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Re: DTF Chat Thread v.BrexitMeansBrexit
« Reply #910 on: August 13, 2019, 05:28:00 PM »
Waiting at the vet's office, googling "cat life expectancy"... Not a winning combination.  :-\

Nooooooo! :(
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« Reply #911 on: August 13, 2019, 05:28:52 PM »
Dammit. Our cats are our children.  I'm so sorry. Hopping for the best.
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« Reply #912 on: August 13, 2019, 07:00:34 PM »
Damn millahh my thoughts are with you!

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« Reply #913 on: August 13, 2019, 07:14:25 PM »
So, Watson has a mass the size of a lemon in his abdomen, and he's down to 8.5 lbs (from his usual 11-12 lbs).  Ultrasound and biopsy later this week, but this is not great. He's 14 1/2 years old.

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« Reply #914 on: August 13, 2019, 07:28:36 PM »
My heart aches for you.
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« Reply #915 on: August 14, 2019, 05:18:57 AM »
I'm really sorry to hear that, that's heart breaking.

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« Reply #916 on: August 14, 2019, 06:05:47 AM »
aw man that sounds horrible, poor Watson.  I feel for you man

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« Reply #917 on: August 14, 2019, 06:57:45 AM »
So, Watson has a mass the size of a lemon in his abdomen, and he's down to 8.5 lbs (from his usual 11-12 lbs).  Ultrasound and biopsy later this week, but this is not great. He's 14 1/2 years old.

Hopping for the best.

Thank you for the much needed smile

I just went through this with my dog, about 10 days ago.   You have my thoughts and prayers. 

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« Reply #918 on: August 14, 2019, 08:42:14 AM »
So, Watson has a mass the size of a lemon in his abdomen, and he's down to 8.5 lbs (from his usual 11-12 lbs).  Ultrasound and biopsy later this week, but this is not great. He's 14 1/2 years old.

Hopping for the best.

Thank you for the much needed smile

I just went through this with my dog, about 10 days ago.   You have my thoughts and prayers.

So sorry guys.   :heart

We lost our 16 y.o. cat April 27th.  He had tumors in his lungs; diagnosed in December and given only a month to live.  He stayed with us, fighting hard but in the end when he could only walk a short way before having to stop and catch his breath, we knew it was time.  I still think of him every day, sometimes with tears.  It really doesn't get a whole lot easier and I miss him.  He was the best damn cat I've ever known and I've know a lot of great cats.

It is literally the hardest part about having a furry friend.  *hugs*

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« Reply #919 on: August 14, 2019, 09:11:55 AM »
Best wishes for Watson, and you as well millahh.

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« Reply #920 on: August 14, 2019, 09:29:54 AM »
So sad, sorry for your loss Harmony and Stadler.  Makes me think of my own cat and how sad I will be when his time has come  :(

Anyway, got into work early today so I can work on my vacation plans, Las Vegas is booked thank you Chase rewards for my flight on you.  Burned my yearly free night (also, thank you Chase IHG credit card for that) for my last night in Vegas to be at the Venetian, the night prior I booked an airbnb near Death Valley so I just need to book my first 3 nights in Vegas.  Kind of expensive those night (area 51 driving up the costs?!) so I may go for a cheap hotel on the strip like Luxor.  I don't know.  I'm not in a huge rush to book a room, just would really prefer to stay on the strip.  Monday the 23rd I'm on the hunt now for an Aerosmith ticket.  I'm wondering if they'll have some for sale at those day of booths for discount tickets.

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« Reply #921 on: August 14, 2019, 09:34:12 AM »
Very sad when losing a pet..


So what exactly is an air bnb? Is that like uber for housing? Like are you living at some dude's house for the night?
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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« Reply #922 on: August 14, 2019, 09:36:50 AM »
So what exactly is an air bnb? Is that like uber for housing? Like are you living at some dude's house for the night?

Yea, its a small house in the desert, looks pretty cool and cheap, great reviews.  There's not much options out there on where to stay unless I camp, but for one night it's not worth me traveling with camping gear to save a few bucks.  This place looks pretty cool.

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« Reply #923 on: August 14, 2019, 09:51:36 AM »
Thanks for the kind thoughts, all.  We'll know a lot more in a couple of days, I'm putting it about 50/50, though I don't have a great feeling.  Trying not to think about it too much at work, as I don't want to be crying-at-his-cube guy...

I'm sorry for your recent losses, Harmony & Stadler.
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« Reply #924 on: August 14, 2019, 10:30:18 AM »
Thank you all for your kind words.

Millahh, I'm still pulling for you. 

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« Reply #925 on: August 14, 2019, 10:38:11 AM »
I'm sorry for the both of you. Truly. That's a heavy loss to take.

One of my cats has had health problems his whole life. He started off with an eye and respiratory infection as a baby when we rescued him off the street. Then he had a few recurring bouts of ear mites and would claw up the backs of his ears. Then he developed a really bad eye problem and our local vet was a fucking moron who was actually causing him more pain and didn't help the problem at all, so he went through hell for a few months with eye drops and vet visits til we finally found a vet who wasn't a complete idiot with house cats. Then last year he got diabetes. THEN this year the diabetes took out his back legs, so he walks flat-footed, and now has to get insulin shots every single day. He's only 8. I know cats can live a long time but with so many health problems I get more scared every year of something else happening to my little buddy. He always gravitates towards me and my mom, I always called him 'my' cat. Pets are precious. If only they lived longer...
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Re: DTF Chat Thread v.BrexitMeansBrexit
« Reply #926 on: August 14, 2019, 05:04:15 PM »
Just told my mom about my plans to go to Death Valley  :rollin "Please don't go I dont like the name of it"

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« Reply #927 on: August 14, 2019, 06:05:15 PM »
Less than a week until I have 2 weeks off, I can't fucking wait to not be at work.

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« Reply #928 on: August 15, 2019, 02:12:12 PM »
Work has been fire lately, and not from a work perspective, but some news within the company.  Let's just say, we stopped doing business with a customer because the company took a moral stance against what they considered "hate speech" and it was announced under our new leadership that we will begin doing business with them again.  It's gotten an immediate large negative reaction.  Essentially a protest within the company.  Immediately they scheduled an impromptu meeting, company wide, with a q and a from a few heads of the company (not the CEO or anyone from our new ownership).   I'll just leave it at the protesting folks didn't feel like they got the answers they wanted.  Another bigger meeting now set for Monday.  My actual workload has been the quietest I can remember today and yesterday  :lol I can't wait to go on my sabbatical and step away from the bs.

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« Reply #929 on: August 16, 2019, 05:32:09 AM »
Less than a week until I have 2 weeks off, I can't fucking wait to not be at work.

I'm also getting about a week off in a week. My daughter's gonna go visit her grandparents in Boston! Should be fun.
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« Reply #930 on: August 16, 2019, 09:13:20 AM »


look who's dancer #5 on the right  :metal (you can see me doing a devils horn  :lol)

Saw that gif (I'm in another briefly) on MTV's website http://www.mtv.com/news/3133683/jersey-shore-mike-lauren-wedding-fairy-tale/

I didn't watch the episode but my parents were sharing all the pictures so I'm looking forward to watching it.

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« Reply #931 on: August 16, 2019, 09:49:40 AM »
Morning Folks and Happy Friday!

I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

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« Reply #932 on: August 16, 2019, 07:14:26 PM »
Less than a week until I have 2 weeks off, I can't fucking wait to not be at work.

I'm also getting about a week off in a week. My daughter's gonna go visit her grandparents in Boston! Should be fun.

That's awesome. Happy friday dudes.

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« Reply #933 on: August 16, 2019, 10:23:51 PM »
One more week, and then I've got 2 weeks vaca.
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« Reply #934 on: August 16, 2019, 10:25:46 PM »


look who's dancer #5 on the right  :metal (you can see me doing a devils horn  :lol)

 :rollin
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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« Reply #935 on: August 18, 2019, 11:37:03 AM »
Its wayyyy too hot for an outdoor afternoon wedding ugh

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« Reply #936 on: August 19, 2019, 04:53:48 AM »


look who's dancer #5 on the right  :metal (you can see me doing a devils horn  :lol)

 :rollin

Am I missing something?
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« Reply #937 on: August 19, 2019, 08:00:35 AM »
That's me all the way on the right in the black and white.  I'm guessing you are not familiar with The Jersey Shore TV show.  Which is probably for your best.  I finally watched it last night, got a still now of my devil horns.  I'll probably post that later on twitter or something.  You can see my pretty much rocking out a bit during their dance scene, but otherwise I wasn't really seen much in the episode (one good shot of my dad drinking though  :lol)

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« Reply #938 on: August 19, 2019, 10:04:25 AM »
Dude that's hilarious and awesome. Way to go!  :lol

Sad news: my friend had to bury his cat yesterday morning. She was 21 years young. Damn. RIP Shorty.
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« Reply #939 on: August 19, 2019, 10:06:18 AM »
We need that GIF as an emote. :cramx3:
I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

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« Reply #940 on: August 19, 2019, 11:16:23 AM »

Sad news: my friend had to bury his cat yesterday morning. She was 21 years young. Damn. RIP Shorty.

I'm sorry to hear that.  On our front, we will probably hear Watson's results back today.  The whole thing is so weird...after the mass got drained (~50 mL!!), he's completely gone back to his old self (fairly bonkers, no sense of self-preservation, overly curious, energetic, super friendly). And yet, that really doesn't mean anythign in terms of the prognosis.

On more fun matters...I made escargots and creme brulee for date night on Saturday!

EDIT: Partial results back, not lymphoma! Still not sure what it is, might be some odd infection, and I'm not exhaling until we have a definitive answer (not sure if there's a chance it might be a different cancer). But things are as good as they can be at the moment.
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« Reply #941 on: August 19, 2019, 01:35:28 PM »
Millahh, very happy for you!   I felt bad sharing my story, didn't want to bring you down.  But hopefully the news will continue to be good! 

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« Reply #942 on: August 19, 2019, 01:52:41 PM »
That's me all the way on the right in the black and white.  I'm guessing you are not familiar with The Jersey Shore TV show.  Which is probably for your best.  I finally watched it last night, got a still now of my devil horns.  I'll probably post that later on twitter or something.  You can see my pretty much rocking out a bit during their dance scene, but otherwise I wasn't really seen much in the episode (one good shot of my dad drinking though  :lol)

Huh, I wasn’t aware that was still on TV.
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« Reply #943 on: August 21, 2019, 06:49:16 AM »
I AM RISEN UP.

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« Reply #944 on: August 21, 2019, 06:50:20 AM »
Sup.  3 more days to VACATION!!!!
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