has Blob formally applied for that?
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Oh I'd love to see that work relationship.
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What's GPA anyway? Grammatical Pollution Average? You get a gold star.
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What's GPA anyway? Grammatical Pollution Average? You get a gold star.
I aim to please or drive you insane. :biggrin:
Oh I'd love to see that work relationship.
Blob would have an aneurysm.
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:lol
Stubborn American FTW!
Chad, lets talk some Atari 2600 bro.
I had a buddy down the street with an Atari, another one with an Intellivision, and we had the C64. All platforms were covered.
@ John... not quite back to Pong. Though our first games on the C64 were via a tape drive. I still remember when we "upgraded" to the 1541 5.5" floppy... holy shit that was fast!
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:lol
Stubborn American FTW!
Chad, lets talk some Atari 2600 bro.
I had a buddy down the street with an Atari, another one with an Intellivision, and we had the C64. All platforms were covered.
@ John... not quite back to Pong. Though our first games on the C64 were via a tape drive. I still remember when we "upgraded" to the 1541 5.5" floppy... holy shit that was fast!
I'll be looking forward to checking out your list. I love when you talk about your fast floppy.
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So when you played the football game on the C64, you cheat and go through the other side of he field to make a tackle? I had a friend that did it all the time and I pulverized him every time he tried it.
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So when you played the football game on the C64, you cheat and go through the other side of he field to make a tackle? I had a friend that did it all the time and I pulverized him every time he tried it.
I don't remember playing any football games on the C64. I remember DrJ vs Bird playing 21; Tennis with MacEnroe, Borg, Connors and Lendl. Those are the only two sports games I vividly remember playing.
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I had the Larry Bird vs. Dr. J on the Atari 1200 XL computer. I loved that game.
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Good morning.
It's freezing here.
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Cold here in N.H but not as bad as it was early in the week.
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Good morning guys. Tons of rain here today.
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Morning. It's Friday.
I go back to the Atari 2600. I loved Combat.
Two weeks until the new DT album drops. Started listening to WDADU on the way to work this morning. I'm going to try to listen to all the studio albums between now and the 29th. We'll see how much progress I actually make lol
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I did that last week with the albums Hef.
I loved Maze Craze and Meglamainia for the 2600.
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Pitfall
Frogger
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Good idea, Hef. :tup
All the Atari games were wonderful! I had an Atari 800 computer at one point. My favorite game for that was Archon.
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Pitfall
Frogger
Take it to the video game thread!
Been working my way (randomly) thru DT albums since the beginning of the month. Accomplished so far:
s/t
ADTOE
WDADU
FII
SC
ToT
Live NYC '93
Happy Holidays 2013
@ Gregg... stay tuned.
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Yeah. Pitfall was a fun game.
As a whole the Activision games were great. The first 3 we bought was Boxing, Fishing Derby, and Dragster.
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Is there any order to this listen, or just random?
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Is there any order to this listen, or just random?
I'm going chronological.
Jingle is apparently, well, not.
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Is there any order to this listen, or just random?
I'm going chronological.
Jingle is apparently, well, not.
Chronological would be the logical way to me. It's even right there in the word!
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Is there any order to this listen, or just random?
No... totally random. In fact, how I posted it wasn't even how I listened to them. :lol
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Is there any order to this listen, or just random?
No... totally random. In fact, how I posted it wasn't even how I listened to them. :lol
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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Goddam Canadians.
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I forgot Skiing by Activision. That was a blast. I actually made the top 3 for times that Activision posted on a monthly letter they sent out to their fan club. You had to take a Polaroid of the screen with your finished time and I had the 3rd best time in the States.
I was pounding my chest everywhere. lol
Goddam Canadians.
:lol
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I'll go with chronological. Starting up WD&DU right now. :metal
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I'll go with chronological. Starting up WD&DU right now. :metal
My condolences.
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:lol
No shit...poor Charlie. The lyrics for "Light Fuse and Get Away" are a real mouthful. It always sounds like he's singing as fast as he can just to get all the words in.
Afterlife is playing right now and I still think it's pretty good.
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Yeah, Afterlife is solid. Don't mind that one at all. Light Fuse and Get Away....... not so much. :lol
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Charlie's voice really drives me away from that album.
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Phew. That's over with...onward to I&W :biggrin:
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Think I'll spin WDADRU today then. I really do like 1/2 of the album, even with Charlie.
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Morning. It's Friday.
I go back to the Atari 2600. I loved Combat.
Two weeks until the new DT album drops. Started listening to WDADU on the way to work this morning. I'm going to try to listen to all the studio albums between now and the 29th. We'll see how much progress I actually make lol
I'm going to do that next week while working. It's been at least a year since I've listened to any of the Dt albums.
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Morning. It's Friday.
I go back to the Atari 2600. I loved Combat.
Two weeks until the new DT album drops. Started listening to WDADU on the way to work this morning. I'm going to try to listen to all the studio albums between now and the 29th. We'll see how much progress I actually make lol
I'm going to do that next week while working. It's been at least a year since I've listened to any of the Dt albums.
I may do this. Not a bad idea. All the DT albums are on spotify except for WDADU.
But I'm going one step further and will start with THE MAJESTY DEMOS so I can hear
YAHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Morning. It's Friday.
I go back to the Atari 2600. I loved Combat.
Two weeks until the new DT album drops. Started listening to WDADU on the way to work this morning. I'm going to try to listen to all the studio albums between now and the 29th. We'll see how much progress I actually make lol
I'm going to do that next week while working. It's been at least a year since I've listened to any of the Dt albums.
I may do this. Not a bad idea. All the DT albums are on spotify except for WDADU.
But I'm going one step further and will start with THE MAJESTY DEMOS so I can hear
YAHHHHHHHHHHHH
I'm gonna top that, and include things like the cover albums of Made In Japan and Number of the Beast, Lifting Shadows disc, Cleaning Out The Closet, Christmas '98, When Images and Words Unite, and a handful of boots that I have as well. It's going to be pretty immersive in DT for the next couple of weeks.
My ears are ready!
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Think I'll spin WDADRU today then. I really do like 1/2 of the album, even with Charlie.
You're listening to it with Charlie?
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Think I'll spin WDADRU today then. I really do like 1/2 of the album, even with Charlie.
You're listening to it with Charlie?
No, he's going to a spinning class with Charlie.
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Well that makes more sense.
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Glad I could help.
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I was working in midtown today, right by Lincoln Center, so I walked in The Julliard Store. I could have easily spent my whole paycheck in there. Between the CDs, books, and memoribilia, it could have got really ugly.
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I love that. I'm with you. I stop myself all the time.
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Everything was expensive though. It was $30 for a t-shirt and $90 for some small book about Mozart. I'm going to Barnes and Noble later to look for the same book. :lol
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Happy Cozmo Day. Don't spam the spam thread.
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Happy Cozmo Day. Don't spam the spam thread.
I'll spam the beer thread.
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SPAM
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Evening, kids
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What's up dad?
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yo
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Word.
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Just watching some Anneke videos on YouTube. What are you guys up to?
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I'm doing nothing.
SURPRISED, DTF?
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Yes I'm surprised that you're down to fuck
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Always. It's everyone else that's not. :blob:
Beautiful weather today. I should get something done. Like work. Or even better, something else! Yes, let's go with that!
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I know you do your best to try and work but something here always comes up like, cone threads or whahibrido pickingant, listening parties, that sort of thing.
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And also the P/R section
I'm finally using my new 3Tb hard drive I got for Christmas. I had to get a new external enclosure to use it because my old one didn't support drives larger than 2Tb. I'm backing up everything to it now. I've only copied over about about 80Gb so far, that's just my documents, not even my work stuff.
I'll still use the old external backup too for extra protection, but I'll probably have to stop backing up movies and videos to that one so I have enough space.
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I can imagine your work files are huge.
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That's what she said
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My 3D work folder is right on 500Gb. That's only stuff I've made myself (excluding 10Gb for some stock models I've got saved to use as a basis). Graphics takes up space!
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That's what she said
:lol
My 3D work folder is right on 500Gb. That's only stuff I've made myself (excluding 10Gb for some stock models I've got saved to use as a basis). Graphics takes up space!
I know. I remember at my old job how big some of those 3D CAD files were.
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That's what she said
:lol
My 3D work folder is right on 500Gb. That's only stuff I've made myself (excluding 10Gb for some stock models I've got saved to use as a basis). Graphics takes up space!
I know. I remember at my old job how big some of those 3D CAD files were.
For me it's not so much the 3D project files themselves that are so huge (average of maybe 20mb each, but that adds up too), it's mostly the image files for textures, renders, and videos. The textures are all layered PSD files that can be up to 100-200mb each, then the raw 3D renders are a few Mb's each x 10,000 for a few minutes of video, plus the final exported lossless video file which is over 1gb per minute. And this isn't even full HD. It's no wonder I needed a new drive to back it all up, but I still need it all to reuse assets in future projects and refer back to how I did certain things.
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Hello to all my editors. Morning.
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Morning, king.
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How you doing? Just woke up. Need some coffee.
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Been copying files all day. Taking forever. Went for a walk. That's about it.
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My computer went to silent mode and now won't start. It's getting power but won't turn on.
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Been there several times. I think I've had PSU cause that (had so many die on me), also had CPU, maybe motherboard too, as I know I've had one of them die too.
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Looks like I'm blowing some cash soon.
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It sucks when MB/CPU die, because depending on age, you often have to replace several parts at once that go together.
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I knew it was coming but I have a new furnace at 6 grand to blow money on first.
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I forgot about that. That's a huge chunk of cash. Hell, that's more money than I've got right now.
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Been copying files all day. Taking forever. Went for a walk. That's about it.
:omg:
What is this? I don't even.
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Been copying files all day. Taking forever. Went for a walk. That's about it.
:omg:
What is this? I don't even.
:lol I do that occasionally! It was 21C and overcast, which is extremely rare for Summer, so I took the opportunity.
Plus I was copying large folders and it was slowing down my computer anyway. :biggrin:
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Blob only walks when it's cloudy so we can assume with his sleeping habits he's really a vampire.
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Blob only walks when it's cloudy so we can assume with his sleeping habits he's really a vampire.
Even I wonder sometimes.
I don't drink blood yet though.
Yet.
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Sherlock Holmes has nothing on me.
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Morning!
Looks like I'm blowing some cash soon.
It sucks when MB/CPU die, because depending on age, you often have to replace several parts at once that go together.
I knew it was coming but I have a new furnace at 6 grand to blow money on first.
We already know, guys. There's no more need for these clandestine code words. ::)
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I ummmm don't know what you're uhhhh talking about. :yeahright
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Every Saturday morning, I make Mrs. P a Bailey's Salted Caramel Latte. This mornings was perfect. For whatever reason I was just clicking while foaming the milk.
This is what domestic bliss feels like! :hifive:
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Morning
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Good morning, Hef.
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The only blow Blob knows is in a Steel Panther video. Me. Who has 6 grand?
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And the power is out as we are cooking the sweet and sour kielbasa and haven't showered yet.
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Morning guys
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Morning guys
That's a quality sleep-in right there.
I've already bought my Avantasia tickets, done the laundry and floors, and now time to take the dogs for a little walkie-poo. Oh, and I played a couple more hours of Witcher when I got up this morning. Fuck it's an amazing game.
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Power vacation on. Food cooking, showering then off to my buds house. Beers will be spilled.
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Beers will be spilled.
Down the drain I hope - where all alcohol belongs. :hat
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I'm probably going to start Witcher 3 next week, Chad. Mrs. P's will be fully engrossed with her classes starting Monday and it's actually helpful for her to concentrate if she knows I'm entertained. I think it's weird, but it's not uncommon with women of our generation.
Power vacation on. Food cooking, showering then off to my buds house. Beers will be spilled.
I purchased some beers yesterday for watching the game today. I'm looking forward to it. Go Pats!
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Beers will be spilled.
Down the drain I hope - where all alcohol belongs. :hat
Moderation. Alcohol isn't bad, people abusing is.
GO PATS!
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Morning guys
That's a quality sleep-in right there.
I was up earlier but didn't realize how late it was when I said that. :lol
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Speaking of sleep, I couldn't get to sleep until after 6am because I was feeling really off. I don't know what it was, but I was dizzy, shakey, getting numbness, and my heart was doing weird shit like randomly speeding up.
And now I feel like crap today.
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Sorry to hear that Blob.........if that sort of stuff persists you might need to see a doc (locum to your house of course :) )
Hopefully it's just something that passes quickly , but don't muck around following up if it isn't.
You did say you went outside the other day didn't you? That'll teach you ;D
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I know. Too much of a coincidence, I go outside, then that night almost die. I've learned my lesson. :lol
I sometimes feel bad when I stay up too late or I'm overtired, so hopefully it was just that.
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Hey bud. Take care of yourself.
Morning.
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Morning king!
Haven't done much today. I finished giving C3PO a red arm. That's about it.
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A nice dull red I presume.
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I sometimes feel bad when I stay up too late
Like....................9am? :)
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A nice dull red I presume.
It's not supposed to be that dull, but it's very dirty and a bit darker. I matched it the best I could, but it will actually be slightly different for a very good reason.
I sometimes feel bad when I stay up too late
Like....................9am? :)
I haven't pushed it that late in a while. I can't remember the last time it was before 5am though.
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Morning
Blob, you seem pretty casual about what sounds like (at least from here) some pretty serious symptoms. Are you sure you shouldn't go see a doc?
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Morning!
Morning
Blob, you seem pretty casual about what sounds like (at least from here) some pretty serious symptoms. Are you sure you shouldn't go see a doc?
I'm fine normally, it's usually only when I'm really tired or don't get enough sleep I get some weirdness. I went to the doctor years ago about this stuff, and nothing much ever came of it. I think it's all due to my general lack of fitness. I was feeling fine when I was keeping to a better schedule and going for regular walks, but because of the hot weather both have gone to crap recently.
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Well get some damn sleep on a regular schedule. We need you. You complete us.
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Well get some damn sleep on a regular schedule. We need you. You complete us.
:lol I don't even complete my own stuff, let alone anybody else's.
It's hard to sleep on a regular schedule in this crap weather though.
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I know we've had this discussion before but to hell with your dad and buy a $100, 5000 btu air conditioner.
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I know we've had this discussion before but to hell with your dad and buy a $100, 5000 btu air conditioner.
I wish I could get one for $100 here. Can't find any under $350-$400. If I had a regular income, I'd just do it.
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If I could afford the shipping and duty fees I'd just send you one. :biggrin:
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Seriously? That's the cheapest models? What a ripoff!
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Seriously? That's the cheapest models? What a ripoff!
Everything is a ripoff in Australia. We were born a nation of criminals, so that's no surprise. :lol
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Just spent a few hours remixing and remastering an old album because I wasn't happy with the production. Brickwalled and pumping everywhere.
Went through each track - backed off the compression on all the songs and remastered the whole album.
I've been meaning to do it for ages. I love the album but was never happy with how it sounded.
Hopefully now it'll sound a bit more dynamic.
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-great-unknown-2016
You can get 5 albums and 3 EPs for £5 now if you like :)
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Morning!
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Morning. :)
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GLORNING !!! :metal
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Actually it's midday:38 here in the You Kay ! :police:
I just shaved. Feelin smooth. :zydar:
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Almost midnight here in the land down under.
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Gonna be a nice slow day - our US office is closed for MLK. Gotta love double-dipping on all the holidays.
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That's a pretty sweet deal. :lol
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Morning folks.
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That's too cool, Chad. If the politics get any more dicey here in "the States" that's yet another reason for us to seek asylum in Canada.
I guess I'm just going to have to enter this thread with, "Greetings", like Nef does. I'm not up on what time of day it is for every potential viewer of the chat thread.
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Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
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Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
Is that because in the chat thread everybody knows your name?
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Or just make up a word like I do !
" Gloopo ! " And A Merry Twimpy Flazzo to all ! :corn :corn :corn
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Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
Boy, that's no shit. The "time for a drink" thread has been a real eye opener. I don't think I post even half the stuff that's going down my gullet.
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Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
Is that because in the chat thread everybody knows your name?
Norm! Blob!
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Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
Is that because in the chat thread everybody knows your name?
I do have a kinship to Norm. :lol
Or Cheers. It works better for us. :lol
Boy, that's no shit. The "time for a drink" thread has been a real eye opener. I don't think I post even half the stuff that's going down my gullet.
Me too. Why post something you already had and posted about.
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Hello
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Hello everyone,
Had a long weekend of golf, it was one hell of a good time. Now back to work.
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Man I only golfed twice last year. Not enough.
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Last year I started out the golf season by playing quite a bit but I petered out after June. I resolve to do better this year.
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Morning
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Morning, pal.
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What's the good word?
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Morning Hef and PS!
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Morning, Pod. What's the good word?
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Injection. As in, coffee injection.
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Good way to start off the day. I'm make some pretty killer coffee.
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Man I only golfed twice last year. Not enough.
I only played a few times last year too but I had some pretty decent shots.
I just heard The Astonishing trailer, I don't think I'm too interested in the new album. . . .
Morning Prog and Podaar.
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Hey, Reap! *nods*
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What's up, Reap?
Just for the record, I strongly dislike golf. I just wanted to get my snobby opinion out there. As a matter of fact, I agree with George Carlin on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4w7H48tBS8
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Hey Joe... after years of being on the lookout, I finally found a copy of the debut album from Darwin's Radio. I don't feel bad at all about downloading it - I've been looking for digital and physical copies to purchase forever, to no avail.
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I saw a review online and ordered it directly from them on a whim. It paid off.
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It's been over a year since I heard it - the only source I had was Grooveshark, and when that shut down, I was S.O.L. Listening right now - hot damn I forgot how much I liked it.
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Played it 2 weeks ago. When I first got it. Lisa and I played it a ton in the car traveling. She loves them to.
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What's the good word?
FUCK.
FUCK IS THE GOOD WORD.
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Do mummy and daddy know you're on the computer again , Jezza ?
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What's the good word?
FUCK.
FUCK IS THE GOOD WORD.
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge?
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What's the good word?
FUCK.
FUCK IS THE GOOD WORD.
I thought Grease was the word?
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What's the good word?
FUCK.
FUCK IS THE GOOD WORD.
I thought Grease was the word?
That's what you watch with a girl so you can do the other word.
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It is the word, but it isn't the good word.
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Everybody knows that the bird is the word.
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Hey, it's the way Hef is feeling...
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POO is the turd.
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It's got moves it's got corn
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Hey, it's the way Hef is feeling...
I feel better now.
Banning people always does that for me.
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One swift ruler to the knuckles always feels good.
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I prefer a thermonuclear weapon to the kidney.
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Hey, it's the way Hef is feeling...
I feel better now.
Banning people always does that for me.
Hope it was Slipknot... :bosk1: :bosky:
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Hey, it's the way Hef is feeling...
I feel better now.
Banning people always does that for me.
Hope it was Slipknot... :bosk1: :bosky:
Not yet, but he's probably next.
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Grooveshark
I really miss Grooveshark sometimes, there were songs on there that I couldn't find anywhere else, not what.cd or to buy it as a legitimate copy.
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Hey Reap how's it going ? :) :hug:
Add my new Instagram - doakesmusic :)
p.s. My Dad started my bike and said it definitely needs a new battery as it only starts with a jump and the lights dim whilst riding.
I looked online and they don't seem to be too expensive. :)
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no, batteries are super cheap!
I'm doing well Kotow, I'll add you on you insta.
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I fancied a new profile. Too much clutter on my page.
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Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
ello?
ello?
llo?
llo?
lo?
Hmmm...
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Hello!
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Oh, hi Blob. I didn't think anyone was home. Good evening to you.
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I'm up early. I rang the dentist as soon as they opened. Chipped a filling but it wasn't the actual filling itself - just the surrounding whatever you call it :P
Now i'm watching Mythbusters. Netflix UK needs more than just the first 3 series of MB.
:)
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This is a rather nice gif to find first thing in the A.M.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/18/47/0b/18470bd1d2083fe2081a774a6bdac3e8.jpg)
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"Let's... go.... tomorrow"?
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"This... is your... brother"
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Neither of those... I've been trying to figure it out but highly distracted by her fingers. :lol
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Tomorrow is definitely the last word
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Neither of those... I've been trying to figure it out but highly distracted by her fingers. :lol
Haven't you been banned from one thread? :lol
Morning.
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Neither of those... I've been trying to figure it out but highly distracted by her fingers. :lol
Haven't you been banned from one thread? :lol
Morning.
I have?
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Oh, hi Blob. I didn't think anyone was home. Good evening to you.
I'm always home. :lol
Morning/evening/whatever all!
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2nd home made latte of the day. :metal :coffee:
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Speaking of latti, Starbucks new Latte Macchiato is really really good.
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Is it just a normal Macchiato ?
When I worked at Starbucks we had the Caramel Macchiato which is basically a latte with some vanilla in and the caramel pattern on top.
If I remember right - the normal Macchiato is just a double espresso with foamed milk on top.
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Neither of those... I've been trying to figure it out but highly distracted by her fingers. :lol
Haven't you been banned from one thread? :lol
Morning.
I have?
Tio joked about reporting you in the Lonely Club thread. DAMMIT JOHN, HAVE SOME COFFEE WILL YA?! :lol
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If I remember right - the normal Macchiato is just a double espresso with foamed milk on top.
I thought a macchiato was a small cup of foamed milk with a double poured down the center. Right?
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Not the way we made it :p
It was a double espresso with foamed milk on top.
Oh - - - and Espresso. Not Expresso :p
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I think the ratio of espresso to foamed milk is the difference.
Caffe Latte is 2/3 hot milk, 1/3 coffee with a layer of foamed milk on top
Latte Macchiato is more milk than espresso
Cappuccino is 1/3 hot milk, 1/3 espresso, 1/3 foamed milk
Caffe Macchiato is more espresso than milk
I might not have it exact, but I think I'm close enough
Neither of those... I've been trying to figure it out but highly distracted by her fingers. :lol
Haven't you been banned from one thread? :lol
Morning.
I have?
Tio joked about reporting you in the Lonely Club thread. DAMMIT JOHN, HAVE SOME COFFEE WILL YA?! :lol
Oh shit... :lol Sorry. You never know, especially considering I'm still being "watched". :\
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Oh - - - and Espresso. Not Expresso :p
No duh, nobody spelled it that way except you... just now. :lol
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Yes, please don't make that mistake. It's a pet peeve of mine, along with all of the other Brooklynese sayings of Italian words. :censored
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Just plain ol' half and half and sugar with my coffee please. Now beers, I'm all over the place.
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I think the ratio of espresso to foamed milk is the difference.
Caffe Latte is 2/3 hot milk, 1/3 coffee with a layer of foamed milk on top
Latte Macchiato is more milk than espresso
Cappuccino is 1/3 hot milk, 1/3 espresso, 1/3 foamed milk
Caffe Macchiato is more espresso than milk
Starbucks ( when I worked there last year )...
Latte - All milk with a double shot. Milk is slightly foamy.
Macchiato - Double shot with foamed milk spooned on top.
Caramel macchiato - Vanilla at the bottom. foamy milk and then a double shot and caramel drizzle.
Cappuccino. Double shot and half milk / half foam.
Flat white - small mug - double shot - non foamed milk.
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Oh - - - and Espresso. Not Expresso :p
No duh, nobody spelled it that way except you... just now. :lol
I know. Nobody in this thread did but fellow Baristas did all the time.
At home I use strong ground coffee in a french press cafetiere - then mug heated up in a plastic bottle - which I then shake :P
Brown sugar. Tastes delicious.
* Once i've fin with the grounds - i roll the bag over - squeeze all the air out and keep it in a tight tin. :zydar:
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I think the ratio of espresso to foamed milk is the difference.
Caffe Latte is 2/3 hot milk, 1/3 coffee with a layer of foamed milk on top
Latte Macchiato is more milk than espresso
Cappuccino is 1/3 hot milk, 1/3 espresso, 1/3 foamed milk
Caffe Macchiato is more espresso than milk
Starbucks ( when I worked there last year )...
Latte - All milk with a double shot. Milk is slightly foamy.
Macchiato - Double shot with foamed milk spooned on top.
Caramel macchiato - Vanilla at the bottom. foamy milk and then a double shot and caramel drizzle.
Cappuccino. Double shot and half milk / half foam.
Flat white - small mug - double shot - non foamed milk.
Macchiati will differ depending on what it's called. Caffe macchiato means "stained" or "marked" coffee, so there should be coffee "stained" with a bit of milk. Latte macchiato means "stained" or marked" milk, so it should be the opposite. I'm sure Starbucks changes it up a bit. Either way, the latte macchiato is good. :lol
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Our regulars were all arabic and the one guy - the only drink he ever had was a Grande Caramel Macchiato.
I actually hated Starbucks lattes unless it was with any Origins Espresso or syrup.
I don't know what they do to the beans but just a normal Starbucks latte is awful.
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Our regulars were all arabic and the one guy - the only drink he ever had was a Grande Caramel Macchiato.
I actually hated Starbucks lattes unless it was with any Origins Espresso or syrup.
I don't know what they do to the beans but just a normal Starbucks latte is awful.
I wonder what they use over here. I'll have to see. Sometimes you can just tell they did something wrong to the coffee if it's just black. The smell is off.
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Alright, out into the field I go. Catch up with you guys later.
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You're not supposed to serve the espresso after 10 seconds as it goes black and bitter. You're meant to put it in the drink immediately.
If they are serving drinks where the espresso is over 10 seconds old then it will be jet black and taste awful.
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Agreed. It needs to be fresh.
Okay, now I'm really leaving. :lol
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Alright, out into the field I go. Catch up with you guys later.
have a good day!
Good morning folks! Looks like it's going to be a great day today.
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Morning, Reap.
Well, I better make like a baby and head out.
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:lol
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Well, I better make like a baby and head out shit myself and scream my head off.
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Well, I better make like a baby and head out shit myself and scream my head off.
This is my experience with my gf's sister's newborn. She is a month old and she shits and cries all the time. However when I baby sit her I'll sit down and watch some Star Trek with her and she calms down.
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All these coffee drinks and their slight variations remind me of Mexican food.
What's a taco? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a tortilla.
What's a burrito? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a tortilla.
What's an enchilada? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a tortilla.
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All these coffee drinks and their slight variations remind me of Mexican food.
What's a taco? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a TOASTED tortilla.
What's a burrito? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a WRAPPED tortilla.
What's an enchilada? Meat, cheese, some veggies and other condiments in a FOLDED tortilla + an intestine-blocking amount of melted cheese smothered on top.
Makes all the difference in the world.
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How do you overcome the death of someone really, REALLY close?
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I have never lost anyone close so I don't have any advice to give but I'm always up to listen.
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How do you overcome the death of someone really, REALLY close?
You just keep on living. Time is the only cure.
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It's so strange... My mother just died last friday after two weeks at the ICU. Now it's like I'm calm, after the intense hospital routine, it's all silent but there's this big hole inside and the hope that by any moment she'll break through the door and say "Finally got home! What did I miss?"
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You see, I'm a christian, I believe that now she's relieved and in a better place, but still, the missing is too strong...
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I think that's a pretty normal feeling, lucasembarbosa. My deepest sympathies.
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Can't wait for The Astonishing to be released, so I can fulfill my head with something else!
So... I think the best way is to keep on living, working, making music and letting time do its work. Blah.
Thanks, Podaar.
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I don't know if time really does heal...at least for me. I still get a tightness in my chest when I think of my Dad (gone these 13 years) but it does make the pain more familiar (comfortable?).
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My Dad's been gone for 5 years. I still think about him almost every day.
You just need to be in your normal routine with the other people in your life. Eventually it gets better.
But don't try to suppress your feelings or run from them. It's normal to miss your deceased loved one, and its important to cherish their memories, and cry when you think about them. It's just alsonormal to eventually get back in the swing of things and go on. And it WILL happen.
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It's just... If my mom was like 80 years old or something like that, ok. It's the nature's course. But she was just 48 and it was so abrupt... Well.
"Living and learning, the pressure keeps on burning my soul" makes a lot of sense now, even if the original intention of the lyrics weren't that. Hope it calms down ASAP, I'm pathologically anxious.
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Sorry for your loss Lucas.............especially so young. All these celebrity deaths (many in the 60's) can't help but make me think of my dad (75yo and looking very frail after a recent stroke) - we all know it's coming but that doesn't make it any easier .
All the best.
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Sorry for your loss Lucas.............especially so young. All these celebrity deaths (many in the 60's) can't help but make me think of my dad (75yo and looking very frail after a recent stroke) - we all know it's coming but that doesn't make it any easier .
All the best.
My nan is 85(ish) and it's a decent travel for her to visit, so every time she does I worry it might be the last. All you can do is make the most of your time with them, so that once they're gone you still have those memories.
Sorry to hear about your mother, lucas.
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I lost my mom 5 years ago. Though the sting is less, I still think about her daily. I sometimes well up. It never goes away. I try to honor her every day.
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I try to honor her every day.
That's it, I must honor her every day... Keeping the good memories alive.
Thanks everyone for the thoughts, it's been a hard time, as it's still so fresh.
THE SPIRIT CARRIEES OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
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Yup. Think of the things she loved to do. For us as a family it was getting together. I was my mom's favorite thing when we were all together as a family so we do our best to have dinner once in a while and do things as a family together.
I also made a promise when my mom was in the hospital to never have a cigar again. She died of lung cancer and though I never was a cigarette smoker, I loved cigars. Well, it's been 5 years since I've had one. It's the least I could do for my mom.
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Good afternoon, guys
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...and an Americano is just filter coffee.
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Yes, I agree, and is the worst of the bunch if you're going for good flavor.
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My cafe where I work has amazingly delicious filter coffee.
I can't drink coffee without milk but it is so more-ish.
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I make pretty damn good coffee. It's all about the ratio and realizing that not every blend should have the same exact amount of teaspoons added.
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My taste in grounds is getting stronger and stronger :lol
I use a Cafetiere and milk in the microwave for 2 mins in a plastic jug with a lid so I can shake it to make it foamy.
It's so delicious.
I tried heating it in a saucepan and whisking it but the plastic jug / microwave method is quicker and tastes better.
Don't have to scrub milk off the pan either.
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My taste in grounds is getting stronger and stronger :lol
I use a Cafetiere and milk in the microwave for 2 mins in a plastic jug with a lid so I can shake it to make it foamy.
It's so delicious.
I tried heating it in a saucepan and whisking it but the plastic jug / microwave method is quicker and tastes better.
Don't have to scrub milk off the pan either.
I don't own a microwave and I'm happier that way, so how would you recommend making the foamed milk? I think I'll be doing that when I get home.
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Boil it in a saucepan on the hob and whisk it constantly. When the milk starts to rise. It's done.
Will take like 2 minutes.
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Excellent. I'll either update you from my kitchen later on or from the hospital burn unit. Good times, indeed.
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Dear Kotow.
I am now getting treated for serious scalding. I'm dictating this to my iPhone. I shall not be heating milk on a pan again.
p.s. the coffee tasted great. :tup
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:lol
Oh and if you ever again accuse me of having an iPhone, I shall get really mean. :lol :biggrin:
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Fine Cortana... ;)
I'm not getting into an Apple Vs Android debate. Right now I like my iPhone. If an iPhone ever comes out that pisses me off i'll go to Android no trouble.
I just use whatever I prefer at that moment.
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Cortana? That's like throwing scalding milk on me. Like you said though, no phone debates here.
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Have we got to a point where we through barbs with cell phone models?! :lol
You are such a flip phone dad! I hate you! :lol
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You're such an iPhone, King.
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:lol
Funny I hate them!
IT'S ON NOW!!! :lol
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Don't be such a Nextel.
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YOURE A SNEAKY BLACKBERRY >:( >:(
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Don't be such a Nextel.
My first cell phone.
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Don't be such a Nextel.
My first cell phone.
Mine, too. The battery itself was bigger than the phone I have now.
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(https://www.markjackley.com/images/nextel.jpg)
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:lol
It was thick for sure with the little antenna. I hated people who had the volume up loud out in public like their conversation was the most important thing ever.
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Brazilian steakhouse tonight for dinner. Going to be good.
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I grilled a couple of 1/4lb burgers - chuck the buns in for a couple of minutes at the end and threw on a couple of pre-sliced cheddar cheese.
Plus ketchup. :coolio
Delicious. .
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Now, I'm hungry. Thanks guys. :lol
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Just have a coffee.
Have fun at the ER ! :tup
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Brazilian steakhouse tonight for dinner. Going to be good.
Love me some BS. Went to one last Friday and got through all 12 table visits! I couldn't get myself to eat the chicken hearts though.
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How many steakhouses are in a Brazilian? That's a lot of meat.
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:facepalm: :lol
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Eww.
Ever have one of those dreams where you look in the mirror and you have like a huge attachment on your head which is totally normal in the dream but leaves you feeling really weird when you wake ?
You know those big power sockets you have on campsites to hook up to your caravan or motorhome ?
I had one of those in my nose :lol
Or those dreams where you look in the mirror and every one of your teeth is completely mangled or hollow or something. Yuk.
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Hey guys
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:jawdrop:
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/04256cc3266df92ac0a5f324765c99b6/tumblr_nd95gm3k6B1s6bxzqo5_r1_250.gif)
(https://img.pandawhale.com/post-54847-natalie-dormer-hot-hair-flip-g-CoGg.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/8rlO5sg.gif)
(https://cdn4.teen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NDD.gif)
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who is she?
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Natalie Dormer from Game Of Thrones and the Hunger Games movies.
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
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10/10 would bang
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(https://www.costa.co.uk/media/112643/Roasted-Hazelnut-Latte.png)
:hefdaddy :heart
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My sump pump outside line froze. Had to set up the portable. So I'm a little late to work. The rare time it's good to be the boss.
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
You're just jealous because I don't look at you the same way. :-*
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
You're just jealous because I don't look at you the same way. :-*
I think I'd be downright scared if you looked at me the same way. :lol
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
You're just jealous because I don't look at you the same way. :-*
I think I'd be downright scared if you looked at me the same way. :lol
I'd be downright scared if you had the same hair as her and looked at me with those doe eyes.
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:zydarscouch: :blob:
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Is it just me that finds people acting all cutesy and sultry in pics really irritating ?
It just comes across as really arrogant like " Yeah I know how good looking I am ".
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:lol For the most part, I agree.
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
You're just jealous because I don't look at you the same way. :-*
I think I'd be downright scared if you looked at me the same way. :lol
I'd be downright scared if you had the same hair as her and looked at me with those doe eyes.
Similar length, but I'm a brunette, baby. :zydar:
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Especially if you simply can't take a bad photo...
.. then there's people like me who almost never look even remotely attractive in photos :lol
In General I can't stand Vanity or Arrogance. Both really awful qualities.
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I only know her as the derpy looking chick Prog Snob likes this week.
You're just jealous because I don't look at you the same way. :-*
I think I'd be downright scared if you looked at me the same way. :lol
I'd be downright scared if you had the same hair as her and looked at me with those doe eyes.
Similar length, but I'm a brunette, baby. :zydar:
But with a middle finger mounted to your face.
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No Blob just has an upside down nose :blob:
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So when he sneezes, he goes blind.
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So he has a double barrel? :neverusethis:
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So when he sneezes, he goes blind.
We all do ( for a moment ) :P
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Morning.
Is it just me that finds people acting all cutesy and sultry in pics really irritating ?
I don't find it irritating, I find it hilarious. I've often told Mrs. P that if I ever saw women standing around like the do in magazines I'd lose it. You know what? It's true, I did.
Copenhagen is full of beautiful people. Fashion forward, beautiful people. Fashion forward, beautiful people with a very high standard of living. Between the famous Nyhavn district and Tivoli is a shopping district with super upscale clothing stores and such. We were strolling through there one weekday morning about the time folks were going to their office jobs or department store jobs...I've never seen so much swishing, pursed lips, perfect hair, bored looks and dead eyes. And that's just the men. It was amazing and, once the shock of it wore off, funny. I sat on a bench and quietly laughed myself sore while Mrs. P stood off to the side and just watched with a tiny smile on her face.
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How about how a model walk down a runway? :lol Not real life walking at all!
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Yeah, but that's not supposed to be real life walking.
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Yeah, but that's not supposed to be real life walking.
Of course but is that walk really alluring Hef? Is it supposed to highlight the clothing?
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In a certain shopping district in Copenhagen, that is real life walking. I've witnessed it. :lol
Still cracks me up just thinking about it.
BTW, I find Danes to be wonderful and generous folks. Always willing to help out a stranger and unfailingly polite. Still, it's like they never smile. I was so impressed when I got a server at a beer garden to smile that I made Mrs. P take a picture of us.
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/35433_1466777118507_6631026_n.jpg?oh=83259c314a511fc33c405f5613649b92&oe=573346DB)
That's what passes for a smile in Denmark. :biggrin:
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Yeah, but that's not supposed to be real life walking.
Of course but is that walk really alluring Hef? Is it supposed to highlight the clothing?
Let's just say that you are not the target audience.
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Some cultures are just more reserved. To us it's weird. Same for them. Hell, even in our own countries that's the same.
Yeah, but that's not supposed to be real life walking.
Of course but is that walk really alluring Hef? Is it supposed to highlight the clothing?
Let's just say that you are not the target audience.
I would look like Peter Griffin wouldn't I. :lol
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I hesitate to bring this up on the DT side because of the potential for a shit storm, but I've been having fun imagining how geeked out MP would have been with The Astonishing project. I mean, it just seems like something right up his alley. The concept, the visuals, the unique tour, the venues, everything just seems like it would have had him jumping up and down with excitement.
Anyway, just a random thought.
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Started watching Mythbusters again. Series 1 - 3 are on Netflix UK.
Holy Fuck I forgot how irritating and pointless that " folklorist " bint was. :facepalm:
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So it's snowing here. We could get up to an inch.
People are losing their fucking minds.
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:panicattack:
:lol
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So it's snowing here. We could get up to an inch.
People are losing their fucking minds.
In the mid 80's my dad went to school for work in Durham and he told me the same thing. Everything shut down. For us up in the east, no big whoop. I'd bet I'd lose my mind living in Buffalo with all that snow.
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It's all relative.
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It's all relative.
Right. I never was able to take a pot of water, throw it in the air to see it crystallize. That was insane!
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Indeed it is.
We got an inch of snow last week and I was getting bundled up to go push the shovel around. It's not enough to bother with the thrower. Mrs. P said, "Hang on a second while I check the weather." She looked and her phone and told me not to bother since it was going to be above freezing for the next few days. It just wasn't worth bothering with. :lol
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King, I assume Chad's been able to do that before?
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Hey guys! Woke up over an hour ago, and I'm well rested. WTF.
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Sleep is Magic !
:wave:
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:lol GAH! That yellow font on white is horrible, Kotow.
Today is supposed to be 39C, so it's gonna be another stinker.
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:/ White Forum ?!
i'm using the dark blue. makes everything better.
And I disabled sigs because I viewed the forum without being signed in and it was so cluttered. :dangerwillrobinson:
And it's 3 degrees celsius in Wales. Can't wait for Spring.
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King, I assume Chad's been able to do that before?
Yes! He posted a video of it.
Blob, and I can say this? Morning? :lol
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I use the standard light SMF theme. Dark background websites make my eyes bleed. Or at least hurt like a SOB and water within 2 minutes. It's not 1997 any more, dark backgrounds should be banned. :lol
Oh shit king, it is actually morning! :|
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Oh shit king, it is actually morning! :|
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg.html)
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Morning, Blob!
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Morning Podaar!
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I use the standard light SMF theme. Dark background websites make my eyes bleed. Or at least hurt like a SOB and water within 2 minutes. It's not 1997 any more, dark backgrounds should be banned. :lol
Oh shit king, it is actually morning! :|
I actually feel the same about white backgrounds :| . I don't feel comfortable at all...
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I use the standard light SMF theme. Dark background websites make my eyes bleed. Or at least hurt like a SOB and water within 2 minutes. It's not 1997 any more, dark backgrounds should be banned. :lol
Oh shit king, it is actually morning! :|
I actually feel the same about white backgrounds :| . I don't feel comfortable at all...
You must have your monitor set WRONG then (uh oh, choassystem must be rubbing off on me). The defaults on most LCD monitors are complete garbage. They have a maximum brightness of 250-300cd, when you should only run them at half of that brightness at most. On a properly calibrated monitor, a white background should be perfectly comfortable to read, like paper.
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Mythbusters on the left :biggrin: :biggrin:
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I can't judge it based on a photo, especially compared to a dark room. The exposure of a screen vs ambient light always looks washed.
I approve of the Mythbusters though! I have every season on DVD.
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Well I'm not a graphics guy like you. I don't need a monitor exactly to my specs.
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Oh I know that, and I don't expect everyone to have their monitors set up to exact specs, it's just one of those things that bugs me that monitor defaults are so wonked that people complain about white backgrounds when the problem is them, without even realizing it.
My graphics monitor came out of the box set to 29% brightness, which corresponds to a brightness of 120cd, which is perfect. The calibration software doesn't even allow brighter than that unless you check a specific option, and I think my warranty only covers you if you don't run it too far beyond that. And that's at 29% brightness. I don't think I've seen anyone else running them at an equivalent brightness, because they're always set to look bright and saturated to impress the eye.
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King, I assume Chad's been able to do that before?
Yes! He posted a video of it.
Indeed.... it was freakin cold as a witches cunt last winter. I think it was something like 43 days straight below freezing - the entire month of February - it was the coldest February ever on record.
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I don't have my brightness all the way up whilst getting dazzled by a white background for ages. I turn it down if I need to.
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I don't have my brightness all the way up whilst getting dazzled by a white background for ages. I turn it down if I need to.
I know your brother has a decent monitor. Does he have it hardware calibrated to a particular brightness? I'd be interested to know what he has it set to for reference. Otherwise, you might be surprised by how dim the recommended setting is.
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My mac monitor on full brightness isn't even that bright. It's not like having my iPhone on full brightness - which is like shining a torch in your eyes. I NEVER have it on full.
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My mac monitor on full brightness isn't even that bright. It's not like having my iPhone on full brightness - which is like shining a torch in your eyes. I NEVER have it on full.
Yeah, I never have mine set past half unless I am literally using it as a torch. :lol
I'm not on my computer, otherwise I'd do a rough comparison of what brightness on the iThing screen is equivalent to my screen.
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I try to be cognisant of how long I spend staring at the screen and try to look away all the time and not sit too close etc.
Same with mixing with headphones. Not too loud and not for too long a period at a time.
Apart from ear damage - it's good to get a rest when mixing to get a fresh perspective at a later date.
I've done mixes I've thought sounded horrible - come back after a week and thought they actually sounded perfectly fine.
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My monitor has a "reader's mode" that is really warm and mid brightness. Very easy on the eyes and quick to get to through the control panel.
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My monitor has a "reader's mode" that is really warm and mid brightness. Very easy on the eyes and quick to get to through the control panel.
My monitor has a "paper" preset that is also very warm and much lower brightness. I don't like the look of it, and my monitor is already comfortable for reading.
I try to be cognisant of how long I spend staring at the screen and try to look away all the time and not sit too close etc.
Same with mixing with headphones. Not too loud and not for too long a period at a time.
Apart from ear damage - it's good to get a rest when mixing to get a fresh perspective at a later date.
I've done mixes I've thought sounded horrible - come back after a week and thought they actually sounded perfectly fine.
I don't think there's any risk of ear damage if you're at a decent volume, especially in a quiet environment. It's the people cranking their earbuds to compete with a noisy train/bus that have to worry.
It's always good to take a rest just to come back with a fresh perspective though. It's too easy to get adjusted to a mix and not notice problems until you hear it later.
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Already said this :lol
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:JayOctavarium:
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:blob:
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Guess who is a dumbass and picked up overtime tomorrow?
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I'm going to guess it was one of your coworkers, and definitely not you. :neverusethis:
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lol
So I missed a call this morning (today and THurs are my days off), asking if Id work an easy shift from 6p-12a. The call came in at 730a. I went to bed at 530a and was up at noon. By that time I saw it, he had given it to someone else. I made a comment via text on how I would have loved to do it. Next thing you know, he has asking me left and right to fill in shit.
One of them being his shift tomorrow.
I dont wanna get up early...
nor do I wanna be there a full shift.
So instead of working 7a - 3p, I'm going to be there from 8a-1p. Because fuck the system. Plus I have a 12 hour shift I got bambuzzled into for Saturday. I cannot WAIT till I know whether or not I got this new job...
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Was this the job you were unsure of wanting a little while ago (I think because of the travel?) or a different one? Either way, I hope that the thing you want to happen happens.
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This is a possible job as a pencil pusher with the county. Sable. Pays decent. Benefits. Room to move up.
Its a shot in the dark though. 600 applicants to start.
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Wow, that's a lot of people. Maybe by some miracle you'll get lucky though. Maybe the interview dude found you really attractive and wants your body.
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I haven't even gotten to the interview yet. They apparently they liked my resume enough to select me for testing... I'm assuming that narrows it down to 300 or so. And then they'll throw out the people who don't pass the test and select from there. I'm not sure how many openings there are. I'm assuming a few dozen (based off of their hiring practices in the past according to a friend who works there albeit in a different department.) also... That friend knows one of the girls who conducts the interviews (the interviews consists of a panel of 4 or so people grilling you) and is putting a good word in for me.
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That''s all good and all.......... but wear something sexy just to be safe.
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Haydee, daydee!
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Morning kids
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Moaning :)
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Morning, chumps and chumpettes (and Zydar).
Between Youtube and the cashback for my monitor, I should be getting over $400 tomorrow (possibly very early next week for the Youtube money if it doesn't appear tomorrow). :D
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Moaning :)
Success with the cappuccino by the way. :metal
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What's up home diddlies?
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I got £0.61p for January :lol
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Moaning :)
Success with the cappuccino by the way. :metal
OMFG did you heat the milk in a saucepan on the hob ? :metal What coffee did you use ?
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I have some leftover coffee from this company called Amora. I'll buy some proper espresso this weekend. I used a saucepan to heat the milk. I'm assuming hob would be a stove top for us Colonists.
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Morning fellas and Zydar our overlord. What's shakin'?
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I got £0.61p for January :lol
AW SHIT YEAH HOMIE COCAINE AND HOOKERS E'ERY NIGHT
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:cocaine:
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What a scene that would be.
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I got £0.61p for January :lol
AW SHIT YEAH HOMIE COCAINE AND HOOKERS E'ERY NIGHT
ALL DAY ERY DAY BAYBAY :hat :hat :hat
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Good morning!
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Morning all.
So, a thunderfuck of a winter storm is going to hit tonight. I anticipate not making it in to the office tomorrow.
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Morning all.
So, a thunderfuck of a winter storm is going to hit tonight. I anticipate not making it in to the office tomorrow.
Ah, that's a shame (the not getting into the office tomorrow). I hear shit's gonna get real real along the east coast over the next few days.
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Yeah. The worst of it will apparently be north of me, especially in the northern Virginia/Maryland/DC area, but it looks like we could get 8-12 inches of snow, and possibly some ice as well.
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I'm glad that's not really hitting us. I'm brewing Saturday with my brother and if it came up this way we'd have to postpone brewing.
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Yeah. The worst of it will apparently be north of me, especially in the northern Virginia/Maryland/DC area, but it looks like we could get 8-12 inches of snow, and possibly some ice as well.
Holy shit! :omg: That's a ton of snow, even for Toronto!
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I think one model has us getting close to 2 feet, but I doubt it will come to that.
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It would be worse where you live Hef. Up where Chad and I live the towns budget for snow removal. I bet where you live it's a lot less and takes a lot longer to remove.
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Looks like I'm going to see anywhere between four and ten inches.
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That's some serious snow. I think I'd stay home if we got that much. Like King says, it would be that much worse in areas where they don't have the equipment to deal with it.
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Did you ever get the new snow thrower, Chino?
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It would be worse where you live Hef. Up where Chad and I live the towns budget for snow removal. I bet where you live it's a lot less and takes a lot longer to remove.
Yeah, it will cripple the area for a few days.
We're stocked up, so I'm not worried.
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Get your football food ready!! :metal
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Did you ever get the new snow thrower, Chino?
Yeah. I got it toward the end of August thinking they'd get more expensive the closer we got to winter. Figures, we're almost through with January and haven't even needed an ice scraper yet :lol
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Now that you said that, you'll get socked all through February and March!
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Yeah you jinx! :lol
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There is only one way to avoid it... go run over a cone! Good luck will ensue.
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The Three Stooges isn't funny.
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The Three Stooges isn't funny.
Take this to the DT controversial thread bub. :lol
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Neither is Monty Python.
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Neither is Monty Python.
LEAVE
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Neither is Monty Python.
I will taunt you a second time.
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Neither is Monty Python.
I'm all for different strokes for different folks
but you're a goddam crazy person.
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Neither is Monty Python.
I'm all for different strokes for different folks
but you're a goddam crazy person.
He just Dave Chappelle'd you.
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LEAVE
No u.
I will taunt you a second time.
No u.
I'm all for different strokes for different folks
but you're a goddam crazy person.
No u.
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:rollin
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The Three Stooges isn't funny.
Take this to the DT controversial thread bub. :lol
I don't understand the controversy. This is a perfectly understandable and legitimate statement.
c'mon guys, don't harp on Coz. After all
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/53481206.jpg)
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Neither is Monty Python.
I used to like you.
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All of you can eat all of me.
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All of you can eat all of me.
That'd make an excellent Steel Panther song title.
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Whoa, yeah, I guess it would. I like it.
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All of you can eat all of me.
Coz, here let me help you with us.
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You guys see the trailer for the new DVD, Live From Lexxi's Mom's Garage?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y
Monty Python Argument Sketch.
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You guys see the trailer for the new DVD, Live From Lexxi's Mom's Garage?
Yep. Did you see the video I posted in the SP thread for "That's When You Came In"?
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You guys see the trailer for the new DVD, Live From Lexxi's Mom's Garage?
Yep. Did you see the video I posted in the SP thread for "That's When You Came In"?
I didn't! I'll have to go look for it. I did listen to the track on Spotify though. I wasn't blown away by it.
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:rollin
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Giggity.
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Neither is Monty Python.
I don't know how to process that.
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Neither is Monty Python.
LEAVE
I agree with Coz on this.
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THANK YOU. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.
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Coz, you should love Monty Python. All their best work was done in the 70s and 80s.
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lol
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Neither is Monty Python.
LEAVE
I agree with Coz on this.
THANK YOU. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Time to call the next deaf end ant.
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Coz, you should love Monty Python. All their best work was done in the 70s and 80s.
By that criteria, I should like Pink Floyd also.
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You don't like Pink Floyd either?
Goddammit Coz
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Sorry man, but no. The only way I could ever tolerate PF would be if I were stoned out of my mind. Even then, probably not. If they come in the radio, I will immediately change the station, 100% of the time.
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I'm confused. Don't we already have an iconoclast thread? ???
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I'll have to look into it.
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Yes we do. I started it. :lol
And Coz... WTF. :lol Monty Python I can understand. The humor isn't accessible to everyone. But Pink Floyd? Not one song of theirs?
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I can tolerate Learning to Fly. So 99.999999%.
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:lol
Well, you get an E for effort.
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Cozmo has spoken nothing but truths.
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Cozmo has spoken nothing but truths.
LEAVE
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Whatever it is, it's spreading.
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Its......
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Cozmo has spoken nothing but truths.
LEAVE
NO U :getoffmylawn:
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I fart in your general direction Blob.
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I fart in your general direction Blob.
Farts aren't funny either.
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Cozmo has spoken nothing but truths.
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/61580624.jpg)
Mah brotha.
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:metal
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I fart in your general direction Blob.
Farts aren't funny either.
Don't you need midol? :biggrin:
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I fart in your general direction Blob.
Farts aren't funny either.
Don't you need midol? :biggrin:
I don't know what that is.
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It's for PMS.
Even my wife thinks farts are funny.
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Decades of being subjected to your farts have probably given her mild brain damage. :P
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Especially since she's been subjected to the Dutch Oven many times.
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You're a sick man.
This waking up early thing is still a novelty to me.
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That was my next joke. What's the dealio with 2 days in a row waking up early.
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It's been too hot to use my computer, so there's no reason to stay awake, so I go to bed early. :lol
I'll try to keep in an earlier routine for Monday, because we're watching the WWE Royal Rumble live this year, which starts at 12pm.
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Ah, I could not sleep in hot weather without an ac. I don't know how you do it.
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No choice but to deal with it in this house.
It's been about 100F (for you Muricans) the past couple of days, and I almost pass out just from standing up.
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I feel for you. That's unbearable.
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On the plus side, I just got my latest payment for Youtube earnings. :victorydance:
Also supposed to get the cashback for my monitor today, but nothing yet.
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Do you at least have a fan?
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Yes, we at least have that much. :lol
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Still not enough for me! :lol
Meat locker temperature or I don't sleep.
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I don't need it that cold, but hot weather is terrible for getting to sleep, which is why my sleep pattern is more screwed up than usual.
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Or more normal. Lol
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I hate normal!
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So... in league tonight (Bowling), I was bowling like shit (and have been since moving to this new alley). Above each set of lanes rests plaques with the names off all the people who bowled 300s on those particular sets of lanes.
As I am bowling like shit, I notice a gentleman's name on my lane. Both lanes. And on every set of lanes that I could see. Chad Lane. And Chad has a relative who has bowled really well too. Jon Lane.
I have never met either of them, but, FUCK THEM.
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Are there plaques for Lois Lane too?
Greetings...
Nef
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:rollin
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Morning.
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Morning king!
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How you hanging in there with that heat?!
I'm trying to hustle. Got in an hour early to get my work done. got a guy coming in to do his first day paperwork. He starts tomorrow and then hustle home to wait for our new bed we ordered.
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Morning.
Snow.
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How you hanging in there with that heat?!
I'm trying to hustle. Got in an hour early to get my work done. got a guy coming in to do his first day paperwork. He starts tomorrow and then hustle home to wait for our new bed we ordered.
The temp didn't get too high today because it was overcast and pissed down pretty heavily, but it 90%-98% humidity all day, so it was muggy as hell.
Not too bad though.
And good morning to you hef, good sir.
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I hate muggy as well.
Hef, what's the prediction for amounts of snow for you?
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Around a foot of snow, give or take a few inches.
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At least it will be on a Friday and you can deal with the aftermath on the weekend.
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Morning... Well the snow isn't supposed to get here until early Saturday morning, so at least I'll be home when it starts. Hopefully my job doesn't call me in though. They usually bring the people in my department in just in case there are outages. Ugh...
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At least it will be on a Friday and you can deal with the aftermath on the weekend.
It won't stop until sometime tomorrow.
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Yeah but it sucks when it's on 2 work days and you come home to dealing with the snow. At least one day is on the weekend.
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I wish the storm was rolling in today. I love any excuse I can get to work from home.
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*staggers in*
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Hey Coz. What's up?
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Thirsty Thursday leads to Woozy Friday.
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Morning.
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Hey hey
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Morning peeps
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Man, I can't find an ounce of work in me today. I just want to go home, get the fireplace roaring, and get snowed in tomorrow.
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I feel exactly the same way and there is no snow in our forecast.
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Shit. I' feel the same way Chino. Minus the snow.
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Hey Coz. What's up?
Unfortunately, me. No fear, though. I will rehab today with coffee and water and such (let's be honest, I'm probably going to have a little bit of bourbon tonight), and we're having tacos for dinner, then watching last night's 2 hour AI episode. It should be snowing by then. I'll start the morning off with a tequila sunrise tomorrow and get the hot tub cleared off to get in after making dinner.
And drinking.
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Drinking is good. Jay like a drinking. Jay is jealous.
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Morning folks, slow start today but we are about to get a fuck ton of rain today. Just got alerts on the phone.
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:rollin
I left a comment on a Youtube chat show video that impressionists cannot go on any tv show *without* doing impressions because they've got nothing else to fall back on.
Got a reply : " Good to see sexism is alive and well "
:rollin. ok then. Go outside for a bit. Get some fresh air you SJW.
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Sarah Jessica Wanker?
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Drinking is good. Jay like a drinking. Jay is jealous.
Me love you. Drink in honor
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'ello
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Just got the new Steven Wilson ep. New bed sheets set for our new bed, going to get a new Pats tee shirt them off to the store to get some specialty beers for the weekend.
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I've never t-shirted anyone off to the store before. Is it worth it?
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How is the EP?
I've never t-shirted anyone off to the store before. Is it worth it?
:lol
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I've never t-shirted anyone off to the store before. Is it worth it?
If you end up with beer, yes.
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:lol
I have. :eyebrows:
I just got it.
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Just got the new Steven Wilson ep.
There is a new SW ep?
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OMG it's been ages since I wrote in the chat thread
Why, hello. Speak to me, people.
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Just got the new Steven Wilson ep.
There is a new SW ep?
Yes, it's called 4 1/2.
OMG it's been ages since I wrote in the chat thread
Why, hello. Speak to me, people.
Hi...
Satisfied? :lol
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Yes.
Your voice is soothing :-*
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His bed manners are shit though.
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Just got the new Steven Wilson ep.
There is a new SW ep?
Yes, it's called 4 1/2.
OMG it's been ages since I wrote in the chat thread
Why, hello. Speak to me, people.
Hi...
Satisfied? :lol
I see Guthrie is playing on it so I have to listen to it.
Hello Darklord!
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Yes.
Your voice is soothing :-*
Uh oh, you're going to make King jealous.
:lol
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We can share. You get around.
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You have to up the ante though. I can't keep playing Twister with all of those impossible stretches if I'm going to be passed around like a little boy in the College of Cardinals.
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We'll have a few beers in bed after?
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This much action.... I'm going to need some absinthe.
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Don't try to change me baby.
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There is a new SW ep?
Yes, it's called 4 1/2.
It's actually called The Force Awakens, and it's ep 7, not 4 1/2.
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Both are awesome.
Bite your tongue Blob.
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Steven Wilson is only awesome if you're suffering insomnia.
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And you should know.
BAZINGA!
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I don't have trouble sleeping, I only have trouble sleeping when society wants me to. :lol /sleephipster
And minus points for that offending word at the end there.
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There is a new SW ep?
Yes, it's called 4 1/2.
It's actually called The Force Awakens, and it's ep 7, not 4 1/2.
See, you know how to know that the SW initials weren't for Star Wars? Because I don't give a fuck about Star Wars. :lol
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There is a new SW ep?
Yes, it's called 4 1/2.
It's actually called The Force Awakens, and it's ep 7, not 4 1/2.
See, you know how to know that the SW initials weren't for Star Wars? Because I don't give a fuck about Star Wars. :lol
And I don't give a fuck about Steven Whats-his-face. :biggrin:
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:omg:
;)
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I don't have trouble sleeping, I only have trouble sleeping when society wants me to. :lol /sleephipster
And minus points for that offending word at the end there.
I did that purposely. :biggrin:
But sleephipster is the most amazing thing I have ever read!
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But sleephipster is the most amazing thing I have ever read!
:lol A new superhero movie perhaps?
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At the most inopportune time!
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Even Batman has to sleep at some point.
Just don't go committing crimes before 3pm, guys. That's sleep time.
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Only dumb bad guys work in the light.
Tag lines for your movie!
"When you think you see Blob, he's sawing wood".
"Villains, Vampires & Blob Van Damn. Only one will stay inside ".
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Start a "Steve What's His Face" thread in GM and then you won't get any sleep :lol
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His bed manners are shit though.
For some screwed up reason I read that as 'his bed maidens are shit though', and immediately thought of hostages.
My past cannot escape me.
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Indeed!
New bed in the house tonight. Giggity.
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You should get that checked out.
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Beers first my friend.
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I mean the Tourettes.
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After.
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The little one is asleep.. no snow yet.
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I'm happy it's staying south. Can't wait to brew tomorrow.
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Indeed!
New bed in the house tonight. Giggity.
Is it a water bed?!
SAY YES SAY YES SAY YES
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*Tweets about iPhone*
Gets angry reply from another tweeter who doesn't even follow me...
" :angry: oh my god WHO CARES? They don't even pay tax "
:lol As if that inconveniences him in any way.
Oh. And... You're replying to someone who you don't even follow which means you searched for "iPhone" just to find tweets to be angry about.
so...YOU care. ;) xx
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And I don't give a fuck about Steven Whats-his-face. :biggrin:
WILSON :angry:
And neither do I ;)
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And I don't give a fuck about Steven Whats-his-face. :biggrin:
WILSON :angry:
And neither do I ;)
YAY! Let's be friends! :hug:
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Afternoon guys! How's it going?
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Indeed!
New bed in the house tonight. Giggity.
Is it a water bed?!
SAY YES SAY YES SAY YES
Nope, nope, nope.
Howdy folks.
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Hey guys.
Been watching some Doctor Who and playing video games. A tough day, really.
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Better slow down. You'll hurt yourself.
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Better slow down. You'll hurt yourself.
I'll try, but you know I'm a workaholic.
I forgot, I also made a futile attempt to get Chrome to play Youtube videos with correct contrast, but failed. The only solutions I found involved downloading extensions that I don't want to have to add.
Yep, tough day.
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What browsers have you tried Blob and why do you like them?
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His favourite would be Safari, surely? :neverusethis:
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What browsers have you tried Blob and why do you like them?
I primarily use Chrome these days purely for compatibility, but it has so many little things I dislike about it (along with things I do like). I loved the old version of Opera, but then they started from scratch based on Chromium (ie. it's basically just Chrome now), and the old version is now too old to support a lot of sites nicely. But it had so many great nerd features. I haven't used Firefox in forever, but the last time I tried it I know I hated it for whatever reasons.
And lol IE which I haven't used any version of in over a decade.
His favourite would be Safari, surely? :neverusethis:
YOU KNOW IT BRO :hifive:
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His favourite would be Safari, surely? :neverusethis:
It sure as shit ain't Explorer.
OMG it's been ages since I wrote in the chat thread
Why, hello. Speak to me, people.
Nice to have you around here Lalo.
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Morning everyone.
I gotta join Blob and Kotowboy, everything I've heard from Steven (whoever) is just boring.
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Well, to each his own I guess... he's my favorite artist in non-classical music I think... :lol
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Morning everyone.
I gotta join Blob and Kotowboy, everything I've heard from Steven (whoever) is just boring.
I knew there was a reason I liked you. :biggrin:
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Good morning!
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Morning everyone.
I gotta join Blob and Kotowboy, everything I've heard from Steven (whoever) is just boring.
Agree, with one exception. Hand Cannot Erase was a very good album.
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Morning, Blob & Reap.
:hug:
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My. Problem. With. hand cannot erase.
Is that the emotion seems forced. Like some privileged white English gentlemen is speculating on how the servant class must feel when they struggle with real life.
Oh, wait a minute... :biggrin:
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Morning everyone.
I gotta join Blob and Kotowboy, everything I've heard from Steven (whoever) is just boring.
I'm going to say that 90% of his solo work is boring to me, I still love PT.
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So have any of you jamokes seen him live? Take the chance. It's amazing.
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Morning, whores.
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Morning guys
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Morning prog and hef!
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How's the sun down in Florida? Post a photo of some good weather please. I'm getting depressed up here. :lol
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Up at 7am for work today and worked for 8 hours...
But not very busy. Decent amount of customers. Not enough to be overwhelmed but not few enough to get bored. :)
Our take was unexpectedly high. :) management happy.
Even better I have tomorrow off. There is a slim chance I may be called in if someone is ill but I don't even care as I'll just get paid more :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Where are you working now? I don't remember when you started working again after Starbucks.
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Where are you working now? I don't remember when you started working again after Starbucks.
I lost my job at Starbucks on March 30 2015. Told me Dad via email and he replied that I could move back to Wales and look for a new job. I moved back on April 3rd.
I got a job in the local cafe and live music venue on May 23 :)
I also got a new flat ( much better than my last place !!! ) on August 1st.
BUT HOLY CRAP. Moving out of my flat in Reading, England was über stressful. Holy shit.
I told my agents that i'd been sacked and they really did not help in any way at all. They said that I needed to still give two months notice and pay the rent for the two months.
I had to pay to get the flat professionally cleaned AND pay £300 "early leaving fee" EVEN THOUGH I WAS PAYING RENT FOR THE TWO MONTHS.
We tried to get out of it but after so many confusing emails back and forth we just decided to pay what they were asking to get it over with... :(
We couldn't get to the bottom of
Why I had to pay £300 to get out of the contract early if I ALSO had to pay the remaining two months rent.
i.) that's not early release
ii.) If i'm paying an "early release fee" - why am I ALSO paying the final two months ?
Finally I "had to" pay for a professional cleaning service to make the flat ready for the next tenant. Even though it was a studio flat ( one room and an ensuite cubicle )
and I spent like a week scrubbing it spotless from top to bottom - it wasn't good enough and still had to pay. They had to be in cahoots.
But yeah it was a fuck load of stress just to move house and I don't want that amount of stress again for a while....
New job is great though and it's really quiet at the moment being winter and i'm enjoying it as summer is FULL ON :p.
But Now I live 6 miles from the beach and I took a basic road test for a 125cc motorbike which I drive around when it's warm :)
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Wow. Sorry to hear about the drama you went through with your studio. I have such a distrust for people in real estate. They can easily take advantage of the fact that you NEED a place to live. Sort of like charging a ridiculous amount of money for food at a movie theater.
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Well I used to work at the cinema and they said they don't actually make any money on the ticket prices. All the profits are made on concessions. So there is that...
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Wow. Sorry to hear about the drama you went through with your studio. I have such a distrust for people in real estate. They can easily take advantage of the fact that you NEED a place to live. Sort of like charging a ridiculous amount of money for food at a movie theater.
My Dad And I read the contract for my new place and they have a 1 month notice for checking out. Also i don't have to pay £75 every time I renew my lease.
I'd love an itemised bill as to why they need(ed) £75 for me to just carry on what i'm already doing ::)
It's like all they do is provide you with a space. Then you have to pay for everything. No wonder they all wore suits and had nice cars ::)
It's also like - every time I had some problem with something they might get around to it at some point.
But if you're a day late with your rent they're on that phone IMMEDIATELY.
EDIT : In return though - I was not allowed to be living there on welfare but I did anyway and just didn't tell them. My "job" involved me working from home a lot or helping with my brother's
media business ( which I legitimately did - but as a hobby and never expected to get paid. I just liked to tag along ) and that was my real job even though I was unemployed :lol )...
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Well I used to work at the cinema and they said they don't actually make any money on the ticket prices. All the profits are made on concessions. So there is that...
Is that possible? They charge more for seeing movies in 3D so they have to be making money somewhere with the tickets.
My Dad And I read the contract for my new place and they have a 1 month notice for checking out. Also i don't have to pay £75 every time I renew my lease.
I'd love an itemised bill as to why they need(ed) £75 for me to just carry on what i'm already doing ::)
It's like all they do is provide you with a space. Then you have to pay for everything. No wonder they all wore suits and had nice cars ::)
It's also like - every time I had some problem with something they might get around to it at some point.
But if you're a day late with your rent they're on that phone IMMEDIATELY.
That's the irony of many things. If you're a day late with any kind of payments they're charging late fees, calling your house, etc. When they owe YOU money, it takes weeks before you see it.
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That's the irony of many things. If you're a day late with any kind of payments they're charging late fees, calling your house, etc. When they owe YOU money, it takes weeks before you see it.
They did pay back my deposit pretty promptly though :) they off hand mentioned in one email they could take the £300 early release fee from my deposit and pay us back the rest.
I screencapped that email about 5 times and saved it in 5 different places :lol . No way was I gonna let that get forgotten.
Sure enough - when they demanded the £300 I "reminded" them of their suggestion that they just take it from the deposit and they did so.
The remaining deposit went towards my new place :)
Also : see my Edit above :) :)
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At least they honored that. Some places would probably find every excuse to avoid it.
In regards to your edit, there are a lot of places here that don't allow people living on welfare to rent. It's a risk, which I understand. At least you were able to make it work for you.
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I applied for the housing and unemployment benefits online and there was a checkbox that said
Do you want us to contact your landlords / agent with regards to this application ?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
So maybe they use that as a back door for such things :p to help out tenants.
mind you - I did feel a lot better when I got a job as it meant no more lying to the agents or the other people in my building.
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I'm sure it relieved plenty of stress. It would have been bad if you got caught.
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Morning, whores.
Hey, they're hostages but they have feelings too.
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I'm sure it relieved plenty of stress. It would have been bad if you got caught.
Yes but what could they really do ? If I recall - being on welfare wasn't forbidden by the contract. It was just not allowed.
:angry: you didn't have a job !
:) but you got paid on time and I kept my flat tidy and didn't cause problems or complain about everything ?
:angry: yeah...well....y'know.....
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:metal
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:metal An Evening With DT.
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Did you see the "DT Should Be Covered By Thread"? I made a reference to you.
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I posted in it but I didn't see that :lol
*scurries away
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:metal
Just got to the bit in "Lifting Shadows" where it's the big chorus at the end with JP's vocal harmonies. SO MUCH YES.
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And the song is still one of the band's best lyrical moments.
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It is.
And good afternoon again!
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Afternoon, Onno. :D
I'm excited because I'll be watching the Royal Rumble live tomorrow (haven't seen any PPV live since the early 2000s), even though it's going to be a disappointment like the last two years.
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Sounds good. Not really into wrestling myself though. I'm spending the day preparing for my Experimental Physics exam which will be in 3 weeks, playing Borderlands 2 with a few friends and my choir is giving a concert this evening, after which there will be a bit of a party.
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Experimental Physics sounds fun. What kind of stuff will that exam cover?
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Well, to be honest it's not really my cup of tea, and it sounds more fun than it is. It's basically classical mechanics and a tiny bit of thermodynamics without most of the theoretical explanations or proofs and with more experiments which are used as examples. The physics bachelor degree here in Göttingen is sort of split up into the experimental and theoretical physics which are each taught in seperated subjects.
I'm actually doing a bachelor degree in Mathematics, so the experimental part of it is pretty boring to me. But I'm just doing this stuff for my minor. Moreover, next semester there will be a theoretical course in mechanics as well, but I'm not sure if I want to do that since I find mechanics pretty boring in general :lol It might be useful, however, so I'll just enroll for a few possible courses next semester and see which one I like best.
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Aw. I always found physics interesting and useful, although I never did well at it because I was lazy at in high school (shocker). Maths is even more useful though, depending on what area. I just enjoy anything that applies to the real world in a practical way.
What do you plan to do afterwards with that stuff?
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To be honest, I don't really know for sure yet. I already have a bachelor degree in Earth Science (geology and geophysics) but found out while writing my bachelor thesis that I liked physics and maths way more. Since a second bachelor degree in Holland is very expensive, I decided I'd move to Germany since it's pretty cheap there, I like the country and I already spoke a bit of German. Most of the stuff I did in my previous bachelor degree is not really useful for the stuff I do now, but I've learned a lot about what I want to do, about social stuff and studying in general.
So the only thing I know right know is that I'd like to work at a university. I love the combination of research and teaching. Therefore, I at least want to do a PhD in something maths/physics related after I finish my masters... but that's still a long way away, since I started my bachelor in maths last October.
Maths is even more useful though, depending on what area. I just enjoy anything that applies to the real world in a practical way.
For me, it's almost the exact opposite :lol I don't really care if the stuff I do is or will be applied in some way or not. I just enjoy doing all of the maths stuff, it makes me happy (and of course frustated at times when I don't get it). It's almost like puzzles for me.
Of course, most of the maths, even the most abstract stuff, is useful because it may be applied sometime in the future even though we don't have a use for it yet. I once read a quote, I don't know by whom, from a mathematician who was asked by a politican about why he thought his research should be funded. His answer: 'Someday in the future, the stuff I do now will be applied to something for which you can make the people pay taxes'. :lol
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:lol
I like practical maths because I use it a lot in 3D/programming for calculating coordinates and forces / vectors etc, or just for writing code in general. I use trig so often. Obviously that's baby shit compared to what you're doing. :lol
I still find all maths interesting though. Numberphile is one of my favourite channels on Youtube. Again, easy as shit stuff compared to what you're doing, but they show a lot of maths that exists just for the curiosity and pattern of it, some of which does end up having practical applications in strange ways.
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This too much math talk on the weekend. I try to shut my brain off durring it. :lol
Morning.
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Morning.
Onno, you sound exactly like my son, but opposite in one way. He's getting his bachelors in physics, and as a result has to take advanced maths.
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Morning gang. I don't normally work Sundays, something feels off.
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Morning
Morning gang. I don't normally work Sundays, something feels off.
Obviously not you.
:neverusethis:
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Onno, you sound exactly like my son, but opposite in one way. He's getting his bachelors in physics, and as a result has to take advanced maths.
Yeah, I have a lot of friends who are doing physics, and they're like that as well :lol
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Evening guys, having a beer waiting for pizza and garlic knots.
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Pizza....
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An hour and a half wait but it's worth it from this place.
You're in NY Prog, you're in pizza paradise
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Indeed, I am. One of my favorite pizzerias is right down the street from my job. How do you like your pizza?
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I used to be a deep pan boy.
Now I'm a thin and crispy boy.
And I also like pizzas that way too.
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Indeed, I am. One of my favorite pizzerias is right down the street from my job. How do you like your pizza?
It was alright but a bit cold, they were busy tonight so I'm guessing I was the last on delivery.
Kotow, I love deep dish pizza's be surprisingly there aren't may places around here that have them.
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Afternoon guys. How's it going?
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Morning
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Hey.
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What's up King, Onno?
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Having the football blues after that game yesterday. Lots of what ifs. Hey, can't complain though. We've had a hell of a 15 year run so far. I just wanted to shove it up Goodell's ass.
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I didn't even pay attention to the games yesterday but I checked the scores this morning. I think Denver is going to be embarrassed in the Super Bowl.
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The was the Panthers are playing it sure looks like it.
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I'm not even interested in the game but my father always goes to a get together that his friend has who is a Knight of Columbus, and I usually go just to have quality father/son time. We both like drinking lots of beer, so it's a good time. They always have lots of food, so I gorge myself on wings.
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I'm not a big football fan but my girlfriend is a huge Carolina Panthers fan so it's a lot more watching the game with someone who really enjoys it.
Morning gang.
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Morning, Reap.
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Morning, all
King, I've been doing a bunch of what if-ing myself...yesterday, I was screaming at the television (on two fourth quarter possessions) "Kick the fucking ball you dipshits. You never take points off the board with that much time in the game. Fuck." :lol
After the late game. Mrs. P said, talking about Cam Newton, "He'd be easy to root for if he wasn't such a dick-trickle." Gotta love those PhD students, the have all the best words.
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Heading out into the field. I'll catch up with everyone later.
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Looking to rent a boom lift to get on the roof of a three story house. It'll be an interesting day.
Morning Prog!
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Hey guys. Working on university stuff again today. Had a great after-concert party yesterday with my choir so I got up late today and it was hard getting concentrated enough. But now that I've made myself a cup of tea and put on Rachmaninov I'm finally concentrated enough.
So I should probably close my DTF browser window now :lol
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Morning, fools.
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How much snow did you end up with Hef?
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:cocaine:
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How much snow did you end up with Hef?
I only got about 7 or 8 inches.
I am hoping that a significant portion melts today.
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Morning, fools.
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Sorry... couldn't keep a straight post there.
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:lol
Man, above you they got pounded. After that month and a half stretch we had here, I want nothing to do with significant snowstorms.
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Hey guys. Working on university stuff again today. Had a great after-concert party yesterday with my choir so I got up late today and it was hard getting concentrated enough. But now that I've made myself a cup of tea and put on Rachmaninov I'm finally concentrated enough.
So I should probably close my DTF browser window now :lol
Which Rachmaninov?
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I have a very good vinyl recording of his 1st and 4th piano concertos, the Paganini rhapsody and Variations for two pianos, performed by Ashkenazy and the London Symphony Orchestra. Picked it up for about 5 euros on a flea market I think...
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I have a very good vinyl recording of his 1st and 4th piano concertos, the Paganini rhapsody and Variations for two pianos, performed by Ashkenazy and the London Symphony Orchestra. Picked it up for about 5 euros on a flea market I think...
I don't think I ever listened to the 1st in full. I'm going to check it out now if it's on Spotify. Generally when I'm at work and relaxing, it's always Mozart. I'll change it up today. And it's on now...
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Have fun! Not much of a Mozart fan myself apart from his piano sonatas, the Requiem and a few other pieces. It's a bit samey to me although it all sounds very beautiful.
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Indeed, it does. :)
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William Tell Overture Finale. :metal
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I spent all day reworking the wireless network at the hotel. The plus side of it is I got to play around with a boom lift.
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I spent all day reworking the wireless network at the hotel. The plus side of it is I got to play around with a boom lift.
:metal you pick those motherfucking cherries.
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Hey gang. I was wondering.
But of a healthy snacking Q.
How healthy is it to eat mixed nuts ( assuming they're not smothered in salt ) ?
Obviously in moderation but was wondering are they actually any good for you or what ? :)
Thanks ! KB
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No idea on your snacking conundrum, Kotow.
I just woke up at 9:30am. What the what is happening?!
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You are becoming an adult ?
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Nah, that can't be it!
I didn't get enough sleep the night before, so I fell asleep last night early while watching Doctor Who. I'll probably be waking up at 3pm again within a week.
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After doing a lovely melodic, nice indie rock album...
My next project is a filthy nasty ugly downtuned sludgy metal album :metal :xbones
Harder to make sound good mix wise but a lot more fun to write :biggrin: :coolio
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That's ok, I don't think anyone expects downtuned sludge metal to sound good mix-wise. :lol
They expect to hear SLUUUUUUUUUUUDGGGEEEEE :metal
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A lot of bands produce sludge metal these days without even trying.
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A lot of bands produce sludge metal these days without even trying.
I think most modern rock/metal albums sound like sludge.
Got any plans for Australia Day?
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Try Ancestors, In Dream And Time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uShqlufsq5w
:metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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A lot of bands produce sludge metal these days without even trying.
I think most modern rock/metal albums sound like sludge.
Got any plans for Australia Day?
Not really......busy with a house move so plenty to work on. Got talked into going to a country horse racing thing (bus ) with parents from my son's school on Saturday though. Really not looking forward to it - small talk with people I really can't be fucked talking to. Going to have to bring plenty of ouzo to make it through ;D
What about you?
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Got any plans for Australia Day?
I think Zydar plans a trip down under :zydar:
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A lot of bands produce sludge metal these days without even trying.
I think most modern rock/metal albums sound like sludge.
Got any plans for Australia Day?
Not really......busy with a house move so plenty to work on. Got talked into going to a country horse racing thing (bus ) with parents from my son's school on Saturday though. Really not looking forward to it - small talk with people I really can't be fucked talking to. Going to have to bring plenty of ouzo to make it through ;D
What about you?
I have zero plans and zero fucks to give. :lol The patriotism gene skipped over my generation of the family, so I actively avoid any involvement. So basically like any other day!
How far are you moving?
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I think England goes gaga more for St. Patricks Day than St. George's Day.
Maybe because Irish = guinness = pub & stupid hats.
St. George's Day just means waving a St. George Flag around for one day coz u fackin lav ya cantry ya kant.
I am in no way proud to be English. I think being proud of something you didn't achieve and put 0% effort into is stupid.
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How far are you moving?
5 mins away ;D But totally different style of house/facilities and moving a truckload of stuff from a big 5 bedroom house / third of an acre into a much smaller one on a smallish block . So plenty of planning to do outside of the norm.
I'm really not fussed about Australia Day either. I am a bit more patriotic than you I think , but our country has lost a lot of the identity that it had when I was growing up , so I'm not fussed these days. And I can also see that it does more harm than good in terms of the "traditional owners" ,so I wouldn't care if it was dropped.
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Well I don't think it would be possible to be less patriotic than I am. :lol I find Australia's "identity" embarrassing anyway, and think a lot of it is forced these days in an attempt to maintain a unique cultural identity. But I think we're basically just the bastard lovechild of the UK and US with a few quirks these days, and I'm plenty ok with that.
What motivated the move?
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I spent all day reworking the wireless network at the hotel. The plus side of it is I got to play around with a boom lift.
Okay, you piqued my interest. What did you do with the wireless network?
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I'll try to keep this as short as possible.
We have two hotels and one home on a large property block. My boss (the owner) is a real penny pincher so she wanted wifi for the whole hotel but didn't want to pay for the business internet access. So we ordered the top tier internet service at the house. I grabbed a few 5ghz UBNT routers, set up PtP network connections with the may access point. Then I grabbed a few 2.4ghz routers and set them as access points for hotel guests to log into.
What I did today was just move the routers around so I had better line of sight.
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You should also get a wifi network scanning program like NetStumbler or InSSIDer to scan for nearby wireless signals. They'll tell you what channel the nearby wireless signals are using so too many devices aren't taking up the bandwidth.
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I used to use netstumbler but the beauty of ubnt routers is they have a built in scanner. I can log in and scan the area to see how busy each channel is.
Man I just had a flash back to 11 years ago when I would do wardriving with my buddy and netstumbler was the program of choice .
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It's still a fairly popular program to use, though there are newer programs that come with multiple additional options.
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Morning
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Hey. Looks like my boss will be here tomorrow. He needs to leave fast. :lol
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He'll be up your ass all day?
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Most likely. He's not that bad but I'm knee deep into the reviews for all employees and I'd rather concentrate on that.
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Understandable. Just hide. :lol
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You've seen me right?! It's not like I can turn sideways and disappear. :lol
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Good morning!
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You've seen me right?! It's not like I can turn sideways and disappear. :lol
:rollin
Sometimes people don't notice things right in front of their nose. Dress up like Chino's traffic cone.
Morning Podrick
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Morning! :lol
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Morning guys!
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Reporting for duty.
DT-Side is going to be crazy for the next couple of days.
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I am so out of the DT loop but doesn't the album come out tomorrow?
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Friday.
But now we are having to bitchslap members reporting leaks and posting links to them.
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:omg:
The Astonishing Leaked! (https://www.edenbrothers.com/store/media/_GroupPages/Leek.jpg)
:metal
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Goddammit
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Bitchslap him, hef.
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My computer is down. I have no way of putting the new CD on my I-pod.
RRRRRRRRRAAAAAGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!
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I now regret posting in The Astonishing thread, as it's gonna be at the top of my feed for weeks. :zeltar:
Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
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My computer is down. I have no way of putting the new CD on my I-pod.
RRRRRRRRRAAAAAGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!
Do you have spotify or deezer ?
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I now regret posting in The Astonishing thread, as it's gonna be at the top of my feed for weeks. :zeltar:
Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
THIS...
no
But probably this.
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Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
That's already the plan.
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good
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Hey Blob :blob:
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/and-now-i-have-a-tank
Here's my super heavy sludge metal track :)
Enjoy.
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Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
That's already the plan.
Awesome, I won't have to play catchup with all the old thread.
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Still find it funny when you say you don't like something...And fans of that thing insult you personally as if they had absolutely anything to do with it. :lol
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Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
That's already the plan.
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:lol
Us mods discussed that the other day.
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Don't worry Chad, you won't be able to keep up with the pages of the new thread either old man.
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Hef... do us all a solid, will ya?. On release day, lock that 200+ page thread, and start a new, "officially released" one.
That's already the plan.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/YoureaGoodMan.png)
Thank goodness for that. I really have this seething animosity towards that thread. You can't go there for a conversation because everyone is saying a hundred different things and most of it makes no sense. Though I'm sure the new one will be full of wild speculations about how Gabriel is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Julian and Victoria.
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You know who is touring together?! Peter Gabriel and Sting. I would love to see that tour.
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You know who is touring together?! Peter Gabriel and Sting. I would love to see that tour.
Me too. That would be incredible.
They will each be doing their own songs, and each other's songs, and performing together.
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I'll go see it if Peter Gabriel and Sting both wear the flower headpiece on stage.
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I'll go see it if Peter Gabriel and Sting both wear the flower headpiece on stage.
Anything is possible.
But a great many things are highly improbable.
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I'll go see it if Peter Gabriel and Sting both wear the flower headpiece on stage.
Anything is possible.
But a great many things are highly improbable.
I concur.
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I'll go see it if Peter Gabriel and Sting both wear the flower headpiece on stage.
So you're saying you're not a Sting fan then eh? :lol
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Good afternoon peeps. Took my test got that job this morning. Now eating a quick lunch before work.
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\m/ Did you get the new job ?
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Yea, Jay don't leave us hanging and be a whore-jerk! I think we should be told.
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Let Jingle Boy live!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-to-be-executed-for-texas-game-wardens-death-in-shootout/ar-BBoJWRH?li=BBnb7Kz
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Good afternoon peeps. Took my test got that job this morning. Now eating a quick lunch before work.
JAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!
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Let Jingle Boy live!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-to-be-executed-for-texas-game-wardens-death-in-shootout/ar-BBoJWRH?li=BBnb7Kz
If I die, let me die.
Bring me home.
Good afternoon peeps. Took my test got that job this morning. Now eating a quick lunch before work.
me thinks "got" was auto-corrected from "for"
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Hey Blob :blob:
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/and-now-i-have-a-tank
Here's my super heavy sludge metal track :)
Enjoy.
Needs more sludge! :biggrin:
What is that, Bb? At least go to G, man.
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Long long day today, glad to be in my pj's and just relax for the next few hours.
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Hey Blob :blob:
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/and-now-i-have-a-tank
Here's my super heavy sludge metal track :)
Enjoy.
Needs more sludge! :biggrin:
What is that, Bb? At least go to G, man.
Some perfect pitch you has!!!
It's A :coolio
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It must have been too sludgy for my ear to identify. :P
And when is Bandcamp going to add a damn volume control? Pain in the butt.
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Hey Blob :blob:
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/and-now-i-have-a-tank
Here's my super heavy sludge metal track :)
Enjoy.
Needs more sludge! :biggrin:
What is that, Bb? At least go to G, man.
Some perfect pitch you has!!!
It's A :coolio
Pretty cool track. Reminds me of a song from a video game I used to play a long time ago.
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Yes, King was right. I took the test FOR the job. I feel confident that I passed.
Also, my shift turned interesting today. It involved saving a family who were stuck in a broken down elevator, a dude stealing beer, and a couple screwing in public. I actually started a thread on it. Hahaha
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I'll go see it if Peter Gabriel and Sting both wear the flower headpiece on stage.
So you're saying you're not a Sting fan then eh? :lol
I'm not saying that at all. I've never really listened to him, but he's up there with Bowie as far as musical ingenuity. I would love to see a Sting and Gabriel tour. I'm a big fan of Peter's.
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Hey Blob :blob:
https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/and-now-i-have-a-tank
Here's my super heavy sludge metal track :)
Enjoy.
Needs more sludge! :biggrin:
What is that, Bb? At least go to G, man.
Some perfect pitch you has!!!
It's A :coolio
Pretty cool track. Reminds me of a song from a video game I used to play a long time ago.
:coolio Thanks !! As I said - filthy songs are more fun to record - but a lot harder to mix.
You want to add some fuzz to the bass - but you also want the twang so you get definition.
I like punch and dirt and fuzz but I also like clarity and definition.
It's a balancing act.
Making songs with clean guitars is so much easier. I've also found out how to make MIDI bass sound like a real bass - and that cleans up really nicely too.
You can't use MIDI bass for heavy tracks - the low end and the punch just isn't there.
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I'm curious to hear it. I'll check it out later on. :)
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I'll check it out later as well.
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:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :heart :heart
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Sitting in a cubicle is soul crushing.
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I feel your pain.
Morning, all.
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I feel your pain.
It's seriously the worst. Every morning when my alarm goes off, it's just a little more disheartening than the day before. I get nothing out of my time here. There's not a single element of this job I look forward to other than the ability to survive consumerism. Every day I ask myself if I'd be happier doing something I loved for a third of what I make now.
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Yes.
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I enjoy heading out into the field for the day. I do what I have to do and the rest of the day is mine, unless they call me with another problem. It would be really hard for me to complain about the amount of places to check out while in Manhattan. Once in a while I don't mind staying in the office, just to change it up a bit, but I think I would kill my boss if that happened on a daily basis. He gets on my nerves sometimes.
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All of the money I've made in the past year has been from drawing icons, and making fake videogames. Hoping to make more of it this year though.
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All my money this year so far has come from wages :coolio
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I feel your pain.
It's seriously the worst. Every morning when my alarm goes off, it's just a little more disheartening than the day before. I get nothing out of my time here. There's not a single element of this job I look forward to other than the ability to survive consumerism. Every day I ask myself if I'd be happier doing something I loved for a third of what I make now.
Hey Chino what happened to that business you were thinking starting?
Morning gang
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I feel your pain.
It's seriously the worst. Every morning when my alarm goes off, it's just a little more disheartening than the day before. I get nothing out of my time here. There's not a single element of this job I look forward to other than the ability to survive consumerism. Every day I ask myself if I'd be happier doing something I loved for a third of what I make now.
Hey Chino what happened to that business you were thinking starting?
Still working on it. Progress has been coming along. I'm about 50% there in terms of being able to bring product to market. I need about $1000 worth of additional items to get everything up and running to full capacity. Every time I'm looking good, the dog winds up with a $300 vet bill, my car needs $500 worth of crap done to it, or the house needs some expensive love. I also just put a good amount of money into the stock market a few weeks ago too. I could have used that I guess.
I'd like to have everything going by the end of February, but that deadline is starting to not look realistic. I'm very big on not buying stuff with credit. I got my first credit card when I bought my house, and I only use it for emergency/unexpected costs that I'd rather not take a chunk out of my savings for. However, for the sake of getting my little project done and actually producing something I can sell, I'm seriously debating just putting a grand's worth of equipment on my Amex card.
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Morning. What's up?
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I'm the same with credit Chino, a grand isn't that much though, you just have to be careful not to fall into the trap of putting everything on credit.
Morning podaar!
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Good morning to you Reap!
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I just finished up BC&SL disc 1 on my chronological trip through DT discography. It's been so long since I listened to it that I was actually surprised how much I enjoyed TCOT! :metal
I'll probably finish up this afternoon or tomorrow so the timing should be right for the new album!
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I'm still on 8VM, so I don't think I will finish by the new album.
I don't care.
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I'm still on 8VM, so I don't think I will finish by the new album.
I don't care.
I randomly went thru almost the entire discog - live and studio - just have I&W to make it complete. I only have LALP and BTFW on Bluray, so I didn't get to those. Also ran thru a few boots that I have, and Ytsejam releases. It's been a DT packed month.
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Hey guys
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Hey my fellow Caffeine and Milk addict.
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:biggrin:
I just got back to the office. I spent about an hour at the cafe and then hid out in my building for about an hour reading, and now here I am at my desk.
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In my cubicle, derping on DTF, drinking cheap office coffee.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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I scheduled a meeting with myself today just so no one would bother me.
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Glorious
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At my old job, since it used to bore me to tears, I would schedule a coffee break through Outlook with a few of the people I liked there, and I'd have them meet me in the kitchen. We would just sit there and BS.
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In my cubicle, derping on DTF, drinking cheap office coffee.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Bad coffee is just the worst.
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In my cubicle, derping on DTF, drinking cheap office coffee.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Same... but I'm at home, listening to tunes, drinking Chocolate Brownie coffee.
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Working on employees reviews. Raise time 1st of March.
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I'm off today!
;D
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(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/59510133.jpg)
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At my old job, since it used to bore me to tears, I would schedule a coffee break through Outlook with a few of the people I liked there, and I'd have them meet me in the kitchen. We would just sit there and BS.
When I was an intern at ING, there were two young guys I worked with primarily. One had never seen Coming to America. We booked a meeting room for two hours and watched it.
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At my old job, since it used to bore me to tears, I would schedule a coffee break through Outlook with a few of the people I liked there, and I'd have them meet me in the kitchen. We would just sit there and BS.
When I was an intern at ING, there were two young guys I worked with primarily. One had never seen Coming to America. We booked a meeting room for two hours and watched it.
:lol
That's brilliant.
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:clap:
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I'm finished. Bring on the new record.
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I did this 2 weeks ago. I'm jacked for the album.
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Nothing like half an hour on the internet to put you in a shit mood, but then hef's posts shine through like a beacon of hope.
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Morning.
It looks like the mods will be busy pruning the user base today.
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Good riddance, I say. :lol
Morning.
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I know it's not very charitable but, I wish In The Name of Rudess would post something worthy of a ban.
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I'd make a shortlist of users, but it wouldn't be short. :biggrin:
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Nothing like half an hour on the internet to put you in a shit mood, but then hef's posts shine through like a BACON of hope.
:neverusethis:
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KOTOOOWWWWWWWW!!!! :getoffmylawn:
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Just a couple of hours at work today . . .
I hope it's a normal Friday tomorrow and I start at 10am and not 9am..
I want to stay up later so I can listen to The Astonishing on Spotify / Deezer - if either of those have it at midnight... :)
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Does Spotify usually get them right away? I don't check stuff out on Spotify right away.
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Usually they do.
I'm gonna decide whether I want to buy it from listening to it first...
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I thought about doing it that way too, Kotow...but then I thought that it was such good thing that they were trying something different, even if it's not my cuppa, I decided to buy it just to support the guys. If I end up liking it, that will just be a bonus.
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Nothing like half an hour on the internet to put you in a shit mood, but then hef's posts shine through like a beacon of hope.
Care to summarize. I'm not going over to DT-side.
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Nothing like half an hour on the internet to put you in a shit mood, but then hef's posts shine through like a beacon of hope.
Care to summarize. I'm not going over to DT-side.
It's hard to summarize that much fail. :lol Mostly just general prog pretentiousness and noobiness.
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Hello lesser beings.
Ooops, I mean hi Blob!
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Has our friend "fuckin" clock guy been banned now ? :police:
+ I 've noticed that foreign people tend to swear more online :lol and the actual word is used in the "wrong" place . . :p
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@Chad
The aforementioned user, from my post above, has been regaling us with his superior intellect and refined taste in music. He's obviously an expert of all aspects of truly desirable culture and is quite keen to impress upon us the undeniable decline of civilization since the early 20th century.
/oxfordaccent
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Has our friend "fuckin" clock guy been banned now ? :police:
Yup. It's looking like the gent who brought us whahibrido pickingant is up next at the ban-hammer plate.
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Has our friend "fuckin" clock guy been banned now ? :police:
Yup. It's looking like the gent who brought us whahibrido pickingant is up next at the ban-hammer plate.
Such a shame... so much untapped potential there.
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Ooh! I need to read his posts! :lol
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Morning.
Thanks Blob. :biggrin:
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Good morning gang, one hour until I have to be at the dentists.
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Morning.
Thanks Blob. :biggrin:
No, thank you. :biggrin:
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Get a room you two.
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Has our friend "fuckin" clock guy been banned now ? :police:
+ I 've noticed that foreign people tend to swear more online :lol and the actual word is used in the "wrong" place . . :p
Which guy was that?
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Get a room you two.
Wait, then what's the point of even having a chat thread? :zydar:
Morning, guys!
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So an orgy then. Giggity.
How's it going Blob?
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Usual for me. Spent all day watching Doctor Who. Finally on my computer and will attempt to do some work.
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You all done with those Icons?
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You all done with those Icons?
Nope, not yet. They want them finished by the middle of Feb (which is when the program goes through QA or something), but the final release is in March. I have about 200 icons left (about 1/4 of them), and these are the really difficult ones I'm clueless on. Hopefully some time next week I'll be doing a Skype conference with them to help sort out some of these final ones, but there's a lot left to do, and it's hard to get anything done in this shitty Summer weather.
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You all done with those Icons?
Nope, not yet. They want them finished by the middle of Feb (which is when the program goes through QA or something), but the final release is in March. I have about 200 icons left (about 1/4 of them), and these are the really difficult ones I'm clueless on. Hopefully some time next week I'll be doing a Skype conference with them to help sort out some of these final ones, but there's a lot left to do, and it's hard to get anything done in this shitty Summer weather.
Icons for what?
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I'd love to see a few when you can post them.
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You all done with those Icons?
Nope, not yet. They want them finished by the middle of Feb (which is when the program goes through QA or something), but the final release is in March. I have about 200 icons left (about 1/4 of them), and these are the really difficult ones I'm clueless on. Hopefully some time next week I'll be doing a Skype conference with them to help sort out some of these final ones, but there's a lot left to do, and it's hard to get anything done in this shitty Summer weather.
Icons for what?
My friend got me some work with his company redoing the icons for their main piece of software. It's some kind of mining program, and these icons are all ancient and just slapped together by whatever random person was adding the feature, and they all look like they're from 1995. So I'm redoing about 800 icons in total, both to look better / more consistent, and also to accommodate higher resolutions for modern screens.
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You all done with those Icons?
Nope, not yet. They want them finished by the middle of Feb (which is when the program goes through QA or something), but the final release is in March. I have about 200 icons left (about 1/4 of them), and these are the really difficult ones I'm clueless on. Hopefully some time next week I'll be doing a Skype conference with them to help sort out some of these final ones, but there's a lot left to do, and it's hard to get anything done in this shitty Summer weather.
Icons for what?
My friend got me some work with his company redoing the icons for their main piece of software. It's some kind of mining program, and these icons are all ancient and just slapped together by whatever random person was adding the feature, and they all look like they're from 1995. So I'm redoing about 800 icons in total, both to look better / more consistent, and also to accommodate higher resolutions for modern screens.
Very cool.
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And it's already bought me my new monitor! :D Once I get the rest of the money, I'll just leave to keep me going inbetween other work and adsense payments.
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Has our friend "fuckin" clock guy been banned now ? :police:
+ I 've noticed that foreign people tend to swear more online :lol and the actual word is used in the "wrong" place . . :p
Which guy was that?
hadi persian. His posts were full of "fuckin". Sometimes multiple times per sentence and usually completely at random .
EDIT
the relase date is 29th. i see it in fuckin amazon. u dont undrestand my idea.i say we can calculating the fuckin days after arival the char 8. wow kotowboy. u have new info about release album. the relase date is 29th :lol
when we can see the char 8 pic? after fuckin look to char 8 i think we can calculating days until album got for sale. do u know about another info? we know only the release date of fuckin astonishing. so when ur time has come. i saw ur post in dtf
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:lol at that post
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Wow, what a guy :lol
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Who doesn't say fuckin Kotowboy?! :lol
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AIn't nobody fuckin Kotowboy...
:emo:
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That guy is something else.
But he is gone for 2 weeks.
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fuckin i go for two weeks but fuckin i return with news of the astonishing cd in iran lol fuckin persia kings all up in this fuckin bithc char8
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Hadi types like those twitter bot accounts which are nothing but random sentences but maybe a couple of pertinent words to try to appear genuine...
the fact I can get it right away fuckin with a lot to do with my family and friends are so many times astonishing you can have it in all of them and char8 fuckinI have to go out to be able astonishing...
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That guy is something else.
But he is gone for 2 weeks.
So you taking tomorrow off still? If so get a big pot of coffee brewing and constantly stretch you hands and fingers. Tomorrow, you will be busy.
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That guy is something else.
But he is gone for 2 weeks.
So you taking tomorrow off still? If so get a big pot of coffee brewing and constantly stretch you hands and fingers. Tomorrow, you will be busy.
Yeah, I am taking the day off from work, to absorb the new album and then mod my ass off.
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So DT is playing in CT on 4/20. I'd typically go to the concert right from work, but my girlfriend is going to be in Ireland and I need to tend to our dog. I'm thinking of taking a PTO day. I'm worried my boss/bosses might think I'm taking the day off just to get stoned all day. I mean, granted, that's probably what I'll do, but it's not why I'll be taking the day off.
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So DT is playing in CT on 4/20. I'd typically go to the concert right from work, but my girlfriend is going to be in Ireland and I need to tend to our dog. I'm thinking of taking a PTO day. I'm worried my boss/bosses might think I'm taking the day off just to get stoned all day. I mean, granted, that's probably what I'll do, but it's not why I'll be taking the day off.
Doesn't matter what they think. It's personal time.
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So DT is playing in CT on 4/20. I'd typically go to the concert right from work, but my girlfriend is going to be in Ireland and I need to tend to our dog. I'm thinking of taking a PTO day. I'm worried my boss/bosses might think I'm taking the day off just to get stoned all day. I mean, granted, that's probably what I'll do, but it's not why I'll be taking the day off.
Doesn't matter what they think. It's personal time.
Agreed.
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So DT is playing in CT on 4/20. I'd typically go to the concert right from work, but my girlfriend is going to be in Ireland and I need to tend to our dog. I'm thinking of taking a PTO day. I'm worried my boss/bosses might think I'm taking the day off just to get stoned all day. I mean, granted, that's probably what I'll do, but it's not why I'll be taking the day off.
Sounds like a great day to me.
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/thor-versus-mouse
Thor VS Mouse :metal :metal
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Will listen to my bike ride to work tomorrow Kotow!
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:metal
thanks.
I love stupid song titles. And what better album to use them, than on a crushing sludge metal album ? :biggrin:
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I'm a fan of interesting song titles too. One of my top five songs of all time is called "can anyone who has heard this music really be a bad person?" By Kaki King
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Morning
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Morning. I forgot to buy milk so i'm having honey and lemon tea.
I can get a free coffee at work :)
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That sounds good...the honey and lemon tea. I didn't go into work yesterday and I'm taking off today also, so I made my own coffee.
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Skynet is real. My smartphone just told me that The Astonishing is on Spotify.
Morning.
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Skynet is real.
NO SHIT, HUMAN FLESHBAG.
I mean morning.
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It was on Spotify at midnight for me.
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Skynet is real.
NO SHIT, HUMAN FLESHBAG.
I mean morning.
:lol
I'm barely on Spotify, yet it knows me. Lol
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Morning all.
Hey, I thought I remember hearing yesterday that there was a coupon code for HDTracks. Do any of you know it?
I'll hang up and listen to the answer on the radio. You guys rock!
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Morning all.
Hey, I thought I remember hearing yesterday that there was a coupon code for HDTracks. Do any of you know it?
I'll hang up and listen to the answer on the radio. You guys rock!
HDJAN29 - 15% off storewide, according to a post in the Astonishing thread.
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Hmmm. It doesn't matter what card I try to use, the transaction is being blocked by fraud prevention.
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That's weird. What exactly happens or comes up?
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A popup dialog box. I don't recall exactly what it says but something along the lines of "transaction denied (random numbers) fraud prevention"
I need coffee, maybe HDTracks does too.
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Good morning. Gonna be a busy listening day on Spotify with the 5 new releases that I've been tracking.
And good lord... 8 pages in the "official" The Astonishing Thread already? :lolpalm: Good luck Hef. I pray for you today.
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A popup dialog box. I don't recall exactly what it says but something along the lines of "transaction denied (random numbers) fraud prevention"
I need coffee, maybe HDTracks does too.
Pour some coffee into your computer and see if it helps.
Can you pay with PayPal or something? No idea.
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And good lord... 8 pages in the "official" The Astonishing Thread already? :lolpalm: Good luck Hef. I pray for you today.
So far it looks to be going smoothly, so I don't see the problem.
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And good lord... 8 pages in the "official" The Astonishing Thread already? :lolpalm: Good luck Hef. I pray for you today.
So far it looks to be going smoothly, so I don't see the problem.
Patience Zy. I have faith in the n00bs. :lol
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Hmmm. It doesn't matter what card I try to use, the transaction is being blocked by fraud prevention.
Call your bank. That happened to me recently. The transaction was completely legit but they blocked it for security reasons.
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Hmmm. It doesn't matter what card I try to use, the transaction is being blocked by fraud prevention.
Call your bank. That happened to me recently. The transaction was completely legit but they blocked it for security reasons.
Yeah I remember a few weeks ago when I tried to buy something online using my VISA card, I had to "open" it for a 30 minute window, according to my bank.
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Well making a purchase from Hookers Anonymous isn't so...anonymous.
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Hahaha. :lol
Operator error. It seems I had gotten our joint account card confused with my personal account card. For the past month I've been draining the joint account with personal purchases as well as our joint bills, until finally, yesterday, all went dry. A few minutes of online transferring of funds between accounts and all is well. I'm downloading the HDTracks as we type.
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You doofus! :lol
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"Joint" account :hat
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I have a booze account too, Zy.
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I have a nerd account.
It's just my regular account.
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I have a booze account too, Zy.
I have a booze budget.
I have a nerd account.
It's just my regular account.
As if we don't know this.
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I have a booze account too, Zy.
I have a booze budget.
It's just my regular budget.
Fix'd
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"Joint" account :hat
And "joint" bills.
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I have a booze account too, Zy.
I have a booze budget.
It's just my regular budget.
Fix'd
:biggrin:
Well my new budget is a new furnace. Just got a new bed as well. All necessities.
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*switches back to stock SMF theme*
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*switches back to stock SMF theme*
Damn luddite.
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*switches back to Dramatic Turnings theme*
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Trying the Ravenskill Red.
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*switches back to stock SMF theme*
Damn luddite.
:lol Sorry. I'm too fussy and stubborn to accept change. The new theme looks great though.
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*switches back to Dramatic Turnings theme*
I'm not minding this new Northern Empire theme at the moment but I can see myself going back to Dramatic Turnings soon myself.
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*switches back to stock SMF theme*
Damn luddite.
:lol Sorry. I'm too fussy and stubborn to accept change. The new theme looks great though.
:p
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I'm normally a DT12 theme, but I'll give Ravenskill a try.
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I'm normally a DT12 theme, but I'll give Ravenskill a try.
I'm in the same boat. I like this theme for now.
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I just changed it to Ravenskill, but both look great. I was actually using Dramatic Turnings until now.
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Immediately switches back to dark blue theme.
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I was just downloading some *ahem* adult material from the internet, and it required a captcha type of thing, and it's four random letters, combo of uppercase and lowercase. The captcha it just gave me was "Ecup".
And no, the thing I was downloading didn't contain E cups.
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Immediately switches back to dark blue theme.
No good?
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After a fucked up and frustrating morning, I am finally listening to The Astonishing.
I am only on Dystopian Overture, but
Holy fuck
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Did it contain Puke ?
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After a fucked up and frustrating morning, I am finally listening to The Astonishing.
I am only on Dystopian Overture, but
Holy fuck
ikr
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After a fucked up and frustrating morning, I am finally listening to The Astonishing.
I am only on Dystopian Overture, but
Holy fuck
2:57 ftw.
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Now on Brother, Can You Hear Me.
This is incredible. Almost a mix between Pink Floyd and Queen.
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I was just downloading some *ahem* adult material from the internet, and it required a captcha type of thing, and it's four random letters, combo of uppercase and lowercase. The captcha it just gave me was "Ecup".
And no, the thing I was downloading didn't contain E cups.
Your porn name would be Optimus Shlong.
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This is incredible. Almost a mix between Pink Floyd and Queen.
I had the thought this morning that this is what Queen would have done if Bohemian Rhapsody was two albums long! :lol
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It's definitely different from anything they've ever done musically. I mean, almost every song has a different sound to it. It's brilliant.
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Just finished.
Holy crap, that was ridiculously awesome.
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I hope all this DT brouhaha that appears to be going on around here brings Herbie the Rad Dorklift back.
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Sushi for lunch!
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Sushi for lunch!
Raw Dog Fish
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Just finished my first listen of TA. Wow.
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Just finished my first listen of TA. Wow.
YES
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It really was fantastic. But I'll have to listen a few more times to absorb it all. The concept and lyrics are less cheesy than I expected... the whole track description on the DT website is phenomenal.
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I found it pretty damn cheesy, to be honest, but the music does feel a lot fresher than DT12 ever did (though I still quite like The Enemy Inside and Behind the Veil).
Three Days and A New Beginning slay.
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Well, yeah, it's a bit cheesy, but I thought it was less cheesy and better worked out than the story of SFAM.
It's so much fresher than DT12, or, for that matter, ADTOE, I agree. I've said it before, but I pretty much dislike DT12 apart from IT and I think ADTOE is decent but has a few things I don't really care for, so TA basically restored my confidence in DT I think :)
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Cheesy + playing it completely straight faced = BAD
Cheesy + having fun with it + not taking it 100% serious = GOOD.
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It all depends on the amount of cheese.
And maybe I'll think about it differently tomorrow, but right now, it's a bit much. Especially the "we see each other for the first time and we're madly in love and we know that we are destined to be together, whatever happens" - I don't think that I've EVER liked that in a story.
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Yeah, I agree about that. And maybe I'll have to scrap the 'less cheesy' part of my comment in my previous post :lol
But hey, as long as it's Dutch cheese, I'll take it any day. In fact, I do eat it. Every day. Every single day.
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A New Beginning slayed me. Great tune!
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Don't we have an entire sub forum for this? Dammit, I need somewhere to breathe. :lol
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HE IS BACK
clinks63 was here..
(from page 1 to 21)
- i've listened to it with the story https://www.dreamtheater.net/theastonishingtracks, reading track by track..i cried a tear on hymn of thousand voices, very disney story but love it overall. for the ballad tracks, i always gone to sing "for the first time in forever..."
- should it be expected to have more ballads since it was meant to be musical?
- also wondering about "the third arrives..." connection
- was expecting more TOT like tracks on some songs, this very SDOIT with SFAM TSCO
- what governing body will award them for this astonishing album? will they get grammy for this? broadway awards?
- i also wonder what song is very similar to Our New World
lastly what is the digital player? is it a Walkman or an iPod?
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OH SHIT YES LET'S SCARE HIM OFF AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FEW YEARS
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I bet the music player is an iBug.
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I bet the music player is a Zune-der.
Does anyone even get that reference in 2016?
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I use Zune.
By necessity, because Windows Phone, but still.
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I use Zune.
By necessity, because Windows Phone, but still.
My condolences.
My sister had a Windows phone and hated it, and Zune. She has a Galaxy now.
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I use Zune.
By necessity, because Windows Phone, but still.
My condolences.
My sister had a Windows phone and hated it, and Zune. She has a Galaxy now.
I would have never bought it, but I my dad got one from his job for free, and then switched because he didn't like it, so I got it for free from him - not really in a place to complain, therefore.
But when this one dies, I'll be getting something different.
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You can't complain with free!
Does anyone have Java installed on their computer? This site requires Java to download these images all at once, and when I tried installing Java it didn't work, so I'm not sure if it's just me (and I promptly deleted it because I don't want Java on my computer)
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Morning, all.
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Morning, hef. What's the plan for the weekend?
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This sucks. I'm supposed to work from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. today. It's 5:38 A.M. right now. I need to leave at 7. So:
A) Try and get an hour of sleep and see if that gives me a little rest.
B) Drink coffee, coffee, COFFEE!
C) Or just fact the fact that I am fucked
or D) It's my mom's business and she said she's closing today. So. There ya go.
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Morning, Blob, King, & FB
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*head nod*
'Sup?
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I'm finally organizing my downloaded video collection since the last time I did it (maybe a year ago). About 200 files to organize and rename. I also have a few missing ones here which I'll have to track down. They're probably on the laptop.
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Morning, hef. What's the plan for the weekend?
I have no idea lol
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Morning, hef. What's the plan for the weekend?
I have no idea lol
Sounds like a good thing to me. :hat Be like Blob.
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:tup
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Morning chumps and the king of chumps.
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Quiet house, hot coffee, and now, time for some PS4. Later, chores and errands and Disc 2. Man that was a lot to digest.
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Birthday party and listening to TA while driving.
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listening to TA while driving.
You just described my next couple of weeks.
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I have to bring the CD everywhere until my buddy gets his ass to my house to work on my computer.
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Morning, hef. What's the plan for the weekend?
I have no idea lol
Sounds like a good thing to me. :hat Be like Blob.
:rollin I would like to do that as well, but I have to study for a physics exam again. Oh well, at least I have a lot of new CDs to listen to while studying :P
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I have to bring the CD everywhere until my buddy gets his ass to my house to work on my computer.
HOW DO YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT A COMPUTER? THE PAIN! THE PAIN OF IT ALL!!!!
I have misplaced two episodes of Game of Thrones, one episode of Grimm, 3 episodes of Robot Chicken, and 3 episodes of Lucha Underground. This must be fixed immediately!
Morning, hef. What's the plan for the weekend?
I have no idea lol
Sounds like a good thing to me. :hat Be like Blob.
:rollin I would like to do that as well, but I have to study for a physics exam again. Oh well, at least I have a lot of new CDs to listen to while studying :P
I don't think I could study for something like that with music on. It would be too distracting!
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Oh, it's killing me Blob. It's killing me.
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Morning blob!
Did you watch the newest episode of Grimm blob?
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I'm watching this right now!
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Morning King, is blob the only other one in this thread that watches it?
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Morning blob!
Did you watch the newest episode of Grimm blob?
I got half way through it, need to finish it off.
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Just switched to the ravenskill theme, I think I prefer the lighter one.
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I can't handle dark themes on websites. It strains my eyes within a couple of minutes max and makes them hurt pretty bad.
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Morning guys.
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Morning King, is blob the only other one in this thread that watches it?
I think so.
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Morning Prog
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Finally finished Grimm.
Still backing up my PC to the new external. Haven't had much opportunity lately.
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What's up Reaper? Hey, have you looked into GNS3 yet?
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Hey Prog, not yet, I'll probably tackle it sometime next week. I'm getting the hotel ready for sale so I've been busy with that.
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I'm at home waiting for my CD to arrive. It's due today but will probably be late because it left SCOTLAND at mid day :yeahright...
Meaning I can't go out.
And If I miss the delivery I have to wait til Monday to collect it from the post office...
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My CD was supposed to come yesterday but it didn't. Fucking Amazon and their "free two-day shipping" bullshit. It better come today.
Hey Prog, not yet, I'll probably tackle it sometime next week. I'm getting the hotel ready for sale so I've been busy with that.
That's cool. Let me know how it goes.
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Tee hee. Said Batman V Superman looks dreadful on twitter.
got called a Marvel fanboi ...
Plot twist !
I hate both !
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:lol
I have no desire to see that. I'm an X-men fan. That's as far as I go with comic books.
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I'm so sick of superhero movies.
I liked Iron Man and Ant Man and the first Avengers but i've no desire to see any more.
Man Of Steel was terrible too.
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The first Avengers movie was good. I didn't see the second one though.
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I didn't see it either.
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I'm not sure what to do with myself this afternoon.
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Oooh good idea. I forgot about that. Let me check them out now.
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Do you write all of the music for this?
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I'm so glad Steam allows refunds so i can return terrible games.
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Which game was it?
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Do you write all of the music for this?
Write. Play. Record. Produce.
That's why it's all so terrible. :lol
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I listened to The Dawn and the Dusk. It's really good. Seriously.
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Do you write all of the music for this?
Write. Play. Record. Produce.
That's why it's all so terrible. :lol
Stop it. I love your music
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Which game was it?
Tharsis, I heard a review that said if you liked FTL you'll love this game. Well I did like it but it's unforgiving, so much so that it just isn't fun to play. I keep hitting a wall halfway through and felt like that game just became hard to be hard.
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I'm not familiar with it.
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Have you played FTL prog?
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I don't play games really. I just figured I would recognize the name. Well, I don't play newer games I should say. :lol
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Tee hee. Said Batman V Superman looks dreadful on twitter.
got called a Marvel fanboi ...
Plot twist !
I hate both !
:hifive:
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You silly guys.
Morning.
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You're silly.
And good morning to you, king.
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Plans for the day?
The Astonishing disc2 at the moment
Chores/errands
TV
Witcher 3 - goddamn this is a deep and addicting game.
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I am silly!
Working on putting in a new faucet in the bathroom sink then read caulking to bathroom tub.
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I am silly!
Working on putting in a new faucet in the bathroom sink then read caulking to bathroom tub.
FUN!
I'm recreating the opening scene of Terminator 1 in 3D, where Arnie kills the street punks. It's part of the Griffith Observatory that got knocked down a decade ago, so all I have to go on is the DVD. :blob:
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Yeah, tell me about it. We've got to repaint and re tile as well and sand down and repaint the heating baseboard, (only dude in the house, all my fault lol) still.
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Witcher 3 - goddamn this is a deep and addicting game.
Yes! It's such a huge games, I'm 20 hours in and I feel like I have so much more to do.
Morning!
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Brace yourselves
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Witcher 3 - goddamn this is a deep and addicting game.
Yes! It's such a huge games, I'm 20 hours in and I feel like I have so much more to do.
Morning!
I have no idea how many hours I've sunk into this since I got my PS4 on Boxing Day - I'd have to guess 30+. I'm only a Level 16 Witcher - some of the weapons require level 40+?!?!?! I still have a lot of contracts, side quests and treasure hunts to do, and I don't think I'm even 1/2 thru the main story.
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Yea it's unreal. Did the expansions come to the ps4 yet? I'm playing on PC right now.
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Yea it's unreal. Did the expansions come to the ps4 yet? I'm playing on PC right now.
Dunno.. but I think expansions are the last thing I need right now
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Astonishing was due on Friday. Now it's Sunday evening and I still don't have it.
Amazon said they won't consider it lost until this coming Friday
It's really taken the wind out of my sails and it's hard to get excited about it again.
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Our record store is great for getting stuff in on time (and we have two of them really close to us), so I never pre-order stuff. I'd be pissed if I pre-ordered and it arrived days late. To me the whole point of pre-ordering should be to secure a copy of something when it's released.
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If I didn't have a premium Deezer account i'd download it illegally out of frustration.
I can still listen to it but it won't be as big a deal getting the actual album a week late... ::)
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I think DT have done a great job this time of making sure everyone had access to a legal free avenue to hear the album on launch. The whole album is up on Youtube, Spotify, etc.
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It's a good idea..
If you're going to listen to the album online - may as well it make it legally available. That way DT still get *something* for the plays.
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Yeah. And neither one is quite a substitute for purchasing the album, so I doubt it's stopping many people who would legally purchase it anyway. Sure Spotify and Youtube don't pay huge money, but it's better than not getting money from it at all and people resorting to other means.
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I'm now downloading the FLAC from :soon: 's website since I pre-ordered it...
That'll do until my CD arrives ;D
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Morning guys
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Morning guys
:hug: :heart It must be nearly coffee time.
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:lol
Indeed, it is. What's up?
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I have a headache. It's Sunday but luckily for me there's a corner shop open and I have some tips in my wallet so i can buy Paracetamol.
I hate headaches. Especially when everything is shut and you can't buy Paracetamol.
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That's basically just acetaminophen, isn't it?
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It's a painkiller that's not anti-inflammatory so you can take it more often. I don't normally take pain killers but I really don't like headaches.
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Can someone explain to me how writing in a journal can help me or make me feel better in any way?
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I can't. I tried writing it down and it definitely didn't help me.
If anything - seeing it written down was like a confirmation.
I hate talking to Doctors too. I can't get past the whole " woe is me - i'm depressed " - and how utterly self absorbed that sounds.
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I can't. I tried writing it down and it definitely didn't help me.
If anything - seeing it written down was like a confirmation.
I hate talking to Doctors too. I can't get past the whole " woe is me - i'm depressed " - and how utterly self absorbed that sounds.
I'm all for talking to people. Talking to people does help, and it's helped me. A journal? Unless the journal can talk to me, I don't see the point. Communication is key. I don't want to take anger management. I just want communication. I'm all for seeing a psychiatrist, as I really have no one else to talk to about my problems. I'm a mess. I dwell, I bottle it up, I'm an asshole. It's probably too late for me, but my girlfriend doesn't want to communicate. I'm just the crazy hothead.
Example:
This morning she and her daughter came in the room with science project stuff, looking fully like they were going to work on it in our bedroom. I expressed how much I didn't want them to do it in there, rude or not, I made it clear. I suggested they do it at the table to which she said she didn't want to, all the while opening the blinds still looking like they were going to work on it in the room. She kept leading me on with my assumption until I blew up, and never once did she tell me they weren't going to do it in the room. She doesn't feel she has to explain anything to me. No matter what I did to piss her off yesterday which she was still mad at me for (she looked to be over it last night) she used that as an excuse to justify not just saying "hey calm down, we aren't doing it in here."
I have an anger problem. I need help. I need her help. I don't expect her to walk on eggshells. That isn't fair, and she shouldn't have to, but why can't she just talk to me, and inform me before I rage? I don't like the person I am. I want to change but I can't on my own. It's the little things that set me off. I don't always just jump to conclusions, or assume, it's the little things that never change. She refuses to change or help me in any way. She says it's not her responsibility. What kind of relationship is that? She says she loves me. That isn't love to me. Again, I'm an asshole. I've said horrible things, but I've tried to change. I don't want to be an asshole. I'm not placing ALL the blame on her. I'm plenty to blame, but she just doesn't want to compromise in any way, and I'm just the psycho the doesn't listen, and everything is in my head, and I make myself this way. She tells me she's depressed because of the way I act, and that makes her not want to do anything, but it's because she wont do anything that pisses me off the most.
I'm not even going to get into how horrible me daughter has been. That's greatly effecting me in a negative way.
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I think all of you should talk to someone. Your daughter could just be feeding off you and your girlfriend. Maybe if nobody else wants to talk to someone, then you can start first. Explain what's going on. Something tells me the therapist will inevitably ask your girlfriend and/or your daughter to come in for a session.
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What a cluster fuck today. So I re caulk the tub. No problem there. Then the shitstorm. I break the cabinet. It's cheap but I wanted to get by for now until we pay for the new furnace. Then I over tighten plastic flange, it cracks. The the rod for the sink stop is too long and I need to snip it. Then the U elbow rotted out and snaps and I can't get the nut off. FFFFUUUU..........
Called my friends son since he's a plumber. Wednesday it is.
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Just caught some of the new News items on top of the forum pages. Well played DTF! :clap:
:lol at KeepXanderOutOfJuvi
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Yes. It's nice that they got rid of the old ones. :lol
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Good afternoon
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:JayOctavarium:
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wazzzzzzzzzzzzzuuuuuupp?
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Not much, Jay. How's everything going?
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Doing 'ight. Doing a couple chores around the house and listening to the new album. It's a lot to digest.
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It really is. What's your impression so far?
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Musically it sounds really good. I have now officially listened to it once from front to back. I've got to sit down and read the lyrics while listening, and read through the description thing on DT.net... Luckily I have several months to digest.
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It's a lot to digest.
It really is. I listened to it and I thought "Yup this is DT", don't really have an opinion one way or another on the new album.
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I haven't sat down and read through the lyrics with the music yet. Once I do, I'll have a better overall opinion on everything.
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3:41pm. Ready to start the day! :blob:
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"Daryus unfortunately cannot listen to the new album. Ironic..." :lol
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Losing his hearing before the only good part of Act II. Poor guy. :P
What's up Zydar?
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I am up.
From bed, that is. Getting ready for another working week.
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I am also up.
Oh you mean from bed. Scrap that.
This is my work for the day. :blob:
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/T027.jpg)
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I see what you did there :neverusethis:
My CDs arrived :JayOctavarium:
I haven't seen anyone say : album credits white text on white ? :|
I'm the kind of guy that likes to read those. Can hardly see them.
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ALSO :
There's 8 NOMACs on the front cover and 5 NOMAC tracks.
:hat
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I haven't seen anyone say : album credits white text on white ? :|
A couple of people have mentioned that.
ALSO :
There's 8 NOMACs on the front cover and 5 NOMAC tracks.
:hat
NUGGETS
Wait, wrong album.
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Well at least I have the CD now and can import the songs.
I owned the FLAC for all of 12 hours :P
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What's the point of importing the CD if you already had the FLAC? Same quality.
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FLAC won't play in Itunes meaning I can't put it on My Mussssic PLayyyerrrr :biggrin: !
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Hey, hey.
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Yo.
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Morning
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I kinda phoned it in, but I'm calling this done. Turned out alright.
(https://www.blobvandam.com/link/t_01.jpg)
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Better than I could do. :metal
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First day back to work in a few days. At least the weather is supposed to be somewhat agreeable over the next few days. With the exception of the blizzard, it has been an extremely tame winter so far.
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Blob,
I had some fun trying to get a sky to work with your image. The only one that looked pretty good was a simple starry sky gradient
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Blob, I like the weathered look of the step on the viewer.
Morning.
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Morning king!
Blob, I like the weathered look of the step on the viewer.
Morning.
I kinda phoned it in there, but it turned out ok. Now I have to finish off the background. And then the fun begins. :blob:
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I'll look forward to seeing the background.
I assume the fun you speak of is animation?
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I'll look forward to seeing the background.
I assume the fun you speak of is animation?
Yes it is. :hat
I'm trying to make more Youtube videos this year, and this is one I want to get done. It's going to be a bit of a movie mashup.
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I'll look forward to seeing the background.
I assume the fun you speak of is animation?
Yes it is. :hat
I'm trying to make more Youtube videos this year, and this is one I want to get done. It's going to be a bit of a movie mashup.
Terminator + Pretty Woman?
"Nice night for a walk, eh?
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Oh! Very interesting Blob!
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Oh, and whatever you do, it better involve a Bill Paxton movie.
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I'll look forward to seeing the background.
I assume the fun you speak of is animation?
Yes it is. :hat
I'm trying to make more Youtube videos this year, and this is one I want to get done. It's going to be a bit of a movie mashup.
Terminator + Pretty Woman?
"Nice night for a walk, eh?
:lol I posted part of the second half a few weeks back. But I'll keep that one in mind for future.
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Maybe when you look threw it you see Bobby looking for the tiki god. :biggrin:
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Oh, hi.
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Morning Hef. You having a SB party at your house or over a friends?
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Morning Hef. You having a SB party at your house or over a friends?
Our house.
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Very cool. Enjoy the whole day. It's a fun but nervous time. The anticipation is unreal. Then the game starts and you will be on your edge of your seat.
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I'm looking forward to it.
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Man, every Monday is more difficult than the last. I feel like a dead and empty shell for 10 hours a day.
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Welcome to adulthood.
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It was a cluster fuck working on the bathroom yesterday then come into a kid not showing up to work. 2 weeks into being hired and 2 temps not showing up. Yup. Mondays suck.
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Welcome to adulthood.
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We're in the age of the keyboard warrior.
I was watching a panel show on youtube. ( QI if anyone knows it ). And one of the 4 guests happened to be an impressionist. So of course - inevitably they did an impression at one point with no
prompting, like al impressionists on any tv show feel compelled to do. I commented ( my mistake I know ) that impressionists cannot go on tv to be interviewed or on a game show or anything
*without* doing an impression.
Got a fuck ton of abuse from keyboard warriors calling me sexist because the impressionist in question happened to be female :rollin.
*makes a comment about impressionists*
*gets called sexist*
:rollin.
I hate all this walking on eggshells bullshit that's going on at the moment. And don't get me started on CisGender :lolpalm:
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Dear Lord
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:corn
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I just Googled CisGender. What the actual fuck? Maybe I'm just ignorant, but I don't get all this gender stuff. So much unnecessary crap and wasted resources.
I'm sure not identifying with what you have between your legs is difficult, but some of the stuff I see is just ridiculous. I read something a while back about a girl that made herself look like a dude. She wrote this crazy long sob story about how she can't legally use the guys' bathroom, but when she goes in the girls' bathroom, she gets all kinds of looks. Finding a place to go to the bathroom was hard for her. If she couldn't find a single stall unisex bathroom, she couldn't go. Please. Just go in the guys' bathroom. As long as you don't approach a guy and say "Hey, I'm actually a girl" or try to use the urninal in reverse, no one is ever going to know the difference.
I went to a Starbucks on the way to DC a few weeks ago (not for the coffee, I had to piss). I was initially confused because there were no male or female bathrooms. Just generic bathrooms. I didn't really have a problem with that initially. The first bathroom door's latch was set to occupied, the other wasn't. I walked up, put my ear near the door, and knocked. I waited a second and no one said anything. I open the door and there's a little girl, maybe four or five years old, just sitting on the toilet. I closed the door immediately and left the building. Luckily there wasn't a dad or something in there with her. I've opened the door a little boys going to the bathroom (that sounds so terribly wrong) before when they don't respond to a knock, and didn't think a whole lot of it. I was actually afraid after opening the door on the girl.
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As far as I'm aware : Cis Gender is someone who was born male / female and continues to live and identify as that gender.
:rollin LMAO. There's now a NAME for that ?!
Fuckin LOL.
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As far as I'm aware : Cis Gender is someone who was born male / female and continues to live and identify as that gender.
:rollin LMAO. There's now a NAME for that ?!
Fuckin LOL.
That was my reaction. And I discussed it in a thread here (I guess in the P/R section).
Cisgender is apparently a term made up for "normal" people so that other-gendered people don't feel non-normal. That's the most I can get from it.
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There's that side of it BUT we're living in an era of - everyone is out to scream oppression for the slightest misdemeanour.
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As far as I'm aware : Cis Gender is someone who was born male / female and continues to live and identify as that gender.
:rollin LMAO. There's now a NAME for that ?!
Fuckin LOL.
That was my reaction. And I discussed it in a thread here (I guess in the P/R section).
Cisgender is apparently a term made up for "normal" people so that other-gendered people don't feel non-normal. That's the most I can get from it.
Maybe coming from a straight male what I'm about to say will come off as dickish, but what's so hard about acknowledging you have a defect? We have, genetically, two sexes for a species. With these sexes come behavioral traits. This is fact and can be observed literally anywhere in nature. Sometimes, through unexpected genetic anomalies, those traits don't express themselves as they were intended. It's not a bad thing or a thing to be ashamed of. It's just life and biology.
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
I don't think that's the same thing.
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I guess not. And of course i've got nothing against gay people.
It's more about a very small group of people wanting attention and everyone having to change the way they act around them for fear of getting called anti-whatever.
And Heterosexual just says " i'm straight ".
CisGendered means " i was born this gender and at some point I havent felt the need to undergo surgery to change that ".
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
No. It's a term used to describe one who is attracted to a member of the opposite sex. Why would someone be against that?
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
I don't think that's the same thing.
How come? I think the principle is the same: once a term was coined to non-offensively describe a group of people with a non-conventional preference, an antonym was coined to describe the convention for convenience.
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Say a new type of person is discovered : they're attracted to both genders but still maintain a celibate lifestyle.
Is everyone who is hetero and in a hetero relationship now NON - the new thing ?
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It's just ...people wanting attention for being different and calling out anyone who disagrees with being labelled; as "prejudiced".
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Say a new type of person is discovered : they're attracted to both genders but still maintain a celibate lifestyle.
Is everyone who is hetero and in a hetero relationship now NON - the new thing ?
Haha, as I said, I actually agree with you and am merely playing devil's advocate.
However I also think that this is all a question of context. It's very hard for me to answer your hypothetical question because it seems absurd. But if in the future a sizeable group of people follows this lifestyle, we might well have to coin a new term. After all, the term "heterosexual" only came into use in 1868 as an opposite for "homosexual" (so says Wikipedia).
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
I don't think that's the same thing.
How come? I think the principle is the same: once a term was coined to non-offensively describe a group of people with a non-conventional preference, an antonym was coined to describe the convention for convenience.
There is already a term for "cisgender". It is "normal."
It's OK not to be normal. That's what tolerance and acceptance are for. But that doesn't mean we have to come up with a new word for "normal" to make the non-normal feel better.
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If a group of people all wanted to have an arm lopped off - we'd need a name for people who didn't feel the need to have an arm chopped off. . .
Cis-Pedaled..::) :lol
While I agree with you all, one could pose the same question in another way: are you against the term "heterosexual"?
I don't think that's the same thing.
How come? I think the principle is the same: once a term was coined to non-offensively describe a group of people with a non-conventional preference, an antonym was coined to describe the convention for convenience.
There is already a term for "cisgender". It is "normal."
It's OK not to be normal. That's what tolerance and acceptance are for. But that doesn't mean we have to come up with a new word for "normal" to make the non-normal feel better.
I can see why people would be uncomfortable with the word normal. Being told you're not normal, while not always the case, probably makes most people's brains default to 'defective' or 'flawed'. I don't see it that way, just playing devils advocate. Normal in this context, to me, is nothing more than what would or would not have worked 10,000 years ago from genetic survival standpoint.
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Cis-and trans are latin prefixes meaning "this side" and "the other side" respectively and are used in the context in many other places (for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis%E2%80%93trans_isomerism). Hence there is nothing wrong with the term cis-gender given the word trans-gender exists. I do agree on the fact that normal (used in the statistical sense) does convey the same idea, but similarly I acknowledge that for some people, especially those of a underprivileged group, might find that the word "normal" is a bit exclusionary given that it implies that others that do not fit that description are "abnormal", which can certainly be used disparagingly or negatively. Hence it is perfectly understandable they wish to create a label that is more inclusionary and I see no problem with it.
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If it wasn't for DTF, I would have never heard cisgender and I know quite a few gay and lesbians who are friends. They never call me that. Though they have other names they call me. :lol
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Good afternoon guys
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I'm pretty open minded about stuff. I'm not anti gay. You can have gender re-assignment surgery if you want.
But don't label me because i'm not part of a tiny minority.
Being normal is boring anyway. I'd take being called "weird" and "different" as a compliment :lol
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Good afternoon guys
Hey PS !!!
p.s. Did you try the Colombia Narino in a flat white yet ? :hug:
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What's up, Mr. Oakes? I didn't stop at a cafe today. I might be going out later on so I'll stop by Starbucks near my house. I'm so exhausted that I'll definitely need the extra boost.
On an unrelated note, a coworker brought in a two page article he saw in New York Newsday (which is a Long Island newspaper) about the new Dream Theater CD. I haven't had the chance to read it, but it was really nice of him to do that.
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I like being called different. I wear it as a badge of honor.
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I love being called weird or strange. It means that i'm not a sheep who follows trends or gives a shit what people think about them.
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What's up, Mr. Oakes? I didn't stop at a cafe today. I might be going out later on so I'll stop by Starbucks near my house. I'm so exhausted that I'll definitely need the extra boost.
On an unrelated note, a coworker brought in a two page article he saw in New York Newsday (which is a Long Island newspaper) about the new Dream Theater CD. I haven't had the chance to read it, but it was really nice of him to do that.
My daddy took me to the supermarket but I left in a hurry and I forgot my wallet - so he paid for my shopping :)
I bought milk and coffee :lol
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Another call out today. Looks like I have to counsel him tomorrow. 2 call outs in less than 2 months.
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What's up, Mr. Oakes? I didn't stop at a cafe today. I might be going out later on so I'll stop by Starbucks near my house. I'm so exhausted that I'll definitely need the extra boost.
On an unrelated note, a coworker brought in a two page article he saw in New York Newsday (which is a Long Island newspaper) about the new Dream Theater CD. I haven't had the chance to read it, but it was really nice of him to do that.
My daddy took me to the supermarket but I left in a hurry and I forgot my wallet - so he paid for my shopping :)
I bought milk and coffee :lol
It's always a short list. :lol
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Well he gave me £20 and I wanted a duvet which was £15.
I thought i'd get milk & coffee for today and get the rest of it tomorrow.
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That makes sense.
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Blob, watch this trailer.
https://youtu.be/E1el06Ic5Ts
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I like time machines like in Primer where it looks made out of found objects and a box and bare wires :lol
And they look scary as shit and not some clean futuristic pod.
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I like time machines made out of DeLoreans. That's about it. :lol
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Certainly the coolest time machine in fiction :coolio:
As opposed to all those time machines in fact :blob:
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I like time machines made out of DeLoreans. That's about it. :lol
You know we are dealing with Blob here. Time travel is like him procrastinating. He loves both.
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zzzz I'm sleepy. It's too early.
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Hey guys.
I just heard that my company just lost the account adjacent to my own. Sucks because I think the guys (3) are getting laid off.
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Are you safe?
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Yea. Completely separate account.
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At least that's good to hear. It's never easy to hear people losing jobs.
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I know if I lost my job, I'd just work with King and telecommute.
"Yeah King, one second. I'm just posting something"
"No, I'm not working late tonight. I'll still Losing Faythe."
"Yes, I'll cover for you while you're having a liquid lunch."
"No, I will not interview some guy named Blob. He sounds like a disease."
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I would counsel your ass forever!
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I would cradle your ass forever!
FTFY
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Cradle? Most like ravage.
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Not for the cheap-assed salary you're paying me. :lol
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I pay in other ways. :eyebrows:
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You manwhore
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Yup. Then we'll drink a homebrew while I recharge.
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Hi.
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:dangerwillrobinson:
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Funny seeing you here, J
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I love being called weird or strange. It means that i'm not a sheep who follows trends or gives a shit what people think about them.
:hifive:
I also consider nerd a compliment. :blob:
Blob, watch this trailer.
https://youtu.be/E1el06Ic5Ts
Looks ok. Might check it out. Reminded me a bit of Primer at first, but with a budget. I am a sucker for time travel.
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GUYS THAT WAS HORRIBLE. NEVER LEAVE ME AGAIN, DTF.
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Seriously. :JayOctavarium:
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What happened Blob?
And good morning guys.
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Forum went down
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Forum was down for some time. I think it was a couple of years, I don't know, I lost all concept of time. Or it might have been for a couple of hours. Had some message about maintenance.
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Forum went down
She's a giver.
Good morning all.
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Morning jingle.
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I slept through the forum going down? :omg:
Good, she can't seem to keep her teeth out of the way.
Morning.
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Morning
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*nods*
Blob, Prog, jingle.
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What's up, Podrick?
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Trying to assimilate into the day. It's not going well so far.
You?
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I just got to work, still feeling disoriented and dizzy. Bah... Otherwise, nothing else. I left my food home... :\
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Woke up and it's super sunny outside but there's a new Still Untitled episode :dangerwillrobinson:
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
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Yes, so leave.
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Hey. You know I hang out here, so that clearly can't be right.
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You can only tell me what to do if you make my eyes roll to the back of my head so no.
So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Hey. You know I hang out here, so that clearly can't be right.
Nerd is the new cool.
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Yo.
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Hey. You know I hang out here, so that clearly can't be right.
It's funny, I kinda think of Blob as our host to this thread. You're not really though, are you Blob?
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Yes. Plus Hef.
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Man wine hangovers are the worst
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Hey. You know I hang out here, so that clearly can't be right.
It's funny, I kinda think of Blob as our host to this thread. You're not really though, are you Blob?
That would be too much work for him to even think about, let alone actually do anything about.
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So this is where the cool kids hang out.
Morning.
Hey. You know I hang out here, so that clearly can't be right.
It's funny, I kinda think of Blob as our host to this thread. You're not really though, are you Blob?
I'm a host in the same way that a human is a host to an unwanted parasite.
Nerd is the new cool.
I jokingly call our local computer parts store "the cool place". :lol :blob:
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See! :lol
Blob is the perfect internet host. He never goes outside and never sleeps.
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Man wine hangovers are the worst
How is man wine different than regular wine ? :biggrin:
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Man wine hangovers are the worst
How much did you drink, Reap?
Man wine hangovers are the worst
How is man wine different than regular wine ? :biggrin:
:lol
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Probably around a bottle and a half....where is the barf emoticon when you need it
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Man wine hangovers are the worst
How is man wine different than regular wine ? :biggrin:
It involves those organs that you don't like us to talk about, KB. So we'd better not have this discussion.
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It comes with a swizzle stick.
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Probably around a bottle and a half....where is the barf emoticon when you need it
:puke:
Only takes about 3 glasses to give me a throbbing headache.
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Probably around a bottle and a half....where is the barf emoticon when you need it
:puke: :puke: :puke:
:puke: :dangerwillrobinson: :puke:
:puke: :puke: :puke:
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Man wine hangovers are the worst
How is man wine different than regular wine ? :biggrin:
It involves those organs that you don't like us to talk about, KB. So we'd better not have this discussion.
Ever have Three Penis Wine?
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Probably around a bottle and a half....where is the barf emoticon when you need it
I've been there before. I used to hang out with this girl Wendy a few years back. We'd go through a bottle or two of wine every night. I can handle a bottle usually, but more than that is hit or miss.
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I thought it wasn't going to be that bad. Took a cab home, watched a bit of TV and went to bed. Woke up at 6 this morning feeling like my eyes were exploding out of my skull
Anyway, what's good guys?
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Take a few Alka-Seltzer.
I was watching one of my coworkers have a fit. It was fun.
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Woke up at 6 this morning
There's your problem. :lol
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Woke up at 6 this morning
There's your problem. :lol
World Problems Blob, World Problems. :lol
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Woke up at 6 this morning
There's your problem. :lol
World Problems Blob, World Problems. :lol
Not my problem. :hat
My problem is getting to sleep before 6am. Pretty sure I was awake that late last night.
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Ever have Three Penis Wine?
I bet Richard Simmons has.
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hello
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I just found out my little sister got engaged :tup Looking forward to a wedding some time this year then.
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Congrats to your sister Zydar! Catching up on the new x-files now.
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I just found out my little sister got engaged :tup Looking forward to a wedding some time this year then.
:tup
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I just found out my little sister got engaged :tup Looking forward to a wedding some time this year then.
Awesomesauce!!!
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Nice, Zydar!
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I just ordered one of these (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN65JS8500-65-Inch-Ultra-Smart/dp/B00U9U9GII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454431272&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+65+suhd)!
(https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41vG9FtNVAL.jpg)
I've been putting off replacing my plasma TV that was 90% fried because of a lightning strike last June. It feels good to have he decision made. I can't wait for it to arrive next Wednesday!
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Nice!
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Congrats, buddy!
Time to watch some 4k soft pr0n goodness.
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I've been putting off replacing my plasma TV that was 90% fried because of a lightning strike last June. It feels good to have he decision made. I can't wait for it to arrive next Wednesday!
Been a while since I've seen a plasma, so I assume that was starting to get on in years?
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Hi.
Were btc and Prog Snob the only ones to see this?
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Hi.
Were btc and Prog Snob the only ones to see this?
I saw it and immediately fainted.
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Congrats, buddy!
Time to watch some 4k soft pr0n goodness.
Soft pr0n, what is soft pr0n? ???
Oh wait, are you sending me home movies, Kohler? :lol
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Congrats, buddy!
Time to watch some 4k soft pr0n goodness.
Soft pr0n, what is soft pr0n? ???
Oh wait, are you sending me home movies, Kohler? :lol
Perhaps...
Are you into chains and Stockholm Syndrome? :D
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Hi.
Were btc and Prog Snob the only ones to see this?
I saw it and immediately fainted.
I totally missed that! :omg:
Next thing you know, we'll have an LHK sighting.
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Congrats, buddy!
Time to watch some 4k soft pr0n goodness.
Soft pr0n, what is soft pr0n? ???
Oh wait, are you sending me home movies, Kohler? :lol
Perhaps...
Are you into chains and Stockholm Syndrome? :D
Yes, why? Is that weird?
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Soft porn? Is that like when the chick is out of shape?
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Soft porn? Is that like when the chick is out of shape?
More like Golden Choice 90s 'hot hour' movies.
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Soft Pron (https://www.recipesart.co.uk/xml_ingredients/50/big/tiger-prawn.jpg)
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Ooh yeah, nothing I love more than vaguely erotic movements when their genitals aren't even lined up, or seeing a girl go down but not actually make any motions because it might actually imply the sexual act it's supposed to be.
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Been a while since I've seen a plasma, so I assume that was starting to get on in years?
It was only about four years old at the time of the lightning strike. Panasonic made Plasmas all the way up until march of 2014.
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Been a while since I've seen a plasma, so I assume that was starting to get on in years?
It was only about four years old at the time of the lightning strike. Panasonic made Plasmas all the way up until march of 2014.
Didn't know that. I haven't seen them around for much longer than that, not that I pay close attention. I've been hanging out for OLED forever, and only just crumbled to buy my first LCD to replace my CRT. :blob:
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New Still Untitled today but it's a super boring one.
Will hogs the entire show talking about I don't know what because I wasn't paying attention.
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New Still Untitled today but it's a super boring one.
Will hogs the entire show talking about I don't know what because I wasn't paying attention.
I got rid of it from my feed without even watching it. I don't care when it's average stuff like "we discuss our favourite pencils and talk about our recent trip to the park". Don't care for the spoilercasts either. I don't care who it is, I just don't give a shit about other people's opinions of things. :lol
Their recent HTC VR vids have been really good though.
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I like SpoilerCasts if it's something I like. To hear other people's thoughts.
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Didn't know that. I haven't seen them around for much longer than that, not that I pay close attention. I've been hanging out for OLED forever, and only just crumbled to buy my first LCD to replace my CRT. :blob:
I really wanted an OLED but they've still got some problems with vignetting and frequent bad displays. The technology just isn't mastered yet...besides, for a 65 inch OLED, they want $5,000. This TV should hold me nicely until OLEDs are affordable.
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Didn't know that. I haven't seen them around for much longer than that, not that I pay close attention. I've been hanging out for OLED forever, and only just crumbled to buy my first LCD to replace my CRT. :blob:
I really wanted an OLED but they've still got some problems with vignetting and frequent bad displays. The technology just isn't mastered yet...besides, for a 65 inch OLED, they want $5,000. This TV should hold me nicely until OLEDs are affordable.
Yeah, I was hoping they would have made more progress by now with OLED, but I think it got bogged down by patents for a while, as most new technologies seem to these days. We'd probably have Star Trek replicators and transporters by now if it weren't for patent law. :lol
The low yield is a real problem for matching LCD's price point right now, but that should improve with time hopefully. I hadn't heard about vignetting issues, which seems like an odd problem to me. I know there were also problems with the life of the colours (particularly blue), but I think those have been greatly improved now.
I just hate being stuck with such a weak technology like LCD when several better technologies have been created. I'm still fairly happy with my LCD though.
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Hi.
Were btc and Prog Snob the only ones to see this?
I saw it and immediately fainted.
I totally missed that! :omg:
Next thing you know, we'll have an LHK sighting.
Or RobWebster.
2 posts in 2.5 years. I missed the one he made on Hef's b-day thread. No one ever leave DTF permanently.
Except maybe icy.
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Also, WTF ever happened to Rina and Volk?
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Holy crap, Adami
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Rina just seemed to pack up and leave one day. I remember her having some financial trouble at one point, and some of us reached out and kicked in some money. I hope her and Volk are still alive. Maybe they broke up and couldn't face us anymore.
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Afternoon, guys
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Rina just seemed to pack up and leave one day. I remember her having some financial trouble at one point, and some of us reached out and kicked in some money. I hope her and Volk are still alive. Maybe they broke up and couldn't face us anymore.
If I am remembering right, not long before Rina disappeared from the board, she made a trip out to see Adami, to be part of the album cover artwork for a project he was working on (it was a pretty cool album cover, FWIW). She stopped posting a few days after she posted pics from that trip. Volk stopped posting a couple months before that.
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I miss Rina
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I remember making this one, back in the day.
(https://i.imgur.com/nQtr3nA.jpg)
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The list of absentee members is a long one. Alirocker and Justjen come to mind instantly. Seems to be a trend... we lose the chicks - perhaps because it's such a sausage-fest around here? :lol
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Alirocker! Our little hobbit!
:sadpanda:
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Logical Nightmare too.
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The list of absentee members is a long one. Alirocker and Justjen come to mind instantly. Seems to be a trend... we lose the chicks - perhaps because it's such a sausage-fest around here a prog fan forum? :lol
FTFY
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I pretty much thought the new album cycle would bring :obscure: around again.
Nothing.
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The forum just went down for me again.
We need a feminine touch 'round here again.
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We need a feminine touch 'round here again.
(https://www.blogilates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/casseystuffingface.jpg)
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That's hot
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Feminine touch? How many more times does the forum have to go down for you?
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:rollin
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Feminine touch? How many more times does the forum have to go down for you?
Beat me to it.
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:hifive:
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I blame all you Ogres. Even prog girls are put off.
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The list of absentee members is a long one. Alirocker and Justjen come to mind instantly. Seems to be a trend... we lose the chicks - perhaps because it's such a sausage-fest around here a prog fan forum? :lol
FTFY
I assumed it was intuitive that one meant the other. :lol
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I blame all you Ogres. Even prog girls are put off.
(https://www.quickmeme.com/img/cd/cdc9c87b3d69da60bcd9ed47259ff9f6c774c6e41e8d12e6e927fae71614f13b.jpg)
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John, Coz would know that if he ever went to a prog concert. This girl's bathroom lines are empty. The Queen loves going for that reason alone. :lol
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I recall a couple years ago heading to the can at a concert, following two chicks down the corridor who headed straight into the men's room like they owned the place, because they clearly were not going to wait in line at the ladies' room. And they were probably a little intoxicated also. Upon their arrival, everyone just kinda looked around like "WTF?" and went back to their business.
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Nobody turned around with their johnson's hanging out with their hands in the air greeting the women?! :lol
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I blame all you Ogres. Even prog girls are put off.
Ogre? Me?
Nah.
There's a reason they call me J-Love at work :zydar:
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Ogre Me? Sounds like ogre talk. :lol
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Because you love yourself right at your desk?
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Ogre Me? Sounds like ogre talk. :lol
No, that sounds like Kinginese.
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Ogre Me? Sounds like ogre talk. :lol
No, that sounds like Kinginese.
No, at least it was spelled correctly.
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:lol
True. Okay, I'm heading home. Catch up with you guys later.
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:biggrin:
Me too after I counsel someone. Fun times.
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Hey everyone, nice of you guys to be so kind. Going through a bit of a tough time and thought maybe the community would be helpful. I won't be posting a ton, but here and there.
Also, as far as I know, Volk got married and is doing well. I haven't really spoken to Rina much since we broke up. However, as of 2014, she was doing quite well from what she told me.
Good to see all of you. :)
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Miss you man! So good to see you!
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:biggrin:
Me too after I counsel someone. Fun times.
I sure hope he's not being counseled for surfing the internet while on the clock! ;D
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Hey, Adami! *waves*
Going through a bit of a tough time and thought maybe the community would be helpful.
Hope things get smoothed out for you, mang!
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Hey everyone, nice of you guys to be so kind. Going through a bit of a tough time and thought maybe the community would be helpful. I won't be posting a ton, but here and there.
Also, as far as I know, Volk got married and is doing well. I haven't really spoken to Rina much since we broke up. However, as of 2014, she was doing quite well from what she told me.
Good to see all of you. :)
Great to hear from you, pal!
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:biggrin:
Me too after I counsel someone. Fun times.
I sure hope he's not being counseled for surfing the internet while on the clock! ;D
When this kid does not call out 2 days in less than a month we'll talk about the management job he will never have. Also, it's good to be the King.
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:biggrin:
Me too after I counsel someone. Fun times.
I sure hope he's not being counseled for surfing the internet while on the clock! ;D
When this kid does not call out 2 days in less than a month we'll talk about the management job he will never have. Also, it's good to be the King.
(https://private.h-fangirl.com/photoshopdonthread/showthread1.php_files/don.jpg)
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Yay, more Adami!! Please don't be a stranger!
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Tim. :lol
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Hey everyone, nice of you guys to be so kind. Going through a bit of a tough time and thought maybe the community would be helpful. I won't be posting a ton, but here and there.
Also, as far as I know, Volk got married and is doing well. I haven't really spoken to Rina much since we broke up. However, as of 2014, she was doing quite well from what she told me.
Good to see all of you. :)
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through tough times. For what it's worth, I empathize completely as I've been through a lot mentally in the last couple of years. If you need to talk, vent, or anything else, don't be shy.
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I hope we're of some help to you, man. Welcome back.
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Thanks everyone, very sweet of you to be so welcoming. Not going through anything that terrible, just helpful to feel that sense of community to some degree.
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Thanks everyone, very sweet of you to be so welcoming. Not going through anything that terrible, just helpful to feel that sense of community to some degree.
Welcome back!
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(https://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww173/prestonjjrtr/Smileys/lochness.gif)
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Adami! Always great to see familiar old faces return. :tup
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Hey Adami!
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Oh it's you, Zydar.
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Aw thanks guys. I honestly didn't expect much. A lot of the old timers from my day have gone, and I wasn't sure how bad my reputation had gotten by the time I left.
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Welcome back Adami!
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Good evening peeps.
Ok its 1am... but still evening ;)
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Hey Jay!
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ugh
4 in the morning semi-doing homework for a class at 9
wednesday is not looking like a good day :\
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Aw thanks guys. I honestly didn't expect much. A lot of the old timers from my day have gone, and I wasn't sure how bad my reputation had gotten by the time I left.
I don't remember it being bad at all. I think you believed it was far worse than anyone else here.
Nice to see you return. Stick around... but for god's sake, do not venture over to DT-Side! :D
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Morning, jingle.
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Morning
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Hi guys!
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Morning, chaps!
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It's raining...
It's raining...
On the streets of New York City.
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We just had a bit of rain, don't think it is now though. Although it's hard to tell over the sound of the fan and my computer which sounds like a jet engine.
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That's coming my way. So warm for this time of year too!
So my plumber friend is coming over today to bail me out.
Blob, is that normal to be so loud? I was disgusted to see all the dust inside of my computer. I need to blow it our more often.
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We just had a bit of rain, don't think it is now though. Although it's hard to tell over the sound of the fan and my computer which sounds like a jet engine.
Why is your machine so loud? What do you have running inside it...besides a jet engine?
That's coming my way. So warm for this time of year too!
Yes. It's supposed to about 60F degrees today...15.5C for everyone else in the world.
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We just had a bit of rain, don't think it is now though. Although it's hard to tell over the sound of the fan and my computer which sounds like a jet engine.
Why is your machine so loud? What do you have running inside it...besides a jet engine?
There's CPU fan, GPU fan (which is small), a 140mm fan on top, 2x 120mm fans on the front, plus 2 HDDs. It adds up. On top of that, the CPU fan is pushed harder during the Summer months when it's hotter, and even further when I'm doing graphics work that works the CPU harder.
It isn't that loud, but it's enough to mask the sound of light to moderate rain outside.
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I remember when I build my old tower. The fans were really loud. After a while I didn't notice it but at first it drove me crazy.
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We had freezing rain almost all evening last night... gonna be 14C here today - potentially breaking the all-time high for any day in the month of February.
Not that I'm complaining.
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I remember when I build my old tower. The fans were really loud. After a while I didn't notice it but at first it drove me crazy.
I'm used to it, it's comforting. And my sound card has a relay in it when you switch pre-amps (ie. I switch from headphones to speakers, or turning the computer on/off), and it makes a loud double clickity clack noise from the card. It scared the crap out of me when I first got it, but apparently it's supposed to sound like that. :lol
At least my monitor doesn't make the high pitched 15khz CRT noise now.
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We had freezing rain almost all evening last night... gonna be 14C here today - potentially breaking the all-time high for any day in the month of February.
Not that I'm complaining.
It's been a weird year for weather. No complaints though.
I'll be building a new computer soon. I just need to get the old one running to move a few things around then I'll buy the new motherboard, running hard drive. I just want to surf and download stuff fast.
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Heading out into the field for the day. Catch up with everyone later on.
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Morning.
There's CPU fan, GPU fan (which is small), a 140mm fan on top, 2x 120mm fans on the front, plus 2 HDDs. It adds up. On top of that, the CPU fan is pushed harder during the Summer months when it's hotter, and even further when I'm doing graphics work that works the CPU harder.
It isn't that loud, but it's enough to mask the sound of light to moderate rain outside.
My latest build has (2) 120mm fans on the front, (2) on the bottom, (1) in the back, and (4) on the top for the CPU liquid cooler. Of course the video card has it's own fan as well. Because all of the new components are amazingly efficient, the fans never turn above their minimum rpms and the machine stays cool. It is, without a doubt, the quietest and coolest machine I've ever had in here. The last one would raise the ambient room temperature by 10 degrees in about 15 minutes. If I was gaming it would make the room unbearably hot.
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Morning.
There's CPU fan, GPU fan (which is small), a 140mm fan on top, 2x 120mm fans on the front, plus 2 HDDs. It adds up. On top of that, the CPU fan is pushed harder during the Summer months when it's hotter, and even further when I'm doing graphics work that works the CPU harder.
It isn't that loud, but it's enough to mask the sound of light to moderate rain outside.
My latest build has (2) 120mm fans on the front, (2) on the bottom, (1) in the back, and (4) on the top for the CPU liquid cooler. Of course the video card has it's own fan as well. Because all of the new components are amazingly efficient, the fans never turn above their minimum rpms and the machine stays cool. It is, without a doubt, the quietest and coolest machine I've ever had in here. The last one would raise the ambient room temperature by 10 degrees in about 15 minutes. If I was gaming it would make the room unbearably hot.
Yep, my one definitely warms up the room. Fantastic in Winter, awful in Summer. :lol
My CPU is very efficient for what it is, but no fancy liquid cooling for me, just the stock Intel fan, which works fine. My case has an extra 120 (or is it 140?) fan on the back, but I've never had it plugged in for some reason, probably the noise. It also has room for another 120mm fan in the side, but I don't need one there. My GPU has a tiny fan on a heatsink, because it runs very efficiently, and I never push my graphics card at all (which may surprise people).
The main thing is that I'm constantly pushing my CPU with rendering. That will easily harness all four cores at 100% if I let it, which heats it up fast.
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Mine was pretty loud right out of the box. I've learned to ignore it.
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When I heard the CPU I was buying had 12 cores I reckoned I'd need liquid cooling just based on how hot the room was with my old quad core. Maybe the cooler is that efficient but I suspect the CPU just isn't as watt hungry as all that. One of the first things I did with this machine was render a 1080P, 8 minute animated slide show for my daughters wedding. It did the deed in less than 12 minutes while engaging every core at less than 40%. Not a flicker of heat came out of the top fans. It was amazing!
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I suspect Avenged Seven Fold isn't a real popular band with the residents 'round these parts. The kids started a discography thread a week ago and a new kid from South Korea started and Opeth discography just this past Sunday. The Opeth thread has three times the replies and twice the views.
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When I heard the CPU I was buying had 12 cores I reckoned I'd need liquid cooling just based on how hot the room was with my old quad core. Maybe the cooler is that efficient but I suspect the CPU just isn't as watt hungry as all that. One of the first things I did with this machine was render a 1080P, 8 minute animated slide show for my daughters wedding. It did the deed in less than 12 minutes while engaging every core at less than 40%. Not a flicker of heat came out of the top fans. It was amazing!
CPUs are designed to be able to safely run at 100% without blowing up, so 40% was probably nothing for it, even with all cores active. With each generation, CPU dies get smaller, more energy efficient, and run cooler.
I remember a couple of Summers ago when I had to render 3D video the entire night to get it done, and it was stinking hot, and the top of my computer case was too hot to even touch, and it was loud as hell from the sound of my CPU fan crying. And I had to leave it running like that overnight to get my work done on time. I did eventually compromise and set the renderer to only use half the cores, which meant half the speed, but at least it didn't melt.
My computers don't get happy retirements. They die horrible fiery deaths in the line of duty. :lol
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I suspect Avenged Seven Fold isn't a real popular band with the residents 'round these parts. The kids started a discography thread a week ago and a new kid from South Korea started and Opeth discography just this past Sunday. The Opeth thread has three times the replies and twice the views.
Couldn't care about either, to tell you the truth.
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Time to start trolling the n00bs on DT-side. Gonna make some fun of the ridiculousness.
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Time to start trolling the n00bs on DT-side. Gonna make some fun of the ridiculousness.
Hasn't it been The Astonishing side for a few months? :lol
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Jeez, it is raining like a motherfucker here.
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/beware-of-the-t-rex
I'm really happy with this recording. :)
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Short and to the point. Sounds great!
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Thanks !
Yeah I like doing really short tracks.
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That's what she said.
wait...
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:footloose:
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"I go by thickness" - Steven Wright.
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:footloose:
:footloose: :footloose: :footloose:
:footloose: :getoffmylawn: :footloose:
:footloose: :footloose: :footloose:
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:jamaritard:
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:police: :police: :police:
Stop that ! It's getting too silly !
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:zydarscouch:
:vomitard:
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:dragon:
No dragon emoticon? :(
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Zydar riding a trollface icon.
now i've seen everything :zydar:
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:dragon:
No dragon emoticon? :(
(https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tibia/images/e/e0/Dragon.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140823213526&path-prefix=en)
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(https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tibia/images/e/e0/Dragon.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140823213526&path-prefix=en)
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d'awww lookit his wee paws
:laugh:
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:biggrin:
He's tiptoeing for the gold.
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I wish i could rotate him 90 degrees to his right so he was walking along the screen :lol
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(https://i.imgur.com/RLtuTc3.gif)
It doesn't repeat though :(
BLOB HALP :blob:
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I really really don't understand what the person who came up with the idea of greeting cards was thinking. A stupid amount of money to be spent on an piece of paper, that has become an obligatory gesture for any number of different holidays.
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(https://i.imgur.com/RLtuTc3.gif)
It doesn't repeat though :(
BLOB HALP :blob:
:lol
I don't have that type of Photoshop skills.
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I really really don't understand what the person who came up with the idea of greeting cards was thinking. A stupid amount of money to be spent on an piece of paper, that has become an obligatory gesture for any number of different holidays.
This. So. Much.
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I really really don't understand what the person who came up with the idea of greeting cards was thinking. A stupid amount of money to be spent on an piece of paper, that has become an obligatory gesture for any number of different holidays.
Yeah they're stupid. I hate "joke" cards. Someone else's idea of what is funny. You didn't even make the card or invent the joke. you just bought it and signed it.
It's weird. People would prefer you bought something you didn't make rather than actually put effort into something home made because that would be "cheap"...
I appreciate the gesture when I get birthday and christmas cards but I rarely buy them myself.
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I appreciate the thought, but then you almost feel obligated to keep it for a while, because someone bought it for you. Then there's the fact that if you don't get cards for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversaries, Birthdays, and God knows what else, you're in the f*cking doghouse for it. I truly feel like they're one of the stupidest inventions ever.
The only time I could MAYBE see the use for it is in an instance where someone's sick or someone died, and a group of people sign it and send it all as one, but even then, the more thoughtful option is to make a phone call if you can't offer your thoughts in person. And it's a brazillion dollar industry. So ridiculous.
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My bro and I like to send each other completely inappropriate cards for birthdays and christmas...
like..he's 32 this year and i'd send him a card for a 5 yr old girl :rollin
At least that's funnier than sending a card with a joke in it which may not be to the other person's humour.
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Don't even get me started on greeting cards. Stupid waste of time and resources. However, this year we got a lot of Christmas cards with pictures of the people who sent them. They were actually really cool and I found a bunch of websites to make custom ones. Those I'm alright with because they are really festive, they picture your friends happy, and they make for great decoration around the holiday. The stuff in Rite Aid and CVS is shit though.
This is the kind I'm talking about.
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/046/1/6295628/il_340x270.661788995_5cuh.jpg)
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Yeah my sister uses a service for that to send me cards :)
At least some thought has gone into it.
Remember being a kid and getting cards from relatives and they'd just be either cars or football :lol
" well he's a boy - car or football "
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The Shmegland's know how to do Christmas cards.
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The Shmegland's know how to do Christmas cards.
Why not have fun with it, right?!
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1449688282576_zpsoq3n8e3f.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1449688282576_zpsoq3n8e3f.jpg.html)
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(https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tibia/images/e/e0/Dragon.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140823213526&path-prefix=en)
Why is he suddenly massive ? :o
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That's what SHE said.
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Ha!
So I'm not a fan of beer... At all... But I tried Guinness for the first time just a few minutes ago and actual enjoy it. I think I've stumbled on to something.
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Wait a minute...what exactly is this thread?
Does DTF have an actual chatroom in which we could you know...chat?
Sorry, a newb here.
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Spot on
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I don't chat. I jibber jabber.
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Wait a minute...what exactly is this thread?
Does DTF have an actual chatroom in which we could you know...chat?
Sorry, a newb here.
No. There is nothing to see here. Nothing to see here. Keep on moving. Pay no attention to the Gobot behind the middle finger.
Ha!
So I'm not a fan of beer... At all... But I tried Guinness for the first time just a few minutes ago and actual enjoy it. I think I've stumbled on to something.
Guinness is a good beer. The problem is that you probably drank some really shitty beers in the past. There are so many out there that I can guarantee you'll find a few that you enjoy.
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Wait a minute...what exactly is this thread?
Does DTF have an actual chatroom in which we could you know...chat?
Sorry, a newb here.
No. There is nothing to see here. Nothing to see here. Keep on moving. Pay no attention to the Gobot behind the middle finger.
Excuse me? :lol
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Blob...he'll show up eventually. :lol
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So once he gets here, he'll explain what this thread is?
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I picture him at the dinner table with the middle finger right up to his face. :lol
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I picture him at the dinner table with the middle finger right up to his face. :lol
:lol
So once he gets here, he'll explain what this thread is?
No. He'll probably just say something like 110101101101101101111011000101010101101110110111011010101.
All kidding aside - yes, this is a chat thread.
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Ah thanks. Did you guys ever think of getting an actual chat room for DTF?
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There used to be one.
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Wait a minute...what exactly is this thread?
Does DTF have an actual chatroom in which we could you know...chat?
Sorry, a newb here.
We have our first DT-side migrant from the new album cycle boys. Someone teach him the handshake.
I don't chat. I jibber jabber.
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/55857270.jpg)
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SOS.......
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We have our first DT-side migrant from the new album cycle boys. Someone teach him the handshake.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/wv216pxQtF3Ww/giphy.gif)
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:lol
Delighted to be here! Though that was one queer, but funny handshake!
:lol
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Don't even get me started on greeting cards. Stupid waste of time and resources. However, this year we got a lot of Christmas cards with pictures of the people who sent them. They were actually really cool and I found a bunch of websites to make custom ones. Those I'm alright with because they are really festive, they picture your friends happy, and they make for great decoration around the holiday. The stuff in Rite Aid and CVS is shit though.
This is the kind I'm talking about.
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/046/1/6295628/il_340x270.661788995_5cuh.jpg)
Every year from our uncle we used to get a home made card, not with a photo of him, but a photo of his fucking dogs. WTF? I think inside it even said it was from him and his dogs (and his wife, I believe they're actually her dogs)
And the worst part? He always used Comic Sans font inside.
It's almost like this card was designed just to troll me. :lol
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Ha!
So I'm not a fan of beer... At all... But I tried Guinness for the first time just a few minutes ago and actual enjoy it. I think I've stumbled on to something.
Guinness is a good beer. The problem is that you probably drank some really shitty beers in the past. There are so many out there that I can guarantee you'll find a few that you enjoy.
Panda's Dad is a beer snob. I have tried a bunch of the random shit we've gotten him over the years and Never really liked them enough to ever really drink'em again. This on the other hand I can do. I may have to buy a case soon. Haha. It's funny because Guinness is actually Her dad's favourite non craft / specialty beer.
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Anyone else alvie right now?
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I'm just about to leave for work. I'll be back on in a little while.
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Work?
Lol
East Coaster
I probably won't be up for much longer. Getitng tired. I also may be a drunk :JayOctavarium:
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Insomnia rears its dizzy head.
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Hey Podaar. Do you often have trouble sleeping?
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Not often, Blob.
It does get more frequent as I get older. Also, alcohol probably doesn't help. :lol
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Probably not. Not that I'd know. :blob:
Try watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. That should cure you good. :neverusethis:
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It always has.
If I really want to go to sleep, I have a copy of Darwin's Dangerous Idea handy. I love the subject and Dan Dennett is a true American treasure, but I start nodding off after half a page. :)
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Never heard of it, but I've never been much of a reader, at least of that type. I'm all about the purdy pictures. :neverusethis:
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I've been a pretty voracious reader my whole life but mostly fiction. It's only been the past 10 years or so that I've branched out (sporadically) into non-fiction.
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I've never been into fiction, always non fiction. Even in primary school, I'd borrow books about computers and programming, and they had to make a rule about borrowing at least 2 fiction books in whatever period of time (might have been half a year?). And I didn't have the internet, so I'd often sit at home reading through our encyclopedias for fun. I loved that shit.
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" we cannot release your track as it sounds muddy and has clipping "
:p ah if only my distributors were responsible for Death Magnetic.
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Tell those fuckers they're just not hardcore enough for the SLUDGE
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They put out the last two with no bother...
Oh well. Bandcamp exclusive !
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Here's a neat video I saw today.
https://vimeo.com/153236017
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Yeah that was impressive . But until I watched the special features I just assumed it was CGI.
You could so easily just have the actor on the floor with a green cloth over him to paint out later.
Seems *slightly* extraneous to make an entire animatronic head.
But cool :)
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I haven't seen the movie for the context, but I'd assume they'd CG it exactly like you said. Damn good looking physical prop though.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYs7uguB_JQ
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Doesn't look like it was necessary, given how much screen time it got, and that the CG'd a lot of the rest.
Great fight scene though. One of those guys did a pretty cool backbreaker.
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Doesn't look like it was necessary, given how much screen time it got, and that the CG'd a lot of the rest.
Great fight scene though. One of those guys did a pretty cool backbreaker.
I can't remember if they said it was all one long shot or they hid the edits but it's cool anywho.
- That was Nick Frost - from Shaun Of the Dead ( Ed ) and Hot Fuzz ( Danny ) .
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It's pretty easy to hide edits in those whip pans. They did a similar thing in a fight scene for The Kingsmen. Personally I find the style a bit nauseating to watch with the camera moving all over the place, but it's impressive.
I don't know Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but from the name I think he played Santa in Doctor Who.
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I only like Pegg in those films. He was ok in Run Fatboy Run too but I don't like his Scotty and "Paul" was junk.
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I don't know those either. Are these British movies by any chance?
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Yeah. Paul was written by Pegg and Nick Frost as a "homage" to Spielberg.
But as soon as the devout Christian character arrives whose faith is shattered by the existence of an alien in the movie you go " oh it's one of these films ".
Run, FatBoy Run also stars Dylan Moran and was directed by David Sschwimmer.
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I can't say I know "one of those" films, but I don't like the sound of it. :lol
I want to find some new movies to watch. I'm in the mood for something Japanese and ludicrous.
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Morning
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Morning Prog and gang.
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Morning Prog and gang.
I notice prog isn't included with the gang.
Just like in real life.
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Run Fatboy Run was a cute movie. I think it was directed by David Schwimer (sp?) from Friends.
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Morning Prog and gang.
I notice prog isn't included with the gang.
Just like in real life.
Says the boy who never leaves his house.
Morning Reap
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Morning Prog and gang.
I notice prog isn't included with the gang.
Just like in real life.
Says the boy who never leaves his house.
Morning Reap
AT LEAST I WAS INCLUDED IN THE GANG!
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The Boy in the Aussie Bubble.
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Morning Prog and gang.
I notice prog isn't included with the gang.
Just like in real life.
Says the boy who never leaves his house.
Morning Reap
AT LEAST I WAS INCLUDED IN THE GANG!
Here you go.
(https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81VxlGKYGsL._SX355_.jpg)
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I don't get it.
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He's calling you a girl for only thinking of yourself.
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Your outbursts are concerning and random. I assumed you were hormonal.
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That's pretty weak.
And why has nobody uploaded today's episode of Lucha Underground yet dammit?
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Ever wake up with a stupid song in your head and can't get rid of it?
Well, just now, I woke up with "Into the Void" rolling round in my head. :metal :metal It's going to be a kick ass, mother of a day.
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I heard somebody whistling a song yesterday, a TV jingle to be exact, and I couldn't get it out of my head.
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:lol
Funny, I was thinking that I was going to have a bad day. I turned on my car and forgot I didn't have a CD in the player, so the radio came on. It was David Lee Roth, so I just knew my day was doomed. After that, AC/DC came on. I should have just turned around and went home.
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:lol
Funny, I was thinking that I was going to have a bad day. I turned on my car and forgot I didn't have a CD in the player, so the radio came on. It was David Lee Roth, so I just knew my day was doomed. After that, AC/DC came on. I should have just turned around and went home.
Fuck off, that's an awesome start to the day! :metal
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:lol
Funny, I was thinking that I was going to have a bad day. I turned on my car and forgot I didn't have a CD in the player, so the radio came on. It was David Lee Roth, so I just knew my day was doomed. After that, AC/DC came on. I should have just turned around and went home.
Fuck off, that's an awesome start to the day! :metal
:puke:
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I'll take a bottle of anything and a glazed doughnut...........TO GO!
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I'll take a bottle of anything and a glazed doughnut...........TO GO!
THAT was funny. That's where Dave belongs, in comedy. Though his singing ability was comical, so I see the natural leap. :biggrin:
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I disagree. I've heard his radio show. :lol
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
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I disagree. I've heard his radio show. :lol
He was funny live. In between the songs, he would do a mini stand-up thing. :lol
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Man that riff that starts at 1:10 or so is so awesome. Tony Iommi has no equal with that shit.
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Man that riff that starts at 1:10 or so is so awesome. Tony Iommi has no equal with that shit.
Tony is the riff king. Glad I'll finally get to see him live soon. :metal
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
:lol It's actually more facetious than anything, but I'm usually spot-on when it comes to music. As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
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Man that riff that starts at 1:10 or so is so awesome. Tony Iommi has no equal with that shit.
Tony is the riff king. Glad I'll finally get to see him live soon. :metal
I didn't know Black Sabbath made house calls! Lucky, dog.
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
:lol It's actually more facetious than anything, but I'm usually spot-on when it comes to music. As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
The fact you think you're "spot-on" for music is a sign of true prog pretentiousness, my friend. ;)
DLR can sing. I'll take him over the boring as shit prog droners any day.
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As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
Oh, he can sing. Just not very well. :biggrin:
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
:lol It's actually more facetious than anything, but I'm usually spot-on when it comes to music. As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
The fact you think you're "spot-on" for music is a sign of true prog pretentiousness, my friend. ;)
DLR can sing. I'll take him over the boring as shit prog droners any day.
No, it's not prog pretentiousness. :lol If you saw what I actually listen to during the course of the day, you would see that prog makes up less than 25% of that. I just prefer musician types. It doesn't have to be prog. It's anything from Glenn Miller to Mozart to Sarah Brightman to Bobby Darin. I like it all.
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
:lol It's actually more facetious than anything, but I'm usually spot-on when it comes to music. As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
The fact you think you're "spot-on" for music is a sign of true prog pretentiousness, my friend. ;)
DLR can sing. I'll take him over the boring as shit prog droners any day.
No, it's not prog pretentiousness. :lol If you saw what I actually listen to during the course of the day, you would see that prog makes up less than 25% of that. I just prefer musician types. It doesn't have to be prog. It's anything from Glenn Miller to Mozart to Sarah Brightman to Bobby Darin. I like it all.
It's like you're substituting the prog part for even more snob. :lol
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It's no wonder you need that username, Prog Snob. It's a disclaimer of wrongness, like how pedophiles have to tell all of their neighbors when they move into a new area. :biggrin:
:lol It's actually more facetious than anything, but I'm usually spot-on when it comes to music. As entertaining as DLR is, he can't sing. It's hard to argue that.
The fact you think you're "spot-on" for music is a sign of true prog pretentiousness, my friend. ;)
DLR can sing. I'll take him over the boring as shit prog droners any day.
No, it's not prog pretentiousness. :lol If you saw what I actually listen to during the course of the day, you would see that prog makes up less than 25% of that. I just prefer musician types. It doesn't have to be prog. It's anything from Glenn Miller to Mozart to Sarah Brightman to Bobby Darin. I like it all.
It's like you're substituting the prog part for even more snob. :lol
Okay, now you're just being silly. :lol
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Blob, sometimes I want to be snobby and delve deep into sophisticated music and other times a want to grab my crotch and rock the cock out!
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It's funny, whenever someone references the song "Into the Void", my first thought is the Ace song from Psycho Circus. :lol
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It's funny, whenever someone references the song "Into the Void", my first thought is the Ace song from Psycho Circus. :lol
Yeah, me too. A rockin' tune too. :metal
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Blob, sometimes I want to be snobby and delve deep into sophisticated music and other times a want to grab my crotch and rock the cock out!
Leave it in yours pants. :lol
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It's funny, whenever someone references the song "Into the Void", my first thought is the Ace song from Psycho Circus. :lol
The only song from Psycho Circus that all original 4 played on.
Blob, sometimes I want to be snobby and delve deep into sophisticated music and other times a want to grab my crotch and rock the cock out!
Leave it in yours pants. :lol
It needs fresh air once in a while. :lol
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Listening to the entire V-Rock track from Vice City Stories this morning. It's on my phone and I now have these Bluetooth headphones, so I can walk pretty much anywhere in my immediate office and still listen while my phone stays plugged in at my desk. Hell yeah.
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All that DLR talk only brought one thought to mind.
(https://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2519071/david-lee-roth-butt-shakin-o.gif)
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Listening to the entire V-Rock track from Vice City Stories this morning. It's on my phone and I now have these Bluetooth headphones, so I can walk pretty much anywhere in my immediate office and still listen while my phone stays plugged in at my desk. Hell yeah.
I haven't heard that one as much as I've only played it a bit, but I've listened to VRock from Vice City so many times that I still know it word for word. :lol
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It's funny, whenever someone references the song "Into the Void", my first thought is the Ace song from Psycho Circus. :lol
Yeah, me too. A rockin' tune too. :metal
I just looked that song up on YouTube. :umno:
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I haven't heard that one as much as I've only played it a bit, but I've listened to VRock from Vice City so many times that I still know it word for word. :lol
Me too. Every. Word.
I just looked that song up on YouTube. :umno:
No u.
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Classic Ace tune.
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Listening to the entire V-Rock track from Vice City Stories this morning. It's on my phone and I now have these Bluetooth headphones, so I can walk pretty much anywhere in my immediate office and still listen while my phone stays plugged in at my desk. Hell yeah.
That's actually awesome. What's the range?
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I just figured out you guys are talking about a fake radio program in a video game! :rollin :rollin
:lol
Okay, I'm out. Gotta get to work.
:lol
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I haven't heard that one as much as I've only played it a bit, but I've listened to VRock from Vice City so many times that I still know it word for word. :lol
Me too. Every. Word.
You know if one more mom calls in complaining "My son listened to your station and then he flunked out of school. Wah wah wah." Well how are you gonna learn to party at school, mom?
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Then Coz walked over to another cubicle, took a coffee cup, smashed it against the other employee's skull and took all his pens.
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Then Coz walked over to another cubicle, took a coffee cup, smashed it against the other employee's skull and took all his pens.
:lol envisioning that
6 Days until I leave for my cruise, can't wait .
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Listening to the entire V-Rock track from Vice City Stories this morning. It's on my phone and I now have these Bluetooth headphones, so I can walk pretty much anywhere in my immediate office and still listen while my phone stays plugged in at my desk. Hell yeah.
That's actually awesome. What's the range?
Can't find any sort of documentation for them that actually gives that information. They're 808 Shox BT headphones. They have cordless Bluetooth capability and a cable you can plug in for not BT use. Very cool. I got a good ways down the hall towards the elevators before they started cutting out, so I'm gonna guess 30-40-ish feet. The outside of the right earpiece has play/pause controls and volume up and down controls. Pretty damned cool.
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Listening to the entire V-Rock track from Vice City Stories this morning. It's on my phone and I now have these Bluetooth headphones, so I can walk pretty much anywhere in my immediate office and still listen while my phone stays plugged in at my desk. Hell yeah.
That's actually awesome. What's the range?
Can't find any sort of documentation for them that actually gives that information. They're 808 Shox BT headphones. They have cordless Bluetooth capability and a cable you can plug in for not BT use. Very cool. I got a good ways down the hall towards the elevators before they started cutting out, so I'm gonna guess 30-40-ish feet. The outside of the right earpiece has play/pause controls and volume up and down controls. Pretty damned cool.
That is all sorts of awesomeness. I've never actually tried to see how far I could go with Bluetooth. I've only used it in the car. I might get those headphones. I need a new set.
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They're over the ear. Actually, more on the ear. I have a giant Charlie Brown head, so I have to extend them as far as they'll go. I'm sure they're not the greatest sounding headphones ever, but they work just fine for my purposes.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WQ4BCLE
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They're over the ear. Actually, more on the ear. I have a giant Charlie Brown head, so I have to extend them as far as they'll go. I'm sure they're not the greatest sounding headphones ever, but they work just fine for my purposes.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WQ4BCLE
:lol Charlie Brown
I'll take a look at them. I want to get a good set but I don't want to spend a fortune either. Anything is better than the ear buds I have now.
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I despise ear buds.
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As do I. Over the ear is the only way to go.
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As do I. Over the ear is the only way to go.
Indeed. They don't fall out every time you turn your head . . .
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I despise ear buds.
Me too. Stupid little thingies that don't stay in my ears and sound like poop and one of them always stop working.
This is what I have-
https://kenrockwell.com/audio/sony/images/mdr-v6/D3S_8255-1200.jpg
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I only use my SONY over-the-ears .
But I keep my earpods in my rucksack anyway incase I want to listen to something and I don't have my big headphones with me.
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I only use my SONY over-the-ears .
What model do you have?
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They diminish the range of sound, they hurt my damn ears over time and like others have said, they fall out. I have a Sony noise canceling pair I love.
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I despise ear buds.
Same here. The sound is just terrible.
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Actually, I prefer ear buds over headphones.
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They have the obvious major advantage of portability, but aside from that, I'd say headphones all the way. Ear buds aren't good for your ears and don't sound great.
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I agree with aren't good for your ears, but I use skullcandy and the quality is pretty dang good.
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I had these Sony headphones til I accidentally broke the cable.
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRXB400-BLU-Driver-Headphone/dp/B009A6CZYE
They were outstanding.
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I had these Sony heedphones til I accidentally broke the cable.
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRXB400-BLU-Driver-Headphone/dp/B009A6CZYE
They were outstanding.
I had what at the time were great headphones for me (Philips) and the cord broke. For some reason the cable got stiff (insert joke here) and from constant flexing it just snapped through entirely. I bought a 10ft regular stereo cable off eBay for a couple of bucks including shipping, chopped off one end and used it to replace the cable on my headphones. Good as new.
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Morning
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Morning, El Jefedaddy
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Ready for this fucking week to be over.
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Yeah, I had a crappy start. Looking forward to the weekend.
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Same here. Annoyed by the endless cycle of time. Looking forward to the weekend then I realize I have school after the weekend. The cycle never ends.......I can't wait to finish school and actually get a job.
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Hell, I'll be grateful for this workday to be over. Beer awaits.
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Hell, I'll be grateful for this workday to be over. Beer awaits.
I have band practice tonight, so that's cool. But I have to work again tomorrow. :(
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I only use my SONY over-the-ears .
What model do you have?
I can't remember. It doesn't say on them. But it's the MDR ? I think ?
EDIT : https://n2.sdlcdn.com/imgs/a/i/p/Sony-MDR-ZX100-Headphone-1186724-2-88ef1.jpg < - - - Think it's these.
They're a touch bassy but i'd rather too much bass than way too much treble.
EDIT II : https://i58.tinypic.com/2l9skr8.jpg < - - - These are really good. Great flat response. Awesome for mixing. I might buy some more.
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What's up, guys?
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Over the ear vs ear buds is a preference thing. With either, you can get a comfortable pair with great sound, or an uncomfortable pair with shitty sound for either.
I'm an ear bud kind of guy - even though there isn't much more annoying than shit-ass ones falling out on the slightest movement. There's lots of different ways to get perfectly fitting ear buds. I just got some custom molded earplugs, and am gonna try them out to make custom-fitted ear buds.
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For in ears - i like the ones with the spongy ends which keep them in your ears and boost the low end.
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I have a spongy end
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I just use in ear OEM Samsung or the mid level Skull Candies (~$20). I tend to break / lose headphones too quickly for anything else. I do have some semi decent over ears that I use when played World of Warcraft (they have a semi decent mic on them). I'd love some nice nice headphones for either application but I can't justify it.
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I'm meeting my cousin after work. This is going to be the first time I've ever met her. We connected when I was doing my genealogy research. She was on Ancestry.com and we had similar people in our trees, so I messaged her. It wound up that we're cousins.
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I have a spongy end
Bet you say that to all the guys.
Like now.
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I'm meeting my cousin after work. This is going to be the first time I've ever met her. We connected when I was doing my genealogy research. She was on Ancestry.com and we had similar people in our trees, so I messaged her. It wound up that we're cousins.
That's pretty awesome Prog!
I took a peak at ancestry once and they didn't have any information on me aside from the family I could find myself on facebook.
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Sometimes you need to do a little more digging to find stuff. I stopped using Ancestry because there are plenty of other websites to find those same things and it's free elsewhere.
I have a spongy end
Bet you say that to all the guys.
Like now.
Stop stating the obvious. :lol
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I don't give a f--k what my family tree is :lol
The way I see it - who my ancestors were doesn't change diddly squat about the person I am right now.
If i'm due to inherit billions because i'm in line to the throne somewhere in Europe then Yeah The Hell but that's not happening :lol
My Dad says our ancestors are French & German. That's fine by me. As long as they ain't Welsh :biggrin:
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Going with the fam damily to a Norman Rockwell art exhibit tonight. We'll probably stop at a Mexican grill place for dinner before hand. I'm really looking forward to it after a fucked up day at the office.
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Mrs. Jingle's b-day today. 'twas a success. Kids got their 1st Semester final exam marks back, and did well; made a nice pasta/chicken bake, and a nice bottle of wine, and Edible Arrangements for dessert.
Just chillin on the couch now as she's uploading pics to FB.
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Nice. Marinated Chicken skewers over couscous.
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What's up guys?
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Chillin' with my lady watch DVR'D tv shows.
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Sounds good to me.
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Evening fellas, what's happening?
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Beer.
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Me too Coz
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So I skipped out on bowling to work a shift that we couldn't fill.. 6 hour shift, 6-midnight. Not bad. Right?
Well I came in to find there was an incident that happened an hour earlier... My guys handled it nicely, but because of who was involved (by involved, I mean sticking there nose in it), I'm going to have to spend a good chunk of the day following up with people and meeting with people regarding a crime that - almost- happened. And then we had another incident in which I got to do what I enjoy doing the most there... Leading a team. I love coordinating people in efforts to catch criminals. Lol. The order lasted 2 hours.. Gonna have to do a lot of following up in the AM on it as well. Now I've got to try to fall asleep because I've got to be up and back there in 6.5 hours. Fml.
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Jay. :hug:
I just got a new After Effects plugin, called FilmConvert. It emulates a bunch of film stocks. Awesome plugin for giving digital video a film look, without a lot of messing around. Imma use this on EVERYTHING.
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Morning
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Mornin' to you. What's on the agenda today?
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At the moment, I'm just sitting here waiting to see what they have for me. It's snowing out this morning but it's supposed to stop by midday and then warm up later and over the weekend. The snow shouldn't have a lasting effect.
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Hey Prog Snob!
Here's a Friday gif(t) for you.
(https://i.imgur.com/Kl5JK0a.gif)
Oh, and hi Blob.
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I love you, Zydar. :hug:
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Where's my Friday gift, you son of a bitch?
You know what I want.
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(https://media4.teenormous.com/items/feeds.yourstorewizards.com/3113-images-500x500-transformers-optimus-prime-adult-mens-sweatshirt-costume-hoodie.jpg)
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I was hoping for something less soft and fleshy. That's like the robot equivalent of a Thai ladyboy.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I like 'em hard and metal.
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but I like 'em hard and metal.
So basically your masturbatory imaginings are Rob Halford in a robot costume?
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but I like 'em hard and metal.
So basically your masturbatory imaginings are Rob Halford in a robot costume?
Real metal, none of this humans playing instruments stuff.
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Blob Halford
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but I like 'em hard and metal.
So basically your masturbatory imaginings are Rob Halford in a robot costume?
Real metal, none of this humans playing instruments stuff.
a lady cyborg?
Blob Halford
:lol
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a lady cyborg?
I generally prefer 100% robot, but I'm not fussy.
I do have several movies about Japanese female cyborgs/robots though. :lol Japan gets me.
Is the forum running a bit slow for anyone else?
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Not right now. It must be that blazing Australian Internet speed. :biggrin:
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It was a little sluggish earlier, but now it's been fine for a while.
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Not right now. It must be that blazing Australian Internet speed. :biggrin:
But I'm used to our internet speed. It's slow even relative to that!
It's taking up to 4-5 seconds to load a page from the moment I click it.
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I get that sometimes, where it will take a few moments longer to load a page. It could just be a temporary overload on the server or wherever the server is located. I'm pretty sure they use Saratoga Hosting, who are usually reliable. Wey recommended them to me when I had my website. If they're good enough for him, then I trust them.
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Morning.
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Morning, king!
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Happy Friday morning everyone!
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Morning guys. I'm about to head into the field. I'll catch up later.
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Morning Zy! 57 degrees yesterday 3 to 5 inches of snow today. Crazy weather.
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Wow king. It's pretty cold here, 48 degrees. Rode my motorcycle to work today.
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Wow king. It's pretty cold here, 48 degrees. Rode my motorcycle to work today.
Motorcycle? Is it easy to ride a motorcycle? I have a car and I'm thinking of getting a motorcycle.
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Wow king. It's pretty cold here, 48 degrees. Rode my motorcycle to work today.
We've got about 5 inches of snow. Can't complain. It's been a quite winter so far.
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Hello. Had a checkup this morning (diabetes). I've lost 10 pounds and my heart and lungs are really good, according to the doctor. I'll get the bloodwork results next week.
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Hello. Had a checkup this morning (diabetes). I've lost 10 pounds and my heart and lungs are really good, according to the doctor. I'll get the bloodwork results next week.
That's great news so far. :tup Hopefully the blood work matches.
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Yea it's easy! If you live in the states go and take the MSF class and they'll teach you how to ride and rider safety.
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Hello. Had a checkup this morning (diabetes). I've lost 10 pounds and my heart and lungs are really good, according to the doctor. I'll get the bloodwork results next week.
Very good sir!
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Yea it's easy! If you live in the states go and take the MSF class and they'll teach you how to ride and rider safety.
That's great news! Thanks. I can't wait to weave in and out of traffic while others stare on enviously. ;)
Hello. Had a checkup this morning (diabetes). I've lost 10 pounds and my heart and lungs are really good, according to the doctor. I'll get the bloodwork results next week.
Glad you are well! My dad has diabetes and it has been hard. We exercise every day now and I can understand how hard it is. Hope you feel better!
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Hello. Had a checkup this morning (diabetes). I've lost 10 pounds and my heart and lungs are really good, according to the doctor. I'll get the bloodwork results next week.
Great news Hef!
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:tup
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'sup, girls.
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Recorded another sludgy monster. Using my restrung Gibson SG tuned to Drop Db.
Mmmm. Sludgy Chromatic Riffs. :metal
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Hey guys
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My brother
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What's up, boss? I'm getting ready to leave.
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Nooo... don't leave... It's me, isn't it? I can change!
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You gave me a beautiful gif(t) this morning. It certainly isn't you. :)
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Studying is done for the afternoon, time for a shot of caffeine.
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What's up, boss? I'm getting ready to leave.
I have another hour.
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/4-summon-the-kraken
:metal OH YEAH TEH SLUJJJJJ
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Just snow blowed and will chillin till the wifey gets home.
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Just snow blowed
And roof raked!
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Not until tomorrow. Might go to Dover NH for dinner unless the wife changes her mind.
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Take the D out of Dover and it's over.
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/4-summon-the-kraken
:metal OH YEAH TEH SLUJJJJJ
This one time, at band camp...
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:omg:
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My brother
Historian?
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never mind
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What's up this evening guys?
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Frozen Pizza and fine alcohol. Lol. Watching Elementary.
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:facepalm: Fucks sake YouTube.
Just uploaded a vid and it changed it ... I clicked "revert to original" and now it's taking fucking forever.
Gah. Annoying.
Thanks for completely ruining my fun.
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Well, I just took my first nap for the evening.
Hey King, Natalie Dormer is in a few episodes of that show.
Hey Kotow, fight the power.
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She sure did. She played Moriarty.
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I saw a couple episodes of the show. It's pretty good.
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Not sure if I want to spend the rest of my night playing the new MGS or some Smite.
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I saw a couple episodes of the show. It's pretty good.
It's a fresh take on the story and we love it.
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His character is really good.
Not sure if I want to spend the rest of my night playing the new MGS or some Smite.
I don't know either of those. :lol
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This forum is barely loading for me today when it decides to work at all.
What else am I supposed to do? Work?!
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Well we can't have that.
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No we can't!
It's so annoying. I did a speedtest, and my internet is the same speed as usual, but DTF isn't loading for shit, and nothing I download is working. I tried to download a 7mb song earlier, and after an hour and multiple attempts I gave up because it was going slower than dialup and kept fucking up. Now I'm trying to download a 90mb file from another site entirely, and it hasn't gotten past 3mb before stopping.
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Video is back up :metal :corn
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Take the D out of Dover and it's over.
I prefer putting in the D
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Morning hef. :lol
I just searched the internet, and it looks like my ISP has lost their main overseas line to some kind of major fault and the estimated time it will be fixed is March 7. :| FUCK THAT. I can't do anything on the internet right now, I can't put up with this shit for another whole month.
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Wow... that's shite Blobby.
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Yep. DTF works about 50% of the time, and takes 5-10 seconds to load when it does work. I'm looking at what other ISP options I have, but they're all more expensive and worse (except for the actually working part).
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I just searched the internet, and it looks like my ISP has lost their main overseas line to some kind of major fault and the estimated time it will be fixed is March 7. :| FUCK THAT. I can't do anything on the internet right now, I can't put up with this shit for another whole month.
Telstra has had the same problem since like September last year. It's gotten better but it's still problematic (it's mostly just occasional lag spikes now, every couple of minutes). Those fuckers haven't even bothered giving an ETA on when everything will be normal. So quit yer bitchin'. :P
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I co ldn' ima ine hav ng to work w th he in er et hat way! ust be ery rust at ng
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:lol at jingle
Morning, gents.
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I just searched the internet, and it looks like my ISP has lost their main overseas line to some kind of major fault and the estimated time it will be fixed is March 7. :| FUCK THAT. I can't do anything on the internet right now, I can't put up with this shit for another whole month.
Telstra has had the same problem since like September last year. It's gotten better but it's still problematic (it's mostly just occasional lag spikes now, every couple of minutes). Those fuckers haven't even bothered giving an ETA on when everything will be normal. So quit yer bitchin'. :P
That sucks. I'd expect Telstra to be on the ball for infrastructure. I expect this from TPG though, since they're leasing a lot of their lines from others (ie. Telstra :lol) and are cheaper because they skimp on backup and support. Which is fine 99% of the time, this unfortunately is the 1% though.
I was looking to see if it was worth switching ISPs, but Tesltra is too expensive, Optus tells me I can't get shit with them, iinet doesn't give any decent plans without bundling with phone crap that bloats the price. Most other ISPs just seem like crap to me and not worth trying.
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I co ldn' ima ine hav ng to work w th he in er et hat way! ust be ery rust at ng
When did I take over your body?
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:lol
jingle.king
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That sucks. I'd expect Telstra to be on the ball for infrastructure. I expect this from TPG though, since they're leasing a lot of their lines from others (ie. Telstra :lol) and are cheaper because they skimp on backup and support. Which is fine 99% of the time, this unfortunately is the 1% though.
I was looking to see if it was worth switching ISPs, but Tesltra is too expensive, Optus tells me I can't get shit with them, iinet doesn't let you get a plan without bundling with phone crap that bloats the price beyond usefulness and confuses me. Most other ISPs just seem like crap to me and not worth trying.
The last time I checked iiNet the phone bundle just reduced the price, so that's pretty lame if you can't get any plans from them without it now. And yeah Telstra has the infrastructure, but they're lazy and don't give a shit. :lol
When the problem started for me I was doing traceroutes and found that all of my connections to the US were being routed through SEA and Europe instead of going through the Southern Cross cable as usual. It meant I could do simple web browsing without too much difficulty (it'd just take slightly longer to load pages) but downloads were a lot slower and streaming impossible. Is your traffic being routed through Europe or is it still going through the Southern Cross? It might explain why your situation is currently shittier than mine.
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That sucks. I'd expect Telstra to be on the ball for infrastructure. I expect this from TPG though, since they're leasing a lot of their lines from others (ie. Telstra :lol) and are cheaper because they skimp on backup and support. Which is fine 99% of the time, this unfortunately is the 1% though.
I was looking to see if it was worth switching ISPs, but Tesltra is too expensive, Optus tells me I can't get shit with them, iinet doesn't let you get a plan without bundling with phone crap that bloats the price beyond usefulness and confuses me. Most other ISPs just seem like crap to me and not worth trying.
The last time I checked iiNet the phone bundle just reduced the price, so that's pretty lame if you can't get any plans from them without it now. And yeah Telstra has the infrastructure, but they're lazy and don't give a shit. :lol
When the problem started for me I was doing traceroutes and found that all of my connections to the US were being routed through SEA and Europe instead of going through the Southern Cross cable as usual. It meant I could do simple web browsing without too much difficulty (it'd just take slightly longer to load pages) but downloads were a lot slower and streaming impossible. Is your traffic being routed through Europe or is it still going through the Southern Cross? It might explain why your situation is currently shittier than mine.
I read about it but can't remember, and haven't checked it myself, but my experience sounds similar to yours. I can load pages mostly fine, although some take several seconds longer. I haven't been able to download a single file all day though, not even a 7mb MP3 file. Downloads go at literally dialup speeds, and just fizzle out after a few hundred KB's. I can't go a month without being able to download any files. It's 2016.
I was mistaken on iinet, I can do it without any phone stuff, but without the phone stuff, the prices are hugely beyond ridiculous. With the phone plans, the price is only slightly beyond ridiculous. :lol
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:lol
jingle.king
Perfect lol
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I read about it but can't remember, and haven't checked it myself, but my experience sounds similar to yours. I can load pages mostly fine, although some take several seconds longer. I haven't been able to download a single file all day though, not even a 7mb MP3 file. Downloads go at literally dialup speeds, and just fizzle out after a few hundred KB's. I can't go a month without being able to download any files. It's 2016.
Yeah, I had that for a few weeks. My ping was over 300ms before I even left the Telstra servers any time I traced a US-based server. Then I also had the lag spikes on top of that taking it up over 1000ms about twice per minute. It was completely fucked. Things got better once my traffic started to be routed through Europe, although even now I still can't stream video from US servers for shit. Even Spotify occasionally skips or has difficulty buffering.
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I read about it but can't remember, and haven't checked it myself, but my experience sounds similar to yours. I can load pages mostly fine, although some take several seconds longer. I haven't been able to download a single file all day though, not even a 7mb MP3 file. Downloads go at literally dialup speeds, and just fizzle out after a few hundred KB's. I can't go a month without being able to download any files. It's 2016.
Yeah, I had that for a few weeks. My ping was over 300ms before I even left the Telstra servers any time I traced a US-based server. Then I also had the lag spikes on top of that taking it up over 1000ms about twice per minute. It was completely fucked. Things got better once my traffic started to be routed through Europe, although even now I still can't stream video from US servers for shit. Even Spotify occasionally skips or has difficulty buffering.
Sounds like my Spotify experience at the best of times. :lol
I'm not fussy, I can do without good streaming video for a month, I just want internet that actually works, I don't mind if it's slower. I literally cannot download a single file at all right now.
My speedtest to the closest server is as fast as usual. My speedtest to a random server in NY gives me a ping of 294ms, download speed of 0.20 megabit/s. Server in the UK was 400ms, 0.02mb/s
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Morning guys, 4 days until vacation!
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Morning guys
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Morning guys, 4 days until vacation!
Morning guys
Morning! How are your days?
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Sitting here with the spawn and watching tv. How about yourself?
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Sitting here with the spawn and watching tv. How about yourself?
Getting ready to volunteer! What show are you watching with your kid?
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Big Bang Theory. Where are you volunteering?
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Network at Good.
I help people with mental disabilities.
What prompted me to do that was actually Dream Theater's SDOIT. Shocking right? Probably not. I've seen people do bad and mock them and it just broke my heart.
I'm helping Brian and he has bipolar and ADHD. We're getting along well and I'm happy just to see him smile.
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That's amazing. I know what you're dealing with. My daughter is a special needs child and I've been to her school. It breaks my heart seeing these kids.
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Thank you. Yes, sometimes I wish that the ones who tease those mentally ill kids would actually try suffering from mental illness. It's not those kids faults that they are suffering. Honestly, sometimes I lose faith I humanity, but at least there are groups and people who help.
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Pretty good, just worked and watching some youtube videos. Afternoon guys.
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Thank you. Yes, sometimes I wish that the ones who tease those mentally ill kids would actually try suffering from mental illness. It's not those kids faults that they are suffering. Honestly, sometimes I lose faith I humanity, but at least there are groups and people who help.
We all lose faith in humanity from time to time. It's just the world we live in these days. People are selfish and apathetic.
Pretty good, just worked and watching some youtube videos. Afternoon guys.
What's up, Reap?
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Just posted my quick opinion on The Astonishing on the DT side of the forum, probably going to get torn apart.
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If you do, Reaper, it's because your wrong. :lol
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I assume you didn't profess your desire to make mad passionate love with it, or offer to have it's babies, or confirm that you would drink the blood of a virgin at the stroke of midnight just for the chance to hear it one more time?
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So I'm currently listening to the new Rhapsody.
So power, much cheese, yeah.
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So I'm currently listening to the new Rhapsody.
So power, much cheese, yeah.
I listened to it already. It's good but they're not as good as they used to be.
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True, true. Both bands really lost something went Turili and Starapoli went seperate ways. Shame though, From Chaos to Eternity is amazing.
At least this one is better than Dark Wings of Steel though.
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I co ldn' ima ine hav ng to work w th he in er et hat way! ust be ery rust at ng
I just want to repost this like I'm throwing rocks in a glass house and giggling like a school girl.
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Seriously. Losing those two was a major blow to the band. Dark Wings didn't do much for me either. Now Fabio is writing the lyrics. I really enjoyed Luca's songwriting so naturally his solo material as Luca Turilli's Rhapsody impressed me more than the latest Rhapsody of Fire releases.
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I assume you didn't profess your desire to make mad passionate love with it, or offer to have it's babies, or confirm that you would drink the blood of a virgin at the stroke of midnight just for the chance to hear it one more time?
Pretty much :lol
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For what it's worth, I'd drink the blood of a virgin whether or not I got to hear the CD.
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I like that Prog, equal opportunity.
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For what it's worth, I'd drink the blood of a virgin whether or not I got to hear the CD.
Like it's the first time you proclaimed this.
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I co ldn' ima ine hav ng to work w th he in er et hat way! ust be ery rust at ng
I just want to repost this like I'm throwing rocks in a glass house and giggling like a school girl.
My point of that post was to raz Blob, and the fact his internet was only working "50% of the time". At least Gregg got it.
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I did to. Thats why I didn't sign it.
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I co ldn' ima ine hav ng to work w th he in er et hat way! ust be ery rust at ng
I just want to repost this like I'm throwing rocks in a glass house and giggling like a school girl.
My point of that post was to raz Blob, and the fact his internet was only working "50% of the time". At least Gregg got it.
I skimmed past your post Jingle and thought you were drink :lol
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True, true. Both bands really lost something went Turili and Starapoli went seperate ways. Shame though, From Chaos to Eternity is amazing.
At least this one is better than Dark Wings of Steel though.
I agree they lost something when they split, although I still felt Ascending to Infinity was almost as good as Chaos to Eternity, if not as good (both excellent). Rhapsody of Fire is lacking what made them unique from other power metal bands without Luca's distinctive guitar style, so both of their albums since have been generic and unmemorable. Luca Turilli got off to a very promising start, but Prometheus was scifi word salad over average pretentious power metal.
I think both sides needed each other to balance out.
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Hi Blob. What's going on down under today?
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Hi Blob. What's going on down under today?
That's private and none of your business!
I think my internet is working slightly better today. Time to test that with a download.
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Download, eh? Giggity.
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No giggity downloads at 3pm. That's more of a 3am thing. :neverusethis:
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Lol. No privacy I bet. Time to go to bed. 11:25 pm here.
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How much more privacy do I need? I have a room nobody else enters, a computer nobody else is allowed to touch, and my monitor has a huge hood around it that blocks the screen from anyone walking in anyway. :lol
I just like to leave that kind of thing until after 2am, because then it counts towards my off peak downloads. :biggrin:
Goodnight, king!
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Lol. Night Blob.
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Good morning.
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Morning, hef. What does the rest of the weekend hold for you?
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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! Much junk and beer will be consumed later today.
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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! Much junk and beer will be consumed later today.
Yep. Except the beer started last night and thru the night.
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Morning, hef. What does the rest of the weekend hold for you?
Well, pretty much this:
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! Much junk and beer will be consumed later today.
Getting ready for church. I've had a cold lately and I'm losing my voice, which is not good since I play guitar and sing at church. So I had a cup of hot cider and two shots of whiskey.
I feel better already. :biggrin:
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I didn't realize it was sportball sportbowl day. I figured that had already passed by now.
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Going to get new sneakers, food shopping and the the SB.
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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! Much junk and beer will be consumed later today.
Pretty much!
I'm currently peeling and deviening shrimp (well, I'm taking a break to check DTF, actually) in preparation for my shrimp tacos. It's going to be fun day, as usual.
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I'm working today then SB, morning all
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Morning Reap.
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Morning.
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Watching some Star Trek TOS at work, I feel like it's going to be a long day.
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Also, backing up mrs.jingle and jingle.daughter's laptops. The Mrs is getting an upgrade to El Capitan; daughter's screen hinge/casing (not the screen itself) is cracking, so it's off to a PC repair shop.
Lol-Windows... 3 hours, and it's only 43% backed up. Mac has backed up 3 times (as I cleaned some old shit up), and downloaded El Capitan upgrade.
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Is El Capitan a program? I haven't heard of it.
That reminds me, I still need to finish off backing up my PC to my new external. I've backed up about 1.5TB so far, still got at least a few hundred GB's left. It's taken a LOT more than 3 hours to back up. I have a lot of data.
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El Capitan is the code-name for the latest OSX.
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I like that Prog, equal opportunity.
To quote Peter Steele, I'm an equal opportunity destroyer.
For what it's worth, I'd drink the blood of a virgin whether or not I got to hear the CD.
Like it's the first time you proclaimed this.
For some, it's the first. ;)
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El Capitan is the code-name for the latest OSX.
Oh, did they finally run out of giant felines? :lol That's a pretty bad name for an OS. I prefer Android's naming convention. Much tastier!
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Well the previous one was called Mavericks and it was a whole bunch o buggy shit. :)
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Haven't heard of that one either! What kind of bugs did it have?
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Currently studying for uni exams.
Fuck differential equations, seriously.
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Yeah, fuck that shit.
What other subjects you got?
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It's not a subject, just the worst part of one, called Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics.
The others are Calculus I, Linear Algebra (which I've already written and it was pretty easy) and Physics I (which consists of Mechanics and a small bit of Thermodynamics).
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It's not a subject, just the worst part of one
Oh I know, it's just that you mentioned other exams.
You don't have a wildcard subject, like Playing with Puppies I, or Advanced Candy Consumption?
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Closest thing to a wildcard subject was Programming, but that's also already over and done with.
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It's not a subject, just the worst part of one, called Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics.
The others are Calculus I, Linear Algebra (which I've already written and it was pretty easy) and Physics I (which consists of Mechanics and a small bit of Thermodynamics).
I don't envy you Scorpion. DiffEq was a bitch, so was calculus 1, 2 and 3.
The subject I hated the most was Chemistry.
Goodluck!
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Aw, programming would be my choice of those too. What languages did you learn in that one?
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Good morning y'all. Been dealing with a pissed off resident at work who's car was towed last night. This is the second tow my guys have gotten in just as many nights... Usually we have one ever other month. I'm just waiting for the owner to show up and start bitching me out. She already did over the phone. Yay Sundays!
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Aw, programming would be my choice of those too. What languages did you learn in that one?
Python. It was mainly numerical methods that are useful in Physics problems, like searching for roots of functions numerically, approximating weird functions to certain degrees of exactness... stuff like that.
It's not a subject, just the worst part of one, called Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics.
The others are Calculus I, Linear Algebra (which I've already written and it was pretty easy) and Physics I (which consists of Mechanics and a small bit of Thermodynamics).
I don't envy you Scorpion. DiffEq was a bitch, so was calculus 1, 2 and 3.
The subject I hated the most was Chemistry.
Goodluck!
Thanks! You know, I think the whole differential equations stuff would be a lot more manageable if we weren't solving partial differential equations in Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics before doing derivatives in Calculus.
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:lol all I can remember is the sleepless nights I had in college. I did enjoy it though.
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Good Afternoon / Evening folks
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Good evenings guys. Playing some guitar while watching the super bowl.
What's everyone up to?
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I am chillaxing at home. Shitty day today. Glad to be away from work for the day.
Kinda half assed watching the Super Bowl.
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I'm pretty tired and I'd like to go to bed, but I want to finish listening to this album.
First world problems. :lol
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#ScorpionsProblems
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Don't you dare laugh at my pain Jeremy! :police:
(on the last track, so I'm already saying good night everyone)
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:rollin
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I can't tell you how many times, in my youth I was lucky I wasn't electrocuted by my drool on my cassette player.
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Back in my single days I used to have a sweet setup in my bedroom. Speakers on each side of my bed with an ipod dock next to me. Plug some music and and just relax.
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Back in my single days I used to have a sweet setup in my bedroom. Speakers on each side of my bed with an ipod dock next to me. Plug some music and and just relax.
:heart :heart :heart :millahhhh :millahhhh :heart :metal
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Morning!
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Morning, Pod. :D
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:D
*nods* Sir, Blobster. How's it hanging?
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Hello chaps. Haven't really spent much time in the chat thread in AGES.
How goes it?
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90 minute shift at work and then two days off :)
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Very well, arrich. Very well indeed...and yourself?
The kids left a shit pot of dishes in the sink when the football game was over last night. Had their fun and scampered! :lol It's all good though, fun was had by all.
Why do you have two days off, KB?
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90 minute shift at work and then two days off :)
Nice. I could definitely do with some time off.
I'm good thanks Pod, slightly overwhelmed with how much there is going on at the moment, but it's all good stuff so I can't (and won't!) complain. Work is busy, plus I got a promotion last month and I'm still trying to get my head around transitioning into the new role. And then I'm getting married in June, so there's all the planning and prep for that going on. And on top of that we're finally getting round to do stuff to the house that we bought over a year ago, so I'm having to learn, among other things, how to use a power drill and put up shelves/blinds/curtains.
Like I said, it's all positive stuff and I'm incredibly lucky to be in this position. Just not sure my brain can keep up with everything!
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Hey guys!
ARIIIIIIIIIIICH!
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Hey guys!
ARIIIIIIIIIIICH!
So I listened to Act I last night and tried to follow the lyrics at the same time.
It's getting better with each listen.
Act II tonight.
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I'm good thanks Pod, slightly overwhelmed with how much there is going on at the moment, but it's all good stuff so I can't (and won't!) complain. Work is busy, plus I got a promotion last month and I'm still trying to get my head around transitioning into the new role. And then I'm getting married in June, so there's all the planning and prep for that going on. And on top of that we're finally getting round to do stuff to the house that we bought over a year ago, so I'm having to learn, among other things, how to use a power drill and put up shelves/blinds/curtains.
Like I said, it's all positive stuff and I'm incredibly lucky to be in this position. Just not sure my brain can keep up with everything!
Nice. I'm pleased for you!
I still have some times like these, few and far between now, so I know what you are talking about...at least a little. Still, I'm happy that the majority of life's super-busy moments are behind me now. I'm rapidly becoming content with a slower life.
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Morning
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Whassup ya'll?
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Hey.
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It's Monday...
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Hey guys!
ARIIIIIIIIIIICH!
:ariich:
I still have some times like these, few and far between now, so I know what you are talking about...at least a little. Still, I'm happy that the majority of life's super-busy moments are behind me now. I'm rapidly becoming content with a slower life.
That's awesome. I've still got a long way to go for that - we still have the whole "having kids" phase first which I'm told is pretty exhausting! :P
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I still have some times like these, few and far between now, so I know what you are talking about...at least a little. Still, I'm happy that the majority of life's super-busy moments are behind me now. I'm rapidly becoming content with a slower life.
That's awesome. I've still got a long way to go for that - we still have the whole "having kids" phase first which I'm told is pretty exhausting! :P
It's more mentally exhausting than anything. It has been the most profound and painful experience of my life so far. But I wouldn't change anything.
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I still have some times like these, few and far between now, so I know what you are talking about...at least a little. Still, I'm happy that the majority of life's super-busy moments are behind me now. I'm rapidly becoming content with a slower life.
That's awesome. I've still got a long way to go for that - we still have the whole "having kids" phase first which I'm told is pretty exhausting! :P
I've decided to forgo that stage of life altogether.
Whether voluntary or not. :neverusethis:
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Thankfully. Imagine little kids running around with a middle finger stuck to their forehead?! Those poor kids.
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Thankfully. Imagine little kids running around with a middle finger stuck to their forehead?! Those poor kids.
That's not a finger.....
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Somehow, I read that in the voice of Paul Hogan.
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Somehow, I read that in the voice of Paul Hogan.
That's the most insulting thing anyone has ever said to me in my life.
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:lol
I could have said Yahoo Serious but that would have crossed the line.
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:lol
I could have said Yahoo Serious but that would have crossed the line.
Referencing any Australian would have been equally insulting. :lol
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:lol
I could have said Yahoo Serious but that would have crossed the line.
Which is why it would be more accurate. :biggrin:
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Morning.
I feel like shit.
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Morning, boss. Sorry about yesterday!
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Sorry about the Panthers, boss. I was pulling for them for your sake. Being a Pittsburgh fan, I did enjoy that it was a defensive game though.
I'm heading into the field. I'll catch up with you guys later.
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I was pulling for the Panthers but the Offense couldn't get it together.
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For as much as I bitch about my job, I just found out I'm getting a 4.2% raise :metal
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Nice! I haven't officially had a raise in 8 years. Though, I did make the most I've ever made in my career last year, so no need to complain.
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Awesome Brian. I start giving the reviews next week.
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Morning.
I feel like shit.
How come? :(
Nice! I haven't officially had a raise in 8 years. Though, I did make the most I've ever made in my career last year, so no need to complain.
There's presumably a big element of commission in your pay?
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Nice! I haven't officially had a raise in 8 years. Though, I did make the most I've ever made in my career last year, so no need to complain.
I can give ya a raise :zydar:
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Nice! I haven't officially had a raise in 8 years. Though, I did make the most I've ever made in my career last year, so no need to complain.
I can give ya a raise :zydar:
You always give me a raise. :zydarscouch:
@ Rich... yes, lots of comissionable earnings.
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Just got everything sorted for my cruise coming up, can't wait! Just a few more days.
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'sup
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Yo.
Reap, where is the cruise headed?
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Afternoon, guys.
For as much as I bitch about my job, I just found out I'm getting a 4.2% raise :metal
That's awesome!
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They're now going to pay you $4.20 an hour :P
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https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/track/caveman-boogie
^ Hey guys. I recorded this today on my home studio setup. Just guitar, bass and Toontrack.
I tried to engineer it to sound like a band in a room recording their jams to a cassette deck.
What do you think ? Did I succeed ?
I'd love to get some warping in there too like the azimuth is fucked :lol
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Good afternoon.
Hey, Progmeister
Are you going to be near Mercedes-Benz Manhattan on 11th Avenue tomorrow? I'd like you to go look at a car I'm interested in buying.
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I just got my first exam back and I got a 1.7 (which, from what I know about the US system is about 3.7? Not sure).
:victorydance:
EDIT: Okay, so looking up conversion tables, it's somewhere between 3.7 and 4.0 for you guys.
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Good Evening peeps.
Got paid today.
Went to work.
Then paid mah bills.
Then went home and dealt with an inch of water and mildew underneath my kitchen sink.
And gonna start a week of Nutrisystem and start going back to the gym tomorrow.
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Ugh on the sink.
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Seriously. And of course Panda is very... sensitive to situations like this... so it turned into an urgent drop everything lets get this clean right now type thing.
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Yo.
Reap, where is the cruise headed?
Jamaica, I've never been but my gf has. She says it's not that impressive but I'm excited.
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Sound like a good time eh mon?
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Yea I'm excited. I think I'm most excited about just having my phone off.
How do you like nutrisystem by the way Jay?
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Haven't started yet. I bought a week's worth of what's basically a light version today. If I can withstand it, I believe there is a groupon out there for a month's worth of the full thing for like $150.
Wait... your phone will be off? HOW WILL YOU TALK TO US??!?!?!
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It's a short cruise and I have free data and texting in Jamaica so I should be ok.
I'll have a bunch of fruity drinks to ease the pain.
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It's a short cruise and I have free data and texting in Jamaica so I should be ok.
I'll have a bunch of fruity drinks to ease the pain.
Which area of Jamaica? Been there three times myself - 2x to Ocho Rios; 1x to Montego Bay.
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Ocho Rios, how did you like Jingle?
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Hey guys
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Heya
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What's up Jay?
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Not much. Watching Star Trek TNG and playing World of Warcraft. Enjoying the fact that I don't have to work early tomorrow.
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A late start is always nice.
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Yes. I need to make sure I am up early enough to get to the gym and back home to shower before work. We also have someone coming over to look into our leaky garbage disposal as well. Sometime in the morning.
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Not much. Watching Star Trek TNG and playing World of Warcraft. Enjoying the fact that I don't have to work early tomorrow.
That sounds pretty good to me. :blob:
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That doesn't sound pleasant... leaking garbage disposal.
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That doesn't sound pleasant... leaking garbage disposal.
But it sounds like a great insult!
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It wasn't pleasant to clean. I stripped down to my underwear (which wasn't that bad seeing as it was 85F today, and while wearing just a mast, gloves, and goggles, got down there and pulled everything out and sprayed the fucker down with vinegar.
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Just walked past my garage while taking out the trash and found my garage door had been pried open and my bike gone.
Fuck
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Shit, that sucks Jay.
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It's 1:30 AM and I am sitting here waiting for a Police Officer to show up and take a report.
Usually I am getting paid to wait for them to show up. :lol
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That really sucks Jay. :( Do you have insurance that will cover it?
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Nah. And it was only worth like $130. Still sucks though.
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Morning guys.
Jay that sucks about your bike, hopefully you can recover it.
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I'd be more concerned that they're able to break into your garage at all.
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Ocho Rios, how did you like Jingle?
Well, I got married there, so there's that.
When we went last year, we pretty much just stayed on the resort. Took a day-trip to the gardens where we were married, but didn't go into town at all. 17 years ago, we did a few tours and such... if that's where you're going, you have to do Dunn's River Falls. Great excursion.
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Good morning, folks.
Jay, I feel your pain.
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
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Morning, guys.
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Hey, Blob. How's the connection today?
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
Indeed, I am. How goes it?
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Hey, Blob. How's the connection today?
It's been all good the past day or so. Managed to get back to my usual downloading without any problems. :tup
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Morning everybody.
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F*cking snow.
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
Indeed, I am. How goes it?
Great. Do you have any rounds that will get you near 77th and 11th Avenue?
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F*cking snow.
Yup. 6 more inches. At least its the fluffy kind.
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F*cking snow.
For once, I don't have to say that. The snow storms have been turned off for us, hopefully for awhile.
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
Indeed, I am. How goes it?
Great. Do you have any rounds that will get you near 7th and 11th Avenue?
Not today. I'm heading into Queens in a little while. Why do you ask? Do you need something?
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Snow. What is it?
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Snow. What is it?
It's the absolute bottom of the barrel of precipitation.
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
Indeed, I am. How goes it?
Great. Do you have any rounds that will get you near 7th and 11th Avenue?
Not today. I'm heading into Queens in a little while. Why do you ask? Do you need something?
It's actually on 77th and 11th ave, sorry. I'm looking at a car for Mrs. P at the Mercedes dealer there. I just thought if someone I trusted laid an eyeball on it and said it's as advertised. But, it's no problem really. It's not like Mercedes dealers are in a habit of misrepresenting their certified cars. :)
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I hate snow.
It's cold. It's coarse. It gets everywhere.
:coolio
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I hate snow.
It's cold. It's coarse. It gets everywhere.
:coolio
I see what you did there.
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Prog, ol' buddy, you still around?
Indeed, I am. How goes it?
Great. Do you have any rounds that will get you near 7th and 11th Avenue?
Not today. I'm heading into Queens in a little while. Why do you ask? Do you need something?
It's actually on 77th and 11th ave, sorry. I'm looking at a car for Mrs. P at the Mercedes dealer there. I just thought if someone I trusted laid an eyeball on it and said it's as advertised. But, it's no problem really. It's not like Mercedes dealers are in a habit of misrepresenting their certified cars. :)
If I finish up what I'm doing early then I'll take a subway ride over there. Do you have the info for the Mercedes?
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No special effort, okay?
Here's the autotrader listing. https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?ownerId=575511&searchRadius=0&listingId=411077016
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The dealer is on 54th and 11th. 770 is the address but it's not on 77th St. Just so you don't wind up going to the wrong place. :)
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Good to know. Thanks.
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Did someone say Mercedes?
(https://table9mutant.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140205-021238-am.jpg)
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Heather Graham :tup
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Pretty, lady. But, I don't get the reference.
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Ah, quick Google search and I find she played a character named Mercedes. Comes the dawn.
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Hello, all.
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Hey Hef.
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Ready for the weekend.
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My weekend is Tuesday and Wednesday :coolio
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Ready for the weekend.
I have problems with plantar fasciitis and then add that I strained my achilles tendon when I was cleaning my chimney and I've been in pain of late. I need new sneakers for walking and I'm going to get them today. I might have to go to a podiatrist for the tendon though. It wont heal.
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Ready for the weekend.
Same.
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Pretty, lady. But, I don't get the reference.
She was in Waynes World 2
WW2
Germany were the main antagonists in World War 2
Mercedes benz are a German automibile.
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Good morning.
Ok... Afternoon.
To add to the drama from yesterday (Leaky sink, mold, burglary in my garage and bicycle stolen), I found out this morning that the president of my bowling league passed away.
What a shitty day.
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Geez.... :(
Somebody needs a :hug:
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Shit, Jay.
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Afternoon LADIES!
Good morning.
Ok... Afternoon.
To add to the drama from yesterday (Leaky sink, mold, burglary in my garage and bicycle stolen), I found out this morning that the president of my bowling league passed away.
What a shitty day.
It'll be alright! Everyone has those days.
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Thathe was my Sunday a week ago Jay.
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Not much. Watching Star Trek TNG and playing World of Warcraft. Enjoying the fact that I don't have to work early tomorrow.
That sounds pretty good to me. :blob:
I loved MOON and Source Code but i'm not excited about Warcraft. Never played the game. Don't like the look of the movie.
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Evening guys
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Evening John.
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What's the good word?
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Sipping on some beers watching some DVR'd show with the wifey.
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Evening guys.
What are you drinking King?
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Harpoon Leviathan IPA & Long Thaw IPA.
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What's up, Reap?
What are you watching, King?
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Castle
The Graham Norton Show
NCIS: Los Angeles
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I've never seen any of those. I've seen the regular NCIS which is a great show. I've always wanted to see NCIS: New Orleans just because I love NOLA.
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All 3 are good shows. I love that with my DVR I can watch an hour show in 42 minutes and when I want to watch them.
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That's a great convenience. I DVR a few different shows so I do the same thing as you. I just watched the new episode of New Girl and I have to catch up on the last couple of episodes of Scorpion.
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Got Scorpion as well. The Flash. We are TV whores.
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Surfing the web while my gf sits by watching Married at First Sight. It's nice not having anything to do for the next 6 days.
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Got Scorpion as well. The Flash. We are TV whores.
I haven't watched The Flash. I generally don't get too into comic book movies/shows unless it's X-men. However I thoroughly enjoyed the Jessica Jones series on Netflix. I watched the whole season in one day.
Surfing the web while my gf sits by watching Married at First Sight. It's nice not having anything to do for the next 6 days.
Are you on vacation?
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Yea today was my last day at work. I'm getting an early flight to miami tomorrow.
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Not much. Watching Star Trek TNG and playing World of Warcraft. Enjoying the fact that I don't have to work early tomorrow.
That sounds pretty good to me. :blob:
I loved MOON and Source Code but i'm not excited about Warcraft. Never played the game. Don't like the look of the movie.
Moon was a good one. I don't know Source Code. I have zero interest in Warcraft either, I was just approving of the general idea of Jay wasting time watching Trek and playing video games. :lol
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Yea today was my last day at work. I'm getting an early flight to miami tomorrow.
I would love to be in Miami right now.
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I lived there for a year, you're not missing that much. Plus it's surprisingly cold there now.
Good morning guys!
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Morning.
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Howdy.
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What I'm missing is weather warmer than it is here. :biggrin:
Podrick, I didn't get a chance to check out the Mercedes. I was stuck in the office until about 11 and then they sent me out to Queens. I actually have to go back again today.
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What I'm missing is weather warmer than it is here. :biggrin:
Podrick, I didn't get a chance to check out the Mercedes. I was stuck in the office until about 11 and then they sent me out to Queens. I actually have to go back again today.
No worries, mang. Zero expectations, equals zero disappointments. I just thought it might be cool if you had time and the inclination.
I think the dealer has assigned a rookie salesman to the internet sales...he's fairly incompetent. :lol
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Hey chumps.
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Blob. *bro chin lift*
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Sup Pod. Just started up the computer for the day. It was too hot today, so I just did nothing on the laptop instead. It's not much use for anything but watching videos online.
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:lol
Sup.
How lazy are we now that we abbreviate short words now. I blame cell phones.
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:lol
Sup.
How lazy are we now that we abbreviate short words now. I blame cell phones.
I hope that's a rhetorical question/statement, because I'm far too lazy to answer it.
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:lol
We've all done it. Shorthand is getting out of control. I'd blame you Blob but like you said........
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:lol
We've all done it. Shorthand is getting out of control. I'd blame you Blob but like you said........
Don't blame me! I only use shorthand slang for comedic effect!
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Fo sho Blob, fo sho.
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What I'm missing is weather warmer than it is here. :biggrin:
Podrick, I didn't get a chance to check out the Mercedes. I was stuck in the office until about 11 and then they sent me out to Queens. I actually have to go back again today.
No worries, mang. Zero expectations, equals zero disappointments. I just thought it might be cool if you had time and the inclination.
I think the dealer has assigned a rookie salesman to the internet sales...he's fairly incompetent. :lol
I'll see where I wind up today. This site is giving us a hard time and it's using extremely old technology which I told them to replace. They're using this antiquated multistation or media access unit (MAU) which always needs to be reset to clear the errors off the line. I was trying to find a photo for it but I couldn't find one.
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U boys cra cra
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I would think that since my department is responsible for the communication equipment pertaining to the revenue for the MTA that they would want top of the line equipment and security to ensure better protection of the data. Nope. We just upgraded every subway site to "new"CSU/DSUs. However the technology is fifteen years old. :facepalm:
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:lol
We've all done it. Shorthand is getting out of control. I'd blame you Blob but like you said........
stfu
Anyway so all over England junior doctors are on strike. The whole situation is pretty bonkers.
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I would think that since my department is responsible for the communication equipment pertaining to the revenue for the MTA that they would want top of the line equipment and security to ensure better protection of the data. Nope. We just upgraded every subway site to "new"CSU/DSUs. However the technology is fifteen years old. :facepalm:
There are a lot of English words in that quote but somehow I still don't understand it.
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Anyway so all over England junior doctors are on strike. The whole situation is pretty bonkers.
Bad working conditions? Junior Doctor labor camps? What's their beef?
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Anyway so all over England junior doctors are on strike. The whole situation is pretty bonkers.
Bad working conditions? Junior Doctor labor camps? What's their beef?
New contracts that the government is trying to introduce. The government wants the health service to be more of a full 7-day service, rather than full service in the week with emergency cover and some additional cover at weekends, which is the case in many places at the moment. One thing it wants to do is change Saturdays to "normal" working days that get paid at normal rate, but then increase basic pay by 11% to mostly compensate. As far as I can tell, this is the only remaining sticking point in the discussions - the doctors union refuses to accept that Saturdays should be normal working days. Basically the union insists that a lot of junior doctors will get a pay cut overall, while the government insists that 99% will get paid the same or more on the new contracts. And because nobody seems to want to actually publish their analysis, it's hard to know who is accurate.
But really, when it comes down to it, it's all just bullshit politics.
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I would think that since my department is responsible for the communication equipment pertaining to the revenue for the MTA that they would want top of the line equipment and security to ensure better protection of the data. Nope. We just upgraded every subway site to "new"CSU/DSUs. However the technology is fifteen years old. :facepalm:
There are a lot of English words in that quote but somehow I still don't understand it.
:lol
Basically, we use outdated technology when we should be using something more reliable and secure because one of the networks my department manages is responsible for transporting the data from the payment systems, specifically those metro card machines.
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I've spent a couple of hours trying to get this damn exporter to work, and nothing works. It's supposed to export a 3D scene to a VRML file, and I've tried 3 entirely different methods I've found online, but nothing works at all. Screw it.
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Sup, suckers?
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Wut you talkin' bout Willis?!
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Nothin'
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Hey Willis, hey King, how are you guys on this fine day?
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That's not Hef's name. :lol That's a line from an 80's sitcom, "Different Strokes".
We're just old farts with in jokes. :lol
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:lol
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Oh oops!
You guys aren't that old though!
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I'm 47.
Getting there.
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Going to a hockey game tonight. The local team, Hershey Bears are playing Bridgeport. Should be cool.
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Morning peeps
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Sound like a blast Coz.
Hey Jay.
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Went to one last year and had a great time. A buddy of mine is big into hockey and said "If you think that was fast-paced or hard to follow, the NHL teams make these guys look like they're skating on molasses."
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It's true. The speed in the NHL is insane.
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Philly is our closest NHL team and Philly can f*ck right the hell off. :lol I'd go to a Flyers game just to cheer for the opposing team. But then again, I'd do that at an Eagles game or a Phillies game.
However, any one of those instances may land me in the ER.
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Going to a hockey game tonight. The local team, Hershey Bears are playing Bridgeport. Should be cool.
Awesome. Since Boston Bruins tix are so damn expensive, we go to see the Providence Bruins a couple times a year. Always a great time.
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lol(non baseball)sports
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Jay, I was a baseball nut but as I got older, it's harder to watch all the games. I still pay attention but barely watch anymore.
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I start each season excited and gung ho to watch all the games.
But then Red Sox.
And then I quickly begin to lose interest.
Lmao
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I lived it. in 1986 I went to 24 Red Sox games.
Clemens was 24-4 that year. I was 22-2. The 2 losses were Clemens. :lol
What a jinx!
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Baseball! 3 minutes of non-stop action crammed into 3 hours!
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Afternoon, guys
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*waves*
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*waves emphatically*
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:wave:
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:footloose:
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(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/Smileys/default/willy_nilly.gif)
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I saved some idiot from getting nailed by a car. We were waiting on the corner for the light to change. It did. We had the right of way to walk. However, there was still a car straggling in the intersection at that same moment. The guy standing next to me started walking without looking. At that same moment the car floored it to get out of the intersection. If I didn't grab the pedestrian he would have went right in front of the car.
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*Darwin snaps fingers*
"Just missed!"
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Was it an Olive-grey Mercedes convertible?
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*Darwin snaps fingers*
"Just missed!"
:lol I interfered with fate.
Was it an Olive-grey Mercedes convertible?
Yes, and it was blasting Carry On Wayward Son
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Fuck yeah
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:rollin :rollin
Dammit, Mrs. P is loose again!
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Fuck yeah
I just realized it was you posting. I saw the photo and just assumed it was some newb.
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:rollin :rollin
Dammit, Mrs. P is loose again!
I'll be careful when I leave work in a few minutes and walk to the subway.
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I absolutely must find a more secure lid for 'The Pit'.
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*Darwin snaps fingers*
"Just missed!"
:clap:
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*Darwin snaps fingers*
"Just missed!"
:clap:
Your profile pic XD
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I JUST GOT A CALL... I WILL BE INTERVIEWING A WEEK FROM TOMORROW!
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WOOOOOTTTT!!!!!!
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jay8v, you got this brah.
good luck!
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Ricky!! What's up brotatochip?
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ricky!
:heart
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bunch of crap.
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Nothing kills the mood of the day quite as quickly as a browse in DT side.
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Nothing kills the mood of the day quite as quickly as a browse in DT side.
I have no doubt. Sometimes you feel led to say "hey, by the way, how's the weather up there where your nose is?"
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
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That's far more civil than the thoughts I have, Coz. :lol
More like *eye roll* *series of obscenities* *middle finger at screen*
:angel:
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Yup. Been there.
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Well I know we've all done a middle finger to the screen, because we've all thoroughly documented it in the pic thread. :lol
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:lol
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Morning
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Morning Prog, and others who may be around.
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Hey Pod. What up?
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What's the good word, Pod?
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Things are nervous around the house. Mrs P has accepted a high profile position in City Government and part of that process is a lot of public scrutiny both by the local press and the city council.
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Things are nervous around the house. Mrs P has accepted a high profile position in City Government and part of that process is a lot of public scrutiny both by the local press and the city council.
Is this her first time partaking in such a venture?
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Oh hell no. Mrs P. is a 28+ year career bureaucrat, and damned proud of it. She'll be fine, and the press will loose interest as soon as the council signs off on her. It should be a great administration to work for and they've got enough systemic problems that she can do the public some real good by helping them out. She's an expert on culture change and leadership building. Especially in government.
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Well congratulations!
This is our busy day today here. Lets see how much the count climbs
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King, when you say "here" you do mean your work, right? What is this count you speak of?
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He works for Sesame Street. Every day, the Count recites a few more decimal places of pi.
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Oh hell no. Mrs P. is a 28+ year career bureaucrat, and damned proud of it. She'll be fine, and the press will loose interest as soon as the council signs off on her. It should be a great administration to work for and they've got enough systemic problems that she can do the public some real good by helping them out. She's an expert on culture change and leadership building. Especially in government.
Congrats to her then. I'm sure her biggest challenge has been putting up with you anyway. :biggrin:
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Oh, I forgot to mention that I got my new TV yesterday. It's be.a.utiful!
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Oh hell no. Mrs P. is a 28+ year career bureaucrat, and damned proud of it. She'll be fine, and the press will loose interest as soon as the council signs off on her. It should be a great administration to work for and they've got enough systemic problems that she can do the public some real good by helping them out. She's an expert on culture change and leadership building. Especially in government.
Congrats to her then. I'm sure her biggest challenge has been putting up with you anyway. :biggrin:
Strangely, she gives me a ton of credit for her success. ???
She's weird.
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He works for Sesame Street. Every day, the Count recites a few more decimal places of pi.
Boy, that's gonna take a while. One! AHAHAHAH! Four! AHAHAHAHAH! One! AHAHAHAH! Five! AHAHAHAH!
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:lol
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GODDAMMIT COUNT, JUST GIVE ME THE NUMBERS WITHOUT THE BULLSHIT!
I've lost my place. I shall have to start again. Three! AHAHAHAHAH! Point! AHAHAHAHAH!
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King, when you say "here" you do mean your work, right? What is this count you speak of?
I'm a Site Manager of a contracted company that processes pallets for a Wal Mart DC in Raymond, N.H. We on average sort 250,000 pallets a month plus we sort boxes for them to reuse and we take care of commingled items. We right now have 21 trailers of pallets to sort through and 2 box trailers to sort through.
He works for Sesame Street. Every day, the Count recites a few more decimal places of pi.
Boy, that's gonna take a while. One! AHAHAHAH! Four! AHAHAHAHAH! One! AHAHAHAH! Five! AHAHAHAH!
you silly goose. I slay numbers, that's why I'm in this position. Also Coz,
Vone Beer, Tvo Beers, Thvee Beers........
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So, Blob.
I'm researching calibration recommendations online for my new TV. The first two articles I found claim to have the best settings based on hardware calibration in darkness. The recommended settings are completely different! :lol
I think the out of box calibration looks fine to me.
BTW, the standard picture setting has a "feature" that slightly dims the output for EnergyStar reasons. It's like your cellphone going to half brightness to save battery. It's annoying as fuck. If any of you buy a Samsung, immediately switch it over to movie mode.
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Oh hell no. Mrs P. is a 28+ year career bureaucrat, and damned proud of it. She'll be fine, and the press will loose interest as soon as the council signs off on her. It should be a great administration to work for and they've got enough systemic problems that she can do the public some real good by helping them out. She's an expert on culture change and leadership building. Especially in government.
Congrats to her then. I'm sure her biggest challenge has been putting up with you anyway. :biggrin:
Strangely, she gives me a ton of credit for her success. ???
She's weird.
She would have to be. :)
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So, Blob.
I'm researching calibration recommendations online for my new TV. The first two articles I found claim to have the best settings based on hardware calibration in darkness. The recommended settings are completely different! :lol
I think the out of box calibration looks fine to me.
BTW, the standard picture setting has a "feature" that slightly dims the output for EnergyStar reasons. It's like your cellphone going to half brightness to save battery. It's annoying as fuck. If any of you buy a Samsung, immediately switch it over to movie mode.
Yeah, most things seem to recommend calibration under standard lighting since the lighting affects how you perceive the picture in theory, although I personally calibrate my monitor in darkness (I use my computer in darkness more than light anyway :lol ).
I'm not sure what settings your TV has, but I'm not sure I'd consider anything that it does "calibration" as such anyway. And trust me, legitimate calibration would look horrible to most people, because most people are used to the flashy looking settings.
How are you trying to set it up?
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When my brother got a 65 inch plasma TV he paid the extra $100 to have them calibrate it.
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I'd be curious to know what they'd calibrate a regular TV to.
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I was just investigating the settings for the TV since a lot of tech reviews of the TV recommend "calibrating" your set and not accepting the default modes.
Basically the set has the ability to be adjusted by the owner with these parameters.
Backlight
Contrast
Brightness
Sharpness
Color
Tint
Dynamic contrast (off/on)
Black tone (off/on)
Flesh tone (1-10)
RGB Only Mode
Color Space (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, all individually adjustable by amounts of R, B, G)
White Balance (adjustable offset from 0 in two levels of R, G, B)
A bunch of other settings for noise filtering, adjusting incoming signal, etc.
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I'd be curious to know what they'd calibrate a regular TV to.
That was where I was going with my original post on this subject. I think these articles are subjectively calibrating the image. Hell of an oxymoron if you ask me. It's difficult being an uneducated consumer these days. :biggrin:
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I'd be curious to know what they'd calibrate a regular TV to.
I'll ask him tonight.
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I'd be curious to know what they'd calibrate a regular TV to.
That was where I was going with my original post on this subject. I think these articles are subjectively calibrating the image. Hell of an oxymoron if you ask me. It's difficult being an uneducated consumer these days. :biggrin:
Yeah, software calibration like that is fairly subjective, and unless the settings come from the manufacturer, or have some objective backing to them, are maybe just someone else's idea of what looks best for that particular TV. Which isn't a bad thing in itself, but for a TV I think it's mostly personal preference of how you want to view things. Accurate calibration isn't that critical to the end user.
For my monitor, I do hardware calibration with a colorimeter, a little device which I attach to the monitor and it can measure the actual colour and brightness of the monitor. I tell the calibration software what settings I want (brightness, gamma, whitepoint, color space), and then leave it for a couple of minutes to adjust it for me, and I can't manually adjust any settings unless through calibrating it again.
I'd be curious to know what they'd calibrate a regular TV to.
I'll ask him tonight.
Great.
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Good morning, I never thought to calibrate my tv but I should when I get home.
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Well since I couldn't find a photo of the equipment online, here it is. I had to bring it back to the office to check the configuration and such. It's so outdated that software isn't used to configure it, just some switches on the circuitry board. It looks like one of them was set wrong.
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Are those DIP switches? That is oldschool.
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Who are you calling a dipswitch?
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Are those DIP switches? That is oldschool.
Yes. This device is at least 20 years old, probably even older.
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Are those DIP switches? That is oldschool.
Yes. This device is at least 20 years old, probably even older.
You can tell it's old even by the circuit board style and colour. On later boards in the 90s, they're usually a darker green with different looking tracks, and shinier. I've pulled apart enough things to know. :lol
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Are those DIP switches? That is oldschool.
Yes. This device is at least 20 years old, probably even older.
You can tell it's old even by the circuit board style and colour. On later boards in the 90s, they're usually a darker green with different looking tracks, and shinier. I've pulled apart enough things to know. :lol
I always love pulling apart old equipment. I used to keep everything I had in the way of technology, even if it was just pieces of it. :blob: I know exactly what you're saying about the color and shine of it.
We actually have just one more of these that I dug out of the storeroom. Hopefully it works because I think the one installed now is done. I'll have to drag both with me out to the site. I fixed the one dipswitch setting so hopefully that stops the errors on the circuit. If not, then I have one more left to install. Otherwise, it's time for them to upgrade to the 21st century. :lol
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Would they have to upgrade the entire system at once? Would that cost a lot?
I used to love pulling stuff apart and salvaging motors and buttons and sliders and whatever else looked cool. I still have a lot of it. I'd often come home from school with random electronic parts that we'd either salvaged from the back of shops (we got so many old mobile phones and great batteries and chargers that way), or friends would give me old laptops to fix, or I'd buy parts at the electronics hobby shop literally right across from the school, or one time the entire top section off something (might have been a high end photocopier?). It was several feet long and had a screen and I thought it might have fun parts in it, so I took it home from school. Don't know what happened to it.
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Who are you calling a dipswitch?
Someone has to recognize this. :lol
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Would they have to upgrade the entire system at once? Would that cost a lot?
I used to love pulling stuff apart and salvaging motors and buttons and sliders and whatever else looked cool. I still have a lot of it. I'd often come home from school with random electronic parts that we'd either salvaged from the back of shops (we got so many old mobile phones and great batteries and chargers that way), or friends would give me old laptops to fix, or I'd buy parts at the electronics hobby shop literally right across from the school, or one time the entire top section off something (might have been a high end photocopier?). It was several feet long and had a screen and I thought it might have fun parts in it, so I took it home from school. Don't know what happened to it.
There are numerous ways for them to fix it that come to mind. This is only going to a training center, so it's not imperative for them to upgrade this to something ludicrous. It's not controlling one of the subway sites. They could probably just find something newer and more reliable without spending a fortune.
I had a garbage bag filled with old computer parts that the ex eventually threw out. This happened around the same time she intentionally left my Cisco routers and switches in the driveway. This was obviously at the end of the marriage. :lol I bought some book that had all of these electronics hacks you could do to internal parts of devices to make it operate differently and more optimally. THAT she didn't throw out.
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I abuse my computer equipment to death, so I don't keep much lying around. Anything that still works usually ends up as a hand-me-down to other family members. I still have a lot of misc parts all over my room though. I've kept every single hard drive I've killed. That's a lot of drives!
On an unrelated note, Schwarzenegger lines sound hilarious run through a text to speech synthesizer. So deadpan. :lol
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Good morning, everyone.
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Morning Hef.
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Another day and a half.
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Yup. I've got to meet my best supervisor in an hour to get him a visa gift card. He's been helping at another site and needs gas and food money for the week.
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I abuse my computer equipment to death, so I don't keep much lying around. Anything that still works usually ends up as a hand-me-down to other family members. I still have a lot of misc parts all over my room though. I've kept every single hard drive I've killed. That's a lot of drives!
On an unrelated note, Schwarzenegger lines sound hilarious run through a text to speech synthesizer. So deadpan. :lol
I bet there's some incriminating data on those drives. :lol
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Blob keeps taking a USB drive in and out, and in and out......
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I abuse my computer equipment to death, so I don't keep much lying around. Anything that still works usually ends up as a hand-me-down to other family members. I still have a lot of misc parts all over my room though. I've kept every single hard drive I've killed. That's a lot of drives!
On an unrelated note, Schwarzenegger lines sound hilarious run through a text to speech synthesizer. So deadpan. :lol
I bet there's some incriminating data on those drives. :lol
:lol It would be much less than what's currently on my computer, let's put it that way.
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Listening to the Paul Gilbert channel on Slacker and they're playing "You Not Me". I'd forgotten how much I like this song. I need to drag FII back out and give it another listen.
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Listening to the Paul Gilbert channel on Slacker and they're playing "You Not Me". I'd forgotten how much I like this song. I need to drag FII back out and give it another listen.
While it's my least favourite on the album (and at this point the only song on the album I don't love), when I listen to the album now, I can happily sit through it. FII is amazing, and easily my 4th favourite DT album (very close to 3rd).
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FII came out around the time I joined Cold Gin and realized there was a whole world outside of the little town I grew up in that I was never ever going to see unless I made the decision to GTFO out of that little town. So it reminds me of a very transitional and topsy-turvy time in my life.
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So I just put the worst exam of this year's exam season behind me. And it was surprisingly okay! No guarantees on the grade, but I'm 99% certain that I passed.
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Which exam?
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I abuse my computer equipment to death, so I don't keep much lying around. Anything that still works usually ends up as a hand-me-down to other family members. I still have a lot of misc parts all over my room though. I've kept every single hard drive I've killed. That's a lot of drives!
On an unrelated note, Schwarzenegger lines sound hilarious run through a text to speech synthesizer. So deadpan. :lol
I bet there's some incriminating data on those drives. :lol
:lol It would be much less than what's currently on my computer, let's put it that way.
I came across one of my old hard drives at my parent's house. I brought it home with me and hooked it up to my old tower. There was a folder of photos of the girls I used to talk to back when I first started using the Internet. Most of them are just a distant memory but there are a couple that I still talk to. Actually, Meg (ProgMaiden) was one of the first girls I ever spoke to. This is going back to the late 90s. Then there was the girl I traveled to California to meet. I met her in 1997. She still looks gorgeous now. Anyway, I digress.... I threw out the hard drive. :lol
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You creep. :lol
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Hey, I threw the evidence out. Besides, don't tell me you don't have a folder for your own private viewing pleasures. :lol
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Listening to the Paul Gilbert channel on Slacker and they're playing "You Not Me". I'd forgotten how much I like this song. I need to drag FII back out and give it another listen.
While it's my least favourite on the album (and at this point the only song on the album I don't love), when I listen to the album now, I can happily sit through it. FII is amazing, and easily my 4th favourite DT album (very close to 3rd).
I am not crazy about roughly half the album, but the production sounds so good that when I listen to the album, I listen to the entire album, even the songs I don't like.
Also, the songs that I DO like rank among DT's very best IMHO. So the album is pretty schizo.
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Good Morning Fellas
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Which exam?
Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics.
It's worse than it sounds.
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And it sounds bad.
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Hey, I threw the evidence out. Besides, don't tell me you don't have a folder for your own private viewing pleasures. :lol
Nope. I just stream baby! Lol
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So I was eating lunch today, and a drunk lady told me to get the fuck out, called me a fat fuck, said she was going to kill me, and told someone to call the police because I threatened to rape her. I recorded most of it.
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So I was eating lunch today, and a drunk lady told me to get the fuck out, called me a fat fuck, said she was going to kill me, and told someone to call the police because I threatened to rape her. I recorded most of it.
This has to be asked, but was it cone lady?
Hey, I threw the evidence out. Besides, don't tell me you don't have a folder for your own private viewing pleasures. :lol
Nope. I just cream baby! Lol
FTFY
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Cone Carma
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So I was eating lunch today, and a drunk lady told me to get the fuck out, called me a fat fuck, said she was going to kill me, and told someone to call the police because I threatened to rape her. I recorded most of it.
This has to be asked, but was it cone lady?
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Brian, you give her the Blue Steel look or something?
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Blue Steel look? More like the Steel Panther look.
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Unbelievable.
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Blue Steel look? More like the Steel Panther look.
If this were the case she's be flashing him.
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Then he's not doing it right.
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I literally didn't say a word.
First the lady started shit talking the weatherman on the television. Then, during a commercial, as I'm eating my pizza, I hear her saying something like "Look at you. You useless fuck. Look at your self". She went on for another minute or so. I then turned my head and stared her down. She continued. I pulled out my phone and just let it go.
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I did nothing at the Steel Panther concert and it was tits abound!
Brian you need to let us here it.
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I literally didn't say a word.
First the lady started shit talking the weatherman on the television. Then, during a commercial, as I'm eating my pizza, I hear her saying something like "Look at you. You useless fuck. Look at your self". She went on for another minute or so. I then turned my head and stared her down. She continued. I pulled out my phone and just let it go.
That's everyday on the subway. There's always some wacko ranting about something. The best was this old guy who broke the complete silence like this..
"Lesbians...lesbians are responsible for all the wrong in the world. Lesbians...yes I said it. Lesbians...you dirty rapscallions. Yes I said it...lesbians. Stop kissing each other and kiss my big beautiful black lips."
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I did nothing at the Steel Panther concert and it was tits abound!
Brian you need to let us here it.
I have a video of it. Unfortunately, I only recorded about 1:30. She went on for a a good 5 or 6 minutes, but my phone ran out of storage. I eventually started calling her out on her shit saying things like "I'd like to thank you for completely ruining my lunch" and "I'm not the one sitting in a pizza joint pounding vodka and Heineken at 11:30 in the morning". She eventually started crying a whaling saying things like "I'm trying to save you!" and "You'll never forgive me will you".
I dropped this on her table as I left.
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Drinking makes me a happy dude. Not some screaming monster.
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Evening gang!
So I moved into my new study today. I always had my desk, my computer and my guitar in the living room, but we're doing a load of stuff to the house to make it suitable for getting married and starting a family, so we converted what used to be a small workshop into a cosy little study/man-cave for me. Am very pleased with it and thankful to my fiancee who put the vast majority of the effort in, painting the walls and all that!
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Managed to get an okish panoramic photo from my phone:
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I was just thinking that those " How to make 45m in one week " spam posts you always get on comments sections are always " I quit my low paying retail job ".
They're never " I was on a pretty good salary already with a nice house and car and now I make 45m a week "
:lol
Yeah I know why but it's pretty funny.
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Managed to get an okish panoramic photo from my phone:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/9864_10101030343477142_1586094209583077895_n.jpg?oh=c15f4aeb8bd3eec29e2184f356ed2de3&oe=577110D5)
Nice
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Afternoon everyone!
Just got an interview for Chipotle for Saturday. Very nervous....
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Afternoon everyone!
Just got an interview for Chipotle for Saturday. Very nervous....
:hug: Just make sure you're prepared. Think about any potential questions you will be asked. Think about any potential questions you can ask them. Research the company and learn a few choice
quotes about their "motto" or values and how they started etc. Always goes down well.
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Thanks Kotowboy!
I feel a little better. Did you ever work for Chipotle?
And this would be my first job.
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Thanks Kotowboy!
I feel a little better. Did you ever work for Chipotle?
And this would be my first job.
As I do not know what it is - i'm gonna guess no ! :biggrin:
I have worked for : Costa, Premier Inn, Starbucks...
If it's your first job - I advise thoroughly researching the company and remembering some choice quotes to pull when asked about your knowledge of the company.
Think of questions you might be asked.
" why do you want to work for us ? "
They usually ask if you've done anything similar but as it's your first job you should probably concentrate on the above answer.
Say things like you wanna work for a respected company that has good opportunities.
If they ask if YOU have any Q's for them - the normal thing is to ask things like
" what's a typical day in this store like ? "
Never ask about wages or holiday or stuff like that.
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Thanks Kotowboy!
I feel a little better. Did you ever work for Chipotle?
And this would be my first job.
As I do not know what it is - i'm gonna guess no ! :biggrin:
I have worked for : Costa, Premier Inn, Starbucks...
If it's your first job - I advise thoroughly researching the company and remembering some choice quotes to pull when asked about your knowledge of the company.
Think of questions you might be asked.
" why do you want to work for us ? "
They usually ask if you've done anything similar but as it's your first job you should probably concentrate on the above answer.
Say things like you wanna work for a respected company that has good opportunities.
If they ask if YOU have any Q's for them - the normal thing is to ask things like
" what's a typical day in this store like ? "
Never ask about wages or holiday or stuff like that.
Ah thanks. The question that kind of threw me off track was : Tell me about yourself.
I didn't want to go on a rant about myself.
and when they said do you have any questions for me, I had a hard time, but luckily they set me up for a second interview.
Why do they even ask ," Anything you want to ask me?"
Will it hurt at all if I immediately say no?
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If you ask them Q's it just makes you look more interested in the Company.
I used to have a list of Qs i'd always ask but I cant remember them as I've not been to an interview since September 2014.
Just Qs that make you seem really interested in the job.
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Evening, friends.
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Evening friends and Hef.
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:lol
What's up Mr. Oakes?
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Almost time to head off to bed.
Work at 10am and it's midnight here now.
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Jiggly B is in the hizzle.
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I wish I had work at 10AM. :P
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I need a sleep in day.
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Those are always nice
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Problem is I fall asleep too early and I'm lucky to get 7 1/2 hours at best.
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Yeah, my sleeping habits are fucking pitiful. I'm completely overdue for some kind of check-up or evaluation.
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I have a C-Pap machine so after 7 hours I'm good.
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I remember you mentioning that once before. I really do need to go for that sleep study.
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It's not fun but totally worth it.
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Just dropped Gianna back to her mother's house. Time for some more drinking...I need it.
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If you ask them Q's it just makes you look more interested in the Company.
I used to have a list of Qs i'd always ask but I cant remember them as I've not been to an interview since September 2014.
Just Qs that make you seem really interested in the job.
I'll remember you when I'm doing the interview! :metal
Just dropped Gianna back to her mother's house. Time for some more drinking...I need it.
What you going to drink?
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Just dropped Gianna back to her mother's house. Time for some more drinking...I need it.
What you going to drink?
I am alternating between Dogfish Head Namaste and Woodchuck Hard Cider Pumpkin
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There's nothing better than pissing someone off who's being an asshole.. And there being nothing they can do about it. Right now I am bowling.. And there's this older woman on the other team who's being a complete bitch. As soon as my name pops up she's on my ass to get me to run up and bowl.. Funny thing is... Im here. And alert and bowling. She, and her team, are not. One of my teammates, a cool older dude, caught on to this.. And is now yelling at her and her team as soon as their names pop up. It's glorious because she doesn't realize he's mocking her..
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Morning
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Morning.
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I'm up, I'm up, stop yelling.
Deadpool day! :deadpool:
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What's up Podrick and Blobrick?
I'm seeing Hail Caesar later on.
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I'm up, I'm up, stop yelling.
Deadpool day! :deadpool:
Yes guy... although, jingle.son and I will partake tomorrow. Don't really feel like fighting the opening evening crowd.
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My son-in-law reserved seats for himself, me and Mrs. P at a VIP theater. I think I've mentioned it before, but there will literally be no crowds, we have recliners, they bring us food and drink. It's awesome.
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I love those dine-in theaters. I can't see a movie any other way now.
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No shit, right? It's worth the extra money, for sure.
I finalized the purchase of that car, Prog. They'll be shipping it to me next week. The Mrs. is pretty stoked.
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The first movie I saw in one of those theaters was The Avengers in 3D. Scarlett Johansson in 3D is quite a pleasure.
That's awesome! I hope it lives up to your expectations.
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The wife and I were going out to eat and seeing Deadpool for valentine's Day (how's that for a wife?!) but he job posted he schedule last Friday and put her on for work on Sunday. We've got a birthday party to go to on Saturday, 3pm so there goes the chance to see Deadpool this week.
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That's unfortunate. Be daring and see a midnight show. :)
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We talked about that as well but we'd waste money by sleeping in the theater. :lol
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King, I share your wife pride.
While we were at the bank yesterday, there was a pause in the action while the loan clerk waited for stuff to print. She looked at Mrs. P and said, "Any big plans this weekend?" Instantly Mrs.P responded with, "We're going to the first showing of Deadpool tomorrow night!" :lol
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Must be nice.
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Didn't mean to jab a sore spot jingle. :emo:
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It's taken years of hard work Chad but I've got her to love prog, sci-fi & comic book movies and hockey and football. My work is done.
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It's taken years of hard work Chad but I've got her to love prog, sci-fi & comic book movies and hockey and football. My work is done.
They will erect statues in your honor one day. You'll have the neverending erection.
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She's the bees knees. We are going to RoSfest again this year. She just loved the place and the bands and the town.
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Didn't mean to jab a sore spot jingle. :emo:
Never took it that way Gregg.
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I'll never reach King status, for sure. We don't watch hockey.
Still, we do like the puck. A lot.
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Yeah, she likes to tangle on the boards still as well.
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Didn't mean to jab a sore spot jingle. :emo:
Never took it that way Gregg.
I know, Chad.
I forget sometimes that you folks don't really know me all that well. If you did. If you'd spent years coming over for whiskey on the back patio. Or hiking in the desert. Or playing games while scamming chics at the arcade--just to bring it back around to current topics--you'd know that I'm a good natured smart ass that is playing largely to an audience of one. Namely me.
Sorry, I know it isn't really evident, but I thought that post was funny.
I suppose the best part of being an idiot is that I don't really realize that I am.
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Chad knows how much of an idiot I am first hand. :lol
I can't wait for our meet up in March. Gregg, check out the match made in heaven bar we are meeting up at.
https://hopsnscotchbar.com/#
We're meeting up in Cambridge. Look at the Scotch list. Chad's going to have to creatively show how he spend a billion dollars on scotch on his expense report. :lol
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Nice, I'll have to hunt that place down the next time we're in Massachusetts...which should be June of 2017 for Mrs. P's graduation ceremony. I'd especially like to try that Lagavulin Double Matured just to see if the extra aging smooths it out some.
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It looks like the Brookline location isn't very far from Northeastern University. So that would be close.
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Looks like you need to set that in your calendar on your smart phone!
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Good morning, friends and Kotow.
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Looks like you need to set that in your calendar on your smart phone!
If only I could remember how to do that.
Hi, Hef!
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LOL to both of you.
Morning Hef.
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A boring Friday at work.
I just put on the first Kansas album and I'm heading over to the discography thread to read along.
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Can I tell you something.......
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Im starting to freak out a little. I sat down to look at my resume just to find that it's.. Horrible... And honestly was written to get me a job in security... Not anything else. I'm trying to rewrite it... But I don't even know where to begin..
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What do you call it when someone is speaking and it's like you can hear their throat opening and closing ?
Glottal stop ?
Norm from tested has whatever this is called. When he speaks it just sounds like he's swallowing while talking.
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Afternoon, guys
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Hey.
Jay put every job you've had for a 10 year period. Do not skip anything. You do not want gaps between jobs.
Taking the wifey out tonight for dinner since she is working Valentine's Day.
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Afternoon!
Got admitted to my number one choice college! Found out today and super super excited!!!!!!
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Hey.
Jay put every job you've had for a 10 year period. Do not skip anything. You do not want gaps between jobs.
Taking the wifey out tonight for dinner since she is working Valentine's Day.
Where you guys headed to dinner.
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Afternoon!
Got admitted to my number one choice college! Found out today and super super excited!!!!!!
Which college is that?
Hey.
Taking the wifey out tonight for dinner since she is working Valentine's Day.
I'm heading to the movies later.
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Afternoon!
Got admitted to my number one choice college! Found out today and super super excited!!!!!!
Which college is that?
Hey.
Taking the wifey out tonight for dinner since she is working Valentine's Day.
I'm heading to the movies later.
cal state northridge :)
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Congrats. What are you going to be studying?
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Thanks! My major is going to be Business.
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He asked what you would be studying. The only proper answer is the inverted heart shaped behinds of co-eds as they walk away.
*dreamy sigh*
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:lol
Holy crap, I'm dying here. XD
:rollin
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He asked what you would be studying. The only proper answer is the inverted heart shaped behinds of co-eds as they walk away.
*dreamy sigh*
That would be my first response, too. I'm proudly depraved and dissolute. That's actually the title of the book I'm writing - Dissolute.
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He asked what you would be studying. The only proper answer is the inverted heart shaped behinds of co-eds as they walk away.
*dreamy sigh*
That would be my first response, too. I'm proudly depraved and dissolute. That's actually the title of the book I'm writing - Dissolute.
*joins discussion*
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Pervy old guy reporting for duty.
We are eating here.
https://smuttynose.com/restaurant/
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I approve of the menu.
What time should I be there?
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The minus 2 hours.
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Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
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:rollin
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:lol
Damn auto correct. :lol
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The minus 2 hours.
God dammit
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:lol
This is the best thread on the forum. All mayhem is guaranteed to break loose.
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You're welcome.
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He asked what you would be studying. The only proper answer is the inverted heart shaped behinds of co-eds as they walk away.
*dreamy sigh*
That would be my first response, too. I'm proudly depraved and dissolute. That's actually the title of the book I'm writing - Dissolute.
*joins discussion*
Creepy... don't you have a daughter in college?
For some reason, I though ASacrificedSon was in Korea? Why the hell did I think that?
Congrats on your acceptance - I'm an Economist (with a Business minor) by education.
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Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Thanks Jingle. I was born in South Korea :)
And what'd you misspell king?
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He wrote The Minus 2 hours instead of T-minus 2 hours :biggrin:
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Sorry, I'm a complete dumbass. :facepalm:
What does T-minus 2 hours mean?
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Also, have you guys seen this? I'm sure you have.
:lol :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYFsSBs23G8
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Sorry, I'm a complete dumbass. :facepalm:
What does T-minus 2 hours mean?
It's just a way of counting down. I dunno if they use it in real life. They say it in James Bond movies a lot :lol
" Dee-tonation is T minus 3 mee-neets ...and kahn-tinggg. "
:lol
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He wrote The Minus 2 hours instead of T-minus 2 hours :biggrin:
I wrote T Minus but didn't check before I hit send. It's a regular occurrence. :lol
Talked the wife into the 930 pm Deadpool movie!!!
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Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
That one's going up on the fridge........I mean in my sig.
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Thanks Jingle. I was born in South Korea :)
Well there you go. I was paying attention somewhere along the line.
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insert "Jungles of Korea" joke here
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:)
On that note, I jacked up my dad's cars front bumper...Accidently ran into a pole and I'm scared to tell him. He will get so pissed...
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It's just a way of counting down. I dunno if they use it in real life. They say it in James Bond movies a lot :lol
" Dee-tonation is T minus 3 mee-neets ...and kahn-tinggg. "
:lol
It's from NASA countdowns to launch.
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NASA, BITCHES.
Morning, hef.
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Holy mother of god is it cold here.... -23o is the raw temp. in the mid-high 30s with the wind-chill.
Off to see Deadpool with jingle.son for a noon-time showing.
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Cold here too. Temps in the teens, and I don't want to think about the wind chill.
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Morning. Deadpool was friggin awesome!
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Sweet!
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Morning!
Morning. Deadpool was friggin awesome!
It sure was! I woke up this morning rolled over and whispered, "Happy Chinese New Year." to Mrs. P and she nearly fell out of the bed laughing. :lol
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:lol
I was sooooooo good to laugh out that loud at a movie.
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Yes you were.
I was pretty good myself. :biggrin:
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Lol. It. It.
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Morning, bone diddlies.
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Hey guys just checking in from Jamaica. Highlight of the trip was when Train come out and covered all of led Zeppelin II. if you closed your eyes they were led Zeppelin. The also recorded the live show and left the cd of it in the cabin as a souvenir, I'll upload a few songs when I get back.
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Cool runnings ! :D
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Hey guys just checking in from Jamaica. Highlight of the trip was when Train come out and covered all of led Zeppelin II. if you closed your eyes they were led Zeppelin. The also recorded the live show and left the cd of it in the cabin as a souvenir, I'll upload a few songs when I get back.
They covered Going to California when we saw them and you're right. Fucking nailed it.
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Hey guys just checking in from Jamaica. Highlight of the trip was when Train come out and covered all of led Zeppelin II. if you closed your eyes they were led Zeppelin. The also recorded the live show and left the cd of it in the cabin as a souvenir, I'll upload a few songs when I get back.
I was in Jamaica the other day...Jamaica, Queens that is. :biggrin:
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Morning guys. Hey Reap, how's Jamaica treading you.
Pretty crappy day. Dad pissed as hell about car as well as mom. Headed out to chipotle interview and pretty dang nervous. Not how I want to spend by birthday. ...
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Don't be nervous. It's just Chipotle. Just be yourself and treat is as a regular conversation.
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Thanks. I hope all goes well.
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It will.
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Hey guys just checking in from Jamaica. Highlight of the trip was when Train come out and covered all of led Zeppelin II. if you closed your eyes they were led Zeppelin. The also recorded the live show and left the cd of it in the cabin as a souvenir, I'll upload a few songs when I get back.
They covered Going to California when we saw them and you're right. Fucking nailed it.
They played Going to California the first set and it was amazing
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I love recording a song that sounds great instantly.
But it's also really satisfying hacking away at a song that needs a lot of work and bringing it to life.
:)
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Awful weather today, 38C. And as it cools down at night, it gets really humid which feels even worse.
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Currently 17 degrees F here, with a Winter Storm Warning for tonight. Yay!
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I don't want to swap, but I'd happily give you about 40 degrees (F)
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I would gladly take them, believe me.
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And I'd gladly give them, believe me.
I can't wait for Summer to be over.
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-2 degrees driving home last night. Chad, take your damn weather with you.
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Oh! It's -11 degrees right now. Holy cow!
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Well I haven't been to sleep yet. I've been watching movies all night.
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Damn John. I can't do that.
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Damn John. I can't do that.
But you can do things nobody else can. I just caught up with the "misspelling a letter" episode of DTF Chat ...........you're a treasure :lol
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It wasn't intentional. Sometimes I just cant' sleep.
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Well I haven't been to sleep yet. I've been watching movies all night.
Which ones?
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Except I did not misspell it. It was auto corrected. I miss spell plenty of words but not "T". :P
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Except I did not misspell it. It was auto corrected. I miss spell plenty of words but not "T". :P
You hit Send..............you own it ;D
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Well I haven't been to sleep yet. I've been watching movies all night.
Which ones?
I watched Captain America: The First Avenger which was really boring, The Goonies which is a classic, The Forest which was good but could have had a better ending, and I just finished watching Shame.
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Except I did not misspell it. It was auto corrected. I miss spell plenty of words but not "T". :P
You hit Send..............you own it ;D
Can't argue with that one. It only takes a couple of seconds to proofread your post before posting it.
Or if you're like me, you post first, proofread later. :lol
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Oh well, If it makes you guys feel superior so be it. I'm ok with it. Especially David. He's so uptight he needs to feel better than someone else.
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Oh well, If it makes you guys feel superior so be it. I'm ok with it.
Not at all Joe...............if I've taken the Kinginese (auto-correct) jokes to the point that it's getting on your nerves then I'll zip it. Sorry. :-*
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Okay, guys. It's a little early on a Sunday to be busting King's balls.
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Okay, guys. It's a little early on a Sunday to be busting King's balls.
Well actually it's 12.15am Monday here ;)
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I'm not with you. It's a few who have a thousand ticks that I don't mention that constantly harp on it. I never bring their issues up. People who are negative in life need to feel better about themselves.
You Blob, Tim, Jon. It's all in fun. I know it's funny. Hell, I read them after and giggle myself.
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I only do it in fun, king. I know what it's like to have people joke about you rather than with you, and it's no fun. I wouldn't do it if I thought you weren't having a laugh about it too.
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I'm not with you. It's a few who have a thousand ticks that I don't mention that constantly harp on it. I never bring their issues up. People who are negative in life need to feel better about themselves.
You Blob, Tim, Jon. It's all in fun. I know it's funny. Hell, I read them after and giggle myself.
There is no doubt that there are people here seeking to make themselves feel better by bringing someone else down. It's a trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
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Don't you guys sweat it. I love our banter. Btw, you notice when I'm focused I don't make mistakes? Wheno I'm happy I don't focus on what I post. :lol
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We know you know which of us do it out of love and not dissension.
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Thank Norton. I know that you know..
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There is no doubt that there are people here seeking to make themselves feel better by bringing someone else down. It's a trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
I think 95% of people on the internet must have that then. :neverusethis:
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There is no doubt that there are people here seeking to make themselves feel better by bringing someone else down. It's a trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
I think 95% of people on the internet must have that then. :neverusethis:
:lol Nah, most people on the Internet have a tough guy delusion.
Thank Norton. I know that you know..
I always love a Honeymooners reference.
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There is no doubt that there are people here seeking to make themselves feel better by bringing someone else down. It's a trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
I think 95% of people on the internet must have that then. :neverusethis:
:lol Nah, most people on the Internet have a tough guy delusion.
Internet Anonymity Syndrome.
I try to be nice. I don't always succeed. I have little tolerance for douchery these days. :lol
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I try to be nice. I don't always succeed.
I will have to remember that one :D
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Im going food shopping and I need to warm up the car seeing it's MINUS 11 DEGREES! !
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There is no doubt that there are people here seeking to make themselves feel better by bringing someone else down. It's a trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
I think 95% of people on the internet must have that then. :neverusethis:
:lol Nah, most people on the Internet have a tough guy delusion.
Internet Anonymity Syndrome.
I try to be nice. I don't always succeed. I have little tolerance for douchery these days. :lol
It's actually called the online disinhibition effect.
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It's so cold that the pipe for my sump pump that is outside is frozen and I had to turn off the pump. It would burn out the motor. I had to crack the basement window and use the portable sump pump.
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It's actually called the online disinhibition effect.
I think I prefer my made up on the spot name better. :P
When dealing with random people on the internet, I try to be unambiguously nice to keep things friendly. I find it can even bring jerks in line if you keep it friendly with them instead of argumentative. And of course some people are just hateful people who can seemingly only find joy in bringing people down.
I get Youtube notifications every time someone comments on one of my videos, so I'm desensitized to some level of shittery. :lol
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It's actually called the online disinhibition effect.
I think I prefer my made up on the spot name better. :P
When dealing with random people on the internet, I try to be unambiguously nice to keep things friendly. I find it can even bring jerks in line if you keep it friendly with them instead of argumentative. And of course some people are just hateful people who can seemingly only find joy in bringing people down.
I get Youtube notifications every time someone comments on one of my videos, so I'm desensitized to some level of shittery. :lol
I like to mess with people who try to act with that online disinhibition effect. It's really just pushing them to their limit until they realize they don't believe a word they're saying.
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Morning.
After reading the above, I feel bad about occasionally giving King a hard time. I probably make as many, if not more, mistakes myself. :blush
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It's actually called the online disinhibition effect.
I think I prefer my made up on the spot name better. :P
When dealing with random people on the internet, I try to be unambiguously nice to keep things friendly. I find it can even bring jerks in line if you keep it friendly with them instead of argumentative. And of course some people are just hateful people who can seemingly only find joy in bringing people down.
I get Youtube notifications every time someone comments on one of my videos, so I'm desensitized to some level of shittery. :lol
I like to mess with people who try to act with that online disinhibition effect. It's really just pushing them to their limit until they realize they don't believe a word they're saying.
:lol I don't have enough patience to toy with people like that.
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Morning.
After reading the above, I feel bad about occasionally giving King a hard time. I probably make as many, if not more, mistakes myself. :blush
Don't worry. I get upset when the negative people do it. Like my spelling ruins their world. If you know me as a person and that's my worst flaw, then I'm happy with myself.
I know who I am and it's ok. I like when we rib each other like Blob and myself because it's endearing as friends. His sleeping patterns and my spelling.
That's good natured ribbing. Btw 2 degrees now. A heatwave!
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It's actually called the online disinhibition effect.
I think I prefer my made up on the spot name better. :P
When dealing with random people on the internet, I try to be unambiguously nice to keep things friendly. I find it can even bring jerks in line if you keep it friendly with them instead of argumentative. And of course some people are just hateful people who can seemingly only find joy in bringing people down.
I get Youtube notifications every time someone comments on one of my videos, so I'm desensitized to some level of shittery. :lol
I like to mess with people who try to act with that online disinhibition effect. It's really just pushing them to their limit until they realize they don't believe a word they're saying.
:lol I don't have enough patience to toy with people like that.
I always have the patience to mess with someone's mind, especially someone who thinks they're going to do it to me. It's like, "Oh look, Christmas came early this year."
Morning.
After reading the above, I feel bad about occasionally giving King a hard time. I probably make as many, if not more, mistakes myself. :blush
Don't let it bother you Pod. King knows we're not trying to be condescending. There are probably others who are, but fuck 'em.
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Right. Now to deal with supervisors that complain about each other all the time.
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Work area drama?
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Yup. Petty stuff. Especially when I'm not riding them at all where they would feel the pressure.
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I am familiar with those kind of people. I work with plenty of them.
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I tell them focus on your job. If it's something malicious, then yes, I will handle that situation.
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Everybody wants to be a boss. I get people who try to do that to me at my job. Meanwhile they are on the same level as me. So since I like to mess with people on a mental level, I simply tell them, "I don't answer to you and if the day comes that I'd have to answer to someone like you, I'll gouge my eyes out and feed them to you." Yes, I said that to someone once.
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Other want to focus on everyone else but themselves. You only do damage to yourself that way.
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Does anyone else record music ?
If i've got an idea I want to try - you know instantly it's not a keeper when you record rhythm left and right, bass in the middle and some melody guitar and drums...
...and it all just sounds flat. :lol
It's like the song is telling you it's not worth keeping.
It's not so much that the idea isn't "catchy" but nothing you do or add to it makes it NOT sound like a crappy demo. The best songs burst from the speakers.
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Other want to focus on everyone else but themselves. You only do damage to yourself that way.
I suppose in some offices that sort of competition is a natural occurrence.
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I remembered today I was in a band with some friends once and all our surnames had the initials : R. O. K.
I thought it would be hilarious to name the band We R.O.K.
1. It looks like We Rock
2. It also looks like We Are Ok :dunno:
:lol
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I remembered today I was in a band with some friends once and all our surnames had the initials : R. O. K.
I thought it would be hilarious to name the band We R.O.K.
1. It looks like We Rock
2. It also looks like We Are Ok :dunno:
:lol
I'm not sure if that's a great idea, a terrible idea, or some combination of both. :lol
It would be fun to mess with your fans and say the name both ways so they never know which it is.
Just finished The Walking Dead. That show is such an emotional rollercoaster. :lol
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Morning, everyone.
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Morning, everyone.
Happy President's Day to you. Have the day off?
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It's not scheduled off. However, with the weather we have, I am most likely taking it off.
No one in America gives a fuck about President's Day. I think it's a bank holiday, but I'm not certain about that.
The biggest deal that I know about President's Day is that James Franco's adaptation of Stephen King's 11.22.63 premieres tonight on Hulu.
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:lol
Well, our company gives the day off. It's "Family Day" here... seriously, that's the name of the holiday. About 10 years ago, the provincial government decided it was cruel an unusual to go with no holidays from New Years to Good Friday, so they stuck this made up holiday right in the middle of Feb.
Whatever. It's a day off.
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Cool.
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What's a day off.
Morning.
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:lol
Well, our company gives the day off. It's "Family Day" here... seriously, that's the name of the holiday. About 10 years ago, the provincial government decided it was cruel an unusual to go with no holidays from New Years to Good Friday, so they stuck this made up holiday right in the middle of Feb.
Whatever. It's a day off.
Do you get a day off if you're a single guy living alone in front of the computer in his pants ?
...asking for blob.
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I don't live alone! I need people to do everything for me. :blob:
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3 days of crappy sleep. I keep waking up during the night multiple times. I'm damn tired this morning.
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I was asking for you so that you could tell me the answer in PM. :emo:
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:justjen Great idea!
There's some cooking show on TV, and the host is unintentionally hilarious. He's like an Indian Freddy Mercury.
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Wasn't Freddie from.... ?
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Tanzania, yes.
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Well I learned something today.
I mean of Indian descent. Both with British accents though.
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Happy day, folks.
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Morning, bone diddlies
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Hey Progmeister, how's it hanging?
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Just about at knee level. How are you doing?
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Settle down Long Dong Silver.
Morning.
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Oh, stop it. You know you blushed.
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Knee level? Nice.
Mine looks like a button on a fur coat. Although, my balls are getting closer to my knees than my taint. Other than that, I'm doing well.
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Oh, stop it. You know you blushed.
Blushed, I got choked up.
Wait a minute....
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Knee level? Nice.
Mine looks like a button on a fur coat. Although, my balls are getting closer to my knees than my taint. Other than that, I'm doing well.
As long as the Mrs isn't complaining, then you're doing fine.
Oh, stop it. You know you blushed.
Blushed, I got choked up.
Wait a minute....
:lol
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Stephen Fry made a joke on tv to a close friend of his who he was then seen with afterwards and both were perfectly happy with it. **
Then he gets inundated on Twitter with abuse for saying something terrible - even though it was intended for the person he was standing right next to - and is a good friend - who took it
as it was intended.
Fry then quits twitter saying that people are just out to be offended and to be offended " on behalf of people they don't even know ".
I agree. It seems more and more people these days are just out to be offended so they can get some attention for 5 minutes.
Some people really need to take a joke. Not just rush to the internet to complain every time someone slightly belittles you albeit unintentionally or playfully with no malice intended.
::)
** He even tweeted a pic of him with the person afterwards saying they are good friends and they were totally fine with it. . .
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Hey guys,
taking my Calc I exam tomorrow. Let's hope it goes well!
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I took a year of calculus and I can't remember a thing. If not used in practical life, you lose what you've learned sometimes.
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I loved when I took Calc and Trig. Besides being a math geek, I loved that sometimes I would correct the teacher and all the college girls would come to me before class for help.
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Calculus is awesome. I still have my notes from college.
I remember being particularly fond of Vector Calculus and Differential Equations. Doing exams for those subjects really calmed me for some weird reason lol, given that those exercises are like 10% Calculus and 90% algebra.
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Calculus is awesome. I still have my notes from college.
I remember being particularly fond of Vector Calculus and Differential Equations. Doing exams for those subjects really calmed me for some weird reason lol, given that those exercises are like 10% Calculus and 90% algebra.
I suppose there's comfort in something that comes natural and is also enjoyable.
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We talking Math or sexing women John? Lol
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We talking Math or sexing women John? Lol
At the moment, math. :lol
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:biggrin:
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What's everyone up to?
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Haven't been awake long, just doing my morning internet catch up. The weather is feeling somewhat tolerable for the moment, but I'm sure that will change.
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Nothing has changed. The Internet is still the same as it was when you fell asleep. :lol
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No it's not! There are more pointless things to read now! It's increasing by the second.
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What's the most pointless thing you've ever read on the Internet? And don't say the DT Side Chat. :lol Though for me it would be the original thread for The Astonishing.
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The entire DT side is pretty damn pointless. :lol
But I've read far too much pointless stuff on the internet to remember the most pointless.
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So then you're a glutton for punishment or just that bored? You post there quite a bit. :biggrin:
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I just mark the DT subforum as read and move on now.
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So then you're a glutton for punishment or just that bored? You post there quite a bit. :biggrin:
I'm a procrastinator. And such levels of shittery need to be cut down occasionally so they don't overgrow everything.
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The DT-side is like ivy. It'll grow whether you want it to or not.
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More like a fungus than ivy.
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Well, fungi are closer to the animal kingdom than plants, so in this case it would be more appropriate.
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Probably more like the flu. A prog flu.
Can you imagine? Ick.
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As opposed to an AOR flu where you break out in makeup, torn jeans, and sing bad journey ripoffs. :lol
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I see the prog flu has already hit you hard. I hope you get well soon. :)
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You'll know when I have the flu because I'll start saying things like, "hey, that new Glenn Hughes release is killer."
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I can see you're delirious with prog defensiveness, so I'll leave you to it. Later.
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:lol
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Good evening peeps. I almost have everything set for my interview on Thursday. :metal:
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Hey Jay! Have you got your resume sorted now?
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Good evening peeps. I almost have everything set for my interview on Thursday. :metal:
Awesome, Jay. I think you'll do just fine.
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Hey hey
My my
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Morning hef!
It's tolerable weather tonight, so hopefully I can get some stuff done tonight.
I won't. You all know I won't.
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Hey hey
My my
...generation's home again.
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Good morning everyone! Back from the cruise and going back to work today :(
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How was the cruise, bro?
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Really good. The first day was cold (especially in Miami), about 45F when we left port. Second day we had really rough seas but after having some wine I didn't feel the boat move at all. Did some gambling and won $210. Saw a lot of shows and came home exhausted and 3 pounds heavier. It was a good time. Seeing celebrities walking around the boat was very cool as well.
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That's great! It sounds like you had a good time. Which celebrities did you see?
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Hello.
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Yo Pod.
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Morning, Podrick.
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Is it cooling off yet, Blob?
Morning, Prog.
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So, when should I expect you picking me up in the Mercedes? :biggrin:
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Is it cooling off yet, Blob?
Today cooled down a bit, so it's been more tolerable. Tomorrow is supposed to be the coolest day we've had in a little while (27C/80F), then back to total shit. Technically only two weeks left in Summer. Thank fuck for that.
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So, when should I expect you picking me up in the Mercedes? :biggrin:
Sorry, Mang. I thought about flying out and driving it home, but with all the storms in the midwest I decided to have it shipped.
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Is it cooling off yet, Blob?
Today cooled down a bit, so it's been more tolerable. Tomorrow is supposed to be the coolest day we've had in a little while (27C/80F), then back to total shit. Technically only two weeks left in Summer. Thank fuck for that.
I was pretty happy for the temps to get up to 13C yesterday. The sun came out and melted a lot of snow.
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So, when should I expect you picking me up in the Mercedes? :biggrin:
Sorry, Mang. I thought about flying out and driving it home, but with all the storms in the midwest I decided to have it shipped.
I don't blame you. I've heard about some of those storms. It's definitely not worth the risk of damaging the new beaut.
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Besides, the shipping company is responsible for any damage in transit this way. :biggrin:
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When will it arrive?
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Is it cooling off yet, Blob?
Today cooled down a bit, so it's been more tolerable. Tomorrow is supposed to be the coolest day we've had in a little while (27C/80F), then back to total shit. Technically only two weeks left in Summer. Thank fuck for that.
I was pretty happy for the temps to get up to 13C yesterday. The sun came out and melted a lot of snow.
Nice. How much snow did you get?
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Well, we had a couple inch base ever since Christmas. About three weeks ago we had a series of storms that dropped a few inches each time. By the time it was all said and done, I had about a foot of hard packed snow out on my lawn. Several feet piled up alongside the car park and walkways. In the last week it has nearly all melted except for on the north side of fences and such.
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Listening to "Over-Nite Sensation" since the Zappa Discography thread is just about to exit his fusion albums. I've always loved this album, but it does change the flavor of listening to it after going chronologically through the discography. Great guitar solos, too.
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Well, we had a couple inch base ever since Christmas. About three weeks ago we had a series of storms that dropped a few inches each time. By the time it was all said and done, I had about a foot of hard packed snow out on my lawn. Several feet piled up alongside the car park and walkways. In the last week it has nearly all melted except for on the north side of fences and such.
Damn. I've never seen snow in my life, so I can't even imagine that. I also don't leave the house, so even if we did get snow.......
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:lol
My city once hosted the Winter Olympic so it's a good idea for us to have snow. What isn't a good idea is that I continue to live here. :)
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That's great! It sounds like you had a good time. Which celebrities did you see?
Met almost all the guys from Train, Andy Grammer, Michael Franti, Rachel Platten.
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That's great! It sounds like you had a good time. Which celebrities did you see?
Met almost all the guys from Train, Andy Grammer, Michael Franti, Rachel Platten.
That's funny. I was listening to Drops of Jupiter last night. What a great song.
Heading into the field. Catch up with you guys later.
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Take care Prog!
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Calculus is awesome. I still have my notes from college.
I remember being particularly fond of Vector Calculus and Differential Equations. Doing exams for those subjects really calmed me for some weird reason lol, given that those exercises are like 10% Calculus and 90% algebra.
It's kind of weird, but because I'm studying Physics, I'm doing Partial Differential Equations in one subject and haven't even officially learned what a derivative is in Calculus.
But yeah, exam was pretty chill. I messed up a pretty simple induction proof because I had to rush it at the end, but it everything else went pretty smoothly.
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Crazy busy day. Howdy folks.
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Hey, King. Go get 'em!! Kick ass and take names.
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I need the sun to melt all of this shit.
Thankfully, the sun is cooperating today.
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Well we had a guy ask for the day off a month ago then we had a call out so we are short handed today. I was out on the floor helping for a while but now I got a weekend guy to come in so we're hanging in today.
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:tup
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Hey Jay! Have you got your resume sorted now?
Yup. Resume is sorted out (have a friend of a friend who is a professional resume drafter who helped me out). I am now working on getting letters of Reference / Recommendation together. So far I have a friend / coworker (same one who helped with my resume), who works for the County, write one up. I also have one from one of the HOA presidents I work for, I have one coming from my supervisor, one coming from a resident, and lastly I have one coming from the owner of my current company. That's huge. He seemed bummed yet he was very willing to help me out. Today I will finish getting all of that together. Tomorrow I fix a button on my jacked and hem my pants... and then Thursday I go in.
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The weather is starting to improve so I decided to go ahead and order my motorbike a new battery.
It was £30.
That week at work I got asked to do more hours. At least 6 over the course of the week as it's half term and they needed some extra help.
I decided that I would since 6 hours * £6.70 an hour = my battery pretty much paid for :tup.
Plus a little bit extra - which I spent on a few episodes of Mythbusters from Google Play.
Since Netflix UK has like the first 3 series and that's it :yeahright...
I can't get enough Mythbusters.
Even though now they only do like two "myths" per show and there's no Tori Grant and Kari.
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I miss the Red Head. </3
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I liked the build team. More myths per show is better than spending longer on just two myths.
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Mythbusters was great until they blew up the cement truck in the quarry. After that, the show slowly went downhill. It became less about science and more about "Jamie want big boom".
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Afternoon guys. Went to karaoke bar with friends for birthday and sang only Dream Theater songs. IWBY killed my voice and in so sore.
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Afternoon guys. Went to karaoke bar with friends for birthday and sang only Dream Theater songs. IWBY killed my voice and in so sore.
Hi :) nice choice :tup what else did you sing?
I have final exam in math tomorrow, wish me luck, guys, I'm gonna need it :|
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Thanks Tomi. Because of happy hour, we got 3 hours for 50 bucks. Not a bad deal.
List:(Not in particular order)
1. Another Day
2. Take the Time
3. Pull Me Under
4. Surrounded
5. Lie
6. The silent man
7. The Mirror
8. Wither
9. Forsaken
10. Caught in A Web
thats pretty much it :)
And good luck on your exam! Hope you ace it :tup
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Mythbusters was great until they blew up the cement truck in the quarry. After that, the show slowly went downhill. It became less about science and more about "Jamie want big boom".
And ? :lol
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Thanks Tomi. Because of happy hour, we got 3 hours for 50 bucks. Not a bad deal.
List:(Not in particular order)
1. Another Day
2. Take the Time
3. Pull Me Under
4. Surrounded
5. Lie
6. The silent man
7. The Mirror
8. Wither
9. Forsaken
10. Caught in A Web
thats pretty much it :)
And good luck on your exam! Hope you ace it :tup
Oh my :O almost all of those are hell to sing.
And thanks :D
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John, my Twitter feed came up on a growling argument on progarcchives. LOL ROOOOOOOOOAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!
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Loltwitter
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Loltwitter
Lol John. It was started by him. LOLOLOLOL
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Buonasera, amici.
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I only eat italian. Wait a second...
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:lol
You and your Freudian slips lately.
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Depends if she's hairy! :eyebrows:
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You like dwarvish women?
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I like hardwood floors now.
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Has anyone ever done this :
When you need an answer to something and in your mind you *imagine* asking someone the answer and you imagine their response and the first thing that pops into your head -
you discover later is the right answer ?
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No I've never done that because I can never seem to find the right answer in those situations.
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I try not to do that because 99% of the time it's what you want and your disappointed.
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So looks like my gf's sister and her newborn may be moving in for a while :/
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You don't seem too thrilled.
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I don't, her sister is a tough place but I like my privacy, I think I'm worried this will turn into a longer stay than planned.
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It sucks and I've been in your spot but it's the right thing to do.
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Maybe it won't be so bad. I empathize with you though. I've been in a similar predicament.
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Read that setting your iPhone clock to Jan 1st 1970 and rebooting renders it absolutely unusable
:lol
No way I'm testing that.
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Mythbusters was great until they blew up the cement truck in the quarry. After that, the show slowly went downhill. It became less about science and more about "Jamie want big boom".
I'd say it still improved from there for Adam and Jamie, because that was early days, but the B team often pissed me off, because they were always like "THIS IS MYTHBUSTERS SO OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT STEP IS TO MINDLESSLY BLOW THINGS UP BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO HUR HUR" and I'd always want to punch them in the face. I was kind of glad when they got ditched.
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Good evening peeples.
Had to stay an extra 2 hours at work tonight. Had to send someone... who was intoxicated... home and write up a detailed email / find someone to fill his shift.
First time I've ever had to do that. It was kinda intense.
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Morning, rapscallions.
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Hello. Got given a fridge for my flat.
Left it unplugged for 24 hours before turning it on.
Light comes on. It hums and everything but doesn't get cold.
:)
ffs.
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It's probably compressor related.
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I'm past caring. I've lived here 7 months with no fridge. If it doesn't work i'll just go back to not having one...
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It could be a simple capacitor failure which is a cheap fix. Do you have a multimeter to test the components?
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I couldn't live without a fridge. How would my beers stay cold? LOL
Morning.
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The 1930s called. They want their lifestyle back.
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I couldn't live without a fridge. How would my beers stay cold? LOL
Morning.
Morning, my liege. And EXACTLY! :lol
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It could be a simple capacitor failure which is a cheap fix. Do you have a multimeter to test the components?
Nopes. If it doesn't work by this time tomorrow i'll just get rid of it.
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It could be a simple capacitor failure which is a cheap fix. Do you have a multimeter to test the components?
Nopes. If it doesn't work by this time tomorrow i'll just get rid of it.
Before giving up, you could check a couple of things that require nothing but your two hands. Check the condenser coils and fan to make sure they're not dirty. Also check the temperature setting which I'm assuming you did already.
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Yup tried temp gauge on full.
It literally went from where it was to my place in like 10 mins.
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The 1930s called. They want their lifestyle back.
I mock you and you're non AC life! :lol
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He is ?
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No AC for Blob. I don't know how he sleeps in the hot weather.
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Yup tried temp gauge on full.
It literally went from where it was to my place in like 10 mins.
Was it working before it left the previous location?
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Blob is non AC life.
Confirmed.
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Yup tried temp gauge on full.
It literally went from where it was to my place in like 10 mins.
Was it working before it left the previous location?
Yes.
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The 1930s called. They want their lifestyle back.
I mock you and you're non AC life! :lol
Touche. :lol
Kotowboy's in the 1930s, and I'm in the 1950s.
Yet we both somehow have internet. ???
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Then it's not because of being dirty. I'm guessing one of the components got knocked around.
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Morning.
I've been reading up on both sides of the debate for nominating a new justice to SCOTUS. I'm really looking forward to my shower in a few minutes!
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The 1930s called. They want their lifestyle back.
I mock you and you're non AC life! :lol
Touche. :lol
Kotowboy's in the 1930s, and I'm in the 1950s.
Yet we both somehow have internet. ???
Priorities!
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Morning.
I've been reading up on both sides of the debate for nominating a new justice to SCOTUS. I'm really looking forward to my shower in a few minutes!
Um I hope these two sentences are not related. :|
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They are Blob. The sick things people are saying on both sides of the debate make me sad for humanity...and more than a bit dirty.
Edit
And not in the "dammit Janet" kind of dirty. As in gross.
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Morning, Podrick.
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They are Blob. The sick things people are saying on both sides of the debate make me sad for humanity...and more than a bit dirty.
Edit
And not in the "dammit Janet" kind of dirty. As in gross.
You'll have to pardon my twisted mind for not considering that option. :lol
Plus my general lack of fucks given towards US stuff.
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Morning, Prog!!
@Blob,
I'd love to give way less than a single fuck about the U.S....but, you know, I live here so...
[edit] To make sense by completing the stupid sentence.
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I'm with you Podaar. I cringe reading what both side have said.
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Morning folks! One more day at work and then I'm off to Charlotte until Monday.
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Man what a day. All morning verizon has been out here trying to fix our copper land line so we have been without a phone all morning. This has been an on going issue since October and it's really frustrating when they have no idea what the hell is going on.
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That's why I don't use Verizon anymore. They are a really pain.
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I wouldn't use them at the hotel either if they weren't the only option here. There are VoIP services but they aren't that great.
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Afternoon, gents.
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Afternoon Prog!
How goes it?
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I just got back the office and while I was out, got a new phone: Galaxy S6 Edge
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I have the S6. I like the Edge. My company's option was a I-Phone or the Galaxy and I prefer Android systems.
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Nice. I'm looking forward to reconfiguring everything. I'll mess around with it later on, but for now it's sitting here looking pretty. :lol
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Going to be a kid in the candy store I bet.
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Indeed. I like seeing what I can do with it.
What's going on by you?
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Bought my motorbike a new battery. Ordered it to my dads house so he can charge it overnight just in case.
Gonna go over tomorrow after work and see if we can get the thing started.
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Hey guys! Some of you probably know me from either the MP Forum or GDT Forum. I've been out of the trading hobby for a while but am starting to make my way back. I am slowly recompiling my list of boots into an excel file. As soon as I get everything together I will be looking forward to doing some more trading and chatting!
Yes, let's trade!!
I just love the mix of this CD. Electric and Acoustic guitars played together is music to my ears.
Sorry King. First quote was archived.
@Kotowboy
I have to say I was not blown away by Death Magnetic. Even under all the digitally distorted and un-dynamic sound there is a weak album ( imo ) . That was Just Your Life and Suicide and Redemption being few highlights.
I can't believe they had FIFTY cd's of songs ready to be whittled down and they Still ended up with Unforgiven 3.
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Hey guys! Some of you probably know me from either the MP Forum or GDT Forum. I've been out of the trading hobby for a while but am starting to make my way back. I am slowly recompiling my list of boots into an excel file. As soon as I get everything together I will be looking forward to doing some more trading and chatting!
Yes, let's trade!!
I just love the mix of this CD. Electric and Acoustic guitars played together is music to my ears.
Sorry King. First quote was archived.
@Kotowboy
I have to say I was not blown away by Death Magnetic. Even under all the digitally distorted and un-dynamic sound there is a weak album ( imo ) . That was Just Your Life and Suicide and Redemption being few highlights.
I can't believe they had FIFTY cd's of songs ready to be whittled down and they Still ended up with Unforgiven 3.
You have too long of a name to be typed out every time, but I also don't want to use the initials... ASS. :lol Do you collect bootlegs?
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@Kotowboy
I have to say I was not blown away by Death Magnetic. Even under all the digitally distorted and un-dynamic sound there is a weak album ( imo ) . That was Just Your Life and Suicide and Redemption being few highlights.
I can't believe they had FIFTY cd's of songs ready to be whittled down and they Still ended up with Unforgiven 3.
Whats this ?? My first post ? But why ?
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@Kotowboy
I have to say I was not blown away by Death Magnetic. Even under all the digitally distorted and un-dynamic sound there is a weak album ( imo ) . That was Just Your Life and Suicide and Redemption being few highlights.
I can't believe they had FIFTY cd's of songs ready to be whittled down and they Still ended up with Unforgiven 3.
Whats this ?? My first post ? But why ?
What
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Why has someone quoted my first DTF post ??
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Because it was your last good post. :neverusethis:
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Nostalgia. ;)
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k
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I'm sorry. I Didn't catch that
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He wrote 'k' in extremely small text on the right side of the screen.
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Oh lol.
And to answer your last question, I dont have bootlegs. :)
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@Kotowboy
I have to say I was not blown away by Death Magnetic. Even under all the digitally distorted and un-dynamic sound there is a weak album ( imo ) . That was Just Your Life and Suicide and Redemption being few highlights.
I can't believe they had FIFTY cd's of songs ready to be whittled down and they Still ended up with Unforgiven 3.
Whats this ?? My first post ? But why ?
What
I didn't forget about you Hef.
:hat
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I typed "What"
The implied rest of the post was "the fuck are you doing?"
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Just quoting people's first post in this forum. Just too see if nostalgia would come in to play.
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ok
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ok
Did I offend you in anyway? If I did, sorry.
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I'm offended.
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Then I'd like to apologize. Sorry that I offended you.
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Never did I say who or what offended me. :JayOctavarium:
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(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/55786423.jpg)
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Never did I say who or what offended me. :JayOctavarium:
You have a point :lol
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/55786423.jpg)
That owl. :singinintherain:
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I'm so old you can't find my first post. :lol
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:rollin
Almost ten years.
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My first post..
so my first post on this forum is me confessing my love of bacon...
BACON!!! :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
dammit now im hungry
Ironically I don't really like bacon much anymore.
edit: Also... I posted at 5:43 AM? Wtf?
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Dreaming of bacon.
:bacon:
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My first post..
so my first post on this forum is me confessing my love of bacon...
BACON!!! :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
dammit now im hungry
Ironically I don't really like bacon much anymore.
edit: Also... I posted at 5:43 AM? Wtf?
:lol :lol
:baconWHATTHEHELLISTHAT!:
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:jamaritard:
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Evening folks
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Evening
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gninevE
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Oh man... King bit you.
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I don't dig on alfalfa sprouts.
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What if they were in beer?
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Stop with the fantasy John. :lol
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Make it real then. You know how to make beer, so lets get some alfalfa flavored beer. ;)
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So I am pretty much ready for my interview tomorrow.
Starting to get nervous.
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That's a good nervous Jay. Look at them, be decisive with your answers and don't hesitate. You'll be fine.
John, no way in hell. Lol
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Jay, whatever you do, don't sit on the chair like this :zydarscouch:
And when you get the job, don't do this :footloose:
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Ok, new favorite gif.
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/bf0f44921dc99061c0fc3b61259481dd/tumblr_mlfbpf9Wjh1s3bn4po4_250.gif)
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Just spent 3 hours on a Skype call to help me out with these icons. Got through maybe 20-25 in that time, and that's assuming I understood it. He was very helpful though.
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What is this for?
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I've been doing some work remaking icons for some program. A lot of them I could easily do just by retracing the original icons, but some of them are so damn awful that I need to redo them from scratch, and have no idea what they're supposed to represent. So today I was going through the program with this guy and he was showing me what the icons are for.
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Interesting...and requires some diligence.
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I've got 550+ finished, out of about 800 in total. Still so many to do, and I also want to go back and fix up a lot of these to be more consistent.
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Morning
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Hey.
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What's up, King?
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Pissed off right now at another DC. Though they are our customer they have no decency up in Lewiston Me. They send a trailer down to us without even asking them. I'm doing no favors for them anymore. When they need help they can go fuck off.
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Not the way to start off the day, is it?
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Met a pal for lunch. We went and had baguettes and coffee in a cafe.
Sun is out and i'm just chilling at home before work.
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Not the way to start off the day, is it?
Nope. So pissed off right now.
David that sound great. Nice to relax with a buddy.
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It's a decent cafe.
Good food and coffee and it doubles up as an art gallery so the tables are all in individual alcoves with art / paintings around you - all done up in individual themes...
And only sofas.
Nice place to chill and eat.
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Not the way to start off the day, is it?
Nope. So pissed off right now.
Think happy thoughts. Imagine you walked into the warehouse and all of us were your co-workers.
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None of you would be allowed to read my emails. LOL
I can't wait to go to RoSfest again. There's a wonderful cafe in the center square that my wife went bonkers over. That whole city downtown is wonderful.
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Morning!
Between a pretty violent wind storm, and the dog whining about the wind storm, we had a pretty sleepless night. I'm thinking of calling today off, who's with me!
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None of you would be allowed to read my emails. LOL
I can't wait to go to RoSfest again. There's a wonderful cafe in the center square that my wife went bonkers over. That whole city downtown is wonderful.
Be allowed? I would have hacked into them by now. :biggrin:
I would love to hit ROS one year.
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None of you would be allowed to read my emails. LOL
We wouldn't be ABLE to :neverusethis:
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That's my point! :lol
Yes, lets go home!!!
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I'm calling my business partners and telling them I'm staying home because Kingshmegland said so!
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Their answer, "That famous internet dude that needs an editor"?!
"It's all good. See you tomorrow".
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Their actual response would be, "After 10 years, I still don't know what the fuck you're talking about, Gregg. But do what you want." :lol
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:lol
My sister in law and cousin always mock me about DTF.
"Did DTF tell you about this"?
"So let me guess, you heard about it first on DTF"?
"DTF can do no wrong"!
They are just jealous you guys are informed.
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This is the hippest cool swinging joint on line :coolio
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We're all about DTF. :zydar:
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The missus will say, "So, what did you read on the forum today?" Like it's some kind of information service! :lol
She can be so serious about life sometimes.
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I walked across the hall to our room to get dressed for work and the fucking dog is asleep on my bed with his head on my pillow. He's snoring for Pete's sake!! (see post above)
Then I came back in here, in the office, to fire up DTF just to tell imaginary friends about it!!
I hate my life.
:emo:
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The missus will say, "So, what did you read on the forum today?" Like it's some kind of information service! :lol
She can be so serious about life sometimes.
Someone has to keep your ass in line. ;)
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DTF is my dirty little secret.
Well, one of them.
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Midget porn is the other.
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Shhh you know I like to keep that one on the down low.
Down low like those sexy little people and their waddley walks and convenient heights.
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Just like talking one out for dinner and she reciprocates under the table. So much easier......
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...
Good morning.
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Morning hef.
What's the prob? :lol Just typical chat thread conversation going on here.
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I really don't want spoilers for what DT has up their sleeves as far as the most recent tour goes, but I don't think I can make it two months before seeing it for myself.
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Just like talking one out for dinner and she reciprocates under the table. So much easier......
Jenna Jameson shared a story in her autobio of relieving her boyfriend under the table with butter at a fancy restaurant once.
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Morning hef.
What's the prob? :lol Just typical chat thread conversation going on here.
No prob.
I really don't want spoilers for what DT has up their sleeves as far as the most recent tour goes, but I don't think I can make it two months before seeing it for myself.
Spoiler: they will perform The Astonishing in its entirety. Act I, intermission, then Act II. That's it. There will probably be some cool visuals or set pieces.
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Spoiler alert - LaBrie and wigs. Lots of wigs.
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I'm talking about set pieces, lighting, etc..
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Canadian flags, also.
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There will probably be powdered wigs, and salsa.
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And lights.
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My secret secret is :
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Morning
Feeling pretty crappy today after argumenot with parents
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I'm exhausted. I've gone two nights this week without a minute of a sleep.
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So a buddy of mine failed his Linear Algebra exam because he was doing some last minute writing down of answers when time was nearly up and forgot to put his name on two sheets, thus not being allocated 15 points, even if all of his stuff on those would have been correct (and they were lengthy but not very hard, so I'd think he'd have gotten at least 10 of those 15 points).
Now I know that it's entirely his fault, and I'm not seeking to absolve him of any blame, but I still feel sorry for the guy. :\
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Dream THEATER is coming to the Wiltern theater to play TA. Really sweet because I could walk there in 2 minutes. Should I buy tickets?
Is it worth the experience?
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Dream THEATER is coming to the Wiltern theater to play TA. Really sweet because I could walk there in 2 minutes. Should I buy tickets?
Is it worth the experience?
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/download%201_zpsasdaq4mf.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/download%201_zpsasdaq4mf.jpg.html)
What kind of question is that?! YEEESSSSS!!!!! LOL
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:rollin
It's my first time and I'm kind of you know... :)
It'll be my first concert ever.
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1st!! A big he'll yeah then!
That will be my 163 concert lol
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:lol
I really hope it's worth it! I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures and videos :)
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What a day... Hi guys.
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How'd it go Jay?
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Dream THEATER is coming to the Wiltern theater to play TA. Really sweet because I could walk there in 2 minutes. Should I buy tickets?
Is it worth the experience?
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/download%201_zpsasdaq4mf.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/download%201_zpsasdaq4mf.jpg.html)
What kind of question is that?! YEEESSSSS!!!!! LOL
What has Geoff Tate got to do with this?
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I'd slap him too but it wouldn't do any good.
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:lol
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Could have been better. Could have been worse. I'll type out the story when I'm home from bowling.. Let's just say it started poorly... I went to the wrong place..
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:rollin
It's my first time and I'm kind of you know... :)
It'll be my first concert ever.
Well at least you won't have any frame of reference.
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:rollin
It's my first time and I'm kind of you know... :)
It'll be my first concert ever.
Well at least you won't have any frame of reference.
What is this "frame of reference" you are talking about?
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As in, this is your first concert, so you have nothing to compare it to.
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Gosh darn it!
I really wish to see Dream Theater live, but I can't. :((((
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Meh. You should. It will be a fantastic experience......
says the guys who has never been to a concert ever.... :loser:
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Morning, bone diddlies.
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Jiggly B reporting to the hizzle.
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Hello...and all that other jive you hipsters are into. :tup
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:lol
Yes, that jive word hello is really catching on.
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Don't the production right now and at 10 am buying tickets to RoSfest. WOOT!!!
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Come estas bitches
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Hey Hef!! He Prog!
How's my favorite mod doing today? :D
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Pasando El Heffe?!
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Hey Hef!! He Prog!
How's my favorite mod doing today? :D
Pasando El Heffe?!
Mui bueno
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That's really great to hear Hef!
It's so great to see you here! Hef, your are AWESOME. ;D
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ME GUSTA
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I absolutely adore your Spanish speaking.
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Quasadilla por favor
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Me no entender... :)
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I absolutely adore your Spanish speaking.
No tengo ni idea de lo que estoy haciendo.
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I absolutely adore your Spanish speaking.
No tengo ni idea de lo que estoy haciendo.
Al contrario, me parece que sepas muy bien que estás haciendo.
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:blush
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Hay un baño a la derecha
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¿Donde está la biblioteca?
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¿Donde está la biblioteca?
(https://i.imgur.com/JYcluxv.gif)
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Tengo un gato gigante en los pantalones
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I absolutely adore your Spanish speaking.
No tengo ni idea de lo que estoy haciendo.
XD
XD
¿Va a dejar de chicos con los que habla español ? Tengo que usar traductor Google todo el tiempo! ¿Están utilizando Google Translate ?
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Hay un baño a la derecha
And hi Mr. Wahibrido Pickingant!! ;)
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I absolutely adore your Spanish speaking.
No tengo ni idea de lo que estoy haciendo.
XD
XD
¿Va a dejar de chicos con los que habla español ? Tengo que usar traductor Google todo el tiempo! ¿Están utilizando Google Translate ?
Si
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Ciao
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I see your speaking Italy when others are speaking Spanish ;)
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Si sta parlando inglese, mentre io parlo italiano.
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"DRAWING LINES IN THE SAAAAAAAAAAAA*voice cracks* AAAAAAAAAAAAND!"
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What's up, Jay?
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Wierd day at work. Slow.. Yet.. Busy.
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(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/funny/peeonit_zpsd99c7a20.jpg)
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Wierd day at work. Slow.. Yet.. Busy.
Yeah our day didn't seem all that busy but somehow it was our best day of the year so far money wise.
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Wierd day at work. Slow.. Yet.. Busy.
That's like my day at work. It's slow...but everyone else is busy. I'm listening to Spotify.
(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/funny/peeonit_zpsd99c7a20.jpg)
:lol
I love wolves.
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I got to listen to one of our property managers spend an hour chewing out her assistants over the phone... And then turn around and flirt with me. It was great. She's only on site here on Fridays.. (she does come around other days but Fridays are set in stone) and it used to be hell. Now... I look forward to it. We BS a lot. It makes the day a tad more enjoyable.
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Hay un baño a la derecha
And hi Mr. Wahibrido Pickingant!! ;)
:tup
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I got to listen to one of our property managers spend an hour chewing out her assistants over the phone... And then turn around and flirt with me. It was great. She's only on site here on Fridays.. (she does come around other days but Fridays are set in stone) and it used to be hell. Now... I look forward to it. We BS a lot. It makes the day a tad more enjoyable.
That's cool. Anything that breaks up the monotony of a dull day is always welcome.
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That's why I have you John.
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;)
Speaking of that, it's just about time for me to head home.
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(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/funny/howhigh_zps59f06dd7.jpg)
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(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/funny/howhigh_zps59f06dd7.jpg)
That dog is so fricking adorable :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
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I switched off the avatars. Interestingly, I don't think it will take long to get used to.
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I enjoy looking at mine.
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I enjoy looking at mine.
I bet you do.
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And why wouldn't I? It's a source of inspiration. ;)
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John or King? Have you guys ever posted something really rash and end up regretting it hard time?
:'( :'(
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No.
What's wrong Ang?
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If you are implying that this is fake, then fuck you. <3
Probably this.......:P
:lol :lol
and my response was, "Do you kiss your mother with that mouth."
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Hmmm....
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If you are implying that this is fake, then fuck you. <3
I'm still a bit iffy because of the whole fake vs not fake discussion and I wrote this rashly and now I really really feel bad.
It just got to me....
:justjen
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Exactly
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Someone doesn't know how to cover their tracks.
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Nope. I say what I feel. I try other to step on toes unless I feel wrongdoing.
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I'm glad the weekend is here and I have the spawn with me. We're watching Big Bang reruns.
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I can watch them over and over. Blob, you are wrong sucka!! :lol
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:lol
My ex-wife is a special education teacher. She actually dealt with kids who were like Sheldon and much worse. I actually feel bad for him and when they gang up on him it's actually wrong. He has a severe mental issue.
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Give don't. He deserves their ire. :lol
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:lol Meanie
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I would say Sheldon is the meany and his friends are the ones trying to help him and his humanity.
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I think that they care about him but don't understand how their actions really mess with him. They really do need to go with his flow. He's actually a bit more flexible than someone who really has Asperger's.
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I think he's way more flexible now than early on.
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Absolutely. I mean, he had coitus.
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As a fan boy my response is "I KNOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!"
I'm watching Brooklyn Nine Nine right now and I'm dying.
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:lol I've never seen that show. Right now I'm watching a couple of episodes of New Girl. The spawn fell asleep.
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Try it. I bet you'll love it. Right up your alley.
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Evening guys. Chilling in Charlotte right now, the gf and I have been house shopping and we are narrowing it down over the next few days. Exciting times. How is everyone?
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Hey Guys.
So... Blew a head gasket on my truck. It's gonna cost as much to fix as I am paying for it.
Time for a new plan.
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What type of truck jay?
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Hi
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Hey Prog Snob.
I see you've traded out one googley eyed blonde for a different googley eye blonde. Do you have a schedule for switching out your sig, or just whenever you feel like it?
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Whenever I feel like it basically. Why would there be a schedule?
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:lol I don't know. Was just curious.
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And what's wrong with "googley eyes"? ;)
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Nothing really, just noting the similar appearance traits between the most recent two sigs. Not my type though.
By which I mean, it's not what I type into the search box late at night. :blob: :zydar:
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I like "big eyes", so yes it's a recurring trend. :) In case you haven't noticed, I don't go for conventional looking women. There needs to be something that sticks out about them. Maybe it's their eyes or their oddly dyed hair. Who knows...
I am curious as to what you would go for...celebrity wise that is.
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I love big eyes, but not "bug" eyes. I'm also not into blonde hair. Generally I like the short cute brunettes. Being at least part asian also doesn't hurt. :lol
I sometimes wonder what a computer analysis would make of my collection of adult related material......
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What type of truck jay?
94 Isuzu Rodeo. POS I bought off my uncle because I was desperate for a vehicle and he would take payments.
I just threw it up on Craigslist. I owe $900 on it still. Gonna see what I can get and work the rest out with my uncle. At the same time I just arranged to buy a car off of a friend of mine. Woo playing the game of Adulting...
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I love big eyes, but not "bug" eyes. I'm also not into blonde hair. Generally I like the short cute brunettes. Being at least part asian also doesn't hurt. :lol
I sometimes wonder what a computer analysis would make of my collection of adult related material......
I generally don't go for blondes either. I think I've had just one blonde girlfriend ever. I mean real blonde, not fake blonde. Asian women are nice, but I also like Italian (of course), Hispanic, and Middle Eastern. When I took psychology at school a few years back, there was this really pretty girl in my class. Long jet black hair, fair skin, and sweet smile. I never in a million years would have guessed she was Iranian. Here's a photo of her. It doesn't do her justice but I'm just using it to show that she looked nothing like what I thought an Iranian woman would look like. After I found that out, I actually started looking around online and discovered there are so many beautiful Middle Eastern women. I have especially become fond of Iranian and Egyptian girls.
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/v/t1.0-9/1001366_10200466296762993_167569185_n.jpg?oh=289d0602644bee9ca96051fc95b9537b&oe=5763FEFF)
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Damn, best episode of Grimm in a season and a half, easily. Now I'm much more excited for the rest of the season.
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Morning
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And what's wrong with "googley eyes"? ;)
Googley eyes are the most used search engine online !
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Morning hef. Morning Kotow.
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Yo yo
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What's the plan for the weekend?
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Morning hef. Morning Kotow.
Morning 10:30PM
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Morning hef. Morning Kotow.
Morning 10:30PM
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? YOU MUST BE PSYCHIC!
The correct 10:30pm greeting for me would be good afternoon. :blob:
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Damn, best episode of Grimm in a season and a half, easily. Now I'm much more excited for the rest of the season.
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Got me all excited. Watching it this morning.
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Damn, best episode of Grimm in a season and a half, easily. Now I'm much more excited for the rest of the season.
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Got me all excited. Watching it this morning.
I know you watch it the next morning, so no spoilers from me. :tup
I've been kind of indifferent to this season so far, especially with silly robot wig wearing Juliet, sorry "Eve" (the most unoriginal name choice ever btw), but this episode was the first episode to excite me in a long time.
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Can't wait to see it blob. I really didn't like that they brough Julia or whatever her name is back a few episodes ago.
Morning guys!
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Morning, folks!
I'm searching the internet for thick bottoms.
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You you found my past on the internet?
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What do y'all think of these? (https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/330993/?catalogId=3&sku=330993&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default&gclid=Cj0KEQiAuqC2BRDVxMSnpa-mhZoBEiQAFta8weuBejqxSeVsBiNP0NnW9zxkOttO3YKPBEoEITG7N-EaAp--8P8HAQ&kwid=productads-plaid^63151460340-sku^330993-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^45527541823)
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I love that store but you sure can blow a lot of cash on so few products.
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Can't wait to see it blob. I really didn't like that they brough Julia or whatever her name is back a few episodes ago.
Morning guys!
Her name is in my post you're replying to. You have no excuse to get this wrong. :lol
Maybe they'll do something interesting with her later in the season, but for now I'm not interested. I was happier when she was just dead.
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Pretty nice set of pans for just $100.00.
I was making Mrs. P some breakfast and noticed the non-stick surface on my frying pans is non-existent. The fucking kids. They all over-heat the pans and then douse them with cold water. It's only money, but damn it pisses me off when they mistreat cookware. It's not like they haven't been taught.
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My irritation for the actress who played Juliet was what made me stop watching Grimm. The missus watches it still, I'll let her know that you said the season is good.
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THE BLACK FOREST AND THE KEYS BLOB!!!!
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My irritation for the actress who played Juliet was what made me stop watching Grimm. The missus watches it still, I'll let her know that you said the season is good.
I didn't have that much of a problem with her, but she has that weird squinty looking face and wasn't very interesting or useful. She got interesting once it got to the hexenbiest thing, but I don't like what they did with her this season.
Season 3 was so damn good and just got better and better until the end. S4 started off strong but got weaker and by the end of the season I wasn't enjoying it much. This season started off kinda weak too, but it's been getting better again.
THE BLACK FOREST AND THE KEYS BLOB!!!!
SO MANY BOOKS AND KEYS.
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Another day looking at houses, seems like every home I've seen is a blur now.
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Morning
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Morning Prog.
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Morning peeples
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Going to go work on the headlight covers. They have that fog on them and I have the kit to clean them.
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What's up, guys? What's the plan for the day?
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Going to go work on the headlight covers. They have that fog on them and I have the kit to clean them.
I remember doing that to my vw golf years ago. Didn't use a kit just different sand papers and some buffing.
The gf and I are going to go have brunch with unlimited bloody Mary's, then look at another four houses. I think we are pretty much decided on what we are getting though. What about you Prog?
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Unlimited Bloody Maries sound like a pleasure right now. I have Gianna here this weekend so we're just going to hang out and watch some TV. Right now, I'm watching Miller's Crossing.
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Just finished the headlight covers. Going to a dual birthday. My brother's and sister in law's. Ten days apart.
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Hey Reap!!! And all DTF friends and Hef...
I was at work til 3pm GMT then I went to my Dads to check the battery I bought for my bike was ok. I arrived as Dad was just finishing up attaching it.
It turned over ! With a bit of help from the choke .
Don't worry Reap - my driving instructor told me not to use the throttle when starting in case it floods the engine. I use it very sparingly. . .
I didn't go out for a drive as the weather is crappy. but at least it goes now.
Just waitin on a sunny day. Like The Boss :coolio
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Morning hef. Morning Kotow.
Yo yo. :2metal:
You must have posted that when I started to get ready for work. 10:25 am.
Then I worked til 3pm and went to Dads afterwards and got home at about 5pm.
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It's in the mid 50s here right now. I'm loving it. I'm done with the freezing cold weather.
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We had several days of nice weather but because my bike is working again - pissy and blowy :lol
The weather will improve anyway. It's only February.
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Blob, I'm coming after you.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/IMG_20160220_131450_zpsc3x90nuk.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/IMG_20160220_131450_zpsc3x90nuk.jpg.html)
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Hello
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Looks like Bluto.
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Who?
Oh, the photo King put up.
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Blob likes that character as me as a wrestler. Lol
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Do you have that outfit?
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Well If I HAD IT....:zydar: :zydar:
...i'd burn it immediately :angry:
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:lol
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That's like that brilliant joke from Simon Pegg's "Spaced".
The artist Brian from the downstairs flat comes up with a horrible waistcoat on.
Brian : " How Do I Look ? "
Tim : " A bit pretentious... "
Brian : " Do you think I should lose the waistcoat ? "
Tim : " Nah I think you should burn it. If you lose it, you might find it again "
:lol
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:lol
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Do you have that outfit?
I wish. Just need a 2x4.
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Great news kotow! I just finished a lot more house shopping and I think we have our home picked out. Still a lot of things to go over but I think it's a go for a move to Charlotte in September.
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The forecast says sun on Monday.
Fingers crossed. :police:
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We checked and I can fit my big padded jacket and my crash helmet in the top box.
Yay. Now I can park without having to carry them with me.
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what's the coldest you would ride in?
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Hmmm. I was riding pretty late last year...
Definitely not when there's potentially ice on the road.
I don't *mind* driving in the rain. It's slippery road that would shit me up.
I don't mind if it's cold and sunny. I've done that. i just wrap up warm.
I have been shivering whilst riding though.
EDIT : I searched my username and the word bike on twitter and I may have been riding in January..
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It got up to 60 here today...just beautiful!
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Wow that's pretty nice. I'm enjoying the cold weather here because it'll be warm when I get back to Florida.
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When do you return home?
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Late Monday night then back to work Tuesday.
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Ouch, right back to work. I usually like to give myself one day of recovery. :)
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I've taken a lot of this month off so I want to save some of my vacation time for the end of the year. I don't really mind coming in the day after really, just takes a little bit of adjustment and I'm right back in the swing of things. Actually I've been on break so long that it feels like I want to get back to my routine.
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I've been there. I know what you mean. It becomes so routine that being away from work for an extended period seems unnatural.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning. What's happening this Sunday?
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Taxes, food shopping. I feel lie in should typexpect something else next.
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Taxes, death, and king's spelling. The only three things in the world that are certain.
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He has arisen!
Morning Lord Blob.
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Arisen? I've been awake for almost 10 hours! Woke up at 3pm today.
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Like finding the Loch Ness Monster, who knows the sleeping patterns of the Blob.
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Like finding the Loch Ness Monster, who knows the sleeping patterns of the Blob.
Just as elusive and mysterious.
Trying to frantically finish off these icons. Almost up to 600. I can't believe that's only 3/4 done. Shit.
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Damn! You have a timeline to finish? Also, I played this game last week.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20160213_171424_zps3uf4cb1j.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20160213_171424_zps3uf4cb1j.jpg.html)
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I've considered getting that game. Not just for my namesake though. :lol It looked like a fun game that might be my kind of thing. What did you think of it?
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I thought it was very fun. Didn't get to play it a lot but we had fun. We also played on the XXX Box One, Plants vs. Monster which is always fun.
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XXX Box One
That sounds like a console I would like to have.
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Looks like I can't get the game new at the regular places, but it's cheap on eBay. I should probably finish off the games I've already started first. So many Lego games. :lol
The version of the program I'm making these icons for is due for release on 15th March, so I think any time before that, but preferably sooner rather than later so they can check them over properly and get feedback from users. I want as many done as possibly for Monday (tomorrow) and the rest ASAP, so worst case at least they have something even if I'm not 100% happy with them. Get something done, then go back and improve them.
XXX Box One
That sounds like a console I would like to have.
XXXBone. 25% faster and harder.
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XXX Box One
That sounds like a console I would like to have.
Now you know I've typed XXX before. :lol
Wow that's quick. Hopefully they proof them with minimal touch ups for you.
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Wow that's quick. Hopefully they proof them with minimal touch ups for you.
At least I haven't sent them all at once. I sent 400 of them a while ago, and another 100 a few weeks ago, so they've had time to check over a lot of them. I've already had a few fix-ups for simple mistakes on my part, and feedback for changes from their own graphics guy, so hopefully any changes won't be too major for me.
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Son of a bitch. The guitarist from Riverside passed away. I'm seeing them for the first time in 2 1/2 months.
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My life is almost complete.
https://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2016/02/picture-it-funko-is-giving-the-golden-girls-the-pop-treatment/
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I slept in. It feels good.
Morning!
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Funny to me how staying in and doing nothing when I'm sick feels like I'm wasting my life, but doing the same when I'm not sick feels like a vacation. Odd...
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I agree with that Hyperplex, I don't like the feeling but I do hope you feel better.
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Thanks...it was actually last week that I was really sick, and most of this past, but now I'm finally on the mend and noticing how different my mentality really is based on how I feel.
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Morning. What's happening this Sunday?
2pm is when we normally close on a Sunday.
We were starting to close down and turn off all the cookers etc.
What happens ?
Every table in the cafe gets filled with people...
Good for business. Bad for us hoping to get out early.
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Morning, bone diddlies.
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Think we might head to the mall once the littlest wakes up from her nap. Sunday is laundry day in the house so I've got it going now. Mostly finished too...yay for early starts.
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I slept in myself. I have the spawn with me this weekend but she loves her sleep so I took advantage of that. Now we're listening to The Astonishing as she eats my yogurt.
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I sleep in myself every night.
It's easy when I am myself.
:neverusethis:
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So you think... :lol
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Good morning peeps. Today is going to go by so slowly compared to yesterday. I spent the day at work helping out one of our property managers (not the same one from Friday), her cute (but sadly underage daughter), and one of our HOA presidents with a project. It was so chill. Today is back to reality.
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Morning, Jay. Reality is a bummer sometimes. :lol
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It's ok. Her mom is hot. For an older girl... (remember guys I'm 24. Haha). I actually flirt with her mom A LOT when I see her at work. She usually initiates it. Win.
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I thought you were older than that. :lol
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Penguins don't age well :JayOctavarium: plus they have to look after the kids.
Bummer.
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Does anyone else watch YouTube on their PS4 so they can continue to browse other pages on the computer ?
Just me ?
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I thought you were older than that. :lol
Seriously? Lmao
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Does anyone else watch YouTube on their PS4 so they can continue to browse other pages on the computer ?
Just me ?
Nope. I can't divide my attention between watching a video and doing other stuff. I've tried it, and always fail. If I'm hearing a video, I'll always just end up watching the video entirely anyway. :lol
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It's easier with things like Still Untitled where you can just listen.
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It's easier with things like Still Untitled where you can just listen.
Even then I end up just watching it. :lol I know they're just sitting at a table and video isn't necessary, but I'm just a visual person, and more often than not can't resist watching it at the same time.
I'm done with my work for today. I'm up to 611 icons. I spent most of my time today fixing up the old icons that I wasn't happy with, so it doesn't feel like I did much.
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Does anyone else watch YouTube on their PS4 so they can continue to browse other pages on the computer ?
Just me ?
I don't have a PS4 so I can't help you there. :)
I thought you were older than that. :lol
Seriously? Lmao
Yes. I mean not like 40 or anything but I assumed late 20s at the least. :lol
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I'm 37 if it makes you feel better.
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Good morning (or afternoon), everyone!
Been a while since I've been active here. I've been in grad school for about 3 years. Hope everyone is doing well. :)
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Good morning (or afternoon), everyone!
Been a while since I've been active here. I've been in grad school for about 3 years. Hope everyone is doing well. :)
:hug:
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:hug:
What's new?
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Dream Theater have a new double rock opera CD out.
I hear it's...
Astounding :neverusethis:
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:lol
Yeah, the album is pretty fantastic. What' new with you though?
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:lol
Yeah, the album is pretty fantastic. What' new with you though?
What was happening with me last time ?
On March 30th 2015 I got fired from Starbucks. I had to move out of my flat and move back to Wales. It was terribly emotional. Getting out of my flat was so stressful. The housing agents
wanted all sorts of things. Most of which involved them not spending a penny and me spending a fucking ton of money. Just to move out.
Anyway I moved back to the seaside just as the weather got warm. Took a driving test for a 125 motorbike so I can drive around.
Got a new job and a new flat in Wales.
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Whew that sounds like a mess. Glad to hear your life is together now. Where do you work?
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Evening
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Man it seems like employment issues abound for DTFers...hopefully everything works itself out.
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Whew that sounds like a mess. Glad to hear your life is together now. Where do you work?
It's a cafe and music venue in Cardigan Wales. :).
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And you posted some cool live music from your work on Instragram.
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Dropping my daughter back to her mother's house is always the most painful and depressing moment of the weekend.
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Just remember how good it feels to pick her up the next time.
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I need a drink or four
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Your daughter will smile ear to ear with your next visit.
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Thanks, King. I go through this on a weekly basis. I'll be fine.
On a funnier note:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/19/b1/19/19b11972bf92bcfc2791554e30ccc7b7.jpg)
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Peyton would be the MVP again.
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heheh Indeed, he would be.
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Evening dudes
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What's up, Reap?
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So I'm planning on offloading my truck to whoever wants to make a offer, and I picked up a 94 Accord off of my buddy's girlfriend. Drove it around today. Best car I've ever owned. Lol
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That accord is probably just being broken in, those things last forever.
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Watching Forged In Fire for the first time...it's like Chopped for metalsmiths.
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That accord is probably just being broken in, those things last forever.
Seriously. It's got a couple issues. ABS light is on.... and it stalls at idle sometimes when the tank gets below 1/4. My friend's GF bought it off an old woman 5 yrs who had it parked in a barn and used it very sparingly.. It had 85k miles when it was parked (Odo is dead). We estimate probably no more than 150k miles on it now. Probably less. She drove it till she graduated college and bought a brand new Corolla (She makes big money now.. compared to me. Haha). Now it's mine.
Now I just need to find someone who wants to buy a shitty Rodeo with a possible blown head gasket.
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Watching Forged In Fire for the first time...it's like Chopped for metalsmiths.
I love chopped so I will definitely have to check this out.
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And I only just found out what Chopped is!
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Sleep? Who fuckin needs it...
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lolsleep
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Bah, sleep.
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There's too much that needs to be done to sleep so much.
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I know right? Sleep is such a buzzkill. Right when my brain has finally reached peak performance for the day, bam, I'm supposed to sleep, which today was 6-7am. :lol
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:lol Seriously. Sometimes I'm more creative in the middle of the night. My mind is much more relaxed at night. During the day there's too much noise around me.
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I'm the same. I come up with a lot of my best ideas while in bed trying to sleep, because my brain doesn't have an off switch. I often write down ideas on on my phone while lying in bed so I don't forget them, then the next morning I'll see them and expand them into something.
I think most of the ideas I'm currently working on I came up with while trying to get to sleep.
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It makes perfect sense. Our minds are much more relaxed when we're lying in bed. We're already trying to shut ourselves down so we can fall asleep. Though going a couple of days without sleep helps also. I ran into that problem last week. By the second night, I was seeing shit that wasn't there, having these odd thoughts and visions.
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Been there. Not fun. :lol
I think also when you're in bed, it's like sensory deprivation, no pictures and noises coming from various gadgets, so the imagination is more free to do whatever.
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That's basically what I was getting at. All stimuli has been removed, except for hoping to have dreams with googley-eyed women. :lol
Ironically enough, a few minutes after my last post I fell asleep with my hand on the keyboard. :lol
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I wish I had more dreams about women, even the googly eyed variety. :(
Instead I dreamed I was failing at school, then went to some kind of mall to rent time in a tiny holodeck, then some people looked at my drawings when I didn't want them to, and I cried and it made the colours run and suddenly the drawings looked awesome.
Then I started singing a song in my dream, then I woke up and realized I was singing it to the tune of the Stargate movie overture.
:blob:
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This morning was one of those mornings when apparently my dreams, which I do not recall, had a negative effect on me because I got up feeling very uneasy and upset, with no inkling as to exactly why.
Kids are up and eating breakfast. We'll be out the door in about 25 minutes.
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I wish I had more dreams about women, even the googly eyed variety. :(
Instead I dreamed I was failing at school, then went to some kind of mall to rent time in a tiny holodeck, then some people looked at my drawings when I didn't want them to, and I cried and it made the colours run and suddenly the drawings looked awesome.
Then I started singing a song in my dream, then I woke up and realized I was singing it to the tune of the Stargate movie overture.
:blob:
Do you want to hear something fucked up? The girl that I was dating after my wife and I separated basically tore my heart into a million pieces after I turned my life upside down just to prove to her I wasn't like every other guy who screwed her over. She basically destroyed everything inside me to the point that I lost the desire for everything I enjoy and lost about 50 pounds in the last year and a half. I hadn't dreamt of her in months. It was the dreams I had after she left that really messed with my head even more. I managed to stop having them thankfully. However, one night last week I was on the couch and it was still a bit cold in the apartment so I grabbed the blanket that she left at my place and fell asleep with it on me. I had the most vivid dream about her that night. It was actually disturbing that the first night I used that blanket since she left, I have the first dream of her in months. I still get freaked out thinking about it.
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Morning. Slept like shit as well. I'm guessing since my boss will be here Wednesday and Thursday my mind was on work overdrive.
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That'll do it. You need to :chill and have some (https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z1wLJLypL._SY300_.jpg)
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:lol Can't have that. I'll beer it up though my wife and I are going out to dinner with him and we're taking him the the Smuttynose restaurant called Hayseed. It's right next to the plant.
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Can you not have that because of work-related circumstances?
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Morning guys, can't wait to be in my own bed this morning. I'm so tired of this hotel bed.
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Correct, drug test and you lose your job.
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Morning, Reap. I know how you feel. I would probably miss my couch if I went away and had to sleep elsewhere.
Correct, drug test and you lose your job.
I hear you. That's really the only reason not to do that. :lol
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I can tell you the last 2 times for me. Both in 1994. Pink Floyd concert and my bachelor party.
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Watching Forged In Fire for the first time...it's like Chopped for metalsmiths.
I love chopped so I will definitely have to check this out.
It was interesting, but it definitely doesn't have the same energy of Chopped. It's obvious that they don't go deep into the nuances and specifics of metalworking and the timetable for the event is much larger than that for Chopped, as would be expected. As a result the tension and "competition" isn't as intense, so while the content and metalworking is definitely interesting, it wasn't nearly as entertaining as I'd hoped it'd be. I would have loved to see them go more into the different strategies and techniques used, rather than just throwing the contestants into a competition and narrating the events.
Maybe if it gains some traction they'll develop it a bit more. It's obvious it is targeting much more of a niche audience than cooking does.
Speaking of drug tests, I actually have to take one for my new position, but I've been putting it off because of the sheer amount of cold medicine coursing through my system. Decongestants and cough suppressants can cause all sorts of false positives that I really don't want showing up.
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I can tell you the last 2 times for me. Both in 1994. Pink Floyd concert and my bachelor party.
I've only done it once, actually. I'm due for a new hobby, so we'll see. ;)
Well, they gave me two tickets to work on today since the subway sites are consecutive stops on the "C" line. I'm heading out so I'll catch up with everyone later.
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Take care Prog, have a good day at work.
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Next few weeks are going to be pretty chill, hopefully. My boss is out of the office until March, at a conference this week and on vacation the next, so I should be able to churn through a lot of stuff. Friday alone I was able to build and schedule 3 months of marketing emails and set up some targeting campaigns. I'm about to push out an information send and then delve into a larger project that got pushed to the back when the material for this week's conference came to the front.
I love being my own manager and having full control over the marketing scheme.
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Good morning, all.
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Morning Hef.
I like that power too but I still want to prove to my boss that I can do a great job and that is the nervousness I feel with him coming.
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(https://45.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9k6wsf1gP1r62ptso1_500.gif)
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The earth says hello!
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(https://i.imgur.com/FWsVjOz.jpg)
:metal :2metal: :metal
So nice to be riding again. Still a bit frosty but it was 5pm. I'll wrap up much warmer if it's still nice out tomorrow afternoon.
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Nice pic.
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Thanks ! It's a nice spot to go.
Cannae wait til the weather starts getting really warm again.
My hands are really cold and i'm wearing really thick almost oven gloves :lol
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Great pic, Kotow.
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Morning peeples
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sup Jay
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Man, it got beautiful out. 64° and sunny. Just ran out to pick up some lunch with the windows down and the sunroof open. Now my office window is open while I work. Love it.
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Man that picture is so relaxing.
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Slow day at work. And it's a good thing.
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Less than one hour to go.
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Just queued up 2112 to keep me moving...
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Great pic, Kotow.
:tup
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:omg:
Chain came of the bike as I was going up a hill. Managed to freewheel back down into a car park and put it back on.
Gonna try and tighten it tomorrow or at least take a link out of it.
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Evening
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Hey.
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While driving today, the first world designer in me had a mild conniption. A jeep in front of me had a Maryland flag spare tire cover, however whoever designed it put a boxed, default, unchanged Photoshop Bevel/Emboss on every individual segment of the flag. It was like staring at a 13 year old's first attempt at "Photoshop wizardry." And the guy probably paid money for it...ugh.
Things like that curdle my blood a tiny bit.
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Care to post an example for us that don't know what you just said ? :biggrin:
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What's everyone up to? I just finished downloading a bootleg of the first show in London.
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Forcing myself to eat something because i'm hungry but it's midnight.
Had two apples and a sandwich.
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Care to post an example for us that don't know what you just said ? :biggrin:
The effect on this puzzle piece...
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WUWkjRqvTLY/maxresdefault.jpg)
Pretty much the default effect. Imagine it applied to each individual color segment on the Maryland flag.
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Ooh right - if you'd said a drop shadow ( even if that's not what this is ) i'd have understood :)
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Mythbusters was great until they blew up the cement truck in the quarry. After that, the show slowly went downhill. It became less about science and more about "Jamie want big boom".
The first 3 series were completely ruined by that insufferable folklore cow.
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Wow, someone already has the Amsterdam bootleg up and the show only ended a few hours ago. :metal
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Bet it sounds like arse :2metal:
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Other than the few JLB pitch problems, it really sounds great.
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Ooh right - if you'd said a drop shadow ( even if that's not what this is ) i'd have understood :)
But if I had said a drop shadow it wouldn't have meant the same thing. :p
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I'm not a graphics person :p
That's what I would have imagined.
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Our graphics person is currently either napping or getting oiled so he doesn't rust.
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So I came in the front door today after work and was immediately ambushed by a 5 year old, a 1 year old, and a 106lb lab...
:D
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You notice when people tell stories about things like that, the wife is never mentioned. :lol
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She was standing in the kitchen, smiling, saying, "Yay, Daddy's home!" She was wise enough to stay out of the path of the child/dog tidal wave.
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:lol That's awesome. I miss walking in the door to my daughter running towards me. She still does it now when I pick her up, but a couple of times a week just isn't enough. Bah, anyway. Good for you, bro. My daughter is five also.
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Not sleeping again. Where are you, you assgoblins?
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^ I should be asleep too, but no. So good early morning y'all!
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I do this all of the time, and now I'm getting ready for work. So I should be the walking dead at work later. :lol
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Sleeping was also difficult last night...
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I got a good 7 1/2 hours last night. I was gassed.
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I was gassed too...but woke up 4 times during the night and up for good at 4:45.
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I got a good 7 1/2 hours last night. I was gassed.
My sympathies for the Queen.
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Finished my exams for this semester yesterday!
:victorydance: :victorydance: :victorydance:
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I've already had a 16oz coffee and a can of Red Bull.
I got a good 7 1/2 hours last night. I was gassed.
I know. What do you think kept me up? :lol
Finished my exams for this semester yesterday!
:victorydance: :victorydance: :victorydance:
Awesome. When do you get your results?
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Finished my exams for this semester yesterday!
:victorydance: :victorydance: :victorydance:
:tup Awesome. Let's hope your response is just as good once you get the results. :lol
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One of them I already have, and I got 27/30 points.
The others, I will get within the next month, probably less time. One of them is just a pass/fail-exam, and I'm certain that I did well on that one, but the other two were pretty challenging, so I'm interested to see if my good feeling that I have about them will turn out to be justified.
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I'm sure you did fine. :tup
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I got a good 7 1/2 hours last night. I was gassed.
My sympathies for the Queen.
If only. Both of us were out at 9:30pm. Party animals. :lol
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Man it just is one of those days. I suppose the grey weather and rain plays a part, but I am just stuck in first gear. Slept like garbage, my patience is nil, and I just feel blah. I just want to go back to bed.
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Bright and sunny morning to y'all!!
Had a great sleep, woke up late to getting my cock sucked, I'm sipping on a perfect cup of coffee right now? How's everyone doing this terrific, Spring morning?
*wanders off whistling Our New World*
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I'm heading out into the field guys. I'll catch up with you later.
Hyperplex, I love your Nietzsche quote!
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Thanks - it's one of my favorites as well. Describes things beautifully.
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Morning, all.
Wreck on the highway on the way in to work this morning delayed me quite a bit. I hope everyone is OK.
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I'm getting into my groove a bit, though I still feel a bit behind. Glad the wreck wasn't you, Hef.
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You and me both, pal. We are getting a ton of rain, so I'm sure that was a factor. I've been there before, no fun.
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That's coming our way tonight and tomorrow all day.
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It sucks. I hate all-day downpours.
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I'm supposed to go to dinner with my boss and my wife is tagging along. Heavy rain is no good.
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Today is just a steady grey rain here, but I think it is supposed to get heavier tonight into tomorrow. I swear I must have some sort of Seasonal Affective Disorder; my moods are so easily affected by the weather.
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Me too.
This would have been a good day to stay in bed.
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We're actually the opposite here, out West. I had to wear sunglasses on the way into work this morning. That's a first for this year.
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I think by Thursday I might be in that boat. There are some rainy days I don't mind, but this is just one of them where I feel just completely fucking BLAAAAAH.
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Why, hello there.
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Darklord!
How's the current hostage supply?
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Choose to your heart's content.
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Gah !
Chain broke as I was pulling away !
Oh well. I guess it's better to get a new one than for it to break at speed - causing the bike to skid violently...
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Choose to your heart's content.
(https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/1888948_10155264719870302_2970205133152699506_o.jpg?_nc_eui=ARie5oPdXU_KC3tYRA8pIqCB_Up473WeJeNw8DDdROzv0jP2YNYu)
Living up to the Kohler nickname, I see. :lol
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:hat
Gah !
Chain broke as I was pulling away !
Oh well. I guess it's better to get a new one than for it to break at speed - causing the bike to skid violently...
Sorry to hear that. I can send you a spare chain I have from all the hostages that have come and gone throughout the years-
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Gah !
Chain broke as I was pulling away !
Oh well. I guess it's better to get a new one than for it to break at speed - causing the bike to skid violently...
That seems to happen a lot lately. Has it been the same chain?
DL, girls like other kinds of chains. :hat
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Tell me about it! :hat
Dammit, I don't have any picture with a girl that involves chains. Looking forward to change that ASAP.
EDIT: False, who am I kidding? Check the post your pic thread for more info on the matter.
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It hasn't happened for several months.
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Good Morning peeples.
Was told by a cashier at the grocery store near my house that I've been losing weight. I haven't actually weighed myself since I started this diet but I guess it's working :dangerwillrobinson:
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Nice.
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I just stretched and cracked my back in 3 places....Now I feel great but don't think I can work because puddle on floor.
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Good afternoon guys!
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G'd afternoonypoony
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Hey guys
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Just built and scheduled another 3 months of emails. Done with that for the foreseeable future, but I'm glad I chugged through it. The rest of what I did today feels kind of futile. Blah.
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Definitely a blah day.
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I kind of feel the same way. Thankfully I'm leaving in five minutes and going to pick up the spawn for a couple of hours.
Just built and scheduled another 3 months of emails. Done with that for the foreseeable future, but I'm glad I chugged through it. The rest of what I did today feels kind of futile. Blah.
What's this all about?
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Boss will be here tomorrow. You will miss me.
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What's this all about?
We have monthly webinar series, 3 per month. Prior to me coming on board, there was no marketing push to get people signed up for them. There were just individual emails being sent to specific people and it was up to them to spread the word. I've instituted an email schedule that pushes through our CRM database to our interested parties. We have a very niche market so interest is extremely high. Webinars are scheduled almost completely through the rest of 2016, so it's really just a matter of building the emails, tagging the lists, and scheduling the email push. I've built each of the 12 necessary emails and scheduled all of the sends though August, so now it's off my plate until I want to tackle the rest of the year.
As for the rest of my day, I've just kinda been in a rut with ideas today, so while I've been productive, I haven't been nearly as successful as I had intended.
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Speaking of work... I am currently texting my supervisor.. He just got a call from HR at the County. I think if they are making calls to my references, I must have made a good impression in the interview!
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That's cool. I'm rooting for you, pal.
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Nice, good luck. Sounds promising.
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Bought a chain from an online store.
Right bike and year. Hopefully it will be the right one. It was only £15 and I made £5 in royalties this month so at worst i've lost £10.
What up Blob, ReaperKK and Joy and Prog Snob and everyone else :coolio
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Thanks. I am nervous as hell though. Say I get the job... I put my 2 weeks in where I am at and start my probationary period with the county. Then say, after it's all said and done... they don't want to keep me for whatever reason (I've heard stories from a buddy who works with them about trainers dropping the new people for just because they didn't like them personally).. Until the probationary period is done, they can let me go and give me no reasons. That scares me. Because then.. I'm fucked.
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Don't know about specific local laws, but where I live, even outside the probationary period you can be let go with no reason given. It's an At Will Employment.
I just finished a 30-day trial consulting contract at my new job. For all intents and purposes I was fully hired, however certain paperwork was pending the trial period as a business caution. Today was officially my second day of actual full-time employment, although I've been earning my salary for the past month. Even still, my next 90-days are still considered probationary per my employment agreement, although I also have in writing that my current employment is not a trial any longer.
All that is to say, try not to sweat it, because that will only make you hate what you're doing. If you get it, and it's what you want, jump in and do your best. I'm sure it will work out. The company wouldn't be able to survive if they just dumped any and all new talent simply on whims.
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From what I've been told by my buddy (who has worked there 15 years), there are a lot of hoops that have to be gone through before they will let someone go after the probationary period. A strike system if you will. It doesn't exist in the probationary period. Idk. I am probably freaking out over nothing.
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Well it's natural to be nervous about that, but if you get it, go for it. Everyone there probably has to go through it, so it's worth it.
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Jay,
I'm not certain, but It's likely that, unless you are appointed, there is a "merit system" in your local government that essentially gives you property rights to your job once you've passed the probationary period. Yes, it can be a bit of a nail biting experience getting through probation, but due to the nature of government (top level management being voted in or out every four years) there are protections to keep the system running by making it impossible to "be let go with no reason given." Essential public services would come to a complete halt if all the experienced people were let go whenever a new regime was put into place.
Of course that doesn't mean you can't be fired, especially if a law has been broken, but it does mean there are a great deal of steps that must be followed. (1)Verbal warning (2)1st Written Warning with corrective action plan, (3) 2nd Written Warning with new probationary period. Etc.
Do a good job, serve the public proudly and kiss the correct ass and you should do fine!
Best of luck.
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Evening gents
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Hey, Prog. Still mad at me? :)
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Mad? Did I miss something?
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Nah, the whole "cliche" exchange had me wondering if the teasing went to far, but no, I didn't really think you were mad. I still think your stealing the cannolis comment was the funniest thing you've ever said.
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Hello bitches.
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Hey, King!
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What's happening? I just finished making a mac and cheese with smoked gouda, sautéed mushrooms and onions and panko breadcrumbs.
Now sipping on Caskmates on the rocks.
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Nah, the whole "cliche" exchange had me wondering if the teasing went to far, but no, I didn't really think you were mad. I still think your stealing the cannolis comment was the funniest thing you've ever said.
I have pretty broad shoulders, so it would take a lot for someone to offend me. :)
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Let me mistype then. Lol.
Going with my boss and wife tomorrow night to the Smuttynose restaurant next to the brewery. Love that place.
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Wait...Smuttynose... They make beers right?
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Yup. Their restaurant is killer and we'll hell, the beers are dynamite as well.
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It's their pumpkin ale I was specifically thinking of. They have it at the beer distributor here.
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They make a big beers series and another called Smuttlabs for experimental beers. I can't get enough.
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god, that sounds too much like big boobs and slut labs.
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Exactly. *Looks at wife*
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She's dealt with enough. Lever her be. lol
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Once you go Joe, you've had enough for the year. :lol
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Good (very late) evening peeps. Came home to a cold dinner because I wound up staying a half hour late at work. Had to send someone home tonight. Had to do the same thing last Tues... and this was his first shift back after that. Can't go into much but... some people are just fucking morons.
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Morning. Another grey, wet day. I hope I get some energy soon, because right now I feel like I'm dragging again.
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Yeah for some reason it's easier to deal with bad news when it's a lovely sunny day.
I get so miserable in the winter it's unreal.
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Morning, guys. It's a bit chilly outside but the temperature is going to gradually increase until it hits the upper 50s later tonight.
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So recently i've bought my motorbike a new Battery, A new on/off switch and starter button c-c-c-c-ombo and now a new chain.
back to playing the " what will break next ? " game :lol
But at least it's a lot cheaper than owning a car.
I ran out of petrol yesterday so i had to put it on reserve to get to a station. Cost £4.50 to fill up !
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Supposed to reach 60 today. I suppose that offsets the nearly constant percolation from the heavens.
I came in to zero relevant emails in my inbox, so that is a good start to the day. Maybe I'll be able to get the creativity back flowing today. Here's to hoping.
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I didn't realize you were on the east coast. The warmer weather is a welcome wonderment. Yes, that alliteration was intentional.
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Yeah definitely on the East Coast...we were both at the 4/1 meetup, remember? (Not that that specifically means anything, but yeah.)
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Vaguely. I was so high on pain meds that I don't remember all of the details. If I hadn't taken those meds, I would have never been able to sit or stand for the entire time.
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Good morning! Tornado warning here and we have some intense rain right now. It's a really nice change of pace.
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Morning, Reap. Be careful out there.
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So far today has been okay, but utterly unproductive. Have to get my ass in gear.
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Yeah definitely on the East Coast...we were both at the 4/1 meetup, remember? (Not that that specifically means anything, but yeah.)
I was there too, but didn't meet all that many people.
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Well I specifically remember seeing him and nodding hello. And I remember you breaking the hat. That day was such a whirlwind but I tried to make a point to go everywhere in that room.
I even remember spending a good 45 minutes faking a Scots accent with Gil for no apparent reason other than it sounded cool to my inebriated mind.
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I've listened to the Lion King soundtrack at least a dozen times in the last three days. So good.
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I've been listening to a Google Play radio station based on God Is An Astronaut - loooooooooove.
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I remember you breaking the hat.
(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/DTF/hefdaddy42.jpg)
That photo was taken mere seconds before the breaking of the hat.
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Yep, I was behind the camera to the left, watching it all go down.
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I didn't know Hef was Scottish !
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Filling out an application to see if we qualify for a mortgage! Wish me luck!
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Filling out an application to see if we qualify for a mortgage! Wish me luck!
LUCK
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I didn't know Hef was Scottish !
Well, the hat was Scottish.
Although I do have some Scottish blood in me.
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:lol thanks Kotow
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:lol thanks Kotow
C'est rien du tout mon ami.
I have bought my bike a new starter switch , battery and now a chain. She should be good for a while hopefully.
Weather has been great recently and petrol is really cheap at the moment. Cost me under £5 to fill up the tank.
I'm all set for Spring / Summer :tup :coolio
Had to buy a chain online coz mine snapped. I searched for 1995 Yamaha SR-125 and ordered the one it came up with. Hope it's ok.
We still have the old chain which has two split-links on if we need to lengthen it by a couple if need be.
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Nice :tup, I'm glad you're getting some good riding weather. It should be nice the coming week so hopefully I'll be able to ride my bike to work.
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I was actually proud of myself yesterday :(
It was the first time i'd managed to adjust the back wheel so that the chain was not slack using the cogs. ( without Dad helping )...
Put all the tools away - got kitted up - rode bike off and in less than 50 yards the chain just snapped.
Skidded to a halt. I guess it was a blessing in disguise. I was not going very fast and if it was at 70mph I could have been thrown off if it happened.
AND I guess if the chain was worn away it's best to get a new one anyway :)
I hope I don't get a run of things breaking like last year. Every time you fix something and get excited again - something else goes *immediately* that you have to order and wait for :(
So disappointing.
Like - that time last year we'd ordered a part and set aside a day to fix. Finally got it attached. Started the bike up. Was about to ride off...noticed clutch lever was just hanging off.
:( ffs.
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I had that happen to my car most recently. Had the serpentine belt break, replaced that, then the rain sensor went, followed by brakes.
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Right before we replaced my wife's old Honda Civic many years ago, the exhaust fell apart (for the second time), so I ended up having to drop money into replacing from the CAT back...only to trade the car in 3 week later. :censored
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I said I wasn't going to empty my piggy bank until january next year so I could buy a guitar or a drumkit but I had a few things to buy in a short time so i did.
Back to saving. :)
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I recently TOOK my amp to the shop FOR a power tube replacement and dropped my guitar OFF for a refret. The guitar is 26 YEARS old, and THE frets were pretty well worn. You can look AT them and see how badly they've WORN down. Happy for my tax return.
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TOOK FOR OFF YEARS THE AT WORN.
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Tornado watch in effect here til 11pm. Yay.
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TOOK FOR OFF YEARS THE AT WORN.
I wanted to try capitalizing seemingly random words as I've seen some people do, just to see how people would interpret it. The content of the post is valid though. You can look at the 12th-14th frets in particular and see how badly the frets are worn.
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I just assumed you caught chaossytem's disease.
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:tup
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or turned inTO a teenager on twitTER NO
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loltwitter
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Hey guys.
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TOOK FOR OFF YEARS THE AT WORN.
I wanted to try capitalizing seemingly random words as I've seen some people do, just to see how people would interpret it.
I knew what you were doing.
But some people need to cut that shit out.
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Agreed. Makes me crazy.
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Why would you do it unless you were hiding a secret message ?
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There used to be a member named FallenAwake that posted like that, very mysteriously, as if they had some kind of secret knowledge that no one else was privy to.
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I often get emails from work people that seEMINGLY RANDOMly go in and oUT OF CAPS Lock for NO ReaSON.
And they usually type the entire crux of the message into the subject line.
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I often get emails from work people that seEMINGLY RANDOMly go in and oUT OF CAPS Lock for NO ReaSON.
And they usually type the entire crux of the message into the subject line.
I pretty much hate every single fad that people do online.
The latest one is saying stuff is "lit". Or putting "AF" at the end of everything.
I supPOSE you couLD combine the thREE and say that shit is lit AF
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Kids in bed, raining like a motherfucker outside, and I'm ready to clock out. Bob's Burgers on Adult Swim soon and then I'm done.
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I love Bob's Burger.
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Agreed.
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Evening, folks.
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Evning Prog and the rest of the gang.
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I started playing more guitar this year and it's crazy how much you forget. I just spent 20 minute relearning "Night After Sidewalk" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcaJ2e5w1Lc) even though I used to play it regularly for years :/
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I got a call from the county. Tentative job offer. If I pass the background and physical tests, I am in.
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That's awesome Jay! Congrats!
What will you be doing?
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I love Bob's Burger.
I cannot fucking stand that show. It's as bad as modern Simpsons, except without the decade of great stuff beforehand to explain its existence.
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That's awesome Jay! Congrats!
What will you be doing?
Well the technical job title is Human Services Agency Client Benefits Specialist. Essentially I am going to be a case worker for people's benefits (CalFresh aka Food Stamps, Medi-Cal / Medicaid, etc).
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Congrats Jay! Sounds like quite a change from your security work.
Speaking of security, there was something shifty going on last night. I was just going to bed a bit after 5am, and a ute pulls up in front of our house, and two young dudes in hoodies get out and walk off down the street (luckily not towards our house, which I was expecting). Then about 10 minutes later, they walk back just as suspiciously and the car drives a bit towards them, and they hop in and drive off.
I don't know what was going on, but I'm certain whatever it is was bad. Maybe they're casing the street.
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Awesome, Jay.
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Morning, guys.
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Morning !
* Lunch with a friend
* Hour or so at work
* 2 full days at work
* Sunday off hopefully.
:) Bike should be done by then !
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Nice. Sounds like a promising weekend.
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Speaking of security, there was something shifty going on last night. I was just going to bed a bit after 5am, and a ute pulls up in front of our house, and two young dudes in hoodies get out and walk off down the street (luckily not towards our house, which I was expecting). Then about 10 minutes later, they walk back just as suspiciously and the car drives a bit towards them, and they hop in and drive off.
I don't know what was going on, but I'm certain whatever it is was bad. Maybe they're casing the street.
Be careful, BVD. Hood hijinks are no joke.
Congrats, Jay!
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Meeting my best friend for lunch today. Should be fun. I think the rain has moved on and it will gradually clear today. In desperate need of some sunshine and not being sick anymore.
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Speaking of security, there was something shifty going on last night. I was just going to bed a bit after 5am, and a ute pulls up in front of our house, and two young dudes in hoodies get out and walk off down the street (luckily not towards our house, which I was expecting). Then about 10 minutes later, they walk back just as suspiciously and the car drives a bit towards them, and they hop in and drive off.
I don't know what was going on, but I'm certain whatever it is was bad. Maybe they're casing the street.
Be careful, BVD. Hood hijinks are no joke.
Congrats, Jay!
I don't live in the hood! :lol
I am going to keep an eye out for the near future though. Luckily I don't go to bed until the sun comes up. :blob:
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See, Blob. There's an upside to never leaving the house. :lol
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I'm glad I started posting again.
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See, Blob. There's an upside to never leaving the house. :lol
Except for when the bad guys come to YOU!
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:)
The chat is where it's at. Out of everyone I want to meet from this forum, it's mostly made up on the posters in this thread. There are a few exceptions but this thread is my home away from home.
See, Blob. There's an upside to never leaving the house. :lol
Except for when the bad guys come to YOU!
Just explain to them your addiction to DTF and robots and they'll have mercy on you. :lol
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Morning!
@Jay, congrats Mang!
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Good morning guys!
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Just explain to them your addiction to DTF and robots and they'll have mercy on you. :lol
They ain't getting that far. If they appear again at all, I'll get the cops on their ass. I'm actually kind of hoping they appear again tonight. I'd welcome the excitement to break up the monotony.
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Well, Bear's tuition for kindergarten next year is paid in full so that's a weight off me. Until the time comes to decide for the following year. I wish we could justput him in private school where I went for 8 years, but $$$$.
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Tuition for Kindergarten doesn't compute to me. Really?
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Just explain to them your addiction to DTF and robots and they'll have mercy on you. :lol
They ain't getting that far. If they appear again at all, I'll get the cops on their ass. I'm actually kind of hoping they appear again tonight. I'd welcome the excitement to break up the monotony.
If you want to break up the monotony, you should do some work. ;)
Okay, I'm heading into the field. I'll catch up in a bit.
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Tuition for Kindergarten doesn't compute to me. Really?
He goes to a private early childhood education preschool that is amazing and he loves it, and is relatively affordable for what he gets. I want to keep him out of public school as much as I can afford to, and the kindergarten at the ECE is just as wonderful as the preschool, so we opted to send him there next year. If he goes to public next year, he'll be ahead of the game, and if we can somehow send him to private next year, he'll be right on track.
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See ya, Prog. Be safe out there.
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Tuition for Kindergarten doesn't compute to me. Really?
He goes to a private early childhood education preschool that is amazing and he loves it, and is relatively affordable for what he gets. I want to keep him out of public school as much as I can afford to, and the kindergarten at the ECE is just as wonderful as the preschool, so we opted to send him there next year. If he goes to public next year, he'll be ahead of the game, and if we can somehow send him to private next year, he'll be right on track.
Cool. Best of luck.
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Just explain to them your addiction to DTF and robots and they'll have mercy on you. :lol
They ain't getting that far. If they appear again at all, I'll get the cops on their ass. I'm actually kind of hoping they appear again tonight. I'd welcome the excitement to break up the monotony.
If you want to break up the monotony, you should do some work. ;)
Aw snap!
I've been doing about as much as I can in this horrible weather. Today was 42C/107F, so fuck that. I cannot wait for Autumn/Fall. Technically only a few days away, but I don't think the weather got the memo.
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Thanks. Education for my kids is something for which I am willing to pay a premium, as long as I can afford to do so. The 8 years of private schooling I had were the best thing my parents could have given me, looking back, because college was a breeze for me. The education I received was unreal and I can only hope to be able to provide that for him and his sister.
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I'm sure I don't really need to mention it, and it probably doesn't apply to you, Hyperplex: Due diligence is still required even with paid private schools. There are a lot of schisters out there taking money from concerned parents.
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I'm glad I started posting again.
:heart
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I'm sure I don't really need to mention it, and it probably doesn't apply to you, Hyperplex: Due diligence is still required even with paid private schools. There are a lot of schisters out there taking money from concerned parents.
Oh you are absolutely right. Sending someone to a private school without any background work is just asking to be taken to the cleaners and screwed.
I would love beyond a shadow of a dream to send them where I went, where I have more than a vested interest, but it also happens to be one of, if not the, most expensive school in the state.
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Although not private, we sent our daughters to a local charter school. We have been extremely happy with that choice.
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Three of my kids went to a charter high-school, the Academy of Math, Engineering and Science. All three had a good experience, but only one (Pod 2.0) has chosen a career in science (physics).
One of the things that's irritated me about some folks I know who sent their kids to private school is when the child doesn't do well, there attitude was, "I paid a lot of money for little Johnny to get a head start." Then when you question them further you quickly discover, that's all they did!
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Nice. Sounds like a promising weekend.
It usually goes quick. I have a week's holiday to use up by April too. Gonna have a think about the best time to use it :D
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Afternoon, guys.
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Hey, hey!! Boss left and he was very happy. Going out to dinner with him tonight!
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Nice. I'm glad it went well.
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Very happy. I'm also 60 cent higher now so not too bad.
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Hey, hey!! Boss left and he was very happy. Going out to dinner with him tonight!
Nice! Pick up the tab, maybe you can get some action!
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Make sure you do some stretching first. Maybe a few downward-facing-dogs.
It's all fun and games until someone throws a hip!
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Seriously. If I were you, I'd bring Travel Twister and soak the board in olive oil.
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Hey, hey!! Boss left and he was very happy. Going out to dinner with him tonight!
Nice! Pick up the tab, maybe you can get some action!
I'd crush him. Besides, he has the big business CC to waste on my beer habit tonight.
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Make sure you do some stretching first. Maybe a few downward-facing-dogs.
It's all fun and games until someone throws a hip!
Or a muscle cramp. :lol
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Helloooo peeples.
Just spent 3 hours cleaning the garage. I literally only got 1 little corner done... and I WASN'T getting distracted by all the things I found.
Now about to get showered and head to our friend's daycare to spend some time with her kiddlings... and then bowling. Thursdays are always so busy.
And I was looking over the background check info the county needs for this job. It's NOTHING compared to the check I had to go through for the Santa Barbara PD parking job I was gunning for a while back. I got this!
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Released this epic rocker today :
https://t.co/0lCkUyD6VQ
" Fire Up The Centrifuge! "
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Evening, bonediddlies.
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Evening Prog!
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What's going on, Reap?
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Good evening folks.
Bowling was fun tonight. Drinking with a bunch of middle aged women, one of which kept buying... bowled great... but I wound up coming down hard on my ankle with my ball. It hurts like a bitch. I called out of work tomorrow because of it.
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Hey Jay! I hope your ankle feels better soon.
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How did you get your balls to swing that low?
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Hey Jay! I hope your ankle feels better soon.
Thanks man. How did you get your balls to swing that low?
:slowclap:
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Hey, get your
ball mind out of the gutter.
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Might be able to knock out a good portion of stuff today, if I can stay in gear. Wife wants to see Deadpool tonight so we'll see.
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Morning, guys. :friday:
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Morning! Deadpool is totally worth it. What a fun movie.
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I'll get around to it soon. I hear nothing but good things about it.
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It's a grown up movie no doubt but is was so much fun. I'll own it as soon as it comes out on Blu Ray.
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Is it still doing well in the theaters?
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I know the 1st 2 weeks killed but I haven't seen anything after that.
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That's cool. I'm never going to get to the movie theater but I did come across it online so maybe I'll just watch it there.
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I can't watch the hand held stuff. Too much motion.
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That's understandable.
Alright, I'm heading out into the field. I'll catch up later, my liege.
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Morning.
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Morning Hef. Back to the normal weather? We were at 60 yesterday and only 30 today.
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Hovering around 33 this morning but promises of 61 on Sunday to usher in a warmer week.
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Morning Hef. Back to the normal weather? We were at 60 yesterday and only 30 today.
Same here, but lots of wind. I want this all to go.
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Yeah it was very windy last night.
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I can't wait for DST.
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Morning.
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Morning gang. Two days in a row that I slept wrong and now I can't turn my head to the left, right, or down.
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And with that one of the things I thought I needed to do today is off my list. Womp womp.
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Booked a week off work March 10 - 17 .
Can't wait. :2metal:
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Im hoping to actually be able to take a vacation this summer. I spent 3 weeks at the beach last summer, but it was right after being laid off and I was mostly miserable the whole time. They let me go 2 days before my first vacation in 4 years so, I couldn't really enjoy myself.
Hoping to take a week this June and just take the fam down and actually enjoy ourselves.
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I f---ing love it here in the summer . if it's warm and sunny and my bike is running . i live max of 10 miles from a number of different beaches.
All i did last summer was finish work early in the afternoon and drive to a beach - have a coffee then cruise until it started getting dark.
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Fly over to Florida Kotow, you can hang out at the hotel I manage free of charge.
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Fly over to Florida Kotow, you can hang out at the hotel I manage free of charge.
OMW
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Listening to Rust In Peace on Google Play, and it's the remastered version - it sounds like crap. They've added so much stuff to it and moved Mustaine's voice so far up in the mix...
Mustaine's voice needs to be buried or it sounds like an emo chicken crying for its mommy; it should never be this up front.
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Of all the big 4 I think that Hetfield is probably the best vocalist.
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Agreed, at least prior to the Loads.
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Still is. I have the Big 4 DVD from 2010 and Hetfield blows Araya, Mustaine and Belladonna away.
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prior to the Loads.
Sounds like the title of a Traci Lords biography.
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Or Peter North.
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lol no kidding
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Yeah so I'm kinda done for the day but still need to stick around. Next week might be miiiiiiighty dull.
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I'm just basically killing time until 5 myself.
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I started drawing something and now have lost interest in it. Hah.
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If you are talking about Peter North you are talking about killing time, and slaying bitches.
With Aqua Net in their hair, and other substances.
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The end result...
(https://i.imgur.com/gLp3K61.png)
I don't have all my liners with me and I had to do the black fill with an 01 liner so...meh.
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:metal
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It's kinda random. My placement and flow of the design was a little haphazard.
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I can't draw for toffee so congrats.
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Neither can I. :neverusethis:
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I might be able to manage to draw four toffee.
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What's up, friends?
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No QI on BBC tonight cause of the rugby. :sadpanda: :sadpanda:
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Bored off my ass right now. Killing time til 5.
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I'm basically wasting away until 4 here, but at least I have some good music playing.
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Yeah I have music going almost all day. Plus it's pay day so yeah.
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Also randomly realizing, I don't think, in any iteration of this board, my post count has ever eclipsed 3000. That either means I post quality over quantity, or I just suck at posting.
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I'm basically wasting away until 4 here, but at least I have some good music playing.
I'm catching up to all the podcasts I missed while I was on vacation.
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Also randomly realizing, I don't think, in any iteration of this board, my post count has ever eclipsed 3000. That either means I post quality over quantity, or I just suck at posting.
Well I suppose you're picky about the conversations you choose to have.
I'm basically wasting away until 4 here, but at least I have some good music playing.
I'm catching up to all the podcasts I missed while I was on vacation.
Which ones?
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Anyone else just get kicked out and told they were blocked by a firewall or something?
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Heading out the the dermatologist in about 20 minutes to have a cyst yanked out of my back. Earlier, I went by the bottle shop and bought another jug of Jameson Caskmates so after the doc, I think I'll go and see if I can find the bottom of that bottle.
Anyone else just get kicked out and told they were blocked by a firewall or something?
Nope
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That was weird - I tried to post a link to the Things that piss me off thread and it wouldn't let me and then poof, I was booted off and couldn't get back in.
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Left work earl . Wife having a girl night and I'm chilling at home soon.
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I didn't get kicked out and I also posted that link to see if it was the forum or something else.
Heading out the the dermatologist in about 20 minutes to have a cyst yanked out of my back. Earlier, I went by the bottle shop and bought another jug of Jameson Caskmates so after the doc, I think I'll go and see if I can find the bottom of that bottle.
Well that sounds pleasant.
Left work earl . Wife having a girl night and I'm chilling at home soon.
A night for the king to sit upon his throne, drinking a brew from his stein. :lol
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He is the Left Work Earl. Like the Earl of Sandwich, only with a beer, and he left work. Earl.
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Well that sounds pleasant.
Shouldn't be too bad, a little incision, a treble hook and a good yank. Kinda like the door-knob trick when pulling your kids first loose tooth.
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He is the Left Work Earl. Like the Earl of Sandwich, only with a beer, and he left work. Earl.
mmmm Earl of Sandwich.
Shouldn't be too bad, a little incision, a treble hook and a good yank. Kinda like the door-knob trick when pulling your kids first loose tooth.
Can I use my sword instead?
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By the power of this throne, I decree all of thee Earl.
John will now be forever known as Earl Fugetaboutit.
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(https://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y393/Prog_Snob/1465166_10201111586407451_1311093540_n_zps3cf90fd3.jpg)
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That must make me the Earl of Fougotaboutit.
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Sitting in the waiting area at the Doctors now.
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Cough once for yes, twice for no.
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The Earl Of Emergency.
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The Earl of Hops?
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Well I do have Centennial & Cascade Hops growing in my yard. We ordered Galaxy Hops that will take 2 years two produce it's first batch.
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The Earl Of Swirl?
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The Eternally Hoptastic and Gnarly Barleymaster, His Spellinglessness, the Earl of Swirl
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The Earl Of Swirl?
For you The Earl Of Icarus.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x9_pzvr0f8&feature=youtu.be
I reuploaded my super-low-budget music video :biggrin:
Hopefully Youtube won't fuck it up without asking again.
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Evening, guys
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Hi.
P.s.
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What's up Mr Oakes?
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Just chillin before bed time. I don't have work til 11:30am and it's only 1:22am so I will go to bed soon.
you can check out my new "video" a few posts up :lol
no budget at all :biggrin:
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Sup.
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supp
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Also randomly realizing, I don't think, in any iteration of this board, my post count has ever eclipsed 3000. That either means I post quality over quantity, or I just suck at posting.
Well I suppose you're picky about the conversations you choose to have.
I'm basically wasting away until 4 here, but at least I have some good music playing.
I'm catching up to all the podcasts I missed while I was on vacation.
Which ones?
I listen to quite a few:
Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast
The Giant Beastcast
The Giant Bombcast
Sound Opinions
Stuff You Should Know
Joe Rogan Experience (not all of them, only if they have an interesting guest)
Radiolab
Still Untitled
The Cracked Podcast
Unpopular Opinion
This American Life
The Virzi Effect
Reasonable Doubt
Serial
Star Talk
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I'm not really familiar with most of those. I know what Joe Rogan's is about for sure.
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Depends on that you like, Bill Burr's podcast was the first one I got into, it's a comedy podcast and still my favorite.
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What does he talk about?
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Bill Burr is fantastic.
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What does he talk about?
Just everyday things that he does, just listen to one or two of his podcasts, he is hilarious. billburr.com has a link right there.
He also does a Thursday afternoon podcast where he talks for half an hour and the second half is best of material which is great.
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I'll make a note of it and listen to him when the spawn falls asleep.
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His stand up about psycho energy that women have is the best and punching muffins.
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I think what first got me hooked on him was the famous Arnold bit he did.
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As soon as I finish watching this, I'm going to check some of it out.
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So Deadpool was good. Took the VIP treatment so we had leather recliners and balcony seats and witnessed a couple get booted from their seats because they had tickets for Saturday and didn't realize it was Friday.
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Winners.
Morning, peeps.
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Yo yo!
Family trip to Vermont today. Made a playlist. Can't wait to have lunch up there.
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Cool, have fun!
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You knew it would be a tedious day at Starbucks when you walk in and your manager just says
"Right. Now, today..."
:(
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Good morning guys! Sitting back and having some coffee right now. Feels like it's going to be a slow Saturday.
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Morning, guys
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Morning Prog
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What's the good word, Reap?
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Yo.
Waiting for my brother to meet us at a park n ride to head north.
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Mernin'.
Just got back from getting stabbed (routine blood test) and picking breakfast up for the fam bam.
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I enjoy getting stabbed by female phlebotomists.
King, where are you going today?
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Parker Pie in Vermont then Hill Farmstead for beers. Check them out. Google them. I can't wait!
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What's the good word, Reap?
Nothing much just watching some lectures for my online class. What about you Prog?
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I swear the bandage tape is the worst part of getting blood drawn. The needle is quick and easy and mostly painless, but I just broke blood vessels removing the tape. Same with tattoos. I'll sit for half a day getting inked but the tape after is awful.
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Parker Pie in Vermont then Hill Farmstead for beers. Check them out. Google them. I can't wait!
Sounds awesome!
What's the good word, Reap?
Nothing much just watching some lectures for my online class. What about you Prog?
During the day, not much. Later on, I'm going out to dinner with my brother and his wife.
I swear the bandage tape is the worst part of getting blood drawn. The needle is quick and easy and mostly painless, but I just broke blood vessels removing the tape. Same with tattoos. I'll sit for half a day getting inked but the tape after is awful.
I usually just let it fall off.
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What's the good word, Reap?
Nothing much just watching some lectures for my online class. What about you Prog?
Went to Dads after work. Put the new chain on my bike.
Now, I ordered this chain from an online store and gave the make, model and year of the bike.
I asked my usual stockist and they gave me a long email about the size of chains and the sprockets etc...
I wanted a chain immediately so I ordered it and hoped for the best.
It arrived and today we put it on and...
IT FIT PERFECTLY :rollin
Like - it was the exact length I needed. We threaded it through - put the split link on and it was done. :tup Deffo ordering from them again.
Nice drive albeit a touch chilly. I always think the fun of driving over-rides the cold. I didn't go crazy though as the road may have been frosty. Kept it at about 40 - 50.
Edit : Oh Hey reap you like Still untitled ! I can't wait for new episodes. The last one a couple of weeks ago where it was just Will rambling was boring though. I like their Spoilercasts.
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Received this today. Seems Legit.
(https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x61/froppotheweak/scammm.jpg)
My dearest,
May the peace of the Lord be with you as you read this letter. My name is Christy Walton and I am an American Citizen, I am widow and a business woman. I have recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and a rare heart disease which has defiled all medical treatment. Expert diagnosis has shown that I have few days to live. I am worth $41.7 Billion US Dollars which I inherited from my late husband Mr. John T. Walton which rates me as the First richest woman in the world.
The intention of this email is to employ the expertise of a Charity minded individual, who can identify a viable and guarantee reasonable distribution of my wealth to the needy. I cannot rely on family and closest relatives anymore, as they did not show responsible behavior when I entrusted part of my wealth to them to distribute to charitable organizations but instead they used the money for their personal needs.
To prevent any more mishaps, my attorney will act as a check, monitoring every aspect of the Charity. My will is with my Lawyer which my family is fully aware about, but there is 5% of my Bank worth which is $2,085000000.00 (Two Billion, Eighty Five Million U.S Dollars) which nobody is aware of except my attorney.
Do get back to me by providing me with your Full name for further details. Please endeavor to keep this confidential. I await your response.
God bless you.
Mrs. Christy Walton
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You should totally string them along :lol
Then when they ask for bank numbers - make them up :lol
Bank numbers ? :) oh certainly :
Sort Code : 80 - 97 - 30
Account Number : 2356 7845
Best Wishes ! :)
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Reggae Night At Work. I was acting as courier :D. Going to the supermarket and bringing back "beverages" for the bar. :) such fun.
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Good morning guys! I think my hard drive is starting to kick the bucket in my laptop, luckily I have a 250gb SSD sitting here so I may have to install it, and possibly upgrade to windows 10
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That building looks cool.
My running hard drive is dying but I want to upgrade the motherboard. Basically, the whole computer. Lol
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You should really back up and stop using a hard drive immediately as you notice signs of death, because they can go at any moment after that. Sometimes you'll get a few weeks out of them, or it could be any moment. Or you can just have the drive die without any warning at all. But you don't mess around with hard drives. Hard drives are serious business!
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So it worked, and I landed myself a new place to stay! I had no problem staying at my parent's place, but at some point, you do want to move out. Plus, my new place is 10 minutes from my university, as opposed to the hour that I needed from my parents' place.
Will post pics once I've actually moved, but for now I'm just happy that I got something so close to uni. Also my flatmates seem really cool, so that's a plus.
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You should really back up and stop using a hard drive immediately as you notice signs of death, because they can go at any moment after that. Sometimes you'll get a few weeks out of them, or it could be any moment. Or you can just have the drive die without any warning at all. But you don't mess around with hard drives. Hard drives are serious business!
Yup. That's why I like 2 hard drives. One for storage and the other runs the computer.
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So it worked, and I landed myself a new place to stay! I had no problem staying at my parent's place, but at some point, you do want to move out. Plus, my new place is 10 minutes from my university, as opposed to the hour that I needed from my parents' place.
Will post pics once I've actually moved, but for now I'm just happy that I got something so close to uni. Also my flatmates seem really cool, so that's a plus.
Close to school too! Nice. It's a brave new world!
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You should really back up and stop using a hard drive immediately as you notice signs of death, because they can go at any moment after that. Sometimes you'll get a few weeks out of them, or it could be any moment. Or you can just have the drive die without any warning at all. But you don't mess around with hard drives. Hard drives are serious business!
I just did a full back up to my workstation.
I really want to build a server for my home, it's overkill sure but I want a RAID setup just to do it :lol
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So it worked, and I landed myself a new place to stay! I had no problem staying at my parent's place, but at some point, you do want to move out. Plus, my new place is 10 minutes from my university, as opposed to the hour that I needed from my parents' place.
Will post pics once I've actually moved, but for now I'm just happy that I got something so close to uni. Also my flatmates seem really cool, so that's a plus.
Close to school too! Nice. It's a brave new world!
I'm not exactly new to living on my own, given that I was at boarding school for six years and lived abroad a year, but yeah. Will probably be moving sometime within the next two weeks, but I've got a lot of other stuff to do - work, mainly - so we'll see. Definitely want to have this done sometime during March though, because once uni starts again in April, that'd just be stupid to not have used the break to do it.
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This time it's your place though. It's a totally different feeling. A good one but is feels so different.
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So it worked, and I landed myself a new place to stay! I had no problem staying at my parent's place, but at some point, you do want to move out. Plus, my new place is 10 minutes from my university, as opposed to the hour that I needed from my parents' place.
Will post pics once I've actually moved, but for now I'm just happy that I got something so close to uni. Also my flatmates seem really cool, so that's a plus.
Close to school too! Nice. It's a brave new world!
I'm not exactly new to living on my own, given that I was at boarding school for six years and lived abroad a year, but yeah. Will probably be moving sometime within the next two weeks, but I've got a lot of other stuff to do - work, mainly - so we'll see. Definitely want to have this done sometime during March though, because once uni starts again in April, that'd just be stupid to not have used the break to do it.
There is nothing like living on your own. Simply things like blaring music through the house, or walking around with my star trek robe open eating ice cream at 10:32 in the morning.
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Pictures or it didn't happen. Lol
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You should really back up and stop using a hard drive immediately as you notice signs of death, because they can go at any moment after that. Sometimes you'll get a few weeks out of them, or it could be any moment. Or you can just have the drive die without any warning at all. But you don't mess around with hard drives. Hard drives are serious business!
Yup. That's why I like 2 hard drives. One for storage and the other runs the computer.
I've always had at least two hard drives inside my PC. It's a lot less hassle than losing everything, although still a pain in the ass to have to replace any of them. My external backup has saved me so many times now.
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I don't know my body isn't in the best shape it' been :lol probably because I'm eating ice cream in the morning
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I don't know my body isn't in the best shape it' been :lol probably because I'm eating ice cream in the morning
TRUFFLE SHUFFLE OR GTFO
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I want ice cream
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Just made a waffle for breakfast, sweet Jesus it was good. Salmon on the grill tonight
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Just made a waffle for breakfast, sweet Jesus it was good. Salmon on the grill tonight
:2metal:
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Need to get the Bear a haircut today and perhaps run to Ikea afterwards. Em is asleep now early afternoon it looks like.
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Went for a long drive today but it's still nippy even with THREE jackets on.
But at least it wasn't pissing it down.
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Morning
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It's in the 60s here. Beautiful. Have the windows open.
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Same here. It's about time we have some great weather.
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Outside watching Bear ride his bike. I've missed this.
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Sounds like a nice time to me. :)
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Seeing the smile on my little nephew yesterday makes all the pains in the world go away.
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It's in the 60s here. Beautiful. Have the windows open.
You live in the past ? :p
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Trying to figure out what movie to watch.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TLWQWhVhY4
Here you go.
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I'll bookmark it and watch it later. I'm looking for something a little different right now though.
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In Bruges.
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I found something, but I'll write that one down for another time. Was it really good?
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It's my #2 movie of all time.
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In Bruges 2 : Electric Bruge-a-loo.
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In Bruges 2 : Electric Bruge-a-loo.
It could work.
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IKEA was a moderate success, moderate bust. Gonna get some sushi for dinner.
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Now way for IKEA for this guy.
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I HAVE NEVER ONCE BEEN TO AN IKEA STORE
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Now way for IKEA for this guy.
I have no idea what this is supposed to say.
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Now way for IKEA for this guy.
I have no idea what this is supposed to say.
Hence the subtitle for this thread - Kinginese.
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Lol. I have no need for IKEA. They are for people not heavy.
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Now way for IKEA for this guy.
I have no idea what this is supposed to say.
Hence the subtitle for this thread - Kinginese.
You took 2 years of Kinginese and knew exactly what I meant.
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Evening folks! Spent the day in bed watching tv and moved the salmon till tomorrow.
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Hey Reap! Just watching the Academy Awards.
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oh wow I completely forgot they were on tonight .
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Yes. So far, it hasn't been anything great, but I still watch regardless. That's the film buff in me. :)
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I'm a film fan but I could never watch the Oscars. All that back slapping and fake smiles.
RedLetterMedia said it. It's *just* an industry event. People act like these people are getting elected.
People crying when they get best actor :rollin... Try to get some perspective please.
Noel Gallagher said that the only awards that mean anything are ones voted for by your fans. The rest is just voted by fat cats in suits.
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I tried to make it through the oscars but being the old man that I am I fell asleep :lol
and now I'm awake!
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I'm a film fan but I could never watch the Oscars. All that back slapping and fake smiles.
RedLetterMedia said it. It's *just* an industry event. People act like these people are getting elected.
People crying when they get best actor :rollin... Try to get some perspective please.
Noel Gallagher said that the only awards that mean anything are ones voted for by your fans. The rest is just voted by fat cats in suits.
I enjoy them regardless because some of those people are spectacular actors. Nobody says you have to get involved with all of the behind the scenes drama to enjoy them. ;) I don't see the big deal about someone shedding a few tears because they received such adulation in a field they've dedicated their life to. You can bet your ass the day I get my CCIE certification there will be tears shed.
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I'm not that interested. It *started* at 1am GMT. I was asleep by then.
I just checked out the results when I got up.
cloudy and tiny bit of drizzle today. Still went out for a short drive.
The only thing that gets really cold is my fingers. I'm wearing really thick gloves so I dunno what to do about that.
I guess it'll get better in the warm weather :)
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I'll probably go for a drive tomorrow on my bike. I need to get some chain wax because my chain got soaked on my last ride.
Paging blob, I just saw this link https://gfycat.com/ApprehensiveZealousBetafish and it was pretty damn cool
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My fingers have bad circulation, too, Kotow. You should take some vitamins and to help with that.
What's up, Reap?
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I usually have a couple of B complex a day - just to try to stay overall healthy.
I might pick up some multivitamins later. I do eat healthy .
When i'm at home watching TV or whatever - I like to cut up apples into chunks and just munch on them :D
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Nothing much Prog, I'm just chilling at home studying.
How is it going with you?
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Nothing much Prog, I'm just chilling at home studying.
How is it going with you?
Good luck with studying :tup.
When I finished my degree I was 100% done with all education. I will not miss studying for - and taking - exams. :hug:
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I usually have a couple of B complex a day - just to try to stay overall healthy.
I might pick up some multivitamins later. I do eat healthy .
When i'm at home watching TV or whatever - I like to cut up apples into chunks and just munch on them :D
Bananas are excellent for circulation, among other things. I usually eat 3 or 4 a day.
Nothing much Prog, I'm just chilling at home studying.
How is it going with you?
Just sitting at work and listening to Pink Floyd. :) What are you studying?
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Physics. I went back to school this year and I actually like it. It's a big time commitment but I enjoy learning, it's a bit tough to get back in the swing of things, it's almost like I forgot how to study :lol
What Pink Floyd album are you listening to?
Exams do suck Kotow, I just did 2 and I have one more left.
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One exam on my music degree was so poorly worded and had typos and such that everyone complained and they just gave everyone a pass :lol
I really disliked Music Business. Most of the time I didn't go because our lectures *always* had "Exam Recap" lectures where they basically went over everything you needed to revise..
So I just went to those :lol
Ugh it was the worst. Not the degree. Just Music Business.
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Physics. I went back to school this year and I actually like it. It's a big time commitment but I enjoy learning, it's a bit tough to get back in the swing of things, it's almost like I forgot how to study :lol
What Pink Floyd album are you listening to?
The Final Cut
I love physics, and it's one of the things I thought about going back to school for - that or math.
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Morning.
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Is that what your degree is in Kotow?
The Final Cut, that is an album I haven't listened to in a very long time. Some great little Gilmour solos in there. I always wonder what would've happened to Pink Floyd if they released the Final Cut before The Wall.
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Morning King
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Morning, King. Everything alright?
Is that what your degree is in Kotow?
The Final Cut, that is an album I haven't listened to in a very long time. Some great little Gilmour solos in there. I always wonder what would've happened to Pink Floyd if they released the Final Cut before The Wall.
The solo in Fletcher Memorial is beautiful. There are a few great songs on the album. Now I'm listening to A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
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YES!!! AMLOR!
That was the first album I ever heard, I was like 6 at the time and I remember getting the disk out listening to it on a loop when I was a kid. I know a lot of people don't care for it but I love it. I was also obsessed with watching the VHS of Delicate Sound of Thunder.
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Yup. Just dug into paperwork early and didn't log on. I also have a very good worker who feels like he can't advance so I had a sitdown with him. He's a single dad and can't work at other sites sometimes because of his 3 boys so I wanted to assure him it was more about him just not able to go because of his children. I have the utmost confidence in him and his ability.
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Is that what your degree is in Kotow?
The Final Cut, that is an album I haven't listened to in a very long time. Some great little Gilmour solos in there. I always wonder what would've happened to Pink Floyd if they released the Final Cut before The Wall.
It would have been if I'd finished it. I did my final exam but just never bothered with my dissertation.
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Yup. Just dug into paperwork early and didn't log on. I also have a very good worker who feels like he can't advance so I had a sitdown with him. He's a single dad and can't work at other sites sometimes because of his 3 boys so I wanted to assure him it was more about him just not able to go because of his children. I have the utmost confidence in him and his ability.
I could just tell something was on your mind by your simple "morning" post. Usually you start off with something sarcastic or hysterically snarky. I just wanted to make sure you were alright.
YES!!! AMLOR!
That was the first album I ever heard, I was like 6 at the time and I remember getting the disk out listening to it on a loop when I was a kid. I know a lot of people don't care for it but I love it. I was also obsessed with watching the VHS of Delicate Sound of Thunder.
I definitely enjoy it. On The Turning Away is a killer song.
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Thanks John. He's a good kid and I worry that he doesn't think highly of him. Far from the truth but him being a single dad does hurt him going to help other sites. He's got to look at the better picture that he has the boys not the crazy ex. That's what matters.
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Thanks John. He's a good kid and I worry that he doesn't think highly of him. Far from the truth but him being a single dad does hurt him going to help other sites. He's got to look at the better picture that he has the boys not the crazy ex. That's what matters.
He will over time. I think his fear comes from not being able to support them if he were to lose his job, so I think if you instill it in him that he's fine, that stress will disappear.
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I think he's bored. He's a very smart kid and is wondering if he's hit the ceiling here. He's making great money for a manual labor job but that's because he deserves it. Some people need more. I get that, he's got to understand his children sometimes stops him from traveling and I know that sucks but his kids should come first.
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I can relate to the hitting the ceiling point, it sucks when you reach a point and you feel like you can't progress any further.
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Speak to him about it then. Maybe he does feel like he's cornered. Ask him what he wants out of the job in the future, so you can at least get a better idea of what he's after.
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I did and I will talk to my boss about the opportunities. The only problem ism the next step is to have his own site and he would have to move which he can't but he can still go to the other sites and show his worth.
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Morning all. Bit of a hectic morning, but at least it's mild out.
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Good morning Hyper.
It's pretty mild here as well.
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Low 60's today in NH, then low 30's as a high later this week.
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Yeah same here, king. They are even saying we could get some rain/snow mix by Friday with a high in the 30s.....only to rise back up to the 60s by next week.
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Spring is trying it's best to kick winter in the butt.
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So I just read that Starbucks is opening its first store in Milan, Italy. I don't know, but to me it seems like going out for coffee in Italy but buying from Starbucks would be a little like going out to dinner in Paris but eating at McDonald's.
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"Yep. You've got fungus." That's how my weekend started on a Friday afternoon visit with my dermatologist. Hope everyone had a better one than I did. :)
Morning.
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Magic mushrooms?
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No thanks.
Morning, all.
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HTC Vive now has confirmed price and date, around the same time as the Rift. The Rift will cost about $1100AUS. The Vive will cost around $1300AUS. I don't think either of those factors in import tax either. Ouch. Plus a new graphics card to run it, because I don't use a gamer card.
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With all the tech I follow and gadgets I use, I have zero interest in VR for the time being.
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I basically do nothing but 3D graphics, so it's of much interest to me for many applications. Not sure I can justify it right now at those prices though. Stupid weak dollarydoos.
*waits for king or something else to quote only the first 4 words of this post*
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So I just read that Starbucks is opening its first store in Milan, Italy. I don't know, but to me it seems like going out for coffee in Italy but buying from Starbucks would be a little like going out to dinner in Paris but eating at McDonald's.
Hey Hey Hey, I went to McDonalds in Paris. I go to McDonalds in every country just so I can compare it to the states. So far France, England, and Canada have tastier McDonalds than the states.
HTC Vive now has confirmed price and date, around the same time as the Rift. The Rift will cost about $1100AUS. The Vive will cost around $1300AUS. I don't think either of those factors in import tax either. Ouch. Plus a new graphics card to run it, because I don't use a gamer card.
I have a pretty powerful gaming rig that meets the requirements and my brother and I are discussing going half on the vive or rift. I think we decided to give it some time and see how it plays out after they get released. I did try the Samsung Gear VR and I was blown away by what the phone can do so I can't even imagine the rift or vive.
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HTC Vive now has confirmed price and date, around the same time as the Rift. The Rift will cost about $1100AUS. The Vive will cost around $1300AUS. I don't think either of those factors in import tax either. Ouch. Plus a new graphics card to run it, because I don't use a gamer card.
I have a pretty powerful gaming rig that meets the requirements and my brother and I are discussing going half on the vive or rift. I think we decided to give it some time and see how it plays out after they get released. I did try the Samsung Gear VR and I was blown away by what the phone can do so I can't even imagine the rift or vive.
If you've already got the rig, and are in the US and going halves, that would be a very reasonable price for VR.
I could have bought a great gaming card, but I just didn't want a graphics card that required its own power substation and could melt steel beams, and it wasn't my priority. Plus this was 3 years ago now. The dilemma is that I still don't want to get a gamer card, because it can't do 10 bit colour like my Quadro can, but the price for a Quadro that meets the minimum specs would be stupidly stupid.
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Hey Hey Hey, I went to McDonalds in Paris. I go to McDonalds in every country just so I can compare it to the states. So far France, England, and Canada have tastier McDonalds than the states.
My simile was more in reference to Paris being a world capital for fine dining, ergo going out to dinner there but choosing fast food would be a bit of a travesty (speaking in terms of relative quality of food). Italy, as such, can also be considered a key place for fine coffee, and Sbux opening there is kinda like opening the chain crap next door to the exquisite homegrown alternatives.
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Starting tomorrow, mid-60's for the daytime high and above 40 for the overnight lows. I had to wear sunglasses while driving both to and from work last week. Aaaaaaah, Spring: when a middle-aged man's thoughts turn to golf!
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Hey Hey Hey, I went to McDonalds in Paris. I go to McDonalds in every country just so I can compare it to the states. So far France, England, and Canada have tastier McDonalds than the states.
My simile was more in reference to Paris being a world capital for fine dining, ergo going out to dinner there but choosing fast food would be a bit of a travesty (speaking in terms of relative quality of food). Italy, as such, can also be considered a key place for fine coffee, and Sbux opening there is kinda like opening the chain crap next door to the exquisite homegrown alternatives.
Oh I know. I bet that starbucks still gets a ton of business in Italy.
HTC Vive now has confirmed price and date, around the same time as the Rift. The Rift will cost about $1100AUS. The Vive will cost around $1300AUS. I don't think either of those factors in import tax either. Ouch. Plus a new graphics card to run it, because I don't use a gamer card.
I have a pretty powerful gaming rig that meets the requirements and my brother and I are discussing going half on the vive or rift. I think we decided to give it some time and see how it plays out after they get released. I did try the Samsung Gear VR and I was blown away by what the phone can do so I can't even imagine the rift or vive.
If you've already got the rig, and are in the US and going halves, that would be a very reasonable price for VR.
I could have bought a great gaming card, but I just didn't want a graphics card that required its own power substation and could melt steel beams, and it wasn't my priority. Plus this was 3 years ago now. The dilemma is that I still don't want to get a gamer card, because it can't do 10 bit colour like my Quadro can, but the price for a Quadro that meets the minimum specs would be stupidly stupid.
The decision is which VR to get also, I'm leaning towards the vive because I have an extra bedroom that isn't used for it.
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The decision is which VR to get also, I'm leaning towards the vive because I have an extra bedroom that isn't used for it.
At this point I have no strong preference for one or the other, except for maybe cost. That's also another reason it might be better for me to wait a bit and see what the feedback is.
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So recently, Adami made his glorious return. Recently, YtseBitsySpider has started reposting again after many months away, here and there.
Please, if there is a god up there, PLEASE let LeeHarveyKennedy come back also.
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Seems like DTF is returning to days of past.
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Yeah, and I made my triumphant yet mundane return. :lol
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Of course. So many people are returning, I can't keep track of them all!
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Seems like DTF is returning to days of past.
ohhh......:emo:
I hate everything. :(
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Afternoon, guys.
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Yo.
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What's up, King?
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It's a little slow. Cutting the guys. It's the weekend crew so to them it's their Friday and happy to leave early. I'm just going to do a safety meeting with them then I'm gone as well.
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Sounds good. I'm out in an hour.
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Working on a couple minor pieces today, nothing overly dramatic or groundbreaking.
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Pieces?
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Yeah, an invitation and an associated email. Nothing major. We have a lot of events/receptions that require marketing materials. Boss is on vacation this week so it's a little slower.
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I should have probably epilogued that last post with, "what do you do?"
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I'm the creative director for a Clinical Research trade organization. All marketing initiatives, creative design, etc goes through me, including advertising budget and creative strategy.
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Intriguing. I'll ask more about it later since I'm leaving work in a few minutes. :)
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Hi
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Well hello there.
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sup?
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Hey guys
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yo
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Is it bad at 937pm I'm falling asleep? 430 wake up call does that to you.
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It's not even 7PM and I am fighting to stay awake. Probably because I've been up since 2AM
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I feel your pain. Bed time. Night.
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I still have a few hours before I can justify going to sleep. :JayOctavarium:
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I didn't sleep at all last night, so I should be passing out right now.
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I'm tired, as usual. Eating breakfast with the kiddos.
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Good morning!
Woke up early to hit the gym, drove to the gym and forgot my gym bag so I'm sitting at work early.
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That's my excuse every time I show up at the gym. That or I never signed up. :lol
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:lol, I took a break from the gym for about 9 months and I gained some weight. I don't want to lift as much as I used to but I do want to shed some weight off.
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Sexercise is really the best way to lose weight. Plus, you have fun while doing it.
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:lol funny you mention that, I got my girlfriend a sexercise book for valentines day.
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See, there you go. Burn those calories off. #feelthesexburn
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Why do I always log in during weird conversations? :lol
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I think it's more that the weird conversations log in because of you. :mehlin ffffffWOOMP
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ffffffWOOMP
IT STILL MAKES THAT SOUND!!!
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Hey Cecilia! :footloose:
As long as I'm around, there will be weird conversations. Now show us your...eyes
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Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
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:progsnob:
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Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
How have you been?
:progsnob:
Don't use my emoticon against me. :lol
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Why do I always log in during weird conversations? :lol
To be fair, there's never not a weird conversation here.
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Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
How have you been?
I've been okay I suppose. Just busy with work and school. Seems like the same thing I was doing 10 years ago.
How about you? And everyone else too, feel free to chime in.
Why do I always log in during weird conversations? :lol
To be fair, there's never not a weird conversation here.
That is certainly true!
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Cecilia we are just discussing the best way to utilize time between sex and working out.
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ffffffWOOMP
IT STILL MAKES THAT SOUND!!!
Will it ever not?
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Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
How have you been?
I've been okay I suppose. Just busy with work and school. Seems like the same thing I was doing 10 years ago.
How about you? And everyone else too, feel free to chime in.
I'm doing alright, just working at the moment. Work and school seem to go on forever.
Cecilia we are just discussing the best way to utilize time between sex and working out.
Maybe YOU were. I was trying to figure out how to make sexercise a legitimate workout program. I think I can work on that. I've definitely had far more sex than exercise in my life, and I'm pretty fit, so I might be able to sell it.
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I entertained the idea of going back to school a couple years ago to pursue my MBA, but besides being ridiculously cost prohibitive at the time, I don't think I could prepare myself to reenter the school mentality again. I'm so far removed from classes, notes, and homework that I'd probably crash and burn. That and time to do it is nearly non-existent.
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ffffffWOOMP
IT STILL MAKES THAT SOUND!!!
Will it ever not?
I swear I've done everything to prevent that sound. I've had my hair cut different, had it short, had it straight, left it down. Nothing works!
Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
How have you been?
I've been okay I suppose. Just busy with work and school. Seems like the same thing I was doing 10 years ago.
How about you? And everyone else too, feel free to chime in.
I'm doing alright, just working at the moment. Work and school seem to go on forever.
No kidding!! If I'm not at school, I'm at work. Every week I get the stupid ass customer comments "I see you every time I'm here! You must live here!" Why yes, I do have my own apartment at work. ::)
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I entertained the idea of going back to school a couple years ago to pursue my MBA, but besides being ridiculously cost prohibitive at the time, I don't think I could prepare myself to reenter the school mentality again. I'm so far removed from classes, notes, and homework that I'd probably crash and burn. That and time to do it is nearly non-existent.
I completely understand! Alas, a masters is the new bachelors. You just have to set your mind to succeed, and you'll figure out if and when the right time to go back will be.
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And everyone else too, feel free to chime in.
Well, it stopped itching and the swelling has gone down considerably, but I still can't watch Mr. Bean episodes without crying hysterically. All in all, quite well. Thanks for asking!
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And everyone else too, feel free to chime in.
Well, it stopped itching and the swelling has gone down considerably, but I still can't watch Mr. Bean episodes without crying hysterically. All in all, quite well. Thanks for asking!
You should probably have your prostate checked asap.
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I completely understand! Alas, a masters is the new bachelors. You just have to set your mind to succeed, and you'll figure out if and when the right time to go back will be.
Well I have 11 years of experience and a director's title, so a Masters isn't really that necessary anymore. Most of the CMOs for whom I have worked have not had more advanced degrees and many C-levels don't have it either (many, not all, of course). I'm in no hurry and may never get one.
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Morning, everyone.
Hi, Cecilia!
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Mernin, Heffemeister
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I hope you aren't sick like I am.
This head cold is a bitch.
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I was horribly sick two weeks ago. I think I still have some of it. My whole house was sick. The only not sick one was the dog.
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You should probably have your prostate checked asap.
I appreciate the concern but I got rid of that a couple of years ago. I was referencing my nose, but I can totally see how you could think otherwise.
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I completely understand! Alas, a masters is the new bachelors. You just have to set your mind to succeed, and you'll figure out if and when the right time to go back will be.
Well I have 11 years of experience and a director's title, so a Masters isn't really that necessary anymore. Most of the CMOs for whom I have worked have not had more advanced degrees and many C-levels don't have it either (many, not all, of course). I'm in no hurry and may never get one.
So then why were you thinking about going back to school?
Let me tell you, being a student is no fun, and when you're an older student, it's a lot worse. So much more things to balance. I am a good ten years older than some of my classmates, and that's only because I'm taking upper level courses. So that's just depressing. I have friends who I went to high school with who are nearly finished with medical school, and look where I am. :facepalm:
Hey Hef! Break any hats lately?
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You should probably have your prostate checked asap.
I appreciate the concern but I got rid of that a couple of years ago. I was referencing my nose, but I can totally see how you could think otherwise.
:lol Just trying to look out for you!
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Thanks. Someone probably should. If I'd been looking out for myself a little better, I probably wouldn't have run into the edge of the half opened door while escaping that Rowan Atkinson nightmare.
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Hey Hef! Break any hats lately?
Oh yeah, I'm trending worldwide #DestroyerOfHats
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So then why were you thinking about going back to school?
Because at the time I was entertaining the thought, I was not a director and had fewer than 10 years experience...and only one child. Circumstances were different and change over time.
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Hi PS!
Yeah, just my eyes... sure! ::) :P
To be perfectly honest, I thought for absolute certain that instead of eyes, he would've gone for, you know, the really obvious choice, but I take it you don't own a bicycle.
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Also:
Maybe YOU were. I was trying to figure out how to make sexercise a legitimate workout program. I think I can work on that. I've definitely had far more sex than exercise in my life, and I'm pretty fit, so I might be able to sell it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxnJZIhwoOA
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I'd love to look but I'm at work. :lol
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The Paul Stanley Workout Tape. For dirty minds and clean bodies.
"I will show you how to get the body you always wanted AND the woman it belongs to!"
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OMG. It's so bad it's so good. Then you see Bruce and Erik once walking around with a monkey. Oh the 80's.....
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Afternoon, guys.
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Howdy John.
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What's up, King?
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Just got home from an evening ride and loads of my YouTube subscriptions have uploaded content :coolio :cool:
Stuff to watch for Charlie.
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Just got home from an evening ride and load?
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Dirty mind on you John. :lol
I've got a good friend coming over to diagnose my computer issue. It's got power but wont turn on. I got Maple Bourbon steak tips and some whiskey for him as a thank you. I myself have the chicken breast with the same marinade. We'll bake some small mixed potatoes and brussel sprouts in the oven.
Oh and some of my Barleywine beer brewed last year.
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Dirty mind on you John. :lol
I've got a good friend coming over to diagnose my computer issue. It's got power but wont turn on. I got Maple Bourbon steak tips and some whiskey for him as a thank you. I myself have the chicken breast with the same marinade. We'll bake some small mixed potatoes and brussel sprouts in the oven.
Oh and some of my Barleywine beer brewed last year.
It could be a few things. Do you get any error messages? Do you hear anything turn on? Is the hard drive spinning?
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Just got home from an evening ride and load?
That's incorrect. :cool:
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Nothing. You can see the lights on in the back of the computer but nothing will turn on.
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Lights are on but nobody's home :cool:
Oh hi King.
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Nothing. You can see the lights on in the back of the computer but nothing will turn on.
There are steps you can go through to figure out if it's the motherboard, memory cards, hard drive, etc. I'm sure your friend can figure it out though.
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That's what we will do.
Kotow, I'll Robert Palmer with you anytime.
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It could even be the power supply malfunctioning. Let me know what he finds. I'm always curious about this stuff.
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That's what we will do.
Kotow, I'll Robert Palmer with you anytime.
You're addicted to love Kotow. :zydar:
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It could even be the power supply malfunctioning. Let me know what he finds. I'm always curious about this stuff.
My engineer buddy said the same thing about the power supply.
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I've got a good friend coming over to diagnose my computer issue. It's got power but wont turn on. I got Maple Bourbon steak tips and some whiskey for him as a thank you. I myself have the chicken breast with the same marinade. We'll bake some small mixed potatoes and brussel sprouts in the oven.
Oh and some of my Barleywine beer brewed last year.
Leaving now. Be there in a little over an hour.
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Grilled meat, bringing men together since the big bang.
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The Big BANGER :zydar:
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Grilled meat, bringing men together since the big bang.
:metal
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I hope I have a Barbecue this summer. I had not one last year :(
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I should have fired up the grill on Sunday but didn't. Boo.
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Fire up the centrifuge instead ! :neverusethis: https://davidoakes.bandcamp.com/album/fire-up-the-centrifuge-single
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Hey guys
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YO
:2metal: :metal :2metal:
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Food, beer & wiskey have been had.
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You type better when drunk.
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King, what did the issue wind up being?
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King, what did the issue wind up being?
Suicide from constant auto-correction dismissal.
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:lol
No, I'm still here! Lol. Power supply and yes Kotowboy, when I'm mad or drunk. I'm like Peter Griffin, an idiot savant.
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See, I could have fixed it for you and got the meat and whiskey. :lol
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Who cares about that. We need to meet for meat, beer and whiskey!!!
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Who cares about that. We need to meet for meat, beer and whiskey!!!
:lol I do care about that. I'm a geek. But yes, we do need to meet. Now I'm hungry. It's too late to order a pizza though.
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Bed time for me. I'm training and employee to do my job tomorrow. He is ready for the next step.
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Sup peeples
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Hey Jay.
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So I'm in a good mood. I've got a friend of mine... we actually we kind of a thing way back when (end of middle school, beginning of High School). Our relationship, which was just blossoming, ended when she moved to the other side of the country. We tried to make it work, but long distance relationships are hard. ESPECIALLY when you are like, 14.
Anyhow... she has a twin sister (whom I am also very good friends with), who joined the navy and is now stationed out near me. Ok, it's like a 3-4 hour drive, but it's better than the 4 day drive from where she used to be. Did I mention that the sister is hot? It's irrelevant but yea. Anyway... This girl is driving across the country in April with their mother to bring the sister her car. There is a good chance that I can somehow meet up with them (She and her mother) for lunch or something.
I haven't seen her in almost 12 years. The prospect of seeing her is making me giddy inside. Like... the only thing I can compare it to is that feeling in the pit of your stomach you get when you fall in love. There is a good chance that it WON'T happen (due to logistics), but still... omg.
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That sounds awesome Jay! Keep us posted on how it goes.
Morning all.
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Windy as bloody fuck outside but an uplifting day at the office. Got myself another set of filing drawers that I could move my laser printer onto and further increase my desk space. Le w00t.
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Woo! My office space is just a mess of random shit. I have an old monitor with a tv that functions as a second monitor and a huge laser printer that occupies most of the desk.
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I have a nice sized office and I am crazy picky about being neat and organized (my brain doesn't function well in chaos) and the other week I moved some things to give myself more room, but still had my laser printer sitting on the left corner of the desk. Grabbed a set of drawers from an unused office and now my entire desk is open.
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:xbones :xbones :xbones
Was a nice morning so i set off and arrived at the beach to this :
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcjHbPJW4AArnXs.jpg:large)
Then the wind decided to pick up dramatically and the sun went away and it started to rain. :(
Crawled home and hat to put my hands in a sink of warm water because they were hurting so much...
Ah well. At least winter is on the way out.
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That sounds awesome Jay! Keep us posted on how it goes.
Morning all.
Oh I will. Sorry if I sounded like a cheesy lovesick puppy last night. I was so damn tired.
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That's a pretty nice beach view Kotow despite the cloudiness and rain.
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Hey guys
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Ahoy hoy.
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yo
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That's a pretty nice beach view Kotow despite the cloudiness and rain.
I arrived at the beach just for a visit and the waves were massive. It looked like a leviathan was surfacing. :|
I couldn't get a picture that did it justice. They were crazy big.
The ride home was awful. The wind just went FUCK YOU. I went via all the back roads so as to avoid the gusts on the main roads.
Rain is fine. I hate wind.
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Sup Prog!
I keep forgetting Kotow do you have a windscreen?
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Sup Prog!
I keep forgetting Kotow do you have a windscreen?
I don't ! We had this convo that a screen would help with the wind. I get pushed to the side more than anything. When the wind is coming towards me - I usually just slow down.
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(https://i.imgur.com/nWOvA5V.jpg)
This one is a bit better.
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Is that Nessy out in the water?
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Is that Nessy out in the water?
I'm in Wales not Scotland. :biggrin:
Also there is no Nessie.
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So it's a wale, not a sea monster?
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I overslept this morning so I just decided to stay home.
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Pretty cool. Local distillery gets a good review in the Huffington Post!
Mayberry, N.C., Distillery's Sorghum-Based Whiskies Will 'Lift Your Spirit' (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mayberry-nc-distillerys-sorghum-based-whiskies_us_56d71de0e4b01592bf4ff6d6)
And no, I haven't yet sampled their wares.
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I overslept this morning so I just decided to stay home.
:lol Imagine phoning in work
" Overslept innit. Staying home :hat "
" No Problem. Enjoy your day ! :) "
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So it's a wale, not a sea monster?
Wale's are suspicious of foreigners.
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(https://cdn-webimages.wimages.net/051a9b7e19fdc543891777d547fada1ac0f600-wm.jpg)
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:lol
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4lxVRdCYAEQyzF.jpg:large)
This is how it looks normally.
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Still amazing to see how strong the waves are now. Water is a beautiful but dangerous element.
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No exaggeration - when I arrived - it looked like there was a giant blender in the sea. The waves were enormous.
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Where I live (35 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean), the house next to the seacoast are falling into the ocean as erosion eats away a little more every year.
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I find it super scary / fascinating when the sea is too high.
I live next to a river slipway and in really high tide - the water comes all the way up the slipway and up on the path alongside the river and floods the supermarket car park :)
Amazing to see.
I also find massive ships sinking super scary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQAQQlwKmw < - - - - :omg:
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We live next to a lake and a river and one year, I had one way out to get to work. The whole town was flooded and I got through at 6 am and my wife did not at 9 am. She turned around and every road was flooded.
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(https://i.imgur.com/nWOvA5V.jpg)
This one is a bit better.
That looks like some cold water.
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I imagine so :biggrin:
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Home again. Long day today, not in difficulties or troubles, just uphill battles and putting out nonexistent fires.
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I just dealt with that while I left work. One employee overslept, another had to leave for a family emergency. It's bad and filling in for people asking for time off. Crazy hour. I'm with you.
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One of our employees is so lazy. Always taking time off.
Actually asked me to do her shift once as she " didn't want to ". :lol
No chance.
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I just returned from my parent's house. Their toilet was clogged so I went over there to fix it.
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Had lot of practice from your own clogs John? :lol
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No, I usually go in the backyard.
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No, I usually go in the backyard.
When the snow melts your backyard with be littered.
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Morning
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Hey hey! Morning John.
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What's the good word?
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My Budget for the new fiscal year is late so they gave me one today that will change. They need to get these things ironed out before the new year starts. Now I'm doubling my work. Not happy but you've got to do what you've got to do.
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Well, maybe if you stopped including a thousand dollar music budget and the monthly Asian massage, it would get done faster.
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Budget some money my way :lol
No seriously I need to shower and be on my way. :-*
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I WISH! :lol
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Well, maybe if you stopped including a thousand dollar music budget and the monthly Asian massage, it would get done faster.
He's already cut it back to once a month. What more do you want?!
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I'm listening to some RPWL to start off the morning.
Well, maybe if you stopped including a thousand dollar music budget and the monthly Asian massage, it would get done faster.
He's already cut it back to once a month. What more do you want?!
Well, once a day was ridiculous.
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God, I could use a massage a day.
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That's what your hand is for. :lol
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Well, maybe if you stopped including a thousand dollar music budget and the monthly Asian massage, it would get done faster.
He's already cut it back to once a month. What more do you want?!
Well, once a day was ridiculous.
Those sound like the words of someone who hasn't had a daily massage.
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Well, maybe if you stopped including a thousand dollar music budget and the monthly Asian massage, it would get done faster.
He's already cut it back to once a month. What more do you want?!
Well, once a day was ridiculous.
Those sound like the words of someone who hasn't had a daily massage.
Not recently. The single life is such a tragedy for the libido.
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That's what your hand is for. :lol
But it's so much better when I can lay back with my hands behind my head. :lol
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Good morning guys!
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Morning, Reap!
That's what your hand is for. :lol
But it's so much better when I can lay back with my hands behind my head. :lol
And use your mouth?
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If you think I'm that flexible, you are delusional. :lol
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Be positive! You'll never be flexible with that attitude. :lol
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:lol
This has been a trying week I tell ya.
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Be positive! You'll never be flexible with that attitude. :lol
Or with that physique. :lol
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Be positive! You'll never be flexible with that attitude. :lol
Or with that physique. :lol
I would so take away your breath.....
Literally.
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:lol
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Be positive! You'll never be flexible with that attitude. :lol
Or with that physique. :lol
I would so take away your breath.....
Literally.
I assume something like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiwoSX3NstA
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I'm at work, I don't dare look. :lol
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It's just a clip from your '80s wrestling days. :lol It's safe.
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I'm more confused than ever about pro wrestling. That video you linked to was frighteningly stupid, with the commentators "This is history" added to it, it's so wrong that it's not even up to bad's standards. It always looked dumb when I was a kid but has pro wrestling just gone full on parody now?
Morning.
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I'm more confused than ever about pro wrestling. That video you linked to was frighteningly stupid, with the commentators "This is history" added to it, it's so wrong that it's not even up to bad's standards. It always looked dumb when I was a kid but has pro wrestling just gone full on parody now?
Up until they changed towards the end of the 1990s, WWF was criticized for the childish gimmicks and silliness, not to mention the wrestling itself was pretty bad anyway. These days it's generally more realistic, with less "characters", and the wrestling is a lot more entertaining (although WWE has been in a rut for a while now). It's also easier to accept now that there's no pretense of it being real, unlike back in the day when wrestlers would have to keep up the act even out of the ring. It's best to think of it like watching live movie fights rather than comparing it to legit fighting.
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H'lo all.
Drove past three accidents on my way into work this morning. Must be one of those days.
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Man this company we have working for us at the hotel is full of the most incompetent people. The hotel I work at is being sold and during an inspection and they found a 1000 gallon oil tank underground that used to fuel the old furnace that was here. The buyers wanted it to be removed. Ok so we hire a well known company to remove the tank, it sucks because it's our busiest time of year and it's a huge undertaking. While removing the tank they break a few water pipes feeding 5 rooms. They have spent two days trying to fix it and every time they work on it they just make it worse. They have licensed plumbers but I'm at the point where I need my own plumbers out here. It's such a shit show.
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Well, I'm just about to head into the field. One of these days they'll listen to me here. I spent the morning digging up the configuration for one of our CSU/DSUs when I told them the circuit itself is bad. No amount of equipment replacements is going to make the circuit suddenly have voltage on it. I should just stop trying and be 50 percenters like everyone else here. :facepalm:
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We watched Chopped last night, from this past Tuesday, and it was a battle of truck stop chefs. One guy was from the local place here in Harrisburg and used to be a professional wrestler. He ended up winning, which was pretty cool.
So glad it is Thursday.
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So glad it is Thursday.
Well, it's definitely preferable to Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
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I didn't drink beer on those days.
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I didn't drink beer on those days.
Neither do I. Of course, I also don't drink on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. :lol
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I weep openly for you.
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I didn't drink beer on those days.
Why is Thursday different?
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It's Thirsty Thursday. We hit up the local dive for Happy Hour after work on Thursdays. Every single Thursday, except when it's a holiday, we're out of town, or some other pressing engagement prohibits, for probably the last 7-8 years. It's so ingrained into our schedule and our week that not doing it would feel very very wrong. :lol
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I finished what I needed to do today at 9:30. First day that I've been bored here.
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It's Thirsty Thursday. We hit up the local dive for Happy Hour after work on Thursdays. Every single Thursday, except when it's a holiday, we're out of town, or some other pressing engagement prohibits, for probably the last 7-8 years. It's so ingrained into our schedule and our week that not doing it would feel very very wrong. :lol
Do you work on Friday?
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Well, I go to work on Friday.
I don't know how it ever started happening that we chose Thursdays, but we just went one Thursday night with some friends and somehow it kinda stuck. Turns out, it was a good thing, since my gigs were usually on Saturdays. We could drink Thursday, rehab on Friday, and be ready to drink again on Saturday.
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Well, it's not just you. Thursday is a big "go out and party" night everywhere, AFAIK.
It just never really made sense to me if you have to work on Friday as well (which I always do).
Our band at church has its rehearsals on Thursday nights. We occasionally go for a beer or two afterwards, but I could never go full-on beast mode unless it was a Friday night.
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I've OFTEN said to myself "Why do we do this to ourselves when we have to work on Friday", but then I remind myself that we'll be drinking again on Saturday, just hanging around the house, so that makes it a little easier to stomach. We don't get completely stinking rip-roaring trashed on Thursdays. Well, at least not all the time. We go to the bar, have a few and have dinner, then go home, where we can continue to drink a little more carelessly, knowing we don't have to drive anywhere else.
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That's cool.
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I'd love to tear it up during the week. I just fall asleep too early to hit quota.
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I go to the gym every day...
I don't go inside or anything.. I walk past it on my way to work :neverusethis:
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Probably the most profound fortune I've ever received.
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"...in bed."
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Still profound.
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Probably the most profound fortune I've ever received.
This is ironically false.
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I made no claim to is veracity, merely its (false) profundity.
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I'm not so sure it is false.
It says specifically "In the province of the mind." The mind is how we receive and process information. So, relative to the individual, belief would eventually be truth, in every way they could determine, regardless of what an outside observer would perceive as truth.
Also, the old saying that "perception is truth."
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Hi
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I'm not so sure it is false.
It says specifically "In the province of the mind." The mind is how we receive and process information. So, relative to the individual, belief would eventually be truth, in every way they could determine, regardless of what an outside observer would perceive as truth.
Also, the old saying that "perception is truth."
It's amazing the things you can convince yourself to believe are the truth. I know a conspiracy theorist that believes things that would make an average person be like "WTF is wrong with you?"
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Plenty of people make me think "WTF is wrong with you?"
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Plenty of people make me think "WTF is wrong with you?"
Yes. Some of them are members here.
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So I got a job. Only a small thing on the side of uni, but still nice - I'm doing tutoring for 12€/hour.
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So I got a job. Only a small thing on the side of uni, but still nice - I'm doing tutoring for 12€/hour.
Congratulations!
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Plenty of people make me think "WTF is wrong with you?"
Yes. Some of them are members here.
I'm talking like 9/11 truther-grade nutjob here. This guy thinks that all the kids and teachers and parents in the Sandy Hook shooting were all actors and that it was a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to try to push further gun control laws, in order to take away more of the average citizen's freedoms. And mean and bullying about it. If you don't buy his brand of crazy, he'll talk down to you rudely (over Facebook, no less) and block you entirely, because you're a sheep who doesn't get it and won't believe anything not spoon-fed to you by the MSM.
I had to sever ties with the guy because of his behavior. Shame, too, because the guy is a phenomenal bass player.
So I got a job. Only a small thing on the side of uni, but still nice - I'm doing tutoring for 12€/hour.
Congrats!
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Plenty of people make me think "WTF is wrong with you?"
Yes. Some of them are members here.
I'm talking like 9/11 truther-grade nutjob here. This guy thinks that all the kids and teachers and parents in the Sandy Hook shooting were all actors and that it was a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to try to push further gun control laws, in order to take away more of the average citizen's freedoms. And mean and bullying about it. If you don't buy his brand of crazy, he'll talk down to you rudely (over Facebook, no less) and block you entirely.
I had to sever ties with the guy because of his behavior. Shame, too, because the guy is a phenomenal bass player.
Yeah, that's crazy.
My statement remains.
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I'm not so sure it is false.
It says specifically "In the province of the mind." The mind is how we receive and process information. So, relative to the individual, belief would eventually be truth, in every way they could determine, regardless of what an outside observer would perceive as truth.
Also, the old saying that "perception is truth."
You have it exactly right. There is plenty of truth behind that fortune. It's called solipsism. It's the idea that one's own mind is the only thing that matters, and that everything we see around us doesn't exist except as our mind sees it. Your perception of things are all you know to be true. To write the fortune off as false would basically erase your perception of everything around you.
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Therefore, if two people see something the same, they're said to be "of the same mind".
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I never really take fortunes to mean much, I was just surprised that it wasn't one of the inane ones I'm now so accustomed to getting.
I had one that said "A clean tie attracts the soup of the day" and another that read "Eat your vegetables so you can be big and strong like Popeye."
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Therefore, if two people see something the same, they're said to be "of the same mind".
Exactly. Solipsism is interesting to read about, but it gets really deep and can make you go, what the fuck. :lol
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I totally pulled that out of my ass because it just sounded fitting. :lol
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Such a long day at work today, I'm already drinking beer at work.
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So thirsty for work beer.
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That's the one good thing, after a day like today my boss and I kicked back and had some coors.
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I totally pulled that out of my ass because it just sounded fitting. :lol
Your ass produces some lovely thoughts. :lol
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Can't say I've ever been told that before.
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Not even your lady? I get the feeling she has probably said the opposite. :lol
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It's been a long time since I've had work beer.
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Not even your lady? I get the feeling she has probably said the opposite. :lol
Trust me, she stays as far away from my ass as possible. Vice-versa, not so much, I always end up with my hands on hers somehow.
It's been a long time since I've had work beer.
I don't think I've ever had work beer, unless you count going to a restaurant and drinking beer on my lunch hour.
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Not even your lady? I get the feeling she has probably said the opposite. :lol
Trust me, she stays as far away from my ass as possible. Vice-versa, not so much, I always end up with my hands on hers somehow.
I guess I can't blame her for that. :biggrin:
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Heading out of here soon. I'm caught up and finished with the day.
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Heading out of here soon. I'm caught up and finished with the day.
Congrats.
I still have 29 minutes.
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So do I. That's why I'm still here.
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I just got in a few minutes ago. I signed up for Hulu and I'm finally watching Wolf of Wall Street.
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I will harass you to no end if you don't watch my recommendation.
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In Bruges?
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YEEEESSSSSSS!
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Don't worry. I just have such a huge list of movies to watch. It's on the list though.
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I know. Just busting. I am interested in York opinion.
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I know you're teasing. ;) But I definitely plan on watching it.
I'm watching Wolf of Wall Street and Margot Robbie is gorgeous. I love that old-fashioned hairstyle and red lipstick.
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I can't wait to see her as Harley Quinn!!
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I was looking at the photos. She looks...pretty damn sexy.
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Not even your lady? I get the feeling she has probably said the opposite. :lol
Trust me, she stays as far away from my ass as possible. Vice-versa, not so much, I always end up with my hands on hers somehow.
It's been a long time since I've had work beer.
I don't think I've ever had work beer, unless you count going to a restaurant and drinking beer on my lunch hour.
I've now settled down at home and I'm having an at home beer.
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I've now settled down at home and I'm having an at home beer.
Ahem.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=44977.0
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:lol
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I'm watching Wolf of Wall Street and Margot Robbie is gorgeous. I love that old-fashioned hairstyle and red lipstick.
Australian chicks. ;)
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Haven't seen the movie but I just did a google search and she is indeed gorgeous.
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Up extra early this morning for some reason, just couldn't sleep any longer.
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I hate that.
Not being able to get to sleep at night is not as bad as waking up at like 3 am and then not getting back to sleep.
?? wtf ?!
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Yea it sucks. After rolling around for a while I just said fuck it and I got up to do something productive.
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I'm watching Wolf of Wall Street and Margot Robbie is gorgeous. I love that old-fashioned hairstyle and red lipstick.
Australian chicks. ;)
An Australian girl was my first Internet crush. We're talking about 20 years ago. Her name is Erica Hansen if I remember correctly.
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Back when John could last more than 5 minutes.
Morning!
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Don't worry. I just have such a huge list of movies to watch. It's on the list though.
I took this recc'n once, and was highly disappointed. I won't speak for how you'll enjoy it, but I was scratchin my head afterwards.
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Back when John could last more than 5 minutes.
Morning!
That has never been a problem. Hence all of the issues from my past always coming back to haunt me. ;)
Don't worry. I just have such a huge list of movies to watch. It's on the list though.
I took this recc'n once, and was highly disappointed. I won't speak for how you'll enjoy it, but I was scratchin my head afterwards.
If it's not a good movie, there will be pieces of King mailed to each forumer.
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So that means you've be mailing out pieces of me for years. :lol
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Precisely.
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Chad's more straightforward with his movies. I know how your brain works John, you've love the dialog and how the movie changes gears a few times, the comedy, the serious meaning and the mix all together. It's really right up your alley.
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I've got Total Recall downloaded ready to watch at some point. Catching up on my Arnie.
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Commando has been on a lot the last 2 weekends. My poor wife gets to hear me yell his lines and Bennett's line all the time. :lol
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Commando is not good.
Margot Robbie is very, very good.
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Commando is not good.
Bite your tongue!
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If you don't like choppers, 80's keyboard soundtrack music and Arnold saying back one liners then we are not a match. :lol
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If you don't like choppers, 80's keyboard soundtrack music and Arnold saying back one liners then we are not a match. :lol
Well, I like quality movies, and I think that Arnold has made his share.
But there are a few that definitely are not, and they include (but are not limited to) Commando, Raw Deal, and Red Heat.
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Commando is awesome.
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I'm glad you guys like it.
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I do agree about raw Deal and Red Heat but Commando is so over the top fun.
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Hit and run demolished the left side of my car last night. Guess I know where this year's tax return is going.
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I was going to ask about Commando. Looked like it could go either way. I don't recall it being on TV here, so I've seen nothing of it. I think I have to trust Cozmo and King on this one. Sorry hef.
And Predator has to happen, right? GET TO DA CHOPPAH!
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Predator may be Arnold's best film, outside of the first two Terminator films.
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A bold call, but I hope you're right. At the moment, I'd say True Lies or Running Man would be my favourites after the first two Terminators.
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Commando has as many great one-liners as any of Arnie's films. And he has the best character name.
Please don't disturb my friend; he's dead tired.
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A bold call, but I hope you're right. At the moment, I'd say True Lies or Running Man would be my favourites after the first two Terminators.
True Lies is fantastic.
The Running Man belongs on the crap heap with Red Heat.
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A bold call, but I hope you're right. At the moment, I'd say True Lies or Running Man would be my favourites after the first two Terminators.
True Lies is fantastic.
The Running Man belongs on the crap heap with Red Heat.
Ok, your opinion is officially void on all things Arnie now. Do you even '80s? :lol
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Hit and run demolished the left side of my car last night. Guess I know where this year's tax return is going.
That sucks man. I'm so sorry. My dad just has the same thing in a parking lot.
Blob, do you even 80's :lol :lol :lol
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Blob, do you even 80's :lol :lol :lol
I never left it. :blob:
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Hit and run demolished the left side of my car last night. Guess I know where this year's tax return is going.
Yeah, that sucks balls. Not worth going thru your own insurance?
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Well that was fun. Doctor's checkup, so I had to drive in the opposite direction from work for the appointment, then drive all the way back plus the distance to my office. On the upside, a small snafu at payroll means I got paid today, instead of in two weeks, even though it's only a week's pay (half). So next pay period I'll get another half check, and THEN I'll get a full check 2 weeks later. Sheesh.
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True Lies is one of the best. Tom Arnold was the best choice they could've made for that movie. Nobody else could've played his part.
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Hit and run demolished the left side of my car last night. Guess I know where this year's tax return is going.
Yeah, that sucks balls. Not worth going thru your own insurance?
Probably not. I have $1000 deductible. Even if it costs $2k to fix, I'm not going to make a claim and have my rates go up.
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It was cone girl, wasn't it?
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A bold call, but I hope you're right. At the moment, I'd say True Lies or Running Man would be my favourites after the first two Terminators.
True Lies is fantastic.
The Running Man belongs on the crap heap with Red Heat.
Ok, your opinion is officially void on all things Arnie now. Do you even '80s? :lol
Were you even born by the 80s?
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A bold call, but I hope you're right. At the moment, I'd say True Lies or Running Man would be my favourites after the first two Terminators.
True Lies is fantastic.
The Running Man belongs on the crap heap with Red Heat.
Ok, your opinion is officially void on all things Arnie now. Do you even '80s? :lol
Were you even born by the 80s?
I was born on the same day Weird Science was released, one month after Back to the Future, and one month before Super Mario Bros. It was fate.
And then I've spent the 30 years since stuck in the '80s. :blob:
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And you like Roxy Blue. :tup
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I also like Roxy Blue.
Well, their first album, anyway. I never heard anything else.
Did they do anything else?
At any rate, I was born in 1972, so I lived through and remember the entire decade of the 80s.
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I also like Roxy Blue.
Well, their first album, anyway. I never heard anything else.
Did they do anything else?
Nope. There was a release (I think moderately recent) with demos of songs that did and didn't make the album, but it's not very good of course.
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I think that was their only album. The guitarist is a dentist now, I think.
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I think that was their only album. The guitarist is a dentist now, I think.
And Lion hunter?
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TGIF
And I'm possibly meeting up with Jackie tomorrow so all is well. My hope is to witness emo fight II
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TGIF
And I'm possibly meeting up with Jackie tomorrow so all is well. My hope is to witness emo fight II
jelly
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Sweet! I know beers will be spilled.
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On more post for # 26,000 King. Make it a good one!
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It's slow and I'm leaving early as a gift to my 26,000 post.
*Fireworks and naked chicks*
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Every word was spelled correctly. You fail.
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Well, technically, it should have been 26,000th, so...
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Well Coz, in a few hours after I register my car and then get my wife's car an oil change, I will have my "1st" beer of the day.
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It shall be excellent.
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Well, technically, it should have been 26,000th, so...
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Good Morning. This has been a shitty fucking morning so far.
So... back story: Lots of fighting and drama at home. Enough to make me basically spend my 2 days off (Wed / Thurs) out and about avoiding home. I got home at like 11:30 PM last night. Spent the evening roaming around. My street was packed, so I parked in our Permit Parking overflow lot. I did not make use of my permit, as it was on my Isuzu (with it's blown headgasket... still trying to get rid of it). I parked with out my permit because I have never seen a car towed from that lot. I've seen our shitty parking enforcement company ticket cars that have sat there for months w/out a pass over and over again... and over a year ago my Cutlass had been ticketed like twice over the course of a year for no pass, as well as my roommate (at that time)'s truck. So I thought nothing of it.
I came down this morning, already running late, and my car was gone. I called the towing company and confirmed they had my Honda. Ok. $260 dollars. Fuck. Ok. So I hope in my Isuzu and pray it makes it to work. I call the security company and ask for their supervisor on duty to call me. I get a call a little later and I explain that while I understand WHY I got towed, I needed to know what their official policy was. I told him don't bullshit me with their cookie cutter responses. I'm a fucking supervisor for a security company and I supervise the approval of Private Property Impounds all the time. I told him of the inconsistencies I've seen with how his guards patrol the lot and write tickets. I told him that I've seen them pull into the lot and not even look at cars. I told him that where I work we have a system of checks and red tape that prevent us from wrongfully towing someone. I explained how detailed our records are when we tow. The dude seemed dumbfounded and said to talk to the property management company.
I called the management company and left a long message basically explaining that I believe they need to look into how the company they hired handles enforcement and explained the inconsistencies.
I do this shit for a fucking living. I know the difference between right and shady... and this shit was shady. Legal, but shady.
And now I get to borrow money from someone and try to get my car out after work today. FML
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Afternoon, gents.
Jay, you're more than welcome to crash at my place. :neverusethis:
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Bit of a commute. I think I may have to pass on that offer, John.
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I tried. ;)
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I'm at that point in my day where I look at the clock and simultaneously can't believe it's already almost 3pm and can't believe it's only 3pm.
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I'm sitting at work and waiting for 4pm to get here. I'm passing the time by listening to The Astonishing. I'm so exhausted today for some reason. I woke up this morning feeling completely drunk and was stumbling all over the place. Meanwhile, it has been days since I drank anything. I think I was in my deep sleep stage of my sleep cycle. That's the only explanation.
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Yeah I hate that feeling. It's like trying to walk through soup and think through a swamp.
I had a really busy morning and pretty laid back afternoon so far, but I'm kinda watching the clock now.
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I could say the same for my day. The morning was somewhat busy, but since 11:30 I've been killing time.
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I've done about seven minutes of work today, three of which were me entering my hours for the week. I'm depressed as shit because of my car and can't focus worth a damn.
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Sorry Chino. :sadpanda:
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Yeah Jay, thats a tough day.
Any of you,guys get a little nervous when you go for an oil change and you have to drive over the hole in the floor that has only a small ridge? It looks so damn wide too.
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Where I go, the mechanic does it.
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Looks like a Friday morning to me...
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'sup, girls.
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What a long fucking day, went to work at 7:30am, just got home at 10pm and had time for a car accident between.
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Everything OK Reap?
So as for my saga... long story short... I am $260 poorer and I have my car again.
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Wow... not a good car day for DTF'rs yesterday.
Morning yo.
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Damn.
Morning. Going 10 pin bowling tonight with 6 our couples.
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Morning, whores.
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Looks like we all slept in this morning.
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Yeah, I guess so.
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Sipping coffee watching Grimm right now. Breakfast next.
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Yeah, time for breakfast.
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Everything OK Reap?
So as for my saga... long story short... I am $260 poorer and I have my car again.
Yea everything is alright, I'm just stupid. I was at a traffic light behind a jeep. It's a long light so I start taking the receipts out of my wallet. Next to me is the turning lane and they get a green advance arrow, I see the cars move out of my peripheral vision and let go of the brake while looking down and the car idled in the jeep in front of me. Fuck. I get out of the car and her Jeep is fine and my cars grill is cracked. We pull off the side of the road and this woman had already called the police. She asked how fast I was going and she thought I was doing at least 30mph. That's what she told the police however being that there isn't any damage on her car they were skeptical, then they tell her they'll pull the traffic cam footage and look at it. She then says "Ok maybe it wasn't that fast". The officer tells them there doesn't seem to be any damage on her car and take my number and call me if she has issues. Went on our way and I had to order a new grill ($86).
tl;dr I'm dumb
Morning gang
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Morning, guys.
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Mernin
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What's the good word?
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Weekend.
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That's a good word.
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Going to get a new power supply.
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So is the bird, and everybody knows that the bird is the word.
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DON'T RESPOND! :lol
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Buh buh buh bird bird bird, the bird is the word
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I would make a terrible bird. I am acrophobic, but I would love shitting on people I didn't like.
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I think pizza is in order for lunch today.
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I think pizza is in order for lunch today.
Never a bad time for pizza.
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Grease is also the word, is it not?
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It's the word that I heard.
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I ordered myself a pepperoni pizza on Thursday. I should have told them to make it well done, but it didn't stop me from eating the whole thing anyway.
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Nap was my last word, as the wife and I had the opportunity to snooze while Emily slept and Eric played. Of course, we were woken up by a neighbor telling us Eric had found MB's car keys and was opening and closing the doors and lift gate to her van with the remote. :lol
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What constitutes a "well done" pizza? Don't think I've ever ordered a pizza with that directive before.
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TGIF
And I'm possibly meeting up with Jackie tomorrow so all is well. My hope is to witness emo fight II
jelly
Happening tonight. Still ironing out times and location, will probably do after she gets in. Beer will be consumed. It will be good.
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I ordered myself a pepperoni pizza on Thursday. I should have told them to make it well done, but it didn't stop me from eating the whole thing anyway.
One of my favorite things I love is when you get a pepperoni pizza and the edges of the pepperoni are slightly burned.
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YAY!! Computer is back up and running!! Woot!
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YAY!! Computer is back up and running!! Woot!
That only took what... 5 weeks?
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My computer buddy is going through a messy divorce and they were still battling it out big time. I wasn't pushing. So I'm ok. Next stop, new motherboard and new hard drive to run everything. I may buy another 1TB for storage as well.
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What constitutes a "well done" pizza? Don't think I've ever ordered a pizza with that directive before.
Cooked longer than usual.
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What constitutes a "well done" pizza? Don't think I've ever ordered a pizza with that directive before.
A pizza prepared by a craftsman. Not a shit pizza.
Well done.
not badly done.
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Good evening.
My buddy is playing a show tonight at a bar a few towns away. Debating on whether or not I wanna go.
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Another evening in just hanging out and playing some video games
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I've been watching the first season of Lost all day.
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That is a show I've always wanted to get into but it sounds like such an undertaking.
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YAY!! Computer is back up and running!! Woot!
That only took what... 5 weeks?
If that was me, I would have died about 3 days in. :neverusethis:
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That is a show I've always wanted to get into but it sounds like such an undertaking.
It took me this long to get into it. I'm still on the 1st season.
YAY!! Computer is back up and running!! Woot!
It would have been quicker for you to mail it to me to fix it. :lol
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That is a show I've always wanted to get into but it sounds like such an undertaking.
It took me this long to get into it. I'm still on the 1st season.
Lost went downhill very quickly after the first season. I stopped watching at some point in S2. That show has a lot to answer for.
YAY!! Computer is back up and running!! Woot!
It would have been quicker for you to mail it to me to fix it. :lol
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That is a show I've always wanted to get into but it sounds like such an undertaking.
It took me this long to get into it. I'm still on the 1st season.
Lost went downhill very quickly after the first season. I stopped watching at some point in S2. That show has a lot to answer for.
Well, so far I'm all in. I'm intrigued as of now, but you'll know when I lose interest because I'll probably come on and say something and start cursing about it.
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Maybe you'll like all of it, I don't know. There are good ideas in there, but I thought many of those ideas went nowhere and were mostly in there for the sake of creating mystery rather than adding real depth.
I have to get back to watching Doctor Who. Only 500-600 episodes left to go until I've seen them all. :lol
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That's what I'm afraid of. So far, the plot twists have been intriguing. However, like you said, sometimes plot twists are added in which are completely ridiculous. Or sometimes when you get to the backstory of a character, it's a complete letdown. I've already had a couple of interesting ways the story could go so we'll see if I'm right.
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I can't remember much of it any more, and I won't mention where I gave up on it in case it's a spoiler.
I'm very picky on anything vaguely scifi/fantasy though.
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The first season of Lost is one of my favourite series of a television show ever, and season two isn't far behind although it had some issues. But starting with season three, it steadily declines. I think it's because the early seasons are the characters against the island and against each other, but later on the characters are less important than the overall story and mythology, and I didn't find that as interesting. That and a lot of the new characters they introduced along the way just weren't as compelling as the originals.
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I can't remember much of it any more, and I won't mention where I gave up on it in case it's a spoiler.
I'm very picky on anything vaguely scifi/fantasy though.
So am I. There are so many damn fantasy novels out there and there isn't much that sets them apart. I read a few chapters in and then realize I've read the same thing a hundred times before. It's why I struggled with mine for the longest time until I realized something that changed the way I approached it.
The first season of Lost is one of my favourite series of a television show ever, and season two isn't far behind although it had some issues. But starting with season three, it steadily declines. I think it's because the early seasons are the characters against the island and against each other, but later on the characters are less important than the overall story and mythology, and I didn't find that as interesting. That and a lot of the new characters they introduced along the way just weren't as compelling as the originals.
It's a compelling story, but it's easy to see how the show writers could take it too far thinking they're creating more appeal.
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Not sleeping John?
I was up a 3am ish too... mrs.jingle gets these extreme back pains (says it's as bad as labour pains) every so often, and naturally, they only strike in the middle of the night. So, 3am or so, I'm trying to rub it out (and I'm NOT on the receiving end) so she isn't in agony.
Damn I'm tired. Gonna definitely be feeling a nap this afternoon.
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Just got home from the scariest drive I've ever driven. The bar my buddy played tonight is about 45min away. I knew we were supposed to get some rain, so I threw new wiper blades onto my Honds and left. Good booze good music good people... I was there from 8p till 2am. When we left (stayed to bullshit w band and help tear down.. Followed my buddy for 80% of the drive as we live in same direction) it was raining.. 5 min later, it was fucking pouring harder than I'd seen in years. The rain let up as we got down out of the valley part of the county and towards the coast. I got off the freeway like 10 miles before him to take the direct route to my house. This consists of just 2 lane back roads. As soon as I got off, it began raining fucking buckets. It was so hard that i couldn't even see to pull off to the side of the road (afraid of driving into the ditch that runs beside it.) i spent a long amount of time driving 10mph or less with my flashers on following the road from memory.. This was the scariest thing I've ever experienced. I even puked a little when i pulled in at home. At that same time, my buddy shot me a message informing me that he was home safe as well. I have been in car accidents that could and should have seriously injured me. Totalling both cars... And this experience was 10x scarier than both of those combined.
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Morning. Jay, you probably don't see that,kind of rain. We do here quite a bit so I can understand how that feels like.
Chad, I wish I could nap.
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I hate driving in downpours at night.
I met my now-wife when I was in college. I went to Appalachian State, which is in the mountains of North Carolina. She is from Mount Airy (where we now live).
I worked at a local grocery store while I was in school, and on this particular weekend, the plan was for me to drive down to visit her for the weekend on Saturday morning (I had to work at the grocery store until 11 pm Friday night). So as soon as I got back to my apartment, I got a call from her asking me to come on down right then because she was horny. So of course, down the mountain I went, and as soon as I hit the stretch of highway that actually goes down the mountain, here comes a fucking monsoon, while driving downhill at night on a curvy mountain road.
But hey, there was pussy on the line.
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The worst ever for me was in PA. It was a trucker highway and I pulled to the breakdown lane. It was brutal. A lightning strike hit the ground 100 feet from us. I swallowed my heart.
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Holy crap.
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My wife and I seriously were scared for our life the lightning strike was the only time for 5 minutes we could see 2 feet in front of us. I was worried about truck would plow into us.
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Morning folks. I'm actually the exact opposite, I love driving in the rain if there is no one else on the road and I can just cruise.
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Not sleeping John?
I was up a 3am ish too... mrs.jingle gets these extreme back pains (says it's as bad as labour pains) every so often, and naturally, they only strike in the middle of the night. So, 3am or so, I'm trying to rub it out (and I'm NOT on the receiving end) so she isn't in agony.
Damn I'm tired. Gonna definitely be feeling a nap this afternoon.
No, I haven't slept yet. I usually go three or four nights a week without sleep.
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That's insanity Prog
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I couldn't get to sleep until after 7am this morning (no idea how far past that it was). I'd happily avoid sleep if my body could take it. Pesky thing.
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Yeah, it has been happening since last summer, though it's a bit worse now. I'm already on my second cup of coffee.
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John, that's not healthy man. Go to a sleep study. I worry about you man.
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Thanks, Joe. I appreciate that. I'm just at this crossroads with some things and trying to figure it all out.
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I think you can't shut off your brain. That's not good. Not getting to the 4th stage of R.E.M. sleep is very dangerous.
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I think you can't shut off your brain. That's not good. Not getting to the 4th stage of R.E.M. sleep is very dangerous.
This, a sleep study could help too like King said.
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My brain is constantly going. It's been like that for months now. One of these days I'll remember to make an appointment during business hours. These are things I always seem to think of in the middle of the night. I'm looking into a psychologist as well. The good thing is that I haven't resorted to drinking. This is a first. Hmm
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You help me with my spelling, I'll remind you about the appointment.
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I passed my Calc I exam with 88%!
:victorydance: :victorydance:
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I passed my Calc I exam with 88%!
:victorydance: :victorydance:
Congrats! :tup Have you gotten back results from the rest?
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Linear Algebra I've had for a while now, and I passed that with something around 90-ish percent (the actual points were never disclosed, just the grade).
If the other two keep up their promised grading schedule, I should be getting another result tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. Legally, they are allowed to take up to 4 weeks (which would be the Monday after that).
And my fourth exam wasn't even written two weeks ago, so that's way off. Especially since our professor likes to take his sweet time with basically everything, as we found out on tests and the like. So we'll see - I'll probably have all the results before uni starts again in April. I hope.
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Doing great so far. :hat I'm sure the others will be fine too.
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Oh yeah, I'm 99% sure that I passed the other two as well. But I'm still excited to get results.
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Awesome Scorp!!!
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That's great news Scorpion
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Ever have what amounts to a great night, great morning, positive early afternoon but still feel like something's off and therefore feel like gloom?
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YES!!! It's a hard feeling to describe, it's almost like a somber feeling.
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I mean I know what my depression is like, but this doesn't feel like it. It's almost a sad anxiety, or despondent worry. I don't know, I just don't like it.
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Stress from work? Dreading going in?
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Not at all. I have no explanation.
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Not at all. I have no explanation.
I get that feeling. I was like that even last night. There I was, at a bar with 2 of my best friends. One of them on stage playing... beautiful women everywhere... and I spent most of the night just... down.
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I guess it is just my depression in a different manifestation.
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Look to what you have that is most important. I know you know what 3 I'm talking about.
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Bike is away again until the weather is warmer. My hands really hurt when it's cold. I was in agony the other day.
Had to fill up my sink with warm water and plunge my hands in when I got home the other day until the pain went away.
Too cold.
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Look to what you have that is most important. I know you know what 3 I'm talking about.
4 if you count the dog, and I do. :D
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Yup!
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Earl Grey tea is TEH BOM!
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Earl Grey tea is TEH BOM!
I love it as well.
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With milk and sugar ?
I have honey instead of sugar :)
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Just with sugar. Funny though, I bought a beer brewed with Earl Grey.
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I do not like tea. Just not my thing. Love coffee, though.
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Sup losers
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Bike is away again until the weather is warmer. My hands really hurt when it's cold. I was in agony the other day.
Had to fill up my sink with warm water and plunge my hands in when I got home the other day until the pain went away.
Too cold.
I've never had it too cold for my gloves but then again I live in Florida so what do I know :lol
I guess it's tough to find warm gloves and still be nimble.
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Evening, guys
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Evening Prog
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What's up, Reap?
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Nothing much just chilling and watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkELC2H67rc
What's going on with you PRog?
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I can't get to sleep at a decent hour or wake up before 3pm lately. It doesn't help that the construction crew across the road were extra noisy today when they started at 7am, which didn't help.
Reaper, why you no accept me on Skype?
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Used to drink tea a lot more. Now I'm mainly a coffee drinker, although on occasion I'll drink tea. If I'm drinking black tea, I'll drink with only cream, little to no sugar.
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I guess it's tough to find warm gloves and still be nimble.
Yeah I had to really ease off on the clutch with thick gloves or i'd bunny hop the bike.
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Morning, guys.
I passed out about five minutes after posting. Good thing though, because I had been up for about 36 hours.
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Morning. Man I slept 7 hours and got up at 4:30 am for work but I could have slept in.
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I'm being assigned to work with someone today. I don't like working with others. :lol
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I can't get to sleep at a decent hour or wake up before 3pm lately. It doesn't help that the construction crew across the road were extra noisy today when they started at 7am, which didn't help.
Reaper, why you no accept me on Skype?
Getting on Skype now to accept!
Morning!
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I'm being assigned to work with someone today. I don't like working with others. :lol
You old bastard. :lol
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Hi.
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Morning.
Behind on my production this morning. Getting sidetracked with too many items.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
I've stuck with an old version, because the new version looks gimmicky like it wants to be an iPhone text conversation. I miss MSN. Still had a lot of features that Skype clearly has no intention of adding back.
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Since I downloaded it on my phone I've only used it twice to talk to my nephew in Cali. I'm a newb.
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Since I downloaded it on my phone I've only used it twice to talk to my nephew in Cali. I'm a newb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8K0TBT8ZGE
(aw, it's not the full clip, but close enough)
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Old Stewie. lol
Man I am dragging today.
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I only use it at work. I reinstalled it on my phone but I loathe the mobile app. It serves its purpose.
Now if I could just get rid of this goddamned headache.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
I've stuck with an old version, because the new version looks gimmicky like it wants to be an iPhone text conversation. I miss MSN. Still had a lot of features that Skype clearly has no intention of adding back.
I remember having a super old version on a laptop I used to have. I think it came to a point where I had to update otherwise it wouldn't let me log in.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
I've stuck with an old version, because the new version looks gimmicky like it wants to be an iPhone text conversation. I miss MSN. Still had a lot of features that Skype clearly has no intention of adding back.
Msn messenger was the best chat portal ever.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
I've stuck with an old version, because the new version looks gimmicky like it wants to be an iPhone text conversation. I miss MSN. Still had a lot of features that Skype clearly has no intention of adding back.
Msn messenger was the best chat portal ever.
It sure was. Skype has always been by far the best for audio/video conferencing in my experience, but its texting leaves something to be desired, and there's been little to no improvement in that area for as long as I've been using it.
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Followup on last week's hit and run...
The garage estimated between $2900 and $3300 if I were to source Mini for replacement parts.
Fuck.
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Damn that is a lot.
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Damn that is a lot.
I found an almost complete door online for $588. It doesn't have a mirror or interior door panel, but I can salvage those off my current door. The color matches too, so I won't need paint. The other major part I need will be coming from the same donor car and costs $392. That comes to $980, which is still less than my deductible. Even if they hit me with 15 hours of labor (which I don't think it will be), it still comes in under $2000, which I can live with.
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Damn that was a busy morning - and my head still fucking hurts. Oh well, at least it was a positive morning.
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Man it's been a long time since I've been on skype, they seem to have really made a lot of changes.
Add kotowboy !
Also - bike back home now. Just decided to not drive in the evenings anymore. At least whilst it's cold. I'll still go out in the am and afternoon if it's a nice day.
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Damn that was a busy morning - and my head still fucking hurts. Oh well, at least it was a positive morning.
You need to stop doing that thing in your avatar :o
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Hey guys
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Hey guys
:hug: :-* :-* ;D
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What's up, sir?
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• Listening to The Astonishing.
• Playing Need For Speed Rivals
• Skype.
• DTF
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Almost ready to rack out on this day.
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Evening guys, crazy busy Monday today. How is the head feeling hyper?
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Well, I just finished season 1 of Lost. Time to move on to season 2.
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I'm tired, I want to do something like play guitar or play a video game but I just can't muster the energy to do anything at all.
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Heads finally better. Watching TV to wind down before clocking out.
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Nice :tup about to head to bed myself.
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Hey guys.
Just got back from seeing Deadpool. Fucking fantastic.
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I had so much fun at that movie.
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Deadpool was indeed fun.
Morning. I love it when you start hearing the Spring birds chirping in the morning.
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Morning guys!
Deadpool was an awesome movie.
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Deadpool was indeed fun.
Morning. I love it when you start hearing the Spring birds chirping in the morning.
Yup... Robins and Cardinals are nice in March. By July, I'm fucking fed up with them. :lol
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Slept so badly last night, it's going to be a long day.
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Opposite for me. Mrs.jingle was out last night, so I passed out on the couch after the kids went to bed at 9:30. Dragged my ass to bed around 12:30, and got up just before 7. Too much sleep... I'm still in a daze.
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Usually if I fall asleep on the couch I stay on the couch :lol I never wake up or muster the energy to move to the bed.
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I feel so out of it today. Hmm
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Woke up at noon. Wish i'd gotten up earlier but it's raining anyway.
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I would love a day to sleep in until noon. Maybe this weekend.
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Morning, folks.
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I'd love to wake up as early as noon, and have rain. :blob: Haven't managed to wake up before 3pm in weeks. That's also due to staying up really late in the night to get anything done, since doing anything during the day is a write-off in this shitty Summer weather (and it's not even Summer now).
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Still having a heat wave, eh, Blob?
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The next two days will be in the 70s. It'll be glorrrrrious.
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I hope we have a baking long hot dry summer.
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The next two days will be in the 70s. It'll be glorrrrrious.
Same up here Buh bye snow - hopefully for good.
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Still having a heat wave, eh, Blob?
Yup. Coldest day this month has been 31C/88F, and the coldest day in the next week's forecast is 29C/84F next Tuesday.
The next 7 days is currently looking like - 97F / 97F / 95F / 95F / 92F / 90F / 84F.
Summer clearly hasn't gotten the memo that it's time to fuck right off yet. :tdwn
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The next two days will be in the 70s. It'll be glorrrrrious.
Same up here Buh bye snow - hopefully for good.
I concur. Luckily we didn't have too many snowstorms here. They're predictions were wrong.
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The next 7 days is currently looking like - 97F / 97F / 95F / 95F / 92F / 90F / 84F.
I wish that was the forecast here.
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The next 7 days is currently looking like - 97F / 97F / 95F / 95F / 92F / 90F / 84F.
I wish that was the forecast here.
You can have it. That's unlivable shit.
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Those temps are right in my wheelhouse, but everywhere I go indoors I have access to central air. If not, I could see hating it as well.
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Those temps are right in my wheelhouse, but everywhere I go indoors I have access to central air. If not, I could see hating it as well.
No A/C in this house. And my bedroom with the PC is second storey facing towards the morning sun. It's unbearable, and it's bad for electronic equipment.
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*Shakes head at Blob*
He knows why.
Morning.
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*nods* King.
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*Shakes head at Blob*
He knows why.
Morning.
I kinda don't. :lol Probably because all of the heat has evaporated my brain juices.
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:lol
We need to start a "Go Fund Me" to get Blob an AC!
STAT! :lol
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:lol
Ok, but you're not writing the campaign, otherwise nobody will understand what the hell they're donating to.
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Blob you don't have AC?
EDIT: I think I remember you saying you don't a few years back actually.
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*nods* King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA02GZLHd8M
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It boggles the mind, doesn't it Reap?
Think of those temperatures and him always joking about never leaving his room. There just isn't enough Fabreze in the world!
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The next 7 days is currently looking like - 97F / 97F / 95F / 95F / 92F / 90F / 84F.
I wish that was the forecast here.
You can have it. That's unlivable shit.
Not at all. I worked outside in that for most of my life. I've become accustomed to it.
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It boggles the mind, doesn't it Reap?
Think of those temperatures and him always joking about never leaving his room. There just isn't enough Fabreze in the world!
Fabreze would struggle with me at the best of times, pal. :lol
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On that note, I think I'll shower (extra thoroughly) and head off to work.
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It boggles the mind, doesn't it Reap?
Think of those temperatures and him always joking about never leaving his room. There just isn't enough febreze in the world!
febreze would struggle with me at the best of times, pal. :lol
FTFY ;)
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It boggles the mind, doesn't it Reap?
Think of those temperatures and him always joking about never leaving his room. There just isn't enough febreze in the world!
febreze would struggle with me at the best of times, pal. :lol
FTFY ;)
That just proves my point that it's had no place in my life. :lol
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:lol Indeed
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John, you never get sleep because you're always correcting spelling errors. You can't stop yourself. :lol
I feel like I'm sending you down a bad path.
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John, you never get sleep because you're always correcting spelling errors. You can't stop yourself. :lol
I feel like I'm sending you down a bad path.
I've been correcting your spelling for years, and my sleep pattern hasn't suffered one bit.
Wait....
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:lol
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AHHHHHH HAAAA!!! :lol
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Man some of these guests at the hotel can be so dirty
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Man some of these guests at the hotel can be so dirty
Dirty as in
(https://babahealth.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Dirty-mind-test.jpg)
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Yeah, I went there. :lol
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I got them all wrong, but I don't know what's dirty minded about BOOTS, FANDOM, FOLK, PUNKS, PURSE, and SAX.
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Oh I know how your dirty mind works, and I want no part of it.
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Just submitted an outline and request for a new computer system to my boss. She commented yesterday on how I need a new computer because this one is so overworked and slow, so fingers crossed.
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What kind/specs?
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New iMac.
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Nice! I'm on a Macbook air for work.
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This one I'm on is just old and outdated...and slightly cracked. I need more RAM and new software titles. So we will see where this goes.
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:
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Is this a period battle? Do we need to run to Rite-Aid?
(https://i.imgur.com/UjxRhLD.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/UjxRhLD.jpg)
"YAAAAAY!"
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I only battle periods 4 days out of a month. Then say, "The dishes need to be cleaned".
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Now there's blood on the walls, blood on the lamps, blood on the roadies, blood on the amps. Now we know, she's on the rag!!
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When Aunt Flo comes by for a visit, my tongue gets very sore from having to bite it so much... which is ironic, as "bite it" is exactly what I'd like to be saying.
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Now there's blood on the walls, blood on the lamps, blood on the roadies, blood on the amps. Now we know, she's on the rag!!
Better not wear white pants next time baaaaaby.
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Hey guys
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ohhai
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How's the day treating you?
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Not too badly. Bit of chaos at the hands of another employee and i think shes about to have her ass handed to her.
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Is it a nice ass?
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Not....particularly.
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Well, that's disappointing. It's not the kind of ass that one would want to have handed to them.
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Who cares, sounds like she deserves it
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I cares. ;) We don't fire people here based on the chaos they cause. If that were true, the subway system would shut down. :lol
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She's young, inexperienced, and tends to move too fast, and then makes excuses. She has made it painfully clear she's looking for another job and everyone knows it. This time around she sent out the wrong email at the wrong time with the wrong information and her response to it was to say someone else should have caught the mistake. I wasn't a part of the project at all, but I did receive the erroneous email and then had to issue a correction to 500 registrants of a webinar.
I kept my mouth shut because she doesn't report to me, but I just quietly shook my head because it is obvious to me that she lacks the experience to recognize mistakes, correct them, and keep her mouth shut when she needs to just own up.
And I didn't say she was getting fired. Just in trouble.
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Listen Shmeagles, .... :lol
Sounds like good ass or not it needs to be handed to her.
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Listen Shmeagles, .... :lol
Sounds like good ass or not it needs to be handed to her.
But it is the precious - and we wants it.
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From workplace shenanigans to a Hobbit-like creature ostracized for killing his kin....only on DTF.
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Ad it's not even mid week yet.
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Tomorrow is hump day. Whose leg am I latching onto this week?
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Whatever leg is available.
Time to chew out my second shift. It's not going to be pretty.
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I have to say this is one of the first jobs where not only am I being paid for my expertise, said expertise is actually being utilized and RESPECTED. I've never worked with a group of people who are so grateful to have me on board. It's a different feeling, one to which I am not accustomed, but I have to say it's nice to be in this position for once, rather than feeling like my position is a scapegoat.
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You want good feedback for your good work. I always do that because as a manager you need to point out the good,
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I have to say this is one of the first jobs where not only am I being paid for my expertise, said expertise is actually being utilized and RESPECTED. I've never worked with a group of people who are so grateful to have me on board. It's a different feeling, one to which I am not accustomed, but I have to say it's nice to be in this position for once, rather than feeling like my position is a scapegoat.
That's always a nice feeling. Furthermore, good job on not ending the phrase with a preposition.
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Hah thanks. I try to write professionally for the most part, at least when I think about it.
And yes, as a manager I always tried to thank someone when they helped out or compliment them when they excel. I've never understood how people who only focus on the negatives reach positions of relative power.
That's another thing about this position: at almost every other job, when a good job was accomplished, nothing was said. The mentality was simply, "That's why we pay you." However, should you ever make a mistake, it was like Braveheart; you were paraded around and pelted with garbage on the way to your execution, because, "That's NOT why we pay you." Basically, the thought was, if you are doing a good job, no one notices you, and I think that's bullshit. This company recognizes what I bring to the table and tells me, so I'm not left wondering if my performance is acceptable, mediocre, or outstanding.
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I think it's important to create an encouraging work environment. There's nothing worse than people feeling miserable as soon as they walk in the door. Work suffers and treatment of coworkers usually becomes an issue.
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Yep. And this girl who messed up is feeling that way now. The thing is, from what I understand in my short time here, she hasn't proven herself. It appears that as soon as something goes wrong, she is on the defensive, and I can understand that to a point. She is the youngest one here and has the least experience. But a lot of the time you get back what you put out, and it seems like whenever something goes wrong she just throws her hands in the air and says "that's what I was told."
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I had a supervisor like that. Instead of saying, It's my fault and I will correct it, it was reasons why it wasn't his fault. It hurt him from getting his own site to run. He was a damn good worker too!
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Unless someone makes a huge mistake that I can't back... I usually take the brunt of fuck ups. I have enough klout that I can just shrug a lot of flak from the client off.
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Morning
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Morning John.
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What's up, King?
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Nada. A little busy here. Getting pizza for both shifts today. Another month safe! The big hit is the steak bomb pizza.
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Oh man, pizza sounds so good right now.
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And I'll buy one for the house tonight as well.
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Send me a couple of slices.
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I love their buffalo chicken pizza.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning guys! How's everybody doing?
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I'm well. I'm starting to get over my annual "mope" that I get into the first two weeks of March. It feels good.
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I love March. You'll find out in 3 days why.
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Morning Pod
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I love March. You'll find out in 3 days why.
Birthday, right?
Which means party.
Which means cake.
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Yup. I'll be 48. Where did the time go. I'm meeting up tomorrow night with my brother and my best friend. We've been friends since we were 10 years old.
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Yup. I'll be 48. Where did the time go. I'm meeting up tomorrow night with my brother and my best friend. We've been friends since we were 10 years old.
I'm surprised you can even remember how long you've been friends after this long. :lol
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My math skills are strong, now my spelling skills. :lol
Oh wait a sec........ :lol
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The fun thing about you getting older is that your grammar and spelling will get progressively worse. More fun for us. ;)
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Morning Pod
Morning, man.
That car is supposed to be delivered today!
I love March. You'll find out in 3 days why.
I love March too, but my Dad died March 4th (fourteen years ago) and I've gone into a slump the first few weeks of the month ever since. Mrs. P prescribes lots and lots of Mexican food. :biggrin:
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Morning Pod
Morning, man.
That car is supposed to be delivered today!
Awesome. It's great weather for a joyride.
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Morning Pod
Morning, man.
That car is supposed to be delivered today!
I love March. You'll find out in 3 days why.
I love March too, but my Dad died March 4th (fourteen years ago) and I've gone into a slump the first few weeks of the month ever since. Mrs. P prescribes lots and lots of Mexican food. :biggrin:
I'm with you there. My mom passed away in February and it was a blessing in disguise that she passed away the day before my sister in law's birthday. I would not want the burden on her knowing her birthday was the same day her mother in law passed away.
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Still a bit cool here. Tomorrow's supposed to be in the high 60s though.
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I tried staying away from Facebook this year because of the annual mourning of my siblings and children. So I just opened it up and sure enough I had 8 likes of this photo I posted of him two years ago!
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1891000_10203339288432047_1877912101_n.jpg?oh=d2828126d34d9eabfacb60334cd7d3f9&oe=579176C9)
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We might break records today. They are talking 70 degrees.
You can only be the best man you can to honor him.
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:sad: I don't handle death well. I can't see people suffering or hurt or listen to kids crying. I'm severely empathic with that stuff. It's why I hate going to hospitals, funerals, or general elections.
Sorry, I have to add humor in. It's my masking technique. Some people say that it's rude to smile or laugh at a funeral or wake, but I think it's exactly what people need during such dark times.
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Same for myself. Laughter is my defense mechanism.
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I love March also. You'll find out why in 11 days. Which is one day after we go see Havok, Children of Bodom, Suicidal Tendencies, and Megadeth.
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Nada. A little busy here. Getting pizza for both shifts today. Another month safe! The big hit is the steak bomb pizza.
Congrats! But you'd think someone would've at least sprained an eye reading one of your memos.
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They have a translator installed on the software at his job.
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Sounds like a "reasonable accommodation".
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It has saved time and many lives. Imagine King meant to type, "We need to exempt him from his wrongdoings," and accidentally typed, "We need to execute him for his wrongdoings."
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They have a translator installed on the software at his job.
They have not yet designed software tthat can manage such a task. Ever tried to run a section of well written text through Google Translate, and seen how badly it mangled it? Now imagine it with the indecipherable gibberish of kinginese as a starting point.
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My guys had a chuckle reading you folks. I told them you are all full of shit. :lol
My handwriting is worse. :lol
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(https://i.imgflip.com/6shyc.jpg)
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Good morning.
The flu sucks.
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You haven't been on much. You really must have been hit hard.
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You haven't been on much. You really must have been hit hard.
Hard enough. I haven't been near an actual keyboard for 2 or 3 days, and I hate doing all this typing on my phone.
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That's where most of my typing errors come from. :lol
It's close to 70 here now. Man it feels awesome.
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It's supposed to reach 80 here today. Beautiful out.
Going to be a busy morning/early afternoon.
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The high here is supposed to be 78. Looking forward to it.
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Next 2 days 35C/95F. FML
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So.......I just walked out of my job. :emo:
...It was 3pm and I was finished for the day :zydar:
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So.......I just walked out of my job. :emo:
...It was 3pm and I was finished for the day :zydar:
YOU CHEEKY BUGGER
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Blasting Pantera right now...I have to keep close watch on the volume so I don't aggravate others. ;D
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So.......I just walked out of my job. :emo:
...It was 3pm and I was finished for the day :zydar:
YOU CHEEKY BUGGER
:lol
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Blasting Pantera right now...I have to keep close watch on the volume so I don't aggravate others. ;D
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I can listen to what I want, when I want, but I do like to be courteous and considerate of my coworkers.
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I can as well. The difference is I'm not the least bit concerned with being courteous...I'm playing Roxy & Elsewhere and getting strange looks from people who come into my office. :biggrin:
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I've been listening to a lot of jazz lately.
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Do tell Hef. Got a few bands to list?
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Do tell Hef. Got a few bands to list?
Not bands, but individual players.
The old: John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis.
The new: Kamasi Washington. Incredible. He released an album in 2015 called The Epic and it is a good title. 3 discs, over 3 hours of music.
Well, one band. Snarky Puppy. More fusion than jazz proper, but they are still incredible. Check them out on youtube, lots of videos.
I have liked jazz fusion (Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc) for a long time, but I've only been dipping my toe into jazz proper (bebop, avant-garde, free jazz, etc) over the last year or two. I still can't follow all of it, but it is incredible.
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I just recently saw them on youtube. They are very cool. In my late 20's and 30's I got to see the Chicken Corea Electric band, Billy Cobham, The Yellow Jackets, ect. I loved the bar we got to see them in.
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Today's an ugly day in Mexico City. Cold, hurricane-like winds and rain.
Good thing I can work from home today!
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I just recently saw them on youtube. They are very cool. In my late 20's and 30's I got to see the Chicken Corea Electric band, Billy Cobham, The Yellow Jackets, ect. I loved the bar we got to see them in.
A search for Chicken Corea nets this.
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Yum
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Goddammit king
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I just recently saw them on youtube. They are very cool. In my late 20's and 30's I got to see the Chicken Corea Electric band, Billy Cobham, The Yellow Jackets, ect. I loved the bar we got to see them in.
A search for Chicken Corea nets this.
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Yum
Did not disappoint.
8/10 would eat anytime.
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Goddammit king
Told you, auto correct. :lol
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Goddammit king
Told you, auto correct. :lol
I'm waiting for the day that gets changed to "ought to correct".
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:lol
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:lol
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Good morning.
Dealt with that same bullshit employee last night.
I swear I was so pissed off I wanted to deck him. Or at least cuss him the fuck out.
I restrained myself.
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Give me time Chad, give me time.
*Moe* Why I oughta correct........ :lol
Jay, in your position you have to stay calm.
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Give me time Chad, give me time.
*Moe* Why I oughta correct........ :lol
Jay, in your position you have to stay clam.
FTFY
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Well, who doesn't like to stay with a clam....
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Give me time Chad, give me time.
*Moe* Why I oughta correct........ :lol
Jay, in your position you have to stay calm.
I calmly sent out a pissed off email to my supervisor and the owner of the company asking why the fuck the dude is still here.
Respectfully of course.
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The right way o handle it.
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t's etter han he rong ay o andle t.
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:facepalm:
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John, Now you get no pizza.
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:o
:sadpanda:
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*rolls up newspaper*
Bad John! Bad John!
12 more day and Chad and I will tear it up in Boston. Looks like I'll be having some fine whiskey with him and chase them down with good beers.
Oh and I guess food.
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No, use the whip...
I mean stop that hurts.
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You didn't use the "safe" word John.
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Blob
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Additionally, we're seeing Iron Maiden at MSG on the 30th. First time seeing a show there AND first IM show. Super stoked.
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John. Lol
Coz. Hell yeah. Last time I saw IM was 1987. SIT tour.
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Last time I saw IM was 1987. SIT tour.
I honestly think that was my favorite tour by them.
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I've seen IM three times. The best by far was at MSG with Ronnie James Dio and Motorhead. We were in the second row with the monitors right in front of us. I remember feeling heat coming off those things, and the sound was intense. Cute waitresses serving champagne. My ears were ringing for two days after that. The only louder show I've been to is Manowar.
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Deep Purple Perfect Strangers tour was the loudest ever for me. 6th row and my ears range for a few days as well.
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Well, we ain't done. We've got three OTHER concerts we're set for, in addition to Megadeth and Iron Maiden
M3 Festival
Def Leppard/REO Speedwagon/Tesla
Journey/Doobie Brothers
On top of that, we just saw that Bad Company and Joe Walsh are on tour together, so we're probably going to see that one as well.
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Coz - is M3 still in Columbia at Merriweather?
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Yep. Friday afternoon/evening, all day Saturday. April 29-30th this year.
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Yeah so you're right down the street from my office and about 20 minutes from me when you're there.
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We're staying at the Comfort Suites in Jessup/Elkridge. We ate at R&R Taqueria last year, because it was a DDD place. Damn good, too!
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Ah okay you're staying a bit in the other direction then. I work over to the west on Route 40.
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Well split my ass in two, it's Thursday.
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Fuck.
Yes.
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Well split my ass in two, it's Thursday.
I usually wait until the weekend before splitting people's asses in two. :zydarscouch:
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I don't like splitting asses...too much potential mess, and the smell is awful.
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Morning. I'm pulling a Coz tonight and going out for some beers with my friend I've known since we were 10 years old and my brother
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And how long have you known your brother?
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Since he was 10.
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:lol
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Don't be silly. Since I was 5 years, 11 months old. So nee ner, nee ner.
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I always need ner. Can never have enough ner. It's almost as valuable as having an extra $45 minutes!
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Morning folks
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NER!!!!!!!!
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:lol
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We are the Knights who say.....NER!
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NER!
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NEE!
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:lol
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Um...
ner?
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I find it hilarious that this guy's name is Dick Pound. https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/14935076/dick-pound-says-sharapova-was-reckless-description
Almost as bad as a VP of one of our partners named Rod Butt.
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Afternoon, gents.
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Hiddely Ho, neighborino.
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Like, hello and such.
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Totally gorge outside, and some junk...
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For sure dude, totally.
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It's a great day outside for sure. I was supposed to meet with a Verizon tech who never showed up. So since 11 I've been doing nothing. I spent about an hour or so in Starbucks hanging out. Then walked around downtown Brooklyn for a bit. Now I'm back at the office.
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I met a friend for lunch, had my window open much of the day until it got a little too warm and the AC kicked on, and now I'm kinda just kicking back. I don't have a whole lot going on right now, and I'm debating closing the door and powernapping for a bit. Could also draw a bit, if I felt inspired.
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Sounds nice to me.
I haven't eaten today yet. I had two cups of coffee this morning, and that's it. I think I'll order a pizza for dinner.
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We met up for Ramen. There's a new place down the road from my office. Was pretty damn good.
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I love Ramen. There are quite a few places for that here in the city.
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Pouring here. Hard rain tonight. It's about mid 60's here today.
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You said hard...
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It's supposed to "become noticeably cooler tomorrow" and by that they mean 68°. I can handle a cooler 68°.
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You said hard...
*Hehe*
I'm so looking forward to hanging with my buddy and brother. It's harder to get together as we get older with kids and work schedules but this will be a fun time.
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I'm finding this new job very fortuitous for me because I am now working very near my best friend. Even though he and his wife don't live far, we never find the time to see each other because our schedules never mesh. But now that I am basically working down the street from him, he and I have met up for lunch a handful of times and we get to catch up and maintain the friendship, as well as plan times for all of us to get together.
My former "best friend" pretty much dropped me out of his life, and this guy has always been a really awesome friend to me, so I'm glad this is now a possibility more and more often.
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See that's awesome.
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It seems weird to say that I sorely missed him. He and I were roommates for my 3rd and 4th years in college, and we were both groomsmen in each others' weddings. We saw each other more often closer to when we graduated college but then as life and work happened, we went longer without seeing each other.
In hindsight, I really wish I had asked him to be my best man, given that the guy who was my best man is the aforementioned one who cut me out. But, oh well, can't change that. At the time, I had known the other guy longer and did consider him my best friend.
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It's unfortunate that people grow apart because life happens.
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Well, my former friend and I didn't have to grow apart. While I will never actually know why it happened, the break did coincide with him meeting his wife. She came to town with him to meet us once (I had known him for almost 20 years) and after that, his texts to me became fewer and fewer, he stopped acknowledging my birthday despite me acknowledging his, and ultimately never told me he was engaged or married, despite being my best man and informally promising me a spot in his own wedding party. When I found out he was married and I didn't even get invited, I pretty (finally) made the decision that if he considers me out of his life, I might as well consider the same of him. Hurt really badly at the time, but now I don't have that hanging over me anymore.
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C-C-C-C-C-Combo breaker!!
Saturday, I will be smoking a chuck roast atop a bed of onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and garlic. Should be bitchin'.
Also, alcohol.
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Upon an initial grazing over that post, I thought you said you would be smoking crack atop a bed of onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and garlic.
That would, indeed, be bitchin'.
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Well, my former friend and I didn't have to grow apart. While I will never actually know why it happened, the break did coincide with him meeting his wife. She came to town with him to meet us once (I had known him for almost 20 years) and after that, his texts to me became fewer and fewer, he stopped acknowledging my birthday despite me acknowledging his, and ultimately never told me he was engaged or married, despite being my best man and informally promising me a spot in his own wedding party. When I found out he was married and I didn't even get invited, I pretty (finally) made the decision that if he considers me out of his life, I might as well consider the same of him. Hurt really badly at the time, but now I don't have that hanging over me anymore.
That's pretty fucking sad. Sorry to hear that.
C-C-C-C-C-Combo breaker!!
Saturday, I will be smoking a chuck roast atop a bed of onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and garlic. Should be bitchin'.
Also, alcohol.
That sounds awesome. The jalapenos and garlic alone would do it for me.
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Upon an initial grazing over that post, I thought you said you would be smoking crack atop a bed of onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and garlic.
That would, indeed, be bitchin'.
:lol I'm sure that would taste trippy.
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That might actually be a better idea.
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That's pretty fucking sad. Sorry to hear that.
Thanks. All is fine now, as I said, but at the time it was pretty shitty that the oldest friend I had could just throw it all away so easily. Part of growing, I guess, is realizing who your friends really are and keeping them around longer than the ones who aren't.
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What up fellow
losers nerds?
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Entire office has checked out for the day. Not a damn thing going on and the weather is so nice everyone just feels like its a relax day. Totally chill.
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What's up, Jay?
That's pretty fucking sad. Sorry to hear that.
Thanks. All is fine now, as I said, but at the time it was pretty shitty that the oldest friend I had could just throw it all away so easily. Part of growing, I guess, is realizing who your friends really are and keeping them around longer than the ones who aren't.
Women make men do irrational things.
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What's up, Jay?
Tis been a great day at home (compared to the hurricane like BS I've been dealing with the last week). Chilaxing before bowling tonight.
Oh and I passed my physical for my job yesterday!
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Congrats Jay! Is there anything else you need to do for your new job?
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Hey guys, just came back from eating out with my parents for my birthday.
Very little beats extremely good Greek food.
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Reap ! Where are you from originally ? Your name sounds Greek or Polish or something :)
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What's up, Jay?
Tis been a great day at home (compared to the hurricane like BS I've been dealing with the last week). Chilaxing before bowling tonight.
Oh and I passed my physical for my job yesterday!
Awesome!
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Hey guys, just came back from eating out with my parents for my birthday.
Very little beats extremely good Greek food.
Happy birthday, Scorp!
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I'm blowing through season 2 of Lost. So far it's still pretty fucking good, though I'm really curious about that doomsday device in the bunker. No spoilers please! :lol
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Impromptu jam going on tomorrow night. New musical venture under consideration that's right in my fucking lane. God, I hope this works out.
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Really? What is it?
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A bass player/guitarist from the local scene is looking to do danceable fun shit from the 80's and such. The kinda stuff I'd want to play. Stoked. Things like Here I Go Again or I Don't Wanna Change The World or other things like this.
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That's sound really cool. I hope it works out.
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Morning, joes.
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Morning, guys.
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Morning! The beer and food and the conversation were great last night.
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It sounds like you had an awesome time. :tup
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Sure did! Another grammar school friend showed up and we had a gut splitting conversation on the difference on Stouts vs. Porters. It turned into "Who's on first" & "Surely you can't be serious ".
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:lol
I would love to have heard that conversation.
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It spilled onto Facebook as well. :lol
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I didn't go on there that much, even though I was up all night again. I was watching more episodes of Lost.
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Once a week a buddy and I get lunch in town. We go to the same place because their Brie Bacon and Cranberry baguettes are amazing.
:drool:
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Heading out into the field. I'll catch up with you droogs later.
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I think today might end up being 8 hours of fuck all.
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I like those days. I'm training my back up and have a new employee coming in to fill out the 1st day paperwork. Then I'll split early this afternoon.
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I don't mind them every now and then but sometimes they become cumbersome. It's a lot harder to look busy than to be busy.
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That's pretty fucking sad. Sorry to hear that.
Thanks. All is fine now, as I said, but at the time it was pretty shitty that the oldest friend I had could just throw it all away so easily. Part of growing, I guess, is realizing who your friends really are and keeping them around longer than the ones who aren't.
Drew... I had the exact same thing happen (tho, he was my wedding party, but not my best man). For some reason he started communicating less, excluding me from things, not responding to my calls/messages. We hadn't spoken in a number of years, and I sent him a very heart-felt note on his 40th birthday (4 years ago) summing it up that we can't change the past, but can work to create a different future.
Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
I have no idea why he decided/needed to cut me out of his life, but it's his choice and nothing I can do about it. Just have to accept and move on. It was tough for sure, but accepting it is all we can do.
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I don't mind them every now and then but sometimes they become cumbersome. It's a lot harder to look busy than to be busy.
For me, I'm connected 24/7 so when I can tune out it's nice but I totally get where you care coming from. When you're knee deep in work the time just files.
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It's rough, jingle. When he moved out of state, he would visit home and we would always hang out together. Then I remember seeing him post on Facebook that he came back home, went to an Orioles game, and hung out with other friends, but didn't even text to say he was in town. That was really when I knew he had severed the tie, but I stubbornly clung to baseless hope until his wedding. Meh, talking about it helps but I'm basically over it. I know better people now.
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Reap ! Where are you from originally ? Your name sounds Greek or Polish or something :)
I'm from Lithuania, I moved when I was fairly young but I still hold an EU passport.
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OK, 3 more hours of work (roughly), then I'm out of here for the weekend.
Taking my wife to a Garth Brooks concert tonight in Raleigh (he is one of her favorites). Should be fun.
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are you a Garth fan hef?
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Reap ! Where are you from originally ? Your name sounds Greek or Polish or something :)
I'm from Lithuania, I moved when I was fairly young but I still hold an EU passport.
My family (i.e. great grandparents) were from Latvia and Lithuania. /random useless knowledge
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are you a Garth fan hef?
I'm not sure I would characterize myself that way, but I have a lot of respect for him and I like a good number of his songs.
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Well put Hef.
Also, a good husband as well.
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I do what I can.
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A happy wife he gets Hef man time. Smoking a fine stogie ect.
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A happy wife he gets Hef man time. Smoking a fine stogie ect.
Indeed.
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I was thinking more a happy wife gets her more Hef time. :eyebrows:
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There's that, too. :tup
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Just got a text from my wife saying a colleague of hers at her school finally succumbed to terminal cancer last night. My wife is pretty wrecked, said she wants to go out tonight to distract herself.
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Just got a text from my wife saying a colleague of hers at her school finally succumbed to terminal cancer last night. My wife is pretty wrecked, said she wants to go out tonight to distract herself.
:( :hug:
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Man, my brother just went through the exact situation. I count my blessings that I beat lymphoma.
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Damn straight.
I lost a really good friend, one of the tattoo artists I had gone to, to complications from a bone marrow transplant a few years ago. He had leukemia and got a non-family donor match, but his body rejected it and he developed graft vs. host disease. He actually had the cancer in complete remission a month before the GvH perforated his intestine for the 4th time and we lost him. Horrible.
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Okay, I have completely checked out ... nothing else is getting done today.
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Heading over to the 'time for a drink' thread?
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Not yet. I'm still here for a few more hours.
However my tax guy just called me and we're getting a good refund this year. Woo!
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Afternoon, guys.
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WTF KEITH EMERSON JUST DIED WHAT'S HAPPENING I HATE 2016
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It has been a rough year, and it's only March.
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DAAAMMNN!
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:sadpanda:
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T-minus 10 minutes or less until I hit the road. Wife and I are going out tonight, just don't know where yet. But food and drink will be had.
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Hope you can help take Mrsplex's mind off her loss.
Mrs.jingle and I are heading out for a road-trip tomorrow down to wine country in Niagara - re-stocking our supply, and gift certificates to be used at one of the restaurants.
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Hi there
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Evening guys. GF is out having a girls night, I'm cracking a beer open and waiting for some pizza.
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Pizza sounds like a good idea, though I just had a pint of Ben & Jerry's Half Baked.
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I love ben and jerry's my favorite will always be americone dream
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I saw that one there. That's the one with Stephen Colbert on the label, right?
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yup, if you haven't tried you must. It's delicious.
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Maybe the next time I get a pint, I'll give it a shot.
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Hey Reap. Was wondering what's your ancestry ? :) Your IRL name doesn't sound like a native Florid-ian :)
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It's not, I'm Lithuanian. That's where I was born, my parents brought me over when I was 4. I can still speak fluently though and am a dual citizen, I have an eu passport. Makes travel over there really easy.
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It's not, I'm Lithuanian. That's where I was born, my parents brought me over when I was 4. I can still speak fluently though and am a dual citizen, I have an eu passport. Makes travel over there really easy.
I see. I was thinking it sounded Greek or Polish. :) No offence intended !
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None taken! Most people think I'm greek
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I lived with a Lithuanian couple once in Guildford. They were nice :) .
Every girl i've met from Poland or Lithuania seems to be called Magda. Is that a popular name ?
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Lol yes, there are only a handful of girl and guy names it seems over there.
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It's like the surname Jones in Wales.
One day I checked the phone book for our County and we were the one and only "Oakes" listed but there were SEVENTEEN PAGES of Jones :lol
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Probably not a huge incubus fan base around here but their bassist is pretty damn talented:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjsTK25awtw
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i only just remembered that dt released a new album a month and a half ago
it's impressive how quickly i stopped caring about the astonishing
i'll care about it again when i see them live in may or whenever tho
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Alex Kingston (River Song from Doctor Who) was on Blue Bloods this week. She's just obnoxious in any universe. :lol
Oh snap, Tom Selleck is now tunnel buddies with The Doctor.
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Morning chumps.
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Morning chumps.
Happy Birthday King! Can't even sleep in on your day, eh?
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Morning!
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When to bed at 11:10pm, up at 6:15 am! Son of a...
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'evenin! What is it... 9:30 for you?
Daylight Savings cutover for North America this weekend, so the timezones get even more fucked up.
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And I'm getting my car inspection tomorrow too at 9 am. I'll be very tired.
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Don't you mean...
...tyred?
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Don't you mean...
...tyred?
Nahhh... he'll likely be tried.
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'evenin! What is it... 9:30 for you?
Daylight Savings cutover for North America this weekend, so the timezones get even more fucked up.
We've got DST in a few weeks in the opposite direction, which means the time differences shifts by two hours overall. We watched the WWE Royal Rumble live a couple of months ago which started at 11am our time, and when we watch Wrestlemania live it looks like it will be 9am our time.
Which I'm sure I don't need to tell you presents a major logistical challenge for me. I woke up at 4pm today. :lol
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Tired. Get it?! :neverusethis:
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Morning, swizzlepants.
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Good morning everyone. Paying the price for drinking last night :(
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Apparently Keith Emerson's death was a suicide. Gunshot to the head. :(
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Apparently Keith Emerson's death was a suicide. Gunshot to the head. :(
This thread is a bit more morbid than i'd like.
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Apparently Keith Emerson's death was a suicide. Gunshot to the head. :(
I saw that. How awful.
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Morning
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Morning.
Dropped the car off for a repair and found out I needed a loaner. They are performing a free upgrade to my wireless receiver and the repair takes upwards of 6 hours. Boo. At least I have wheels in the interim.
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What's with the wireless upgrade?
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Faster streaming porn wherever you go.
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The "free upgrade" is actually a hidden microphone and GPS tracker so they can monitor you at all times. Oldest trick in the book.
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Faster streaming porn wherever you go.
I need to get myself a car.
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My car is a wifi hotspot, uses a sim card to access T-Mobile (it's called Audi Connect). T-Mobile recently did what they call a "turndown" and because of that, I can't connect. Audi is giving me a free hardware upgrade so I can continue to connect, but it will take 6 hours because of where in the car the wireless radio is and how long the software upgrade will take.
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Audi Connect also means I have Google maps integration in my GPS, real time updates like events, gas prices, and traffic, and GPS location searches via Google.
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That is very cool!
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Sung a concert today.
Man, that was taxing. Super fun though.
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Physically tired after that I bet. You pour your soul in and it drains you.
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I'm up to season 3 of Lost.
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Physically tired after that I bet. You pour your soul in and it drains you.
That, plus standing for three hours (90 minutes dress rehearsal, 90 minutes concert) in my good shoes that are a little too small now, plus singing some really challenging stuff.
Still, it was all worth it, just for being able to perform this piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiuC_CaObbI
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Scorp. How many people are in the choir? That sounded amazing.
John, I never watch Lost. You like it so far?
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Howdy.
The Garth Brooks concert last night was pretty awesome. I know he is "country", but that was a fucking rock show. I've seen Van Halen, and I've seen the Who, but that was easily the loudest concert I've ever attended.
Dude puts some serious energy and charisma into his show, too. It was very entertaining.
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I've read that a lot. He was a rock lover that took that into country music.
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He definitely brought the volume and light show.
Also, the stage was "in the round" and all the musicians who weren't tied down to one spot (like the drummer and keyboards) were all over the place all night. Pretty cool.
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When I was in a band in college, my hardboiled egg of a rhythm guitarist told me, the drummer, that I should move around the stage more.
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Scorp. How many people are in the choir? That sounded amazing.
No no, that's not my choir singing. It's just a piece that we performed today.
And we're about fifty-ish people.
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Scorp. How many people are in the choir? That sounded amazing.
John, I never watch Lost. You like it so far?
So far, I love it. I'd say definitely start watching it if you're curious.
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Really sucks that when I see or hear of people who have been friends all their lives or for decades, I get so depressed. I've never really had that lifelong friend, and even though I've recently been able to catch up with good friends, I simply have never had a lifelong friend and I end up wallowing in self-pity whenever I see it.
/pathetic sob story
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Really sucks that when I see or hear of people who have been friends all their lives or for decades, I get so depressed. I've never really had that lifelong friend, and even though I've recently been able to catch up with good friends, I simply have never had a lifelong friend and I end up wallowing in self-pity whenever I see it.
/pathetic sob story
Same here. I have people that I know. That i'm friendly with. But I get really sad sometimes that i've never had that close friend that texts first and wants to hang out..
Anytime I wanna hang out with anyone I have to ask them if theyre free and try and "convince" them...
:(
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Yes, exactly.
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Gee I wonder why I hate myself so much. Hmm.
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Evening
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Mornin... nice a dark and quiet around here. Happy DST to North America
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Really sucks that when I see or hear of people who have been friends all their lives or for decades, I get so depressed. I've never really had that lifelong friend, and even though I've recently been able to catch up with good friends, I simply have never had a lifelong friend and I end up wallowing in self-pity whenever I see it.
/pathetic sob story
I feel your pain. The guy who was my closest friend in life and I just sort of drifted away after the birth of my youngest daughter. He and his family moved right after that so he could work on his PhD. That was 13 years ago. Out of sight, out of mind, I guess.
We recently reconnected, but it isn't anywhere near the same.
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Time to get my car inspected.
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Mornin... nice a dark and quiet around here. Happy DST to North America
Yeah I just noticed that the times on the forum got screwed up. All good now.
Is anyone ever actually happy about DST, though? :justjen
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Oh I hadn't noticed the time (typical). I hate that it gets messed up. Typical Americans, thinking the world revolves around them. :P
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I was always under the assumption that is was done for the children and schooling. I've never had it any other way but I do wonder what it would be like to not have it.
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Kids are unimportant, so that can't be the reason. It's just a silly and narrow concept that needs to die an immediate death. LET'S CHANGE ALL OF TIME!
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Good morning gang!
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I agree but I did read that early on Blob. I'm so used to it I wonder what it would feel like not to have DST.
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Blob just wants less daylight.
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https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/history.html
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Blob just wants less daylight.
It's true!
Actually, it's fine, except for when I'm trying to get to sleep. :getoffmylawn:
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:lol
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https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/history.html
So we can blame Chad then!
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Fuckin' Chad.
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(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/59362778.jpg)
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If you look past the FIRST hit that Google wants you to see, there are lots of different versions of how it came in - notably, Ben Franklin being the first to suggest it.
'murica!
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Fuckin' 'Murica.
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If I could Blob, I'd be in the porno business. :lol
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If I wasn't pretending to be working right now, I could do a hell of a Photoshop job with that idea. :lol
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:lol
Thankfully since I'd have to post that pic. :lol
Time to steam clean the car seats.
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If I could Blob, I'd be in the porno business. :lol
BlobVanDam wouldn't even need to think of a stage name.
BlobVanDam in
"Blobsport"
You've been Blobbed!
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Behind The Blob Door.
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Blob Blob on your Blob: The Blobbening
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Blobber Slobber
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Little Oral Blobby.
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• Warmest Sunniest day of the year so far.
• Flat Tyre.
• And it's a Sunday so there's not even any buses running so I can go to the beach.
• Fuck.
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Somebody had a really bad day. Saw this on the way home today
(https://i.imgur.com/IwvSpjl.jpg)
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Morning
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Murciela
go stop ? :neverusethis:
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Gallardo
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:emo: it's just not my day today.
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Somebody had a really bad day. Saw this on the way home today
(https://i.imgur.com/IwvSpjl.jpg)
Ouch! 1st world problems.
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Evening folks, one hell of a day today.
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Hi
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Hi
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WHY ARE YOU YELLING?
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Because I couldn't hear you.
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lol
old people
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I'm not THAT old. :lol
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Morning
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Morning.
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Good morning.
Going to be one hell of a busy day today.
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Morning, guys.
Why do you say that, Reap?
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Monday's are always busy because we usually had a lot of people staying at the hotel over the weekend. Lots to clean up.
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Where is the hotel located?
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St. Pete Beach Florida. I know I'll have something interesting to come to work to this morning because the police were called last night. Stupid spring break kids.
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We wants details precious...yessss.
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Morning. Training my back up today.
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Boss is out for the week again. Still no word on my new machine request.
I have a feeling most things will be slow this week with the exception of a couple larger projects that might trickle in. It's one of those "we'll get you all the info today and it will be very detailed" but I haven't seen anything yet so who really knows.
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Morning, peeps.
BTW, I hate the time change with a purple passion.
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We wants details precious...yessss.
This dad booked a room for himself and his two girls and their two girl friends. Last night I get a call from the police saying that two of the girls were sobbing outside and they were locked out because the other girls locked the front door. Huge mess, one of them threw up on our deck. Just a shit show. What makes it even worse is all the other guests I have at the hotel are 50 years old and older. The best part about this is these girls are all under age so when the police showed up they had booze so they got underage drinking charges.
Father of the year comes in this morning to apologize. I asked him where he was and he went home a day early and left them at the hotel. Anyway, he gets to pay for the damages.
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Well that build didn't take anywhere near as long as I thought it would. As long as there aren't too many changes/requests it should be pretty much set up. And once again, my boss is out all week so...
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Afternoon, guys. I'm debating whether or not I wan't to go get lunch.
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I just had some lunch, it was ok
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What did you eat?
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McDonalds. Needed something in hurry and that's the closest place.
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I'd rather starve. :lol
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I haven't eaten yet and am also debating on the option of going out to get something fast or just stay here and munch a meal bar at my desk. Meh.
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I can't eat small, so if I went to the vending machine and got Twizzlers or a bag of pretzels/potato chips, I'd be even hungrier after that. I could just wait until later and just get another coffee for now.
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Hey Reap had a puncture in the back tyre again yesterday. Not so bad this time ! No shredded tyre !!
My dad came with the electric pump and I was close to home so we pumped it up and I drove about half a mile - pumped it up again and drove another half a mile.
Got home after three stops. Put some "Slime" sealant in the tube - put the bike on the stand and in second gear and let it spin for a while.
Left it over night and seems ok today. Been riding all day and the tyre is still hard. :tup.
Might just need to put some air in once a day.
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So when the dealer told me they'd have my car ready today, what they really meant was we'll let the car sit all day Saturday and not touch it until this morning, and then they'll do the work in an order that takes the longest, and when I call to check up on it, they say it will "really be cutting it close" to get it finished up today. Now, I'd much rather them not rush and do it properly, but I also have a hair up there about people/businesses that give a promise date and then completely miss that date.
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Hey Reap had a puncture in the back tyre again yesterday. Not so bad this time ! No shredded tyre !!
My dad came with the electric pump and I was close to home so we pumped it up and I drove about half a mile - pumped it up again and drove another half a mile.
Got home after three stops. Put some "Slime" sealant in the tube - put the bike on the stand and in second gear and let it spin for a while.
Left it over night and seems ok today. Been riding all day and the tyre is still hard. :tup.
Might just need to put some air in once a day.
You're having some bad luck with tires recently :lol.
I've never gotten sealer to fully seal the tire, I've always had to keep putting air in it. Not the worst thing in the world, my rear tire lasts only 3k miles so they get changed out quickly anyway.
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Well I pumped it up before I left town. Went around town once and tried again. Some air had come out but not a huge amount. So topped up again and went for a long drive.
Kicked the tyre every time I parked to make sure it was still hard.
Seems to be working. We couldn't see any holes in the tyre or any green blobs after installing the sealant which would suggest a Large hole.
Also - I could quite blatantly hear escaping air when i discovered the flat and now I cannot so there's that too.
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Well I pumped it up before I left town. Went around town once and tried again. Some air had come out but not a huge amount. So topped up again and went for a long drive.
Kicked the tyre every time I parked to make sure it was still hard.
Seems to be working. We couldn't see any holes in the tyre or any green blobs after installing the sealant which would suggest a Large hole.
Also - I could quite blatantly hear escaping air when i discovered the flat and now I cannot so there's that too.
Fill a squirt bottle with soapy water and spray it all over the tire. If there's still a leak, you'll see bubbles form around it.
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Yes we normally do that but this seems to have done the trick :tup.
This "Slime" sealant is also supposed to slosh around inside the tube for 2 years ( you'd probably get a new tube in that time anyway ) - repairing any new holes you may get too.
It basically gets forced into a hole by the air in the tube and coagulates.
I've also read online not to leave the valve at 6 o clock when parked as it could settle in the valve. So i'll have to keep that in mind too.
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So they finished the wireless upgrade and tracked down a faulty hose, but need to order the replacement so....tomorrow afternoon it is.
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Wait what Hyper? I feel like I jumped in the middle of a story there
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Car service. Nothing serious. Just inconvenient for me.
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(https://i.imgur.com/uC83FEV.jpg)
So I took the pickup selector switch ring and the scratchplate off my Les Paul. :)
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Morning
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Morning.
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Maybe today is the day you can get your car back?
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Yes, likely. They were checking two things: one was the wireless upgrade, the other was a check engine light code that cleared itself but I wanted investigated anyway. They found a faulty hose and diaphragm so they had to get the new parts in this morning. Nothing serious. The wireless upgrade was done as of yesterday afternoon so I just have to wait to hear that they have finished the other repair and I'll be set to go.
EDIT: In before the "hose and diaphragm" jokes. :eyebrows:
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Giggity.
Morning.
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Hey hey hey my peeps
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Mornin', Mr H.
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(https://45.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjb9hkYJq1r5jtugo1_500.gif)
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How goes it?
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Conference call in 10 minutes. Very busy since this weekend.
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Not busy at all. Drawing, in fact.
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This has easily been the most boring day so far, and I am thankful I have my own office.
They are still working on my car and say they will call within the next hour to let me know when I can pick it up. Getting frustrated.
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Hopefully it will be worth the wait.
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I've basically done nothing today. I had a ton of drive and determination this morning, but that seemed to vanish around 8:15 or so. I'm heading to Vegas later this week and it's hard to focus on anything work related.
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It's been slow at work for me as well, I can't take it because it makes the day go by so slowly...
where in Vegas are you staying? I want to go back
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Look who decided to stop by the chat thread.
(https://i.imgur.com/1G8JT.gif)
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Hopefully it will be worth the wait.
Well yeah, to get my car back will be, I'm just bored. I had started this silly celtic design drawing at my desk yesterday and left it to finish today, but dumbass me left my pens home, so all I have here is the 01 liner I keep in my work back. I need at least my 08 and BR to finish this up, so I guess I'm taking it home tonight. Was trying my hand at a circular freehand design; fairly basic but an attempt at uniformity. I don't want to mess it up by grabbing a Sharpie and having it bleed everywhere.
John - an octopussy?
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Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
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I hate to ruin the joke by being technical, but you can see all four of his other legs. It's still funny. :lol
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Le chat thread.
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Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
I don't trust auto-mechanics. They look for shit to fix that doesn't need to be fixed.
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It's been slow at work for me as well, I can't take it because it makes the day go by so slowly...
where in Vegas are you staying? I want to go back
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. It's about a mile and a half from Sam Boyd Stadium and you can see the strip off in the distance. I think it's a sister hotel of a Marriott. I'm heading down there with my dad and basically everything is comped and I didn't arrange any of the trip. He has to travel for his work a lot. They reimburse him for everything, so he's got more flyer, car rental, and hotel points than he knows what to do with (especially considering the fact my mother won't set foot on an airplane). He booked everything a while back.
I feel like a bum getting a free vacation, but at the same time, when life gives you lemons, go to the monster jam world finals.
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Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
I don't trust auto-mechanics. They look for shit to fix that doesn't need to be fixed.
My Grandad went to one mechanic and got quoted £1,000
He tried another mechanic which a friend recommended and got quoted £5 for what was "an easy fix"...
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Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
I don't trust auto-mechanics. They look for shit to fix that doesn't need to be fixed.
Firstly, this is the dealer. Secondly, the CEL threw a code that I read myself with a reader so I know what the code is. This is continuing to do it so more parts need to be replaced. Thirdly, this is all covered under warranty so they wont make anything off me anyway. I trust them.
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Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
I don't trust auto-mechanics. They look for shit to fix that doesn't need to be fixed.
Firstly, this is the dealer. Secondly, the CEL threw a code that I read myself with a reader so I know what the code is. This is continuing to do it so more parts need to be replaced. Thirdly, this is all covered under warranty so they wont make anything off me anyway. I trust them.
No fourth? I'm not convinced. :lol Kidding, of course.
Just got a call that the CEL threw another code so they are back in checking other hoses to look for any vacuum loss. May or may not be ready today. Ugh.
I don't trust auto-mechanics. They look for shit to fix that doesn't need to be fixed.
My Grandad went to one mechanic and got quoted £1,000
He tried another mechanic which a friend recommended and got quoted £5 for what was "an easy fix"...
Now that is more along the lines of my experience with mechanics. :lol
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I never felt like I was being shafted by mechanics. Maybe it's because we had so many in our town, but they were all legit and fair. They knew if they got the reputation for fucking people over, they'd lose to their competition really fast.
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I used to go to a mechanic that my family knew for decades. He's still around and is still one of the most honest businessmen I know. The problem was his shop wasn't advancing at the same rate cars were. For example, he couldn't mount tires on wheels larger than 15"; he had to send them out. When I got an imported luxury car, he often had trouble getting the right parts. It just started to make more sense to me to take it to the dealer for service, especially for the high line brands.
The other thing is, dealers don't often try to pull the wool over the customers' eyes anymore. With the rise of the internet, it is so easy for consumers to find out what things really do cost and how things really do work, it doesn't benefit dealerships to be ripoffs. Having worked at an auto firm, I can tell you the dealers WANT to satisfy customers and have them coming back and give glowing reviews. Partially because they really do want to help, but also because the better they treat a customer, the more likely they are to come back. Also, the more positive reviews they get, the more co-op dollars they get from the manufacturer.
Service and parts are where car dealers make a majority of their profit. The other majority is F&I (the office where you sign the final paperwork, where they try to sell you LoJack, paint protectant, extended maintenance plans, etc). When it comes to service departments they really do want to help you because it's also in their best interest to do so.
Private mechanics are not governed by the same principles, so there can be honest good guys and lying bad guys.
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I usually do my research before letting someone try to sell me something I don't need when it comes to cars. My friend's mechanic tried to tell me I needed my timing belt changed, that it was "falling apart". I did some research and found out that in my Hyundai there isn't a timing belt, it's a timing chain and should never have to be replaced unless there were some extraordinary circumstances. I corroborated this with two people I know who know just about everything there is to know about cars. Unfortunately, they don't live close enough to have them do my auto work.
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I don't mess with independent mechanics anymore. That may sound harsh or unfair, but honestly with all the technology and specific things in today's cars, not going to the dealer can open many cans of worms. When you get to the higher line cars, some that have upwards of 7-15 computers in them, the dealer is often the only one equipped to handle anything and everything necessary.
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I don't mess with independent mechanics anymore. That may sound harsh or unfair, but honestly with all the technology and specific things in today's cars, not going to the dealer can open many cans of worms. When you get to the higher line cars, some that have upwards of 7-15 computers in them, the dealer is often the only one equipped to handle anything and everything necessary.
Exactly. I couldn't agree more.
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I've got a kid who calls out too much and could have the supervisor's position on the second shift but when you can't lead by showing up every day it gives me pause to hand the "keys" to him. You have to show up every day and show the employee what the leader of the shift expects.
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And just got the call - they found the issue and are fixing it but it won't be ready until tomorrow. *sigh* The thing about all of this is, I have a loaner car so I can get to and from work, and after all the frustration of them having the car for 3 days...they are testing and fixing and testing and will give the car a road test before they turn it back over to me. So after all is said and done, it should be well fixed. There's something to say for that.
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And now I hired a guy who worked one night. One and done. Take such an easy job.
I'm losing faith in people.
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Greetings and salutations...
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Good evening peeples.
So I kinda got another job offer today. I've got a really good friend of mine who works with me here as a filler, who is also an Operations Manager with another company. He was telling me that he's going to have to hire an area supervisor soon, and if my job with the county doesn't work out for some reason and I wind up needing a job, It's mine.
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I wish I could have the women thrown at me like you're having jobs thrown at you. :P :zydar:
Nice that you've got options though.
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I wish I had women thrown at me like I have jobs being thrown at me.
I highly doubt I am going to fuck up this county job, but if for some reason I do, it will be nice to have his back up plan. It's fucking great that there's at least some one out there who appreciates the shit I do on a day to day basis here and who would try to poach me away from here if I weren't already leaving. I feel... loved. Lmao
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It's good to be / feel useful and wanted. :tup
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I want you to want me
I need you to need me
Sorry... I'm so fucking tired right now it's not even funny. I am out of it enough to say fuck it and log into DTF on the work computer. LMAO
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Jay go cray cray. CrayCrayOctavarium.
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:lol
I'll admit... sitting in an office alone at 2:30 AM 2/3 asleep while watching 70+ CCTV feeds is fucking shit. I keep thinking I am seeing things. There is nothing to see. I'm just fucking insane.
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Or maybe there are lots of criminals in the bushes waiting to steal or break everything, and you're going to be in a lot of shit tomorrow. :neverusethis:
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Nah. Unlike some people... I'm pretty on the ball with the cameras at night.. I may not be working Graves regularly but I've done enough to know what to look for and where.
I'll admit. I was close to drifting off to sleep at about 245. My coworker came in and said to just gtfo.. Since it's not like I had anyone coming in to relieve me., I just said fuck it and left 15min early. What are they gonna do... Fire me? Lmao
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You're such a rebel. You gonna get fired with that attitude, and then what? You'd have no job, that's what. Think about that one!
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Hello
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Morning, Pod.
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Hey, buddy. What's up?
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Not too much. I just got to work a little while ago. How about yourself?
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Hey.
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Morning.
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Man this has been a busy week.
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Not too much. I just got to work a little while ago. How about yourself?
Just trying to wake up. Doing some shopping online.
Morning, Blob & King
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Just performed electrical surgery on my self-stirring coffee mug. :biggrin: Morning, gentophiles.
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Morning. Training my #2. My Riker here at work.
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Hello
Is it me you're looking for?
I can see it in your eyes.
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Hello
Is it me you're looking for?
I can see it in your eyes.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Lionel_Richie_Hello_Lost_Sign_zps0uyc7pqr.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Lionel_Richie_Hello_Lost_Sign_zps0uyc7pqr.jpg.html)
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.....
Good morning.
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Well my day just took a turn for the sad...
I had a friend when I was much younger who worked at a pool hall I went to. He took me to my first Rush show. He was a lot older than I am but he became a family friend and we hung out a lot. I grew up, stopped going to the pool hall, and we didn't see each other for a while, though I did find him on Facebook a while ago. He had moved to Arizona. We talked a bit and caught up.
Hadn't heard from him in a while, and as I was sitting here listening to Rush, a random thought occurred to me to check his Facebook page.
He died a year ago yesterday. I don't know what from, I never knew he was gone. He posted a comment to a post two days before he passed and then the comments on the post turned to remembering him and how he had been fighting something. I suppose that could mean cancer, but I suppose it could mean anything else as well. I googled his obituary and found it: March 15, 2015. Doesn't give a cause, though.
I'm stunned speechless. May not have been overly close in recent years but it's a large portion of my life that I did see him a lot and I feel like I somehow should have known he was gone. Also somewhat eerie how I thought to check so close to his death anniversary.
Just word vomiting now, I guess. I feel a pang of loss now and I wasn't expecting it.
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Sorry to hear that.
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Thanks.
He was a good guy.
Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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I'm sorry man. This seems to happen more often as we get older sad to say.
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His obituary said they were accepting donations to the IMPACT Society. Their page says they campaign to prevent destructive decisions. Guess that could mean suicide, too. Don't really know.
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It was suicide.
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Goddamnit - another part needs replacing on my car so I won't have it until tomorrow now. At least it's all getting fixed but fuck.
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Damn. One thing after another with that car.
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It's all part of the same problem - the engine threw a code for loss of vacuum pressure (supercharger). The found a faulty diaphragm and a faulty hose. Replaced them. Roadtested the car and it threw the same code. Ran a leak test, found another faulty hose. Replaced. Roadtested it, different code for intake manifold flaps being closed. Checked and found that it's all part of the same lack of vacuum pressure problem. Tech said while it's in and under warranty, best to replace all of it. Part is ordered and will be in first thing in the morning. I'd rather it all get fixed and not have to pay a dime, which is what is happening, I'm just frustrated because I expected to have the car back Monday and now it will be Thursday at the earliest.
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That sucks, man. But like you said, get it all replaced while it's under warranty.
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Absolutely. It's just the anticipation that's killing him.
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Yeah, definitely. I'd much rather have it all taken care of and NOT get home, only to have to go back. But like you said, expecting it 3 days ago and having to wait still another day sucks. The other bright side is I have a loaner car, so I can still make it to work and all that. It's just an inconvenience and, personally, I hate loose ends, and I want this tied up asap.
Sigh.
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Hello there
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:metal Worked out that nice melodic solo at the start of Saviour In The Square.
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Oooooh prettttty. :tup
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i'll try and do a video later.
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I had a thought.
Vegetarian "chicken" burgers.
Why Chicken ? If it's just seeds or corn or whatever...Why call them vegetarian "chicken" burgers ? It has no relevance to "chicken" at all.. :lol
May as well call them Vegetarian "Unicorn" Burgers.
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yo
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I'm up to season 6 of Lost.
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Would it be wrong or weird if I posted what I wrote to a memorial group for my friend here? I've pretty much been wrecked all day over this.
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Never mind. It's similar to what I already wrote.
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If it would make you feel better, then you should.
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Probably wont. It's just saying the same things in different words.
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If you feel it, post it.
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Another day, another grind.
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So true. I feel burnt today. Dealing with people wear you down.
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Hey, it's NCAA Tournament time.
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It's Thursday. Fuck yeah.
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Yesterday was EXTREMELY difficult for me after learning about my friend and it just seemed like everything went wrong.
Hoping today is a fresher start, even if it requires a ton of driving. With all good fortune, my car will be ready this afternoon, so I might be driving out and back to pick it up, and then after work one of Eric's friends is having birthday party that we are all going to. Lot's of driving, but hopefully good things.
Here's to hoping. *raises coffee mug*
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*raises mug*
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So after uploading and publishing that celtic design I drew yesterday to my website, I got an inquiry from someone who wants to contract me to design a logo for him. All good, except his initial request was to buy a design from my site, as if I was selling them. This is why there are copyright notices on my site that say any logos and materials are copyright their respective owners, while the creative content is my work. I told him I would be happy to design him something at a standard rate, but he hasn't responded. I'll have to be on the lookout for people using a lifted logo. Heh.
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Time to start watermarking stuff.
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I hate watermarking things. It detracts from the entire piece. *sigh*
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It's Thursday. Fuck yeah.
As if the stars aligned. Thirsty Thursday and St. Patrick's day all wrapped up into one.
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I don't know if/who/anyone/wtf saw this much in the creativity thread yesterday so why the fuck not post it here.
BOOM
(https://www.hyperplexia.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/celtic_Broach.png)
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Thinking of a new tattoo?
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No. Well, yes always, but not of this. This was just something I wanted to draw to work on my freehand and shading. Oddly enough, the weakest part of this piece is my linework. :-\
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I hate watermarking things. It detracts from the entire piece. *sigh*
Oh, absolutely. But this kind of art, done as well as you do it, is (unfortunately) ripe for people lifting for tattoos and other things.
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Speaking of tattoos...
I want a new one....
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I want a new one as well. Want to get my kids' handprints, probably on the inside of my right arm, but I'm not sure when I'm going to go for that. That would pretty much fill all the open space on my upper arms and the only other piece I can think about wanting is a back piece that I haven't even begun to think about planning.
I also want to get a couple spots on my left arm touched up but those are so minor I keep putting them off.
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I never want a tattoo or a piercing.
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I need to get my Pink Floyd Hammers on my calf. One Day....
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That's an awesome idea, Jay.
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I also plan to get S.D.M.F somewhere probably small one day.
And I wanna get bricks across my upper back...
and.. and... so much more.
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I want to get the album cover on my right shoulder from TRTRTS by Steven Wilson.
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I decided a long time ago that I didn't want others' art on me. Just something to keep what I have personal. If I had a tattoo artist come up with something, like I did for the background of my half sleeve, that's something different and also unique to me. But I never wanted to have someone else's logo/idea on me. Just a personal preference.
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I have lots of ideas for tattoos, too. The brick idea is pretty cool. If you get someone who is a good artist, you could probably have them draw up something creative with it.
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I think tats should be something personal. But you've got to get a great artist. I've seen too many terrible ones in my years.
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Indeed. I have a few ideas but I want to get someone to draw it up with some improv. I know I'm definitely getting something with my daughter and something DT-related.
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I've drawn all of my tattoos with the exception of the background of my half sleeve, on which I deferred to my tattoo guy. I would have no problem letting them draw something for me if I hadn't done so already. I'd really like something Norse-related on my back, and since I never have the time anymore, should I ever decide to go forward with that, I might have my guy draw it for me. If I'm paying him thousands I might a well use his full skill set.
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You have a good artist though. I've seen your work and you can only trust is the artist is that skilled.
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I also plan to get S.D.M.F somewhere probably small one day.
Suck Dick Mother Fucker??
I decided a long time ago that I didn't want others' art on me. Just something to keep what I have personal. If I had a tattoo artist come up with something, like I did for the background of my half sleeve, that's something different and also unique to me. But I never wanted to have someone else's logo/idea on me. Just a personal preference.
Couldn't agree more. The best advice I ever got with respect to a tattoo is to make sure it is HIGHLY personal to you - nothing worse than being stuck with something (for life) that has the potential (or reality) of meaning jack shit in a few years. That's why I won't tattoo my wife's name on me. :neverusethis:
I've seen too many terrible ones in my years.
You don't say? https://epictattoofailure.com/ says it all.
My next (and likely final) tattoo will be something that jingle.son draws. He'll draw it, then I'll get an artist to replicate it, and skin me. Not sure what or when, but that will be the plan sometime in the coming years.
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(https://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/Metalfan_nl/tattoo/bls_sdmf.jpg)
Like this but with just the letters.
It's a Black Label Society thang.
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Good afternoon folks, sitting in atlanta airport with a good buzz going waiting on a standby flight to Tampa.
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The only way to fly.
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Pretty much. I got really lucky, I got to the airport early, like 6 hours before my flight and I asked at the counter if they had anything earlier. They did and they didn't charge me the usual $50 fee. I got on a 1:20 flight to atlanta, I couldn't get on the 3:36 to tampa but I'm on the 4:50 to tampa so I had some drinks at the bar in the meantime.
The best part about the first flight was that not only was I able to get an earlier flight for free but it was delta comfort with more leg room and free drinks, and no one in the middle seat.
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Louis CK sucks so bad.
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Why do you say that Kotowboy?
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Yea I'd like to know too. I enjoyed his stand up specials.
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I put on one of his skits randomly on YouTube... It was a rape joke...Then he used the "n" word and there was no irony behind it or any kind of "here's why I said that"...
He just says it in the middle of a sentence and moves on...
The rest of his shit from what i've seen is just stuff about fucking. It's just so tiresome.
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I always found him somewhat funny
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So have i. His TV show is brilliant Kotowboy. It's uncomfortable comedy. Try it.
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Good morning/evening
:vfs:
But at least it's Friday.
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Morning!
I'm currently animating C3PO walking. It's such a distinctive walk gait that you really have to get it right.
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I can imagine Blob!
Morning Chad. T-Minus 3 days. BTW Snow foretasted for Sunday night through Monday morning.
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Good morning guys
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I can imagine Blob!
Morning Chad. T-Minus 3 days. BTW Snow foretasted for Sunday night through Monday morning.
That sucks... though we'll be "foretasting" a lot more than snow on Monday. Hopefully flight isn't delayed.
Not poking fun at you, poking fun at the words that come forth from that thing you call a smartphone! :lol
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Holy shit. I'm at work now. :lol That was bad lol.
Yeah, We've had no snow on the ground for 3 weeks. It's been nice. The flowers are starting to come out of the ground. I'm ready for spring.
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Louis CK is hilarious. Definitely one of the best comedians out there.
Not sure you can judge a comedian by one clip pulled out of context on youtube. I've never heard him use the "n" word without a reason - maybe the reason was given earlier in the performance or something, before that clip started.
And he certainly jokes about sex, but that is FAR from the only thing he jokes about.
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And when you go from small clubs to 3000 seat stadiums you know his work is resonating with fans.
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His bit about people using the word hilarious is one of my favorite. I chuckle just thinking of it.
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His bit about connecting with some young kid at a coffee shop with a tee shirt the kid was wearing had me in stitches.
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I love his bit about "Of course...but maybe?" Also on how good it is that humans aren't part of the food chain.
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And of course "A bag of dicks" is my favorite bit from him.
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Yep, snow in the forecast tomorrow night into Sunday. Supposedly sun angle and ground temps will keep it off roads and sidewalks, but fucking fucknuts I thought we were finished with this shit. *grumble*
Morning, fuckers. :eyebrows:
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And of course "A bag of dicks" is my favorite bit from him.
Yes lol
Morning, fuckers. :eyebrows:
Greetings and salutations, good sir!
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Clinging to the positivity of the ubiquitous celebratory phrase, "It's Friday, bitches!"
(https://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1335298036781_3013300.png)
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I'm at that point right now.
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I have a call at 11, which should be a good one, but it's responsibility on a Friday, which axiomatically blows.
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Why you gotta use such big words?
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Clinging to the positivity of the ubiquitous celebratory phrase, "It's Friday, bitches!"
(https://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1335298036781_3013300.png)
*emails to wife*
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Why you gotta use such big words?
:lol
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:tup
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I like browsing around random places with Google Street View. Just found something funny. You know how when you grab the Street View guy and dangle him over the map, all the roads you can view light up blue and the guy hangs there until you set him down somewhere.
If you nose around some of the more remote areas of the desert north of Las Vegas, say on highway 375, the little Street View guy is replaced by a flying saucer when you hold him over the map.
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:lol That doesn't surprise me. Google has easter eggs everywhere.
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To be fair, it IS the Extra-Terrestrial Highway, I'd love to go to Vegas just to drive up to the entrance to Groom Lake Road, just to say I did.
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Tech blogs were lit up today because apparently you can play basketball with your friends in Facebook Messenger. I haven't tried it.
https://bgr.com/2016/03/18/how-to-play-hidden-facebook-messenger-basketball-game/
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Even funnier - I'm talking about the ET Highway in the Nevada desert, and the article you post has this article on the side: "Is this a UFO? Someone thinks he found an alien ship near Area 51 using Google Maps"
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:omg:
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I totally expected to have Coz say he saw a hooker doing her business in an alley way in Vegas.
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I'm sure if I look exhaustively enough...
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I'm sure if I look exhaustively enough...
Thirsty Thursday to Fuck it Friday.
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I figured I'd make a thread for it instead and see what anyone else has to offer. Someone on the other forum I'm on offered one that I stuck in the new thread.
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Good morning Krusty Krew.
I got a text last night from my boss telling me that a monthly report to management was due today by 8am. This report usually takes like 2 hours to put together... so I planned on coming in early to get it done.
Nope. Overslept.
But I was still able to pump it out and send out by 8:15. Because I am awesome.
Now I need caffeine.
Edit:
Also, Panda was rear ended last night on her way to bowling. There may be enough damage to call her car totalled, She was sitting in the right lane of the freeway in traffic (this particular lane is right before a bottleneck, and also leads into a very busy offramp... during peak times it is not unusual for it to back up half a mile) at a dead stop when a chick slammed into her. She it her so hard that she set up her own airbag. The damage to Panda's PT doesn't look bad cosmetically, but it is all in the bumper... and She swears its driving really funky now. fuck.
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Is your house on an ancient indian burial ground ?
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Morning!
I'm currently animating C3PO walking. It's such a distinctive walk gait that you really have to get it right.
Mincing Robot.
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Is your house on an ancient indian burial ground ?
Funny thing you mention the house... after getting home from that ordeal last night... she was walking up our building's external stairway to get to our condo and her foot went through the floor at the top. And there is also a step that's so loose it feels as if it's going to fall off when stepping on it.
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Well that call went well, and MY CAR IS READY HALLEFUCKINGLUJAH.
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:dangerwillrobinson:
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Well that call went well, and MY CAR IS READY HALLEFUCKINGLUJAH.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg.html)
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I don't get it
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:facepalm:
Jay, come on now.......
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:lol Well I must have a horseshoe shoved up my ass...
After my call this morning went well, I decided I was going to take my "lunch break" and get my car. Thing is, the dealership is closer to home than work, so I had to really drive to get there (in the other direction from my house, so basically home, plus some, then back). Overall 50 miles round trip. Took an hour 45. Got food on my way back, hit no traffic, got back to the office, my boss hasn't left her office since I left. As far as she knows I've been here the whole time. Fuckin' 'ell.
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Oh yeah, and the warranty covered $2800 in parts and labor. :biggrin:
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Well worth the wait then!
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Oh yeah, definitely. My gripe was never with the work being done. I was just frustrated. And credit to the guys at the dealer, they could have just sent me home, only to have to come back with another check engine light. They did all that they could while still under warranty to make sure the car was perfect and all covered. At the time I got every phone call saying not today, maybe tomorrow, I was frustrated at the situation, but I can't fault them at all.
But man does it feel good to be back behind the wheel of my own car, with the proper power. The loaner they gave me had about half the power my car has.
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I've got a Corolla. I do not know of this power you speak of.
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Glad you had a great dealership experience. The last time I had to deal with my dealer's service department was a train-wreck.
- transmission hugely slipping gears... mostly from 1st to 2nd
- take it in... I'm literally 400kms over the "suggested" time that a transmission flush is recommended. So, that's what they do first. I know that this is more than just a problem with old transmission fluid, but whatever
- 10 days later with repeated error codes they can't resolve, the finally get to the point of replacing the entire transmission. Fortunately, I had a loaner the whole time.
- go to pick up the car, and they had the balls to try and charge me $370 for the transmission flush. Are you fucking kidding me!?!? You're going to charge me for a service that was A) not needed, B) not the problem, and C) something I'm not going to get any value out of because YOU REPLACED THE WHOLE FUCKING TRANSMISSION!
I will ONLY do warranty work at my dealer. Everything else goes to "my" mechanic. Been going there 15 years, and my wife for 20 years before that. Never any problems with them. Always 100% above board.
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Will you 100% on that Chad. My cousin does my work for me. He gets money and it cost me less.
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I've got a Corolla. I do not know of this power you speak of.
I had an A4 loaner. 220hp inline 4-cyilnder with quattro. Peppy, nice car but not mine.
I have an S4. Supercharged V6 uptuned to 400hp, with quattro and a 7-speed dual clutch S-tronic transmission.
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So super balls then. Damn.
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I stayed home from work today. Gianna had a 104.5 fever and her mother couldn't take another day off. Her fever dropped to below 100 now, and she's in much better spirits. She was delirious when I went to see her yesterday.
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Man kids can sure run high fevers. Glad she's getting better John.
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Thanks, King. When a fever gets that high, all you are hoping for is that it doesn't get any higher because then it's an emergency room visit. It's much lower now, thankfully. She fell asleep a little while ago so I'm sure she'll sleep peacefully.
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Good morning chaps. Everyone sleep in?
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I woke myself up early today, at 1:30pm.
And for the last two hours I've had a terrible pain in my lower side, so if I'm not around tomorrow I probably had an alien baby rip out of me or something.
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I woke myself up early today, at 1:30pm.
And for the last two hours I've had a terrible pain in my lower side, so if I'm not around tomorrow I probably had an alien baby rip out of me or something.
Unlikely... they come thru the sternum. It might be a tumor
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IT'S A TUMA!
Morning.
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Bought my first recliner last year and now we're shopping today for my first Drive on lawnmower. I'm am a happy man.
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Nice!
Morning, everyone.
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I woke myself up early today, at 1:30pm.
And for the last two hours I've had a terrible pain in my lower side, so if I'm not around tomorrow I probably had an alien baby rip out of me or something.
Unlikely... they come thru the sternum. It might be a tumor
An alien tumor?
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Sorta slept in but woke up with a migraine. Wife is making breakfast. Kids are playing.
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Good morning guys. I went to play with blackjack with my brother and his buddy for his first time in a casino. It was a good time despite losing $50.
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Hey. $1,850.00 spent but this dude has a new lawnmower. :metal
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Afternoon
YEAH THE HELL :metal
Bought my motorbike a new inner tube. Slime got in the valve and now I can't fill it up. On the plus side - it's keeping all the air in so i can still ride it for the mo.
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Sweet. So your bike has an inner tube?
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I expect pics from the road Kotowboy!
Btw, I opened up my mouth too soon. I buy the new lawnmower and then the washing machine craps the bed.
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Sweet. So your bike has an inner tube?
It does ! :metal
I know cause we had to change it before.
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I expect pics from the road Kotowboy!
Btw, I opened up my mouth too soon. I buy the new lawnmower and then the washing machine craps the bed.
You're supposed to crap the bed ! That's not what the washing machine is for...
Oh wait... :neverusethis:
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:lol
Now my mind went to skid marks. :lol
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My saturday night includes homemade pizza and breadsticks while catching up on the x-files.
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I love my home-made pizza.
Naan bread - then spread ketchup on top. Then sliced cheese ( not processed cheese - sliced cheese ). Then ham then cherry tomatoes and sweetcorn.
Grill on 175c for 20 minutes. Perfect.
Now i'm having warm Rice Pudding for the first time in god knows how many years :)
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I've never had that, I just did some pizza dough (a bit too much salt) and some toppings in the over on a pizza stone.
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Went to the beach today and got some pizza. 41 degrees but it's pizza outside baby!
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20160319_133238_zpsbdzyzarl.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20160319_133238_zpsbdzyzarl.jpg.html)
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Good morning
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Morning ! :)
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I'm eating a free toasted teacake I got from the cafe yesterday. They gave it to me for free because I had to wait a little while for mine to arrive :)
:)
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I'm eating nothing, because I don't normally eat breakfast. I am having some coffee though.
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I normally get something at work. But i'm off today.
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Nice :tup
What are your plans for today? I'm off tomorrow and I have court Tuesday.
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"...and I feel so much depends on the weather..."
I'll probably leave the house at some point. I don't like being inside all day unless i'm throwing my guts up or it's chucking it down outside.
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I'm eating nothing, because I don't normally eat breakfast. I am having some coffee though.
I've had hot cross buns for breakfast the last two days. I often do around Easter.
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I gave up on cooking tis morning. I'm just having cinnamon raisin toast.
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I don't know what it is but if I have breakfast at say 7 am I'm starving by noon, if I don't have breakfast I could go to around 1pm before I'm starving.
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I don't know what it is but if I have breakfast at say 7 am I'm starving by noon, if I don't have breakfast I could go to around 1pm before I'm starving.
That's because breakfast gets your metabolism going again after not eating during the night when you're sleeping.
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In-laws are cooking breakfast this morning, since they will be out of town for Easter. Woo.
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So I have moved into my new place! Exciting times.
Here's two pictures. To the left from the door:
(https://i.imgur.com/N8lZHBn.jpg)
And straight ahead:
(https://i.imgur.com/VvCERSh.jpg)
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No toilet ? Good luck with that ! :neverusethis:
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Morning, guys
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Hey John. How's it going?
Scorp, that bed looks uncomfortable.
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Not much, just watching some tv. Gianna is asleep on the couch. She had a rough night. What's going on by you?
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Quiet day. Just got back from food shopping. Dealing with temps not showing up at work. I'm making chicken noodle soup for the wife, she's under the weather. Tomorrow Chad and I meet up in a suburb of Boston for food, spirits and of course beer.
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Quiet day. Just got back from food shopping. Dealing with temps not showing up at work. I'm making chicken noodle soup for the wife, she's under the weather. Tomorrow Chad and I meet up in a suburb of Boston for food, spirits and of course beer.
And a metric shit-ton of laughs.
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Amen! Lol
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Scorp, that bed looks uncomfortable.
It's a downgrade from my previous bed, but it's not bad.
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Quiet day. Just got back from food shopping. Dealing with temps not showing up at work. I'm making chicken noodle soup for the wife, she's under the weather. Tomorrow Chad and I meet up in a suburb of Boston for food, spirits and of course beer.
And a metric shit-ton of laughs.
Awesome, guys.
Chad, what's bringing you to King's neck of the woods?
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Sex. Amirite?!
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Chad, what's bringing you to King's neck of the woods?
There's a one day IDC conference ever mid/late March that I attend - I missed it last year, though made up for it with a different trip to bean-town, and a weekend with the King in Montreal.
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I had Chad's salty caramel balls in Montreal.
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It sounds like a good time was had by all. ;)
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I had Chad's salty caramel balls in Montreal.
:heybaby:
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeBD5_aWIAARKzp.jpg:medium)
All y'all are like totes wel jel of my Les Paul. :coolio
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Such a classic guitar with the classic sunburst.
Do you find it heavier than your other guitars Kotowboy?
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it is heavier but not by much. My SG and Tele are pretty heavy too.
I prefer my tele for stand up playing.
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Some guitars just sit right on your shoulder.
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But I cannot play it up there ! It is an electric guitar, not a parrot !
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:lol
Imagine if you could! Your shoulder could play the rhythm sections.
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I woke up around 11am. MADNESS!
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THIS IS SPARTA!!!
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THIS IS MORNING!
I got no sleep the night before, so I went to bed super duper early at 1am.
What are doing at this fine hour?
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Getting ready to go to bed! Lol. I've got to get up for work at 4:30am. Then meet up with Chad for some shenanigans.
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I was going to joke about you going to bed at this early hour but thought that would be mean. :blob: :lol
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If I fall asleep right now I'll get 7 1/2 hours of sleep. Feel bad now? Lol
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I'm feeling pretty good about it actually. :biggrin:
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:lol
Alright. Night Blob!
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Goodnight sir!
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I'm up !
:getoffmylawn: FU World !
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Hey Kotow.
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I agree with him. Morning.
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Watching some Youtube and drinking Honey Lemon & Ginger tea and eating apples.
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I haven't been to sleep yet, and here I am just arriving at my job.
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Lame. :hug:
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Thank you, Kotow.
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I haven't been to sleep yet, and here I am just arriving at my job.
John, I don't know how you do it.
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I haven't been to sleep yet, and here I am just arriving at my job.
John, I don't know how you do it.
I'm waiting to get a callback from a couple of psychologists I reached out to. We'll see what they say.
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It's so hard to concentrate without sleep.
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I know that all too well.
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Good morning, all.
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Morning.
Nice to have a normal morning instead of the chaos that was last week.
Boss tentatively approved my request for a new workstation, contingent on a couple deals she is currently working on.
This week looks to be another laid back one, I just hope it doesn't become too boring.
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Hey! More training for my "#2" at work.
Driving to Boston tonight to see Chad. WOOOOTTT!
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Awesome. I'm not going anywhere tonight.
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Awesome. I'm not going anywhere tonight.
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Hitting a place called Hops N' Scotch.
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Great beer list there. Their bottled beer list actually has a section called "Lawnmower Beers". :lol
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Yep, I'm fucking bored now. Bleh.
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Great beer list there. Their bottled beer list actually has a section called "Lawnmower Beers". :lol
Well I know Chad will scotchity, scotch, scotch, scotch. I will partake in mixing but I just got news that my boss is showing up tomorrow. He's like in laws, always showing up at the most in inopportune time. Son of a..
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Sounds like you just got the flu.
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Sounds like you just got the flu.
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I wish, I wish.
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Sounds like you just got the flu.
Is there an echo in here?
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Is there an echo in here?
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concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...
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(https://i.imgur.com/XYr5Z3t.gif?noredirect)
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T-minus too fucking long til I go home.
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(https://i.imgur.com/XYr5Z3t.gif?noredirect)
Airplane I kicks ass. Airplane II has nothing to do with ZAZ and sucks as a result. Its just a new film crew and the same script again.
Also when I was 9 or so my favourite TV show was Starman starring Robert Hays which was the tv show of the Jeff Bridges movie.
* * * * * I N O T H E R N E W S * * * * *
I had my ear irrigated today. It's always an interesting sensation. Doesn't hurt at all but not something you'd want to have done regularly :p
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I have bad wax build up and the solution doctors use feels like it's scratching an itch in my ear.
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Time to figure out what's for dinner.
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You don't know what you just ate :P
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I like a surprise, especially when I feel it crawling through my intestines.
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??? Sausages ?
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Kids in bed, trash out, day done. Now to lay in bed with my knee iced and wait for the advil to kick in. Tiiiiired.
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Just wrapped up another Kingly evening. Food was good; scotch was great; company was the shiznit.
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Had a blast tonight and that thread we talked about. Lol
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Morning
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Morning. Boss here the next 2 days. No playing on the forum much.
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So I guess it wouldn't be a good idea to ask him to join the forum.
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but: when writing posts, how do I attach a picture to a post? I'm not asking how I attach an image that's already on the web - I've already done that many times since I joined. I want to know how I can share a picture I have on my laptop which I haven't uploaded. I can't find any option (when I click on "Attachments and other options", all I get is some options about replies, smileys & return to topic).
Thanks a lot!
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You can't directly attach images to posts here, you need to upload them elsewhere and link to them.
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Oh, OK, thanks!
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This forum is very bare bones for features, no attachments, no embedded Youtube links etc.
But we have a chat thread, which is better. :biggrin: And emoticons as far as the eye can see!
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And we have you, Blob.
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And we have you, Blob.
I've got you Blob.
I've got you Blob.
And we've got Zydar. Beware the Zydar.
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Morning. Cleaning crew ripped cords out of the wall all over the office. *sigh* I love it with colleagues come in and immediately go into panic when nothing turns on. Check the power cable, geniuses.
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Morning. Cleaning crew ripped cords out of the wall all over the office. *sigh* I love it with colleagues come in and immediately go into panic when nothing turns on. Check the power cable, geniuses.
First World Problems :rollin
:dangerwillrobinson: My iPhone 6S WILL NOT TURN ON ! OMG FML WTF !
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Well when it comes to the office, the cleaning crew needs to be more careful. They could have done some damage being so careless and ripping cables out. They shut down our server in the process, somehow. As for those who can't think to check if things are plugged in first....yeah.
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Nice cleaning crew.
Morning.
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It's funny; the cleaning crew likes to be in and out before anyone arrives in the morning. But if we do arrive, they leave like they just committed a heist. They all dump all their equipment into the back of their minivan, jump into their seats, and peel off like they just lifted a couple grand in cash. Seriously, you aren't going to vanish in a puff of smoke if we see you.
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This forum is very bare bones for features, no attachments, no embedded Youtube links etc.
But we have a chat thread, which is better. :biggrin: And emoticons as far as the eye can see!
Oh, yeah! No problem about that - in fact, I prefer forums that way. It's just I saw the word "Attachments" in the options, so I thought I was missing something (like, you were given the possibility once you had a certain ammount of posts, or something).
Anyway, it's as easy as emailing the picture to yourself, and using that picture's link to attach in the post. Done!
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We can post pics but no videos.
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(https://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hello_boys_supernatural.gif)
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Greetings and saluations
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Greetings, friend.
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What's the good word?
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April promises to be a great month. I'm going to London to watch Hans Zimmer live (with Guthrie Govan).
Touching oneself is allowed.
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So then the good word is masturbatory. :lol
That does sound intriguing though. The show...not you masturbating.
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I'm coding new pages for our Summit site. I think I'm going to take a hiatus just to get out of the office, maybe pick up some food in the process.
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Received a call with my official report in info for the new job. April 25 8AM... And they moved my location again. They've been jumping back and forth between 2 locations that are like 2 miles from eachother. :lol
My question now is... Wtf is "Business Casual"? When I Google it... All I get are pics of douchbags.
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Business casual is usually slacks or dress pants (i.e. not jeans) with a button up shirt. Polos are often okay but I wouldn't wear one on the first day. If you want to look sharp, throw on a blazer or sport coat. Dress socks and dress shoes. No sneakers or boots. Since it's "casual" you don't need a tie; an open collar is fine.
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I was hoping to get away with polos. My issues is I am having some...errr... financial trouble (Don't piss off the California Franchise Tax Board) and I don't think I will have the cash to go drop a bunch of money on new clothes until I get a few paychecks in. I literally only have a single pair of (dark Khaki?) pants, a couple very casual button up short sleeve shirts, a single black polo with a noticeable stain, and a nicer red long sleeve dress shirt.
I'm good on dress shoes though, as strange as it may seem.
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Just buy one of each of what you need for now. I'm sure you can get something cheap thrown together.
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Maybe throw an outfit on a credit card so you have the first day good look and then once you see how everyone else is dressed you'll have a better idea if you need a new wardrobe or if you can get away wearing polo shirts. If needed then slowly build up a wardrobe.
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Good afternoon guys! Shattered my iphone yesterday, thank god for insurance.
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Oh crap. I dropped my 4S a load of times from shoulder height onto tarmac and it never even cracked. They're built like tanks normally.
I dropped my Samsung once from my jeans pocket one time and it shattered.
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It depends on your case. Some cases are made to protect but damn they are bulky.
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I never use a case. I've also only broken one phone in like 12 years.
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Some jobs like mine I need a case. It depends on your needs
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I'm either looking at my phone whilst standing or sitting - or it's in my pocket.
I hate walk'n'texters.
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I do agree with that but that's not the only way to break you're phone.
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Like I said - i'm a bit more careful and I don't hold my phone when i'm walking around.
The one I don't understand is when people put it in their back pocket ???
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Good evening, gents.
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Going to bed early John with all the fun last night and my boss here all day today and tomorrow.
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I shall speak to you later, my friend.
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I'm still up. I just don't think I'll last. :lol
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Evening guys, just dropped my boss off at the airport. Took a shower and I'm having a beer.
I didn't have a case on my phone King. My last case because dirty so I decided that I would order a new one, never did and I took the old one off.
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All it takes is one fumble with these phones. Just sucks.
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Prog Snob, who is that girl in your signature? She looks so irresistible (especially in the 3rd picture)!
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Prog Snob, who is that girl in your signature? She looks so irresistible (especially in the 3rd picture)!
Emilie de Ravin from Lost and Once Upon A Time. :heart
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:tup
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Both shows have so many better choices, though. :P
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Both shows have so many better choices, though. :P
I have specific tastes, but who did you have in mind?
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Both shows have so many better choices, though. :P
I have specific tastes, but who did you have in mind?
Elizabeth Mitchell did look pretty damned good in that Ice Queen dress on Once Upon a Time. :lol Although of the main cast, Lana Parrilla is more my type.
As for Lost, I'm not sure I could choose a favourite between Elizabeth Mitchell or Evangeline Lilly. Or even Maggie Grace.
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I didn't get up to the episode with the Ice Queen, yet. She's the same actress from Lost. Lana Parrilla is pretty, too.
Evangeline Lilly is beautiful and I do like Maggie Grace, but she was much better in Californication.
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I didn't get up to the episode with the Ice Queen, yet.
Something to look forward to, then. ;)
Evangeline Lilly is beautiful and I do like Maggie Grace, but she was much better in Californication.
I never watched that, so I'm pretty sure Lost is the only thing I've seen her in.
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I didn't get up to the episode with the Ice Queen, yet.
Something to look forward to, then. ;)
Evangeline Lilly is beautiful and I do like Maggie Grace, but she was much better in Californication.
I never watched that, so I'm pretty sure Lost is the only thing I've seen her in.
Well, it does involve seeing her in her birthday suit, and what a lovely birthday suit it is.
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So I wound up eating dinner with the wife of one of the HOAs' presidents we work for tonight. :lol
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So I've come into a few thousand dollars. I'd like to buy a couple of things for myself so I'm trying to figure out what I want. After that I'll probably do some investing.
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Send some my way. I am so fucked financially at the moment it's not even funny.
*Sends John my Paypal info*
No seriously... fuck my life right now. I need to find a way to pay my bills and eat for the next 2 months until I get going with this job.
Oh well. This shall pass. Someday.
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Good morning guys!
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Morning.
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Hey Reap, with the money I just came into, I'm probably going to pick up a couple of refurbished Cisco routers and switches and build a rack for them.
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If I just got a chunk of money, that's not the kind of rack I'd be spending my cash on. :zydar:
I should be getting money for my icons soon, so that's one to think about. :zydarscouch:
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I'm sorry that you need money to get THAT kind of rack. :lol ;)
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Rack of lamb?
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I'm sorry that you need money to get THAT kind of rack. :lol ;)
Hey, that's an insult!
I know all of the good free streaming sites. :blob:
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:lol
I think it's an innate ability in men to be able to seek out free porn sites without much struggle.
Rack of lamb?
Not a fan. :lol
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I'm sorry that you need money to get THAT kind of rack. :lol ;)
Hey, that's an insult!
I know all of the good free streaming sites. :blob:
That's a good rack to spend money on as well.
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If I just got a chunk of money, that's not the kind of rack I'd be spending my cash on. :zydar:
I should be getting money for my icons soon, so that's one to think about. :zydarscouch:
I don't even have *A* girlfriend let alone *MANY* girlfriends which would necessitate the use of a Rack Rack.
Although I hear Middle Eastern ones are the best so If I ever needed one - i'd go for an Iraq Rack Rack :zydar:
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Did Kotowboy just make a Wayne's World reference? :eek
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Holy hell I'm exhausted today. And of course today the boss is in. Shouldn't be too bad, but I just want sleep.
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Did Kotowboy just make a Wayne's World reference? :eek
::) Well it is one of the best comedies like ever.
Fun fact : Principal Photography was completed in 3 weeks.
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Did Kotowboy just make a Wayne's World reference? :eek
::) Well it is one of the best comedies like ever.
Fun fact : Principal Photography was completed in 3 weeks.
I'm not sure whether that emoticon was aimed at me, or part of your comment. I just don't think of you as being into that type of movie, but I think both Wayne's World movies were great. :tup
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Did Kotowboy just make a Wayne's World reference? :eek
::) Well it is one of the best comedies like ever.
That's a bit of a stretch.
Fun fact : Principal Photography was completed in 3 weeks.
I don't doubt that one bit.
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::) Well it is one of the best comedies like ever.
That's a bit of a stretch.
A "bit" as in trying to fit Chris Farley into David Spade's jeans?
Fun fact : Principal Photography was completed in 3 weeks.
I don't doubt that one bit.
And it shows that in spades.
I think those movies are...horrible. It probably has to do with me not liking either Dana Carvey or Mike Myers.
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Waynes World (1 and 2) are awesome if you ask me. Love the scene with Alice Cooper.
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Most of the people I know love those movies. Tia Carrere was nice to look at.
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Good Day to you all.
Boobs. Tits. Breasts. Ta Tas.
That is all.
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and I'm hard...
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What up bitches?!
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:lol
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(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/images%2011_zpsifot404c.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/images%2011_zpsifot404c.jpg.html)
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:clap:
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I'm probably one of the leading experts on the forum in that department. :lol
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It's been on my phone waiting for a moment to post it to you. :lol
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I'm not sure whether that emoticon was aimed at me, or part of your comment. I just don't think of you as being into that type of movie, but I think both Wayne's World movies were great. :tup
It was a sarcastic emoticon. Think no more of it !!!
And I enjoy non-filthy comedies. I love UHF and Hot Shots! and The Naked Gun and Hot Rod.
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:clap:
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It's been on my phone waiting for a moment to post it to you. :lol
:rollin
Perfetto!
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/09/e8/86/09e8860ed94fb8d650b3443df8ef286d.jpg)
:clap:
Having that kind of attitude just might crack the mystery to me being single. ;)
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/images_zpsh7p2qfvu.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/images_zpsh7p2qfvu.jpg.html)
:lol :metal
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Same here :lol
Looks like I am going back to Denver on the 3rd for work. Yay!
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Evening, guys
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Hey.
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Hi Ho
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I just ordered some dinner.
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So a hooker and scotch?
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Just a hooker. ;)
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:lol
Bed time for this bonzo. Night.
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Good night King.
Well time for drink. My gf and I are under contract for a house.
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Just got home from Delain\Sonata Arctica\Nightwish. Wow what a great time! life is good!
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Morning
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Just got home from Delain\Sonata Arctica\Nightwish. Wow what a great time! life is good!
I actually saw an email that Sonata Arctica is coming to town, unfortunately I won't be in town. :/
Good morning guys.
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I saw SA at their first ever show in the US. That was a good time. They were really cool guys, too. I have to admit, though, I haven't been much into them since Reckoning Night.
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Heading out into the field. I'll catch up later.
Reap, here's a great site that has Cisco routers and switches for great prices. They're reputable, too. www.certificationkits.com
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I really should do more playing around with networking. We have a "dev data center" with rack space and tons of networking equipment in our spare pile that I could set something up and play with it.... but I end up BSing on this site instead during work hours :lol
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Morning
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So I was sick all day and night yesterday, today I'm just tired. Yay for improvement.
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:tup
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My brother was at an outpatient then the er since he was miss diagnosed. He has the flu bad.
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I am by myself in the office now. Completely alone.
I should blare porn just because I can.
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Go to youtube and search for 70's porn music and when they come back, they will peep at the screen.
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I'm not actually going to do that. I just have my music up louder than usual.
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:lol
I never get to listen to porn music more than 5 minutes anyway.
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Numbing agents are your friends.
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It's a race that I always win.
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I really should do more playing around with networking. We have a "dev data center" with rack space and tons of networking equipment in our spare pile that I could set something up and play with it.... but I end up BSing on this site instead during work hours :lol
:lol
You should totally mess around with that stuff. We have a crapload of routers and switches that we aren't using. We have a room filled with extra equipment that they will probably never do anything with. I should set something up in one of the labs just for fun. Hmmm, if I created a hole in the firewall, I could probably remote access it from home. hmmmmm
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Completely random: John I never noticed you called yourself the resident Tolkien geek before...I am, too, though not the resident. :tup
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Yeah, I added that not too long ago. :) I have pretty much been obsessing over Tolkien for about 30 years now.
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I wouldn't go on for 30 for me, but same in that regard. I'm always the guy who wants to talk endlessly about it while everyone else rolls their eyes and whispers to each other "maybe if we stop moving, he won't see us and will shut up."
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That's pretty much me. :lol I started a thread about the two amateur LOTR prequels movies made. They're called Born of Hope and The Hunt For Gollum. For an amateur filmmaker, the quality is extremely impressive. You can watch the movies on YouTube. Here's the thread. https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45587.msg2077273#msg2077273
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I read Tolkien more than I watch. And I'm quite sick of all the rubbish created by The Hobbit movies. I see things online about the histories of the characters and such like Azog, Tauriel, and Thranduil and it just irks the fuck out of me how much PJ and all them butchered the storyline in those movies.
I might need to reread The Silmarillion and Lost Tales etc again soon.
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I know. The filmmakers took a really liberal attitude in regards to embellishing on the story this time around. They added so much unnecessary material.
I'm heading home. I'll check back in later on.
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Morning, bone diddlies.
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That's Jiggly B to you.
Morning.
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What's up, my liege? Speaking of jiggly...
(https://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk9yyuhbjC1qgmgjuo1_500.gif)
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He's got nothing on me. :lol
Doing some training again. I get to go to a conference in April about the hiring process and what to do to improve the pool and how to keep employees.
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Sounds...exciting. :lol Do you have to travel for this conference?
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Columbus OH. Then in August, we have the manager's meeting in Erie, PA.
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At least you get to travel and check out some new places.
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Morning guys!
That sounds like a cool trip King. Aside from traveling for work my gf gets to pick which conferences she wants to go to. This year she choose one in San Diego so the company pays for her trip out there.
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I love it. But, it's nice to come home.
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Morning, Reap. Did you get the link I posted yesterday?
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Rainy Friday. First day of Spring Break, so the wife is off and I get a few extra Zs in the morning. Not sure how today will be; could be stressful, could be chill. We shall see.
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Yea I did Prog thanks!!
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Can't remember if I showed you guys the video I took of the crowd at last August's AC/DC show in Foxborough. 57,000, half of them wearing blinking red AC/DC horns. So freakin' cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyz6HYjy2uc
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Hot damn that was cool. Glad you got to see them on that tour with everything happening now.
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My thoughts exactly. We were bummed that they hadn't made a Philly date, so that's why we chose Foxborough. Then later on, they set a date for Philly. It turns out that it's one of the ones that's now going to be rescheduled or whatever they're doing. Had we waited for Philly, we would've missed Brian Johnson.
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That's pretty damn cool Coz!
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Had a really severe thunderstorm with lightning just pass through. Knocked the power out for almost an hour.
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What's up, guys?
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Why hello there.
(https://i.imgur.com/Lu1TPHg.gif)
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:lol
Scary
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HOLY :lol
Hi.
Reap. I'm so tired of losing power.
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It's a normal thing here on the beach. Happens almost all the time when the weather gets bad which is often in Florida.
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I live in one of 2 towns in New Hampshire that has the highest % of power outages.
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I live in one of 2 towns in New Hampshire that has the highest % of power outages.
It's true. This is how Joe does the internet!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2opfn_M5NbQ/hqdefault.jpg)
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You have met me in person right?! :lol
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This better?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c5/06/07/c50607fdce6d480dde13e5441b79185b.jpg)
:lol
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Lol. Little buddy.
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Home from work and time to relax.
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Relaxing right now. GF is going to her parents place for the easter weekend and I'm chilling at home, should be nice.
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I'm up to season 3 of Once Upon A Time.
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I have a popcorn kernal stuck in the back of my throat and it's driving me nuts.
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Morning. Sipping on coffee and watch AXS TV recording of The World's Greatest Tribute Bands. This week is a Rush cover band I've seen live, Lotus Land. They are very good.
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Morning.
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Morning. Drinking coffee and hanging out at work.
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Morning
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Morning. Drinking coffee and hanging out at work.
7 hr shift at work today. Went pretty quick and we were quite busy. Day off tomorrow. In Monday then two more days off :tup.
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I have two days off, Monday and Tuesday. Can't wait.
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Don't know what's wrong with me. Had fits and spurts of being sick this week and today I simply feel awful. Haven't gotten sick, but this morning I felt tense and uneasy. Woke up from a restless nap feeling generally awful, hungry but don't want to eat.
Seriously, wtf.
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Evenings, gents. I'm just waiting for my Japanese food to arrive.
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Don't know what's wrong with me. Had fits and spurts of being sick this week and today I simply feel awful. Haven't gotten sick, but this morning I felt tense and uneasy. Woke up from a restless nap feeling generally awful, hungry but don't want to eat.
Seriously, wtf.
That's really weird Hyper. Have you changed anything in your diet or maybe have some new stress?
Evening Prog! I know I should eat dinner but I have no idea what I want.
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It's a sushi night for me.
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Lazy night. Frozen pizza though high end for frozen with me putting on extra cheese. I love sushi btw.
John I saw John's on Bleecker's on TV today. I WANT!
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Yes! You must the next time you're here. The pizza is one of the best I've ever had.
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It looked amazing!
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I want a slice of pizza, I'm not starving but I will be soon. I want like just a slice of pizza.
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It's one food, I never get sick of.
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I could go for some Pizza
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Pizza is always on the menu.
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Ending up having breakfast for dinner, I made a bacon omelette.
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Morning Blob. You see the newest Grimm episode yet?
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Yeah. It's been overall better recently, since the trip to Germany, the mystery of the underground tunnel in Nick's house, the mayor thing, Adalind starting to get her powers back, there's a lot going on.
I'm surprised it took them this long to do a full moon werewolf story.
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So I just heard this song, and it's giving me very strong Dream Theater / prog metal vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZRvO0S-TLU&sns=fb
Can any1 help me to pinpoint the songs inspirations (DT or otherwise)? The only one I could identify was some Caught in a Web vibes. (and of course the fade-out ending :P)
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Morning guys!
I missed a few Grimm episodes so I did some catching up. It's been a crazy season so far.
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It took a little while before I was into this season, after a lackluster ending to last season, but now I look forward to it.
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Yeah. It's been overall better recently, since the trip to Germany, the mystery of the underground tunnel in Nick's house, the mayor thing, Adalind starting to get her powers back, there's a lot going on.
I'm surprised it took them this long to do a full moon werewolf story.
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Also Wu being scratched adds a twist as well
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Yeah. It's been overall better recently, since the trip to Germany, the mystery of the underground tunnel in Nick's house, the mayor thing, Adalind starting to get her powers back, there's a lot going on.
I'm surprised it took them this long to do a full moon werewolf story.
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Also Wu being scratched adds a twist as well
Oh yeah, that too. First it was eating pennies, now he's probably going to be a werewolf. Poor guy.
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That's right! I do know of a way to heal him. Hint hint.
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That's right! I do know of a way to heal him. Hint hint.
DON'T KEEP ME HANGING, KING!
I actually half expected them to use the stick to cure werewolf lady, if they couldn't concoct a cure.
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Btw, a friend turned me onto a fake twitter account. It's called Emo Kylo Ren. It is astounding! So damn funny.
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Welcome to 4 months ago, king. :P
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Well hey. Cut me some slack Jack! Lol
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I guess I can't expect everyone else to be the cutting edge nerd that I am. :blob:
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You glow nerd. It's like this.
https://youtu.be/PWVhiIisH30
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What. The. Fuck. :lol
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You must download that movie. It is glorious. The bad guy is Rick James meets Gene Simmons meets Flava Flav. Lol
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I'm not sure I want to watch it. :lol I just watched a trailer for a movie called Dead Sushi. I don't know what to think. I think I'll go with a different movie tonight.
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That does sound awesome. I know you have time on your hand though. Lol.
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I should be doing stuff, but you know how I am.
I have decided to watch Saw tonight. Never seen any of them, but I'm in the mood for that kind of movie.
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In my youth I loved horror films. I've not liked them in a while. The last one I watched was The Ring. Both versions.
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I've seen bits of the Japanese version, but I want to watch it properly. I'm generally not into horror films, but there are certain types I like, especially anything Japanese.
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Oops. There was one that scared the shit out of me. The Desent. I covered my eyes a million times.
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Doesn't look like my kind of movie. Do you need a hug though?
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Nope. Just a blanket to keep the monsters out.
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Keeps the monsters out. Keeps the farts in.
Not sure which fate is worse.
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Another sleepless night... Morning guys
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John. Get your ass to a sleep study.
Blob, one fluff of the blanket and farts be free!
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Blob, one fluff of the blanket and farts be free!
Monsters AND farts roaming free? Aw hell nah!
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Now that's a horror film!
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Introducing kingshmegland's - Fartnado 2: The Fartening
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That's not below the Sci-Fi network to make it come true. I want Hof to play me. He'll need to eat more Hamburgers without his shirt to play the role.
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No point wearing a shirt when you're expecting an expanding gut.
I'll pitch the movie to SyFy and get back to you, but I like our chances.
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I do too. Isn't Ziering will of course covers star. Why? He's a staple of those movies now.
We'll need a "fluffer" though.
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John. Get your ass to a sleep study.
Working on it.
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Good. I worry about you.
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Good. I worry about you.
Thanks, bro. I appreciate that. :)
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Morning
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Good morning guys!
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Hows it going Reap?
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Going pretty well. Just sitting at work wondering how the hell the pool drained out 4 inches last night. I think there is something wrong with the waste valve.
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I secretly flew out there in the middle of the night and drained exactly 4.3 inches out of the pool. I will be doing it every night for the next 4 weeks so get used to it.
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Well at least wait until the morning so you can say hi before I get here.
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Evening, gents.
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Hello my friends.
Just got back from draining water from Reap's hotel's pool.
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Actually I basically spent Easter alone and said fuck it and knocked my ass out early last night so I can come in to work at 3am.
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Just woke up after a 3-hour nap that I really didn't intend to be 3 hours & now I'm just really zoned out to everything. Awkward timing, I guess.
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3 hour nap?
Damn. That sounds nice.
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Morning
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Hey there John!
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What's up, Jay? How are you doing?
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I'm doing ok.
I have been doing a ton of research on Adult ADHD. I was diagnosed with ADHD as a teen, and my stepmother took it as a joke. She actually allowed me to be prescribed meds for it (non stimulants), but pulled me off of them after only a month because she didn't see results. (I started to see them but what the fuck did I know? - at least that was her view on it).
My life has been slowly going down hill. A lot of it has to do with my lack of ability organize or even FOCUS on shit for me than a few minutes. A lot of people I know say Adult ADHD is a myth. It really isn't. If you look at the symptoms of Adult ADHD-PI (Predominately inattentive), I fit the bill 110%. Reading about other people's struggles have also helped me. I am doing what I can to read up on strategies to get my life back in order. Hell... the financial issues I have been having can also be linked to my inability to follow through on shit and staying organized.
As soon as I get my health insurance with this new job going, am going to go in and speak with a Dr. about getting put back on something. I cannot afford to keep going the direction this is going.
And this isn't just a "self diagnosis on a whim" thing (as my friend put it). I have been doing more and more research on it. I have even listened to 4 hours worth of lectures by one of the top Psychiatric Doctors in the country on the subject. Hell, even my emotional ups and downs are textbook.
I am just desperate to get my life together.
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Do NOT be desperate, Jay. When you're in that state, you'll do basically anything to get fixed. Take it from someone who did whatever he could to fix himself, but only succeeded in making himself much worse. Don't just jump at the chance to take medication without knowing what you're taking. Ask questions. Someone can't say adult ADHD is a myth because whatever affliction it is that you have is obviously real. Don't go so mixed up in titles, though. Doctors like to capriciously throw those around. One psychiatrist I went to said I was bi-polar, but a different one said that was impossible. Based on what I know about bi-polar, I agreed with the second doctor. My issues are severe anxiety and strong empathic qualities. Everything I have comes from those two things. Just make sure you're getting diagnosed properly and whoever you talk to understands what you need to get better.
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I'm glad you are doing that Jay. What John is saying is see your doctor first. Let them help and prescribe to help you.
Wednesday my new toy gets dropped off.
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Jay, I relate, because I have the same problems. I've tried a few things with some limited success, but it's a struggle.
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I should't stay "desperate"
But I do wanna try to get my shit in order. I do plan on going the proper routes and, if I am told it's something different, I will go with that. I do know what my issues are though and I know when I was taking Strattera (which is a non stimulant med, unlike Adderal and Ridalin... fuck spelling.. lol, which are basically speed) I was able to keep myself together. My first step is go get in to see someone regarding it.
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I'm glad you are doing that Jay. What John is saying is see your doctor first. Let them help and prescribe to help you.
Wednesday my new toy gets dropped off.
I'm not getting there until Thursday.
I should't stay "desperate"
But I do wanna try to get my shit in order. I do plan on going the proper routes and, if I am told it's something different, I will go with that. I do know what my issues are though and I know when I was taking Strattera (which is a non stimulant med, unlike Adderal and Ridalin... fuck spelling.. lol, which are basically speed) I was able to keep myself together. My first step is go get in to see someone regarding it.
For now, do some research about using natural herbs, at least until your insurance kicks in. If you want, I can look into it also. Is it just ADHD?
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Jay, I relate, because I have the same problems. I've tried a few things with some limited success, but it's a struggle.
Blob, you ADHD? Nah
With this new job starting, I am going to have to focus on shit. Currently where I am, This come and go so quickly and there are so many things going on at once sometimes that it keeps my stimulated enough to do it... and when I have an actual incident that I have to investigate, I tend to get obsessive and hyper focused, which helps a lot.. but this office job is going to be the complete opposite. It's scary.
For now, do some research about using natural herbs, at least until your insurance kicks in. If you want, I can look into it also. Is it just ADHD?
ADHD - PI
I'm more focused on tips and tricks from others with it to keep myself focused. I have spent the last couple hours researching ways to keep my mind focused. A lot of it is what I already do.
If you get a chance, research ADHD and it's effect on the brain. It's fascinating.
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Good Morning!
I'm glad you're doing some research and trying to get things in order Jay. Keep us posted on the progress.
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I've done some research on ADHD and I'm convinced I have it as well. Focus has always been a huge struggle for, even with things that I like. For example I love riding my motorcycle but the moment I get on I start thinking of something else I want to do. I'll start playing a video game but then immediately want to do something else. It's like that in all aspects of my life. Focus past 30 minutes doesn't really exist in my world.
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Morning, Reap.
Jay, I'll look into it. What you could do to keep your mind focused is find all of the nuggets on Octavarium. ;)
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ADHD buddies unite! :lol
If any of you guys come up with something, tell me! These days I have a little timer program on my computer and I set myself a goal to work for 15 minutes straight without getting distracted by anything else. Any more than that, and I tend to drift these days. And also because of my ADHD I forget about using the timer and end up spending an hour on the internet looking up random shit.
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Three-hour marketing meeting coming up this morning.
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That's ok John. At least it's set up. I need to stop eating because I'm stressed. I've got to fill that gap with water.
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Here are a couple of articles that mention non-prescription options. There have been extensive studies done on the effect that L-Tyrosine has on those with ADHD. Other herbs such as ginkgo, gotu kola, and red ginseng have also been used successfully. Remember, using herbs is the same as with anything. It's not always going to work in everyone since we are all different and everybody processes things differently. When you do your research, make sure wherever you get information from is not based on junk/pseudoscience.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/335432-the-best-supplements-for-an-add-inattentive/
https://blog.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/2012/07/02/manage_add_and_adhd_naturally/
Puritan's Pride is an excellent website for supplements and vitamins and they're reasonably prices. I use them all of the time.
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Just remembered my 4.5% raise goes into effect on Friday :metal Basically going to cover my car payment every month.
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I've done some research on ADHD and I'm convinced I have it as well. Focus has always been a huge struggle for, even with things that I like. For example I love riding my motorcycle but the moment I get on I start thinking of something else I want to do. I'll start playing a video game but then immediately want to do something else. It's like that in all aspects of my life. Focus past 30 minutes doesn't really exist in my world.
Sounds very familiar :lol
Morning, Reap.
Jay, I'll look into it. What you could do to keep your mind focused is find all of the nuggets on Octavarium. ;)
To be honest, when I first heard about the nuggetz in Octavarium, I become obsessive with finding them. Hell, I am obsessive with reoccurring themes in general in music.
ADHD buddies unite! :lol
If any of you guys come up with something, tell me! These days I have a little timer program on my computer and I set myself a goal to work for 15 minutes straight without getting distracted by anything else. Any more than that, and I tend to drift these days. And also because of my ADHD I forget about using the timer and end up spending an hour on the internet looking up random shit.
I was reading on this and taking notes but got distracted by DTF.
So far a lot of strategies on staying organized and apps for time management and routines. Essentially I've learned that the best way to combat it is through setting up strict routines. It's almost like anti OCD... Have to force myself to almost become OCD because following a routine (even down to where I put my wallet and keys down when I get home every day) is the best way not to forget anything. The issue is forcing myself to follow the routine.
Here are a couple of articles that mention non-prescription options. There have been extensive studies done on the effect that L-Tyrosine has on those with ADHD. Other herbs such as ginkgo, gotu kola, and red ginseng have also been used successfully. Remember, using herbs is the same as with anything. It's not always going to work in everyone since we are all different and everybody processes things differently. When you do your research, make sure wherever you get information from is not based on junk/pseudoscience.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/335432-the-best-supplements-for-an-add-inattentive/
https://blog.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/2012/07/02/manage_add_and_adhd_naturally/
Puritan's Pride is an excellent website for supplements and vitamins and they're reasonably prices. I use them all of the time.
I'll do some looking in to those when I am not at work. Being on DTF is pushing it... and my phone data is throttled at the moment... the most I can get to load are Reddit and Facebook. lol
Thanks!
Just remembered my 4.5% raise goes into effect on Friday :metal Basically going to cover my car payment every month.
Gratz new best friend! Wanna meet up for lunch later? Your treat? Cool thanks!
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Morning, Reap.
Jay, I'll look into it. What you could do to keep your mind focused is find all of the nuggets on Octavarium. ;)
To be honest, when I first heard about the nuggetz in Octavarium, I become obsessive with finding them. Hell, I am obsessive with reoccurring themes in general in music.
I'm the same way. My obsessive compulsive tendencies are a real bitch sometimes. They don't provide for easy relationships.
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I get a lot of shit because I can remember every reference in Octavarium and where they stem from, but I can't remember what Panda said to me 15 seconds ago.
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I attempted to clean my room yesterday. Here's how it went (as I explained it on Reddit)
Start picking things up.
Find a glass which needs to be washed.
Wash glass.
Notice that there are more dishes to be done.
Do dishes.
Go back to room. Sit down to figure out what I'm going to do next.
Phone goes off. Read text. Notice Email from work.
Open up laptop (now all bets are off). Read and reply to email.
Go on Reddit.
Realize I need to piss.
Get up to take a piss.
Trip over trash bag.
Take trash out.
While down stairs, remember I need to pull cat litter up from garage.
Grab Litter
Change cat box.
Receive another text.
Go on reddit on phone.
Phone dying.
Go into living room, plug it in
Realize that Laptop should be put back on charger. Do so.
Open up laptop again just to check battery.
Realize I have Chrome open still. Hey look! Reddit!
Realize I've been sitting here for an hour... and I started my room 2.5 hours ago.
Say "fuck it".
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I get a lot of shit because I can remember every reference in Octavarium and where they stem from, but I can't remember what Panda said to me 15 seconds ago.
That's because it requires different types of memory. My ex would get on my case about the same thing.
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I have a shit memory for certain types of information, but excellent at other things. I appear to have no memory for random words, eg. proper nouns. I can watch a TV show for years and still struggle to name the main characters.
But I have a great memory for things I've done/experienced.
That's why I learn badly from just reading about something, but I learn it well if it's something I've done or seen.
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Working memory vs long term memory (I don't remember the technical term for the second one)
I know this is probably not the best way to describe it (because I am a tech tard) but it's like I am a computer with a really fast single core processor and huge hard drive but very little ram. I can't process a ton of info at once. I have to take it in chunks.
Or juggling. I can throw a single ball in the air and catch it. Or I can throw multiple balls in the air one at a time and catch them... but if I tried to do it all at once.. I'd drop everything... say FUCK IT... and walk away.
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I know this is probably not the best way to describe it (because I am a tech tard) but it's like I am a computer with a really fast single core processor and huge hard drive but very little ram. I can't process a ton of info at once. I have to take it in chunks.
That's similar to how I've always thought of it, and also running an OS that can't multitask.
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Fucking running shit in the background
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I know this is probably not the best way to describe it (because I am a tech tard) but it's like I am a computer with a really fast single core processor and huge hard drive but very little ram. I can't process a ton of info at once. I have to take it in chunks.
You have a huge hard...drive?
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Solid State :zydar:
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Solid State :zydar:
And solid state drives come in either 2.5" or 3.5" size. :zydar:
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:\
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Blob, with your post, it just turned into a floppy.
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Blob, with your post, it just turned into a floppy.
I tend to have that effect on people. :zydarscouch:
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:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :lol :yarr
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:lol
I'm off to a meeting. I'll catch up with everyone later.
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What a bunch of zeros. Well with ones mixed in.
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Off to see Maiden on Wednesday. Stoked. We'll be meeting up with a group of folks that get together for the M3 festival every year, at Stout on 33rd Street. Beer menu here:
https://www.msg.stoutnyc.com/menu.php
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Morning
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Morning Hef.
Coz. :metal
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Plenty of new offerings for me to try there. Booyah.
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Morning all!
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Trying to familiarize myself with the new songs Maiden is doing. The music video for Speed of Light may be one of the coolest music videos ever.
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It's a rockin tune Coz.
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It is. The Red and the Black is about 9 minutes longer than it should be.
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I was never a fan of Maiden. Just couldn't get into them.
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Some of it I like, some I could do without.
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Hey guys
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I've done about 8 minutes worth of real, actual work today. I'm struggling hard.
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Rain hard here. Safety meeting soon and then I split at 3.
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I've done about 8 minutes worth of real, actual work today. I'm struggling hard.
Take a break; you've earned it.
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I've done about 8 minutes worth of real, actual work today. I'm struggling hard.
Take a break; you've earned it.
Doesn't feel like a break. I know I just had a weekend, but I feel like I've been hear for two straight days. I spent four and a half hours in meeting rooms before lunch, going over nothing but audit stuff, and now trying to actually produce documentation, my brain won't get into gear.
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
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Hey guys.
• Turned up to work at 10am. Was told I wasn't due in til 11. Went home for an hour :).
• Did a 6 hour shift then found out I have three days off :)
• Going up Dad's house tomorrow to fit my new inner tube. Hopefully will be back on the road V soon !! :metal
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What's wrong with your inner tube?
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
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What's wrong with your inner tube?
I got a puncture a couple of weeks ago. The slime kept the tyre hard for a while - but now the valve is busted so i just bought a new tube.
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
That's pretty much how I feel. I told my boss to let someone else go to the meeting. We have 65,000 employees. Surely someone else can deal with it. I became a computer tech so I wouldn't have to deal with people and meetings. :lol
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Morning
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
That's pretty much how I feel. I told my boss to let someone else go to the meeting. We have 65,000 employees. Surely someone else can deal with it. I became a computer tech so I wouldn't have to deal with people and meetings. :lol
As a BSA, I'd say at least half of my meetings are with tech guys.... Nightmare.
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
That's pretty much how I feel. I told my boss to let someone else go to the meeting. We have 65,000 employees. Surely someone else can deal with it. I became a computer tech so I wouldn't have to deal with people and meetings. :lol
As a BSA, I'd say at least half of my meetings are with tech guys.... Nightmare.
:lol what are you trying to say?!
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Hello
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
That's pretty much how I feel. I told my boss to let someone else go to the meeting. We have 65,000 employees. Surely someone else can deal with it. I became a computer tech so I wouldn't have to deal with people and meetings. :lol
As a BSA, I'd say at least half of my meetings are with tech guys.... Nightmare.
:lol what are you trying to say?!
That the majority of them have little to no grasp of the English language and I spend more time having them repeat themselves than I do getting information :lol
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GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR
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I would hate your job. I can't sit in meetings all day. I get really antsy.
I have one hour long meeting a week and it's more than enough. I'm so glad my boss doesn't make me sit in on meetings. So counter productive for me, plus I have a real hard time sitting still sometimes unless I am really engaged, which I never am in these boring meetings.
That's pretty much how I feel. I told my boss to let someone else go to the meeting. We have 65,000 employees. Surely someone else can deal with it. I became a computer tech so I wouldn't have to deal with people and meetings. :lol
As a BSA, I'd say at least half of my meetings are with tech guys.... Nightmare.
:lol what are you trying to say?!
That the majority of them have little to no grasp of the English language and I spend more time having them repeat themselves than I do getting information :lol
I'm definitely familiar with people like that. We have people of all ethnicities working here.
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I'm trying to orient a 3D null object to point towards another object, and the only way I can think of is using a LookAt constraint, which does the job except I don't want the LookAt constraint permanent because it overrides the rotational transform, but I can't find a way to keep the calculated rotation after deleting the constraint even if I try setting a keyframe. Dangit. :blob:
#relatable
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Use PointTo instead :neverusethis:
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BY GADS THAT DID THE TRICK, OLD BEAN! :neverusethis:
Damn, this is frustrating. It seems so trivial! I tried downloading a couple of scripts that might do the trick, but they're not working for some reason I can't figure out.
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Morning folks.
Got a text an hour ago (930am) from the owner of my company asking if I can take a call.
I will respond in an hour with a"yes".
I am an asshole.
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https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/disturbed-fan-who-was-publicly-humiliated-at-dallas-concert-says-she-will-never-pay-to-see-band-again/
David Draiman is a :tard:
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Going to see Disturbed in the first place should've been publicly humiliating enough.
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https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/disturbed-fan-who-was-publicly-humiliated-at-dallas-concert-says-she-will-never-pay-to-see-band-again/
David Draiman is a :tard:
Wow, always thought that guy was an ass.
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Going to see Disturbed in the first place should've been publicly humiliating enough.
lol
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What a fucking asswipe.
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Disturbed is laughably bad.
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Disturbed is laughably bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jct3HKRYU2A
Yes.
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People are bad. People are fucking killing me today. Today is driving me to drink.
More.
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Disturbed just keeps making the same song over and over. It's AC/DC for the new generation.
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I'm ranting about employees But Disturbed can go to hell too. :lol
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I was actually considering seeing Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin this summer when they play 5 minutes away from me. I was going to wait until 5 minutes before the show to nab really cheap lawn seats.... not because I am a fan, but because going to concerts are fun and if its cheap and easy then why not.... but I just found my why not. I can't support someone who calls out a fan during the concert for using their phone, and then being a dick about it.
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The only act I've seen that I think was worse than Disturbed was Bobbaflex.
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Alter Bridge is the band I'd want to see on that tour cramx3.
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I liked 10k Fists. But that as High School. :lol
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Alter Bridge is the band I'd want to see on that tour cramx3.
Ah yes, forget about them. Knew there was a 3rd band. I was more interested in Breaking Benjamin out of the three though. I don't think I'll go, not worth supporting assholes who are too full of themselvs. I'm not huge into any of those bands to make it worth it.
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cram, what section are you in tomorrow night?
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cram, what section are you in tomorrow night?
You going to the garden for Maiden? I'm in 301. So pissed I couldnt get better seats even with the fan club presale, but at least I am in the first row of that section.
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Yep. We're in 104, row 22. We're meeting up with a group at Stout's up the street on 33rd beforehand.
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Yep. We're in 104, row 22. We're meeting up with a group at Stout's up the street on 33rd beforehand.
Awesome, I don't plan on getting to the city until after work 6 and I am meeting my buddy at our hotel first. I may not actually get to the arena until after 8. But maybe we can do a meet up before IM hit the stage.
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We're bussing in from Allentown, hopefully getting into NYC around 3, hitting up this place, then heading over full of beer.
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Man I wish I lived closer to people for meetups.
Oh well.
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Shit, I'm not going to the show but I should come by the bar for some beers anyway. :lol
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Me too!
Wait...
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Fuck yeah, John!
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Yes! Post pics.
John we need to spill beers!
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:lol
I should be able to make it. I finish work at 4 and I could just head over there right after work. I'll just make sure they're not expecting me to stay late, but I should be good.
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Tell them to suck it if they do.
Jeeze I need to meet up with DTF peeps. I've only met 1 person from DTF... and he doesn't even post here anymore.
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There's a group of M3 folks meeting up there. Enough that they had to get a head count. I doubt it'll be a problem. We're hoping to be in town by around 3.
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There's a group of M3 folks meeting up there. Enough that they had to get a head count. I doubt it'll be a problem. We're hoping to be in town by around 3.
How many people are you meeting up with?
Tell them to suck it if they do.
Jeeze I need to meet up with DTF peeps. I've only met 1 person from DTF... and he doesn't even post here anymore.
Who did you meet?
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Enough for an Aqua Net Circle Jerk.
Copyright 2016.
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20-ish people from one of the M3 groups we're a part of on FB. We don't actually know any of these people, though.
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John I met Mastershakezela or whatever his name was. Everyone called him "Cup". He disappeared off the face of the Internet a while ago. No signs on DTF nor FB.
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I liked Cup. I wish he'd come back.
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Same. Can't find him anywhere on the webs.
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I've managed to meet a few on DTF before, maybe add some more tonight and add a bunch more when DT comes to Radio City next month.
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Morning, guys. Didn't expect it to be 32° when I took Cody out this morning but it still feels like a Spring day, somehow.
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Going to be into the 60's here in N.H. Sunday high of 30. Tis the season.
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High today is 60, will travel into the 70s as the week progresses, then by Sunday, 48°.
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Going to be into the 60's here in N.H. Sunday high of 30. Tis the season.
Same deal going on here. Can't wait for this "winter" to be over. It's been so erratic.
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Yeah I couldn't quite believe the frost on my car when I went out this morning, but it beats the snow/sleet from a few years ago.
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Man I wish I lived closer to people for meetups.
Oh well.
Bitch please.
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Very late lunch at my desk. Nothing special, but at least I'm getting work done.
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Waiting on my new ride to be delivered. My mowin the lawn playlist will be a lot shorter.
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If this house that we are under contract for I'll be mowing grass for the first time in my life. #homeownerlife
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Sweet, my mom got her flowers. I'm always nervous when I send flowers that something will get messed up or they won't be home. It's become my one tradition every year, and she's still surprised by it.
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So cake tonight Andrew?
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Maybe. Don't have any plans, so probably just a quiet dinner with family.
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That still awesome. The older I get the less fanfare. Just happy with the family.
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Agreed.
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Looks like plans have been made to go out to dinner tonight, so I guess we'll be doing that.
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Nothing wrong with a god dinner. I'll assume at a place you really like.
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Nothing wrong with a god dinner.
(https://f.tqn.com/y/christianity/1/S/8/S/LastSupper1834x965.jpg)
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Nothing wrong with a god dinner. I'll assume at a place you really like.
Nothing less for a god like me. :eyebrows:
Not sure where we're going, but it's going to be kid-friendly. It'll be more to be out with family than anything else.
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This meal is probably much more intriguing.
(https://mattstone.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bffb053ef01347fd85bf2970c-450wi)
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Meh. That's like being on the internet these days John. Im,about hanging with friends and getting away from the grind that we have every day.
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Nothing wrong with a god dinner. I'll assume at a place you really like.
Nothing less for a god like me. :eyebrows:
Not sure where we're going, but it's going to be kid-friendly. It'll be more to be out with family than anything else.
Kid-friendly? How about Hooters?
Meh. That's like being on the internet these days John. Im,about hanging with friends and getting away from the grind that we have every day.
Indeed.
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We've taken the kids to the Tilted Kilt before. That place is awesome.
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We've taken the kids to the Tilted Kilt before. That place is awesome.
Is that like the Sloppy Knob?
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Sinuses are weird. I've got a cold and it feels like I have really sore gums and toothache.
A few snorts of nasal decongestant later and all the ache has completely gone.
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https://tiltedkilt.com/
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Sinuses are weird. I've got a cold and it feels like I have really sore gums and toothache.
A few snorts of nasal decongestant later and all the ache has completely gone.
Inflammation. Those nose sprays are vasoconstrictors, so swelling and localized inflammation goes down.
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Just get some cocaine.
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Sinuses are weird. I've got a cold and it feels like I have really sore gums and toothache.
A few snorts of nasal decongestant later and all the ache has completely gone.
Inflammation. Those nose sprays are vasoconstrictors, so swelling and localized inflammation goes down.
Yes. I went to my dentist once because my entire jaw was in serious agony. He found nothing wrong with me but x rayed me and showed me that my sinuses were really swollen and suggested
some decongestant spray. The next day there was no pain at all. At least I know what it is for future. Like this time - I had toothache in a root canal so there's no verve there...So it had to be sinuses
playing up.
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You ought to go to an ENT doc. If you overuse the decongestant spray you can get rebound inflammation that is even worse than what you took the spray to treat.
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You ought to go to an ENT doc. If you overuse the decongestant spray you can get rebound inflammation that is even worse than what you took the spray to treat.
I never over do medication. But I also recently had my ears syringed too.
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I don't mean overdose. I mean if you take it too many days in a row, for too long, rebound inflammation can result.
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My wife constantly steams for her sinuses and neddy Pod as well.
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You ought to go to an ENT doc. If you overuse the decongestant spray you can get rebound inflammation that is even worse than what you took the spray to treat.
Treebeard?
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I don't mean overdose. I mean if you take it too many days in a row, for too long, rebound inflammation can result.
Yeah I don't do that either. I'm very aware of these concerns. If the instructions say " take x times a day for no longer than y days "
Then I basically halve x and y.
Same with anti inflammatory medication ( ibuprofen for example ). You're not supposed to take more than 6 in 24 hours. I take 4 maximum. And several several hours apart.
For example. I don't want to take medication for the sake of it. I don't want to become immune or dependant on it.
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You ought to go to an ENT doc. If you overuse the decongestant spray you can get rebound inflammation that is even worse than what you took the spray to treat.
Treebeard?
Would you have preferred I say otolaryngologist?
And no, not Treebeard. The appointment wouldn't be over for 74 years.
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Had my first Trooper beer. It was aight.
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Awe yeah.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20160330_162053_zpscfjr2j3q.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20160330_162053_zpscfjr2j3q.jpg.html)
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FILL IT WITH TNT AND SHOOT AT IT WITH A RIFLE FROM 50 YARDS
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:lol
Can you imagine doing that to something that cost you a lot of money?!
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Had my first Trooper beer. It was aight.
It's excellent. Got some in my fridge right now!
Awe yeah.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/20160330_162053_zpscfjr2j3q.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/20160330_162053_zpscfjr2j3q.jpg.html)
That seat is going to need a pep talk!
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That seat is going to need a pep talk!
:lol
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It will know my ass like no other ass. Also, Alex Lifeson tour book recreation! :lol
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You ought to go to an ENT doc. If you overuse the decongestant spray you can get rebound inflammation that is even worse than what you took the spray to treat.
Treebeard?
Would you have preferred I say otolaryngologist?
And no, not Treebeard. The appointment wouldn't be over for 74 years.
They would need to have an Entmoot.
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That may have been the loudest concert I've ever been to. Holy shit, what a show.
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I'm still kicking myself for not sticking around when I saw Maiden + DT in 2010. My buddies and I were not Maiden fans at all... so we left 3 songs into the Maiden set. We actually wound up going to Hooters and having a blast but that's another story.
Literally 2 months later I got into Maiden.
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I saw Maiden a couple of years ago. I'm not a huge IM fan, but it was a great show, Dickinson was sounding great, and the stage production was cool. It was probably the softest volume gig I've been to, so the sound was really good and clear, and I could actually hear everything. My favourite venue too (which they've just knocked down, or are about to).
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I haven't seen Maiden since the 3 times I saw them in the 80's.
Morning.
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
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Hey guys.
So I'm pretty annoyed, because I wrote my exams on the 22nd of February and even though, by law, the results have to be published at the latest a month after the exam, they are still not out.
I mean, I guess I could sue, but I doubt that's a way to make many friends among my professors. :P So I'll just be annoyed.
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Hey guys.
So I'm pretty annoyed, because I wrote my exams on the 22nd of February and even though, by law, the results have to be published at the latest a month after the exam, they are still not out.
I mean, I guess I could sue, but I doubt that's a way to make many friends among my professors. :P So I'll just be annoyed.
How frustrating to have to wait that long. DON'T THEY KNOW THE LAW? :getoffmylawn:
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Morning, guys
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RIP Ronnie Corbett.
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RIP Ronnie Corbett.
:(
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
I get the Asian but chopping off the naughty bits...... ouch.
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
Sounds like you have a secret desire to become an Asian hooker :zydar:
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Morning, gents.
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Morning!
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
Sounds like you have a secret desire to become an Asian hooker :zydar:
Tis no secret! :zydar:
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Morning!
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I wish it was 3:55 on Friday. I'm not in the mood to office today.
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I'm not in the mood to work today either. I have to go and grab the company truck, it's sitting at the airport.
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Damn power just went screwy for a bit. I hope my computer is alright. :censored
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Present.
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Accounted for.
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I can play the Saviour In The Square solo PERFECTLY but as soon as I want to film myself to show a friend
EVERY FUCKING MISTAKE
Holy Fucking Shit. And it's never the same mistake each time. :facepalm: :censored :angry: holy shit.
Just goes to show how dreadful a musician I am when i can't play something ludicrously easy two times in a row. . .
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Boss just bought us all lunch at a fancy Italian restaurant to celebrate a corporate partner stepping up to a higher level. :tup
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MOLTO BENE
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Pool is fixed, cost the hotel $792. It's been a shitty year with things breaking.
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Sorry bro
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It's fine, not my money.
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Yea but I flew all the way over there several times to drain your pool and never stuck around to have a beer with ya.
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I will never forgive you Jay.
Actually speaking of flying you're in california right Jay?
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Has anyone heard of Nick Johnston? I just found him on reddit and he has some killer music.,
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
Sounds like you have a secret desire to become an Asian hooker :zydar:
Continuing this fine discussion, in my dream last night I hired an Asian hooker, and my credit card didn't work so I spent half the dream filling out paperwork. :lol
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10 years since the 4/1 meetup at Twins. Goddamn...
That was an awesome day.
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10 years since the 4/1 meetup at Twins. Goddamn...
That was an awesome day.
Saw someone post that to Jackie's timeline. Looks like a great time was had
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It was. It's one of those things where so much time has passed, so much has changed, so much has happened, but it's also as of we all just got home from there.
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I will never forgive you Jay.
Actually speaking of flying you're in california right Jay?
yuppers
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Morning chumps.
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Morning king.
The shop got Apple Fanta back in stock, so I bought a case. I love that stuff, but they stopped importing it maybe a year ago. I was more excited than a kid on Christmas morning. :blob:
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I'm not a big fan of fruit flavored soda. I always think to Dave Chapelle and his skit "Grape juice vs. Grape drink".
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This one actually tastes just like the fruit it's supposed to, which is bizarre considering it has zero fruit content in it. :lol I love grape soda too even though it tastes nothing like fruit. Probably because it tastes nothing like fruit. :lol
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Oh look, it's April 1st. :lol Nice theme, guys.
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I've never seen Apple Fanta here. I can only find orange and raspberry, and I'm not a big fan of either.
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:rollin
Yup, my phone just changed.
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I've never seen Apple Fanta here. I can only find orange and raspberry, and I'm not a big fan of either.
It's only available here from one shop that imports Murican foods/drinks. It's not a regular thing in this country. I love all of the Fanta flavours though.
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Oh look, it's April 1st. :lol Nice theme, guys.
lol
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Morning. So I got my new laptop yesterday and it's already not working. :yeahright
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What's wrong with it? What brand is it? What did you do to it?!
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What Blob said.
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It's nothing to do with anything like that. It's the processor. Apparently the Linux kernel has known issues with Core i7-6500 processors. So, I'm Googling for solutions.
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So to answer my question of "what did you do to it?", the answer is "Linux". :neverusethis:
What are the specs? Sounds like a decent CPU for a laptop.
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It's an ASUS X555U
Core i7 6500
8 GB RAM
1TB hard drive
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Not bad specs for a laptop, and I like Asus. I got my budget laptop at the end of 2014, and the specs are basically half of everything there. I only use it for browsing the internet, watching videos, regular shmuck stuff. It's not useful for much more than that.
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Not bad specs for a laptop, and I like Asus. I got my budget laptop at the end of 2014, and the specs are basically half of everything there. I only use it for browsing the internet, watching videos, regular shmuck stuff. It's not useful for much more than that.
This is my first time with an ASUS laptop. I like they're other products, so I figured I'd give them a try. I can't really complain about them. This is something I have to figure out. Or just install an older version of Linux. Apparently it's only an issue with some version 4 kernels (4.1, 4.2, 4,4).
I was using it before I went to install Linux and it was super fast.
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We've got a couple of Asus laptops in the house, old now though (Core 2 Duo era). Both still work fine, although I've had to replace the HDD in one and pretty sure the other needs the same thing (damn Seagates). My soundcard is also Asus, which I love.
My own laptop is a HP, because it happens to have the specs I wanted. Never again. Total piece of shit. :lol
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:lol Yeah, I avoid the big name brand laptops for the most part. No HP, no Dell, no Toshiba, etc. Last time I had an Acer and it lasted a long time so no complaints. I had it narrowed down to ASUS or MSI this time around.
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I've found Toshibas to be solid, but my ones were old, so I don't know what they're like now. I'm anti-Dell on principle. Overpriced for what they are.
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Today is one of those days I'd rather just sit in the office, but I have to head out into the field to remedy another Verizon mistake. :facepalm:
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Good man. :tup
I've always custom built my PCs from scratch, so I've always hated Dell, because I've always known what stuff is actually worth. I'm also picky as shit about the parts for my PCs.
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Good morning!
I'm with you blob on the pc building. I've always built mine except for the very first computer that my household got.
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Morning king!
In my dream last night, I got gender reassignment surgery, and also somehow became Asian. Which sounds like a great dream in theory, but apparently I was unhappy with getting my bits chopped off.
Sounds like you have a secret desire to become an Asian hooker :zydar:
Continuing this fine discussion, in my dream last night I hired an Asian hooker, and my credit card didn't work so I spent half the dream filling out paperwork. :lol
Seriously, I'm the first to go here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9t46Zdq6n8
NSFW lyrics. Use headphones.
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Don't even need to click it, because I know exactly what it's going to be. :tup
Actually not a fan of the song though. I think it's the only one on the album I don't like.
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Don't even need to click it, because I know exactly what it's going to be. :tup
What he said
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I'm surprised it took this long for someone to post it. :lol
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DTF disappoints where Cozmo does not.
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Yeah, I'm staying away from that link at work.
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Good morning peeps.
Received a call at 5:30 AM. An employee calling out. I didn't answer. This is the same guy who brags about never being late nor calling out... but never ever answers his phone when I call him to see if he'll help out by picking a shift up. So I didn't answer his call. Fuck him :lol
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Hey guys
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Funny, Dell just took me out to lunch. I hate Dell too though. Also, I am an ASUS fan. I had an old laptop that was great and then I use ASUS motherboards for my PC builds.
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It's nice to see an April Fool's theme that doesn't make me want to put my fist through the monitor.
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It's nice to see an April Fool's theme that doesn't make me want to put my fist through the monitor.
Last years was far funnier though. I don't know who either of these two people are so it's lost on me.
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Does anyone really know anyone anymore?
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It's nice to see an April Fool's theme that doesn't make me want to put my fist through the monitor.
Last years was far funnier though. I don't know who either of these two people are so it's lost on me.
I don't either. I get that there was a photoshop thread, but beyond that, the whole joke is lost on me.
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yes
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Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?
FTFY
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God
dammit, WTF is that.
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Funny, Dell just took me out to lunch. I hate Dell too though. Also, I am an ASUS fan. I had an old laptop that was great and then I use ASUS motherboards for my PC builds.
I've generally used ASUS motherboards for my builds, except the last one. That time I tried a Gigabyte motherboard and I thought it was a solid product.
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God
dammit, WTF is that.
Well, have you?
I've generally used ASUS motherboards for my builds, except the last one. That time I tried a Gigabyte motherboard and I thought it was a solid product.
I love ASUS.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QAukIz8cJSA/T-k7NzzJN7I/AAAAAAAAALc/M-mGVDvUnVY/s1600/Asus.JPG)
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Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?
FTFY
:rollin
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Well, have you?
I've generally used ASUS motherboards for my builds, except the last one. That time I tried a Gigabyte motherboard and I thought it was a solid product.
I love ASUS.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QAukIz8cJSA/T-k7NzzJN7I/AAAAAAAAALc/M-mGVDvUnVY/s1600/Asus.JPG)
And Jesús loves you, too.
(https://www.fixthisnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jesus.jpg?a43101)
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(https://arthur-cook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Gsus-Chord1.jpg)
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As we say in our band at church, Gsus saves.
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Jesus saves, HE SCORES!
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An old bumper sticker from the 70's about the Boston Bruins.
"God saves but Orr scores on the rebound".
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Jesus shoots...up. And he feels good.
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Let that devil fill his soul
Jesus done did crack
and he did it all for rock and roll
:metal
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EVERYONE SURVIVED!
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Man I did some drinking last night and I'm still feeling it. I hate getting old.
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Good evening gents.
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Howdy.
Hows it hanging?
I just got my benefits guide packet in from the county. Color me excite!
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It's good. I got a lot of stuff done today so I have a lot of free time tonight, not really sure what I should do with all this time.
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Meh. I am spending my evening raiding in WoW.
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Funny, Dell just took me out to lunch. I hate Dell too though. Also, I am an ASUS fan. I had an old laptop that was great and then I use ASUS motherboards for my PC builds.
I've generally used ASUS motherboards for my builds, except the last one. That time I tried a Gigabyte motherboard and I thought it was a solid product.
I always used Gigabyte motherboards (for about a decade) and always liked them. There was a time when they seemed to be plagued by capacitor problems for a little while, but they got that sorted out. My last one survived 5 years before I retired it, but it still worked.
I switched to ASRock for my most recent motherboard, and it's been running for almost 5 years with no complaints.
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Mine is an ASUS. My buddy will help me sort through what to buy and assemble the computer for me.
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Ok. Sick of this theme. Gonna come back when it's gone.
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Morning.
Watching SCORE, since I didn't get to do it yesterday (10 year anniversary). The only time I've gotten to see DT live.
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I've been anti-Dell since forever. :lol
Funny, Dell just took me out to lunch. I hate Dell too though. Also, I am an ASUS fan. I had an old laptop that was great and then I use ASUS motherboards for my PC builds.
I've generally used ASUS motherboards for my builds, except the last one. That time I tried a Gigabyte motherboard and I thought it was a solid product.
I always used Gigabyte motherboards (for about a decade) and always liked them. There was a time when they seemed to be plagued by capacitor problems for a little while, but they got that sorted out. My last one survived 5 years before I retired it, but it still worked.
I switched to ASRock for my most recent motherboard, and it's been running for almost 5 years with no complaints.
My main rig is a gigabyte board. I've always been an Asus guy but I'm pretty happy with this board right now.
Morning guys!
I can't believe it was 10 years ago since score. I remember planning the trip to go see them, I was just out of High School.
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Morning, Reap!
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How is it going Hef?
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It's going. Saturday morning, I'm the only one up. The way I like it.
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Morning. Coffee and TV.
Going to see my nephew at his staking class today then to Flatbread Pizza, then to our families favorite ice cream shop. It opens today.
Then we see BvS.
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I'm working today but it's really quiet at work so I get to enjoy some peace and quiet.
Sounds like a fun day King.
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What's up, guys?
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Nothing much just sitting at work and working on making my 2d game. What's up with you Prog?
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Just eating dinner. Are you still at work ?
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I just got home. I made a tuna melt, watching the x-files and having some yuengling. What are you up to John?
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What is yeungling ?
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I have Gianna this weekend, so we're just watching tv. I'm having sushi for dinner
What is yeungling ?
It's a beer.
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It's a beer Kotow, it's pretty good.
That's sweet Prog. What are you guys watching?
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You're not speaking my language :lol
We have just got syrups at work for the lattes now . I make myself a caramel latte now every day and it's awesome.
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Caramel lattes are delicious. My favorite is vanilla lattes though.
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Hot milk and vanilla just tastes like hot ice cream. (minus the espresso).
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hrmm I never thought of it that way :lol
What time did you get home from work Kotow?
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It's a beer Kotow, it's pretty good.
That's sweet Prog. What are you guys watching?
I'm catching up on episodes of New Girl. She likes it. :lol
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Howdy guys.
Spent a good chunk of the shift today organizing the office. I'm only around for less than a month and I am still (the only one) trying to keep this place looking half decent.
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Howdy Jay
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hrmm I never thought of it that way :lol
What time did you get home from work Kotow?
About 22:30
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Howdy Jay
Howdy howdy How goes it?
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Going well, I'm just enjoying a beer, probably play some Witcher 3 later.
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Nice.
I need to rant about work. I am kinda pissed off right now. But I will spare ya'll.
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I just poured myself a fresh beer Jay, rant away!
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Ok.
So the other lead and I noticed yesterday that there was a open shift on the schedule for today (3p-11p). Turns out it was an open shift that my supervisor had known about for a week or so (the dude who was going to work it is going to Vegas for 2 weeks for training with the other company he works with or whatever. Not a big deal as he is a filler). and neglected to fill it. We noticed this an hour before the end of our shift... after a some calls and braintstorming, we decided I'll just stay late today (work from 7a-7p) to cover half the shift, and we just need to find someone else to cover the rest. 4 hours. Seems simple.
Nope. I even texted my supervisor (who was working a night shift last night) to ask him to talk to some of the night guys and see if someone would be willing to pick it up. I never got a response.
I came in this morning to find that my supervisor called out last night. Ok. So someone had to work late to cover him last night. Fuck.
So I spend the day trying to find coverage (as well as reorganize the office and shit). Finally I get a guy to come in a little early to cover the shift (still leaving a 2 hour gap in coverage... where we are supposed to have 3 but will only have 2 on.. which is better than having 2 hours with only 1 on...) Sweet.
Then I get a call from a night guy saying he's sick and won't be coming in. The dude has a stellar track record. I know he isn't bullshitting me. So I call my supervisor to ask if he wants to come in and make up some of the hours he lost (he calls out A LOT). He gave me this long thing about being tired (he owns a martial arts studio) and spending time with his wife and shit and he can't do it.
Umm... 2/4 schedule issues over the past 36 hours have been due to him (we had another issue yesterday morning but that was solved). You don't just shrug it off when I come to you and ask for help. I'm missing out on a bowling tournament to cover this shift. The idea was also thrown out there to have me come back in at 3am tonight to cover half of the shift (Not suggested by my supervisor but by the other lead who's on with me right now). Umm.. I am not going to work 7am-7pm, and then come back 8 hours later and work 3am-3pm. FUCK THAT.
The mindset my supervisor has had as of late has been "Oh well..". Don't get me wrong... He is a great guy.. a great friend.. but he has been severely lacking here as of late. I do my job 110%. I don't mind covering some of his duties but there are times when I CAN'T do some of this shit and he needs to step up and do his damn job. I am sacrificing to be here. I can't be the only one.
Yes, I know I am out of here full time in less than a month (gonna stick around for weekends for a few months)... and people tell me I should just say "Fuck it"... but that's not how I am.
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That is really shitty Jay.
So what happens to your supervisor if you couldn't cover the 3a-3p shift, or if you couldn't cover the the additional hours?
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Jay, that sucks. Lazy fucks. Lucky that you won't have to deal with it much longer.
Daylight savings just ended or started or whatever the hell it does. So I can feel like I woke up early before the crack of noon today!
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That is really shitty Jay.
So what happens to your supervisor if you couldn't cover the 3a-3p shift, or if you couldn't cover the the additional hours?
Not much seeing as we are understaffed. If we have to leave the shift open (with just 1 guy), it is what it is. It is just frustrating knowing that I am the only one worried about it and doing something about it.
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True but then there comes a time where you've called everyone and you've made yourself as available as possible. If you're not the main supervisor of the place then it falls on his/her hands.
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Morning crew.
Jay... that's shyte. It's hard always being the person/employee that 'cares' the most, when people around you barely have a single fuck to give. Kudo's to you for sticking to your principles. :tup
Gonna be a lazy, do fuck-all day for the entire jingle.family. It was a brutal week at work for me; mrs.jingle was crazy busy with her "work" things too (I use finger quotes because it's work, but it's not a job that she get's paid for ... it's hard to explain); yesterday was a busy day for all of us, doing a Habitat for Humanity build that mrs.jingle and jingle.daughter were coordinating with a group of about 25 people involved. I was part of the build. Fun stuff, but like I said... crazy day.
Gotta pay the bills, and get some dog-food. Other than that... not much else.
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Hey hey
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Hey hey
Big victory last night hef.
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Sure was. Morning.
April snow this morning. It was 75 2 days ago. Grrrrrr.
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Indeed. But I think Villanova will be a formidable opponent Monday night.
We'll see what happens.
My cousin's husband is a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, and also a HUGE UNC fan. He has already declared he will take his Harley for a spin naked if the Heels win Monday night. *shudders*
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Great way to air out his junk though .
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I guess.
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Just can sit the "wrong way" on the seat.
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Good morning guys! How is it going?
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Morning, Reap. What's the good word?
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Nothing much just enjoying some coffee, going to hop in the shower and head to work soon. What about you Prog?
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I'm heading to my parent's house later for my brother's birthday. Otherwise, it's just a lazy morning with the spawn. ;)
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Sounds like fun! I stepped outside this morning and it was actually pretty cool. I think tonight I"m going to go for an evening ride on the motorcycle.
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I'm still waiting for the weather to improve so we can change my tube...
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Howdy. Food shopping and a few new pair of work jeans. I'm picking up the new Weezer and Cheap Trick albums as well, then home to chill.
We're making a bacon, mushroom, onion & baby spinach quiche tonight.
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Morning all
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Tomorrow is such a stupid day. I have to be at uni for one period, from 7:30 to 9:00, and I don't have anything for the rest of the day.
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45 Minutes until I'm out of here. I'm going to make a homemade pizza and take the bike out for a long ride which I haven't done in forever.
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Wrestlemania time, bitches!
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Wrestlemania time, bitches!
Grrr Rahhhh ! .... Um...line
*pssst* Hnnnggg
...oh yeah.....*HNNGGG!*
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:lol Um no.
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Grabs his 2x4.
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I should watch it, I nothing else going on right now.
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Morning
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Good morning Prog. How is it going?
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It's not bad. I met someone and it's a bit tricky. How are you?
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I'm good just killing some time before work. You met a new woman, am I understanding that correctly?
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WOMANGZ
Morning
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Yes, through one of the dating sites. It's a bit tricky though because she is friends with my ex.
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Morning.
Well my biatch was cranky all weekend. No amount of chocolate would help.
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(https://i.imgur.com/VDgjw3v.gif)
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And I'm at work :(
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Monday morning migraine for the lose.
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That is shitty, I hope you feel better soon Hyper
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Morning commute took 2 hours this morning thanks to a half inch of snow.
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Feel better, Hyper.
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If it's snowing in New England in two weeks, I'm going to fucking rage.
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Good morning peeps.
We've got a former LAPD lieutenant turned Chief of Police for the LA School District PD on our Security Committee here... And I volunteered to give him a ride along today. He's going to be going out with me for a few hours to check out the property. I'm sitting here right now thinking "WTF did I get myself into?"
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Respect his authoritah. Otherwise, you may not survive to post again.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8gOAzYchAE
I WANT.
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i have a work toy arriving at home tonight that I'll bring into the office tomorrow. Desk organizer that doubles as a USB 3.0 hub. Also this weekend I made the mistake of playing around with the model iMac I want for work at the Apple Store. Now this aged monstrosity feels even slower than usual.
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Well, the issue I had with the laptop has been remedied.
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Respect his authoritah. Otherwise, you may not survive to post again.
Actually it went really well. The guy is a really chill dude... and he really has our backs. Which is needed since a lot of residents here think we are a waste of money.
I've worked with the guy for a year or so (since he joined this committee). He likes me well enough to tell me if I EVER need a letter of Rec. he's my man.
That's a strong backing.
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Morning
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Morning. Woke up at hit the gym this morning, feeling good.
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I have never stepped inside a gym.
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I didn't until a few years ago, was starting to see some health issues so I started going.
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:(
Power outage at a Dream Theater concert. Jordan Rudess died of massive organ failure. :emo:
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Morning
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:(
Power outage at a Dream Theater concert. Jordan Rudess died of massive organ failure. :emo:
:rollin :rollin
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Afternoon, just had some Chick Fil A for lunch, delicious like always.
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Mmmm, Chik Fil A.
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Man it's been a busy day, not over yet.
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Positives for today: Baseball. Sleeping in and not having to be to work till 3pm.
Negatives for today: I'm still fucking tired and I have to work another long shift.
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Mmmm, Chik Fil A.
yea it's pretty delicious. I'm happy that when I move to NC they have Chick Fil A and Publix there.
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So when are you moving?
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The closing date is May 24th which is when my gf would move up. I'd probably move the first week of June because of work here.
Now we still have until the 13th for our due diligence period. We can back out and only lose $500 which is a good option because we haven't even seen the house in person.
We are also meeting with a builder that we've wanted to meet with to have a home a built in September, if the price is roughly the same then we will go with a newly built house over this home.
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Prologue completed.
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Good afternoon Gents and Zydar.
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Good afternoon
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Good afternoon, DTFers.
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I bought 2 new pair of jeans. One of the belt loops broke and the zipper did as well. So I've got to travel back to my old hometown where I bought them tomorrow to get them replaced.
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What the hell do you do to put them on?
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The closing date is May 24th which is when my gf would move up. I'd probably move the first week of June because of work here.
Now we still have until the 13th for our due diligence period. We can back out and only lose $500 which is a good option because we haven't even seen the house in person.
We are also meeting with a builder that we've wanted to meet with to have a home a built in September, if the price is roughly the same then we will go with a newly built house over this home.
:tup
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What the hell do you do to put them on?
I went to grab the back of the jeans and pulled one loop by accident and it ripped but it wasn't a hard tug so it was faulty. Then, god knows the zipper. I don't even know how that happened.
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What the hell do you do to put them on?
I went to grab the back of the jeans and pulled one loop by accident and it ripped but it wasn't a hard tug so it was faulty. Then, god knows the zipper. I don't even know how that happened.
You were thinking of me
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I would have tugged the front then.
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I just lowered my Verizon bill by $75.
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
My insurance guy was my next door neighbor growing up as a kid so he cuts corners for me to lower the costs.
I just lowered my Verizon bill by $75.
My phone is a company phone so I'm lucky there but my wife is around that cost. It's worth it for Verizon's network. Their reception is the best.
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Well I got my renewal bill for my old car insurance and once again they raised the rate despite our records being clean. The reason was "inflation". So I called around and got some quotes and GEICO is very highly rated in Maryland and the exact same coverage, same values, amounts, everything, was literally, and I do mean literally, 1/5th the price I was paying. ONE FIFTH! Done and done.
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
My insurance guy was my next door neighbor growing up as a kid so he cuts corners for me to lower the costs.
I just lowered my Verizon bill by $75.
My phone is a company phone so I'm lucky there but my wife is around that cost. It's worth it for Verizon's network. Their reception is the best.
My cell phone is a different service. I would love to switch to Verizon once my Sprint contract is up. I get a discount through Sprint and Verizon through my job so even though I've been with Sprint for about 15 years, I still want to switch. Verizon's service is so much better from what I've seen.
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Well I got my renewal bill for my old car insurance and once again they raised the rate despite our records being clean. The reason was "inflation". So I called around and got some quotes and GEICO is very highly rated in Maryland and the exact same coverage, same values, amounts, everything, was literally, and I do mean literally, 1/5th the price I was paying. ONE FIFTH! Done and done.
Thats why you got to shop. Insurance gets expensive when you stick with the same company sadly, you'd think they give you a better rate the longer you stay with them. I left Geico for Travelers. Saved a ton of money. In 5 years maybe I should call Geico and get a better deal.
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:rollin
My friend on twitter said his band are playing " The Blue Mountain Club " and I said " haha that sounds like the Blue Oyster Bar " ( a gay bar from Police Academy ) "
Now he's saying i'm homophobic :rollin
Because a place sounds like another place.
SORRY HUN DID I TRIGGER YOU.
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
This is why you need to switch to the metric system. A regular fuckton just isn't the same!
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
This is why you need to switch to the metric system. A regular fuckton just isn't the same!
Star Wars wouldn't have been the same if it was The Metric March.
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:lol I don't know, there are few things more evil to an American audience than the metric system. Seems fitting for the bad guys. :neverusethis:
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I think your wrong Blob. All us grown-ups don't want to go back to school. :lol
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I think your wrong Blob. All us grown-ups don't want to go back to school. :lol
Clearly some of you need to though. :neverusethis:
Come on man, you walked right into that one. :lol
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:lol I don't know, there are few things more evil to an American audience than the metric system. Seems fitting for the bad guys. :neverusethis:
Maybe if they switch - then the Millennium Falcon could make the Kessel run in a unit of TIME and not DISTANCE.
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:lol I don't know, there are few things more evil to an American audience than the metric system. Seems fitting for the bad guys. :neverusethis:
Maybe if they switch - then the Millennium Falcon could make the Kessel run in a unit of TIME and not DISTANCE.
Oh snap!
I think one of the books have tried to explain that by suggesting that it is distance, but Han could do the Kessel run in a shorter distance which is more dangerous and difficult or something. :lol
This is why I don't watch Star Wars for my scifi fix. :P
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
This is why you need to switch to the metric system. A regular fuckton just isn't the same!
I'm all for the metric system. It eludes me how people are afraid to use it. It's simpler for all you mathematically illiterate types and it's based on 10 which our number system already is. I don't get it.
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Funny enough, I would've know what the Blue Oyster Bar was. :lol
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
This is why you need to switch to the metric system. A regular fuckton just isn't the same!
I'm all for the metric system. It eludes me how people are afraid to use it. It's simpler for all you mathematically illiterate types and it's based on 10 which our number system already is. I don't get it.
It's so much simpler. All of the unit prefixes are standard and simple, everything is in powers of 10, and it relates completely different units of measurement in ways that make it easy and practical to use every day.
I think the US is too set in its ways to bother to change now though.
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I think your wrong Blob. All us grown-ups don't want to go back to school. :lol
Clearly some of you need to though. :neverusethis:
Come on man, you walked right into that one. :lol
Nope!!! :lol
Seriously, no big deal to learn. Either way I'm ok with it.
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I lowered my car insurance by switching to GEICO a couple months ago...and it was by a metric fuckton more than 15%.
A metric fuckton...I love it. :lol
This is why you need to switch to the metric system. A regular fuckton just isn't the same!
I'm all for the metric system. It eludes me how people are afraid to use it. It's simpler for all you mathematically illiterate types and it's based on 10 which our number system already is. I don't get it.
It's so much simpler. All of the unit prefixes are standard and simple, everything is in powers of 10, and it relates completely different units of measurement in ways that make it easy and practical to use every day.
I think the US is too set in its ways to bother to change now though.
Scientists use it, but as far as everyone else goes they avoid it like the plague.
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Scientists use it, but as far as everyone else goes they avoid it like the plague.
It's just a matter of what's already familiar to people, because I think objectively the metric system is much easier than the US system. I use the old system when working from old blueprints because I find it best to work in native units, and it's a complete pain in the ass to work with even just for basic feet/inches/fractions of an inch.
I think the US just went about switching wrong, and didn't stick with it.
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Scientists use it, but as far as everyone else goes they avoid it like the plague.
It's just a matter of what's already familiar to people, because I think objectively the metric system is much easier than the US system. I use the old system when working from old blueprints because I find it best to work in native units, and it's a complete pain in the ass to work with even just for basic feet/inches/fractions of an inch.
I think the US just went about switching wrong, and didn't stick with it.
I agree completely. So today, instead of being 72 inches tall, I am 183 centimeters tall.
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Oddly, people's height is one of the very few things where I think the old system is still more common in everyday usage than metric here. That might be the US' influence though.
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Those damn yankees. :lol
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That and you love our Hollywood bitches.
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That and you love our Hollywood bitches.
I'm personally more into the Asian bitches, but I'm not fussy. :blob:
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A morning when you get into work after leaving an hour early the day before and have zero pressing emails to attend to is a good morning.
Ahoy hoy.
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Morning
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Happy Hump Day, Prog!
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Hey Pod! Whaddaya say?
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That and you love our Hollywood bitches.
I'm personally more into the Asian bitches, but I'm not fussy. :blob:
And your hard drive is the proof!
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Livin' the dream, Prog.
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Morning.
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Hey, Hef.
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Morning, boss.
Livin' the dream, Prog.
At least it's a dream, right?
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Hey old timers.
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New Executive Admin starts today. Seems nice. Hopefully a better attitude and initiative than her predecessor.
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Hey, Hef.
Hey, pal.
Alright, peoples. It is Wednesday, and Friday is in our sights!
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So my wife put in for days off 2 months in advance and because they are shorthanded they denied her request. Though my wife's boss is going on vacation for 2 weeks. She got a meeting with the store manager and her boss and told them she's tired of this happening to her through management changes over 8 years there.
So she told them we bought the concert tickets, booked the hotel and she is going. She brought up how flexible she is with working days and nights, weekends, changing shifts for them and staying late yet the ones they have trouble with never have issues with time off. They rely too much on her.
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Yeah, that sucks. I hope they change their minds.
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Lisa told them that she is going and they need to get a back up. I think theyes can persuade her by denying. It's not fair for an employee who is the most reliable and flexible.
We are going.
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2 days off shouldn't be a big deal. I know you've mentioned her getting a hard time taking time off before, Joe. It sucks working for assholes. I realized a long time ago that the two most important things to people are their schedules and their time off. If you can meet them even half way on these, they will do whatever you want. People's lives need to be in order, and if they know you are helping them achieve that, they will be committed to you.
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As a manager it passes me off seeing mismanagement. If we are struggling to get positions filled it's up to us to take care of filling that position if the employees gives us ample time for days off. This management team is relying too much on the good workers and putting stress on them instead of bettering the ones around them that need to meet standards.
Plus get cracking on the hiring process. You also can put feelers to other stores to see if someone wants to pick up hours. Common management sense.
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Is this the one in Gettysburg? You realize that's only like 40 miles south of me, right?
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As a manager it passes me off seeing mismanagement.
When I stepped down a couple of years ago, I made a promise to myself to not nit pick how a guy runs his store. The first guy I worked for would lose his mind over things I would definitely look the other way on, but let go things that I never would. No biggie. He was still a good manager. But the guy who replaced him, who I work for now, is a total douchebag. I know how hard I worked as a store manager, and this guy makes a mockery out of the position.
We've actually been going at it pretty good over the last couple of weeks.
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Is this the one in Gettysburg? You realize that's only like 40 miles south of me, right?
I did not. It's so fasted paced that it's from 11 am to 11 pm. If I get the schedule, there is an hour and 1/2 between sets. There are plenty of restaurant/bars there if you can make the drive.
Tim, I hear ya. It's very frustrating seeing abuse like that especially when it's my wife.
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Yep. In fact, as you come through Harrisburg, depending on which way you go, you're going to be within 10-15 minutes of me or go right by me. I assume you're probably going to pick up I-83 south and go down. I-81 will get you there as easily, with the added benefit of passing within 2 miles of my place. Let me know when you're coming down and the goings on.
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Friday morning (5/6/16) we are leaving so I'll get you the details.
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Afternoon, guys.
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Hey
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What's up, Hef?
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Well the boss confirmed we will be upgrading my computer. I just need her to say "Buy it!"
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Good Morning (ish).
We had a 3.5 Mag earthquake here this morning.
Didn't feel it at all :lol
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3.5 ?
That's what the ladies call a "Zydar" :zydar:
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What's up, Hef?
Not much, pal. Just watching the clock lol
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Evening, gents
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Hey. Pissed right now with my weekday night shift. I'm about to point them out.
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What happened?
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When you call out and let your personal life affect work, it affects me. I've been lenient enough. Some should have lost their jobs pointing out. Enough is enough. It's not once in a while. It's been months. I will inform them I am interviewing to fill their spots since they will point out.
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That's messed up. I can't blame you for being upset about this.
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I just found out one person took a 1 1/2 break. Write up and I am dropping the hammer.
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Dropping the hammer? I'd pay to see that. :lol
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Lol. Boy is the second shift in for a fucking surprise.
Morning.
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Good morning guys
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Morning. It's Thursday. I'm meeting that woman later on.
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That's awesome! What are you guys doing?
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We're going to a bar/restaurant, Miller's Ale House. They have a nice selection of craft beers plus their food has always been good.
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Nice. Is that part of the Ale House chain? We have ale houses all over florida with *name* ale house.
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It probably is. I know there's one in New Jersey, also. I suppose I could Google it but I'm lazy right now. :lol
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I haven't been to one in a while but I remember they had some delicious cheese fries.
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I usually get the spiciest wing flavor they have, raw oysters, and raw clams. If I get french fries, I need blue cheese to dip them in.
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I didn't know that raw clams was a thing.
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Maybe he is talking about a different type of clam?
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I didn't know that raw clams was a thing.
Really?
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Raw bars very often serve raw clams next to the raw oysters. Personally, I'm not a fan of raw clams; I prefer them steamed and served with drawn butter. Raw oysters, however, are absolutely delicious. A little cocktail sauce and a dash of Tabasco and I could down 2 dozen easily. Damn they are good. Oddly enough, I don't like cooked oysters very much, unless they are on a Po' Boy.
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I love raw oysters but I have never heard of raw clams either.
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I didn't know that raw clams was a thing.
Really?
Really.
Raw oysters are everywhere (although I don't like them), but I've never hear of raw clams.
Could it be a regional thing?
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I didn't know that raw clams was a thing.
Really?
Really.
Raw oysters are everywhere (although I don't like them), but I've never hear of raw clams.
Could it be a regional thing?
It must be. I can eat dozens at a time, with a squeeze of lemon and tabasco sauce.
I love raw oysters but I have never heard of raw clams either.
That's really odd, but I guess it's relative, right?
Raw bars very often serve raw clams next to the raw oysters. Personally, I'm not a fan of raw clams; I prefer them steamed and served with drawn butter. Raw oysters, however, are absolutely delicious. A little cocktail sauce and a dash of Tabasco and I could down 2 dozen easily. Damn they are good. Oddly enough, I don't like cooked oysters very much, unless they are on a Po' Boy.
I don't like anything cooked with butter. The thought of it makes me cringe. Though I do love baked clams, I prefer them raw.
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When I see clams, they are in linguini or some other pasta or they are fried.
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Linguini with clam sauce is my favorite dish. Now, I'm hungry.
Time to head out into the field. I'll catch up with everyone later.
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"Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice."
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I don't like anything cooked with butter. The thought of it makes me cringe. Though I do love baked clams, I prefer them raw.
I didn't mean cooked with butter. I meant steamed, plain, and served with drawn butter to dip in, like lobster.
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I hate anything from a raw bar. No thank you.
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I hate anything from a raw bar. No thank you.
Same here. I prefer my seafood cooked.
Except occasionally I am in the mood for sushi. But that is rare.
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I'd call sushi considerably more than rare.
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:clap:
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:lol
Funny thing, I love sushi. It's more about a raw snot sliding down throat that I don't like.
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"Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice."
:rollin awesome movie
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:tup
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Too many classic lines in it lol
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That and Real Genius.
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I don't like anything cooked with butter. The thought of it makes me cringe. Though I do love baked clams, I prefer them raw.
I didn't mean cooked with butter. I meant steamed, plain, and served with drawn butter to dip in, like lobster.
You're still not reeling me in. :lol
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True on Real Genius as well
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:lol
Funny thing, I love sushi. It's more about a raw snot sliding down throat that I don't like.
This.
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I don't like anything cooked with butter. The thought of it makes me cringe. Though I do love baked clams, I prefer them raw.
I didn't mean cooked with butter. I meant steamed, plain, and served with drawn butter to dip in, like lobster.
You're still not reeling me in. :lol
Here's to hoping your date doesn't end with the same words.
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:lol
Funny thing, I love sushi. It's more about a raw snot sliding down throat that I don't like.
If you had clams or oysters that tasted or felt like snot, I'd hate to eat at the restaurants you go to. :lol
I don't like anything cooked with butter. The thought of it makes me cringe. Though I do love baked clams, I prefer them raw.
I didn't mean cooked with butter. I meant steamed, plain, and served with drawn butter to dip in, like lobster.
You're still not reeling me in. :lol
Here's to hoping your date doesn't end with the same words.
:lol Shit...
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:lol
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Hef, the article you liked from the Charlotte Observer - I'm pleased to see that our state is looking to do the right thing. However, the FB comments are full of vile, disgusting, uneducated, and fearful people.
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John, tell her you need a pic of her to post on this site for all us old pervs to rate. :lol
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I'll find one to put up if things go well.
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Hef, the article you liked from the Charlotte Observer - I'm pleased to see that our state is looking to do the right thing. However, the FB comments are full of vile, disgusting, uneducated, and fearful people.
Yes. Welcome to FB.
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I'm gonna start a Christian hard Rock band called Nuns n' Moses.
:metal :angel:
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Given that it's the series finale, I gotta say, this is the single best episode of American Idol ever.
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Hef, the article you liked from the Charlotte Observer - I'm pleased to see that our state is looking to do the right thing. However, the FB comments are full of vile, disgusting, uneducated, and fearful people.
Yes. Welcome to FB teh internetz.
fix'd
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I'm gonna start a Christian hard Rock band called Nuns n' Moses.
:metal :angel:
I loved your first single, Welcome to the Chapel. :metal :metal
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Welcome to the chapel - We got nuns and pray.
:metal
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We've got all the hope you want
God will light the way
:metal
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And the lead nun will take forever to get on stage because she's too busy chastising herself.
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DORK BREAK!!
Morning folks.
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Morning folks!
Off to Charlotte today to take a look at the house that we have under contract.
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Morning, guys. The date went very well last night. I haven't said that in quite a long time.
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DORK BREAK!!
Morning folks.
Is that a break with the dorks, or a break from the dorks? Because if it's the latter you're after, you're shit out of luck. :blob:
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That's awesome Prog. Have you guys made any plans to meet in the future yet?
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Yes, we're discussing that right now. We want to see The Hunstman when it comes out, so we're trying to figure out a day that works for us both. We also would like to get together before that since that doesn't come out for another couple of weeks.
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That's great, keep us posted on how it goes.
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DORK BREAK!!
Morning folks.
Is that a break with the dorks, or a break from the dorks? Because if it's the latter you're after, you're shit out of luck. :blob:
.This is so Monty Python.
John, that's awes5.
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DORK BREAK!!
Morning folks.
Is that a break with the dorks, or a break from the dorks? Because if it's the latter you're after, you're shit out of luck. :blob:
.This is so Monty Python.
How offensive!
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John, that's awes5.
Awes5.
I think this could be the start of a new board meme right here. It's ripe for ball busting and misuse.
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That's great, keep us posted on how it goes.
I definitely will.
John, that's awes5.
I know, right. I can't wait until it gets to level awes6.
John, that's awes5.
Awe5.
I think this could be the start of a new board meme right here. It's ripe for ball busting and misuse.
:lol
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Hello, gents.
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Good Friday to all.
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Oops!
Hey John. Go fuc5 yourself. :lol
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Okay so I just have to share this little tidbit of a story from yesterday:
Had a meeting late in the afternoon with my boss to go over some email marketing designs for an upcoming summit we host. As we are going through these meetings, there is a lot of collaboration between the two of us, with ideas, suggestions, and opinions being thrown around. She often leans over my shoulder and points at things on my screen and asks my opinion, etc.
So as we are sitting there working on an email, we are analyzing and pondering the messages we are using, assessing how effective they would be in enticing our target audience to sign up and register for the summit. As we are pondering, she says, out loud, her face right to next to mine as we both were looking at my monitor:
"These emails are looking good, but...will any of them make me come?"
I don't think I've had a more difficult time NOT reacting to something in my life. I stifled a smirk, a chuckle, I even avoided looking at her out of the corner of my eye. I know exactly what she meant: will any of the messages get our targets to come to the summit. She was, however, completely unaware of any double entendre or innuendo. I kept waiting for her to nudge me or say something like, "Did ya hear what I said? Ooops!" but nope...completely clueless.
I went home and told my wife and we laughed for a good 10 minutes about it. It's easily the most flagrant unintended double entendre I have ever witnessed.
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:lol
Are you sure her comment was innocent?
Oops!
Hey John. Go fuc5 yourself. :lol
I would love to.
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Very sure. She is not that kind of person and there was absolutely no suggestion or anything in her voice. She was thinking out loud, and that is the line she chose to say, instead of, for example, "would any of these make me want to register?"
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Nice. :lol
BTW, I just discovered Kev's 1980s polls in the P/S subforum. If you remember the 80s, go vote. Pretty cool stuff. Some of those choices are friggin' hard.
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Really? I'm having trouble finding good songs. :lol Even though I grew up in the 80s, I find it to be the worst decade for music.
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John you devil. I like the old pop songs. Not all but it's fun.
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Very sure. She is not that kind of person and there was absolutely no suggestion or anything in her voice. She was thinking out loud, and that is the line she chose to say, instead of, for example, "would any of these make me want to register?"
Did it register with her what she said?
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John you devil. I like the old pop songs. Not all but it's fun.
That's pretty much how I feel. Some are fun, but overall I look past the 80s.
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Did it register with her what she said?
She was, however, completely unaware of any double entendre or innuendo. I kept waiting for her to nudge me or say something like, "Did ya hear what I said? Ooops!" but nope...completely clueless.
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Did it register with her what she said?
She was, however, completely unaware of any double entendre or innuendo. I kept waiting for her to nudge me or say something like, "Did ya hear what I said? Ooops!" but nope...completely clueless.
king now doesn't just have trouble typing, but also trouble reading.
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Really? I'm having trouble finding good songs. :lol Even though I grew up in the 80s, I find it to be the worst decade for music.
Dude, the 80's was awes5 for music, I have no clue what you're talking about. Now I will agree, of the choices in those polls, they are mostly as far from my 80's tastes as it gets, but I found some standouts.
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No, I just didn't read it all. I shouldn't jump on when I'm working and can't concentrate. It's my fault.
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:lol No worries. I wasn't trying to be an asshole about it.
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Good Morning Peeps!
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WTF is "awes5"
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The world may never know
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WTF is "awes5"
King fat-fingering the word "awesome":
DORK BREAK!!
Morning folks.
Is that a break with the dorks, or a break from the dorks? Because if it's the latter you're after, you're shit out of luck. :blob:
.This is so Monty Python.
John, that's awes5.
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Oh wow
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how does that...
nevermind.
its Joe
:lol
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It's glorious.
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There's a bible study group that meets at my work on Fridays. Apparently I am being included into their prayer session.
They are all really sweet older women who'd shit themselves if they heard what I've been listening to in the office all day :lol
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I think I need to start up a Sammy Hagar tribute band. I know a bass player who plays in a VH Tribute in the area and he actually kinda looks like Michael Anthony.
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I think I need to start up a Sammy Hagar tribute band. I know a bass player who plays in a VH Tribute in the area and he actually kinda looks like Michael Anthony.
Except good luck finding someone who can sing like Sammy Hagar.
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My voice may not be as scratchy as his, but I'd be tempted to give it a shot.
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We've got all the hope you want
God will light the way
:metal
We will bring you to your sha na na na na na na knees
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Really? I'm having trouble finding good songs. :lol Even though I grew up in the 80s, I find it to be the worst decade for music.
Dude, the 80's was awes5 for music, I have no clue what you're talking about. Now I will agree, of the choices in those polls, they are mostly as far from my 80's tastes as it gets, but I found some standouts.
I suppose the choices in the polls were mostly garbage, but you're right that there was plenty of obscure music that was brilliant.
:lol at the awes5
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There's a bible study group that meets at my work on Fridays. Apparently I am being included into their prayer session.
They are all really sweet older women who'd shit themselves if they heard what I've been listening to in the office all day :lol
I used to work with a guy who was young but very serious about his "sincerely held religious beliefs"; so much so that every Monday he had to reassert the sermon he heard in church the previous day. One day, while I was quietly listening to some music, Sixpounder by Children of Bodom came on (for those unfamiliar, the end of the chorus goes "six-six-sixpounder"). He took me aside and calmly asked me to never play that song again because he didn't want Satan being summoned into the office. At first I laughed because I thought he was making a joke, but then his eyes got big and he started sweating and he quietly said he was dead serious, he can't go home after being in the presence of the devil.
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You should play him I Am Satan, by Paul Gilbert. Totally humorous song about a guy who's worried what his girl will do when she finds out he's actually Satan. Great tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KGS3Njt5TI
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There's a bible study group that meets at my work on Fridays. Apparently I am being included into their prayer session.
They are all really sweet older women who'd shit themselves if they heard what I've been listening to in the office all day :lol
I used to work with a guy who was young but very serious about his "sincerely held religious beliefs"; so much so that every Monday he had to reassert the sermon he heard in church the previous day. One day, while I was quietly listening to some music, Sixpounder by Children of Bodom came on (for those unfamiliar, the end of the chorus goes "six-six-sixpounder"). He took me aside and calmly asked me to never play that song again because he didn't want Satan being summoned into the office. At first I laughed because I thought he was making a joke, but then his eyes got big and he started sweating and he quietly said he was dead serious, he can't go home after being in the presence of the devil.
I admire his dedication (I mean, kind of), but it is misguided. The number of the beast is not just three sixes in a row "6-6-6" but rather it is 666, i.e. six hundred sixty six (or actually, in some variant manuscripts, 616, six hundred sixteen).
Nothing wrong with three sixes in a row.
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Nothing wrong with three sixes in a row.
Sounds like my bowling game last night
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I think I need to start up a Sammy Hagar tribute band.
You'd crush it.
And did Prog Snob say the 80's did not have awesome music?
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WTF is "awes5"
Don't cast stones Hef. Maybe you should look in the "Truly epic guitar solo" thread. :lol
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He said he saw tab of it. Maybe I missed something?
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I think I need to start up a Sammy Hagar tribute band.
You'd crush it.
And did Prog Snob say the 80's did not have awesome music?
I said it was the worst decade for music.
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Were you asleep during the 90's? Jail?
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Just popular music alone, the 90s had better songs. As far as obscure bands, the 90s was when prog and power metal really made a breakthrough.
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He said he saw tab of it. Maybe I missed something?
...a tab?
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Just popular music alone, the 90s had better songs. As far as obscure bands, the 90s was when prog and power metal really made a breakthrough.
Wow dude, there would be no scenario where I'm taking the 90's over the 80's. It's cool though.
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Just popular music alone, the 90s had better songs. As far as obscure bands, the 90s was when prog and power metal really made a breakthrough.
Wow dude, there would be no scenario where I'm taking the 90's over the 80's. It's cool though.
Different strokes...
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He said he saw tab of it. Maybe I missed something?
...a tab?
Short for guitar tablature.
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I know that. I was suggesting an "a" before tab.
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Tab short for tablature.
I saw tablature of the solo.
No "a" required.
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It just sounded wrong to me. Again I know what a tablature is. I do play guitar.
I really just wanted to type goddammit.
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No worries.
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So the new temp that we've had for 3 week called out for the second Friday night. I'm done with him. Puts us in a pinch now.
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So the new temp that we've had for 3 week called out for the second Friday night. I'm done with him. Puts us in a pinch now.
I have no idea how that feels.
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Yup. It amazes me that how people just can't get or want to get their lives together.
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Apparently people have other priorities.
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Yup. Just get by in life.
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They also don't give a shit how their actions effect others.
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So my gf and I just saw the house that we were under contract for today. What a disappointment, the home was beautiful on the outside but really terrible on the inside. All the cabinets (which are gorgeous) have holes drilled in them for baby proofing, most cabinets have multiple holes because they missed the first time securing the locks. The carpet looks 10 years old and is torn and beat up and it's only a year old. The banister is ruined and the house is just trashed. It's only a year old but looks weather and runndown. We aren't going to buy it and look for another home which sucks because we are out of $500 but he amount to bring this house up to shape is going to be too much.
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Sorry to hear that, bro.
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Just popular music alone, the 90s had better songs. As far as obscure bands, the 90s was when prog and power metal really made a breakthrough.
Wow dude, there would be no scenario where I'm taking the 90's over the 80's. It's cool though.
Ditto. The '90s was great for TV though!
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We aren't going to buy it and look for another home which sucks because we are out of $500 but he amount to bring this house up to shape is going to be too much.
You mentioned a contract, so that $500 might be lost due to whatever legal obligation you entered. But sometimes you can get that money back with some heartfelt conversation. I was able to get back a deposit on two separate occasions (separated by about 7 years) by simply letting them know something changed that caused an unplanned hardship (medical emergency in the family). In a sense, don't put the blame on the other party (because if it is legal, they are refunding solely on their own discretion). Perhaps mention all the positives about the house, talk about how you love the beauty of the house and are actually looking forward to making it your own but it would be a financial hardship for you personally to do so. It is an honest answer, doesn't put any blame on them and stresses that you actually want to make it work but just know your income level would make it difficult to properly give the house the attention it deserves.
Now you may have already gone through all of this, but if not, it doesn't hurt to try. If the person on the other end is immovable, then you really haven't lost anything and you can still part on good terms. Maybe even give them a parting "I really envy the person that gets this house."
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So my gf and I just saw the house that we were under contract for today. What a disappointment, the home was beautiful on the outside but really terrible on the inside. All the cabinets (which are gorgeous) have holes drilled in them for baby proofing, most cabinets have multiple holes because they missed the first time securing the locks. The carpet looks 10 years old and is torn and beat up and it's only a year old. The banister is ruined and the house is just trashed. It's only a year old but looks weather and runndown. We aren't going to buy it and look for another home which sucks because we are out of $500 but he amount to bring this house up to shape is going to be too much.
Did you say you were looking in the Charlotte area? I know a good realtor there, mostly the Indian Hills, Monroe area.
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We aren't going to buy it and look for another home which sucks because we are out of $500 but he amount to bring this house up to shape is going to be too much.
You mentioned a contract, so that $500 might be lost due to whatever legal obligation you entered. But sometimes you can get that money back with some heartfelt conversation. I was able to get back a deposit on two separate occasions (separated by about 7 years) by simply letting them know something changed that caused an unplanned hardship (medical emergency in the family). In a sense, don't put the blame on the other party (because if it is legal, they are refunding solely on their own discretion). Perhaps mention all the positives about the house, talk about how you love the beauty of the house and are actually looking forward to making it your own but it would be a financial hardship for you personally to do so. It is an honest answer, doesn't put any blame on them and stresses that you actually want to make it work but just know your income level would make it difficult to properly give the house the attention it deserves.
Now you may have already gone through all of this, but if not, it doesn't hurt to try. If the person on the other end is immovable, then you really haven't lost anything and you can still part on good terms. Maybe even give them a parting "I really envy the person that gets this house."
Thanks for the tip. The $500 is our due diligence fee. Really from the outside the house was gorgeous and the pictures were gorgeous. We live in Florida so we couldn't see it so we had to make an offer on pictures alone. We flew up this weekend and like I said, these guys trashed the house. We looked at a bunch of homes before even put on offer in on one house a few months ago at list price. The sellers came back and wanted more than list (never heard of that happening). We have a few meetings lined up to see some other new construction homes today.
So my gf and I just saw the house that we were under contract for today. What a disappointment, the home was beautiful on the outside but really terrible on the inside. All the cabinets (which are gorgeous) have holes drilled in them for baby proofing, most cabinets have multiple holes because they missed the first time securing the locks. The carpet looks 10 years old and is torn and beat up and it's only a year old. The banister is ruined and the house is just trashed. It's only a year old but looks weather and runndown. We aren't going to buy it and look for another home which sucks because we are out of $500 but he amount to bring this house up to shape is going to be too much.
Did you say you were looking in the Charlotte area? I know a good realtor there, mostly the Indian Hills, Monroe area.
Thanks! My gf already has a realtor whom she used to work with though.
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Morning
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So I practiced with these dudes again today. I ended up singing a few songs. Here I Go Again, Number of the Beast, Rainbow in the Dark, Mr. Crowley, Wasted Years. Very very cool.
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So, I'm applying for jobs again; not because my district is screwing me over, but I can't do this crazy year again. I'm at 4 different schools every 4 days and my schedule is different every day; 2 schools start earlier than the other 2, which means I'm done at 2 different times... it takes me over an hour to get there and usually over an hour and 15 minutes to get home, if not longer due to rush hour traffic. Not to mention I usually have to take the tollway to and from work, adding to even more expenses... with everything taken out, especially insurance, which the premium went up in January, I'm making way less than I have in a long time, and it's causing immense financial pressure. I'm so behind on so many bills it's not even funny.
I hate adulting.
I had 2 interviews this past week which was my spring break, so hopefully that's a good sign. We will just have to wait and see.
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So I practiced with these dudes again today. I ended up singing a few songs. Here I Go Again, Number of the Beast, Rainbow in the Dark, Mr. Crowley, Wasted Years. Very very cool.
That's awesome. :metal All excellent songs right there. Wish I could have heard it.
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I hate adulting.
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Good morning, whores.
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Whore reporting for duty. Well, for coffee drinking.
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What's up, guys?
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Packing for the conference I'm going to tomorrow.
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Sofa king tired
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*deleted by hefdaddy42*
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wut
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lolwut
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Evening, kids
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Sup
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Yo.
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Morning. Flying to Columbus OH today.
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YO
I've got mostly short shifts this week. :metal Looking forward. I need some rest.
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Morning
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What's shaking bitches?
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I woke up my regular time yesterday and was about twenty minutes into getting ready for work when I realized it was Sunday.
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I woke up my regular time yesterday and was about twenty minutes into getting ready for work when I realized it was Sunday.
Shite! Gotta say, I can't recall that ever happening to me. The reverse often happens - when I wake up during the week, and have to think hard whether it's a work day or not. Usually starts with me trying to remember what I watched on TV the night before. :lol
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:lol I was trying to associate the day with something but my mind was a clusterfuck so I just started getting ready until I remembered that my daughter was over Saturday and not Sunday.
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I've done that a few times John.
Im excited to be picked out of the whole company to be on this onboarding think tank. Sipping coffee waiting for my dad to take me to the airport.
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Pretty much left the house in a rage today because I couldn't find my tax return check from the state that I received over the weekend. I was planning on depositing it into my bank account and paying off my Amex card.
Victoria just sent me a picture of the check covered in buffalo chicken marinade. It was at the very bottom of our kitchen garbage can. I'm not quite sure what to do with the check now. Everything is still readable on it, and it's completely in tact, it's just covered in salmonella.
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I would still try and deposit it. If it's readable it might still work.
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Bossman isn't in today, so it's nice and laid back. Nobody is on edge.
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Cloudy and rainy...came in to a barrage of weekend emails but I'm pretty much through them now. Boss is out for now but might be in later, and then I think she is out the rest of the week.
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Morning, peoples.
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Good morning, Vietnam
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lol
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Well, boss just came in, and we have yet another new employee today.
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At the airport bitches.
How's everyone this morning?
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So far, so good.
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Boss came through, everything is copacetic. Probably another free lunch today for the new crew member.
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Lol bosses
My supervisor called out today (not surprised). This should still be an easy day *knocks on wood*. Just gotta try to find coverage for part of his shift.
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I went downstairs around 9:30 and got a coffee. It's 11:23 and I just remembered it's sitting next to me. Now it's cold and gross.
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Cold Coffee sounds good right now.
It's also not even 8:30 and already in the mid 60s here.
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Temps over the weekend were really low, with the snow hitting the region on Saturday. Today, we are forecast to reach 68, then back down to 58 tomorrow and Wednesday, and then back into the 60s for the rest of the week til we hit the 70s next week. However, over the course of the past 4 days (Fri through today) we have seen upwards of 20° of temperature fluctuation. I work with a girl whose asthma pretty much cripples her whenever there is that much of a temp/weather shift so suddenly. She's a mess.
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In Philadelphia right now. Coz, I get the Italian curse to the Phillies flying over the stadium.
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So after a super long weekend being incredibly disappointed with the house we were under contract for (house number 2 so far) and terminating the contract we went with a new home builder. Already put the down payment and signed the contract. Closing date September 23rd. The house is brand new, designed exactly how we like it however we have to fly back to Charlotte within 2 weeks to picks floors and finishing. I'm so tired of traveling.
Looks like another summer in Florida but I'm happy, we get a brand new house.
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In Philadelphia right now. Coz, I get the Italian curse to the Phillies flying over the stadium.
Phuck the Phillies!
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I'll have to make sure my girlfriend doesn't see that comment Coz. . . .
Morning guys
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Morning.
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What's the good word blob?
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Morning gents and Zydar.
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Morning
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What's everyone up to today?
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What's everyone up to today?
Adding the finishing touches to the characters for the video I'm working on, and doing some storyboarding. Almost finally ready to animate. :D
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Work or personal Blob? C3PO?
just had breakfast and worked on some homework for the meeting. We are trying to better the process of hiring and keeping employees on.
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What's everyone up to today?
Adding the finishing touches to the characters for the video I'm working on, and doing some storyboarding. Almost finally ready to animate. :D
You really need to base some characters on DTFers. I'm sure we wouldn't mind.
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Work or personal Blob? C3PO?
It's part of the C3PO project, so definitely personal. :blob: It's coming along slowly but surely, just stuck on a few details at the moment.
What's everyone up to today?
Adding the finishing touches to the characters for the video I'm working on, and doing some storyboarding. Almost finally ready to animate. :D
You really need to base some characters on DTFers. I'm sure we wouldn't mind.
I don't spend that much time on projects for such niche appeal. :lol
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What's everyone up to today?
Adding the finishing touches to the characters for the video I'm working on, and doing some storyboarding. Almost finally ready to animate. :D
You really need to base some characters on DTFers. I'm sure we wouldn't mind.
I don't spend that much time on projects for such niche appeal. :lol
Ahhh, but you should. Just for fun at least. :lol I would love to see a game character based on King or you even.
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Ahhh, but you should. Just for fun at least. :lol I would love to see a game character based on King or you even.
If graphics/animation didn't take so damn long, I'd maybe give it a try. If I'm spending my time on something, it better be making me some money somewhere. :biggrin:
Just noticed the C3PO rig has some issues to iron out. Damn. Stupid arm pistons!
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Ahhh, but you should. Just for fun at least. :lol I would love to see a game character based on King or you even.
If graphics/animation didn't take so damn long, I'd maybe give it a try. If I'm spending my time on something, it better be making me some money somewhere. :biggrin:
That's true. :)
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Back to work after 4 days off, still sick :(
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Yucky, rainy day today, but the boss is out, so it's laid back and chill so far.
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I'll have to make sure my girlfriend doesn't see that comment Coz. . . .
But she probably isn't one of those "Hey, we just won the World Series, let's burn our city to the ground" types though, so I'm sure she's one of the acceptable ones.
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Back to work after 4 days off, still sick :(
Replaced tyre to find tube is punctured. Replaced tube to find front wheel bearings are missing.
I swear it's something new every fucking week.
When we replace the bearings then something else will break.
And the weather is always PERFECT whenever my bike is off the road
and SHIT whenever I can ride it.
I'm pretty close to losing all interest in it.
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I'll have to make sure my girlfriend doesn't see that comment Coz. . . .
But she probably isn't one of those "Hey, we just won the World Series, let's burn our city to the ground" types though, so I'm sure she's one of the acceptable ones.
She is from NY, she lived in Philly for a while and follows the teams but she isn't the philly fan you'd imagine :lol
Kotow, you can't seem to get the tires figured out on your bike. . .
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Aaaaaaaaaaaa
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So, was helping set up the new employees computer last week, determined we needed a three-pronged extension cord so all components could reach. Requested it and it was ordered by the office manager. Package arrives, turns out she ordered a three OUTLET cord, not three-pronged, so it has to go back. Office manager spends much of this morning running errands, including purchasing an extension cord.
She comes back with a power strip. I already had a power strip. I needed an extension cord. She hands it to me and says, "this time you get what you need. I can't find anything that matches what you describe."
So I went, with the company card of course, and grabbed the very first thing I saw; a 12-foot, three-pronged extension cord.
:facepalm:
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This is why when it comes to electronics, you always get what you need, yourself instead of relying on anyone else. Too much selection and variation to ensure it's done right.
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Extension cord. With three pronged outlets.
Is that such a difficult request?
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No.
No it's not.
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For an office manager, no, it shouldn't be. Some people are just irreparably broken in the head when it comes to these kinds of things. My wife will admit that she's not really very up on electronics type stuff like this, but if I asked her to grab a 3-pronged extension cord, she'd come back with a 3-pronged extension cord. So yeah, your co-workers might be electronics-impaired.
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That reminds me of when we had our old regional supervisor / account manager. We have 3 Computers (2 towers and 1 all in one) and 4 screens we deal with. Thats 3 different Keyboards and Mice... and the way the desk is set up, we had to have the mice and keyboards in awkward positions. I kept bugging him for 3 6' USB extension cables, as well as a splitter so I could rearrange things in a more... logical and convenient.
He asks me to find EXACTLY what I need and send him links. I do. a week letter he drops off 3 3' USB extenders and says that's all he could find.
I made it work for months. Until he left and my direct supervisor received a company card. We had another issue with the computer and he had to go out and pick up a USB splitter (Just everyone ignore the fact I was asking for one half a year ago). He had to of course get permission from the owner of the company. We called him on speaker and asked about that and then I also told him we are having issues with yadda yadda and asked if we could pick up more extenders. He said told us he trusts my judgment and told my supervisor to pick up anything that I think we may need to fix the issue.
2 hours later... it was fixed and every one was happy. And not more fucking tripping over mouse cables.
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Hey guys.
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Sup Prog!
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yo
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What's up Reap? Jay?
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Nothing much over here. Back at work, wired the money for the new house this morning now comes the waiting for it to start being built. Going to grab some pizza and beer soon with my brother.
How are you? How are things with that girl?
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We're still talking. It's just tricky getting together but we're working on it. I'm not going to stress out over it.
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Conference day 1 done. Time for some grub and suds.
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Alas, chaossystem is gone.
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I missed it? I'll assume it's religious thread that did so.
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Is it page 200 yet ?
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I missed it? I'll assume it's religious thread that did so.
Yes.
The banhammer hath fallen.
And it wasn't even from me. :(
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Nope.
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How many times does a guy get to tone it down? I thought the hammer would drop earlier.
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Chaos is gone gone?
Woah
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:bosk1: :bosky:
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The random capitalization and constant confrontational approach always left me a little irritated.
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The random capitalization and constant confrontational approach always left me a little irritated.
Oh he was THAT guy ? :lol
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The random capitalization and constant confrontational approach always left me a little irritated.
Agreed. I thought he was getting slightly better, but he wasn't getting the hint (and by hint I mean, flat out being told to stop multiple times).
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Huh, I thought he was just banned from P/R. Oh well, his posting style was pretty abrasive, so I'm not all that sad.
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Hang on, let me play Chopin's Sonata No. 2 on my ass cheeks.
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Hey, Gents!
Interesting news. CS actually lasted much longer than I thought he would.
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That's what she said
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Change your sig pictures to the proper genre, and you just might get your wish.
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Had an idea for a film...
A spy who is hired for a job because he looks identical to the president or leader of a country. He's supposed to go in and spy on them and gain intelligence but in the end you find out it WAS him all
along and he was getting intelligence on the good guys.
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Change your sig pictures to the proper genre, and you just might get your wish.
:lol I will do no such thing.
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We need a fresh new chat thread v Kotowboy is awesome.
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I am bored
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(https://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctqkfZms51r4gs08o1_250.gif)
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who... is she?
:heart
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Sarah Bolger
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(https://33.media.tumblr.com/aa4b9bc0d6dd3f51588deeeefffce517/tumblr_inline_mhaybsXhp21qz4rgp.gif)
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Sarah Bolger
I'm getting Bolger allright.
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:neverusethis:
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Off the blonde fascination John?
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Just look at those eyes... How can one not be enchanted by them? :biggrin:
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Alas, chaossystem is gone.
Well I don't KNOW about YOU, but this comes as a COMPLETE surprise to me.
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Sarah Bolger
I'm in love
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Alas, chaossystem is gone.
Although I understand why, this disappoints me.
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Sarah Bolger
I'm in love
She has been in numerous movies but I first saw her on Once Upon A Time as Aurora, who is basically Sleeping Beauty. She Irish, so she has a sweet accent. She was also in The Tudors and Spiderwick Chronicles.
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Crappy night of sleep. I hate waking up every half hour from 4 am to 6.
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Crappy night of sleep. I hate waking up every half hour from 4 am to 6.
Same here except I started at 3.
Morning dudes
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I had a crap night of sleep too. Got to bed at 5:30am, and had a stabby pain in my head that felt like I was dying, and couldn't get to sleep properly, so I kept waking up regularly. :blob:
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Morning guys
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We're all a wreck!
Morning John.
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That's pretty much how I feel every morning because of shitty sleeping habits. I slept about 3 hours last night, but it's the first time I slept two nights in a row since last summer.
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Page 200 now in this thread.
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Yea the thread is getting stale.
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I have no energy today. I hope a shower helps.
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Time to turn this mother out.
(https://media.riffsy.com/images/25dfdcd403896d3bb46c493d8b4931d6/raw)
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I'm on my second cup of coffee, have to leave for work soon :/
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Well now I can finally sit down and enjoy my first office coffee.
Got in and my WiFi on my computer was dead. Figures because the guy my boss pays to "manage" our network was in yesterday and he must have bolloxed something up because my WiFi had no outbound IP, yet all wired connections were fine. So I had to spend a half hour rerouting my cables so I could hardwire into the network, which worked out but was a pain in the ass, and then before I could sit down, I had to help someone remove a monitor from her set up and then help someone unjam a stapler.
Now I can actually work.